O’Grady wins TT, re-takes lead of Herald Sun Tour

Toyota-United’s Ben Day is second

• Results

Stuart O’Grady won Friday’s stage five individual time trial of Australia’s Jayco Herald Sun Tour and took back the race leader’s yellow jersey, which he is likely to hold until the end of the week-long race.

O’Grady started the day four seconds down on his CSC – Saxo Bank teammate Lars Bak, but after charging around the undulating 16km time trial course in the Yarra Valley he now holds a 17 second gap over Bak with Toyota-United’s Ben Day in third place overall at 19 seconds behind.

Even the 35-year-old South Australian was tipping Bak, the overnight leader, for the win having sent his wife a text message in the morning saying he thought he would finish third.

“To be honest I would have put all my money on Lars Bak,” O’Grady said.

“I can pull a good prologue out every now and then, mainly in the Tour de France when I’m in peak condition, but that is probably the first time trial I’ve actually ever won and it’s a nice time to pull it off.”

With hardly a flat section of road on a testing out-and-back course around the TarraWarra Winery, Day started as one of the favorites but ended up the bride’s maid just three second behind O’Grady.

Bak finished fourth, 20 second back, with the surprise performer in third Bernard Van Ulden of the American Jelly Belly team who finished just six seconds behind O’Grady.

Saying he didn’t believe the race was over yet, O’Grady didn’t hold back in his assessment of what taking the yellow jersey into the final day means to him.

“I’m absolutely rapt and extremely proud,” O’Grady said. “This is the oldest and most prestigious cycle race in Australia.

“It’s got a lot of history and a lot of great names, probably all the best Australian riders in our history and I’m just extremely proud to have my name etched alongside those guys.”

O’Grady said with the benefit of hindsight he may not have been so aggressive in the opening couple of days but it was his experience that made the difference.

“It was just pure mind over matter and a lot of experience,” O’Grady said.

“I knew the course was super hard. I rode it a few times and I know a lot of others guys only did it once. I did it three times (before the stage).

“I really tried to just hold a steady pace up the first climbs and not lactic over the top. On the way back it was just absolutely full gas.”

On the final stage in Lygon Street Saturday O’Grady’s teammate Brad McGee will be the sentimental favorite in his final race before becoming a team director at CSC – Saxo Bank.

Despite the romance of a McGee victory in Melbourne O’Grady said they don’t want get too greedy and just want to get across the line in what is “our little Champs Elysees — Australian style”.

As for the next step in the career of arguably Australia’s most decorated cyclist, O’Grady pulled no punches in outlining his plans and what keeps him motivated.

“All I want to win is Paris-Roubaix. That’s the only race I really care about. That’s where my obsession is now,” O’Grady said.

“I’ve still got the motivation of a 25-year-old. I love the competition, I love the racing and I love inflicting pain on others.”

Cyclismo Bendigo King of the Mountains Classification
1. Matt WILSON Team Type 1 40
2. Chris JONGEWAARD Panasonic 30
3. Hugo SABIDO Barloworld 24

Budget Forklifts Sprint Points Classification
1. Matthew GOSS CSC 22
2. Dominique ROLLIN Toyota-United 22
3. Stuart O’GRADY CSC 20

Make it Happen in Provincial Victoria Under 23 Classification
1. Wesley SULZBERGER SAI 12:51:13
2. Marco CORTI SAI BAR at 1.12
3. Adam SEMPLE SAI at 2.21

‘Go for your life’ Teams Classification
1. Barloworld (Italy) 38:32:20
2. SouthAustralia.com-AIS (Australia) at ..43
3. Drapac Porsche (Australia) at 2.29

Results

Stage Results: | (GC Results)

1. Stuart O’GRADY Team CSC-Saxo Bank in 00:24:16.51
2. Benjamin DAY Toyota-United in 00:24:19.72
3. Bernard VAN ULDEN Jelly Belly in 00:24:23.40 at 0:06
4. Lars BAK Team CSC-Saxo Bank in 00:24:37.49 at 0:20
5. Richie PORTE Pra in 00:24:38.31 at 0:21
6. Glen CHADWICK Team Type 1 in 00:24:38.58 at 0:22
7. Dominique ROLLIN Toyota-United in 00:24:39.13 at 0:22
8. Jeremy YATES Nzl in 00:24:42.99 at 0:26
9. Daryl IMPEY Barloworld in 00:24:55.61 at 0:39
10. Christopher FROOME Barloworld in 00:24:55.76 at 0:39
11. Jack BOBRIDGE Sai in 00:24:56.64 at 0:40
12. Will WALKER Aus in 00:25:12.72 at 0:56
13. Andrew RANDELL Can in 00:25:14.90 at 0:58
14. Chris JONGEWARD Pan in 00:25:15.53 at 0:59
15. Matt WILSON Team Type 1 in 00:25:16.01 at 0:59
16. Cameron WURF Aus in 00:25:22.33 at 1:05
17. Rob BRITTON Can in 00:25:23.07 at 1:06
18. Will ROUTLEY Can in 00:25:23.79 at 1:07
19. Peter McDONALD Dpc in 00:25:27.25 at 1:10
20. Daniel BRAUNSTEINS Dpc in 00:25:28.03 at 1:11
21. Dylan NEWELL Pra in 00:25:32.03 at 1:15
22. Peter HERZIG Pan in 00:25:33.57 at 1:17
23. Bradley McGEE Team CSC-Saxo Bank in 00:25:39.19 at 1:22
24. Angus MORTON Dpc in 00:25:40.78 at 1:24
25. Lasse BOCHMAN Team CSC-Saxo Bank in 00:25:41.87 at 1:25
26. Mitchell DOCKER Dpc in 00:25:42.93 at 1:26
27. Wesley SULZBERGER Sai in 00:25:42.96 at 1:26
28. Kazuhiro MORI Ais in 00:25:44.32 at 1:27
29. Shawn MILNE Team Type 1 in 00:25:44.40 at 1:27
30. William FORD Sai in 00:25:53.04 at 1:36
31. Gene BATES Dpc in 00:25:54.70 at 1:38
32. Gordon McCAULEY Nzl in 00:25:56.92 at 1:40
33. Jonathon LOVELOCK Aus in 00:26:00.25 at 1:43
34. Taiji NISHITANI Ais in 00:26:02.00 at 1:45
35. Adam SEMPLE Sai in 00:26:09.38 at 1:52
36. Jack ANDERSON Bfl in 00:26:11.63 at 1:55
37. Tim ROE Slv in 00:26:12.32 at 1:55
38. Chris LUXTON Slv in 00:26:16.72 at 2:00
38. Hugo SABIDO Barloworld in 00:26:16.72 at …
40. Cameron HUGHES Bfl in 00:26:17.13 at 2:00
41. Will DICKESON Slv in 00:26:17.89 at 2:01
42. Mark O’BRIEN Dpc in 00:26:20.22 at 2:03
43. Scott LYTTLE Nzl in 00:26:20.88 at 2:04
44. Heath BLACKGROVE Toyota-United in 00:26:21.33 at 2:04
45. Cameron JENNINGS Bfl in 00:26:23.29 at 2:06
46. Jonny CLARKE Toyota-United in 00:26:24.71 at 2:08
47. Leigh HOWARD Aus in 00:26:24.84 at 2:08
48. Ben GRIEVE-JOHNSON Pra in 00:26:25.15 at 2:08
49. Michael ENGLAND Bfl in 00:26:25.73 at 2:09
50. Stuart SHAW Dpc in 00:26:26.72 at 2:10
51. Richard ENGLAND Aus in 00:26:27.12 at 2:10
52. Nicholas REISTAD Jelly Belly in 00:26:28.02 at 2:11
53. Chris JORY Pan in 00:26:30.66 at 2:14
54. Eric WOHLBERG Can in 00:26:35.28 at 2:18
55. Craig McCARTNEY Slv in 00:26:41.33 at 2:24
56. Takumi BEPPU Ais in 00:26:43.78 at 2:27
57. Caleb MANION Toyota-United in 00:26:47.96 at 2:31
58. Masahiro SHINAGAWA Ais in 00:26:50.28 at 2:33
59. Malcolm RUDOLPH Bfl in 00:26:52.42 at 2:35
60. Patrick SHAW Aus in 00:26:53.19 at 2:36
61. Marco CORTI Barloworld in 00:26:55.67 at 2:39
62. Brad HUFF Jelly Belly in 00:26:56.83 at 2:40
63. Jason HEGERT Pan in 00:26:56.98 at 2:40
64. Peter LADD Bfl in 00:26:58.66 at 2:42
65. David PELL Slv in 00:27:01.55 at 2:45
66. David KEMP Aus in 00:27:01.61 at 2:45
67. Nic SANDERSON Jelly Belly in 00:27:05.63 at 2:49
68. Simon CLARKE Sai in 00:27:09.20 at 2:52
69. Daniel FURMSTON Pra in 00:27:25.46 at 3:08
70. Baden COOKE Barloworld in 00:27:30.73 at 3:14
71. Matthew GOSS Team CSC-Saxo Bank in 00:27:33.37 at 3:16
72. Anthony CHAPMAN Nzl in 00:27:34.10 at 3:17
73. Hilton CLARKE Toyota-United in 00:27:34.51 at 3:18
74. Jason RIGG Pra in 00:27:35.71 at 3:19
75. Ben MATHER Pra in 00:27:39.77 at 3:23
76. Jason ALLEN Nzl in 00:27:42.46 at 3:25
77. Tim GUY Pan in 00:27:42.81 at 3:26
78. Joel PEARSON Slv in 00:27:45.50 at 3:28
79. Luke CRIDLAND Pan in 00:27:46.52 at 3:30
80. Daniel HOLT Team Type 1 in 00:28:00.15 at 3:43
81. Emile ABRAHAM Team Type 1 in 00:28:00.35 at 3:43
82. Bruno LANGOIS Can in 00:28:07.23 at 3:50
83. Kenichi SUZUKI Ais in 00:28:11.45 at 3:54
84. Fabio CALABRIA Team Type 1 in 00:28:26.57 at 4:10
85. Dale SCARFE Pan in 00:29:09.32 at 4:52
86. Eric BOILY Can in 00:30:35.98 at 6:19
34. SAI

GC Results: | (Stage Results)
. 1. Stuart O’GRADY CSC in 12:48:55.51
2. Lars BAK CSC in 12:49:12.49
3. Benjamin DAY Toyota-United in 12:49:14.72 at 0:19.21
4. Christopher FROOME Barloworld in 12:49:47.76 at 0:52.25
5. Richie PORTE Pra in 12:49:49.31 at 0:53.80
6. Glen CHADWICK Team Type 1 in 12:49:50.58 at 0:55.07
7. Jeremy YATES Nzl in 12:49:55.99 at 1:00.48
8. Dominique ROLLIN Toyota-United in 12:50:13.13 at 1:17.62
9. Will ROUTLEY Can in 12:50:14.79 at 1:19.28
10. Will WALKER Aus in 12:50:29.72 at 1:34.21
11. Matt WILSON Team Type 1 in 12:50:34.01 at 1:38.50
12. Peter McDONALD Dpc in 12:50:44.25 at 1:48.74
13. Wesley SULZBERGER Sai in 12:51:13.96 at 2:18.45
14. Bernard VAN ULDEN Jelly Belly in 12:51:41.40 at 2:45.89
15. Gene BATES Dpc in 12:51:52.70 at 2:57.19
16. Marco CORTI Barloworld in 12:52:26.67 at 3:31.16
17. Hugo SABIDO Barloworld in 12:52:59.72 at 4:04.21
18. Andrew RANDELL Can in 12:53:00.90 at 4:05.39
19. Rob BRITTON Can in 12:53:32.07 at 4:36.56
20. Adam SEMPLE Sai in 12:53:35.38 at 4:39.87
21. Angus MORTON Dpc in 12:53:55.78 at 5:00.27
22. Cameron WURF Aus in 12:54:02.33 at 5:06.82
23. Daniel BRAUNSTEINS Dpc in 12:54:12.03 at 5:16.52
24. Mark O’BRIEN Dpc in 12:55:06.22 at 6:10.71
25. Chris LUXTON Slv in 12:55:13.72 at 6:18.21
26. Eric WOHLBERG Can in 12:55:24.28 at 6:28.77
27. Takumi BEPPU Ais in 12:55:51.78 at 6:56.27
28. Mitchell DOCKER Dpc in 12:56:21.93 at 7:26.42
29. Taiji NISHITANI Ais in 13:00:17.00 at 11:21.49
30. Daryl IMPEY Barloworld in 13:00:20.61 at 11:25.10
31. Simon CLARKE Sai in 13:01:06.20 at 12:10.69
32. David PELL Slv in 13:02:26.55 at 13:31.04
33. Matthew GOSS Team CSC-Saxo Bank in 13:02:35.37 at 13:39.86
34. Baden COOKE Barloworld in 13:02:40.73 at 13:45.22
35. Cameron HUGHES Bfl in 13:03:59.13 at 15:03.62
36. Cameron JENNINGS Bfl in 13:05:07.29 at 16:11.78
37. Michael ENGLAND Bfl in 13:05:57.73 at 17:02.22
38. William FORD Sai in 13:06:57.04 at 18:01.53
39. Chris JONGEWARD Pan in 13:07:27.53 at 18:32.02
40. Tim ROE Slv in 13:07:54.32 at 18:58.81
41. Jack BOBRIDGE Sai in 13:08:12.64 at 19:17.13
42. Craig McCARTNEY Slv in 13:08:32.33 at 19:36.82
43. Richard ENGLAND Aus in 13:09:01.12 at 20:05.61
44. Lasse BOCHMAN Team CSC-Saxo Bank in 13:09:09.87 at 20:14.36
45. Ben GRIEVE-JOHNSON Pra in 13:09:22.15 at 20:26.64
46. Ben MATHER Pra in 13:10:22.77 at 21:27.26
47. Luke CRIDLAND Pan in 13:10:51.52 at 21:56.01
48. Shawn MILNE Team Type 1 in 13:11:58.40 at 23:02.89
49. Patrick SHAW Aus in 13:12:12.19 at 23:16.68
50. Jason HEGERT Pan in 13:14:38.98 at 25:43.47
51. Gordon McCAULEY Nzl in 13:15:10.92 at 26:15.41
52. Kazuhiro MORI Ais in 13:16:05.32 at 27:09.81
53. Dylan NEWELL Pra in 13:16:15.03 at 27:19.52
54. Daniel HOLT Team Type 1 in 13:16:37.15 at 27:41.64
55. Stuart SHAW Dpc in 13:16:39.72 at 27:44.21
56. Scott LYTTLE Nzl in 13:17:03.88 at 28:08.37
57. Masahiro SHINAGAWA Ais in 13:17:33.28 at 28:37.77
58. Leigh HOWARD Aus in 13:17:46.84 at 28:51.33
59. Nic SANDERSON Jelly Belly in 13:17:48.63 at 28:53.12
60. Chris JORY Pan in 13:18:00.66 at 29:05.15
61. Anthony CHAPMAN Nzl in 13:18:17.10 at 29:21.59
62. Daniel FURMSTON Pra in 13:19:11.46 at 30:15.95
63. Jonny CLARKE Toyota-United in 13:19:28.71 at 30:33.20
64. Kenichi SUZUKI Ais in 13:19:40.45 at 30:44.94
65. Jonathon LOVELOCK Aus in 13:19:49.25 at 30:53.74
66. Jason RIGG Pra in 13:20:15.71 at 31:20.20
67. Dale SCARFE Pan in 13:20:20.32 at 31:24.81
68. David KEMP Aus in 13:20:41.61 at 31:46.10
69. Heath BLACKGROVE Toyota-United in 13:22:28.33 at 33:32.82
70. Caleb MANION Toyota-United in 13:22:54.96 at 33:59.45
71. Brad HUFF Jelly Belly in 13:22:57.83 at 34:02.32
72. Peter HERZIG Pan in 13:23:28.57 at 34:33.06
73. Joel PEARSON Slv in 13:23:52.50 at 34:56.99
74. Emile ABRAHAM Team Type 1 in 13:24:07.35 at 35:11.84
75. Hilton CLARKE Toyota-United in 13:24:38.51 at 35:43.00
76. Bruno LANGOIS Can in 13:24:51.23 at 35:55.72
77. Jack ANDERSON Bfl in 13:30:31.63 at 41:36.12
78. Bradley McGEE Team CSC-Saxo Bank in 13:33:40.19 at 44:44.68
79. Malcolm RUDOLPH Bfl in 13:36:36.42 at 47:40.91
80. Will DICKESON Slv inå 13:37:56.89 at 49:01.38
81. Peter LADD Bfl in 13:38:33.66 at 49:38.15
82. Tim GUY Pan in 13:38:40.81 at 49:45.30
83. Fabio CALABRIA Team Type 1 in 13:40:05.57 at 51:10.06
84. Jason ALLEN Nzl in 13:47:52.46 at 58:56.95
85. Nicholas REISTAD Jelly Belly in 13:51:44.02 at 1:02:48.51