Simpson Desert Challenge 2009: Day 5 Results

Owing to the Warburton Crossing being impassable, the 2009 Simpson Desert Bike Challenge was shortened by approximately 100km - probably to the relief of the competitors. This year's event was considered one of the most challenging events in the 23-year history in so far as conditions were concerned. However, the spirit of the competitors could not be denied.

The final stage into Birdsville on day five was a 66km ride that combined fine weather, moderate temperatures, sand dunes, spectacular vistas and some hard surfaced gravel roads - a fantastic end to the event.

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Final general classification (cumulative times for each racer)
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Alan Keenleside	37:01:54
2	Lynton Stretton	32:48:18
3	Jason Dreggs	33:31:58
4	Andrew Jameson	30:29:57
5	Michael Dalton	33:20:50
6	Jeff Rooney	31:21:34
7	Ken Schack-Evans	30:20:14
8	Ben Turner	32:24:31
9	Rodney Edwards	31:57:11
10	Kane Chandler	30:20:42
11	Kerry Richards	31:53:02
12	Al Descantes	28:18:25
13	Simon Holland	29:16:55
14	Roman Petr	26:14:53
15	Leon Colbert	26:06:59
16	Billy Johnstone	27:49:57
17	Freddie Moojen	26:04:28
18	Ole Kelderman	27:09:01
19	Mark Mclaren	26:36:31
20	Katarina Cervikova	25:09:32
21	John White	23:52:08
22	Mike Brennan	23:14:06
23	David Schutz	22:59:05
24	Rick Neale	22:47:11
25	Elisha Houghton	23:08:57
26	Chris Bain	21:40:34
27	Andrew Hellier	20:46:43
28	Aaron Brandon	18:36:30
29	Andrew Armstrong-Taylor	17:33:19
30	Wayne Chapman	12:31:47

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Percentage completed. Leader's distance: 465km
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Alan Keenleside	100	percent
2	Lynton Stretton	95	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Jason Dreggs	91	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Andrew Jameson	88	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Michael Dalton	87	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Jeff Rooney	87	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Ken Schack-Evans	87	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Ben Turner	82	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Rodney Edwards	81	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Kane Chandler	81	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Kerry Richards	80	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Al Descantes	77	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Simon Holland	76	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Roman Petr	71	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Leon Colbert	71	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Billy Johnstone	69	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Freddie Moojen	68	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Ole Kelderman	67	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Mark Mclaren	67	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Katarina Cervikova	67	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	John White	60	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Mike Brennan	59	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	David Schutz	59	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Rick Neale	59	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Elisha Houghton	57	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Chris Bain	55	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Andrew Hellier	52	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Aaron Brandon	47	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Andrew Armstrong-Taylor	44	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Wayne Chapman	31	Row 29 - Cell 3

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