Palmer wins penultimate stage
McCarthy steals overall lead
Young Australian Jay McCarthy (Jayco-AIS) picked up a valuable time bonus in the sprint finish to secure himself the leader's jersey heading into tomorrow's final stage of the New Zealand Cycle Classic in Manawatu.
McCarthy's sprint for second on the stage 4 in Palmerston North enabled him to collect the time bonus he needed to steal the yellow jersey from fellow Australian Darren Lapthorne (Drapac).
The Jayco-AIS rider will take just a three-second lead into tomorrow's final stage, which will be a showdown between the two Australian teams.
"I've got a bit of a sprint on me, but sometimes in those big bunch kicks you can get a bit lost," McCarthy said. "But today everything went to plan. I followed the right wheels and it ended there, so it was awesome."
It was an aggressive day of racing that saw many attacks launched but none gained sufficient momentum to make the break stick.
"It was a big ride by the Jayco boys today. We had a couple of boys at 1.15 so the plan was to get them up the road and put the pressure on Drapac. They were there all the way with us."
Patrick Lane (Jayco-AIS), Ben Dyball (Genesys Wealth Advisors) and Shane Archbold (BikeNZ) managed to slip off the front with 20 miles to go in what looked like a potential race winning move.
Drapac, protecting the yellow jersey, lead the peloton which chased down the leaders and engulfed them with a kilometre to go.
Australian Thomas Palmer (Drapac) prevailed in the bunch sprint ahead of McCarthy and Taupo professional Patrick Bevin (Hudson Gavin Martin).
McCarthy has a slim three-second lead ahead of Lapthorne heading into the final stage on Sunday - a 111km circuit around the outskirts of Palmerston North.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Thomas Palmer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 2:29:08 |
2 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Patrick Bevin (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Oliver Harding-Sheath (NZl) Team Eleven | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Joe Lewis (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Dan Barry (NZl) Benchmark | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Alex Frame (NZl) Benchmark | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Tim Cameron (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Aaron Gate (NZl) New Zealand | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Chris Jory (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Henri Bardoul (NZl) Team Massey | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Peter Latham (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Michael Vink (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Sam Rutherford (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Campbell Flakemore (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Andy Bajc (Slo) Ricoh Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Brendan Johnston (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Ben Robertson (NZl) Tait Communications | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Matthew Marshall (NZl) Ricoh Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Caleb Jones (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Kieran Hambrook (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | James Oram (NZl) Team Eleven | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | James Elvery (Aus) Team Eleven | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Sam Horgan (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Ivan Michelin-Beard (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Hamish Elley-Brown (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Matt Wheatcroft (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Damien Wright (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Peter Thompson (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Alastair Loutit (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Jeremy Yates (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Brad Tilby (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Sam Lindsay (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Darren Rolfe (Aus) Ricoh Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Ryan Sissons (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Anthony Chapman (NZl) Tait Communications | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | William Lind (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Damien Howson (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Brad Carter (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Paul Odlin (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Joseph Cooper (NZl) Ricoh Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Benjamin Hill (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Ryan Wills (NZl) Tait Communications | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Tristan Thomas (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Nick Jowsey (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Sam Bewley (NZl) New Zealand | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Michael Naylor (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Patrick Shaw (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Andy Hagan (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Benjamin Johnson (Aus) Expert Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Nicolas Dougal (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Joshua Aldridge (Aus) Expert Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Ben Dyball (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Westley Gough (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Dion Smith (NZl) Team Massey | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Marc Ryan (NZl) New Zealand | 0:00:11 |
66 | Josh Atkins (NZl) Benchmark | 0:00:14 |
67 | Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Peter Smith (Aus) Hudson Gavin Martin | 0:00:20 |
69 | Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 0:00:28 |
70 | Shane Archbold (NZl) New Zealand | 0:02:15 |
71 | Scott Thomas (NZl) Unique Realty | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Johno Gee (NZl) Unique Realty | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Lee Evans (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | James Early (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:06:47 |
75 | Chris Macic (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Stuart Houltham (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Myron Simpson (NZl) New Zealand | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Nick Lovegrove (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (Aus) Ricoh Team | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Brodie Talbot (Aus) Expert Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Travers Nuttall (Aus) Expert Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Nelson Shaw (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Josh Taylor (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Darcy Ellerm-Norton (NZl) Tait Communications | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | James McCoy (NZl) Benchmark | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Lachlan Ambrose (Aus) Expert Team | 0:10:34 |
87 | Matiu Kaihau (NZl) Team Massey | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Thomas Donald (Aus) Team Eleven | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Blake Hose (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Steve Stannard (NZl) Team Massey | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Max Annear Henderson (NZl) Team Massey | 0:13:50 |
92 | Andy Mackay (NZl) Unique Realty | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Chris Symon (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | 0:13:51 |
94 | Chris Kendall (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Matt Sillars (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 9:57:53 |
2 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:00:03 |
3 | Campbell Flakemore (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:01:17 |
4 | Patrick Bevin (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | 0:01:28 |
5 | Michael Vink (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | 0:01:36 |
6 | Damien Howson (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Paul Odlin (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:01:37 |
8 | Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:01:38 |
10 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 0:01:45 |
11 | Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 0:01:46 |
12 | Joseph Cooper (NZl) Ricoh Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 0:01:47 |
14 | Aaron Gate (NZl) New Zealand | 0:01:51 |
15 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Brad Tilby (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:01:55 |
17 | Darren Rolfe (Aus) Ricoh Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Dan Barry (NZl) Benchmark | 0:01:57 |
19 | James Oram (NZl) Team Eleven | 0:02:00 |
20 | Sam Horgan (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:02:05 |
21 | Patrick Shaw (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:02:11 |
22 | Michael Naylor (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 0:02:27 |
23 | Sam Bewley (NZl) New Zealand | 0:16:03 |
24 | Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:16:26 |
25 | Ben Dyball (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:16:29 |
26 | Joe Lewis (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | 0:16:31 |
27 | Marc Ryan (NZl) New Zealand | 0:16:33 |
28 | Nicolas Dougal (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Peter Latham (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:16:37 |
30 | Thomas Palmer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:16:40 |
31 | Henri Bardoul (NZl) Team Massey | 0:16:44 |
32 | Benjamin Hill (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | 0:16:45 |
33 | Jeremy Yates (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Dion Smith (NZl) Team Massey | 0:16:51 |
35 | Brad Carter (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | 0:16:52 |
36 | Josh Atkins (NZl) Benchmark | 0:16:53 |
37 | Anthony Chapman (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:16:57 |
38 | Ben Robertson (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:16:59 |
39 | Westley Gough (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Caleb Jones (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | 0:17:00 |
41 | Chris Jory (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Brendan Johnston (Aus) Suzuki Trek | 0:17:01 |
43 | William Lind (Aus) Suzuki Trek | 0:17:02 |
44 | Oliver Harding-Sheath (NZl) Team Eleven | 0:17:03 |
45 | Matt Wheatcroft (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | 0:17:04 |
46 | Andy Bajc (Slo) Ricoh Team | 0:17:05 |
47 | Alastair Loutit (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Nick Jowsey (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | 0:17:08 |
49 | Sam Lindsay (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Sam Rutherford (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | 0:17:09 |
51 | Benjamin Johnson (Aus) Expert Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Matthew Marshall (NZl) Ricoh Team | 0:17:12 |
53 | Peter Thompson (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:17:13 |
55 | Ryan Wills (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:17:14 |
56 | Damien Wright (Aus) Suzuki Trek | 0:17:22 |
57 | Tim Cameron (Aus) Suzuki Trek | 0:17:25 |
58 | Kieran Hambrook (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:17:26 |
59 | Ryan Sissons (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:17:27 |
60 | Hamish Elley-Brown (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | 0:17:32 |
61 | Tristan Thomas (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 0:17:34 |
62 | Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 0:17:50 |
63 | Peter Smith (Aus) Hudson Gavin Martin | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Joshua Aldridge (Aus) Expert Team | 0:18:12 |
65 | Andy Hagan (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 0:18:46 |
66 | Shane Archbold (NZl) New Zealand | 0:18:58 |
67 | Lee Evans (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | 0:19:19 |
68 | Scott Thomas (NZl) Unique Realty | 0:19:30 |
69 | Johno Gee (NZl) Unique Realty | 0:20:20 |
70 | Nick Lovegrove (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:23:16 |
71 | Josh Taylor (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | 0:23:33 |
72 | Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (Aus) Ricoh Team | 0:23:36 |
73 | Chris Macic (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:23:45 |
74 | Darcy Ellerm-Norton (NZl) Tait Communications | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Travers Nuttall (Aus) Expert Team | 0:24:36 |
76 | Blake Hose (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:27:32 |
77 | Alex Frame (NZl) Benchmark | 0:27:38 |
78 | Steve Stannard (NZl) Team Massey | 0:27:57 |
79 | James Elvery (Aus) Team Eleven | 0:28:33 |
80 | James McCoy (NZl) Benchmark | 0:35:26 |
81 | Nelson Shaw (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | 0:37:28 |
82 | Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 0:38:29 |
83 | Ivan Michelin-Beard (Aus) Suzuki Trek | 0:38:39 |
84 | James Early (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:38:57 |
85 | Myron Simpson (NZl) New Zealand | 0:44:42 |
86 | Stuart Houltham (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 0:45:15 |
87 | Brodie Talbot (Aus) Expert Team | 0:49:06 |
88 | Thomas Donald (Aus) Team Eleven | 0:49:20 |
89 | Lachlan Ambrose (Aus) Expert Team | 1:00:21 |
90 | Matiu Kaihau (NZl) Team Massey | 1:01:54 |
91 | Chris Kendall (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 1:04:03 |
92 | Matt Sillars (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | 1:04:24 |
93 | Max Annear Henderson (NZl) Team Massey | 1:05:45 |
94 | Chris Symon (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | 1:05:59 |
95 | Andy Mackay (NZl) Unique Realty | 1:08:54 |
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