Tour of Geelong 2009: Stage 3 Results

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The team from New Caledonia with former French world track sprint star Laurent Gane (far right) as their team manager are feeling the cold in Victoria's winter.(Image credit: Shane Goss)

Fly V Australia continues to dominate in the GMHBA Tour of Geelong with 28-year-old Queenslander Darren Rolfe securing a hard-earned stage win ahead of Malcolm Rudolph (Budget Forklifts) and young Tasmanian Ben Grenda (Praties).

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Header Cell - Column 0	Header Cell - Column 1	Header Cell - Column 2
1	Darren Rolfe (Aus) Fly V Australia	3:45:01
2	Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Budget Forklifts	0:00:50
3	Ben Grenda (Aus) Praties	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Gael Bonnace (Fra) New Caledonia	0:01:12
5	Andrew Roe (Aus) Savings & Loans	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Andy McNab (NZl) City Of Greater Geelong	0:01:57
7	Dale Scarfe (Aus) Mace - Mcdonagh Blake	0:02:04
8	Richard Lang (Aus) Titans - Race	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Cameron Jennings (Aus) Budget Forklifts	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Cody Stevenson (Aus) Budget Forklifts	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	David Pell (Aus) Savings & Loans	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Michael England (Aus) Budget Forklifts	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Thomas Robinson (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Dylan Newell (Aus) Praties	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	William Clarke (Aus) Praties	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Nathan Earle (Aus) Praties	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Donatas Bludzis (Aus) Prime Estate Buyers Agent	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fly V Australia	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Jason Spencer (Aus) GMHBA	0:02:09
22	Eliot Crowther (Aus) OEX - Team Enterprise	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Thierry Fondere (Aus) New Caledonia	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Nick Aitken (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC	0:02:11
25	Alastair Loutit (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra	0:02:15
26	Ben Dyball (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Steven Robb (Aus) Savings & Loans	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Peter Smith (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Deon Locke (Aus) Prime Estate Buyers Agent	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Jacob Sutherland (Aus) Total Rush	0:03:17
31	Sam Rutherford (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines	0:03:21
32	Edward Bissaker (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Andrew Ward (Aus) OEX - Team Enterprise	0:03:33
34	Thomas Palmer (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Kane Walker (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Jason Rigg (Aus) Praties	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Miles Watson (Aus) Titans - Race	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Alexander Ray (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Rowan Dever (Aus) Total Rush	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Kevin Maitere (Fra) New Caledonia	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Thomas Hanover (Aus) OEX - Team Enterprise	0:00:50
42	Chris Stack (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Steven Martin (Aus) GMHBA	0:01:12
44	Shaun Mccarthy (Aus) Savings & Loans	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Glenn Stojanow (Aus) Mace - Mcdonagh Blake	0:01:57
46	Guillaume Pattriti (Fra) New Caledonia	0:02:04
47	Peter Ladd (Aus) Budget Forklifts	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Scott Cronly-Dillon (Aus) Mace - Mcdonagh Blake	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Daniel Braunsteins (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	James Herd (Aus) Apollo Bicycles	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	James Hepburn (Aus) Merida Elite Race Team	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Blair Windsor (Aus) Budget Forklifts	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	David Tozer (Aus) Titans - Race	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Jason Costin (Aus) Nemisis - Sea Shepherd	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Chris Steffanoni (Aus) GMHBA	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Merlin Spranz (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Stuart Morgan (Aus) Nemisis - Sea Shepherd	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Al Dempsey (Aus) OEX - Team Enterprise	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Stuart Payne (Aus) GMHBA	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Rhys Gillett (Aus) Cycle City	0:02:09
61	Mark Hewat (Aus) Nemisis - Sea Shepherd	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Geoff Straub (Aus) Mace - Mcdonagh Blake	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Chris Pryor (Aus) Fly V Australia	0:02:11
64	Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra	0:02:15
65	Charles Howlett (Aus) Cycle City	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Kyle Marwood (Aus) Praties	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Curtis Gunn (Aus) Fly V Australia	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Rob Doyle (Aus) Prime Estate Buyers Agent	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Brodie Talbot (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines	0:03:17
70	Oliver Bodak (Aus) Merida Elite Race Team	0:03:21
71	Marcus Wettenhall (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Gary Wearmouth (Aus) GMHBA	0:03:33
73	Mark Jamesion (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Daniel Seagar (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Jules Galli (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Greg Matheson (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	William Raisin-Shaw (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Oliver Kent-Spark (Aus) Titans - Race	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Justin Morris (Aus) Mace - Mcdonagh Blake	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Timothy Dalgliesh (Aus) Merida Elite Race Team	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	James Fitzgerald (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	David Hampton (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	John Forrest (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra	Row 82 - Cell 2
DNF	Craig Mccartney (Aus) Budget Forklifts	Row 83 - Cell 2
DNF	Silas Fisher (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC	Row 84 - Cell 2
DNF	Nicholas Mitchell (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub	Row 85 - Cell 2
DNF	Damien Turner (Aus) Total Rush	Row 86 - Cell 2
DNF	Glen Peterson (Aus) Total Rush	Row 87 - Cell 2
DNF	James Stokie (Aus) Geelong Cycling Club	Row 88 - Cell 2
DNF	Daniel Wilson (Aus) Geelong Cycling Club	Row 89 - Cell 2
DNF	Darren Mccallum (Aus) Geelong Cycling Club	Row 90 - Cell 2
DNF	Marcus Falconer (Aus) Geelong Cycling Club	Row 91 - Cell 2
DNF	Paul Blackborrow (Aus) Geelong Cycling Club	Row 92 - Cell 2
DNF	Samuel Beveridge (Aus) Apollo Bicycles	Row 93 - Cell 2
DNF	William Dickeson (Aus) Savings & Loans	Row 94 - Cell 2
DNF	James Mowatt (Aus) Cycle City	Row 95 - Cell 2
DNF	Mark Isaacs (Aus) Cycle City	Row 96 - Cell 2
DNF	Jay Bourke (Aus) Cycle City	Row 97 - Cell 2
DNF	Gregory Lemaitre (Fra) New Caledonia	Row 98 - Cell 2
DNF	Tomm Van Oudendick (Fra) New Caledonia	Row 99 - Cell 2
DNF	Sebastien Le Divenech (Fra) New Caledonia	Row 100 - Cell 2
DNF	Gregory Stewart (Aus) Geelong Cycling Club	Row 101 - Cell 2
DNF	Cameron Stewart (Aus) Nemisis - Sea Shepherd	Row 102 - Cell 2
DNF	Christopher Fry (Aus) Titans - Race	Row 103 - Cell 2
DNF	Alexander Smyth (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC	Row 104 - Cell 2
DNF	James Langedyk (Aus) Geelong Cycling Club	Row 105 - Cell 2
DNF	Jeremy Hills (Aus) Praties	Row 106 - Cell 2
DNF	James Henry (Aus) Apollo Bicycles	Row 107 - Cell 2
DNF	Scott Davis (Aus) Fly V Australia	Row 108 - Cell 2
DNF	Sam Genge (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra	Row 109 - Cell 2
DNF	Joel Pearson (Aus) Savings & Loans	Row 110 - Cell 2
DNF	Gary Mueller (Aus) Total Rush	Row 111 - Cell 2
DNF	Trent Williams (Aus) Apollo Bicycles	Row 112 - Cell 2
DNF	Christoper Williams (Aus) Merida Elite Race Team	Row 113 - Cell 2
DNF	Jono Thompson (Aus) Nemisis - Sea Shepherd	Row 114 - Cell 2

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General classification
Header Cell - Column 0	Header Cell - Column 1	Header Cell - Column 2
1	Darren Rolfe (Aus) Fly V Australia	6:39:29
2	Ben Grenda (Aus) Praties	0:01:00
3	Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Budget Forklifts	0:01:04
4	David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia	0:02:08
5	Gael Bonnace (Fra) New Caledonia	0:02:12
6	Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia	0:02:13
7	Richard Lang (Aus) Titans - Race	0:02:28
8	Cameron Jennings (Aus) Budget Forklifts	0:02:29
9	Michael England (Aus) Budget Forklifts	0:02:30
10	Dale Scarfe (Aus) Mace - Mcdonagh Blake	0:02:34
11	Nathan Earle (Aus) Praties	0:02:37
12	David Pell (Aus) Savings & Loans	0:02:44
13	Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fly V Australia	0:02:45
14	William Clarke (Aus) Praties	0:02:47
15	Cody Stevenson (Aus) Budget Forklifts	0:02:48
16	Peter Smith (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC	0:02:54
17	Alastair Loutit (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra	0:02:58
18	Steven Robb (Aus) Savings & Loans	0:03:00
19	Deon Locke (Aus) Prime Estate Buyers Agents	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Andrew Roe (Aus) Savings & Loans	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Eliot Crowther (Aus) OEX - Team Enterprise	0:03:04
22	Thierry Fondere (Fra) New Caledonia	0:03:05
23	Andy McNab (NZl) City Of Greater Geelong	0:03:07
24	Ben Dyball (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines	0:03:27
25	Dylan Newell (Aus) Praties	0:03:28
26	Jason Spencer (Aus) GMHBA	0:03:30
27	Jacob Sutherland (Aus) Total Rush	0:04:02
28	Edward Bissaker (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra	0:04:28
29	Thomas Hanover (Aus) OEX - Team Enterprise	0:04:30
30	Thomas Palmer (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong	0:04:35
31	Alexander Ray (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Jason Rigg (Aus) Praties	0:04:42
33	Glenn Stojanow (Aus) Mace - Mcdonagh Blake	0:04:50
34	Shaun Mccarthy (Aus) Savings & Loans	0:04:54
35	Chris Stack (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines	0:04:59
36	Thomas Robinson (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong	0:05:07
37	Andrew Ward (Aus) OEX - Team Enterprise	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Kevin Maitere (Fra) New Caledonia	0:05:10
39	Peter Ladd (Aus) Budget Forklifts	0:05:14
40	Guillaume Pattriti (Aus) New Caledonia	0:05:17
41	James Herd (Aus) Apollo Bicycles	0:05:23
42	David Tozer (Aus) Titans - Race	0:05:51
43	Blair Windsor (Aus) Budget Forklifts	0:06:20
44	Miles Watson (Aus) Titans - Race	0:06:39
45	Chris Steffanoni (Aus) GMHBA	0:06:41
46	Stuart Morgan (Aus) Nemisis - Sea Shepherd	0:06:55
47	Al Dempsey (Aus) OEX - Team Enterprise	0:08:07
48	James Hepburn (Aus) Merida Elite Race Team	0:08:09
49	Sam Rutherford (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines	0:08:41
50	Jason Costin (Aus) Nemisis - Sea Shepherd	0:10:23
51	Nick Aitken (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC	0:11:24
52	Daniel Braunsteins (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong	0:11:33
53	Kane Walker (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC	0:15:27
54	Rowan Dever (Aus) Total Rush	0:15:53
55	Scott Cronly-Dillon (Aus) Mace - Mcdonagh Blake	0:16:11
56	Stuart Payne (Aus) GMHBA	0:16:54
57	Merlin Spranz (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines	0:18:48
58	Donatas Bludzis (Aus) Prime Estate Buyers Agents	0:18:55
59	Steven Martin (Aus) GMHBA	0:19:35
60	Rhys Gillett (Aus) Cycle City	0:26:03
61	Chris Pryor (Aus) Fly V Australia	0:27:07
62	Charles Howlett (Aus) Cycle City	0:28:44
63	Geoff Straub (Aus) Mace - Mcdonagh Blake	0:30:35
64	Kyle Marwood (Aus) Praties	0:31:40
65	Curtis Gunn (Aus) Fly V Australia	0:35:03
66	Rob Doyle (Aus) Prime Estate Buyers Agents	0:36:50
67	Brodie Talbot (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines	0:41:53
68	Mark Hewat (Aus) Nemisis - Sea Shepherd	0:42:55
69	Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra	0:45:53
70	Justin Morris (Aus) Mace - Mcdonagh Blake	0:51:05
71	Oliver Bodak (Aus) Merida Elite Race Team	0:51:24
72	Timothy Dalgliesh (Aus) Merida Elite Race Team	0:52:02
73	John Forrest (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra	0:53:45
74	Marcus Wettenhall (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub	0:57:07
75	James Fitzgerald (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub	1:06:23
76	Daniel Seagar (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong	1:06:48
77	Gary Wearmouth (Aus) GMHBA	1:10:03
78	William Raisin-Shaw (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub	1:10:07
79	Mark Jamesion (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub	1:13:53
80	Greg Matheson (Aus) Berettas Bike Hub	1:14:15
81	Jules Galli (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines	1:20:22
82	Oliver Kent-Spark (Aus) Titans - Race	1:22:31
83	David Hampton (Aus) Di Giorgio Wines	1:22:58

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Points classification
Header Cell - Column 0	Header Cell - Column 1	Header Cell - Column 2	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia	22	pts
2	Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Budget Forklifts	19	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Charles Howlett (Aus) Cycle City	18	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Ben Grenda (Aus) Praties	16	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia	14	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Darren Rolfe (Aus) Fly V Australia	11	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Kyle Marwood (Aus) Praties	8	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Nathan Earle (Aus) Praties	6	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Thomas Hanover (Aus) OEX - Team Enterprise	5	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Michael England (Aus) Budget Forklifts	5	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Hayden Brooks (Aus) Fly V Australia	4	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	James Langedyk (Aus) Geelong Cycling Club	3	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Jeremy Hills (Aus) Praties	3	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	David Pell (Aus) Savings & Loans	3	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Craig Mccartney (Aus) Budget Forklifts	3	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Gary Mueller (Aus) Total Rush	3	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Jason Rigg (Aus) Praties	3	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Geoff Straub (Aus) Mace - Mcdonagh Blake	2	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	William Clarke (Aus) Praties	2	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Scott Davis (Aus) Fly V Australia	2	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Damien Turner (Aus) Total Rush	1	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Thierry Fondere (Fra) New Caledonia	1	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Alexander Smyth (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC	1	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Cameron Jennings (Aus) Budget Forklifts	1	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Peter Smith (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC	1	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Richard Lang (Aus) Titans - Race	1	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Daniel Braunsteins (Aus) City Of Greater Geelong	1	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Gael Bonnace (Fra) New Caledonia	1	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Chris Pryor (Aus) Fly V Australia	1	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Cody Stevenson (Aus) Budget Forklifts	1	Row 29 - Cell 3

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Mountains classification
Header Cell - Column 0	Header Cell - Column 1	Header Cell - Column 2	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Darren Rolfe (Aus) Fly V Australia	23	pts
2	Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Budget Forklifts	21	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Nathan Earle (Aus) Praties	18	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	David Kemp (Aus) Fly V Australia	16	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Ben Grenda (Aus) Praties	13	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Michael England (Aus) Budget Forklifts	10	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Cameron Jennings (Aus) Budget Forklifts	6	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Peter Smith (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC	5	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Richard Lang (Aus) Titans - Race	5	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia	3	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Kane Walker (Aus) Team 2 XU - ARC	2	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Alastair Loutit (Aus) Suzuki - Canberra	2	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Gael Bonnace (Fra) New Caledonia	2	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Scott Davis (Aus) Fly V Australia	2	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Kyle Marwood (Aus) Praties	1	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Andy McNab (NZl) City Of Greater Geelong	1	Row 15 - Cell 3

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