The Herald Sun Tour has moved to a new place in the calendar but the essence of the race remains the same! Four sprint stages and the decisive ITT on the penultimate stage stage awaits our competitors in this race.
Favourites
Rider
FL
SP
AC
RS
Manninen
73
80
78
73
Bol
76
79
77
77
Van der Lijke
70
79
74
66
Walscheid
73
79
79
74
Perera
71
79
80
73
Marin
74
78
78
73
Plowright
74
78
76
73
Hayakawa
72
78
77
66
Norbert
75
77
75
77
Just two riders get into the break today - Theiler and Insuasti.
Insausti wins the intermediate sprint ahead of Theiler. Perera wins the sprint from the pack.
The order is the same in the KOM. Johanson takes the final point.
Theiler is dropped and caught with 48 km to go.
Insuasti is caught 8 kilometers later.
The ONE, Ethiopian and Kone are at the front!
Walscheid takes maximum points in the second intermediate sprint. Hayakawa and Marin are next.
3 km to go. Kone's train is on the left, but there's a gap to Manninen! Parmalat is in the middle for Van der Lijke. Ethiopian is on the right for Perera.
The Parmalat train has disintegrated with 1.5 km to go. Manninen has recovered to his position in the train. Lunder and Gajkhanlou are on his tail. Ethipopian is on the right.
The trains are still persisting with 600 meters to go. Van der Lijke in through the middle with Thomas and Marin on his tail.
Van der Lijke leads with 300 meters remaining. Thomas is the nearest challenger. Perera has finally launched but Manninen is already slowing!
The situation is the same at the front as we enter the final 100 meters.
Van der Lijke turns back the years to take the win!
Walscheid edges out Thomas and Perera for 2nd.
Marin takes 5th, followed by Visser.
Bol is 7th with Hayakawa in 8th.
Manninen and Olei completes the Top 10.
Today's winner - Nick Van der Lijke.
The Top 3 in the stage is also the Top 3 in the GC. Walscheid leads the Points with his intermediate sprint points. Insausti is the KOM leader. Theiler's breakaway exploits get him the White jersey for today.
