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Stage 4 - March 4: Thredbo Circuit Race, 35.2 km

Millward second, but Saturn still triumph

By Jeff Jones

Anke Erlank
Photo: © Tom Balks/CN

Team Saturn have notched up their fourth stage victory in the Tour de Snowy, after South Africa's Anke Erlank took out stage 4 in Thredbo today. Erlank benefited from the generosity of her teammate Anna Millward, who allowed her to escape in the last kilometre while being satisfied with second place (and more bonus seconds). In third place was Zinaida Stahurskaia, who is probably one of the biggest threats to Millward's lead over the next two days.

The 69 riders left in the Tour de Snowy had scarcely an hour and a half's break before the start of stage 4, the renowned 35.2 kilometre Thredbo circuit race. Eight laps of a 4.4 kilometre circuit, including a steep, but mercifully short climb up Banjo Drive. Few riders wanted to attack early though, save for Jayco-VIS rider Jessica Amy, who dangled some 30 seconds in front of the peloton for 2 laps starting on lap 4.

With less than two laps to go, AIS rider Margaret Hemsley launched a spirited move, designed to "soften up the international riders for the next two days," according to AIS coach James Victor halfway up Banjo Drive. She had a small advantage on the final ascent, but Stahurskaia was motoring behind and brought the bunch back to the Australian.

Hemsley tried
Photo: © Tom Balks/CN

This move was enough to put five riders into the lead: Stahurskaia, Millward, Hemsley, Kim Shirley and Rosalind Reekie-May. They had enough to stay away from the main peloton, although Millward's teammate Anke Erlank managed to bridge up to provide a leadout for Millward. As she pulled through hard inside the final kilometre, Millward sat up and allowed her to escape. The others were not willing to chase, and a surprised but elated Erlank crossed the finish line as the victor.

"I'm satisfied that I actually got to win because the last lap was really hard," said Erlank. "Anna was in a little break of four riders and I was bridging up in the end and I was just pulling through to help Anna for the leadout but she just sat up."

"Anna's absolutely my idol and I'm just so stoked to be on the team. I'm so happy today that it happened like this," she added.

Four wins in four stages and the leader's jersey - it's hard to imagine how Saturn-Timex could have performed better on the opening two days of the Tour de Snowy. The next two stages will be different however, as there is some serious climbing.

Tomorrow, the riders face 77 kilometres from Thredbo to Khancoban, including the category one climb of Scammell's Ridge (1020m) with the summit at 17 kilometres to go. On Tuesday is the feared Khancoban to Cabramurra stage, that finishes with a 10 kilometre climb up to Australia's highest city.

Results

1 Anke Erlank (RSA) Saturn                        1.00.21 (35.0 km/h)
2 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn                         0.02
3 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) GAS Sport
4 Kim Shirley (Aus) AIS
5 Rosalind Reekie-May (NZl) New Zealand
6 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) AIS
7 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team             0.10
8 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) AIS
9 Alison Wright (Aus) AIS
10 Katie Mactier (Aus) Jayco VIS
11 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Carpe Diem-Itera
12 Sara Carrigan (Aus) AIS
13 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
14 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Acca Due O-H.P.
15 Susy Pryde (NZl) Autotrader.com
16 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) GAS Sport
17 Karen Sumpton (Aus) AIS
18 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O-H.P.
19 Jennifer Manefield (Aus) Bicisport
20 Kim Smith (USA) Autotrader.com
21 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
22 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn
23 Pam Shuster (USA) Autotrader.com
24 Kerry Hellmuth (USA) Carpe Diem-Itera
25 Melissa Holt (NZl) New Zealand
26 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Autotrader.com
27 Bridget Evans (Aus) Bicisport
28 Lara Ruthven (USA) Carpe Diem-Itera
29 Natasha Harrigan (Aus) Bicisport
30 Luisana Pegoraro (Ita) Carpe Diem-Itera
31 Natalie Bates (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team
32 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due O-H.P.
33 Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco VIS
34 Vanessa Cheatley (NZl) New Zealand
35 Kirsty Robb (NZl) New Zealand
36 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
37 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Acca Due O-H.P.             0.47
38 Miho Oki (Jap) Japan Cycling Federation
39 Annie Gariepy (Can) Autotrader.com
40 Kristy Scrymgeour (Aus) Saturn                    1.21
41 Naomi Williams (Aus) Jayco VIS                    1.31
42 Jeanette Schwarz (Aus) Australian Regional        1.52
43 Erin Philp (Aus) Australian Regional
44 Emma Carney (Aus) Jayco VIS
45 Emma James (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team
46 Vera Carrara (Ita) Carpe Diem-Itera
47 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
48 Olivia Gollan (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team
49 Julie Hooper (Aus) City Cycles Melbourne          2.01
50 Silvia Parietti (Ita) GAS Sport                   1.52
51 Rebecca Locke (Aus) Australian Regional           2.34
52 Rebecca Cleveland (Aus) Team-Bizar.com
53 Gabriella Pregnolato (Ita) GAS Sport              3.38
54 Jessica Amy (Aus) Jayco VIS
55 Emma Rikards (Aus) Team-Bizar.com                 4.15
56 Alex Harrison (Aus) Team-Bizar.com
57 Kate Bates (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team
58 Ljudmila Corneo (Ita) Carpe Diem-Itera            6.32
59 Nora Moeke (NZl) New Zealand
60 Louisa Hamilton-White (Aus) City Cycles Melbourne 6.42
61 Sue McCarthy (Aus) City Cycles Melbourne
62 Kanako Nishi (Jap) Japan Cycling Federation
63 Helen Kelly (Aus) Jayco VIS                       6.51
64 Mary Rogers (Aus) City Cycles Melbourne           8.53
65 Simone Poulos (Aus) Bicisport                     8.56
66 Sophie Freshwater (Aus) Australian Regional
67 Victoria Kirkby (Aus) Team-Bizar.com10.33
68 Rebecca McConnell (Aus) Team-Bizar.com11.51
DNF Mutsumi Fugino (Jap) Japan Cycling Federation
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn                      4.25.23
2 Anke Erlank (RSA) Saturn                           0.55
3 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) GAS Sport                0.58
4 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Acca Due O-H.P.              1.05
5 Sara Carrigan (Aus) AIS                            1.06
6 Kim Shirley (Aus) AIS                              1.09
7 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                  1.14
8 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) AIS                         1.16
9 Rosalind Reekie-May (NZl) New Zealand              1.18
10 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due O-H.P.             1.23
11 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn                    1.26
12 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) GAS Sport
13 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Carpe Diem-Itera
14 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Autotrader.com
15 Susy Pryde (NZl) Autotrader.com
16 Kim Smith (USA) Autotrader.com
17 Pam Shuster (USA) Autotrader.com
18 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
19 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
20 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) AIS
21 Karen Sumpton (Aus) AIS
22 Katie Mactier (Aus) Jayco VIS
23 Vanessa Cheatley (NZl) New Zealand
24 Melissa Holt (NZl) New Zealand
25 Kirsty Robb (NZl) New Zealand
26 Natalie Bates (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team
27 Natasha Harrigan (Aus) Bicisport
28 Jennifer Manefield (Aus) Bicisport
29 Bridget Evans (Aus) Bicisport
30 Lara Ruthven (USA) Carpe Diem-Itera               2.16
31 Olivia Gollan (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team               3.08
32 Emma Carney (Aus) Jayco VIS                       3.24
33 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team            4.35
34 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O-H.P.               4.55
35 Luisana Pegoraro (Ita) Carpe Diem-Itera
36 Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco VIS
37 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Acca Due O-H.P.             5.27
38 Annie Gariepy (Can) Autotrader.com                5.32
39 Kerry Hellmuth (USA) Carpe Diem-Itera             5.45
40 Miho Oki (Jap) Japan Cycling Federation           5.49
41 Naomi Williams (Aus) Jayco VIS                    6.16
42 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                6.37
43 Erin Philp (Aus) Australian Regional
44 Jeanette Schwarz (Aus) Australian Regional
45 Vera Carrara (Ita) Carpe Diem-Itera               6.54
46 Emma James (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team
47 Kristy Scrymgeour (Aus) Saturn                    6.56
48 Alison Wright (Aus) AIS                           7.05
49 Jessica Amy (Aus) Jayco VIS                       8.40
50 Rebecca Locke (Aus) Australian Regional           9.13
51 Silvia Parietti (Ita) GAS Sport                   9.14
52 Gabriella Pregnolato (Ita) GAS Sport             10.43
53 Julie Hooper (Aus) City Cycles Melbourne         11.08
54 Kate Bates (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team                 11.21
55 Rebecca Cleveland (Aus) Team-Bizar.com           14.09
56 Emma Rikards (Aus) Team-Bizar.com                15.22
57 Alex Harrison (Aus) Team-Bizar.com               16.36
58 Helen Kelly (Aus) Jayco VIS                      19.38
59 Simone Poulos (Aus) Bicisport                    20.31
60 Louisa Hamilton-White (Aus) City Cycles Melbourne23.02
61 Ljudmila Corneo (Ita) Carpe Diem-Itera           25.10
62 Sophie Freshwater (Aus) Australian Regional      26.28
63 Nora Moeke (NZl) New Zealand                     28.36
64 Kanako Nishi (Jap) Japan Cycling Federation      30.16
65 Victoria Kirkby (Aus) Team-Bizar.com32.52
66 Sue McCarthy (Aus) City Cycles Melbourne         40.12
67 Mary Rogers (Aus) City Cycles Melbourne          45.32
68 Rebecca McConnell (Aus) Team-Bizar.com48.38
 
Points classification
 
1 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn                           18 pts
2 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team                9
3 Anke Erlank (RSA) Saturn                              5
4 Sara Carrigan (Aus) AIS                               4
5 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Acca Due O-H.P.                 3
6 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Autotrader.com                      3
7 Alison Wright (Aus) AIS                               3
8 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) GAS Sport                   2
9 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                     2
10 Naomi Williams (Aus) Jayco VIS                       2
11 Kate Bates (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team                     2
12 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Acca Due O-H.P.                1
13 Kim Shirley (Aus) AIS                                1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) GAS Sport                  10 pts
2 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Acca Due O-H.P.                 6
3 Kim Shirley (Aus) AIS                                 4
4 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn                            3
5 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due O-H.P.                 3
6 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                     2
7 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) AIS                            2
8 Anke Erlank (RSA) Saturn                              1
9 Emma Carney (Aus) Jayco VIS                           1

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