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Mitch Docker (Brunswick ) took
out the 47th edition
of the Eric Hall Memorial Queens
birthday three day tour in
Melbourne.
Docker benefited from the bad
luck of David Kemp (QLD) who had
a commanding lead going into the
last day, but had to retire with
a broken rear derailleur.
100 seniors riders took to the
start with A,B,C,D and E grade
riders battling it out over the
long week end for the honour of
winning the event sponsored by
Aware Environmental Laundry
Concentrate.
Darren Lapthorne (Coburg) won
the opening stage, and with
Dylan Newell (Brunswick)
recording the fastest time in
the Sunday morning time trial,
Lapthorne was still in the lead.
In the afternoon stage Kemp took
his chance at the third KOM and
rode away from the bunch, he won
the next KOM and proceeded to
take out the stage.
Kemp
had a commanding lead going into
the final day. Daniel Nelms did
a long solo ride for much of the
final stage.
Photo: Gordon Shaw and
Michael Sparke show their
colours
© Photo courtesy of Luke
McDonough
His break away was enough for
him the secure each of the three
KOM’s and win the KOM title.
Docker and Casey Munro
(Brunswick) took the time
bonuses for the minor KOM
places. Eric Hall's grand
daughter was on hand to make the
A grade presentations.
Results: 2005 Eric Hall
Memorial Three Day Tour 11-13th
June
A
Grade Final GC
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Mitch Docker (Brunswick)
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Casey Munro (Brunswick)
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Darren Lapthorne (Coburg)
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Ross Mueller (Brunswick)
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Dylan Newell ( Brunswick)
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Craig Johnson (St Kilda)
-
John Walker (Brunswick)
-
Jarrod Clark ( Brunswick)
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Nathan Masters (Geelong)
KOM
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Daniel Nelms (Italo)
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Mitch Docker (Brunswick)
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Casey Munro (Brunswick)
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trial
Young Brunswick rider Nick
Culvenor took the opportunity to
win the B grade event. Whilst
the overnight leader and Coburg
riders hesitated on the final
stage, Culvenor took off 15km
from the finish and his gap was
big enough to see him take the
Tour win. Overnight lead Peter
O’Callahan (Brunswick) finished
second with Paul Logan (Coburg)
third.

Photo: B Grader Chris
Steffanoni
© Photo courtesy of Luke
McDonough
B Grade
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Nick Culvenor (Brunswick)
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Peter O'Callohan
(Brunswick)
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Paul Logan (Coburg)
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Tom McDonough (Coburg)
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Walter Leoni (Coburg)
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Andrew Gannon (Brunswick)
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Gordon Shaw (Sunbury)
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S. Vaughan (Hawthorn)
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Michael Sparke (Brunwick)
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Michael Hartman (Preston)
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Chris Steffanoni (Sunbury)
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Ian Jenkins (Melton)
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William Zammit (Brunswick)
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Ryan Bilszta (Coburg)
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Fraser Short (Coburg
KOM
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Tom McDonough (Coburg)
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Paul Logan (Coburg)
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Peter O'Callahan
(Brunswick)
Sunbury Cycling Club moves a
step closer to emulating Johan
Bruyneel with their fourth year
running Sunbury victory when
Andrew Wilson (Sunbury) took out
the Tour from Sean Hurley
(Brunswick) and former winner
David Collier (Collier).
C grade Final
GC
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Andrew Wilson (Sunbury)
-
Sean Hurley (Brunswick)
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David Collier (Sunbury)
-
John Marcan (Sunbury)
D grade was won by Chris Hitchen
from Sunbury who put in an
impressive Time Trial which gave
him enough buffer to win the
Tour. Wayne Gebert and Jarrod
Riches battled out the KOM with
Gebert beating fellow Coburg
member Jarrod Riches.

Photo: Andrew Wilson showed
the way in in his grade
© Photo courtesy of Luke
McDonough
D grade final GC
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Chris Hitchen (Sunbury)
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B. O'Shannesy (Brunswick)
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Hector Vigor (Brunswick)
KOM
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Wayne Gebert (Coburg)
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Jarrod Riches (Coburg)
E grade was run in conjunction
with D grade Lyndon Pung
(Preston) took the title ahead
of Christine Ervin (Coburg).
E grade
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Lyndon Pung (Preston)
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Christine Ervin (Coburg)
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