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Big Win For Brad Down-Under
Posted: 17 October 2009
Bradley Wiggins has produced the biggest Road win of his career with victory in the Jayco Herald Sun Tour in Australia.
The six-stage race is by some distance the biggest stage race win of his career: he took wins in Luxembourg and Majorca whilst still a development rider within the GB setup, but since turning pro, victories have been relatively rare.
Bradley crosses the line on the final stage, in yellow and winner of the 2009 Sun Tour. Photos courtesy of Rick Robson, http://www.cyclesportphotos.com/
However, the 2009 season has seen a dramatic development in his intent and delivery as a road rider, with an impressive Giro d'Italia followed by a remarkable Tour de France, where he climbed with a new authority and confidence and finished fourth overall, matching Robert Millar's best ever finish in the race by a British rider.
In the Sun Tour, Wiggins had kept himself in contention throughout, alongside team-mate Chris Sutton, whom he assisted in the run in to the sprint finishes. Then, in the fifth stage, a short time trial of just 10km, he turned on the style, winning by 14 seconds from another team-mate, Sven Tuft, and putting half a minute or more into the rest of the field.
That put him in the leader's jersey and a careful final stage, in Melbourne, saw the double Olympic Individual Pursuit champion hang on comfortably to take the overall win from team-mate, Chris Sutton.
Bradley celebrates with the champage after his UCI Stage Race win Down Under. Photos courtesy of Rick Robson, http://www.cyclesportphotos.com/
Final GC - Top 20
1 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream 15:51:27
2 Chris Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream 0:00:11
3 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia 0:00:20
4 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream 0:00:48
5 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly 0:01:43
6 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Jayco Australia National 0:02:05
7 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 0:02:08
8 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Rock Racing 0:02:12
9 Philip Zajicek (Aus) Fly V Australia
10 David Tanner (Aus) Rock Racing 0:02:23
11 Nick Aitken (Aus) Jayco Australia National 0:02:31
12 David Pell (Aus) Savings & Loans 0:03:04
13 David Mccann (Irl) Prime Estate 0:05:28
14 Peter Latham (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling 0:05:47
15 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor 0:06:26
16 Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly 0:06:47
17 Mitchell Pearson (Aus) Prime Estate 0:06:48
18 Jai Crawford (Aus) Savings & Loans 0:06:50
19 Paul Mach (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 0:06:55
20 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Budget Forklifts 0:06:56
