After slipping to ninth overall in this morning’s 25-kilometre time trial, Ciaran Power narrowly missed out on winning stage 12 of the Herald Sun Tour today. In a thrilling sprint finish at the end of the 21-kilometre Bendigo criterium Power was pipped to the line by specialist Dave McCook of the USA, finishing second on the stage and taking his ninth top ten finish of the race. With three stages remaining, Power has narrowed the gap slightly on overall leader Eric Wohlberg, and is currently 2 minutes 53 seconds off the lead in eighth place.
The world-ranked race continues tomorrow with a 148-kilometre stage to Ballarat, although Saturday’s tough leg to Apollo Bay would seem to afford Power the best hope of reducing his deficit. Power remains in second place in the criterium classification after today’s street race in Bendigo.
Filed by Amanda Fennelly
