DoonHame: Yellow for Zak Dempster

Rapha’s Zak Dempster scored his fourth big victory of the year when he scored the required bonus seconds in the first hotspot of stage 3 to win the overall for the Tour DoonHame.

The Tour Doon Hame | Promoted by Wallacehill Cycling Club | Race Report by Carl J Lawrenson
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Photos (Over 100 images from the race – more from Endura Racing)

Stage 3: Dumfries – Castle Douglas, 92 miles, Monday 25th April 2011
With just two seconds separating first and second places, and only 20 seconds covering the top eight riders on general classification, the third and final stage of The Tour Doon Hame looked set to be a cliff-hanger where every second would count, and so it turned out to be.

A field of 110 riders left Dumfries for the final time with the Scottish Power Renewables yellow jersey worn by Matt Cronshaw of Team Raleigh. In second place was man of the season so far, Zak Dempster of Rapha Condor Sharp. Following a string of victories – the most recent at Rutland-Melton just a week earlier – there was no question that the tall Australian was in top form, and Cronshaw’s slender two second advantage was going to be tough to defend. With Jack Bauer (Endura Racing) at twelve seconds and Ian Bibby (Motorpoint) at 13, both of whom had tasted success at the 2010 edition of the race, it was clear that the time bonuses available along the route at the hot spot sprints and also on the finish line would be the key to victory.

The peloton was active right from the moment the neutralised flag was pulled in and Dempster was ominously one of the members of an early breakaway that eased out a small advantage with 3 miles covered. Though it was quickly brought back, continued attacks up to the first intermediate sprint at Haugh of Urr featured Rapha men and was an early indication of the teams intent. This tactic bore fruit, although the peloton were all back together by the sprint line, Dempster crossed it first earning the 3 second time bonus and leapfrogging Cronshaw to become yellow jersey on the road.

Passing through the outskirts of Castle Douglas, which would be the scene of the race finish later in the day, it was Bibby’s turn to collect a time bonus at the sprint line, but shortly afterward an attack by four riders: Wouter Sybrandy (Sigmasport Specialized), Kevin Dawson (Sportscover), Peter Murdoch (Second Helpings) and Tom Barras (Cyclepremier-Metaltek) was quickly joined by Magnus Backstedt (Team UK Youth) and Peter Williams (Motorpoint).

With Dutchman Sybrandy the best placed on GC at 25th place, 1:10 behind the intial lead of Cronshaw, the move seemed opportunistic at best. However the gap grew to in excess of 1 minute as the race reached Mossdale with 31 miles gone, and shortly afterward it was the Sigmasport rider who became the virtual yellow jersey as the advantage exceeded his time deficit on GC. The group continued to work well and stretched the lead to a maximum of 2 minutes 22 seconds at Moniaive.

Although King of the Mountains leader Bauer was not in the lead group, the others were not in contention for the climbers prize so as the last climb – a third category ascent of Wether Hill – was completed, Bauer was confirmed as the outright winner of the J & B Print polka dot jersey he had held since the first stage. With Backstedt in the break he guaranteed his win in the Endura sprints competition with a first place at St Johns Town of Dalry.

As the race entered its final 30 miles the gap to the leaders was rapidly reducing as Rapha and Endura in particular were setting the pace at the head of the peloton. The 6 leaders were briefly reduced to 5 as Williams overshot a corner, but quickly regained the group. However the relentless pace behind saw their advantage stand at just 24 seconds with 20 miles to go. Further misfortune hit the breakaway as Barras punctured and Murdoch blew.

Matt Cronshaw, Zak Dempster and Jack Bauer, the top 3 in the 2011 DoonHame.

With the yellow jersey now back with Dempster, Sybrandy and Williams were the last of the breakaway to remain clear but the inevitable catch came with 6 miles to go and the stage was set for another bunch gallop.

Rounding the final corner into the main street at Castle Douglas, close to 50 riders filled the full width of the road as the uphill charge for the line gathered pace. Following his win at Dumfries on stage 2, Johnny McEvoy again proved to have the best sprint and took the victory.

But where were Dempster and Cronshaw? Both missed out on the final time bonuses with Dempster finishing fourth behind McEvoy, Chris Opie (Pendragon) and Marcin Bialoblocki (Motorpoint) while Cronshaw crossed the line in 13th place. With the first 47 finishers awarded the same time, the judges deliberations finally confirmed that Dempster’s win in the first hot spot sprint and the 3 seconds it carried was enough for him to take the overall victory by just 1 second from a clearly disappointed Cronshaw. Bauer secured third place overall closely followed by Bibby in fourth.

With Sigmasport-Specialized taking away a luxury hamper of Scottish delicacies as winners of the team competition the podium presentations were complete and the second edition of The Tour Doon Hame had proved a worthy opener to the 2011 Premier Calendar Competition.

The action now moves on to Lincoln on May 8th, but with Zak Dempster in his current form will anyone be able to better him there?

Stage winner Jonny McEvoy with the top 3 on stage 3, Marcin Bialoblocki and Chris Opie.

Magnus Backstedt, Points winner in DoonHame.

Team winners, Sigma Sport.

Stage 3
1 Johnny McEvoy*  Motorpoint  E   03:29:43
2  Chris Opie  Pendragon – LeCol  E   st
3  Marcin Bialoblocki  Motorpoint  E   st
4  Zak Dempster  Rapha – Condor  E   st
5  Yanto Barker  Pendragon – LeCol  E   st
6  Marcel Six  Twenty3c – Orbea  E   st
7  Rafa Rodriguez  Twenty3c – Orbea  1   st
8  Steve Lampier  Sigma Specialized  E   st
9  Ian Bibby  Motorpoint  E   st
10  Will Bjergfelt  Motorpoint  E   st
11  Robert Hassan*  Endura Pedal Power  1   st
12  Simon Gaywood  Corley Cycles  E   st
13  Matt Cronshaw  Team Raleigh  E   st
14  David McLean  Pasta Montegrappa  E   st
15  John Tanner  Sportscover  E   st
16  Ashley Brown  Sportscover  1   st
17  Jack Adams  Forme  Sanlamere  E   st
18  Dale Appleby  CyclePremier.com  E   st
19  Tom Last  Sigma Specialized  1   st
20  David McGowan  Team UK Youth  1   st
21  Jon Mozeley  Pendragon – LeCol  1   st
22  Duncan Moralee  Sportscover  2   st
23  Graham Briggs  Rapha – Condor  E   st
24  Richard Hepworth  CyclePremier.com  E   st
25  James Sampson  Motorpoint  E   st
26  Matt Higgins  Corley Cycles  1   st
27  Paul Londors  Anglo Scottish  1   st
28  Simon Richardson  Sigma Specialized  E   st
29  Dexter Gardias*  Forme  Sanlamere  1   st
30  Chris McNamara  Corley Cycles  E   st
31  Alex Coutts  Giant Kenda Felt  E   st
32  Liam Holohan  Team Raleigh  1   st
33  Alex Wetterhall  Endura Racing  E   st
34  Wouter Sybrandy  Sigma Specialized  E   st
35  Ashley Cox  Corley Cycles  E   st
36  Evan Oliphant  Endura Racing  E   st
37  Gael LeBellec  Team Raleigh  E   st
38  Pete Williams  Motorpoint  E   st
39  Andrew Griffiths*  Twenty3c – Orbea  1   st
40  Jake Tanner*  Sportscover  1   st
41  Maarten de Jonge  Endura Racing  E   st
42  Jack Bauer  Endura Racing  E   st
43  Matt Jones*  Team Raleigh  E   st
44  Robin Wilkins  Velo Ecosse  1   st
45  Richard Handley*  Team Raleigh  E   st
46  Robert Smail  CyclePremier.com  1   st
47  James Gullen*  Teamwallis CHH  E   st
48  Kit Gilham  Sigma Specialized  E  at  00:16
49  Tobyn Horton  Motorpoint  E  at  00:19
50  Wojciech Szlachta  Pasta Montegrappa  E  at  00:22
51  Alistair Rutherford  Anglo Scottish  E  at  00:53
52  Richard Mardle  Giant Kenda Felt  1   st
53  J. Lowsley-Williams*  Team UK Youth  2  at  00:55
54  Calum Wilkinson  Endura Racing  E  at  00:58
55  Jack Cousins*  Teamwallis CHH  1   st
56  James Stewart  Team UK Youth  E  at  00:59
57  Collin Humphrey  Sportscover  1  at  01:07
58  James Sparling  Team Raleigh  E  at  01:10
59  Simon Wilson  CyclePremier.com  E  at  01:12
60  Matt Kipling  Team Raleigh  E  at  01:20
61  James Williamson  Sigma Specialized  1   st
62  Jack Anderson  Endura Racing  E   st
63  Dean Downing  Rapha – Condor  E   st
64  James McCallum  Rapha – Condor  E   st
65  Tom Barras  CyclePremier.com  E   st
66  Magnus Backstedt  Team UK Youth  E   st
67  Tom Murray  Sigma Specialized  E   st
68  Kevin Dawson  Sportscover  E   st
69  Jake Hales*  Corley Cycles  1  at  02:47
70  Peter Murdoch  Second Helpings  2  at  04:23
71  Mike Cuming*  Twenty3c – Orbea  E  at  04:55
72  Scott McCrossan*  Endura Pedal Power  2  at  08:28
73  Jacob Tipper*  Teamwallis CHH  1   st
74  Dave Henderson  Giant Kenda Felt  1   st
75  Will Fox  Forme  Sanlamere  E   st
76  Eddie Addis  Velo Ecosse  2   st
77  Alan Thomson  Glasgow Couriers  2   st
78  Gruff Lewis  Team UK Youth  2   st
79  Rob Orr  Forme  Sanlamere  2   st
80  Kristian Downs  Twenty3c – Orbea  1   st
81  James McLaughlin*  Pendragon – LeCol  2   st
82  Richard Meadows*  Pendragon – LeCol  1   st
83  Andy Lyons  Twenty3c – Orbea  E   st
84  Steve Adams  Sigma Specialized  1   st
85  Ben Greenwood  Rapha – Condor  E   st
86  Liam Cowie*  Endura Pedal Power  2  at  16:20
87  Michael Smith  Corley Cycles  2  at  20:06
88  Felix English*  Anglo Scottish  E  at  20:09
89  Alexander Ray*  Pasta Montegrappa  E  at  21:58
90  Jamie Kennedy  Glasgow Couriers  2  at  34:54:00
91  Craig Adams  Second Helpings  2   st
92  Tim Lawson  Anglo Scottish  1   st
93  Jordan Stokes*  Endura Pedal Power  2   st

FINAL OVERALL

1  Zak Dempster  Rapha – Condor  E   09:58:52
2  Matt Cronshaw  Team Raleigh  E  at  00:01
3  Jack Bauer  Endura Racing  E  at  00:12
4  Ian Bibby  Motorpoint  E  at  00:13
5  Yanto Barker  Pendragon – LeCol  E  at  00:16
6  Steve Lampier  Sigma Specialized  E   st
7  Matt Higgins  Corley Cycles  1   st
8  Simon Richardson  Sigma Specialized  E  at  00:21
9  Marcin Bialoblocki  Motorpoint  E  at  01:06
10 Alex Wetterhall  Endura Racing  E  at  01:08
11  Johnny McEvoy*  Motorpoint  E  at  01:09
12  Liam Holohan  Team Raleigh  1   st
13  Wouter Sybrandy  Sigma Specialized  E   st
14  Maarten de Jonge  Endura Racing  E  at  01:10
15  Marcel Six  Twenty3c – Orbea  E  at  01:11
16  Simon Gaywood  Corley Cycles  E   st
17  David McLean  Pasta Montegrappa  E   st
18  Will Bjergfelt  Motorpoint  E   st
19  Robert Hassan*  Endura Pedal Power  1   st
20  Ashley Cox  Corley Cycles  E   st
21  Alex Coutts  Giant Kenda Felt  E   st
22  Gael LeBellec  Team Raleigh  E   st
23  Matt Jones*  Team Raleigh  E   st
24  Pete Williams  Motorpoint  E  at  01:26
25  Evan Oliphant  Endura Racing  E  at  01:27
26  Rafa Rodriguez  Twenty3c – Orbea  1  at  01:29
27  Graham Briggs  Rapha – Condor  E   st
28  Jack Adams  Forme  Sanlamere  E   st
29  Jon Mozeley  Pendragon – LeCol  1   st
30  Dale Appleby  CyclePremier.com  E   st
31  Richard Hepworth  CyclePremier.com  E   st
32  James Sampson  Motorpoint  E   st
33  Dexter Gardias*  Forme  Sanlamere  1   st
34  Andrew Griffiths*  Twenty3c – Orbea  1   st
35  Richard Handley*  Team Raleigh  E   st
36  Tom Last  Sigma Specialized  1  at  01:57
37  J. Lowsley-Williams*  Team UK Youth  2  at  02:24
38  Dean Downing  Rapha – Condor  E  at  02:30
39  James Williamson  Sigma Specialized  1  at  02:31
40  Magnus Backstedt  Team UK Youth  E  at  02:36
41  Collin Humphrey  Sportscover  1   st
42  James Sparling  Team Raleigh  E  at  02:39
43  Simon Wilson  CyclePremier.com  E  at  02:41
44  Tom Barras  CyclePremier.com  E  at  02:46
45  Matt Kipling  Team Raleigh  E  at  02:49
46  James McCallum  Rapha – Condor  E   st
47  Tom Murray  Sigma Specialized  E  at  05:00
48  Richard Mardle  Giant Kenda Felt  1  at  07:06
49  Chris Opie  Pendragon – LeCol  E  at  07:37
50  Paul Londors  Anglo Scottish  1  at  07:38
51  Duncan Moralee  Sportscover  2  at  07:40
52  Chris McNamara  Corley Cycles  E  at  07:43
53  Kit Gilham  Sigma Specialized  E  at  07:59
54  Wojciech Szlachta  Pasta Montegrappa  E  at  08:05
55  Robin Wilkins  Velo Ecosse  1  at  08:23
56  Calum Wilkinson  Endura Racing  E  at  08:38
57  James Gullen*  Teamwallis CHH  E  at  08:50
58  Jack Anderson  Endura Racing  E  at  09:00
59  Kevin Dawson  Sportscover  E  at  09:03
60  James Stewart  Team UK Youth  E  at  09:27
61  Gruff Lewis  Team UK Youth  2  at  09:55
62  Scott McCrossan*  Endura Pedal Power  2  at  09:57
63  James McLaughlin*  Pendragon – LeCol  2   st
64  Andy Lyons  Twenty3c – Orbea  E   st
65  David McGowan  Team UK Youth  1  at  11:05
66  Alistair Rutherford  Anglo Scottish  E  at  11:58
67  Peter Murdoch  Second Helpings  2  at  12:06
68  Ben Greenwood  Rapha – Condor  E  at  12:16
69  Dave Henderson  Giant Kenda Felt  1  at  14:38
70  Tobyn Horton  Motorpoint  E  at  15:06
71  Steve Adams  Sigma Specialized  1  at  16:11
72  Alan Thomson  Glasgow Couriers  2   st
73  Will Fox  Forme  Sanlamere  E   st
74  Jake Hales*  Corley Cycles  1  at  17:30
75  Ashley Brown  Sportscover  1  at  18:32
76  Kristian Downs  Twenty3c – Orbea  1  at  23:11
77  Robert Smail  CyclePremier.com  1  at  24:13:00
78  Michael Smith  Corley Cycles  2  at  27:49:00
79  Richard Meadows*  Pendragon – LeCol  1  at  28:31:00
80  Alexander Ray*  Pasta Montegrappa  E  at  29:33:00
81  John Tanner  Sportscover  E  at  32:21:00
82  Jake Tanner*  Sportscover  1   st
83  Jack Cousins*  Teamwallis CHH  1  at  33:19:00
84  Eddie Addis  Velo Ecosse  2  at  40:49:00
85  Jacob Tipper*  Teamwallis CHH  1  at  40:58:00
86  Craig Adams  Second Helpings  2  at  42:37:00
87  Mike Cuming*  Twenty3c – Orbea  E  at  43:59:00
88  Rob Orr  Forme  Sanlamere  2  at  45:27:00
89  Jamie Kennedy  Glasgow Couriers  2  at  45:52:00
90  Felix English*  Anglo Scottish  E  at  46:13:00
91  Liam Cowie*  Endura Pedal Power  2  at  53:08:00
92  Jordan Stokes*  Endura Pedal Power  2  at  01:11:24
93  Tim Lawson  Anglo Scottish  1  at  01:32:08

Points
1  Magnus Backstedt     Team UK Youth     13
2  Matt Cronshaw     Team Raleigh     7
3  Zak Dempster     Rapha – Condor     6
4  Tom Barras     CyclePremier.com     5
5  Ian Bibby     Motorpoint     4
6  Alex Wetterhall     Endura Racing     4
7  Pete Williams     Motorpoint     4
8  Alexander Ray*     Pasta Montegrappa     4
9  Liam Holohan     Team Raleigh     3
10  Wouter Sybrandy     Sigma Specialized     3
11  Evan Oliphant     Endura Racing     3
12  Gruff Lewis     Team UK Youth     3
13  Marcin Bialoblocki     Motorpoint     2
14  Maarten de Jonge     Endura Racing     2
15  Dean Downing     Rapha – Condor     2
16  James Stewart     Team UK Youth

KOM
1  Jack Bauer     Endura Racing     29
2  Will Bjergfelt     Motorpoint     19
3  Richard Handley*     Team Raleigh     16
4  Wouter Sybrandy     Sigma Specialized     11
5  Simon Richardson     Sigma Specialized     10
6  Robert Hassan*     Endura Pedal Power     9
7  Magnus Backstedt     Team UK Youth     8
8  Kevin Dawson     Sportscover     7
9  Steve Lampier     Sigma Specialized     7
10  Pete Williams     Motorpoint     7
11  David McGowan     Team UK Youth     7
12  Marcin Bialoblocki     Motorpoint     6
13  Tom Barras     CyclePremier.com     6
14  Dean Downing     Rapha – Condor     5
15  James Sampson     Motorpoint     5
16  Zak Dempster     Rapha – Condor     4
17  James Williamson     Sigma Specialized     4
18  Ben Greenwood     Rapha – Condor     4
19  Ian Bibby     Motorpoint     3
20  Liam Holohan     Team Raleigh     2

 

TEAM

1     Sigma Specialized         29:58:24
2     Motorpoint     at     00:50
3     Endura Racing         st
4     Corley Cycles         st
5     Team Raleigh         st
6     Pendragon – LeCol     at     01:26
7     Rapha – Condor     at     02:10
8     Twenty3c – Orbea     at     02:21
9     CyclePremier.com     at     02:39
10     Team UK Youth     at     04:33
11     Sportscover     at     15:04
12     Giant Kenda Felt     at     16:20
13     Forme  Sanlamere     at     17:21
14     Endura Pedal Power     at     33:23:00
15     Pasta Montegrappa     at     35:31:00
16     Anglo Scottish     at     01:04:01
17     Teamwallis CHH     at     01:21:19

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