Tour of Britain 2008 - 4

Stage 4 Worcester/Stoke-on-Trent - Stages / Teams

A challenging uphill final stretch made for an exciting stage finish to day four of The Tour of Britain, as Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen came from behind to beat breakaway companion Giairo Ermeti on the line in Stoke-on-Trent.

Edval Boasson Hagen jumos past Giairo Ermeti - Pic by Michelle Rudd

Whilst there was joy for Hagen, there was despair for race leader Emilien Berges, who punctured with around seven kilometres to go, losing over a minute and dropping to ninth place overall. Teammate and star of yesterdays stage Geoffroy Lequatre inherits the yellow jersey going into Thursdays stage in Yorkshire.

Elsewhere Ben Swift won each of the day’s three E.ON King of the Mountains climbs to overtake Kristian House at the top of the standings, while second place finisher Ermeti took over the Sprints Jersey after winning all three Hot Spot Sprints.

Clear blue skies welcomed the peloton to Worcester, at a start moved a few hundred yards from the city’s flooded racecourse, inspiring the riders on to a brisk start, with attacks going in right from kilometre zero.

Covering the first two miles at nearly 35mph set the tone for the first hour, as riders struggled to make their attacks stick. CSC’s Bradley McGee briefly established a lead, but was reeled back in, as three other riders including teammate Chris Anker Sorensen tried to make it across to him.

On the climb of High Habberley Ben Swift forced the pace, summiting first and taking eight other riders with him as the peloton strung itself out on the fast descent.

With Stuart O’Grady, Serge Pauwels, Daniel Lloyd, Santiago Botero, Rob Hayles, Wesley Sulzberger, Ermeti and Hagen for company the break certainly had the quality to succeed, but it took them around five miles to build up a slender lead of just 18 seconds as they crossed into Staffordshire.

David Millar then succeeded in getting across the gap to make it ten riders up front, and that’s how it stayed with their lead gradually building as the race passed through Wolverhampton and across Shropshire, before descending into the Ironbridge Gorge.

Romain Feillu and Steven Caethoven came to the front as the race turned right just beyond Ironbridge and headed uphill, both forcing the pace for the peloton. Ahead of them though Swift attacked, aiming to secure the mountains points, in the process jettisoning his teammate Hayles from the breakaway.

The Great Britain rider picked up full points at both the E.ON King of the Mountains climbs of Jiggers Bank and Saddle of the Wrekin, ensuring he would don the jersey he won in 2007 once more at the stage finish.

An extremely fast descent from the back of the Wrekin saw the peloton strung out in a line as Agritubel led the chase to bring back the escapees, which included 11th placed rider overnight Ermeti, just 1 minute 56 seconds back from Berges.

The gap, which had never been more than just over two minutes, soon began to tumble as the race made it’s way back into Staffordshire along the exposed roads between Newport and Eccleshall. With 25km to go it was 1 minute 22 seconds, but that was slashed as The Tour of Britain headed up from Stone to Rough Close, with the gap now under a minute.

Another fast descent saw the leaders through Barlaston with a 42 second advantage over the fast chasing peloton. As the race turned right past Wedgewood, disaster struck.

First Russell Downing punctured and found himself having to chase hard to get back on, and then as the route turned right once more, the yellow jersey pulled to the right, hand raised signalling that he too had punctured.

Temporarily left without teammates Berges began to chase, first catching and passing fellow Agritubel rider Freddy Bichot, and then reaching last year’s Tour of Britain winner Feillu, who had dropped back to help Berges along with Caethoven.

With riders being shelled out the back of the fast moving peloton the Agritubel trio kept catching and passing the stragglers, while at the front the break dangled tantalisingly in front of the peloton on the long straight run down Victoria Road.

As the remaining nine escapes were about to be caught with around 3km to go, Hagen jumped taking Ermeti away with him onto the uphill section leading to Potteries Way, with the peloton in hot pursuit.

The two swept down the brief section of by-pass before turning on to the final few hundred metres of uphill to the finish line. As Ermeti led them to the line, Hagen came the long way round him, pipping him to the line to take his first Tour of Britain stage victory.

Behind them a frustrated Di Luca, finished third, banging his handlebars as he crossed the line on a finale that suited his talents down to the ground, while Lequatre came in ninth to ensure he kept the yellow jersey in the French team, and away from Steve Cummings who had finished two seconds ahead of him in seventh place.

Edvald Boasson Hagen praised the work his breakaway companions and said -

“It was close. I didn’t actually see the peloton, but I heard Roger (Hammond) scream from behind in the group, so I attacked.”

Geoffroy Lequatre said -

“It is a strange emotion, because I am happy I am in the yellow jersey, but unhappy because Emilien (Berges) hit a hole and got a puncture when he was on my wheel, so I feel bad.

I’m happy for the team. It was hard for us today because nobody would help us, but the boys did a good job.

For sure I would like to keep this jersey, because it is a great Tour. I hope to do a good race and to win.”

Ben Swift said -

“I’ve got the jersey going into my home stage again, which is obviously good. It was a good, hard day out.

Rob (Hayles) said he’d help me out on the climbs and he was very strong on the flat, so it was a shame for the break that we lost him. I think if it was a flat finish maybe we’d have stayed away, but I’m not sure.”

More to follow

1 12 Edval Boasson Hagen THR Team Columbia 3h36'11"
2 145 Giairo Ermeti, LPR LPR Brakes - Ballan 3h36'11"
3 142 Danilo Di Luca, LPR LPR Brakes - Ballan 3h36'15" @04"
4 93 Julian Dean, TSL Garmin - Chipotle 3h36'15" @ s/t
5 101 Kristof Goddaert, TSV Topsport Vlaanderen 3h36'15" @ s/t
6 53 Dean Downing, RCR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 3h36'18" @07"
7 61 Steve Cummings, BAR Barloworld 3h36'18" @ s/t
8 121 Daniel Lloyd, SKT An Post M.Donnelly 3h36'20" @09"
9 5 Geoffroy Lequarte, AGR Agritubel 3h36'20" @ s/t
10 112 Matthew Goss, CSC Team CSC - Saxo Bank 3h36'20" @ s/t
11 13 Roger Hammond, THR Team Columbia 3h36'23" @12"
12 42 Malcolm Elliott, POT Pinarello RT - Candi TV 3h36'23" @ s/t
13 106 Frederik Veuchelen, TSV Topsport Vlaanderen 3h36'23" @ s/t
14 34 Alejandro Marque PRT Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 3h36'23" @ s/t
15 76 Oscar Sevilla, RRC Rock Racing 3h36'23" @ s/t
16 124 Daniel Fleeman, SKT An Post M.Donnelly 3h36'23" @ s/t
17 123 Benny De Schrooder, SKT An Post M.Donnelly 3h36'23" @ s/t
18 94 Daniel Martin, TSL Garmin - Chipotle 3h36'23" @ s/t
19 22 Jonathan McEvoy, GBR Great Britain 3h36'23" @ s/t
20 116 Chris Sorensen, CSC Team CSC - Saxo Bank 3h36'23" @ s/t
21 41 Russell Downing, POT Pinarello RT - Candi TV 3h36'23" @ s/t
22 144 Gabriele Bosisio, LPR LPR Brakes - Ballan 3h36'23" @ s/t
23 23 Ian Stannard, GBR Great Britain 3h36'23" @ s/t
24 95 Chris Sutton, TSL Garmin - Chipotle 3h36'23" @ s/t
25 55 Kristian House, RCR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 3h36'23" @ s/t
26 32 David Blanco PRT Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 3h36'23" @ s/t
27 15 Vicente Reynes, THR Team Columbia 3h36'23" @ s/t
28 26 Andrew Tennant, GBR Great Britain 3h36'23" @ s/t
29 131 David George, MTN MTN Energade 3h36'23" @ s/t
30 113 Jonathan Bellis, CSC Team CSC - Saxo Bank 3h36'23" @ s/t
31 25 Ben Swift, GBR Great Britain 3h36'32" @21"
32 141 Alessandro Petacchi, LPR LPR Brakes - Ballan 3h36'32" @ s/t
33 132 Kevin Evans, MTN MTN Energade 3h36'32" @ s/t
34 122 Stephen Gallagher, SKT An Post M.Donnelly 3h36'32" @ s/t
35 86 Simon Richardson, PCA Plowman Craven RT 3h36'37" @26"
36 24 Tom Southam, GBR Great Britain 3h36'45" @34"
37 81 Evan Oliphant, PCA Plowman Craven RT 3h36'45" @ s/t
38 56 Rob Partridge, RCR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 3h36'45" @ s/t
39 135 Juan Van MTN MTN Energade 3h36'45" @ s/t
40 74 Hugo Pena, RRC Rock Racing 3h36'45" @ s/t
41 152 Zakkari Dempster, AIS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 3h36'45" @ s/t
42 156 Johnnie Walker, AIS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 3h36'49" @38"
43 136 Waylon Woolcock, MTN MTN Energade 3h37'00" @49"
44 71 Tyler Hamilton, RRC Rock Racing 3h37'00" @ s/t
45 103 Serge Pauwels, TSV Topsport Vlaanderen 3h37'00" @ s/t
46 75 Fred Rodriguez, RRC Rock Racing 3h37'15" @01'04"
47 73 Santiago Botero, RRC Rock Racing 3h37'19" @01'08"
48 21 Rob Hayles, GBR Great Britain 3h37'19" @ s/t
49 92 Magnus Backstedt, TSL Garmin - Chipotle 3h37'19" @ s/t
50 52 Dale Appleby, RCR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 3h37'19" @ s/t
51 151 Simon Clarke, AIS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 3h37'19" @ s/t
52 125 Kenny Lisabeth, SKT An Post M.Donnelly 3h37'19" @ s/t
53 11 Kim Kirchen, THR Team Columbia 3h37'19" @ s/t
54 6 Nicolas Vogondy, AGR Agritubel 3h37'24" @01'13"
55 2 Emilien Berges, AGR Agritubel 3h37'24" @ s/t
56 104 Kristof Vandewalle, TSV Topsport Vlaanderen 3h37'24" @ s/t
57 14 Greg Henderson, THR Team Columbia 3h37'29" @01'18"
58 66 Hugo Sabido, BAR Barloworld 3h37'31" @01'20"
59 64 Robbie Hunter, BAR Barloworld 3h37'33" @01'22"
60 133 Neil MacDonald, MTN MTN Energade 3h37'33" @ s/t
61 65 Daryl Impey, BAR Barloworld 3h37'33" @ s/t
62 134 Jay Thomson, MTN MTN Energade 3h37'33" @ s/t
63 51 Chris Newton, RCR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 3h37'33" @ s/t
64 111 Stuart O'Grady, CSC Team CSC - Saxo Bank 3h37'43" @01'32"
65 91 David Millar, TSL Garmin - Chipotle 3h37'43" @ s/t
66 96 Trent Lowe, TSL Garmin - Chipotle 3h37'43" @ s/t
67 115 Bradley McGee, CSC Team CSC - Saxo Bank 3h37'53" @01'42"
68 16 Bradley Wiggins, THR Team Columbia 3h37'53" @ s/t
69 85 James Millard, PCA Plowman Craven RT 3h37'53" @ s/t
70 84 Simon Gaywood, PCA Plowman Craven RT 3h37'53" @ s/t
71 154 Travis Meyer, AIS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 3h37'53" @ s/t
72 153 Cameron Meyer, AIS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 3h37'53" @ s/t
73 146 Alessandro Spezialetti, LPR LPR Brakes - Ballan 3h37'53" @ s/t
74 155 Wesley Sulzberger, AIS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 3h38'00" @01'49"
75 46 Peter Williams, POT Pinarello RT - Candi TV 3h38'05" @01'54"
76 62 Geraint Thomas, BAR Barloworld 3h38'26" @02'15"
77 63 Diego Caccia, BAR Barloworld 3h38'37" @02'26"
78 143 Claudio Cucinotta, LPR LPR Brakes - Ballan 3h38'37" @ s/t
79 105 Pieter Vanspeybrouck, TSV Topsport Vlaanderen 3h38'38" @02'27"
80 4 Freddy Bichot, AGR Agritubel 3h38'43" @02'32"
81 43 Lee Davis, POT Pinarello RT - Candi TV 3h39'22" @03'11"
82 1 Romain Feillu, AGR Agritubel 3h39'58" @03'47"
83 44 Tom Murray, POT Pinarello RT - Candi TV 3h40'01" @03'50"
84 82 Tom Barras, PCA Plowman Craven RT 3h40'01" @ s/t
85 45 Andrew Roche, POT Pinarello RT - Candi TV 3h40'01" @ s/t
86 36 Tomas Swift-Metcalfe, PRT Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 3h40'01" @ s/t
87 114 Anders Lund, CSC Team CSC - Saxo Bank 3h40'13" @04'02"
88 102 Koen Barbe, TSV Topsport Vlaanderen 3h40'37" @04'26"
89 3 Steven Caethoven, AGR Agritubel 3h40'37" @ s/t
90 35 Paul Sneeboer, PRT Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 3h41'20" @05'09"
91 54 Rhys Lloyd, RCR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 3h46'28" @10'17"

General Classification
1 5 Geoffroy Lequarte, AGR Agritubel 13h43'06"
2 61 Steve Cummings, BAR Barloworld 13h43'12" @06"
3 144 Gabriele Bosisio, LPR LPR Brakes - Ballan 13h43'16" @10"
4 23 Ian Stannard, GBR Great Britain 13h43'17" @11"
5 124 Daniel Fleeman, SKT An Post M.Donnelly 13h43'19" @13"
6 123 Benny De Schrooder, SKT An Post M.Donnelly 13h43'20" @14"
7 94 Daniel Martin, TSL Garmin - Chipotle 13h43'20" - s/t
8 106 Frederik Veuchelen, TSV Topsport Vlaanderen 13h43'29" @23"
9 2 Emilien Berges, AGR Agritubel 13h43'41" @35"
10 145 Giairo Ermeti, LPR LPR Brakes - Ballan 13h44'09" @01'03"
11 41 Russell Downing, POT Pinarello RT - Candi TV 13h44'30" @01'24"
12 13 Roger Hammond, THR Team Columbia 13h44'46" @01'40"
13 55 Kristian House, RCR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 13h44'50" @01'44"
14 34 Alejandro Marque PRT Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 13h44'53" @01'47"
15 113 Jonathan Bellis, CSC Team CSC - Saxo Bank 13h44'55" @01'49"
16 131 David George, MTN MTN Energade 13h44'55" - s/t
17 86 Simon Richardson, PCA Plowman Craven RT 13h45'05" @01'59"
18 95 Chris Sutton, TSL Garmin - Chipotle 13h45'05" - s/t
19 24 Tom Southam, GBR Great Britain 13h45'22" @02'16"
20 104 Kristof Vandewalle, TSV Topsport Vlaanderen 13h45'49" @02'43"
21 66 Hugo Sabido, BAR Barloworld 13h46'01" @02'55"
22 132 Kevin Evans, MTN MTN Energade 13h46'32" @03'26"
23 4 Freddy Bichot, AGR Agritubel 13h47'10" @04'04"
24 12 Edval Boasson THR Team Columbia 13h55'29" @12'23"
25 142 Danilo Di Luca, LPR LPR Brakes - Ballan 13h55'32" @12'26"
26 93 Julian Dean, TSL Garmin - Chipotle 13h55'38" @12'32"
27 112 Matthew Goss, CSC Team CSC - Saxo Bank 13h55'39" @12'33"
28 101 Kristof Goddaert, TSV Topsport Vlaanderen 13h55'44" @12'38"
29 121 Daniel Lloyd, SKT An Post M.Donnelly 13h55'49" @12'43"
30 76 Oscar Sevilla, RRC Rock Racing 13h55'49" - s/t
31 141 Alessandro Petacchi, LPR LPR Brakes - Ballan 13h55'51" @12'45"
32 42 Malcolm Elliott, POT Pinarello RT - Candi TV 13h55'52" @12'46"
33 15 Vicente Reynes, THR Team Columbia 13h55'52" - s/t
34 22 Jonathan McEvoy, GBR Great Britain 13h55'52" - s/t
35 26 Andrew Tennant, GBR Great Britain 13h55'52" - s/t
36 116 Chris Sorensen, CSC Team CSC - Saxo Bank 13h55'52" - s/t
37 32 David Blanco PRT Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 13h55'52" - s/t
38 25 Ben Swift, GBR Great Britain 13h55'57" @12'51"
39 122 Stephen Gallagher, SKT An Post M.Donnelly 13h56'01" @12'55"
40 152 Zakkari Dempster, AIS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 13h56'14" @13'08"
41 135 Heerden, Van Juan MTN MTN Energade 13h56'14" - s/t
42 81 Evan Oliphant, PCA Plowman Craven RT 13h56'14" - s/t
43 56 Rob Partridge, RCR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 13h56'14" - s/t
44 156 Johnnie Walker, AIS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 13h56'18" @13'12"
45 103 Serge Pauwels, TSV Topsport Vlaanderen 13h56'28" @13'22"
46 71 Tyler Hamilton, RRC Rock Racing 13h56'29" @13'23"
47 136 Waylon Woolcock, MTN MTN Energade 13h56'29" - s/t
48 21 Rob Hayles, GBR Great Britain 13h56'40" @13'34"
49 75 Fred Rodriguez, RRC Rock Racing 13h56'42" @13'36"
50 92 Magnus Backstedt, TSL Garmin - Chipotle 13h56'44" @13'38"
51 125 Kenny Lisabeth, SKT An Post M.Donnelly 13h56'48" @13'42"
52 11 Kim Kirchen, THR Team Columbia 13h56'48" - s/t
53 52 Dale Appleby, RCR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 13h56'48" - s/t
54 151 Simon Clarke, AIS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 13h56'48" - s/t
55 73 Santiago Botero, RRC Rock Racing 13h56'48" - s/t
56 6 Nicolas Vogondy, AGR Agritubel 13h56'53" @13'47"
57 65 Daryl Impey, BAR Barloworld 13h56'56" @13'50"
58 14 Greg Henderson, THR Team Columbia 13h56'58" @13'52"
59 64 Robbie Hunter, BAR Barloworld 13h57'02" @13'56"
60 133 Neil MacDonald, MTN MTN Energade 13h57'02" - s/t
61 51 Chris Newton, RCR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 13h57'02" - s/t
62 91 David Millar, TSL Garmin - Chipotle 13h57'12" @14'06"
63 111 Stuart O'Grady, CSC Team CSC - Saxo Bank 13h57'12" - s/t
64 96 Trent Lowe, TSL Garmin - Chipotle 13h57'12" - s/t
65 154 Travis Meyer, AIS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 13h57'22" @14'16"
66 115 Bradley McGee, CSC Team CSC - Saxo Bank 13h57'22" - s/t
67 153 Cameron Meyer, AIS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 13h57'22" - s/t
68 155 Wesley Sulzberger, AIS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 13h57'27" @14'21"
69 85 James Millard, PCA Plowman Craven RT 13h57'42" @14'36"
70 46 Peter Williams, POT Pinarello RT - Candi TV 13h57'44" @14'38"
71 62 Geraint Thomas, BAR Barloworld 13h57'55" @14'49"
72 143 Claudio Cucinotta, LPR LPR Brakes - Ballan 13h58'06" @15'00"
73 63 Diego Caccia, BAR Barloworld 13h58'06" - s/t
74 105 Pieter Vanspeybrouck, TSV Topsport Vlaanderen 13h58'07" @15'01"
75 16 Bradley Wiggins, THR Team Columbia 13h58'08" @15'02"
76 146 Alessandro Spezialetti, LPR LPR Brakes - Ballan 13h58'08" - s/t
77 134 Jay Thomson, MTN MTN Energade 13h58'51" @15'45"
78 1 Romain Feillu, AGR Agritubel 13h59'26" @16'20"
79 44 Tom Murray, POT Pinarello RT - Candi TV 13h59'30" @16'24"
80 82 Tom Barras, PCA Plowman Craven RT 13h59'30" - s/t
81 114 Anders Lund, CSC Team CSC - Saxo Bank 13h59'36" @16'30"
82 36 Tomas Swift-Metcalfe, PRT Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 13h59'46" @16'40"
83 3 Steven Caethoven, AGR Agritubel 14h00'06" @17'00"
84 102 Koen Barbe, TSV Topsport Vlaanderen 14h00'06" - s/t
85 35 Paul Sneeboer, PRT Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 14h00'49" @17'43"
86 43 Lee Davis, POT Pinarello RT - Candi TV 14h02'18" @19'12"
87 54 Rhys Lloyd, RCR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 14h05'57" @22'51"
88 74 Hugo Pena, RRC Rock Racing 14h09'42" @26'36"
89 53 Dean Downing, RCR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 14h10'56" @27'50"
90 84 Simon Gaywood, PCA Plowman Craven RT 14h12'31" @29'25"
91 45 Andrew Roche, POT Pinarello RT - Candi TV 14h14'39" @31'33"

Points
1 13 R Hammond, THR 31
2 101 K Goddaert, TSV 29
3 93 J Dean, TSL 26
4 53 D Downing, RCR 26
5 112 M Goss, CSC 25
6 141 A Petacchi, LPR 25
7 5 G Lequarte, AGR 21
8 145 G Ermeti, LPR 19
9 61 S Cummings, BAR 18
10 95 C Sutton, TSL 16
11 21 R Hayles, GBR 16
12 2 E Berges, AGR 15
13 12 E Boasson THR 15
14 152 Z Dempster, AIS 15
15 144 G Bosisio, LPR 13
16 142 D Di Luca, LPR 13
17 92 M Backstedt, TSL 13
18 94 D Martin, TSL 12
19 123 B De Schrooder, SKT 11
20 113 J Bellis, CSC 11
21 42 M Elliott, POT 11
22 14 G Henderson, THR 11
23 64 R Hunter, BAR 11
24 23 I Stannard, GBR 10
25 106 F Veuchelen, TSV 10
26 41 R Downing, POT 9
27 124 D Fleeman, SKT 8
28 121 D Lloyd, SKT 8
29 25 B Swift, GBR 6
30 156 J Walker, AIS 5
31 34 A Marque PRT 2
32 104 K Vandewalle, TSV 2
33 125 K Lisabeth, SKT 2
34 55 K House, RCR 1
35 76 O Sevilla, RRC 1
36 65 D Impey, BAR 1
37 1 R Feillu, AGR 1

Sprints
1 145 G Ermeti, LPR 15
2 142 D Di Luca, LPR 14
3 114 A Lund, CSC 10
4 65 D Impey, BAR 10
5 95 C Sutton, TSL 9
6 5 G Lequarte, AGR 8
7 41 R Downing, POT 8
8 25 B Swift, GBR 7
9 4 F Bichot, AGR 6
10 61 S Cummings, BAR 5
11 23 I Stannard, GBR 5
12 76 O Sevilla, RRC 5
13 132 K Evans, MTN 3
14 21 R Hayles, GBR 3
15 75 F Rodriguez, RRC 3
16 155 W Sulzberger, AIS 3
17 12 E Boasson THR 3
18 103 S Pauwels, TSV 3
19 1 R Feillu, AGR 3
20 124 D Fleeman, SKT 2
21 2 E Berges, AGR 2
22 15 V Reynes, THR 2
23 123 B De Schrooder, SKT 1
24 151 S Clarke, AIS 1
25 73 S Botero, RRC 1

Mountains
1 25 B Swift, GBR 29
2 55 K House, RCR 19
3 61 S Cummings, BAR 15
4 5 G Lequarte, AGR 14
5 66 H Sabido, BAR 10
6 103 S Pauwels, TSV 10
7 23 I Stannard, GBR 9
8 124 D Fleeman, SKT 8
9 131 D George, MTN 8
10 121 D Lloyd, SKT 8
11 24 T Southam, GBR 6
12 142 D Di Luca, LPR 6
13 144 G Bosisio, LPR 5
14 145 G Ermeti, LPR 5
15 155 W Sulzberger, AIS 5
16 41 R Downing, POT 4
17 94 D Martin, TSL 4
18 132 K Evans, MTN 3
19 4 F Bichot, AGR 3
20 12 E Boasson THR 3
21 91 D Millar, TSL 3
22 36 T Swift-Metcalfe, PRT 3
23 2 E Berges, AGR 2
24 15 V Reynes, THR 2
25 156 J Walker, AIS 2
26 114 A Lund, CSC 2
27 113 J Bellis, CSC 1
28 95 C Sutton, TSL 1
29 93 J Dean, TSL 1
30 76 O Sevilla, RRC 1
31 111 S O'Grady, CSC 1

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