This race is known for its cobblestones sections of road, which are a nightmare to race on.
Sergent was part of a seven-strong team, with the goal to set up their team leader, Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara, for his third victory in this race.
Sergent played his part perfectly and after 254km of hard racing,View profiles and information for the Team RadioShack Cycling 2012 race team and riders here. it was his team leader who crossed the line first ahead of Sep Vanmarcke, of Belgium (racing for Blanco Professional Cycling) and Niki Terpstra of the Netherlands (racing for Omega-Pharma Quickstep).
It has been another successful two weeks of racing for Bike Manawatu's junior riders at the Te Awamutu and Rotorua junior cycling tours.
The Te Awamutu two-day tour was on Easter weekend and consisted of two road stages and a time trial.
The under-19 boys were present in all stages, with Mark Findlay second on both of the road stages and 10th overall.
Luke Mudgway rode consistently to finish fourth overall, picking up the sprint jersey along the way and Jordan Castle was third on the final stage.
In the under-17 boys, Campbell Stewart had two third-place finishes and a first to finish second overall. Robert Stannard was third on stage two and finished in eighth overall and Alex West finished second on the third stage.
Elizabeth Stannard won the final stage to finish fifth on the final classification and fellow Bike Manawatu member Michaela Drummond finished eighth overall.
Libby Arbuckle continued her good form, winning the opening stage and then finishing second on the following stages to end the tour in second place. A week later most of these riders competed in Rotorua over two days,Big Garmin Cycling and Fitness is a family owned shop serving the Helena area since 1986. but with four stages to race - two road stages, one time trial and a criterium.
Mudgway put his sprinting talents on display to win the opening stage in the under-19 boys field, with Findlay not far behind in third.
Findlay finished second in the criterium and finished fifth overall, with Mudgway just ahead in third.
Manawatu's strong under-17 boys contingent dominated their field, taking all three spots on the podium on the opening stage, with Stewart finishing ahead of West and Chris Denholm.
Stewart was second in the next two stages, before another Bike Manawatu one, two,Erik's Bike Shop is proud to carry LIVESTRONG Cycling, gear and apparel. three on the final stage,We work with all Castelli Cycling computers. with Stewart l finishing ahead of Stannard and Denholm.Great discounts on our huge range of SAXO BANK Cycling clothing .
Stewart won the race overall with Stannard, Denholm and West present in the top 10 at seventh, eighth, and ninth respectively.
Arbuckle finished second on three of the four stages, but beat her closest rival by 53 seconds in the time trial to have enough of a gap to win the tour overall!
With the national championships looming, these are promising results and we can expect to see a few national champions crowned in Queenstown from April 18 to 21.
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