After a grueling individual time trial in the wine-region of the Yarra Valley, Jelly Belly rider Bernard Van Ulden finished in the top three, which allowed him to gain time in the overall standings as he has done all week.
“Bernard got third today,” said team director Danny Van Haute, “which means he is only six seconds down from CSC Tour de France rider Stuart O’Grady.”
However having a top three finished is not the only thing the team strives for. They want to be the best team out there, and Van Haute knows the men are capable.
“Going into the last stage we are still looking for a win,” he said. “And I know we can do it.”
Tomorrow’s stage covers 33 laps around a 1.9km circuit in Melbourne’s Little Italy. The stage is fast and flat and arrives in the city during the Melbourne Cycling Festival.
Good news has arrived for the team, however, as the Sun Tour is about to end.
“Matty Rice, who was sick at the beginning of the stage race,” Van Haute said, “is now recovering well and will be ready for the team’s next race in two and a half weeks in China.”

Molly Saunders
PR Jelly Belly Cycling Team