Australia’s 2008 Jayco-Herald Sun Tour came to an end Saturday in Melbourne. The final stage, which ended on Lygon Street, covered 33 laps around a 1.9 km circuit in Melbourne’s Little Italy and came at the same time as the Melbourne Cycling Festival.
After a week of intense pedaling, what was pared down to a four-man team ended up finishing in an excellent position.
Injuries, health problems and time cuts forced three of the original seven riders to drop after the second stage. This meant getting good results in the last four stages were up to four men: Bernard Van Ulden, Brad Huff, Nic Sanderson and Nick Reistad. Fortunately, Jelly Belly knows what a team is better than anyone, and they proved good results were possible regardless of the number of riders they had.
Two of the four remaining riders finished in the top ten; with Aussie Nic Sanderson in tenth place and Missouri-native Brad Huff in eighth place. And anyone who knows anything about cycling knows that a rider is only as good as his team, which shows that the Jelly Belly riders take their job seriously and care about each other.
This heart is no doubt the reason team director Danny Van Haute said earlier in the Tour, that Jelly Belly has fans all over the world. When fans see Jelly Belly, they know they are rooting for the best.

Molly Saunders
PR Jelly Belly Cycling Team