The 2007 Bay Classic Series

Bay Classic Series

The Bay Classic Series is a road cycling race held in and around Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia. The race consists of both a men's and a women's competition over five stages....

was a series of criterium

Criterium

A criterium, or crit, is a bike race held on a short course , often run on closed-off city center streets....

 road cycling races held from 3 to 7 January 2007 around the west of Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia.

The men's stages were approximately one hour criteriums (45 minutes plus 10 laps) with three sprints at 15 minute intervals. The women's stages were approximately 45 minute criteriums (30 minutes plus 10 laps) with two sprints at 15 minute intervals. Points were awarded to the first 10 riders at the finish (12, 10, 8 to 1). Points were awarded in the intermediate sprints to the first three places (3, 2 & 1 points) towards a separate sprint classification. A team classification was calculated from the points of the highest ranked three riders in each team of five.

Men's stage summary

Stage	Date	Location	Stage Top 3	Leading Top 3
1	3 January	Williamstown Williamstown, Victoria Williamstown is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay. At the 2006 Census, Williamstown had a population of 12,733....	Jonathan Clarke   Robbie Williams   Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw is an Australian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam , who is considered one of the best lead-out men in the world.- Early career :...	Jonathan Clarke   Robbie Williams   Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw is an Australian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam , who is considered one of the best lead-out men in the world.- Early career :...
2	4 January	Portarlington Portarlington, Victoria Portarlington is a historic coastal township located on the Bellarine Peninsula, 27km from the city of Geelong, in the state of Victoria, Australia. The gently rising hills behind the town feature vineyards and olive groves, overlooking Port Phillip Bay. Portarlington is a popular family holiday...	Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw is an Australian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam , who is considered one of the best lead-out men in the world.- Early career :...   Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for the British UCI ProTour team, .-Biography:Gerrans was born in Melbourne, Victoria and grew up in Mansfield, Victoria....   Darren Lapthorne Darren Lapthorne Darren Lapthorne is an Australian professional racing cyclist currently riding for Drapac Cycling.Lapthorne began his career in 2006 with the Australian Professional Team Drapac Porsche. In his first year he was won the road race of the Teams Road Championships. He also finished third in one stage...	Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw is an Australian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam , who is considered one of the best lead-out men in the world.- Early career :...   Jonathan Clarke   Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland is a professional road bicycle racer from Canberra, Australia, riding for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis...
3	5 January	Ritchie Boulevard, Geelong	Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, for on the UCI ProTour, specializing in sprint finishes...   Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw is an Australian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam , who is considered one of the best lead-out men in the world.- Early career :...   Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland is a professional road bicycle racer from Canberra, Australia, riding for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis...	Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw is an Australian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam , who is considered one of the best lead-out men in the world.- Early career :...   Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland is a professional road bicycle racer from Canberra, Australia, riding for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis...   Jonathan Clarke
4	6 January	Botanic Gardens, Geelong	Dean Windsor   David McPartland   Johnny Walker	Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw is an Australian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam , who is considered one of the best lead-out men in the world.- Early career :...   Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland is a professional road bicycle racer from Canberra, Australia, riding for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis...   Dean Windsor
5	7 January	Melbourne Docklands Melbourne Docklands Docklands is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia occupying an area extending up to 2 km west of and adjacent to Melbourne's Central Business District . Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne...	Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for the British UCI ProTour team, .-Biography:Gerrans was born in Melbourne, Victoria and grew up in Mansfield, Victoria....   Robert McLachland   Cameron Meyer Cameron Meyer Cameron Meyer is an Australian professional racing cyclist, riding for UCI ProTeam . He started cycling at the age of 13 in 2001 and first represented his country at the World Junior Track Championships in 2005. Meyer won his first senior World Championship in the Points Race in Pruszków, Poland...	Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw is an Australian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam , who is considered one of the best lead-out men in the world.- Early career :...   Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for the British UCI ProTour team, .-Biography:Gerrans was born in Melbourne, Victoria and grew up in Mansfield, Victoria....   Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland is a professional road bicycle racer from Canberra, Australia, riding for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis...

Men's top 10 overall

Pos	Rider	Points
1	Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw is an Australian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam , who is considered one of the best lead-out men in the world.- Early career :...	35
2	Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for the British UCI ProTour team, .-Biography:Gerrans was born in Melbourne, Victoria and grew up in Mansfield, Victoria....	25
3	Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland is a professional road bicycle racer from Canberra, Australia, riding for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis...	23
4	Dean Windsor	22
5	Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, for on the UCI ProTour, specializing in sprint finishes...	22
6	Johnny Clarke	19
7	David McPartland	18
8	Joel Pearson	15
9	Robert McLachlan Robert McLachlan Robert McLachlan is a professional road bicycle racer from Australia. The 1992 Olympian now rides for the Drapac Porsche Development Program and a two-time series champion of the UCI Oceania Tour....	13
10	Evan Oliphant Evan Oliphant Evan Oliphant is a Scottish bike rider from Wick in Caithness. He rides for Endura Racing, having spent the previous season with DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed and, before that, two seasons with Recycling.co.uk....	13

Women's stage summary

Stage	Date	Location	Stage Top 3	Leading Top 3
1	3 January	Williamstown Williamstown, Victoria Williamstown is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay. At the 2006 Census, Williamstown had a population of 12,733....	Kate Bates   Belinda Goss Belinda Goss Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :200220032004Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :...   Nikki Egyed	Kate Bates   Belinda Goss Belinda Goss Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :200220032004Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :...   Nikki Egyed
2	4 January	Portarlington Portarlington, Victoria Portarlington is a historic coastal township located on the Bellarine Peninsula, 27km from the city of Geelong, in the state of Victoria, Australia. The gently rising hills behind the town feature vineyards and olive groves, overlooking Port Phillip Bay. Portarlington is a popular family holiday...	Belinda Goss Belinda Goss Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :200220032004Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :...   Kate Bates   Nikki Egyed	Kate Bates   Belinda Goss Belinda Goss Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :200220032004Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :...   Nikki Egyed
3	5 January	Ritchie Boulevard, Geelong	Alexis Rhodes   Jennie McPherson   Kate Bates	Kate Bates   Belinda Goss Belinda Goss Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :200220032004Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :...   Nikki Egyed
4	6 January	Botanic Gardens, Geelong	Alexis Rhodes   Kate Bates   Belinda Goss Belinda Goss Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :200220032004Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :...	Kate Bates   Belinda Goss Belinda Goss Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :200220032004Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :...   Alexis Rhodes
5	7 January	Melbourne Docklands Melbourne Docklands Docklands is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia occupying an area extending up to 2 km west of and adjacent to Melbourne's Central Business District . Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne...	Kate Bates   Belinda Goss Belinda Goss Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :200220032004Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :...   Nikki Egyed	Kate Bates   Belinda Goss Belinda Goss Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :200220032004Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :...   Nikki Egyed

Women's top 10 overall

Pos	Rider	Points
1	Kate Bates	52
2	Belinda Goss Belinda Goss Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :200220032004Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :...	47
3	Nikki Egyed	32
4	Jo Kiesonowski	25
5	Alexis Rhodes	24
6	Jennie McPherson	23
7	Sara Carrigan Sara Carrigan Sara Carrigan OAM is a professional cyclist from Australia, who commenced her cycling career in 1996 at the age of fifteen and is currently a member of the Belgian Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam....	16
8	Sky-Lee Armstrong	10.5
9	Emma Rickards	10
10	Emma Mackie	7.5