Bont Rider Chris Sutton Continues His Winning Ways

Sutton (Garmin Slipstream) scored another sprint victory to make it three in a row for the Bont rider in this years Jayco Herald Sun Tour on Thursday. On a day that started and finished in pouring rain, it was again all about Sutton and his Garmin-Slipstream team. Once again it came down to wire with a sprint deciding the stage victor.

It was the sprinter Sutton who reigned supreme for the third day in a row, just nudging out Jonathan Cantwell (Fly V Australia) and Garmin teammate, Bradley Wiggins in a desperate lunge for the line.

Its making for a very exciting last 2 days with a 10K technical tt scheduled for Friday and ending with Saturday's circuit race. We will keep you informed as the race heads into Saturday's final day.

Bont's Chris Sutton Doubles Up Down Under

Stage 3 was a repeat victory for Chris Sutton. A great day for Bont as they had two riders in the top five of today's stage with Bradley Wiggins in 5th. Today's stage win of the 2009 Jayco Herald Sun Tour, also delivered him the yellow jersey.

Sutton plans of retaining the leader’s jersey through to Melbourne on Saturday. Sutton now sits one second ahead of Cantwell, with Wiggins third, at 35 seconds, Matt Wilson fourth, at 45 seconds, and Svein Tuft fifth, at 55 seconds. Should Sutton win the overall, it would complete the first father and son Tour victories, complementing father Gary's 1984 success.

Sutton Picks up Stage Win

Bont's Chris Sutton picked up his first stage win of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour. For Sutton it was the continuation of a family tradition that stretches back to 1983, when his uncle, Shane, won the title. The following year brother Gary claimed the win.
Now finding himself in a position to continue the 'dynasty', Sutton knows what's ahead if he wants to make his mark on the race. "Whilst it is always sweet to get a win, especially in Australia, hopefully I've got another couple in me yet," said Sutton.
"I've still got hopes of winning overall so we can become the first father and son combination to do it."

Felt / Bont team Member Jake Duehring 2nd at US Nats!

Felt factory team/ Bont Rider Jake Duehring (above) made us proud last night with an impressive performance at the 2009 USA Cycling Track Nationals in Los Angeles. Jake scored a silver medal in the Omnium, an overall competition combining five different events—both sprint and endurance—in one night of competition at the Home Depot Center.

Here’s the thing: It was Jake’s first time competing at nationals. He killed it in the 3km individual pursuit, winning with a time of 3:32.775, and also finished second in the flying 200-meter TT (his first time racing the event); fifth in the Scratch Race; third in the Kilo; and eighth in the Points Race. Jake finished the night with 19 points, just 3 behind national champion Cody O’Reilly.

Felt bikes and Bont shoes were out in force at the opening night of the Track National Championships.