"It was a fantastic performance from Cameron and another outstanding effort from the team to support him on what was a demanding day," coach Dan Healey said. "The climbs were difficult and there were so many bad crashes. It is a real shame for Dion who was really enjoying a strong tour."
Karwowski moved to second overall for under-23 riders and 12th overall, 28 seconds behind leader Pirman Lang (Switzerland) who finished in the peloton to retain the yellow jersey despite trailling the leaders by more than two minutes at one point.
Of the other BikeNZ-PBR riders, Scott Creighton was 35th finishing in the second bunch, seven seconds behind the leading group after a strong supporting role. Piet Bulling and Taylor Gunman were in the pack 3 minutes 17 seconds down with the team reduced to four riders.
Olympic-bound cyclist Sam Bewley has joined fellow Kiwi Julian Dean in the Orica-GreenEDGE outfit upon the departure of Australian Robbie McEwen. Bewley, 24, will represent New Zealand in the team pursuit at London before switching his focus 100 per cent to a road career. APNZ
