Freiberg battles back to take elite men's Australian road race title

Despite having been part of a day-long breakaway at the elite men's Australian road race national championships, former omnium world champion Michael Freiberg (Pro Racing Sunshine Coast) battled back to surprise leading duo Chris Harper (Team BridgeLane) and Cameron Meyer (Mitchelton-Scott) in the final kilometre to win the green-and-gold jersey in Buninyong, Victoria, on Sunday.

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Michael Freiberg (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine Coast4:44:48
2Chris Harper (Aus) Team BridgeLane0:00:01
3Cameron Meyer (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 2 - Cell 2
4Luke Durbridge (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott0:01:23
5Dylan Sunderland (Aus) Team BridgeLane0:03:24
6Scott Bowden (Aus) Team BridgeLaneRow 5 - Cell 2
7Mark O'Brien (Aus)Row 6 - Cell 2
8Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 7 - Cell 2
9Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott0:03:29
10Jai Hindley (Aus) Team Sunweb0:04:16
11Conor Murtagh (Aus) Oliver's Real Food Racing0:04:36
12Drew Morey (Aus) Terengganu Cycling Team0:04:39
13Jason Lea (Aus) Team BridgeLane0:05:27
14Reece Tucknott (Aus)Row 13 - Cell 2
15Brendan Johnston (Aus)0:06:14
16Michael Storer (Aus) Team Sunweb0:06:55
17Nathan Elliott (Aus) Inform TM Insight MAKERow 16 - Cell 2
18Ben Hill (Aus) Ljubljana Gusto Santic0:07:16
19Cyrus Monk (Aus) EvoPro RacingRow 18 - Cell 2
20Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Soudal0:07:19
21James Whelan (Aus) EF Education First0:07:40
22Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott0:09:26
23Liam White (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic development team0:09:30
24Lionel Mawditt (Aus) Team BridgeLane0:11:45
25Alistair Donohoe (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine Coast0:12:42
DNFAlexander Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 25 - Cell 2
DNFCallum Scotson (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 26 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Hepburn (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 27 - Cell 2
DNFMathew Hayman (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 28 - Cell 2
DNFRobert Stannard (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 29 - Cell 2
DNFChris Hamilton (Aus) Team SunwebRow 30 - Cell 2
DNFMitchell Docker (Aus) EF Education FirstRow 31 - Cell 2
DNFLachlan Morton (Aus) EF Education FirstRow 32 - Cell 2
DNFCaleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto SoudalRow 33 - Cell 2
DNFAyden Toovey (Aus) Team BridgeLaneRow 34 - Cell 2
DNFBenjamin Van Dam (Aus) Team BridgeLaneRow 35 - Cell 2
DNFNeil Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Team BridgeLaneRow 36 - Cell 2
DNFTristan Ward (Aus) Team BridgeLaneRow 37 - Cell 2
DNFToby Orchard (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine CoastRow 38 - Cell 2
DNFJonathon Noble (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine CoastRow 39 - Cell 2
DNFFreddy Ovett (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine CoastRow 40 - Cell 2
DNFAshley Mackay (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine CoastRow 41 - Cell 2
DNFTimothy Cameron (Aus) St. George Continental Cycling TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
DNFRowan Dever (Aus) Oliver's Real Food RacingRow 43 - Cell 2
DNFAngus Lyons (Aus) Oliver's Real Food RacingRow 44 - Cell 2
DNFRussell Gill (Aus) Oliver's Real Food RacingRow 45 - Cell 2
DNFKarl Michelin-Beard (Aus) Oliver's Real Food RacingRow 46 - Cell 2
DNFClinton Edwards (Aus) Oliver's Real Food RacingRow 47 - Cell 2
DNFJesse Featonby (Aus) Oliver's Real Food RacingRow 48 - Cell 2
DNFPatrick Burt (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic development teamRow 49 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Kaesler (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic development teamRow 50 - Cell 2
DNFOliver Martin (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic development teamRow 51 - Cell 2
DNFTheodore Yates (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic development teamRow 52 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Coates (Aus) Futuro - Maxxis Pro Cycling presented by Velo GitaRow 53 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Bettany (Aus) Futuro - Maxxis Pro Cycling presented by Velo GitaRow 54 - Cell 2
DNFDylan Newbery (Aus) Futuro - Maxxis Pro Cycling presented by Velo GitaRow 55 - Cell 2
DNFTom Robinson (Aus) Futuro - Maxxis Pro Cycling presented by Velo GitaRow 56 - Cell 2
DNFCameron Layton (Aus) Futuro - Maxxis Pro Cycling presented by Velo GitaRow 57 - Cell 2
DNFDylan Lindsey (Aus) Subaru - Anchor Point Racing TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
DNFJordan Villani (Aus) Subaru - Anchor Point Racing TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
DNFNicholas Canterbury (Aus) Subaru - Anchor Point Racing TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
DNFNicholas Leonars (Aus) Subaru - Anchor Point Racing TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
DNFNick Locandro (Aus) Subaru - Anchor Point Racing TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
DNFAlex Holden (Aus) Subaru - Anchor Point Racing TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
DNFHarrison Bailey (Aus) GPMStulzRow 64 - Cell 2
DNFCameron Ivory (Aus) GPMStulzRow 65 - Cell 2
DNFTasman Nankervis (Aus) GPMStulzRow 66 - Cell 2
DNFAden Reynolds (Aus) GPMStulzRow 67 - Cell 2
DNFCameron Roberts (Aus) GPMStulzRow 68 - Cell 2
DNFJulian Thomson (Aus) GPMStulzRow 69 - Cell 2
DNFJoel Walsh (Aus) GPMStulzRow 70 - Cell 2
DNFAaron Watts (Aus) GPMStulzRow 71 - Cell 2
DNFSamuel Hill (Aus) Team Nero BianchiRow 72 - Cell 2
DNFJay Vine (Aus) Team Nero BianchiRow 73 - Cell 2
DNFChris Miller (Aus) Team Nero BianchiRow 74 - Cell 2
DNFJay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-HansgroheRow 75 - Cell 2
DNFHeinrich Haussler (Aus) Bahrain-MeridaRow 76 - Cell 2
DNFRylan Dowdell (Aus) Butterfields - Appselec p/b Van Daam RacingRow 77 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Randall (Aus) Butterfields - Appselec p/b Van Daam RacingRow 78 - Cell 2
DNFWilliam Barker (Aus) Phoenix Cycling CollectiveRow 79 - Cell 2
DNFNathan Booth (Aus) Phoenix Cycling CollectiveRow 80 - Cell 2
DNFToby Stewart (Aus) Phoenix cycling collectiveRow 81 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Berwick (Aus) St. George Cycling Club TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
DNFLuke Cridland (Aus) St. George Cycling Club TeamRow 83 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Bonello (Aus) St. George Cycling Club TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
DNFMiles Scotson (Aus) Groupama-FDJRow 85 - Cell 2
DNFBen O'Connor (Aus) Team Dimension DataRow 86 - Cell 2
DNFNathan Haas (Aus) Team Katusha AlpecinRow 87 - Cell 2
DNFSam Crome (Aus) Team UKYORow 88 - Cell 2
DNFBrenton Jones (Aus) Delko Marseille ProvenceRow 89 - Cell 2
DNFZakkari Dempster (Aus) Israel Cycling AcademyRow 90 - Cell 2
DNFRobbie Hucker (Aus) Team UKYORow 91 - Cell 2
DNFAdam Lloyd (Aus) MTOSS RacingRow 92 - Cell 2
DNFNick Spratt (Aus) MTOSS RacingRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFSamuel Volkers (Aus) Memil Pro CyclingRow 94 - Cell 2
DNFGene Richards (Aus) Rauland Development Racing TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFAdam Nelson (Aus)Row 96 - Cell 2
DNFDamien Bovalino (Aus)Row 97 - Cell 2
DNFKyle Thompson (Aus)Row 98 - Cell 2
DNFAlex Kinnane (Aus)Row 99 - Cell 2
DNFMathew Ross (Aus)Row 100 - Cell 2
DNFJonathan Clarke (Aus)Row 101 - Cell 2
DNFTom Chapman (Aus)Row 102 - Cell 2
DNFLachlan Marshall (Aus)Row 103 - Cell 2
DNFTim Hoy (Aus)Row 104 - Cell 2
DNFTroy Herfoss (Aus)Row 105 - Cell 2
DNFBrendan Thornton (Aus)Row 106 - Cell 2
DNFJoshua Wilson (Aus)Row 107 - Cell 2
DNFPaul Redenbach (Aus)Row 108 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Taylor (Aus)Row 109 - Cell 2
DNFStuart Smith (Aus)Row 110 - Cell 2
DNFChristopher Ball (Aus)Row 111 - Cell 2
DNFTimothy Clarsen (Aus)Row 112 - Cell 2
DNFBrendon Brauer (Aus)Row 113 - Cell 2
DNFPeter Milostic (Aus)Row 114 - Cell 2
DNFJacob Warman (Aus)Row 115 - Cell 2
DNFJoel Coxon (Aus)Row 116 - Cell 2
DNFCurtis Dowdell (Aus)Row 117 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Rischmueller (Aus)Row 118 - Cell 2
DNFAdrian Jackson (Aus)Row 119 - Cell 2
DNFGuy Kalma (Aus)Row 120 - Cell 2
DNFPeter Wakefield (Aus)Row 121 - Cell 2
DNFMax Hardy (Aus)Row 122 - Cell 2
DNFKelly Carter (Aus)Row 123 - Cell 2
DNFSteve Robb (Aus)Row 124 - Cell 2
DNFDarcy Ellerm-Norton (Aus)Row 125 - Cell 2
DNFAllan Iacuone (Aus)Row 126 - Cell 2
DNFNathan Jones (Aus)Row 127 - Cell 2
DNFSean Trainor (Aus)Row 128 - Cell 2
DNFJake Klajnblat (Aus)Row 129 - Cell 2
DNFJacob Langham (Aus)Row 130 - Cell 2
DNFTom Just (Aus)Row 131 - Cell 2
DNFTodd Satchell (Aus)Row 132 - Cell 2
DNFBrodie Talbot (Aus)Row 133 - Cell 2
DNFJustin Gassner (Aus)Row 134 - Cell 2
DNSRyan Cavanagh (Aus) St. George Continental Cycling TeamRow 135 - Cell 2
DNSRyan Thomas (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic development teamRow 136 - Cell 2
DNSAden Reynolds (Aus) GPMStulzRow 137 - Cell 2
DNSJason Thomason (Aus) Butterfields - Appselec p/b Van Daam RacingRow 138 - Cell 2
DNSBen Spenceley (Aus) AMR Renault RacingRow 139 - Cell 2
DNSBen Harvey (Aus) St. George Cycling Club TeamRow 140 - Cell 2
DNSMatthias Kiernan (Aus)Row 141 - Cell 2
DNSKierin Lewis (Aus)Row 142 - Cell 2
DNSSteven Richards (Aus)Row 143 - Cell 2

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