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The fifth round of Australia's National Road Series, the second of the Scody Cup – the Geelong Tour is far from easy and kicks off with a 48km criterium on Wednesday, August 10. The 407 kilometre tour will also take in Lara, the You Yangs, Grovedale, Gnarwarre, Ceres and Anakie before ending in Geelong's Eastern Gardens on Sunday, August 14. Headlining the six-stage race will be current NRS rankings leader Nathan Haas (Genesys) who holds a 190-point break on teammate Steele Von Hoff. Genesys ...
Geelong Tour Stages
Stage 1 - North Shore Criterium
- Distance:
- 48 km
Stage 2
- Location:
- Lara - You Yangs
- Distance:
- 79.6 km
Stage 3 - Grovedale Criterium
- Distance:
- 63 km
Stage 4 - (ITT)
- Location:
- Gnarwarre - Ceres
- Distance:
- 28.2 km
Stage 5
- Location:
- Anakie
- Distance:
- 143.1 km
Stage 6 - Geelong Criterium
- Distance:
- 45 km
Geelong Tour Photos
Benjamin ‘Benny’ Hill (Jayco/2XU) takes out stage five and the gold medal in the Victorian Open Mens Road Race Championship.
- Steele Von Hoff (Genesys Wealth Advisers) takes out stage two of the tour and finds himself in the overall lead.
- Scott Law (V Australia) takes out stage one of the tour in North Shore.
- Edward Bissaker (Jayco-AIS) formerly of the ACT now residing in South Australia heads towards a win in stage four of the Tour.
- A Genesys Wealth Advisers trifecta: The final Tour podium (l-r) Patrick Shaw (2nd), Nathan Haas (1st), and Anthony Giacoppo (3rd).
- 'Man of' Steele Von Hoff (Genesys Wealth Advisers) will certainly be attracting the attention of European teams after another stage win in the Aussie National Road Series.
- Loren Rowney (Bundaberg Sugar) takes out the final stage of the Women's Tour of Geelong.
- Going against the clock as the fog slowly clears during the women's race in the Victorian Open Road Time Trial Championship.
- The peloton make their way up the home straight during the stage three criterium in the Geelong suburb of Grovedale.
- The men's peloton in Geelong's Eastern Gardens with Corio Bay in the background.
- The women’s podium (l-r): Jessica Mundy (2nd,Team SASI), Loren Rowney (1st,Bundaberg Sugar), and Kendelle Hodges (3rd,Jayco/VIS).
- Stage four podium (l-r): Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers), 2nd; Edward Bissaker (Jayco-AIS), 1st; and Kane Walker (Genesys Wealth Advisers), 3rd.
- Search2Retain's Nathan Elliott is on the improve and will be looking to elevate himself on the GC before the Tour is over.
- Stage winner Steele Von Hoff explains his victory to his Genesys Wealth Advisers teammates atop the You Yangs.
- Riders came down in the slippery conditions on stage one in North Shore.
Geelong Tour News
Haas and Von Hoff - a class above in the NRS
Two Genesys riders chasing ProTour dreams
Hill makes the most of switch to Jayco-2XU to claim Victorian Open Road Championship
Jonker says team is getting closer to finding the winning formula
Plan B looking to forge links with WorldTour teams in 2012
Manager Wayne Evans upbeat despite challenges for WA team
Von Hoff's domination in Gippsland first fruits of decision to ride full-time
Genesys director Andrew Christie-Johnson expecting tougher racing ahead
Jonker praises "hard" Tour of Geelong course
Outstanding fields anticipated in both men's and women's