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Mersey Valley Tour 2010

Date range:
March 27-28, 2010

March 28, Stage 2: Sheffield 116km

Clarke gives Genesys a stage victory

By:
Greg Johnson
Published:
March 28, 2010, 08:19,
Updated:
March 30, 2010, 04:46

Durbridge holds on for race win despite being dropped

Elite men's race winner Luke Durbridge (Jayco Skins)

Elite men's race winner Luke Durbridge (Jayco Skins)

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 Will Clarke (Genesys Wealth Advisers) won the battle against fellow breakaway rider Ben Dyball (Virgin Blue-RBS Morgans) to claim victory on the Mersey Valley Tour’s final stage. Despite the peloton shattering on the final stage, Jayco-Skins’ Luke Drubridge retained enough of a margin to hold on to the general classification lead, by just six seconds ahead of Dyball.

His overall victory at the Mersey Valley Tour gives Durbridge the lead in Cycling Australia’s National Road Series. Durbridge showed gratitude to the Plan B team, which helped the lone Jayco-Skins rider defend his lead against Genesys and Virgin Blue on today’s stage.

“Today was a really tough day,” said Durbridge. “The Plan B team rode super strong for me all day, I couldn't have won it without them.”

Durbridge tried his luck with a solo attack from the breakaway group on the stage’s final climb. It proved futile however as he was caught by Clarke, Dyball and a second Genesys rider near the climb’s summit.

“They attacked me all the way to the finish,” he said. “Dyball and Clarke managed to get away, so I rode tempo to try and limit my loss and keep the lead.

“I'm really happy about the win its early season so the form is only going to get better,” he added.

The NRS continues in April with the Canberra Tour, a round of both the men’s and women’s series.

Rowney wins bunch sprint

Loren Rowney claimed victory in a sprint from a reduced selection of 13 riders on the women’s final stage. While the stage glory went to Rowney, all of the main overall contenders made it into the lead group meaning the general classification saw little change.

Having taken the race lead on the previous afternoon’s stage Alexandra Carle managed to stay with the leaders on the final stage to claim the Mersey Valley Tour victory. Carle’s victory sees her lead the Nartional Road Series standings heading into the next round, the Canberra Tour.

Results

Elite men
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Will Clarke 3:04:02  
2 Ben Dyball    
3 Nathan Earle 0:00:13  
4 Cameron Peterson 0:00:14  
5 Luke Durbridge    
6 Anthony Giacoppo 0:01:05  
7 Ben Grieve-Johnson 0:01:27  
8 Brodie Talbot 0:01:28  
9 Ben Mather 0:01:30  
10 Jason Spencer    
11 Sam Davis    
12 Elliott Wells    
13 Dylan Newell 0:03:32  
14 Adam Phelan 0:03:43  
15 Sam Rutherford 0:10:56  
16 John Freiberg    
17 Rhys Gillett 0:14:11  
18 Michael Fitzgerald 0:18:58  
19 Daniel Furmston    
20 Doug Hagger 0:27:47  
21 Michael Freiberg    
22 Nathan Haas    
23 Ben Grenda    
24 Joshua Chugg    
25 Brett Trivers    
26 Nathan Elliott    
27 Jason Rigg    
28 Joel Stearnes    
29 Patrick Shaw    
30 Peter Aquilina    
31 Matthew Bishop    
32 James Hepburn    
33 Matthew Mcdonagh    
34 Tim Elmer    
35 Joshua Taylor    
36 Andrew Roe    
37 Daniel Alcock    
38 Tim Walker    
39 Andrew Margison    
40 Jeremy Hills    
41 Reece Edwards    
42 Aaron O'Grady    
43 Brett Schnitzerling    
44 Nathan Chiswell    
45 Chris Jahnz    
46 Rob Doyle    
47 Ryan Hughes    
48 Thomas Robinson    
49 Eric Sheppard    
50 Andrew Smith    
51 Andrew Christie    
52 Jonathon White    
53 Danny Pullbrook    
54 Peter Loft    
55 Maarten Wouters    
56 Michael Mcgee    
Elite women
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Loren Rowney 2:28:54  
2 Rebecca Werner    
3 Joanne Hogan    
4 Rowena Fry    
5 Alexandra Carle    
6 Simone Grounds    
7 Myra Moller    
8 Rebecca Domange    
9 Shara Gillow    
10 Laura Luxford    
11 Carlee Taylor    
12 Zoe Watters    
13 Samantha Hemsley    
14 Tahlia Paskin 0:00:59  
15 Jenny Macpherson 0:01:31  
16 Naomi Williams 0:03:48  
17 Miranda Laidlaw 0:06:18  
18 Sally Robbins    
19 Laura Meadley    
20 Sarah Cure    
21 Nikolina Orlic 0:09:14  
22 Kendelle Hodges 0:10:56  
23 Brielle Carlton    
24 Emma Smith    
25 Heather Logie    
26 Irene Digenis    
27 Amy Bradley    
Final classification
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
Elite men
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Luke Durbridge 6:14:37  
2 Ben Dyball 0:00:08  
3 Cameron Peterson 0:00:26  
4 Will Clarke 0:00:56  
5 Nathan Earle 0:02:06  
6 Ben Grieve-Johnson 0:03:49  
7 Brodie Talbot 0:04:02  
8 Anthony Giacoppo 0:04:08  
9 Ben Mather 0:04:19  
10 Jason Spencer 0:05:08  
11 Sam Davis 0:05:20  
12 Adam Phelan 0:07:51  
13 Elliott Wells 0:08:01  
14 Dylan Newell 0:15:48  
15 Sam Rutherford 0:17:09  
16 John Freiberg 0:17:10  
17 Rhys Gillett 0:22:15  
18 Michael Fitzgerald 0:24:05  
19 Daniel Furmston 0:34:38  
20 Doug Hagger 0:48:27  
21 Michael Freiberg    
22 Nathan Haas    
23 Ben Grenda    
24 Joshua Chugg    
25 Brett Trivers    
26 Nathan Elliott    
27 Jason Rigg    
28 Joel Stearnes    
29 Patrick Shaw    
30 Peter Aquilina    
31 Matthew Bishop    
32 James Hepburn    
33 Matthew Mcdonagh    
34 Tim Elmer    
35 Joshua Taylor    
36 Andrew Roe    
37 Daniel Alcock    
38 Tim Walker    
39 Andrew Margison    
40 Jeremy Hills    
41 Reece Edwards    
42 Aaron O”Grady    
43 Brett Schnitzerling    
44 Nathan Chiswell    
45 Chris Jahnz    
46 Rob Doyle    
Elite women
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Alexandra Carle 4:54:13  
2 Joanne Hogan 0:00:14  
3 Rowena Fry 0:00:50  
4 Simone Grounds 0:01:18  
5 Myra Moller 0:01:24  
6 Rebecca Domange 0:01:42  
7 Shara Gillow 0:02:14  
8 Laura Luxford 0:02:33  
9 Carlee Taylor 0:02:53  
10 Zoe Watters 0:03:07  
11 Loren Rowney 0:03:22  
12 Rebecca Werner 0:03:24  
13 Tahlia Paskin 0:03:53  
14 Jenny Macpherson 0:05:21  
15 Naomi Williams 0:09:23  
16 Miranda Laidlaw 0:12:59  
17 Samantha Hemsley 0:13:20  
18 Sally Robbins 0:13:48  
19 Nikolina Orlic 0:14:35  
20 Laura Meadley 0:15:21  
21 Kendelle Hodges 0:17:09  
22 Sarah Cure 0:24:11  
23 Brielle Carlton 0:32:01