Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race - Towards Zero Race Melbourne 2017: Elite Men Results

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The Race Melbourne circuit race podium: Danny van Poppel, Sam Bennett and Scott Sunderland (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) outsprinted Danny van Poppel (Team Sky) and Scott Sunderland (IsoWhy Sports – SwissWellness) to the top step of the podium at Race Melbourne on Thursday. The Australia Day circuit race hosted on the Formula 1 course in Melbourne's Albert Park serves as a prelude to Sunday's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.

A group of 15 riders slipped away on the first lap including Sky pair Luke Rowe and Kenny Elissonde, Esteban Chaves (Orica-Scott), Will Clarke (Cannondale-Drapac), Peter Stetina (Trek-Segafredo) and Calvin Watson (Aqua Blue Sport). The group cooperated, with every rider contributing to the pace-making, but the peloton was unwilling to allow more than a 30-second gap. By lap six, the race had come back together.

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe	2:21:39
2	Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Team Sky	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Scott Sunderland (Aus) IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-Scott	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Tyler Farrar (USA) Dimension Data	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2r La Mondiale	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Travis Mccabe (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Sjoerd Van Ginneken (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Robert Wagner (Ger) Team LottoNl-Jumbo	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Miles Scotson (Aus) BMC Racing Team	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Taco Van Der Hoorn (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Francisco Ventoso (Spa) BMC Racing Team	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Ivan Savitckii (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Jesse Kerrison (Aus) IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Brenton Jones (Aus)	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Alexei Tcatevich (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Katusha-Alpecin	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Soudal	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Scott Bowden (Aus)	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Leigh Howard (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Lucas Hamilton (Aus)	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Pavel Brutt (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Alexander Porter (Aus)	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Cameron Bayly (Aus)	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Aaron Gate (NZl) Aqua Blue Sport	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Petr Vakoc (Cze) Quick-Step Floors	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team	0:00:09
39	Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe	0:00:10
40	Michel Kreder (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport	0:00:12
41	Artur Ershov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	0:00:13
42	Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal	0:00:14
44	Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team	0:00:20
45	Alexey Vermeulen (USA) Team LottoNl-Jumbo	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Martin Velits (Svk) Quick-Step Floors	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale	0:00:23
50	Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Clement Chevrier (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-Scott	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Sebastian Henao (Col) Team Sky	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Brendan Canty (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-Scott	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Koen De Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Greg Henderson (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	François Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Eros Capecchi (Ita) Quick-Step Floors	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Sergey Nikolaev (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Janier Acevedo (Col) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Amael Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Patrick Bevin (NZl) Cannondale-Drapac	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Team LottoNl-Jumbo	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNl-Jumbo	0:00:36
73	Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Quick-Step Floors	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Jack Bauer (NZl) Quick-Step Floors	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Cameron Meyer (Aus)	0:00:38
76	Kirill Sveshnikov (Rus) Gazprom – Rusvelo	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale-Drapac	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Patrick Lane (Aus) IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Calvin Watson (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	William Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Trek-Segafredo	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-Scott	0:01:00
86	Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Lennard Hofstede (Ned) Team Sunweb	0:01:04
88	Lachlan Morton (Aus) Dimension Data	Row 87 - Cell 2
89	Conor Dunne (Ire) Aqua Blue Sport	0:01:10
90	Lukas Pöstleberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe	0:01:42
91	Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hasgrohe	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Rafael Valls (Spa) Lotto Soudal	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Peter Koning (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport	0:02:23
94	Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data	0:02:58
95	Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal	0:03:04
96	James Shaw (GBr) Lotto Soudal	Row 95 - Cell 2
97	Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal	Row 96 - Cell 2
98	Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo	0:03:06
99	Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	Row 98 - Cell 2
100	Tim Ariesen (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	Row 99 - Cell 2
101	Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb	Row 100 - Cell 2
102	Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac	Row 101 - Cell 2
103	Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb	Row 102 - Cell 2
104	José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin	Row 103 - Cell 2
105	Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-Scott	0:04:04
106	Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale-Drapac	0:04:13
107	Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo	Row 106 - Cell 2
108	Chris Hamilton (Aus) Team Sunweb	0:04:15
109	Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data	Row 108 - Cell 2
DNF	Ben O'Connor (Aus) Dimension Data	Row 109 - Cell 2
DNF	Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data	Row 110 - Cell 2
DNF	Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Katusha-Alpecin	Row 111 - Cell 2
DNF	Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin	Row 112 - Cell 2
DNF	Bert Jan Lindeman (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	Row 113 - Cell 2
DNF	Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-Scott	Row 114 - Cell 2
DNF	Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	Row 115 - Cell 2
DNF	Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	Row 116 - Cell 2
DNF	Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij	Row 117 - Cell 2
DNF	Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team	Row 118 - Cell 2
DNF	Adrian Hegyvary (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team	Row 119 - Cell 2
DNF	Lachlan Norris (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team	Row 120 - Cell 2
DNF	Michael Storer (Aus)	Row 121 - Cell 2
DNF	Robbie Hucker (Aus) IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness team	Row 122 - Cell 2
DNF	Jeremy Cameron (Aus) IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness team	Row 123 - Cell 2
DNF	Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors	Row 124 - Cell 2
DNF	Rúben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo	Row 125 - Cell 2
DNF	Lawrence Warbasse (USA) Aqua Blue Sport	Row 126 - Cell 2

Sam Bennett bags Bora-Hansgrohe's first victory at Race Melbourne

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