Fitzgerald skips Plan B to win stage
Dyball loses time, maintains overall lead
West Australia’s Michael Fitzgerald didn’t need a Plan B on the Canberra Tour’s second stage, instead he simply outpaced his two breakaway rivals to claim victory. Fitzgerald held off Alastair Loutit (McDonagh Blake-Witness) and Brodie Talbot (search2retain-myteam2) at the end of the 109 kilometre stage to claim his first National Road Series stage win of the year.
A second trio of riders crossed five seconds behind the leaders, with Will Clarke (Genesys Wealth Advisers) beating round one winner Luke Durbridge (Jayco-Skins) and current race leader Ben Dyball (Virgin Blue-RBS Morgans) to the line. Despite giving up the five seconds and the stage victory time bonus to Fitzgerald, Dyball continues to hold the tour leader’s jersey with one stage remaining.
Virgin Blue-RBS Morgans sport director Pat Jonker admitted both the Jayco-Skins and Genesys Wealth Advisers teams worked well to pressure his race leader. "Our strategy today was to let a break go and ride tempo behind keeping it in check,” said Jonker. “This was pretty much how the race played out for us and in such tough terrain was always going to use the Team's strengths and resources up. At the end Ben and Cam our general classification riders were left to finish the race off.
"Mission accomplished today with Ben retaining the lead the team showing great depth and commitment,” he added. “We head into the final stage with just over one minute lead. We are well positioned with Cam in third too, but will need to be attentive tomorrow to close out the Tour win."
Win lands Hogan in race lead
After starting the stage in the mountains classification leaders jersey Joanne Hogan (Prime Estate) rode away from the peloton to take not just the stage win, but the overall race lead. Hogan crossed the line 1:19 minutes ahead of stage one winner Lisa Jacobs, who finished third in the same time as second placed Bron Ryan (ACTAS-NTID).
The stage victory gives Hogan a 57 second lead over Jacobs heading into the final stage. With the Canberra Tour being Hogan’s last race with the Prime Estate team the Victorian will be hoping to part ways on a high note.
Alex Carle (ACTAS-NTID), the National Road Series opening round winner, finished fourth on the stage 1:54 minutes behind which moved her into 10th place overall. Carle will leave Australia immediately after tomorrow’s final stage where she will join Colavita-Baci for a guest ride before spending much of the National Racing Calendar with Vera Bradley Foundation.
Full men's general classification to follow.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Michael Fitzgerald (Plan B Racing Team) | 2:58:11 |
2 | Alastair Loutit (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Brodie Talbot (search2retain-myteam2) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Will Clarke (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:00:05 |
5 | Luke Durbridge (Team Jayco - Skins) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Ben Dyball (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Cameron Peterson (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | 0:00:06 |
8 | Brett Tivers (Plan B Racing Team) | 0:00:10 |
9 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:00:17 |
10 | Anthony Giacoppo (Plan B Racing Team) | 0:00:21 |
11 | Ben Grenda (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:00:29 |
12 | Rene Kolbach | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Ben Hill | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Michael Smith (Lawson Homes Cycling Team) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Joel Earnes (Lawson Homes Cycling Team) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Philip Grenfell (Bike Bug North Sydney) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Sam Rutherford | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Adam Phelan (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Jason Spencer | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | John Freiberg (GuitarGym-Orbea) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | James Ibrahim (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Andrew Arundel | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Rowan Dever | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Nathan Elliott | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Harry Rassie (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Sam Davis (Plan B Racing Team) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Ruan Benson | 0:00:34 |
28 | Michael Hepburn (Team Jayco - Skins) | 0:01:02 |
29 | Aidan Mckenzie (GuitarGym-Orbea) | 0:02:34 |
30 | Stephen Bomball (Suzuki-ACTAS) | 0:02:38 |
31 | Kris Koke (Bike Bug North Sydney) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Craig Hutton (Bike Bug North Sydney) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | James Mcdulling | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Sam Moorhouse (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Alex Malone (Bike Bug North Sydney) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Charles Howlett (search2retain-myteam2) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Neil Van Der Ploeg (search2retain-myteam2) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Kane Walker | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Benjamin Harvey | 0:02:40 |
40 | Andy Mcnab (search2retain-myteam2) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Brent Miller (Suzuki-ACTAS) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Jason Rigg (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Dale Scarfe (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | 0:02:45 |
44 | Michael Freiberg (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | 0:02:46 |
45 | Pat Shaw (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Tom Robinson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:06:03 |
47 | Andrew Christie | 0:06:17 |
48 | Nick Bensley | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Chris Beeck (Plan B Racing Team) | 0:07:47 |
50 | Ben Manson (GuitarGym-Orbea) | 0:07:49 |
51 | David Deery | 0:08:04 |
52 | Luis Trueba | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Rhys Gillett (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Thomas Donald (search2retain-myteam2) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Tim Elmer (Lawson Homes Cycling Team) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Dylan Newell (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:08:21 |
57 | Alex Wong (Bike Bug North Sydney) | 0:08:45 |
58 | Andrew Crawley (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | 0:11:24 |
59 | Geoff Raub (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Alex Smyth (search2retain-myteam2) | 0:11:31 |
61 | James Herd | 0:14:31 |
62 | Scott Dilon (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Angus Gale (Bike Bug North Sydney) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Glenn O'shea (Team Jayco - Skins) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Kevin Hawes | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Brendan Jones (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Matthew Mcdonagh (Lawson Homes Cycling Team) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Michael Davis (GuitarGym-Orbea) | 0:16:26 |
69 | David Hanson (GuitarGym-Orbea) | 0:25:14 |
70 | Antony Dimitrovski (Bike Bug North Sydney) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Daniel O'keefe | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Mitch Pearson (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | 0:26:10 |
73 | James Hepburn (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Joel Ewart (Suzuki-ACTAS) | 0:38:19 |
75 | Brendan Washington | 0:40:11 |
76 | Steve Degallo (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Andrew Herrmann (Bike Bug North Sydney) | 0:40:23 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Joanne Hogan (Prime Estate) | 2:59:32 |
2 | Bron Ryan (ACTAS-NTID) | 0:01:19 |
3 | Lisa Jacobs | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Alex Carle (ACTAS-NTID) | 0:01:54 |
5 | Jenny Macpherson (Prime Estate) | 0:02:31 |
6 | Davina Summers | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Loren Rowney (MB Cycles) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Sue Forsyth | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Rebecca Halliday | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Rebecca Werner | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | India Mclean | 0:02:33 |
12 | Nikolina Orlic (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Myra Moller (Lawson Homes Cycling Team) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Kendelle Hodges (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | 0:02:34 |
15 | Laura Luxford | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Amy Bradley (Degani) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Rebecca Domange (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Zoe Watters (MB Cycles) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Imogen Vize | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Samantha Hemsley (ACTAS-NTID) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Caitlin Turner | 0:02:37 |
22 | Simon Grounds (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 0:02:49 |
23 | Gracie Elvin | 0:04:21 |
24 | Nicole Whitburn (Prime Estate) | 0:04:36 |
25 | Laura Meadley (ACTAS-NTID) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Jessie Maclean | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Sally Robbins (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 0:04:57 |
28 | Brielle Carlton (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 0:05:36 |
29 | Jane Gordon | 0:06:42 |
30 | Lisa Antill | 0:11:28 |
31 | Yvette Amaral | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Justyna Lubkowski | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Angeline Papajcsik (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 0:14:40 |
34 | Anna Kauffmann | 0:21:37 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
---|---|
1 | Ben Dyball (Virgin Blue-RBS Morgans) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 20 | pts |
2 | Adam Phelan (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | 8 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Ben Dyball (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | 5 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Andrew Crawley (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | 5 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Alastair Loutit (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | 5 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Cameron Peterson (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | 5 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Will Clarke (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 3 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Sam Davis (Plan B Racing Team) | 3 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Alex Malone (Bike Bug North Sydney) | 3 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Dylan Newell (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 3 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Michael Fitzgerald (Plan B Racing Team) | 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Luke Durbridge (Team Jayco - Skins) | 2 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Michael Hepburn (Team Jayco - Skins) | 1 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Rhys Gillett (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | 1 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Joanne Hogan (Prime Estate) | 4:32:18 |
2 | Lisa Jacobs | 0:00:57 |
3 | Bron Ryan (ACTAS-NTID) | 0:01:31 |
4 | Myra Moller (Lawson Homes Cycling Team) | 0:04:06 |
5 | Kendelle Hodges (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | 0:04:23 |
6 | Simon Grounds (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 0:04:34 |
7 | Jenny Macpherson (Prime Estate) | 0:04:52 |
8 | Sue Forsyth | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Imogen Vize | 0:04:55 |
10 | Alex Carle (ACTAS-NTID) | 0:04:58 |
11 | India Mclean | 0:05:10 |
12 | Zoe Watters (MB Cycles) | 0:05:24 |
13 | Davina Summers | 0:05:25 |
14 | Caitlin Turner | 0:05:32 |
15 | Laura Luxford | 0:05:52 |
16 | Nikolina Orlic (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 0:05:59 |
17 | Rebecca Domange (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | 0:06:00 |
18 | Amy Bradley (Degani) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Samantha Hemsley (ACTAS-NTID) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Rebecca Halliday | 0:06:23 |
21 | Rebecca Werner | 0:06:43 |
22 | Loren Rowney (MB Cycles) | 0:06:45 |
23 | Gracie Elvin | 0:07:18 |
24 | Jessie Maclean | 0:08:48 |
25 | Nicole Whitburn (Prime Estate) | 0:08:51 |
26 | Jane Gordon | 0:09:37 |
27 | Sally Robbins (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 0:11:30 |
28 | Brielle Carlton (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 0:11:48 |
29 | Laura Meadley (ACTAS-NTID) | 0:13:05 |
30 | Yvette Amaral | 0:14:26 |
31 | Lisa Antill | 0:18:25 |
32 | Angeline Papajcsik (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 0:24:21 |
33 | Justyna Lubkowski | 0:26:04 |
34 | Anna Kauffmann | 0:26:49 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Joanne Hogan (Prime Estate) | 21 | pts |
2 | Simon Grounds (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 13 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Lisa Jacobs | 7 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Bron Ryan (ACTAS-NTID) | 7 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Myra Moller (Lawson Homes Cycling Team) | 4 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Alex Carle (ACTAS-NTID) | 1 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Jenny Macpherson (Prime Estate) | 1 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Jessie Maclean | 1 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
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