Clarke wins stage in bunch sprint
Dyball holds on for overall victory
Defending Canberra Tour champion Will Clarke (Genesys Wealth Advisers) claimed the race’s final stage victory in a small bunch sprint. The victory offered both Clarke and his Tasmanian team some consolation after working hard throughout the event to live up to its pre-race favourites status, but failing to catch the Virgin Blue-RBS Morgans squad.
The Genesys Wealth Advisers team gave its all to close the gap between overnight leader Ben Dyball (Virgin Blue-RBS Morgans) and Clarke. The stage victory and its accompanying bonus seconds was everything Clarke could hope to achieve on the stage, however Dyball managed to stay with the lead group and maintain a 34 second lead.
Clarke held off round one winner Luke Durbridge (Jayco-Skins) and Adam Phelan (McDonagh Blake-Witness) in the sprint to the line. Dyball finished the stage in eighth place.
Originally 11 riders until shedding Harry Rassie (Race-Fenton Green & Co) in the final kilometres, the breakaway group put one minute into the chase group by race’s end. The pace was high enough to shatter the peloton, with nearly half the peloton finishing at least 15 minutes behind on the 130 kilometre stage.
Genesys Wealth Advisers also picked up the tour’s mountains classification victory, with Nathan Earle sealing his lead in the standings by increasing his tally to 26 points today. Clarke assisted with securing the jersey by accumulating 16 points on today’s stage, preventing a threat from Virgin Blue-RBS Morgans rider Cameron Peterson from materialising.
Virgin Blue-RBS Morgans sport director Pat Jonker was delighted with the work of his riders in Canberra. “I am very impressed by the team work displayed and the mateship of the guys,” said Jonker. “I couldn’t fault their performance all weekend. They did exactly as we planned and executed our plan perfectly each day.
“There were a number of times that things were in the balance and the guys not only absorbed significant pressure but did it with a steady hand and maturity beyond their years,” he added.
Dyball’s victory is the first overall win for Virgin Blue-RBS Morgans in a Cycling Australia National Road Series round. The squad made its debut at the season opening Mersey Valley Tour, having been formed by Pegasus Racing to replace the Fly V Australia team which is focusing its efforts abroad this year.
Macpherson, Hogan primed for victory
The Prime Estate squad had plenty to celebrate after the Canberra Tour’s final stage. Not only did Jenny Macpherson win the two-up sprint for the final stage, but overnight leader Joanne Hogan’s fifth place was enough to secure her the National Road Series round victory.
Macpherson was one of three riders to lead the race as it headed out of the Cotter valley on the way back to Stromlo. Macpherson was joined at the race’s head by Samantha Hemsley (ACTAS-NTID) and Jessie Maclean (Canberra Cycling Club) towards the end of the 85 kilometre stage.
Maclean was unable to stay with Hemsley and Macpherson on the return to Stromlo’s cycling park. The local rider dropped 54 seconds on the lead pair, while Macpherson only dropped Hemsley over the final metres during an uphill sprint for the finish line into a headwind.
While her team-mate was racing for the stage victory up the road, Hogan was marking her main overall rival Lisa Jacobs. The first stage winner crossed the line in fourth place, 1:27 minutes down on the leaders, with Hogan by her side.
Hogan, who is in her last race with the Prime Estate squad, also collected the mountains classification victory thanks to her unassailable lead in the category. Her round victory in Canberra adds to her second place at the Mersey Valley Tour to give Hogan the women’s NRS lead.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Will Clarke (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 3:37:58 |
2 | Luke Durbridge (Team Jayco - Skins) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Adam Phelan (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Michael Fitzgerald (Plan B Racing Team) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Jason Spencer | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Alastair Loutit (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Brett Tivers (Plan B Racing Team) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Ben Dyball (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Cameron Peterson (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Harry Rassie (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | 0:00:09 |
12 | Rene Kolbach | 0:01:00 |
13 | Tom Robinson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Ben Grieve-Johnson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Sam Rutherford | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Philip Grenfell (Bike Bug North Sydney) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Michael Smith (Lawson Homes Cycling Team) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | John Freiberg (GuitarGym-Orbea) | 0:01:04 |
19 | Michael Freiberg (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Aidan Mckenzie (GuitarGym-Orbea) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Andrew Arundel | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Rowan Dever | 0:01:07 |
23 | Sam Davis (Plan B Racing Team) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Dylan Newell (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:01:52 |
25 | Michael Hepburn (Team Jayco - Skins) | 0:02:40 |
26 | Ben Grenda (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:02:42 |
27 | Benjamin Harvey | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Pat Shaw (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | 0:02:44 |
29 | Brent Miller (Suzuki-ACTAS) | 0:03:36 |
30 | James Ibrahim (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Anthony Giacoppo (Plan B Racing Team) | 0:06:40 |
32 | Michael Davis (GuitarGym-Orbea) | 0:12:54 |
33 | Andrew Crawley (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | 0:16:31 |
34 | Kris Koke (Bike Bug North Sydney) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | James Mcdulling | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Ben Hill | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Stephen Bomball (Suzuki-ACTAS) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | David Deery | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | David Hanson (GuitarGym-Orbea) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Craig Hutton (Bike Bug North Sydney) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Tim Elmer (Lawson Homes Cycling Team) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Joel Stewart (Suzuki-ACTAS) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Alex Malone (Bike Bug North Sydney) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Joel Stearnes (Lawson Homes Cycling Team) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Alex Wong (Bike Bug North Sydney) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Luis Trueba | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Ben Manson (GuitarGym-Orbea) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Mitch Pearson (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Jason Rigg (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Kane Walker | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Andy Mcnab (search2retain-myteam2) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Brodie Talbot (search2retain-myteam2) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Sam Moorhouse (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | 0:21:50 |
54 | Charles Howlett (search2retain-myteam2) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Rhys Gillett (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Chris Beeck (Plan B Racing Team) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Daniel O'keefe | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Thomas Donald (search2retain-myteam2) | 0:41:08 |
59 | Steve Degallo (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | 1:24:07 |
DSQ | Ruan Benson | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Will Clarke (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 16 | pts |
2 | Cameron Peterson (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Michael Fitzgerald (Plan B Racing Team) | 4 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Brett Tivers (Plan B Racing Team) | 3 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Luke Durbridge (Team Jayco - Skins) | 3 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jenny Macpherson (Prime Estate) | 2:41:52 |
2 | Samantha Hemsley (ACTAS-NTID) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Jessie Maclean | 0:00:54 |
4 | Lisa Jacobs | 0:01:27 |
5 | Joanne Hogan (Prime Estate) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Bron Ryan (ACTAS-NTID) | 0:01:46 |
7 | Myra Moller (Lawson Homes Cycling Team) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Kendelle Hodges (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | 0:02:13 |
9 | Sue Forsyth | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Rebecca Halliday | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Gracie Elvin | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Imogen Vize | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Laura Luxford | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Zoe Watters (MB Cycles) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Simon Grounds (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 0:02:16 |
16 | Rebecca Werner | 0:03:12 |
17 | Rebecca Domange (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Alex Carle (ACTAS-NTID) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Nikolina Orlic (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 0:04:31 |
20 | India Mclean | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Jane Gordon | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Laura Meadley (ACTAS-NTID) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Sally Robbins (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 0:06:10 |
24 | Amy Bradley (Degani) | 0:06:16 |
25 | Lisa Antill | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Libby Adamson | 0:06:18 |
27 | Yvette Amaral | 0:06:20 |
28 | Caitlin Turner | 0:06:24 |
29 | Davina Summers | 0:06:38 |
30 | Nicole Whitburn (Prime Estate) | 0:08:17 |
31 | Brielle Carlton (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 0:09:52 |
32 | Ingrid Trotter (Degani) | 0:14:12 |
33 | Justyna Lubkowski | 0:17:16 |
34 | Anna Kauffmann | 0:30:31 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jenny Macpherson (Prime Estate) | 13 | pts |
2 | Samantha Hemsley (ACTAS-NTID) | 11 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jessie Maclean | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Lisa Jacobs | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Joanne Hogan (Prime Estate) | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Kendelle Hodges (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | 1 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Ben Dyball (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | 8:27:42 |
2 | Will Clarke (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:00:34 |
3 | Michael Fitzgerald (Plan B Racing Team) | 0:00:50 |
4 | Alastair Loutit (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | 0:01:02 |
5 | Cameron Peterson (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | 0:01:04 |
6 | Luke Durbridge (Team Jayco - Skins) | 0:01:08 |
7 | Brett Tivers (Plan B Racing Team) | 0:01:47 |
8 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:02:21 |
9 | Harry Rassie (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | 0:02:58 |
10 | Adam Phelan (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | 0:03:11 |
11 | Jason Spencer | 0:03:21 |
12 | Andrew Arundel | 0:03:31 |
13 | Ben Grieve-Johnson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:03:49 |
14 | Sam Davis (Plan B Racing Team) | 0:03:55 |
15 | Sam Rutherford | 0:04:38 |
16 | Michael Smith (Lawson Homes Cycling Team) | 0:04:39 |
17 | Philip Grenfell (Bike Bug North Sydney) | 0:04:45 |
18 | Ben Grenda (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:05:31 |
19 | Rene Kolbach | 0:05:33 |
20 | John Freiberg (GuitarGym-Orbea) | 0:05:55 |
21 | Rowan Dever | 0:06:11 |
22 | Aidan Mckenzie (GuitarGym-Orbea) | 0:06:58 |
23 | James Ibrahim (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | 0:07:25 |
24 | Michael Freiberg (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | 0:07:50 |
25 | Michael Hepburn (Team Jayco - Skins) | 0:08:17 |
26 | Benjamin Harvey | 0:08:42 |
27 | Anthony Giacoppo (Plan B Racing Team) | 0:09:14 |
28 | Brent Miller (Suzuki-ACTAS) | 0:09:36 |
29 | Pat Shaw (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | 0:09:46 |
30 | Tom Robinson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:13:36 |
31 | Brodie Talbot (search2retain-myteam2) | 0:17:37 |
32 | Dylan Newell (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:20:08 |
33 | Ben Hill | 0:21:02 |
34 | Joel Stearnes (Lawson Homes Cycling Team) | 0:21:35 |
35 | Kris Koke (Bike Bug North Sydney) | 0:22:25 |
36 | Craig Hutton (Bike Bug North Sydney) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Kane Walker | 0:22:29 |
38 | Stephen Bomball (Suzuki-ACTAS) | 0:23:08 |
39 | James Mcdulling | 0:23:11 |
40 | Jason Rigg (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Alex Malone (Bike Bug North Sydney) | 0:24:51 |
42 | Andy Mcnab (search2retain-myteam2) | 0:25:19 |
43 | Charles Howlett (search2retain-myteam2) | 0:27:20 |
44 | Sam Moorhouse (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | 0:28:38 |
45 | Ben Manson (GuitarGym-Orbea) | 0:28:57 |
46 | Luis Trueba | 0:29:10 |
47 | Tim Elmer (Lawson Homes Cycling Team) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Alex Wong (Bike Bug North Sydney) | 0:29:51 |
49 | David Deery | 0:30:43 |
50 | Andrew Crawley (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | 0:32:27 |
51 | Michael Davis (GuitarGym-Orbea) | 0:33:42 |
52 | Rhys Gillett (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | 0:33:51 |
53 | Chris Beeck (Plan B Racing Team) | 0:35:45 |
54 | David Hanson (GuitarGym-Orbea) | 0:48:23 |
55 | Mitch Pearson (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | 0:50:42 |
56 | Daniel O'keefe | 0:53:12 |
57 | Thomas Donald (search2retain-myteam2) | 0:55:20 |
58 | Joel Stewart (Suzuki-ACTAS) | 1:06:02 |
59 | Steve Degallo (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | 2:10:26 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 26 | pts |
2 | Will Clarke (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 19 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Cameron Peterson (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | 17 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Adam Phelan (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | 8 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Michael Fitzgerald (Plan B Racing Team) | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Ben Dyball (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | 5 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Andrew Crawley (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | 5 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Luke Durbridge (Team Jayco - Skins) | 5 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
= | Alastair Loutit (McDonagh Blake-Witness) | 5 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Brett Tivers (Plan B Racing Team) | 3 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Sam Davis (Plan B Racing Team) | 3 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Dylan Newell (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 3 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Alex Malone (Bike Bug North Sydney) | 3 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Michael Hepburn (Team Jayco - Skins) | 1 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Rhys Gillett (Virgin Blue - RBS Morgans) | 1 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Joanne Hogan (Prime Estate) | 7:15:37 |
2 | Lisa Jacobs | 0:00:55 |
3 | Bron Ryan (ACTAS-NTID) | 0:01:50 |
4 | Jenny Macpherson (Prime Estate) | 0:02:57 |
5 | Samantha Hemsley (ACTAS-NTID) | 0:04:16 |
6 | Myra Moller (Lawson Homes Cycling Team) | 0:04:25 |
7 | Kendelle Hodges (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | 0:05:09 |
8 | Simon Grounds (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 0:05:23 |
9 | Sue Forsyth | 0:05:38 |
10 | Imogen Vize | 0:05:41 |
11 | Zoe Watters (MB Cycles) | 0:06:10 |
12 | Laura Luxford | 0:06:38 |
13 | Alex Carle (ACTAS-NTID) | 0:06:43 |
14 | Rebecca Halliday | 0:07:09 |
15 | Rebecca Domange (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | 0:07:45 |
16 | Gracie Elvin | 0:08:04 |
17 | Jessie Maclean | 0:08:07 |
18 | India Mclean | 0:08:14 |
19 | Rebecca Werner | 0:08:28 |
20 | Nikolina Orlic (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 0:09:03 |
21 | Caitlin Turner | 0:10:29 |
22 | Davina Summers | 0:10:36 |
23 | Amy Bradley (Degani) | 0:10:49 |
24 | Jane Gordon | 0:12:41 |
25 | Nicole Whitburn (Prime Estate) | 0:15:41 |
26 | Laura Meadley (ACTAS-NTID) | 0:16:09 |
27 | Sally Robbins (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 0:16:13 |
28 | Libby Adamson | 0:18:36 |
29 | Yvette Amaral | 0:19:19 |
30 | Brielle Carlton (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 0:20:13 |
31 | Lisa Antill | 0:23:14 |
32 | Justyna Lubkowski | 0:41:53 |
33 | Anna Kauffmann | 0:55:53 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Joanne Hogan (Prime Estate) | 22 | pts |
2 | Jenny Macpherson (Prime Estate) | 14 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Simon Grounds (Bundaberg Sugar Sweet As) | 13 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Samantha Hemsley (ACTAS-NTID) | 11 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Lisa Jacobs | 8 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Jessie Maclean | 7 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Bron Ryan (ACTAS-NTID) | 7 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Myra Moller (Lawson Homes Cycling Team) | 4 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Kendelle Hodges (RACE - Fenton Green & Co) | 1 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Alex Carle (ACTAS-NTID) | 1 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
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