Geelong Tour 2011: Stage 5 Results

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Benjamin ‘Benny’ Hill (Jayco/2XU) takes out stage five and the gold medal in the Victorian Open Mens Road Race Championship. (Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)

Canberra cyclists Nathan Haas and Rebecca Wiasak took a strangledhold on the men's and women's divisions of the Tour of Geelong on Saturday after solid performances in the Victorian open road championships at Anakie.

Haas, 22, finished third to fellow Canberra rider Benjamin Hill in the Eastern Oak 143km men's title which Wiasak rode conservatively to record ninth place in the 95km GMHBA women's championship, won by Queenslander Loren Rowney. Wiasak, the former Geelong journalist and middle distance runner who turned to professional road cycling only last year, will take a 47 seconds' lead into today's final stage, the Victorian open criterium championship, from Werribee's Kendelle Hodges,with South Australian Jessica Mundy a further 50 seconds back in third place. Haas has 1:13 on Ballarat's Patrick Shaw, with West Australian Anthony Giapocco next at 55 seconds in arrears.

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Women stage 2 results
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Loren Rowney (Bundaberg Sugar)	2:52:22
2	Jessica Mundy (Team SASI Cycling)	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Kendelle Hodges (Jayco VIS Womens Road Team)	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Lisa Jacobs (Jayco VIS Womens Road Team)	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Allison Rice (Suzuki/NTID)	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Chloe Mcconville (Jayco VIS Womens Road Team)	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Grace Sulzberger (Pure Tasmania & Deloitte)	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Gracie Elvin (Canberra CC)	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Rebecca Wiasak (Suzuki/NTID)	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Sue Forsyth (VicRoads)	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Katherine Baker (Quinlan Cranes)	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Cassandra Dodd (Quinlan Cranes)	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Zoe Watters (Bundaberg Sugar)	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Laura Meadley (Suzuki/NTID)	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Lucy Coldwell (Xosize cycling team)	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Jane Walker (QSM Racing)	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	India Faehndrich (VicRoads)	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Stephanie Ives (Quinlan Cranes)	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Miranda Griffiths (Xosize cycling team)	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Sinead Noonan (Team SASI Cycling)	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Jessica Allen (Independent Crane Hire)	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Tanya Matthewson (St Kilda Cycling Club Inc)	0:02:08
23	Megan Bagworth (VicRoads)	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Ingrid Trotter (St Kilda Cycling Club Inc)	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Dianne Mcauliffe (QSM Racing)	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Sarah Cox (Pure Tasmania & Deloitte)	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Heidi Buntrock (Blackburn Cycling Club Inc)	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Corissa Smith (QSM Racing)	0:03:16
29	Patricia Palmer (Bundaberg Sugar)	0:03:41
30	Ailie Mcdonald (Suzuki/NTID)	0:03:44
31	Sarah Riley (Carnegie Caulfield CC)	0:04:25
32	Nicole Whitburn (Bundaberg Sugar)	0:04:31
33	Elizabeth Georgouras (Quinlan Cranes)	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Elizabeth Meakin (Independent Crane Hire)	0:18:26
35	Letitia Custance (Team SASI Cycling)	0:28:03
36	Amy Bradley (Bundaberg Sugar)	Row 35 - Cell 2
dnf	Emma Lawson (Pure Tasmania & Deloitte)	Row 36 - Cell 2
dnf	Maddison Vit (Bundaberg Sugar)	Row 37 - Cell 2
dnf	Carley Mckay (Independent Crane Hire)	Row 38 - Cell 2
dnf	Chloe Mcintosh (Ballarat/Sebastopol CC)	Row 39 - Cell 2
dns	Antonia Abbisogni (Jayco VIS Womens Road Team)	Row 40 - Cell 2
dns	Bridget Officer (Xosize cycling team)	Row 41 - Cell 2

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Women Mountain 1 - Lap 1 M6 Clearing
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Loren Rowney (Bundaberg Sugar)	5	pts
2	Katherine Baker (Quinlan Cranes)	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Lisa Jacobs (Jayco VIS Womens Road Team)	2	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Women Mountain 2 - Lap 1 M19 Concealed Entrance HC3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Zoe Watters (Bundaberg Sugar)	5	pts
2	Lisa Jacobs (Jayco VIS Womens Road Team)	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Sue Forsyth (VicRoads)	2	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Women Mountain 3 - Lap 1 M40 East Street HC4
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Zoe Watters (Bundaberg Sugar)	3	pts
2	Grace Sulzberger (Pure Tasmania & Deloitte)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Jessica Mundy (Team SASI Cycling)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Women Mountain 4 - Lap 1 m53 Black Arrow HC3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jessica Mundy (Team SASI Cycling)	5	pts
2	Laura Meadley (Suzuki/NTID)	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Allison Rice (Suzuki/NTID)	2	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Women Mountain 5 - Lap 2 M6 Clearing HC3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Zoe Watters (Bundaberg Sugar)	5	pts
2	Grace Sulzberger (Pure Tasmania & Deloitte)	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Allison Rice (Suzuki/NTID)	2	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Women Mountain 6 - Lap 2 M19 Concealed Entrance HC3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Zoe Watters (Bundaberg Sugar)	5	pts
2	Jessica Allen (Independent Crane Hire)	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Loren Rowney (Bundaberg Sugar)	2	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Women Mountain 7 - Lap 2 M40 East Street HC4
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Allison Rice (Suzuki/NTID)	3	pts
2	Grace Sulzberger (Pure Tasmania & Deloitte)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Zoe Watters (Bundaberg Sugar)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3
Row 3 - Cell 0	Lap 2 M48 Peppercorn Place Sprint	Row 3 - Cell 2	Row 3 - Cell 3

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Women Mountain 8 - M53 Black Arrow HC3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jessica Mundy (Team SASI Cycling)	5	pts
2	Allison Rice (Suzuki/NTID)	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Zoe Watters (Bundaberg Sugar)	2	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Women Sprint 1 - Lap 1 M13 Stony Creek
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Sue Forsyth (VicRoads)	3	pts
2	Nicole Whitburn (Bundaberg Sugar)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Jessica Mundy (Team SASI Cycling)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Women Sprint 2 - Lap 1 M27 Meridith PS
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Zoe Watters (Bundaberg Sugar)	3	pts
2	Sue Forsyth (VicRoads)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Lisa Jacobs (Jayco VIS Womens Road Team)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Women Sprint 3 -Lap 1 M48 Peppercorn Place
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jessica Mundy (Team SASI Cycling)	3	pts
2	Zoe Watters (Bundaberg Sugar)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Grace Sulzberger (Pure Tasmania & Deloitte)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Women Sprint 4 - Lap 1 M59 'Anakie
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jessica Mundy (Team SASI Cycling)	3	pts
2	Grace Sulzberger (Pure Tasmania & Deloitte)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Rebecca Wiasak (Suzuki/NTID)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Women Sprint 5 - Lap 2 M13 Stony Creek
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jessica Mundy (Team SASI Cycling)	3	pts
2	Nicole Whitburn (Bundaberg Sugar)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Grace Sulzberger (Pure Tasmania & Deloitte)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Women Sprint 6 - Lap 2 M27 Meridith
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jessica Mundy (Team SASI Cycling)	3	pts
2	Grace Sulzberger (Pure Tasmania & Deloitte)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Sue Forsyth (VicRoads)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Women Sprint 7 - Lap 2 M48 Peppercorn Place
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jessica Mundy (Team SASI Cycling)	3	pts
2	Zoe Watters (Bundaberg Sugar)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Allison Rice (Suzuki/NTID)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Women General Classification after Stage 2
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Rebecca Wiasak (Suzuki/NTID)	3:35:35
2	Kendelle Hodges (Jayco VIS Womens Road Team)	0:00:47
3	Jessica Mundy (Team SASI Cycling)	0:01:37
4	Allison Rice (Suzuki/NTID)	0:01:48
5	Grace Sulzberger (Pure Tasmania & Deloitte)	0:02:06
6	Katherine Baker (Quinlan Cranes)	0:02:09
7	Zoe Watters (Bundaberg Sugar)	0:02:13
8	Jessica Allen (Independent Crane Hire)	0:02:17
9	Loren Rowney (Bundaberg Sugar)	0:02:18
10	Sinead Noonan (Team SASI Cycling)	0:02:32
11	Sue Forsyth (VicRoads)	0:02:36
12	India Faehndrich (VicRoads)	0:02:56
13	Miranda Griffiths (Xosize cycling team)	0:04:17
14	Lisa Jacobs (Jayco VIS Womens Road Team)	0:04:36
15	Lucy Coldwell (Xosize cycling team)	0:05:09
16	Cassandra Dodd (Quinlan Cranes)	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Ailie Mcdonald (Suzuki/NTID)	0:05:54
18	Dianne Mcauliffe (QSM Racing)	0:07:01
19	Nicole Whitburn (Bundaberg Sugar)	0:07:13
20	Megan Bagworth (VicRoads)	0:07:54
21	Jane Walker (QSM Racing)	0:08:44
22	Corissa Smith (QSM Racing)	0:09:40
23	Sarah Cox (Pure Tasmania & Deloitte)	0:10:20
24	Patricia Palmer (Bundaberg Sugar)	0:10:46
25	Stephanie Ives (Quinlan Cranes)	0:11:28
26	Elizabeth Georgouras (Quinlan Cranes)	0:11:46
27	Chloe Mcconville (Jayco VIS Womens Road Team)	0:13:29
28	Elizabeth Meakin (Independent Crane Hire)	0:26:40
29	Letitia Custance (Team SASI Cycling)	0:31:31
30	Amy Bradley (Bundaberg Sugar)	0:36:26
DNF	Emma Lawson (Pure Tasmania & Deloitte)	Row 30 - Cell 2
DNF	Antonia Abbisogni (Jayco VIS Womens Road Team)	Row 31 - Cell 2
DNF	Laura Meadley (Suzuki/NTID)	Row 32 - Cell 2
DNF	Maddison Vit (Bundaberg Sugar)	Row 33 - Cell 2
DNF	Bridget Officer (Xosize cycling team)	Row 34 - Cell 2
DNF	Carley Mckay (Independent Crane Hire)	Row 35 - Cell 2

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Women mountains classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Zoe Watters (Bundaberg Sugar)	21	pts
2	Jessica Mundy (Team SASI Cycling)	11	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Allison Rice (Suzuki/NTID)	10	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Loren Rowney (Bundaberg Sugar)	7	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Grace Sulzberger (Pure Tasmania & Deloitte)	7	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Lisa Jacobs (Jayco VIS Womens Road Team)	5	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Katherine Baker (Quinlan Cranes)	3	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Jessica Allen (Independent Crane Hire)	3	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Sue Forsyth (VicRoads)	2	Row 8 - Cell 3

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Women sprint classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jessica Mundy (Team SASI Cycling)	16	pts
2	Zoe Watters (Bundaberg Sugar)	7	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Sue Forsyth (VicRoads)	6	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Grace Sulzberger (Pure Tasmania & Deloitte)	6	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Nicole Whitburn (Bundaberg Sugar)	4	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Lisa Jacobs (Jayco VIS Womens Road Team)	1	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Rebecca Wiasak (Suzuki/NTID)	1	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Allison Rice (Suzuki/NTID)	1	Row 7 - Cell 3

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Women teams classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Suzuki/Ntid	10:50:58
2	Bundaberg Sugar	0:07:31
3	Vicroads	0:09:23
4	Quinlan Cranes	0:10:24
5	Jayco Vis Womens Road Team	0:14:57
6	Qsm Racing	0:21:13
7	Team Sasi Cycling	0:32:03

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Men stage 5 results
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Benjamin Hill (Jayco 2XU)	3:29:24
2	Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Christopher Winn (V Australia)	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Glenn O'shea (Jayco 2XU)	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Rene Kolbach (John West Cycling)	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Joshua Taylor (BIKEBUG.COM)	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	James Mccoy (Pure Black Racing)	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Marc Williams (Suzuki/Trek)	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Joshua Atkins (Suzuki/Trek)	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Dion Smith (Pure Black Racing)	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Timothy Cameron (Suzuki/Trek)	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Stuart Grimsey (Brunswick Cycling Club Inc)	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Luke Fetch (search2retain)	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Michael England (Budget Forklifts)	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Cameron Bayly (V Australia)	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Nicholas Dougall (Jayco 2XU)	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Taylor Gunman (Pure Black Racing)	0:00:06
20	Mark Jamieson (Jayco 2XU)	0:00:11
21	Jay Bourke (search2retain)	0:00:43
22	Darren Lapthorne (Coburg Cycling Club Inc)	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Kyle Marwood (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	0:00:58
24	Steele Von Hoff (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Bradeley Hall (Plan B)	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Julian Hamill (BIKEBUG.COM)	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts)	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Hayden Brooks (V Australia)	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Michael Smith (Lawson Homes Cycling)	0:01:27
30	Matthew Nicholson (Lawson Homes Cycling)	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Brodie Talbot (search2retain)	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Miles Scotson (Team SASI Cycling)	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Justin Vanstone (Team Downunder TDU)	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Peter Thompson (Tineli Racing)	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Samuel Davis (Plan B)	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Scott Mcphee (Team SASI Cycling)	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Sam Rutherford (BIKEBUG.COM)	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Michael Cupitt (Budget Forklifts)	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	William Lind (Suzuki/Trek)	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Andrew Crawley (BIKEBUG.COM)	0:01:33
41	Johnnie Walker (Carnegie Caulfield CC)	0:01:47
42	Edward Bissaker (Team Jayco - AIS)	0:02:35
43	Jack Beckinsale (Team SASI Cycling)	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (Team Jayco - AIS)	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Ryan Obst (Jayco 2XU)	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	James Hepburn (Jayco 2XU)	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Benjamin Johnson (Footscray Cycling Club Inc)	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Charles Howlett (Latrobe City Cycling Club)	0:03:09
49	Stephen Bomball (Suzuki/Trek)	0:03:11
50	Campbell Flakemore (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	0:03:21
51	Andrew Roe (The Carrington Hotel)	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Rhys Pollock (Albury-Wodonga CC)	0:03:25
53	Andrew Martin (Plan B)	0:04:52
54	David Parsons (Quinlan Cranes)	0:06:56
55	Luca Giacomin (Independent Crane Hire)	0:11:13
56	Scott Law (V Australia)	0:11:23
57	Thomas Collier (Tineli Racing)	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Jake Klajnblat (search2retain)	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Jordan Kerby (Team Jayco - AIS)	0:13:54
60	Callam Douglas (The Carrington Hotel)	0:18:00
61	James Rendall (Quinlan Cranes)	0:21:55
62	Brock Roberts (The Carrington Hotel)	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Munro Boydell (Quinlan Cranes)	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Mathew Marshall (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Ryan Macanally (Budget Forklifts)	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Robbie Mccarthy (Team SASI Cycling)	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Caleb Jones (BIKEBUG.COM)	0:28:32
68	Alexander Ray (Pure Black Racing)	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Harry Carpenter (Team SASI Cycling)	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Lachlan Ambrose (VicRoads)	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Josh Aldridge (VicRoads)	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Nick Woods (Team Downunder TDU)	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Steven Del Gallo (John West Cycling)	Row 72 - Cell 2
DNF	Stuart Smith (Jayco VIS/Apollo)	Row 73 - Cell 2
DNF	James Boal (search2retain)	Row 74 - Cell 2
DNF	Cal Britten (search2retain)	Row 75 - Cell 2
DNF	Mitchell Flynn (Suzuki/Trek)	Row 76 - Cell 2
DNF	Liam Dove (Jayco VIS/Apollo)	Row 77 - Cell 2
DNF	Luke Padgett (Lawson Homes Cycling)	Row 78 - Cell 2
DNF	Glenn Scouller (Quinlan Cranes)	Row 79 - Cell 2
DNF	Peter Dennis (Hawthorn Cycling Club)	Row 80 - Cell 2
DNF	Peter Ladd (Bendigo & District CC)	Row 81 - Cell 2
DNF	David Pell (Bendigo & District CC)	Row 82 - Cell 2
DNF	Luke Davison (Jayco 2XU)	Row 83 - Cell 2
DNF	Matt Wheatcroft (Team Downunder TDU)	Row 84 - Cell 2
DNF	Cameron Clamp (LSDsports.com)	Row 85 - Cell 2
DNF	Jason Spencer (Budget Forklifts)	Row 86 - Cell 2
DNF	Lewis Rattray (MTBA)	Row 87 - Cell 2
DNF	David Mulhall (The Carrington Hotel)	Row 88 - Cell 2
DNF	Travers Nuttal (Quinlan Cranes)	Row 89 - Cell 2
DNF	Luke Aggett (Port Fairy Cycling Club Inc)	Row 90 - Cell 2
DNF	John Freiberg (Budget Forklifts)	Row 91 - Cell 2
DNF	Nicholas Sanderson (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	Row 92 - Cell 2
DNF	Kel Chaffey-Jones (Quinlan Cranes)	Row 93 - Cell 2
DNF	Michael Verheyen (Plan B)	Row 94 - Cell 2
DNF	Darcy Rosenlund (Budget Forklifts)	Row 95 - Cell 2
DNF	Brian Mcleod (Budget Forklifts)	Row 96 - Cell 2
DNF	Nathan Elliott (search2retain)	Row 97 - Cell 2
DNF	Philip Grenfell (BIKEBUG.COM)	Row 98 - Cell 2
DNF	Brendan Johnston (Suzuki/Trek)	Row 99 - Cell 2
DNF	Joel Lewis (Tineli Racing)	Row 100 - Cell 2
DNF	Hadleigh Milligan (Tineli Racing)	Row 101 - Cell 2
DNF	Peter Spencer (Tineli Racing)	Row 102 - Cell 2
DNF	Michael Hosking (Tineli Racing)	Row 103 - Cell 2
DNF	Bevan Mason (Tineli Racing)	Row 104 - Cell 2
DNF	Matthew Werrell (Team Downunder TDU)	Row 105 - Cell 2
DNF	Benjamin Douglas (LSDsports.com)	Row 106 - Cell 2
DNF	Cameron Peterson (V Australia)	Row 107 - Cell 2
DNF	Benjamin Kersten (V Australia)	Row 108 - Cell 2
DNF	Andrew Christie (Lawson Homes Cycling)	Row 109 - Cell 2
DNF	Joshua Clark (Lawson Homes Cycling)	Row 110 - Cell 2
DNF	James Northey (Pure Black Racing)	Row 111 - Cell 2
DNF	Casey Munro (VicRoads)	Row 112 - Cell 2
DNF	Kris Johnston (Quinlan Cranes)	Row 113 - Cell 2
DNF	Clement Boydell (Quinlan Cranes)	Row 114 - Cell 2
DNF	Will Wettenhall (Ballarat/Sebastopol CC)	Row 115 - Cell 2
DNF	Blaise Bourke (Hawthorn Cycling Club)	Row 116 - Cell 2
DNF	James Henry (Warragul Cycling Club Inc)	Row 117 - Cell 2
DNF	Daniel Strauss (Carnegie Caulfield CC)	Row 118 - Cell 2
DNF	Corey Roberts (Norwood CC)	Row 119 - Cell 2
DNF	Nick Bensley (St Kilda Cycling Club Inc)	Row 120 - Cell 2
DNF	Jake Magee (BIKEBUG.COM)	Row 121 - Cell 2
DNF	Lucas Renieris (LSDsports.com)	Row 122 - Cell 2
DNF	Nicholas Walker (V Australia)	Row 123 - Cell 2
DNF	George Tansley (Team SASI Cycling)	Row 124 - Cell 2
DNF	Fraser Northey (Team SASI Cycling)	Row 125 - Cell 2
DNF	Etienne Blumstein-Jones (The Carrington Hotel)	Row 126 - Cell 2
DNF	Ben Andrews (Independent Crane Hire)	Row 127 - Cell 2
DNF	Jason Costin (Footscray Cycling Club Inc)	Row 128 - Cell 2
DNS	James Oram (Pure Black Racing)	Row 129 - Cell 2
DNS	Brendan Brooks (Jayco 2XU)	Row 130 - Cell 2
DNS	Neil Van Der Ploeg (search2retain)	Row 131 - Cell 2
DNS	Matthew Bishop (John West Cycling)	Row 132 - Cell 2
DNS	Blake Hose (John West Cycling)	Row 133 - Cell 2
DNS	Dean Sanfilippo (John West Cycling)	Row 134 - Cell 2
DNS	Shannon O'brien (John West Cycling)	Row 135 - Cell 2
DNS	Gabriel Carey (LSDsports.com)	Row 136 - Cell 2
DNS	James Brosnahan (LSDsports.com)	Row 137 - Cell 2
DNS	Duncan Houston (V Australia)	Row 138 - Cell 2
DNS	Michael Gallagher (Jayco VIS/Apollo)	Row 139 - Cell 2
DNS	Richard Jeramiah (Jayco VIS/Apollo)	Row 140 - Cell 2
DNS	Evan Hull (Jayco VIS/Apollo)	Row 141 - Cell 2
DNS	Sean Finning (Jayco VIS/Apollo)	Row 142 - Cell 2
DNS	Louis Crosby (Pure Black Racing)	Row 143 - Cell 2
DNS	Rico Rogers (VicRoads)	Row 144 - Cell 2
DNS	Fergus Maclachlan (VicRoads)	Row 145 - Cell 2
DNS	James Herd (The Carrington Hotel)	Row 146 - Cell 2
DNS	Zander Hitchcock (Independent Crane Hire)	Row 147 - Cell 2
DNS	Liam Hill (Independent Crane Hire)	Row 148 - Cell 2
DNS	Lachlan Doak (Independent Crane Hire)	Row 149 - Cell 2
DNS	Kevin Hawes (Independent Crane Hire)	Row 150 - Cell 2
DNS	Ben Hilleard (Independent Crane Hire)	Row 151 - Cell 2
DNS	Neil Robinson (MTBA)	Row 152 - Cell 2
DNS	David Woolsey (Carnegie Caulfield CC)	Row 153 - Cell 2
DNS	Patrick Drapac (Brunswick Cycling Club Inc)	Row 154 - Cell 2
DNS	Kane Walker (Warragul Cycling Club Inc)	Row 155 - Cell 2

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Men Mountain 1 - Lap 1 M6 Clearing HC3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jack Beckinsale (Team SASI Cycling)	5	pts
2	Campbell Flakemore (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Brian Mcleod (Budget Forklifts)	2	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Mountain 2 - Lap 1 M19 Concealed Entrance HC3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	5	pts
2	Hayden Brooks (V Australia)	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Julian Hamill (BIKEBUG.COM)	2	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Mountain 3 - Lap 1 M40 East Street HC4
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jack Beckinsale (Team SASI Cycling)	3	pts
2	Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Jason Spencer (Budget Forklifts)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Mountain 4 - Lap 1 M53 Black Arrow HC3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts)	5	pts
2	Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Cameron Bayly (V Australia)	2	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Mountain 5 - Lap 2 M6 Clearing HC3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts)	5	pts
2	Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Joshua Atkins (Suzuki/Trek)	2	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Mountain 6 - Lap 2 M19 Concealed entrance HC3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts)	5	pts
2	Jack Beckinsale (Team SASI Cycling)	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Michael Cupitt (Budget Forklifts)	2	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Mountain 7 - Lap 2 M40 East Street HC4
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Jack Beckinsale (Team SASI Cycling)	3	pts
2	Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Michael Cupitt (Budget Forklifts)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Mountain 8 - Lap 2 M53 Black Arrow HC3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	5	pts
2	Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts)	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Campbell Flakemore (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	2	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Mountain 9 - Lap 3 M6 Clearing HC3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Joshua Atkins (Suzuki/Trek)	5	pts
2	Michael Cupitt (Budget Forklifts)	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	2	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Mountain 10 - Lap 3 M19 Concealed Entrance HC3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts)	5	pts
2	Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Jack Beckinsale (Team SASI Cycling)	2	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Mountain 11 - Lap 3 M40 East Street HC4
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts)	3	pts
2	Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Christopher Winn (V Australia)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Mountain 12 - Lap 3 M53 Black Arrow HC3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	5	pts
2	Christopher Winn (V Australia)	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Benjamin Hill (Jayco 2XU)	2	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Sprint 1 - Lap 1 M13 Stony Creek
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Kyle Marwood (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	3	pts
2	Alexander Ray (Pure Black Racing)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Glenn O'shea (Jayco 2XU)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Sprint 2 - Lap 1 M27 Meredith PS
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Scott Law (V Australia)	3	pts
2	Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Alexander Ray (Pure Black Racing)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Sprint 3 - Lap 1 M48 Peppercorn Place
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts)	3	pts
2	Scott Law (V Australia)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Cameron Bayly (V Australia)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Sprint 4 - Lap 1 M59 Anakie PS
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts)	3	pts
2	Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Sprint 5 - Lap 2 M13 Stony Creek
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts)	3	pts
2	Mark Jamieson (Jayco 2XU)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Steele Von Hoff (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Sprint 6 - Lap 2 M27 Meredith PS
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Alexander Ray (Pure Black Racing)	3	pts
2	Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Sprint 7 - Lap 2 m48 Peppercorn Place
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	3	pts
2	Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Joshua Atkins (Suzuki/Trek)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Sprint 8 - Lap 2 M59 Anakie PS
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	3	pts
2	Dion Smith (Pure Black Racing)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Sprint 9 - Lap 3 M13 Stony Creek Men Sprint
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	3	pts
2	Alexander Ray (Pure Black Racing)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Kyle Marwood (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Sprint 10 - Lap 3 M27 Meredith PS
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	3	pts
2	Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Mark Jamieson (Jayco 2XU)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Sprint 11 - Lap 3 M48 Peppercorn Place
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	3	pts
2	Cameron Bayly (V Australia)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Joshua Atkins (Suzuki/Trek)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men most aggressive rider
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts)	2	pts

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Men general Classification after stage 5
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	8:24:00
2	Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	0:01:13
3	Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	0:01:18
4	Mark Jamieson (Jayco 2XU)	0:01:46
5	Nicholas Dougall (Jayco 2XU)	0:02:01
6	Taylor Gunman (Pure Black Racing)	0:02:03
7	Marc Williams (Suzuki/Trek)	0:02:18
8	Hayden Brooks (V Australia)	0:02:24
9	Glenn O'shea (Jayco 2XU)	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Benjamin Hill (Jayco 2XU)	0:02:33
11	Joshua Atkins (Suzuki/Trek)	0:02:51
12	Dion Smith (Pure Black Racing)	0:02:52
13	Edward Bissaker (Team Jayco - AIS)	0:03:01
14	Steele Von Hoff (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	0:03:19
15	Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts)	0:03:47
16	Samuel Davis (Plan B)	0:03:57
17	Kyle Marwood (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	0:04:01
18	James Mccoy (Pure Black Racing)	0:04:12
19	Michael England (Budget Forklifts)	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Miles Scotson (Team SASI Cycling)	0:04:31
21	Rene Kolbach (John West Cycling)	0:04:35
22	Luke Fetch (search2retain)	0:04:51
23	Julian Hamill (BIKEBUG.COM)	0:04:52
24	Campbell Flakemore (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	0:04:58
25	Andrew Crawley (BIKEBUG.COM)	0:05:03
26	Timothy Cameron (Suzuki/Trek)	0:05:48
27	Cameron Bayly (V Australia)	0:05:50
28	Jack Beckinsale (Team SASI Cycling)	0:05:56
29	Bradeley Hall (Plan B)	0:06:01
30	Justin Vanstone (Team Downunder TDU)	0:06:13
31	Joshua Taylor (BIKEBUG.COM)	0:06:21
32	Michael Smith (Lawson Homes Cycling)	0:06:23
33	William Lind (Suzuki/Trek)	0:06:25
34	Jay Bourke (search2retain)	0:06:33
35	Andrew Roe (The Carrington Hotel)	0:06:46
36	Scott Mcphee (Team SASI Cycling)	0:06:48
37	Brodie Talbot (search2retain)	0:07:09
38	Michael Cupitt (Budget Forklifts)	0:07:13
39	Matthew Nicholson (Lawson Homes Cycling)	0:07:28
40	Andrew Martin (Plan B)	0:09:08
41	James Hepburn (Jayco 2XU)	0:10:45
42	Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (Team Jayco - AIS)	0:14:11
43	Stephen Bomball (Suzuki/Trek)	0:14:56
44	Christopher Winn (V Australia)	0:15:16
45	Luca Giacomin (Independent Crane Hire)	0:16:20
46	Jordan Kerby (Team Jayco - AIS)	0:17:01
47	David Parsons (Quinlan Cranes)	0:17:06
48	Ryan Obst (Jayco 2XU)	0:17:46
49	Peter Thompson (Tineli Racing)	0:18:37
50	Scott Law (V Australia)	0:21:10
51	Sam Rutherford (BIKEBUG.COM)	0:23:30
52	Brock Roberts (The Carrington Hotel)	0:25:57
53	Robbie Mccarthy (Team SASI Cycling)	0:28:00
54	Thomas Collier (Tineli Racing)	0:28:35
55	James Rendall (Quinlan Cranes)	0:28:45
56	Mathew Marshall (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	0:30:27
57	Lachlan Ambrose (VicRoads)	0:33:28
58	Harry Carpenter (Team SASI Cycling)	0:33:34
59	Jake Klajnblat (search2retain)	0:35:48
60	Caleb Jones (BIKEBUG.COM)	0:37:51
61	Alexander Ray (Pure Black Racing)	0:43:03
62	Nick Woods (Team Downunder TDU)	0:44:21
63	Munro Boydell (Quinlan Cranes)	0:45:19
64	Ryan Macanally (Budget Forklifts)	0:54:51
65	Callam Douglas (The Carrington Hotel)	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Josh Aldridge (VicRoads)	1:06:31
67	Steven Del Gallo (John West Cycling)	1:10:42

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Men Sprint classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Alexander Ray (Pure Black Racing)	42	pts
2	Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	37	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	29	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts)	22	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	10	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Scott Law (V Australia)	8	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Dion Smith (Pure Black Racing)	7	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Cameron Bayly (V Australia)	6	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Kyle Marwood (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	5	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Michael England (Budget Forklifts)	4	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Hayden Brooks (V Australia)	4	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Peter Thompson (Tineli Racing)	3	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Mark Jamieson (Jayco 2XU)	3	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Jordan Kerby (Team Jayco - AIS)	2	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Joshua Atkins (Suzuki/Trek)	2	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Glenn O'shea (Jayco 2XU)	1	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Steele Von Hoff (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	1	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Samuel Davis (Plan B)	1	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Rene Kolbach (John West Cycling)	1	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Sam Rutherford (BIKEBUG.COM)	1	Row 19 - Cell 3
Men criterium championship classification	Criterium Championship After Stage 5	Row 20 - Cell 2	Row 20 - Cell 3
1	Steele Von Hoff (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	19	pts
2	Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	14	Row 22 - Cell 3
3	Scott Law (V Australia)	13	Row 23 - Cell 3
4	Benjamin Hill (Jayco 2XU)	6	Row 24 - Cell 3
5	Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	6	Row 25 - Cell 3
6	Jack Beckinsale (Team SASI Cycling)	4	Row 26 - Cell 3
7	Edward Bissaker (Team Jayco - AIS)	4	Row 27 - Cell 3
8	James Mccoy (Pure Black Racing)	3	Row 28 - Cell 3
9	Ryan Obst (Jayco 2XU)	1	Row 29 - Cell 3
10	Alexander Ray (Pure Black Racing)	1	Row 30 - Cell 3

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Men Mountains classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts)	30	pts
2	Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	20	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	17	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Jack Beckinsale (Team SASI Cycling)	16	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Joshua Atkins (Suzuki/Trek)	7	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Michael Cupitt (Budget Forklifts)	6	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Steele Von Hoff (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	5	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Hayden Brooks (V Australia)	5	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Benjamin Hill (Jayco 2XU)	5	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Campbell Flakemore (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	5	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Christopher Winn (V Australia)	4	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Cameron Bayly (V Australia)	2	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Julian Hamill (BIKEBUG.COM)	2	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Dion Smith (Pure Black Racing)	1	Row 13 - Cell 3

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Men Most aggressive rider classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Alexander Ray (Pure Black Racing)	4	pts
2	Nathan Elliott (search2retain)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts)	2	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men Teams classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Genesys Wealth Advisers	25:15:58
2	Jayco 2Xu	0:01:50
3	Pure Black Racing	0:03:49
4	Suzuki/Trek	0:06:23
5	Budget Forklifts	0:09:33
6	V Australia	0:11:30
7	Bikebug.Com	0:11:46
8	Search2Retain	0:12:19
9	Team Sasi Cycling	0:13:11
10	Plan B	0:15:08
11	Team Jayco - Ais	0:30:18
12	The Carrington Hotel	1:05:39
13	Quinlan Cranes	1:11:02

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Men Scody Cup classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Steele Von Hoff (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	108	pts
2	Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	74	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Philip Grenfell (BIKEBUG.COM)	66	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	54	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Rico Rogers (VicRoads)	53	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Ryan Macanally (Budget Forklifts)	47	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Nicholas Sanderson (Genesys Wealth Advisers)	46	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Edward Bissaker (Team Jayco - AIS)	44	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Bradley Linfield	43	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Nicholas Schultz	39	Row 9 - Cell 3

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