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Genesys Wealth Advisers' sprint sensation Steele Von Hoff claimed his 17th win of the 2011 National Road Series with a hard-fought victory in the brutal 208 kilometre Launceston – New Norfolk Classic in Tasmania. Von Hoff proved too good for the fast finishing Russians with Alexander Serov and Alexi Markov rounding out the podium despite a committed chase by the V Australia team who had been expected to push Genesys all the way.
Sixty kilometres into the race, the 12 kilometre climb of Mount Poatina, which peaks at the gradient of 7.6 per cent, proved quite the test for 23-year-old Von Hoff, as he struggled to stay in touch with the lead group of riders but was well-supported by teammates Pat Shaw and Nathan Haas who later said via twitter that he had: "Never seen anybody hurt like Von Hoff did today."
Von Hoff, who is chasing opportunities in Europe for 2012 and gaining plenty of attention, realised the importance of today's win with race wins of longer distances high on his agenda over the next few months.
"I had never raced so far before and the course, boy it was hard," the former boiler-maker said. "My team-mates pulled themselves inside out for me. I needed to win a long, tough race."
Von Hoff will sit out this week's 10-stage Tour of Tasmania in preparation for his assault on the Jayco Herald Sun Tour in Victoria, beginning October 12.
In a fine display of strength and determination, Von Hoff chased down lead pair of Markov and Serov who appeared to have the race within their grasp, over the final 50 metres.
Local rider Ben Mather (Lawson Homes) claimed the King of Poatina title enroute to the mountains and sprint classification after 61 kilometre solo escape before being reeled in around 20 kilometres from the finish at the Derwent Valley Council chambers.
Full results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steele Von Hoff (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 5:22:09 |
| 2 | Alexander Serov (Team Russia) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Alexi Markov (Team Russia) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| 4 | Aaron Kemps (V Australia) | 0:00:01 |
| 5 | Valery Kaikov (Team Russia) | 0:00:02 |
| 6 | Tom Paton (Country Club Tasmania) | 0:00:09 |
| 7 | Logan Calder (Plan B Racing) | 0:00:13 |
| 8 | Rowan Dever (John West Cycling Team) | 0:00:19 |
| 9 | Bernard Sulzberger (V Australia) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Peter Ladd (Fenton Green P/B Spencers Food) | 0:00:23 |
| 11 | Samuel Davis (Plan B Racing) | 0:00:24 |
| 12 | Matvey Zubov (Team Russia) | 0:00:25 |
| 13 | Andrew Arundel (Lawson Homes) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Lachlan Ambrose (Central Coast Council) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | John Darcey (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| 16 | Zain Wright (Country Club Tasmania) | 0:00:36 |
| 17 | Christopher Winn (V Australia) | 0:00:43 |
| 18 | Cameron Peterson (V Australia) | 0:00:44 |
| 19 | Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:00:53 |
| 20 | Mathew Marshall (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:00:54 |
| 21 | Valery Valynin (Team Russia) | 0:00:59 |
| 22 | Alexander Khatuntsev (Team Russia) | 0:01:02 |
| 23 | Johnnie Walker (V Australia) | 0:01:07 |
| 24 | Sean Sullivan (V Australia) | 0:01:44 |
| 25 | Hayden Brooks (V Australia) | 0:08:00 |
| 26 | Johnathon White (Country Club Tasmania) | 0:08:28 |
| 27 | Ben Mather (Lawson Homes) | 0:09:49 |
| 28 | Taylor Sheldon (V Australia) | 0:18:39 |
| 29 | Evgeny Kovalev (Team Russia) | 0:20:41 |
| 30 | Tim Elmer (Lawson Homes) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Matthew Sydes (Country Club Tasmania) | 0:20:56 |
| 32 | Peter Malcolm (Country Club Tasmania) | 0:21:07 |
| 33 | Nicolay Zhurkin (Team Russia) | 0:21:18 |
| 34 | Steve Aitken (Country Club Tasmania) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Jim Moore (Country Club Tasmania) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | Jason Rigg (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | Thomas Robinson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | Kane Walker (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | Michael Smith (Lawson Homes) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | Michael Knoff (John West Cycling Team) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | Bradeley Hall (Plan B Racing) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | Andrew Martin (Plan B Racing) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | Alexander Ray (Team Down Under) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | David Pell (Fenton Green P/B Spencers Food) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | Brendan Schultz (Fenton Green P/B Spencers Food) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | Steven Pilson (John West Cycling Team) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| dns | Jai Crawford (Jayco - 2Xu) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| dns | Ashley Baines (Derwent Valley Council) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| dns | Andrew Margison (Derwent Valley Council) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| dns | Tim McGrath (Country Club Tasmania) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Derecourt | 3:40:00 |
| 2 | Sam Mccallum | 0:00:04 |
| 3 | Nathan Hinkley | 0:00:29 |
| 4 | Alex Clements | 0:00:33 |
| 5 | Matthew Nicholson | 0:01:16 |
| 6 | Liam Dove | 0:01:54 |
| 7 | Andrew Christie | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Blake Hose | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Adam Hudson | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | David Parsons | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | David Abraham | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | Peter Loft | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | Joel Stearnes | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | Jack Matthews | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | Callum Fagg | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| dnf | Luke Knox | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| dns | Bradley Linfield | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| dns | Luke Ockerby | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| dns | Danny Pulbrook | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| dns | Aaron Jones | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Christie (U23/Bothwell) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Trent Derecourt (U23/Bothwell) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Nathan Hinkley (U23/Bothwell) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Derecourt (U23/Bothwell) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Andrew Christie (U23/Bothwell) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Jason Rigg (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Christie (U23/Bothwell) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Blake Hose (U23/Bothwell) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Christie (U23/Bothwell) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Jason Rigg (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Kane Walker (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Trent Derecourt (U23/Bothwell) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Andrew Christie (U23/Bothwell) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Lachlan Ambrose (Central Coast Council) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Trent Derecourt (U23/Bothwell) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Lachlan Ambrose (Central Coast Council) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Andrew Christie (U23/Bothwell) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Ben Mather (Lawson Homes) | 10 | pts |
| 2 | Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 6 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Matvey Zubov (Team Russia) | 4 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Alex Clements (U23/Bothwell) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Christopher Winn (V Australia) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Alexander Serov (Team Russia) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Valery Valynin (Team Russia) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Valery Kaikov (Team Russia) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Matvey Zubov (Team Russia) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Cameron Peterson (V Australia) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Ben Mather (Lawson Homes) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Cameron Peterson (V Australia) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Ben Mather (Lawson Homes) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Matvey Zubov (Team Russia) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Cameron Peterson (V Australia) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Ben Mather (Lawson Homes) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Cameron Peterson (V Australia) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Ben Mather (Lawson Homes) | 5 | pts |
| 2 | Mathew Marshall (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Taylor Sheldon (V Australia) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Ben Mather (Lawson Homes) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Valery Valynin (Team Russia) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Hayden Brooks (V Australia) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Ben Mather (Lawson Homes) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Christopher Winn (V Australia) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Valery Valynin (Team Russia) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Matvey Zubov (Team Russia) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Rowan Dever (John West Cycling Team) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Samuel Davis (Plan B Racing) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Matvey Zubov (Team Russia) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Rowan Dever (John West Cycling Team) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Samuel Davis (Plan B Racing) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Valery Valynin (Team Russia) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Mathew Marshall (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Rowan Dever (John West Cycling Team) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Ben Mather (Lawson Homes) | 9 | pts |
| 2 | Valery Valynin (Team Russia) | 8 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Matvey Zubov (Team Russia) | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 6 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Cameron Peterson (V Australia) | 5 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Alexander Serov (Team Russia) | 3 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Rowan Dever (John West Cycling Team) | 3 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Mathew Marshall (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Valery Kaikov (Team Russia) | 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Lachlan Ambrose (Central Coast Council) | 1 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Samuel Davis (Plan B Racing) | 1 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Christopher Winn (V Australia) | 1 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Hayden Brooks (V Australia) | 1 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| dnf | Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 4 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| dnf | Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| dnf | Jason Rigg (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 3 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| dnf | Kane Walker (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Ben Mather (Lawson Homes) | 21 | pts |
| 2 | Matvey Zubov (Team Russia) | 9 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Mathew Marshall (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 3 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Lachlan Ambrose (Central Coast Council) | 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Christopher Winn (V Australia) | 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Rowan Dever (John West Cycling Team) | 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Taylor Sheldon (V Australia) | 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Samuel Davis (Plan B Racing) | 1 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Valery Valynin (Team Russia) | 1 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Cameron Peterson (V Australia) | 1 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Russia | 16:06:29 |
| 2 | V Australia | 0:01:01 |
| 3 | Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:01:45 |
| 4 | Country Club Tasmania | 0:09:11 |
| 5 | Lawson Homes | 0:30:53 |
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