Lapthorne wins shortened Launceston to New Newfolk Classic
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Darren Lapthorne (Drapac Professional Cycling) took out the shortened Bothwell to New Norfolk Classic with a solo victory ahead of Genesys Wealth Advisers Nathan Earle and Jai Crawford. The race distance was substantially reduced due to heavy snow fall, making the usual start in Launceston impossible.
The race was adjusted due to safety concerns and instead of cancelling all together, the start was moved just 65km out from the finish in New Norfolk, in Bothwell.
A lead group formed within the opening 10km as the high speed and tough winds caused the peloton to split into numerous groups. Lapthorne was able to attack inside the final three kilometers and left behind Earle who came across the line six seconds down with his teammate Crawford leading in a select group a further 22 seconds back to claim the final spot.
"It really is an honour to be on the honour roll and you never complain when you have a win," said race winner Lapthorne.
"I thought it was going to be a day for the sprinters but there were still a few good climbs in there, so the terrain made the race hard enough.
"With about three kilometres to go, I went and had a good run to the finish."
The usual Launceston to New Norfolk Classic, which is run over 208.2km serves as a tough ‘warm-up’ to the Tour of Tasmania which begins on Tuesday with a 18.1km TTT to the top of Mount Wellington.
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"(The Tour of Tasmania) is the race to win this year.
"It was good for the confidence to get this win," said Lapthorne.
Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Lapthorne (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 1:29:18 |
| 2 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 0:00:06 |
| 3 | Jai Crawford (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 0:00:28 |
| 4 | Ben Grenda (Team Polygon Australia) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Brenton Jones (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Samuel Witmitz (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Rhys Pollock (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Joshua Prete (Data#3 Cisco Racing Team) | 0:00:32 |
| 10 | Floris Goesinnen (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Daniel Bonello (Plan B Racing) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Alexander Ray (Derwent Valley Council) | 0:00:34 |
| 13 | Joel Pearson (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 0:00:55 |
| 14 | Mark O'Brien (Team Budget Forklifts) | 0:00:58 |
| 15 | Shaun Mccarthy (Team Budget Forklifts) | 0:02:00 |
| 16 | Peter Herzig (Team Budget Forklifts) | 0:02:02 |
| 17 | Sam Rutherford (GPM Wilson Racing) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Chris Jory (GPM Wilson Racing) | 0:02:03 |
| 19 | Trent Derecourt (John West Cycling) | 0:02:04 |
| 20 | Matthew Clark (John West Cycling) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | James Rendall (Derwent Valley Council) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Rhys Gillett (African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Sam Crome (Bendigo & District Cc) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Kane Walker (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 0:02:08 |
| 25 | Samuel Volkers (Data#3 Cisco Racing Team) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Steven Waite (African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Henry Morley (Plan B Racing) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Rowan Dever (John West Cycling) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Jamie Lacey (Junction Motel New Norfolk) | 0:02:13 |
| 30 | Peter Smith (Plan B Racing) | 0:02:15 |
| 31 | Fergus Sully (Blackburn Cc) | 0:02:19 |
| 32 | Jason Rigg (Team Polygon Australia) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Joshua Taylor (GPM Wilson Racing) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Lachlan Norris (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | James Boal (John West Cycling) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Michael Cupitt (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Samuel Davis (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Malcolm Rudolph (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | David Melville (Data#3 Cisco Racing Team) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Trent Morey (Plan B Racing) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Mathew Marshall (Derwent Valley Council) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| 42 | Jason Spencer (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Caleb Jones (GPM Wilson Racing) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Boon Yeo (African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team) | 0:02:26 |
| 45 | Jonathan Lovelock (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 0:02:34 |
| 46 | Samuel Wood (Data#3 Cisco Racing Team) | 0:02:36 |
| 47 | Peter Ladd (Junction Motel New Norfolk) | 0:02:38 |
| 48 | Ben Cutajar (Junction Motel New Norfolk) | 0:02:41 |
| 49 | Blair Windsor (Team Budget Forklifts) | 0:02:44 |
| 50 | Luke Knox (Derwent Valley Council) | 0:02:47 |
| 51 | Edward White (GPM Wilson Racing) | 0:03:25 |
| 52 | Matthew Sydes (Junction Motel New Norfolk) | 0:03:59 |
| 53 | Peter Loft (Team Budget Forklifts) | 0:06:25 |
| 54 | Liam Dove (Plan B Racing) | 0:11:18 |
| 55 | Pete Smith (Derwent Valley Council) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Jules Galli (Junction Motel New Norfolk) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| 57 | Luke Joyce (Plan B Racing) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| 58 | Adam Hudson (Hobart Wheelers) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| 59 | Michael Walsh (Junction Motel New Norfolk) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
| 60 | Callum O'Sullivan (Data#3 Cisco Racing Team) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Adam Allen (Data#3 Cisco Racing Team) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| 62 | Dave Brown (Data#3 Cisco Racing Team) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Adam Phelan (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Cameron Wurf (Team Polygon Australia) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | James Ibrahim (Plan B Racing) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Mark Comer (Tkm) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Alexander Smyth (Plan B Racing) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Bradley Linfield (Plan B Racing) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Gerard Wild (Derwent Valley Council) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | James Swadling (Derwent Valley Council) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Andrew Margison (Junction Motel New Norfolk) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Byron Davy (Tkm) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Joel Strachan (Tkm) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Danny Pulbrook (Team Polygon Australia) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Sam Mccallum (Team Polygon Australia) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Jake Mcmahon (Team Polygon Australia) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Joel Stearnes (Team Polygon Australia) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Oliver Martin (Team Polygon Australia) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Alex Clements (Team Polygon Australia) | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Josh Duggan (Launceston City Cc) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Loft (Team Budget Forklifts) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Rhys Pollock (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Loft (Team Budget Forklifts) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Jason Spencer (Team Budget Forklifts) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Lapthorne (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Samuel Witmitz (Team Budget Forklifts) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 5 | pts |
| 2 | Mark O'Brien (Team Budget Forklifts) | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Ben Grenda (Team Polygon Australia) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Mark O'Brien (Team Budget Forklifts) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Daniel Bonello (Plan B Racing) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Darren Lapthorne (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Jai Crawford (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Loft (Team Budget Forklifts) | 6 | pts |
| 2 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Darren Lapthorne (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Rhys Pollock (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Jason Spencer (Team Budget Forklifts) | 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Samuel Witmitz (Team Budget Forklifts) | 1 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 11 | pts |
| 2 | Mark O'Brien (Team Budget Forklifts) | 5 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Darren Lapthorne (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Ben Grenda (Team Polygon Australia) | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Jai Crawford (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Daniel Bonello (Plan B Racing) | 1 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drapac Professional Cycling | 4:28:54 |
| 2 | Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team | 0:00:02 |
| 3 | Team Budget Forklifts | 0:02:26 |
| 4 | Plan B Racing | 0:03:55 |
| 5 | Derwent Valley Council | 0:03:57 |
| 6 | Data#3 Cisco Racing Team | 0:03:59 |
| 7 | GPM Wilson Racing | 0:05:24 |
| 8 | John West Cycling | 0:05:31 |
| 9 | African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team | 0:05:38 |
| 10 | Junction Motel New Norfolk | 0:06:32 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Derecourt (John West Cycling) | 1:31:22 |
| 2 | Sam Crome (Bendigo & District Cc) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Fergus Sully (Blackburn Cc) | 0:00:15 |
| 4 | Trent Morey (Plan B Racing) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Adam Hudson (Hobart Wheelers) | 0:09:14 |
| DNS | Danny Pulbrook (Team Polygon Australia) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Sam Mccallum (Team Polygon Australia) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Jake Mcmahon (Team Polygon Australia) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Joel Stearnes (Team Polygon Australia) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Oliver Martin (Team Polygon Australia) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Alex Clements (Team Polygon Australia) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Josh Duggan (Launceston City Cc) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Davison (Team Budget Forklifts) | 550 | pts |
| 2 | Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 471 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Jai Crawford (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 242 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Mark O'Brien (Team Budget Forklifts) | 241 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | William Walker (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 225 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Ben Hill (Suzuki-Trek) | 195 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Neil Van Der Ploeg (Search2Retain) | 189 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 167 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Darren Lapthorne (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 162 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Michael Cupitt (Team Budget Forklifts) | 136 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team) | 135 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Malcolm Rudolph (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 125 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Scott Law (Search2Retain) | 110 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Alex Clements (Team Polygon Australia) | 104 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Ryan Macanally (Team Budget Forklifts) | 100 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
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