Bay Crits: Marco Haller wins day one from break
Katusha rider enjoys win after career-threatening knee injury
- Race Home
-
Days
-
Race 1 - Elite WomenEastern Gardens, Geelong - Eastern Gardens, Geelong
-
Race 1 - Elite MenEastern Gardens, Geelong - Eastern Gardens, Geelong
-
Race 2 - Elite WomenRitchie Boulevard - Ritchie Boulevard
-
Race 2 - Elite MenRitchie Boulevard - Ritchie Boulevard
-
Race 3 - Elite WomenWilliamstown - Williamstown
-
Race 3 - Elite MenWilliamstown - Williamstown
- View all Days
-













Marco Haller made light work of his rivals on day one of the 2019 Bay Crits in Geelong, Australia. The Austrian rider, racing under the banner of Katusha Sport, held off Raphael Freienstein (Lexus of Blackburn) and Miles Scotson (MS All Stars) for the win.
"I was really excited to get it going, it’s obviously nice to have a test before the Tour Down Under. Awesome weather, awesome roads, awesome people – I really enjoy it," Haller said in a press release issued by the race organisers.
"I didn’t really know where I was at, since I missed pretty much the whole last season due a severe injury. This, basically, was my first competitive race since my injury so therefore I’m very very happy to start it in this way. I had an incident with a car in training so I had a fracture of the left patella, it took me two surgeries and 190 days to come back on the bike. My career was in danger so I’m very happy to be back."
Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha Sport | 1:01:32 |
| 2 | Raphael Freienstein (Ger) Lexus Of Blackburn | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Miles Scotson (Aus) MS All Stars | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| 4 | Michael Freiberg (Aus) Australian Cycling Academy | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Reece Tucknott (Aus) Velofit Santic Racing | 0:00:03 |
| 6 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Australian Cycling Academy | 0:00:12 |
| 7 | Nathan Haas (Aus) Katusha Sport | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Brenton Jones (Aus) Lexus Of Blackburn | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Novotel Geelong City Of Greater Geelong | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Craig Wiggins (Aus) Velofit Santic Racing | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
Latest on Cyclingnews
-
Jérôme Gauthier powers through rain and reduced breakaway to victory at the Canadian Road Championships
21-year-old captures both under-23 and elite national titles, Luke Valenti second and Léo Roy third in Saint-Georges -
How to watch 2026 pro cycling in the US – A streaming guide for global races
FloBikes, HBO Max and Peacock offer all the options for summer programming -
Alec Segaert earns tri-colour jersey as new Belgian elite men's time trial national champion
Tim Wellens falls six seconds short of a second TT title on course sliced in half to 20.7km -
Lotte Claes unseats Lotte Kopecky as the new elite women's time trial title at the Belgian Road National Championships
Kopecky denied an eighth consecutive title after finishing fourth place in Etikhove




