Kent-Spark wins Melbourne to Warrnambool
Edmondson misses out, Horgan rides to third
Geelong's Oliver Kent-Spark notched up the biggest win of his career, taking out the 99th Melbourne to Warrnambool, outpacing Commonwealth Games gold medallist Alex Edmondson (SASI) in the 273km event. Defending champion Sam Horgan (Budget Forklifts) finished third.
"I can't believe this has happened, it's absolutely incredible," Kent-Spark said. "This is 100 per cent the highlight in my career.
"I had 'always believe in yourself' in my head which is actually what my mum said to me this morning - the power of the mind is amazing."
Kent-Spark was part of a late 12-man breakaway that formed with 40 kilometres remaining and gained a one minute advantage on the peloton.
The group included Horgan, Edmondson, Jacob Kauffman (Budget Forklifts), Wesley Sulzberger (Drapac), Mark O'Brien (Avanti Racing) and Jeremy Cameron (African Wildlife Safaris) and began to splinter on the run into Warrnambool, with Horgan and Kent Spark caught out following an aggressive attack from O'Brien.
With five kilometres remaining, Edmondson, Kauffman, Cameron and O'Brien looked set to contest the finish between them, before Horgan and Kent-Spark dug deep and rejoined the group with three kilometres left to race.
"I was yo-yoing off the back of the break, we kind of came back together on a little downhill and it was Alex Edmondson who led the sprint out half-heartedly.
"I thought I was racing for second at best, the uphill sprint is better for me than a flat one but even that's not great for me, but everything changes at the end of 273 kilometres, it's a big day," Spark said.
Two-time track world champion and Commonwealth Games gold and silver medallist, Edmondson, was disappointed to have come so close to victory.
"It's pretty hard to race almost 280 kilometres and be rolled on the line, but I gave it all I had and I guess I got beaten by a better bike rider on the day," said Edmondson.
"I take my hat off to the search2retain guys and Ollie Kent-Spark. He's such a nice guy and did a lot of the work when we got into that small breakaway at the end."
Kent-Spark's victory is the third on the trot for his health.com.au/search2retain team following Patrick Bevin taking out the National Capital Tour and Tour of Tasmania.
The Subaru National Road Series concludes on October 25 with the Grafton to Inverell.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Oliver Kent-Spark (health.com.au-search2retain Cycling Team) | 7:00:21 |
2 | Alexander Edmondson (SASI Cycling Team) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Samuel Horgan (Team Budget Forklifts) | 0:00:01 |
4 | Jacob Kauffmann (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Mark O'brien (Avanti Racing Team) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Jeremy Cameron (African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team) | 0:00:02 |
7 | Jesse Kerrison (Team Budget Forklifts) | 0:00:05 |
8 | Jonathan Cantwell (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Angus Tobin (health.com.au-search2retain Cycling Team) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Brenton Jones (Avanti Racing Team) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Tommy Nankervis (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Sean Whitfield (Team Scody Downunder) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Alexander Smyth (Satalyst Giant Racing Team) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Stuart Shaw (health.com.au-search2retain Cycling Team) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Jason Lowndes (Team Seight) | 0:00:06 |
16 | Liam White (Pat's Veg-Thereabouts Racing Team) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | James Mowatt (African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | George Tansley (SASI Cycling Team) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Dylan Pierre-Humbert (Wormall Civil CCS) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Daniel Nelson (African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Anthony Collins | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Lee Burchell (Bike Gallery - Lexus Blackburn) | 0:00:06 |
23 | Hamish Schreurs (Subaru Albion NRS Development Team) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Luke Parker (African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Christopher Luxton | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Tom Leaper (Croydon Cycleworks/Pick-a-Part) | 0:00:06 |
27 | Neil Van Der Ploeg (Avanti Racing Team) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Kyle Thompson | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Lachlan Glasspool | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Scott Sunderland (Team Scody Downunder) | 0:00:06 |
31 | Daniel Bonello (GPM Stulz) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Nick Miller (Team Scody Downunder) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Russell Gill (Wormall Civil CCS) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Tom Sacre | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Dylan Hately (Team Seight) | 0:00:06 |
36 | David Rugendyke | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Daniel Strauss (Bike Gallery - Lexus Blackburn) | 0:00:06 |
38 | Tyler Spurrell (African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Christopher Fuller (St Kilda) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Malcolm Rudolph (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Tyson Chambers (Croydon Cycleworks/Pick-a-Part) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Julian Paynter (St Kilda) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | James Rendall (African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Jake Magee (CharterMason Giant Racing) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Darcy Woolley (African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Sean Lake (African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Chris Jory (GPM Stulz) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Ryan Cottrell | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Timothy Roe (Team Budget Forklifts) | 0:00:06 |
50 | Joshua Taylor (CharterMason Giant Racing) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Vaughan Bowman (Team Seight) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Bernard Sulzberger (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Benjamin Johnson (Footscray) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Kris Johnston (Cellarbrations Racing Team) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Nicholas Graham-Dawson (Wormall Civil CCS) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Joel Walsh | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Russell Van Hout | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Zane Hunter (Team Seight) | 0:00:06 |
59 | Daniel Herrewyn | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Andreas Nielson (Cellarbrations Racing Team) | 0:00:06 |
61 | Todd Buschkuehl (Team Scody Downunder) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Samuel Witmitz (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Mason Austen (Hawthorn) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Ryan Thomas (GPM Stulz) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Chris Harper | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Darryn Benn (Blackburn) | 0:00:06 |
67 | Thomas Patton (GPM Stulz) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Tom Robinson (Avanti Racing Team) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Nicholas Bien (Pat's Veg-Thereabouts Racing Team) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Nicholas Wood | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Jack Anderson (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 0:00:06 |
72 | Darrin Jones (Port Fairy *) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Ricky Smedts (Bike Gallery - Lexus Blackburn) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Daniel Barry (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Keegan Aitchison (Subaru Albion NRS Development Team) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Michael Vink (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Mark Crawford (GPM Stulz) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Cameron Mcdonald (Bike Gallery - Lexus Blackburn) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Tom Paton | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Jordan Payne | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Josh Berry (Cellarbrations Racing Team) | 0:00:06 |
82 | Michael Troy (GPM Stulz) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Fergus Sully (Pat's Veg-Thereabouts Racing Team) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Jake Klajnblat | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Mitchell Barry (Croydon Cycleworks/Pick-a-Part) | 0:00:06 |
86 | Josh Aldridge (Subaru Albion NRS Development Team) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Aaron Watts (Cellarbrations Racing Team) | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Edward White (GPM Stulz) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Lauchlan Stewart | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Mitchell Mulhern (Team Scody Downunder) | 0:00:06 |
91 | Travis Meyer (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Joseph Cooper (Avanti Racing Team) | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Justin Gassner | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Todd Satchell (Anchor Point South Coast Cycling Team) | 0:00:06 |
95 | Glenn O'shea (SASI Cycling Team) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Tom Kaesler (SASI Cycling Team) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | David Kelly (TRH) | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Cameron Bayly (health.com.au-search2retain Cycling Team) | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Miles Scotson (SASI Cycling Team) | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Matt Boys (Croydon Cycleworks/Pick-a-Part) | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Thomas Donald (health.com.au-search2retain Cycling Team) | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Harry Carpenter (SASI Cycling Team) | 0:00:12 |
103 | Mitchell Dedman | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Jacob Langham | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Kane Walker (Satalyst Giant Racing Team) | 0:00:12 |
106 | David Mclean (Team Seight) | 0:00:15 |
107 | Joel Strachan (Satalyst Giant Racing Team) | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Christopher Lee (Bike Gallery - Lexus Blackburn) | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Stuart Smith (health.com.au-search2retain Cycling Team) | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Patrick Shaw (Satalyst Giant Racing Team) | 0:00:17 |
111 | Mitchell Cooper (Satalyst Giant Racing Team) | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Angus Morton (Pat's Veg-Thereabouts Racing Team) | 0:00:19 |
113 | Darren Lapthorne (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 0:00:20 |
114 | Lachlan Norris (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Wesley Sulzberger (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Jayden Copp (Wormall Civil CCS) | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Guy Kalma (Wormall Civil CCS) | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Jack Beckinsale (Avanti Racing Team) | 0:01:39 |
119 | Stephen Fairless (Shepparton) | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Aaron Donnelly (Avanti Racing Team) | 0:01:55 |
121 | Benjamin Hill (CharterMason Giant Racing) | 0:02:58 |
122 | Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (Avanti Racing Team) | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Sam Crome (CharterMason Giant Racing) | 0:03:51 |
124 | Ian Johnston (Rockhampton) | 0:08:13 |
125 | Jay Phillpotts (Croydon Cycleworks/Pick-a-Part) | 0:09:46 |
126 | Daniel Molyneux (Subaru Albion NRS Development Team) | 0:12:17 |
127 | Dylan Lindsey (Anchor Point South Coast Cycling Team) | 0:17:52 |
128 | Ryan Vecht (St Kilda) | 0:21:10 |
129 | Samuel Hill | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Michael Mcgee (Anchor Point South Coast Cycling Team) | 0:21:10 |
131 | Samuel Rix | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Allan Satchell (Anchor Point South Coast Cycling Team) | 0:21:12 |
133 | Gary Mclennan (Sunshine Coast) | 0:26:30 |
134 | Steve Duggan (Brunswick) | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | David Bingley (Launceston City) | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Christopher Harney (St Kilda) | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Chris Smith (Southern Masters) | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Dean Heathcote (TRH) | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Steven Payne (Preston) | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | William Murray (Footscray) | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Ashley Dawson | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Matthew Sydes (Northern Vets) | 0:26:30 |
143 | Thomas Mcdonough (Coburg) | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Daniel Hamblin (ADF Cycling) | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Chris Mason (St Kilda) | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Andrew Ward | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | David Hill (Alpine) | 0:26:30 |
148 | Christopher Joustra (Latrobe City) | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Colin Aitken (Latrobe City) | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Mark Scouller (Anchor Point South Coast Cycling Team) | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Glenn Landers (St Kilda) | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Andrew Kaye (Albury-Wodonga) | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
153 | Adam Mulford (Carnegie Caulfield) | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
154 | Gordon Kenneway (Bike Gallery - Lexus Blackburn) | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
155 | Chris Hellman (St Kilda) | 0:26:38 |
156 | Angus Thomson (St Kilda) | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
157 | Tim Mcgrath (St Kilda) | 0:26:45 |
158 | Michael Walsh (Launceston City) | 0:26:48 |
159 | Dane Frey (Wormall Civil CCS) | 0:26:51 |
160 | Simon Frost (Carnegie Caulfield) | 0:27:21 |
161 | Conor Murtagh (CharterMason Giant Racing) | 0:28:11 |
162 | Kip Gabriel (Melbourne University) | 0:49:50 |
163 | Justin Leske (Bendigo & District) | 0:49:52 |
164 | Richard Hale (Mildura-Coomealla) | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
165 | David Foster (Southern Masters) | 0:50:01 |
166 | Lee Lindsay (Southern Masters) | 1:16:01 |
167 | David De Pedro (Dirt Riders) | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
168 | Kris Gill (Bendigo & District) | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jacob Restall (CharterMason Giant Racing) | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rowan Dever (CharterMason Giant Racing) | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julian Hamill (GPM Stulz) | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stuart Grimsey (Pat's Veg-Thereabouts Racing Team) | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ben De Groot (Subaru Albion NRS Development Team) | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jacob Sutherland (TRH) | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ben Marshall | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mick Millar (Southern Masters) | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Costa Chronis (St Kilda) | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Patrick Mcintyre (Italo Australian) | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robert Cater (Randwick Botany) | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Justin Vincent (Warrnambool *) | Row 179 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gavin Buechler (Hamilton Pine River Wheelers) | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Russell Church (Carnegie Caulfield) | Row 181 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daryl Stewart (Bendigo & District) | Row 182 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Scott Wells (Carnegie Caulfield) | Row 183 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mark Mclaren (Hamilton) | Row 184 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Todd Baxter (Camperdown) | Row 185 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Leigh Stott (Dirt Riders) | Row 186 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ash Flint (Northern Vets) | Row 187 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sydney Anstee (Bendigo & District) | Row 188 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Morgan Smith (CharterMason Giant Racing) | Row 189 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Alexander Malone (Satalyst Giant Racing Team) | Row 190 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Samuel Volkers (Team Scody Downunder) | Row 191 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Alistair Crameri (Pat's Veg-Thereabouts Racing Team) | Row 192 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Nicholas Squillari (TRH) | Row 193 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Luigi Vecchio (TRH) | Row 194 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Jason Rigg | Row 195 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Michael Smith | Row 196 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Connor Hughes | Row 197 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Craig Porter (Carnegie Caulfield) | Row 198 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Samuel Hill | 3 | pts |
2 | Patrick Shaw (Satalyst Giant Racing Team) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Angus Morton (Pat's Veg-Thereabouts Racing Team) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Samuel Hill | 3 | pts |
2 | Glenn O'shea (SASI Cycling Team) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Tyson Chambers (Croydon Cycleworks/Pick-a-Part) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
---|---|
1 | Samuel Hill |
2 | Stuart Smith (health.com.au-search2retain Cycling Team) |
3 | Patrick Shaw (Satalyst Giant Racing Team) |
4 | Angus Morton (Pat's Veg-Thereabouts Racing Team) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Samuel Hill | 6 | pts |
2 | Glenn O'shea (SASI Cycling Team) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Patrick Shaw (Satalyst Giant Racing Team) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Tyson Chambers (Croydon Cycleworks/Pick-a-Part) | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Angus Morton (Pat's Veg-Thereabouts Racing Team) | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Team Budget Forklifts | 21:01:10 |
2 | health.com.au-search2retain Cycling Team | 0:00:03 |
3 | Avanti Racing Team | 0:00:05 |
4 | SASI Cycling Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team | 0:00:07 |
6 | Team Scody Downunder | 0:00:10 |
7 | Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Team Seight | 0:00:11 |
9 | Wormall Civil CCS | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Bike Gallery - Lexus Blackburn | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | GPM Stulz | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Croydon Cycleworks/Pick-a-Part | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Pat's Veg-Thereabouts Racing Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Subaru Albion NRS Development Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Cellarbrations Racing Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Satalyst Giant Racing Team | 0:00:25 |
17 | CharterMason Giant Racing | 0:03:03 |
18 | Anchor Point South Coast Cycling Team | 0:39:01 |
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