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Second in the opening one-day race of the 2016 National Road Series (NRS) at Grafton to Inverell, Nathan Elliott enjoyed the biggest win of his career yet with an upset victory on the 101st running of the Melbourne to Warrnambool. Elliott was without teammates for the 277km race but proved to have the strongest legs inside the closing kilometres as he launched an attack from the six-man breakaway.
Despite a slow leaking front tyre, Ayden Toovey won the sprint for second place with Avanti IsoWhey Sport's Robbie Hucker coming in third. Patrick Lane, the winner of Grafton to Inverell ahead of Elliott, was next across the line in fourth place for Avanti IsoWhey Sport, while Mathew Ross (Pat's Veg Cycling) placed fifth.
"I'm stoked to get the win! After coming second at Grafton to Inverell, I'm so happy to have pulled this one off for sure," said Elliott. "My parents were here supporting me, it was awesome to see them here at the finish line. They were pretty teary! I had thought about getting into the early break but wanted to play it by ear. Once the break went I knew it was going to be a good one as I saw all the major teams were represented so I knew the peloton wouldn't chase us down," he added.
"I was pretty confident we would stay away, but then the chase group started coming back around Camperdown. Although I knew that if they did catch us, they would have been pretty cooked, so I was feeling pretty confident towards the end."
Despite not racing, Joe Cooper sealed the overall NRS title for the second time in his career with Pat Shaw finishing in second place on the standings to complete a one-two for Avanti Isowhey Sports. The Tasmanian Continental team also secured the overall team standings for a sixth straight year.
Full Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Elliott | 6:38:55 |
| 2 | Ayden Toovey (Subaru NSWIS & MS) | 0:00:02 |
| 3 | Robbie Hucker (Avanti Isowhey Sport) | 0:00:05 |
| 4 | Patrick Lane (Avanti Isowhey Sport) | 0:00:12 |
| 5 | Mathew Ross (Pat's Veg Cycling) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Daniel Fitter (State Of Matter / MAAP) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Stuart Shaw (Subaru NSWIS & MS) | 0:03:35 |
| 8 | Mark O'brien (Avanti Isowhey Sport) | 0:03:37 |
| 9 | Jesse Kerrison (State Of Matter / MAAP) | 0:04:22 |
| 10 | Tommy Nankervis (Team Detours) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Brenton Jones | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Anthony Giacoppo (Avanti Isowhey Sport) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Jacob Kauffmann (Subaru NSWIS & MS) | 0:04:31 |
| 14 | Patrick Shaw (Avanti Isowhey Sport) | 0:04:42 |
| 15 | Sam Crome (Avanti Isowhey Sport) | 0:11:29 |
| 16 | Tom Robinson (State Of Matter / MAAP) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Chris Harper (Swisswellness Cycling Team) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Scott Sunderland | 0:13:37 |
| 19 | Samuel Jenner (Subaru NSWIS & MS) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | Conor Murtagh (State Of Matter / MAAP) | 0:15:02 |
| 21 | Samuel Lane (JML Racing) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Chris Hamilton (Avanti Isowhey Sport) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Jeremy Cameron (Swisswellness Cycling Team) | 0:25:40 |
| 24 | Harry Carpenter (SASI/Callidus Cycling Team) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Rohan Wight (SASI/Callidus Cycling Team) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Tom Kaesler (SASI/Callidus Cycling Team) | 0:25:42 |
| 27 | Tom Paton | 0:29:34 |
| 28 | Nicholas Squillari (Van D'am Racing p/b Butterfields) | 0:29:41 |
| 29 | Patrick Burt | 0:34:46 |
| 30 | John Linke | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Todd Satchell (Anchor Point South Coast) | 0:34:48 |
| 32 | Joel Strachan (Satalyst Verve Racing) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Thomas Allford (Van D'am Racing p/b Butterfields) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Michael Hale (Van D'am Racing p/b Butterfields) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Alexander Smyth (State Of Matter / MAAP) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Christopher Miller (Sydney Uni Velo Racing) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Morgan Smith | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Edward White (GPM Stulz) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Matthew Lane (JML Racing) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Angus Maddern (SASI/Callidus Cycling Team) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Todd Buschkuehl | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| 42 | Allan Satchell (Anchor Point South Coast) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | James Glasspool | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Justin Tomlinson (Swisswellness Cycling Team) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Jonathon Noble (Satalyst Verve Racing) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Peter Livingstone (mobius Future Racing) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Ben Carman (mobius Future Racing) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Jesse Coyle (mobius Future Racing) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Jack Sutton | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| 50 | Alexander Holden | 0:38:21 |
| 51 | Lee Burchell | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| 52 | Tyson Warnett | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Sam Gifford | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| 54 | Jeremy Mcinnes (Swisswellness Cycling Team) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 55 | Gervaise Christie | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Conor Mullervy (GPM Stulz) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| 57 | Julian Thomson (AMR Renault Racing) | 0:40:59 |
| 58 | Harrison Wiles (Van D'am Racing p/b Butterfields) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| 59 | Sam Edwards | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
| 60 | Darcy Pirotta (JML Racing) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Daniel Forsythe | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| 62 | Jackson Mawby (JML Racing) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
| 63 | Wayne Evans | 0:49:35 |
| 64 | Chris Harney | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| 65 | David Mclean | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
| 66 | Thomas Sandholt Lund | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| 67 | William Geor | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| 68 | Giovanni Cipriano | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| 69 | Wayne Hildred | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
| 70 | Ashleigh Key (Anchor Point South Coast) | 0:49:39 |
| 71 | Iven Bennett (Van D'am Racing p/b Butterfields) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| 72 | Indiana Michel | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| 73 | Dylan Hately | 0:49:42 |
| 74 | Hayden Brodie | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
| 75 | Ashley Mackay | 0:49:46 |
| 76 | Gerard Wild (Swisswellness Cycling Team) | 0:49:56 |
| 77 | Patrick Ruggles | 1:02:49 |
| 78 | Adam Mcgillivray (Team Detours) | 1:02:57 |
| 79 | Andrew McCosker (Phoenix Cycling Collective) | 1:03:01 |
| 80 | Marc Loecherer | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
| 81 | Jake Morgan | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
| 82 | Glenn Landers | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
| 83 | Chris Alsop | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
| 84 | Fraser Short | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
| 85 | Lee Turner (Team Detours) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
| 86 | William Barker (Phoenix Cycling Collective) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
| 87 | Nick Kiatos | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
| 88 | Simon Ward | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
| 89 | Brad Daly | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
| 90 | Travis Small | 1:03:07 |
| 91 | Nathan Booth (Phoenix Cycling Collective) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
| 92 | Matthew Darby | 1:06:58 |
| 93 | Robert Marcucci | 1:07:01 |
| 94 | Tessa Fabry | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
| 95 | Darren Joy | 1:07:02 |
| 96 | Marcus Warner | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
| 97 | Fiona Yard | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
| 98 | Andrew Ames | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
| 99 | Duncan Murray | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
| 100 | Joe Spano | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
| 101 | Michael Dunn | 1:07:06 |
| 102 | Ryan Flinn | 1:12:17 |
| 103 | Michael Miles | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
| 104 | Paul Collins | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
| 105 | Robert Wilmoth | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
| 106 | Gary Haydon | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
| 107 | Lewis Fulcher | 1:12:23 |
| 108 | Dave Bingley | 1:24:41 |
| 109 | David Newett | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
| 110 | Glenn Riseley | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
| 111 | Jessica Lane | 1:24:43 |
| 112 | Taylor Anstee | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
| 113 | Joshua McLellan | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
| 114 | Paul Berry | 1:28:34 |
| 115 | Tim Mcgrath | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
| OTL | Mick Patton | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
| OTL | James Van Gelder | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
| OTL | Lang Harvey | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
| OTL | Craig Fry | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
| OTL | Shannon Overton | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
| OTL | Carley Mckay | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Aaron Bicknell (mobius Future Racing) | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Scott Law (Subaru NSWIS & MS) | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Liam Magennis (Subaru NSWIS & MS) | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Russell Gill (SASI/Callidus Cycling Team) | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Michael Vink (State Of Matter / MAAP) | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Cyrus Monk (Pat's Veg Cycling) | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Drew Morey (Pat's Veg Cycling) | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | James Pane (Pat's Veg Cycling) | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Liam White (Pat's Veg Cycling) | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Lachlan Holliday (Swisswellness Cycling Team) | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Sean Whitfield (Oliver's Real Food Racing) | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Zane Hunter (Oliver's Real Food Racing) | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Ben Marshall (Oliver's Real Food Racing) | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Brad Davies (Oliver's Real Food Racing) | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Lachlan Glasspool (Oliver's Real Food Racing) | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Matthew Warner-Smith (Oliver's Real Food Racing) | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Matthew Clark (Satalyst Verve Racing) | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Bradley Linfield (JML Racing) | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Sam Phipps (GPM Stulz) | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Harrison Bailey (GPM Stulz) | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Rylee Field (GPM Stulz) | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Reece Robinson (GPM Stulz) | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Dylan Lindsey (Anchor Point South Coast) | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Simon Burchell (Anchor Point South Coast) | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Hayden Campbell (Phoenix Cycling Collective) | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Alex Abell (Sydney Uni Velo Racing) | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Peter Ritskes (Sydney Uni Velo Racing) | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Daniel Roberts-Clarke (Sydney Uni Velo Racing) | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Sam Sautelle (Sydney Uni Velo Racing) | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Ray Forbes (Team Detours) | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jeremy Hunt (Team Detours) | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Luke Jones (Team Detours) | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Kris Johnston (AMR Renault Racing) | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Timothy Cameron (AMR Renault Racing) | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Alexander Evans (AMR Renault Racing) | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Sean Trainor (AMR Renault Racing) | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Damien Ingram | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | James Mowatt | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Nicholas Leonard | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Thomas Weereratne | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Stefan Imberger | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Angus Lyons | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | William Hodges | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Trevor Perry | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Andrew Goodwin | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Mat Elkan | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Mason Austen | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Shule Going | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Callum Brown | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Davin Harding | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Justin Vincent | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Gavin Bryant | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Brent Davis | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Chris Papakostas | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Lindsay Burgoyne | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Ricky Holmes | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Tom Crebbin | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Sydney Anstee | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Gregory Hosking | Row 179 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Doris Marr | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jessica Douglas | Row 181 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Bianca Pickett | Row 182 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Purdie Long | Row 183 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | RebecCa Wiasak | Row 184 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Madeline Wright | Row 185 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Kendelle Hodges | Row 186 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Minda Murray | Row 187 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Sam Evans (Pat's Veg Cycling) | Row 188 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Jesse Featonby (Swisswellness Cycling Team) | Row 189 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Tristan Ward (AMR Renault Racing) | Row 190 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Troy Herfoss | Row 191 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Shayne Kirby | Row 192 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Drew Ginn | Row 193 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Daniel Strauss | Row 194 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Dylan Newell | Row 195 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | David Rugendyke | Row 196 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Kyle Thompson | Row 197 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | David Randall | Row 198 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Tony Doherty | Row 199 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Matthew De Vroet | Row 200 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Mathew Upton | Row 201 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Dean Johnstone | Row 202 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Jack Carecos | Row 203 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Christopher Lee | Row 204 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Mark Hogan | Row 205 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Jared McClintock | Row 206 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Scott Thomas | Row 207 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Mark Robertson | Row 208 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | James Broadway | Row 209 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Colin Carrigan | Row 210 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Scott Smith | Row 211 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Darren Spiteri | Row 212 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Ben Edwards | Row 213 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Nick Zandes | Row 214 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Andrew Tanner | Row 215 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Dfmd Hoyal | Row 216 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Laurence Basell | Row 217 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Daniel Hopper | Row 218 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Robert Devolle | Row 219 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Dion Harris | Row 220 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | John Dam | Row 221 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | David Swan | Row 222 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Christopher Munro | Row 223 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | David Foster | Row 224 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Sophie Mackay | Row 225 - Cell 2 |
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