Lauren Bates (Meridian Blue p/b 99 Bikes) and Australian U23 time trial champion Zachary Marriage (Butterfields Ziptrak Racing) claimed victory in the stage 2 time trial at the Q Tour on Saturday, which is delivering the final round of racing in Australia's ProVelo Super League.
Marriage swept the hilly 8.6km Samsonvale men's time trial in 11:08 on Saturday morning, stretching out a gap of more than 12 seconds to his nearest rival Tristan Saunders (Team Brennan p/b TP32) while Olympic team time trial gold medallist Conor Leahy (CCACHE x Bodywrap) was third more than 18 seconds back.
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| Position | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zachary Marriage (Butterfields Ziptrak Racing) | 11'08''28 |
| 2 | Tristan Saunders (Team Brennan p/b TP32) | +12"50 |
| 3 | Conor Leahy (CCACHE x Bodywrap) | +18"41 |
| 4 | Brendon Davids (Team Brennan p/b TP32) | +18"70 |
| 5 | Jack Ward (Team Brennan p/b TP32) | +21"84 |
| 6 | Matthew Lambert (TandemCo Pro Cycling) | +25"92 |
| 7 | Scott Bowden (Tasmanian Institute of Sport) | +29"72 |
| 8 | Liam Walsh (CCACHE x Bodywrap) | +30"72 |
| 9 | Tynan Shannon (Team Royal Bikes) | +34"28 |
| 10 | Oliver Stenning (Velofit-Define Property) | +36"02 |
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| Position | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauren Bates (Meridian Blue Cycling p/b 99 Bikes) | 12'53"61 |
| 2 | Alli Anderson (Butterfields Ziptrak Racing) | +4"64 |
| 3 | Sophie Edwards (Butterfields Ziptrak Racing) | +11"21 |
| 4 | Sophia Sammons (Praties Cycling Team) | +14"30 |
| 5 | Alyssa Polites (Meridian Blue Cycling p/b 99 Bikes) | +18"05 |
| 6 | Sophie Marr (Praties Cycling Team) | +18"30 |
| 7 | Katelyn Nicholson (Butterfields Ziptrak Racing) | +20"72 |
| 8 | Keely Bennett (Meridian Blue Cycling p/b 99 Bikes) | +24"09 |
| 9 | Talia Appleton (Praties Cycling Team) | +24"63 |
| 10 | Kirsty Watts (Meridian Blue Cycling p/b 99 Bikes) | +29"04 |
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