West Australian Anthony Giacoppo was rewarded for outstanding team loyalty with an emphatic victory in the Independent Cranes Shipwreck Coast Classic.
Giacoppo, 25, a member of the all-conquering Genesys Wealth Advisers team, defeated Queenslander Peter Herzig in a punishing two-man sprint finish, with Ballarat’s Patrick Shaw a controversial third.
Giacoppo has been an important domestique this season for high-profile team-mates Nathan Haas, Steele Von Hoff, Shaw, and yesterday’s Melbourne to Warrnambool winner Joel Pearson.
“It’s good to top off the year with a win like this,” Giacoppo said. “It’s been a great season for Genesys.
“Sometimes I felt I could have done better in the races where I was working for Nathan or Steele, but you’ve got to look at the big picture.”
It was the final event on Cycling Australia’s 2011 national road series, of which the individual title was won by Haas and the teams section by Genesys.
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 2:48:33 |
| 2 | Peter Herzig (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| 4 | Nicholas Mitchell (Callaghan Motors) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Andrew Martin (Plan B Racing) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Michael Cupitt (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Steele Von Hoff (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Brenton Jones (Hotel Warrnambool) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Ryan Macanally (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Luke Padgett (Hotel Warrnambool) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Joel Pearson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Rene Kolbach (John West Cycling) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Joel Stearnes (Hotel Warrnambool) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Phillip Mundy (Sasi/Team O'Grady) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| 16 | Jason Spencer (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Lachlan Stewart (Callaghan Motors) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Mitchell Flynn (Suzuki/Trek) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Darcy Woolley (Hotel Warrnambool) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | Kyle Marwood (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Anthony Garnier (Hotel Warrnambool) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Brian McLeod (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Michael Smith (Callaghan Motors) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Jeremy McInnes (Warrnambool Football Club) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Clement BoydellL (Whalers Inn) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Bradeley Hall (Plan B Racing) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (Hotel Warrnambool) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Rowan Dever (John West Cycling) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Philip Jermyn (Suzuki/Trek) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Brendan Johnston (Suzuki/Trek) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Karl Evans (Callaghan Motors) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Jason Rigg (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Chris Beeck (Plan B Racing) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Oliver Kent-Spark (John West Cycling) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Lewis Garland (Bicycle Superstore) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Matthew Lane (Will Ferris Auto) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Ashley Hawker (Ozplan Financial Services) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Munro Boydell (Whalers Inn) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Tom Donald (Callaghan Motors) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | James Butler (John West Cycling) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Darryl Patzel (Will Ferris Auto) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| 42 | Stefan Kirsch (Ozplan Financial Services) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Andrew Clark (Bicycle Superstore) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Stefan Imberger (Warrnambool Football Club) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Tim Koopman (Will Ferris Auto) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Daniel Herrewyn (Will Ferris Auto) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Michael Verheyen (Plan B Racing) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Karl Michelin-Beard (Whalers Inn) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Wesley Cordingly (Warrnambool Football Club) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| 50 | Ivan Michelin-Beard (Suzuki/Trek) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| 51 | William Lind (Suzuki/Trek) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| 52 | Steve Duggan (Middy's Warrnambool) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Jake Morgan (Warrnambool Football Club) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| 54 | Adrian D'Alfonso (Middy's Warrnambool) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 55 | Andrew McGrath (Will Ferris Auto) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Thomas McDonough (Mini Golf By The Sea) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| 57 | Pete Knight (Ozplan Financial Services) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| 58 | Mark White (Warrnambool Football Club) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| 59 | Adrian Chew (Will Ferris Auto) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
| 60 | Timothy Van Der Schans (Mini Golf By The Sea) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Paul Nolte (Mini Golf By The Sea) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| 62 | Michael Brown (Ozplan Financial Services) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
| 63 | Christopher Jehu (Bicycle Superstore) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
| 64 | Dave Hogan (Mini Golf By The Sea) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| 65 | Joshua Lind (Suzuki/Trek) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
| 66 | Gene Mills (Mini Golf By The Sea) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Samuel Davis (Plan B Racing) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Callum Fagg (Whalers Inn) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Zac Shaw (Warrnambool Football Club) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Blake Hocking (Ozplan Financial Services) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Stuart McManus (Ozplan Financial Services) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Simon Walsh (Will Ferris Auto) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Benjamin Culton (Mini Golf By The Sea) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Cameron Tampion (Middy's Warrnambool) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Luke Davison (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Chris Savage (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Dylan Lindsey (Middy's Warrnambool) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
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