Jayco-2XU's team of superstars topple Genesys on opening day
Tasmanian Mark Jamieson dons first yellow jersey in home Tour
Jayco-2XU's team of climbing specialists proved that the hype surrounding them was very much justified, posting a blistering 48:29.9 on the team time trial up Mt Wellington to take the stage, and the race lead.
Mark Jamieson led the team over the line, taking the race's first yellow jersey, with Josh Atkins, Dale Parker and Jai Crawford following as part of an elite top four. Jamieson and Crawford also head the Tasmanian rider classification, with the latter already tasting success after starting the race as an 11th hour call-up.
"This is an exciting victory for us and I’m sure that one of our boys can win the tour," he said. "I had been over the course twice before so I knew what to expect. It was a great opening stage for us."
Jayco-2XU team manager Pat Jonker praised the work of Jamieson, who the team offered a lifeline earleir in the season, when he was without a team, and lacking racing fitness.
"This was the sweetest of victories," said Jonker. "We were hoping for a top three finish, but realised the Russians and Genesys were very professional outfits who were [specifically] prepared for this type of race.
"I am especially pleased for 'Jamo' who earlier in the year would have been struggling to win a club race."
Next best were Genesys Wealth Advisers, who despite having ridden the Mt Wellington course several times in August as part of a course reconissaince, suffered without the services of Patrick Shaw. The NRS leaders will lament a slow start though they narrowed as the climb went on, eventually finishing 17 seconds down.
The Russian squad, who rode an impressive race at the recent Launceston - New Norfolk, were a further 13 seconds back in third place. Russian team coach Heiko Salzwedel was gracious in defeat.
"I was sceptical about starting a major tour with a team time trial up a mountain," he said. "But it was a fantastic stage, a really great advertisement for the Tour of Tasmania."
The big losers on the day were Plan B Racing and BikeBug.com who both conceded big time and will now be hard-pressed to mount any real bid for the race's general classification.
Tomorrow sees the race cover a difficult 140 kilometres over two tough stages. The first, a 61.4 km transition from New Norfolk to Hamilton features four climbs, before the peloton tackles the 78.6 kilometre burn to Bronte Park in the afternoon.
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Mark Jamieson (Jayco - 2XU) | 0:48:29.9 |
2 | Joshua Atkins (Jayco - 2XU) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Dale Parker (Jayco - 2XU) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Jai Crawford (Jayco - 2XU) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:00:17.0 |
6 | Campbell Flakemore (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Alexander Khatuntsev (Team Russia) | 0:00:30.6 |
10 | Valery Valynin (Team Russia) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Valery Kaikov (Team Russia) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Alexander Serov (Team Russia) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Cameron Peterson (V Australia) | 0:00:43.4 |
14 | Christopher Winn (V Australia) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Taylor Sheldon (V Australia) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Bernard Sulzberger (V Australia) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Hayden Brooks (V Australia) | 0:01:44.2 |
18 | Trenton Day (Jayco - 2XU) | 0:01:46.6 |
19 | Joseph Lewis (Bikebug.Com) | 0:02:31.9 |
20 | Caleb Jones (Bikebug.Com) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Joshua Taylor (Bikebug.Com) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Andrew Crawley (Bikebug.Com) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Chris Jory (Bikebug.Com) | 0:03:14.2 |
24 | Brodie Talbot (Search2Retain) | 0:03:16.0 |
25 | Luke Fetch (Search2Retain) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Jay Bourke (Search2Retain) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Paul Van Der Ploeg (Search2Retain) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Julian Hamill (Bikebug.Com) | 0:03:39.5 |
29 | Alex Wohler (Team Down Under) | 0:03:48.6 |
30 | Alexander Ray (Team Down Under) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Mark O'brien (Team Down Under) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Stuart Mulhern (Team Down Under) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Cal Britten (Search2Retain) | 0:03:50.4 |
34 | Kane Walker (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:04:26.0 |
35 | Jamie Lacey (Team Down Under) | 0:04:40.7 |
36 | Johnnie Walker (V Australia) | 0:05:03.0 |
37 | Matvey Zubov (Team Russia) | 0:05:05.3 |
38 | Nick Woods (Team Down Under) | 0:05:08.2 |
39 | Calvin Watson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:05:20.2 |
40 | Trent Derecourt (John West Cycling Team) | 0:05:23.2 |
41 | Blake Hose (John West Cycling Team) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Stuart Smith (John West Cycling Team) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Steven Del Gallo (John West Cycling Team) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | James Bennett (John West Cycling Team) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Rowan Dever (John West Cycling Team) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Justin Vanstone (Team Down Under) | 0:05:35.4 |
47 | Malcolm Rudolph (Jayco - AIS) | 0:05:49.2 |
48 | Alex Carver (Jayco - AIS) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Aaron Donnelly (Jayco - AIS) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Ben Dyball (Jayco - AIS) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Alexi Markov (Team Russia) | 0:06:05.6 |
52 | Joshua Aldride (Central Coast Council) | 0:06:07.4 |
53 | Lachlan Ambrose (Central Coast Council) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Cameron Bayly (Central Coast Council) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Timothy Cameron (Central Coast Council) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Michael Smith (Lawson Homes) | 0:06:12.9 |
57 | Andrew Arundel (Lawson Homes) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Trent Morey (Lawson Homes) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Ben Mather (Lawson Homes) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | James Boal (Central Coast Council) | 0:06:15.8 |
61 | Liam Dove (Lawson Homes) | 0:06:36.6 |
62 | Bradeley Hall (Plan B Racing) | 0:07:08.4 |
63 | Samuel Davis (Plan B Racing) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Logan Calder (Plan B Racing) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Andrew Martin (Plan B Racing) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Luke Padgett (Lawson Homes) | 0:07:16.4 |
67 | John Darcey (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | 0:07:21.2 |
68 | Jacob Langham (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Nicholas Horsley (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Mark Guy (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Nick Morgan (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | 0:07:54.7 |
72 | Peter Loft (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | 0:07:56.8 |
73 | Jake Mcmahon (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Alex Clements (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Joel Stearnes (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Joshua Clark (Lawson Homes) | 0:08:16.6 |
77 | Aaron Jones (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | 0:09:05.1 |
78 | Nathan Elliott (Search2Retain) | 0:09:09.3 |
79 | Nicholas Dougall (Jayco - 2XU) | 0:09:40.2 |
80 | James Hepburn (Jayco - 2XU) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Ben Hill (Jayco - 2XU) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Jack Matthews (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | 0:09:57.5 |
83 | Aaron Kemps (V Australia) | 0:10:20.7 |
84 | Mathew Wheatcroft (Team Down Under) | 0:10:25.2 |
85 | Jake Klajnblat (Search2Retain) | 0:11:04.7 |
86 | Evgeny Kovalev (Team Russia) | 0:12:07.7 |
87 | Thomas Robinson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:12:12.6 |
88 | Danny Pulbrook (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | 0:12:20.6 |
89 | Nicolay Zhurkin (Team Russia) | 0:12:33.1 |
90 | Andrew Christie (Lawson Homes) | 0:13:32.2 |
91 | Mike Henton (Central Coast Council) | 0:13:41.0 |
92 | Sean Sullivan (V Australia) | 0:13:56.5 |
93 | Jason Rigg (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:15:03.5 |
94 | James Mowatt (Search2Retain) | 0:15:32.4 |
95 | Jake Mcgee (Bikebug.Com) | 0:17:03.7 |
96 | Philip Grenfell (Bikebug.Com) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Luke Ockerby (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | 0:19:08.8 |
98 | David Abraham (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | 0:20:33.9 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jayco - 2XU | 2:25:29 |
2 | Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:00:51 |
3 | Team Russia | 0:01:31 |
4 | V Australia | 0:02:10 |
5 | Bikebug.com | 0:07:35 |
6 | search2retain | 0:09:48 |
7 | Team Down Under | 0:11:25 |
8 | John West Cycling Team | 0:16:09 |
9 | Jayco - AIS | 0:17:27 |
10 | Central Coast Council | 0:18:22 |
11 | Lawson Homes | 0:18:38 |
12 | Plan B Racing | 0:21:25 |
13 | ride.net.au/Hobart Wheelers | 0:22:03 |
14 | Pure Tas - Deloitte | 0:23:50 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Mark Jamieson (Jayco - 2XU) | 0:48:30 |
2 | Joshua Atkins (Jayco - 2XU) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Dale Parker (Jayco - 2XU) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Jai Crawford (Jayco - 2XU) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:00:17 |
6 | Campbell Flakemore (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Alexander Khatuntsev (Team Russia) | 0:00:31 |
10 | Valery Valynin (Team Russia) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Valery Kaikov (Team Russia) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Alexander Serov (Team Russia) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Cameron Peterson (V Australia) | 0:00:43 |
14 | Christopher Winn (V Australia) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Taylor Sheldon (V Australia) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Bernard Sulzberger (V Australia) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Hayden Brooks (V Australia) | 0:01:44 |
18 | Trenton Day (Jayco - 2XU) | 0:01:47 |
19 | Joseph Lewis (Bikebug.Com) | 0:02:32 |
20 | Caleb Jones (Bikebug.Com) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Joshua Taylor (Bikebug.Com) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Andrew Crawley (Bikebug.Com) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Chris Jory (Bikebug.Com) | 0:03:14 |
24 | Brodie Talbot (Search2Retain) | 0:03:16 |
25 | Luke Fetch (Search2Retain) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Jay Bourke (Search2Retain) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Paul Van Der Ploeg (Search2Retain) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Julian Hamill (Bikebug.Com) | 0:03:39 |
29 | Alex Wohler (Team Down Under) | 0:03:49 |
30 | Alexander Ray (Team Down Under) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Mark O'brien (Team Down Under) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Stuart Mulhern (Team Down Under) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Cal Britten (Search2Retain) | 0:03:50 |
34 | Kane Walker (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:04:26 |
35 | Jamie Lacey (Team Down Under) | 0:04:41 |
36 | Johnnie Walker (V Australia) | 0:05:03 |
37 | Matvey Zubov (Team Russia) | 0:05:05 |
38 | Nick Woods (Team Down Under) | 0:05:08 |
39 | Calvin Watson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:05:20 |
40 | Trent Derecourt (John West Cycling Team) | 0:05:23 |
41 | Blake Hose (John West Cycling Team) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Stuart Smith (John West Cycling Team) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Steven Del Gallo (John West Cycling Team) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | James Bennett (John West Cycling Team) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Rowan Dever (John West Cycling Team) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Justin Vanstone (Team Down Under) | 0:05:35 |
47 | Malcolm Rudolph (Jayco - AIS) | 0:05:49 |
48 | Alex Carver (Jayco - AIS) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Aaron Donnelly (Jayco - AIS) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Ben Dyball (Jayco - AIS) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Alexi Markov (Team Russia) | 0:06:06 |
52 | Joshua Aldride (Central Coast Council) | 0:06:07 |
53 | Lachlan Ambrose (Central Coast Council) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Cameron Bayly (Central Coast Council) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Timothy Cameron (Central Coast Council) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Michael Smith (Lawson Homes) | 0:06:13 |
57 | Andrew Arundel (Lawson Homes) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Trent Morey (Lawson Homes) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Ben Mather (Lawson Homes) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | James Boal (Central Coast Council) | 0:06:16 |
61 | Liam Dove (Lawson Homes) | 0:06:37 |
62 | Bradeley Hall (Plan B Racing) | 0:07:08 |
63 | Samuel Davis (Plan B Racing) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Logan Calder (Plan B Racing) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Andrew Martin (Plan B Racing) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Luke Padgett (Lawson Homes) | 0:07:16 |
67 | John Darcey (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | 0:07:21 |
68 | Jacob Langham (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Nicholas Horsley (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Mark Guy (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Nick Morgan (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | 0:07:55 |
72 | Peter Loft (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | 0:07:57 |
73 | Jake Mcmahon (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Alex Clements (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Joel Stearnes (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Joshua Clark (Lawson Homes) | 0:08:17 |
77 | Aaron Jones (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | 0:09:05 |
78 | Nathan Elliott (Search2Retain) | 0:09:09 |
79 | Nicholas Dougall (Jayco - 2XU) | 0:09:40 |
80 | James Hepburn (Jayco - 2XU) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Ben Hill (Jayco - 2XU) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Jack Matthews (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | 0:09:57 |
83 | Aaron Kemps (V Australia) | 0:10:21 |
84 | Mathew Wheatcroft (Team Down Under) | 0:10:25 |
85 | Jake Klajnblat (Search2Retain) | 0:11:05 |
86 | Evgeny Kovalev (Team Russia) | 0:12:08 |
87 | Thomas Robinson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:12:13 |
88 | Danny Pulbrook (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | 0:12:21 |
89 | Nicolay Zhurkin (Team Russia) | 0:12:33 |
90 | Andrew Christie (Lawson Homes) | 0:13:32 |
91 | Mike Henton (Central Coast Council) | 0:13:41 |
92 | Sean Sullivan (V Australia) | 0:13:56 |
93 | Jason Rigg (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:15:03 |
94 | James Mowatt (Search2Retain) | 0:15:32 |
95 | Jake Mcgee (Bikebug.Com) | 0:17:04 |
96 | Philip Grenfell (Bikebug.Com) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Luke Ockerby (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | 0:19:09 |
98 | David Abraham (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | 0:20:34 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Mark Jamieson (Jayco - 2XU) | 0:48:29 |
2 | Jai Crawford (Jayco - 2XU) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Campbell Flakemore (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:00:17 |
4 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Bernard Sulzberger (V Australia) | 0:00:44 |
6 | Michael Smith (Lawson Homes) | 0:06:13 |
7 | Ben Mather (Lawson Homes) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Luke Padgett (Lawson Homes) | 0:07:17 |
9 | John Darcey (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | 0:07:22 |
10 | Jacob Langham (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Nicholas Horsley (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Mark Guy (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Nick Morgan (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | 0:07:55 |
14 | Peter Loft (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | 0:07:57 |
15 | Jake McMahon (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Alex Clements (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Joel Stearnes (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Joshua Clark (Lawson Homes) | 0:08:17 |
19 | Aaron Jones (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | 0:09:06 |
20 | Jack Matthews (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | 0:09:58 |
21 | Thomas Robinson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:12:13 |
22 | Danny Pulbrook (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | 0:12:21 |
23 | Sean Sullivan (V Australia) | 0:13:57 |
24 | Luke Ockerby (Pure Tas - Deloitte) | 0:19:09 |
25 | David Abraham (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers) | 0:20:34 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jayco - 2XU | 2:25:29 |
2 | Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:00:51 |
3 | Team Russia | 0:01:31 |
4 | V Australia | 0:02:10 |
5 | Bikebug.com | 0:07:35 |
6 | search2retain | 0:09:48 |
7 | Team Down Under | 0:11:25 |
8 | John West Cycling Team | 0:16:09 |
9 | Jayco - AIS | 0:17:27 |
10 | Central Coast Council | 0:18:22 |
11 | Lawson Homes | 0:18:38 |
12 | Plan B Racing | 0:21:25 |
13 | ride.net.au/Hobart Wheelers | 0:22:03 |
14 | Pure Tas - Deloitte | 0:23:50 |
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