Davison overcomes crash-marred final lap to take opening criterium win
MacAnnally, Carver make up minor placings
Luke Davison (Budget Forklifts) scored his seventh win of the Australian National Road Series season, surviving a final-lap crash that took out several general classification contenders at the Yarrawonga Criterium.
The first stage of the Tour of the Murray River, a 30-lap criterium around a 1.2km circuit on the water front saw the peloton unleash plenty of speed, with the 22-year-old throwing down the gauntlet to reigning Australian Criterium Champion Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers) to show just who is the form sprinter heading towards the point end of the season.
"It's always great to start off the tour like that," Davison said. "The first one's always the hardest.
"We had most of our teammates up there and they did the job."
Davison's teammate Ryan MacAnnally finished a close second, with Alex Carver (Genesys Wealth Advisers) third, with Giacoppo back in seventh place.
The peloton at the Tour of the Murray River is the smallest of the season so far, with just 71 starters, but it didn't result in an incident-free start to the 14-stage tour. In 2011, close to 20 crashes involving around 60 riders marked the first six stages of the event - 100 riders were on the start line in Yarrawonga 12 months ago.
An early crash took out Pat Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers) although he recovered for a top-10 placing but the major crash of the stage heading into the final lap was the most cause for concern. Malcolm Rudolph (Drapac Professional Cycling) Brenton Jones (Genesys Wealth Advisers), Josh Taylor and Caleb Jones (GPM Wilson Racing), along with Olympic silver medallist Glenn O'Shea (SASI) all hit the deck, but it was Shannon Johnson (Charter Mason - Drapac Development Team) who came off worst with a fractured collarbone.
Taylor's earlier efforts in the intermediate sprints elevated him to the joint classification lead with Davison and MacAnnally. Carver is one second in arrears with Stuart Shaw (Drapac) at three seconds.
Full results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Luke Davison (Team Budget Forklifts) | 0:46:03 |
2 | Ryan MacAnally (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Alex Carver (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Stuart Shaw (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Edward Bissaker (Jayco-Honey Shotz) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Bradeley Hall (Plan B Racing) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Amir Rusli (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Miles Scotson (SASI) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Samuel Witmitz (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Louis Crosby (PureBlack Racing) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Evan Hull (Parramatta Race Team) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Harry Carpenter (SASI) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Kane Walker (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Alexander Smyth (Plan B Racing) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Alex Wohler (Team Downunder) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Peter Loft (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Campbell Flakemore (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Henry Morley (Plan B Racing) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Thomas Patton (Parramatta Race Team) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | George Tansley (SASI) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Luke Parker (Parramatta Race Team) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | James Boal (John West Cycling) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Alex Edmondson (Jayco-Honey Shotz) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Joshua Harrison (SASI) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Gordon McCauley (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Roman Van Uden (PureBlack Racing) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Joseph Cooper (PureBlack Racing) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Luke Ockerby (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Dean Sanfilippo (John West Cycling) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Taylor Gunman (PureBlack Racing) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Wade Edwards (Swan Hill Rural City) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Alistair Crameri (Swan Hill Rural City) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Chris Beeck (Plan B Racing) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | James Rendall (Swan Hill Rural City) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Liam Dove (Plan B Racing) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Stephen Cousins (Moira Shire) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Steven Del Gallo (John West Cycling) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Douglas Freeburn (Team Downunder) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | William Draffen (Team Downunder) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Fraser Northey (SASI) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Jarryd Jones (Moira Shire) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Blake Hose (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Jayden Copp (Team Downunder) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Oliver Kent-Spark (John West Cycling) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Aaron Donnelly (Jayco-Honey Shotz) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Conor Murtagh (Charter Mason - Drapac Development Team) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | James McCoy (PureBlack Racing) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Jay Bourke (Moira Shire) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Blair Windsor (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Tyler Spurrell (Swan Hill Rural City) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Daniel Nelson (Moira Shire) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | James Butler (John West Cycling) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Shaun McCarthy (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Jack Cummings (Parramatta Race Team) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | James Hepburn (RBS Morgans - ATS) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Shannon Johnson (Charter Mason - Drapac Development Team) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Peter Thompson (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Malcolm Rudolph (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Caleb Jones (GPM Wilson Racing) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Brenton Jones (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Joshua Taylor (GPM Wilson Racing) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Joel Pearson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Glenn O'Shea (SASI) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Cameron Peterson (RBS Morgans - ATS) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Jacob Kauffmann (Charter Mason - Drapac Development Team) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Edward White (GPM Wilson Racing) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Andrew Crawley (GPM Wilson Racing) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Jake Magee (GPM Wilson Racing) | 0:01:32 |
71 | Nicholas D'Ambrosio (Parramatta Race Team) | 0:03:04 |
DNS | John Walker (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Mathew Marshall (Team Downunder) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Daniel O'Keefe (Parramatta Race Team) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Trenton Day (RBS Morgans - ATS) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 3 | pts |
2 | Ryan MacAnally (Team Budget Forklifts) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Malcolm Rudolph (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Edward White (GPM Wilson Racing) | 3 | pts |
2 | Luke Ockerby (Team Budget Forklifts) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Luke Parker (Parramatta Race Team) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Joshua Taylor (GPM Wilson Racing) | 3 | pts |
2 | Samuel Witmitz (Team Budget Forklifts) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alex Wohler (Team Downunder) | 3 | pts |
2 | Joel Pearson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Joshua Taylor (GPM Wilson Racing) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Luke Ockerby (Team Budget Forklifts) | 3 | pts |
2 | Caleb Jones (GPM Wilson Racing) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Campbell Flakemore (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Malcolm Rudolph (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 3 | pts |
2 | Samuel Witmitz (Team Budget Forklifts) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Alex Carver (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Joshua Taylor (GPM Wilson Racing) | 3 | pts |
2 | Caleb Jones (GPM Wilson Racing) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Miles Scotson (SASI) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Stuart Shaw (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 3 | pts |
2 | Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Miles Scotson (SASI) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Loft (Team Budget Forklifts) | 3 | pts |
2 | Alex Carver (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Joshua Harrison (SASI) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Joshua Taylor (GPM Wilson Racing) | 3 | pts |
2 | Luke Ockerby (Team Budget Forklifts) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Joel Pearson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 3 | pts |
2 | Blair Windsor (Team Budget Forklifts) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Alexander Smyth (Plan B Racing) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Luke Davison (Team Budget Forklifts) | 0:45:53 |
2 | Ryan MacAnally (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Joshua Taylor (GPM Wilson Racing) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Alex Carver (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:00:01 |
5 | Stuart Shaw (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 0:00:03 |
6 | Luke Ockerby (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:00:04 |
8 | Joel Pearson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:00:05 |
9 | Samuel Witmitz (Team Budget Forklifts) | 0:00:06 |
10 | Malcolm Rudolph (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Caleb Jones (GPM Wilson Racing) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Alex Wohler (Team Downunder) | 0:00:07 |
13 | Peter Loft (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Edward White (GPM Wilson Racing) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Edward Bissaker (Jayco-Honey Shotz) | 0:00:08 |
16 | Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Miles Scotson (SASI) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Blair Windsor (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Alexander Smyth (Plan B Racing) | 0:00:09 |
20 | Campbell Flakemore (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Luke Parker (Parramatta Race Team) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Joshua Harrison (SASI) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Bradeley Hall (Plan B Racing) | 0:00:10 |
24 | Amir Rusli (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Louis Crosby (PureBlack Racing) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Evan Hull (Parramatta Race Team) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Harry Carpenter (SASI) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Kane Walker (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Henry Morley (Plan B Racing) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Thomas Patton (Parramatta Race Team) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | George Tansley (SASI) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | James Boal (John West Cycling) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Alex Edmondson (Jayco-Honey Shotz) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Gordon McCauley (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Roman Van Uden (PureBlack Racing) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Joseph Cooper (PureBlack Racing) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Dean Sanfilippo (John West Cycling) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Taylor Gunman (PureBlack Racing) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Wade Edwards (Swan Hill Rural City) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Alistair Crameri (Swan Hill Rural City) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Chris Beeck (Plan B Racing) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | James Rendall (Swan Hill Rural City) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Liam Dove (Plan B Racing) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Stephen Cousins (Moira Shire) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Steven Del Gallo (John West Cycling) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Douglas Freeburn (Team Downunder) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | William Draffen (Team Downunder) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Fraser Northey (SASI) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Jarryd Jones (Moira Shire) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Blake Hose (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Jayden Copp (Team Downunder) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Oliver Kent-Spark (John West Cycling) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Aaron Donnelly (Jayco-Honey Shotz) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Conor Murtagh (Charter Mason - Drapac Development Team) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | James McCoy (PureBlack Racing) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Jay Bourke (Moira Shire) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Tyler Spurrell (Swan Hill Rural City) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Daniel Nelson (Moira Shire) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | James Butler (John West Cycling) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Shaun McCarthy (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Jack Cummings (Parramatta Race Team) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | James Hepburn (RBS Morgans - ATS) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Shannon Johnson (Charter Mason - Drapac Development Team) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Peter Thompson (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Brenton Jones (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Glenn O'Shea (SASI) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Cameron Peterson (RBS Morgans - ATS) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Jacob Kauffmann (Charter Mason - Drapac Development Team) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Andrew Crawley (GPM Wilson Racing) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Jake Magee (GPM Wilson Racing) | 0:01:42 |
71 | Nicholas D'Ambrosio (Parramatta Race Team) | 0:03:14 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Joshua Taylor (GPM Wilson Racing) | 10 | pts |
2 | Luke Ockerby (Team Budget Forklifts) | 7 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Joel Pearson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 5 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Malcolm Rudolph (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 4 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Samuel Witmitz (Team Budget Forklifts) | 4 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Caleb Jones (GPM Wilson Racing) | 4 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Stuart Shaw (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 3 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Alex Wohler (Team Downunder) | 3 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Peter Loft (Team Budget Forklifts) | 3 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Edward White (GPM Wilson Racing) | 3 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Alex Carver (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 3 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Ryan MacAnally (Team Budget Forklifts) | 2 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Miles Scotson (SASI) | 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Blair Windsor (Team Budget Forklifts) | 2 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Alexander Smyth (Plan B Racing) | 1 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Campbell Flakemore (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Luke Parker (Parramatta Race Team) | 1 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Joshua Harrison (SASI) | 1 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Luke Davison (Team Budget Forklifts) | 10 | pts |
2 | Ryan MacAnally (Team Budget Forklifts) | 9 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Alex Carver (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 8 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Stuart Shaw (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 7 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Edward Bissaker (Jayco-Honey Shotz) | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 5 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 4 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Bradeley Hall (Plan B Racing) | 3 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Amir Rusli (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Miles Scotson (SASI) | 1 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Team Budget Forklifts | 2:18:09 |
2 | GPM Wilson Racing | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Team Downunder | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Jayco-Honey Shotz | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | SASI | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Plan B Racing | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Parramatta Race Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | PureBlack Racing | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | John West Cycling | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Swan Hill Rural City | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Moira Shire | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Charter Mason - Drapac Development Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 166 | pts |
2 | Luke Davison (Team Budget Forklifts) | 120 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 87 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Ryan MacAnally (Team Budget Forklifts) | 84 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Neil Van Der Ploeg (Search2Retain) | 83 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Will Walker (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 81 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Darren Lapthorne (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 80 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Brenton Jones (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 78 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Jai Crawford (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 75 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Ben Hill (RBS Morgans - ATS) | 69 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
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