Grenda gives Genesys early lead
By
Greg Johnson
published
Mason holds off Loutit for second
Ben Grenda (Genesys Wealth Advisers) claimed the Tour of Toowoomba lead, after a long sprint from a lead group of six riders. Windy conditions throughout the 117 kilometre stage allowed the breakaway to keep a small margin over the peloton to the finish line in Pittsworth.
The 20-year-old rider’s sprint was by no means a short effort, with the finish line in Pittsworth at the end of a long, flat, straight road. Grenda claimed the stage victory over local rider Bevan Mason (FKG Toowoomba Team), while Alastair Loutit (McDonagh Blake Witness) took third place.
A lead group of seven – which included Michael Freiburg (Virgin Blue-RBS Morgans), Rhys Gillett (Virgin Blue-RBS Morgans), Tom Robinson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) and Andrew Arundel (Hillbrick Bicycles) – didn’t escape until the second last climb, more than 82 kilometres into the race. A broken chain for Freiburg over the closing kilometres hurt Virgin Blue-RBS Morgans’ stage victory chances.
Scott Law (Virgin Blue-RBS Morgans) won the bunch sprint for seventh place over Will Clarke (Genesys Wealth Advisers), as the peloton crossed the line 13 seconds behind the leaders.
Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Grenda (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 2:38:53 |
| 2 | Bevan Mason (FKG Toowoomba Team) | 0:00:09 |
| 3 | Alastair Loutit (McDonagh Blake - Witness) | 0:00:10 |
| 4 | Rhys Gillett (Virgin Blue RBS Morgans) | 0:00:18 |
| 5 | Thomas Robinson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:00:23 |
| 6 | William Clarke (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Andrew Arundel (Hillbrick Bicycles) | 0:00:24 |
| 8 | Michael Freiberg (Virgin Blue RBS Morgans) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Peter Thompson (Virgin Blue RBS Morgans) | 0:00:25 |
| 10 | Scott Law (Virgin Blue RBS Morgans) | 0:00:29 |
| 11 | Cameron Jennings (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Dylan Newell (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Sean Evangelista (GE Plumbing 2010) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Adam Phelan (McDonagh Blake - Witness) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| 16 | Jay Mccarthy (National Junior Road Team) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Samuel Spokes (National Junior Road Team) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | James Ibrahim (Fenton Green) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Ryan Macanally (Erdinger Alkoholfre) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | David De Marco (Fly V Team) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Dale Parker (National Junior Road Team) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Reuben Donati (McDonagh Blake - Witness) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Mitchell Pearson (Fly V Team) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Brodie Talbot (Hillbrick Bicycles) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Damien Howson (National Junior Road Team) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Clayton Fettell (GE Plumbing 2010) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Alex Wohler (Erdinger Alkoholfre) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Michael Sargeant (GE Plumbing 2010) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Mitchell Mulhern (Merida Australian Road Team) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Christoper Williams (Merida Australian Road Team) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | David Melville (Merida Australian Road Team) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Nicholas Dougall (Fly V Team) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Joshua Prete (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Brendan Brooks (Shortis.com.au) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Stuart Mulhern (Data#3 Racing Team) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | James Hepburn (Virgin Blue RBS Morgans) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Christopher Klem (FKG Toowoomba Team) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Matthew Marshall (Shortis.com.au) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Patrick Shaw (Virgin Blue RBS Morgans) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Peter Spencer (GE Plumbing 2010) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Cameron Peterson (Virgin Blue RBS Morgans) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| 42 | Harry Rassie (Fenton Green) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Andrew Roe (Fly V Team) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Peter Herzig (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Jason Rigg (Hillbrick Bicycles) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Timothy Walker (Hillbrick Bicycles) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Stuart Cowin (Data#3 Racing Team) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Sean Finning (FKG Toowoomba Team) | 0:00:37 |
| 49 | Calvin Watson (National Junior Road Team) | 0:00:46 |
| 50 | Kristian Juel (Guitargym-Orbea) | 0:01:53 |
| 51 | Kyle Marwood (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| 52 | Matthew Werrell (Shortis.com.au) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Timothy Dalgliesh (Merida Australian Road Team) | 0:02:43 |
| 54 | Michael Hosking (GE Plumbing 2010) | 0:02:51 |
| 55 | David Edwards (National Junior Road Team) | 0:03:05 |
| 56 | Matthew Williams (FKG Toowoomba Team) | 0:03:21 |
| 57 | Matthew Wood (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| 58 | Bradley Nightingale (FKG Toowoomba Team) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| 59 | Dale Scarfe (McDonagh Blake - Witness) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
| 60 | Jackson Wardrop (GE Plumbing 2010) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Damon Stefani (Data#3 Racing Team) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| 62 | Ben Grieve-Johnson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:04:54 |
| 63 | Jordan Kerby (National Junior Road Team) | 0:05:58 |
| 64 | Geoff Straub (McDonagh Blake - Witness) | 0:07:17 |
| 65 | Matthew Chew (Data#3 Racing Team) | 0:07:59 |
| 66 | James Mcdulling (Fenton Green) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| 67 | Matthew Murray (Fly V Team) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| 68 | Douglas Freeburn (Merida Australian Road Team) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| 69 | Jamie Lacey (Merida Australian Road Team) | 0:09:57 |
| 70 | Jason Portas (Data#3 Racing Team) | 0:12:44 |
| 71 | Scott Cronly-Dillon (McDonagh Blake - Witness) | 0:12:47 |
| 72 | Lachlan Doak (Fenton Green) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| 73 | Brent Skippen (Hillbrick Bicycles) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| 74 | James Szollosi (Erdinger Alkoholfre) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
| 75 | David Brown (Data#3 Racing Team) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
| 76 | Trent Carman (Erdinger Alkoholfre) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
| 77 | Danny Mcdonald (FKG Toowoomba Team) | 0:12:54 |
| 78 | Brendan Schultz (Fenton Green) | 0:13:42 |
| 79 | Joel Lewis (Erdinger Alkoholfre) | 0:13:43 |
| 80 | David Hampton (Hillbrick Bicycles) | 0:15:02 |
| 81 | Alex Kloppers (Erdinger Alkoholfre) | 0:15:19 |
| 82 | Oliver Kent-Spark (Fenton Green) | 0:15:23 |
| 83 | James Mowatt (Fly V Team) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
| 84 | Luke Cridland (Shortis.com.au) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
| 85 | Nicholas Murphy (Erdinger Alkoholfre) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
| 86 | Liam Mccarthy (FKG Toowoomba Team) | 0:17:08 |
| 87 | Brian Mcleod (Guitargym-Orbea) | 0:29:53 |
| 88 | Thomas Lane-Porter (Guitargym-Orbea) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Joel Pearson (Hillbrick Bicycles) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Louis Evangelista (GE Plumbing 2010) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Ben Cutajar (Shortis.com.au) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | John Freiberg (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Aidan Mckenzie (Guitargym-Orbea) | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | David Hanson (Guitargym-Orbea) | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Aiden Trevan (Data#3 Racing Team) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Aaron Benson (Merida Australian Road Team) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Grenda (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 2:38:53 |
| 2 | Bevan Mason (FKG Toowoomba Team) | 0:00:09 |
| 3 | Alastair Loutit (McDonagh Blake - Witness) | 0:00:10 |
| 4 | Rhys Gillett (Virgin Blue RBS Morgans) | 0:00:18 |
| 5 | Thomas Robinson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:00:23 |
| 6 | William Clarke (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Andrew Arundel (Hillbrick Bicycles) | 0:00:24 |
| 8 | Michael Freiberg (Virgin Blue RBS Morgans) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Peter Thompson (Virgin Blue RBS Morgans) | 0:00:25 |
| 10 | Scott Law (Virgin Blue RBS Morgans) | 0:00:29 |
| 11 | Cameron Jennings (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Dylan Newell (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Sean Evangelista (GE Plumbing 2010) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Adam Phelan (McDonagh Blake - Witness) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| 16 | Jay Mccarthy (National Junior Road Team) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Samuel Spokes (National Junior Road Team) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | James Ibrahim (Fenton Green) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Ryan Macanally (Erdinger Alkoholfre) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | David De Marco (Fly V Team) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Dale Parker (National Junior Road Team) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Reuben Donati (McDonagh Blake - Witness) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Mitchell Pearson (Fly V Team) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Brodie Talbot (Hillbrick Bicycles) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Damien Howson (National Junior Road Team) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Clayton Fettell (GE Plumbing 2010) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Alex Wohler (Erdinger Alkoholfre) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Michael Sargeant (GE Plumbing 2010) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Mitchell Mulhern (Merida Australian Road Team) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Christoper Williams (Merida Australian Road Team) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | David Melville (Merida Australian Road Team) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Nicholas Dougall (Fly V Team) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Joshua Prete (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Brendan Brooks (Shortis.com.au) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Stuart Mulhern (Data#3 Racing Team) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | James Hepburn (Virgin Blue RBS Morgans) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Christopher Klem (FKG Toowoomba Team) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Matthew Marshall (Shortis.com.au) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Patrick Shaw (Virgin Blue RBS Morgans) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Peter Spencer (GE Plumbing 2010) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Cameron Peterson (Virgin Blue RBS Morgans) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| 42 | Harry Rassie (Fenton Green) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Andrew Roe (Fly V Team) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Peter Herzig (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Jason Rigg (Hillbrick Bicycles) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Timothy Walker (Hillbrick Bicycles) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Stuart Cowin (Data#3 Racing Team) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Sean Finning (FKG Toowoomba Team) | 0:00:37 |
| 49 | Calvin Watson (National Junior Road Team) | 0:00:46 |
| 50 | Kristian Juel (Guitargym-Orbea) | 0:01:53 |
| 51 | Kyle Marwood (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| 52 | Matthew Werrell (Shortis.com.au) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Timothy Dalgliesh (Merida Australian Road Team) | 0:02:43 |
| 54 | Michael Hosking (GE Plumbing 2010) | 0:02:51 |
| 55 | David Edwards (National Junior Road Team) | 0:03:05 |
| 56 | Matthew Williams (FKG Toowoomba Team) | 0:03:21 |
| 57 | Matthew Wood (Team Budget Forklifts) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| 58 | Bradley Nightingale (FKG Toowoomba Team) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| 59 | Dale Scarfe (McDonagh Blake - Witness) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
| 60 | Jackson Wardrop (GE Plumbing 2010) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Damon Stefani (Data#3 Racing Team) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| 62 | Ben Grieve-Johnson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 0:04:54 |
| 63 | Jordan Kerby (National Junior Road Team) | 0:05:58 |
| 64 | Geoff Straub (McDonagh Blake - Witness) | 0:07:17 |
| 65 | Matthew Chew (Data#3 Racing Team) | 0:07:59 |
| 66 | James Mcdulling (Fenton Green) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| 67 | Matthew Murray (Fly V Team) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| 68 | Douglas Freeburn (Merida Australian Road Team) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| 69 | Jamie Lacey (Merida Australian Road Team) | 0:09:57 |
| 70 | Jason Portas (Data#3 Racing Team) | 0:12:44 |
| 71 | Scott Cronly-Dillon (McDonagh Blake - Witness) | 0:12:47 |
| 72 | Lachlan Doak (Fenton Green) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| 73 | Brent Skippen (Hillbrick Bicycles) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| 74 | James Szollosi (Erdinger Alkoholfre) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
| 75 | David Brown (Data#3 Racing Team) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
| 76 | Trent Carman (Erdinger Alkoholfre) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
| 77 | Danny Mcdonald (FKG Toowoomba Team) | 0:12:54 |
| 78 | Brendan Schultz (Fenton Green) | 0:13:42 |
| 79 | Joel Lewis (Erdinger Alkoholfre) | 0:13:43 |
| 80 | David Hampton (Hillbrick Bicycles) | 0:15:02 |
| 81 | Alex Kloppers (Erdinger Alkoholfre) | 0:15:19 |
| 82 | Oliver Kent-Spark (Fenton Green) | 0:15:23 |
| 83 | James Mowatt (Fly V Team) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
| 84 | Luke Cridland (Shortis.com.au) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
| 85 | Nicholas Murphy (Erdinger Alkoholfre) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
| 86 | Liam Mccarthy (FKG Toowoomba Team) | 0:17:08 |
| 87 | Brian Mcleod (Guitargym-Orbea) | 0:29:53 |
| 88 | Thomas Lane-Porter (Guitargym-Orbea) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
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