Earle wins Masterton Circuit
By Cycling News published
Bennet takes race lead
Image 1 of 11The peloton rolls through the back roads of the Wairarapa. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)
Image 2 of 11Joe Cooper (Mico Revolution Racing) fights hard to hold off Lachlan Norris (Drapac Professional Cycling) for second place on stage two. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)
Image 3 of 11Bike NZ national team members Jason Christie (82) and Cam Karwowski ride together in the peloton. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)
Image 4 of 11The seven rider break spent most of the day out in front of the peloton and contained eventual stage winner Nathan Earle of team Genesys Wealth Advisers. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)
Image 5 of 11Genesys Wealth Advisers team had two riders in the day's break...Jono Lovelock (on right) and eventual stage winner Nathan Earle (obscured). (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)
Image 6 of 11Team Cardno's George Bennett wears the yellow leaders jersey after stage two. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)
Image 7 of 11Pure Black Racing's James Williamson relinquished the race lead and yellow jersey on Admirals Hill. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)
Image 8 of 11Paul Odlin (Subway Pro Cycling) rode strong all day. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)
Image 9 of 11Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) outsprints Joe Cooper (Mico Revolution Racing) and Lachlan Norris (Drapac Professional Cycling) to take out the queen stage of the Tour atop Admirals Hill. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)
Image 10 of 11A Pure Black Racing rider takes a bottle back at the team car. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)
Image 11 of 11Patrick Lane (Jayco-AIS) fought hard for 4th place but he took George Bennett (Team Cardno) with him. Benett's 5th place moved him into the race lead. (Image credit: Adrian Rumney)
1 | Nathan Earle (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 3:22:01 |
2 | Joseph Cooper (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing | 0:00:05 |
3 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
4 | Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 0:01:02 |
5 | George Bennet (NZl) Cardno Team | |
6 | Chris Jory (Aus) Bikebug.com | 0:01:52 |
7 | Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:01:56 |
8 | Scott Lyttle (NZl) PureBlack Racing | 0:02:08 |
9 | James Williamson (NZl) PureBlack Racing | 0:02:09 |
10 | Ryan Sissons (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:02:11 |
11 | Jason Christie (NZl) New Zealand National Team | 0:02:13 |
12 | Tim Gudsell (NZl) PureBlack Racing | 0:02:34 |
13 | Jonathan Lovelock (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:02:35 |
14 | Paul Odlin (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:02:40 |
15 | Reuben Donati (Aus) Trust House | 0:03:15 |
16 | Andrew Hagan (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 0:03:19 |
17 | Ben Hill (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team | 0:04:05 |
18 | Stuart Grimsey (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | |
19 | Matthew Sillars (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:04:12 |
20 | Alex Meenhorst (NZl) Cardno Team | |
21 | Hamish Tomlinson (NZl) zeroMYcarbon.com | 0:04:13 |
22 | Sam Rutherford (Aus) Bikebug.com | |
23 | Brad Tilby (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | |
24 | Silas Cullen (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:04:15 |
25 | Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:04:18 |
26 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 0:04:51 |
27 | Aaron Gate (NZl) New Zealand National Team | 0:05:17 |
28 | Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 0:05:19 |
29 | James Early (NZl) R+R Team | |
30 | Marc Williams (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team | |
31 | Richard Lang (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | |
32 | Mathew Marshall (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:05:21 |
33 | Scott Mullaly (NZl) Orbea Team | |
34 | Dylan Wallis (Aus) Trust House | 0:05:59 |
35 | Joshua Page (NZl) Handy Rentals Team | 0:06:04 |
36 | Aidan McKenzie (Aus) Trust House | |
37 | Cameron Karwowski (NZl) New Zealand National Team | 0:06:31 |
38 | Ryan Obst (Aus) zeroMYcarbon.com | 0:06:33 |
39 | Stephen Bomball (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team | 0:07:00 |
40 | Alex Malone (Aus) Bikebug.com | 0:08:32 |
41 | Westley Gough (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | |
42 | Shane Archbold (NZl) New Zealand National Team | 0:08:33 |
43 | Fraser Bermingham (NZl) Orbea Team | 0:09:38 |
44 | Matthew Talbot (NZl) R+R Team | 0:09:49 |
45 | Louis Wright (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing | 0:09:51 |
46 | Johnathon Gee (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:09:53 |
47 | Mathew Gorter (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:10:40 |
48 | Nathan Tuck (NZl) R+R Team | 0:11:00 |
49 | Daniel Coombes (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 0:11:07 |
50 | Darcy Ellerm-Norton (NZl) zeroMYcarbon.com | 0:11:18 |
51 | Peter Latham (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | |
52 | Tom Donald (Aus) Trust House | |
53 | Chris Kendall (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | |
54 | Brad Carter (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing | |
55 | Greg Taylor (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | |
56 | Michael Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:13:14 |
57 | Michael Vink (NZl) R+R Team | |
58 | Glen Chadwick (NZl) PureBlack Racing | |
59 | Winston Briggs (NZl) Handy Rentals Team | |
60 | Mike Northey (NZl) PureBlack Racing | |
61 | Tom David (NZl) Cardno Team | |
62 | Michael Naylor (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | |
63 | David Deery (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team | |
64 | Alex McGregor (NZl) zeroMYcarbon.com | |
65 | Conor Ryan (GBr) Tait Communications | 0:14:17 |
66 | Logan Somers-Edgar (NZl) zeroMYcarbon.com | 0:14:26 |
67 | Thomas Scully (NZl) Orbea Team | |
68 | Wade Mangham (NZl) Cardno Team | 0:14:42 |
69 | Adam Semple (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:15:10 |
70 | Koos Kers (Ned) Trust House | |
71 | Clinton Avery (NZl) Handy Rentals Team | 0:16:14 |
72 | Myron Simpson (NZl) New Zealand National Team | |
73 | Phil Grenfell (Aus) Bikebug.com | 0:16:15 |
74 | Matthew Robinson (NZl) Orbea Team | 0:18:14 |
75 | Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 0:18:45 |
76 | Karl Murray (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:19:30 |
77 | Justin Kerr (NZl) Cardno Team | 0:20:18 |
78 | Josh Brown (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing | 0:21:59 |
79 | Peter Murphy (NZl) Handy Rentals Team | 0:23:11 |
80 | Michael Baker (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team | 0:23:22 |
81 | Geoff Straub (Aus) Bikebug.com | 0:23:23 |
82 | Matt Wheatcroft (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing | 0:26:07 |
83 | Jason Allen (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:27:44 |
84 | Murray Arthur (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:29:36 |
85 | Oliver Harding-Sheath (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:29:52 |
86 | Benjamin Olesen (NZl) Orbea Team | 0:29:54 |
DNF | Chad Adair (NZl) Handy Rentals Team | |
DNS | Jeremy Stephens (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | |
DNS | Tom Libby (NZl) R+R Team |
1 | George Bennet (NZl) Cardno Team | 6:20:31 |
2 | Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 0:00:38 |
3 | James Williamson (NZl) PureBlack Racing | 0:01:03 |
4 | Chris Jory (Aus) Bikebug.com | 0:01:26 |
5 | Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:01:30 |
6 | Scott Lyttle (NZl) PureBlack Racing | 0:01:42 |
7 | Tim Gudsell (NZl) PureBlack Racing | 0:01:54 |
8 | Nathan Earle (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:02:31 |
9 | Joseph Cooper (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing | 0:02:40 |
10 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:02:42 |
11 | Jason Christie (NZl) New Zealand National Team | 0:02:49 |
12 | Malcolm Rudolph (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 0:05:55 |
13 | Alex Meenhorst (NZl) Cardno Team | 0:06:53 |
14 | Andrew Hagan (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 0:08:22 |
15 | Reuben Donati (Aus) Trust House | 0:12:42 |
16 | Stuart Grimsey (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:13:30 |
17 | Ben Hill (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team | 0:13:31 |
18 | Hamish Tomlinson (NZl) zeroMYcarbon.com | 0:13:40 |
19 | Silas Cullen (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:13:42 |
20 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 0:14:18 |
21 | Richard Lang (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 0:14:44 |
22 | Cameron Karwowski (NZl) New Zealand National Team | 0:15:57 |
23 | Ryan Sissons (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:16:16 |
24 | Jonathan Lovelock (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:16:40 |
25 | Paul Odlin (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:16:45 |
26 | Adam Semple (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:17:51 |
27 | Brad Tilby (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:18:18 |
28 | Sam Rutherford (Aus) Bikebug.com | |
29 | Scott Mullaly (NZl) Orbea Team | 0:19:26 |
30 | Joshua Page (NZl) Handy Rentals Team | 0:20:09 |
31 | Darcy Ellerm-Norton (NZl) zeroMYcarbon.com | 0:20:45 |
32 | Alex Malone (Aus) Bikebug.com | 0:22:37 |
33 | Westley Gough (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | |
34 | Glen Chadwick (NZl) PureBlack Racing | 0:22:41 |
35 | Mike Northey (NZl) PureBlack Racing | |
36 | Michael Vink (NZl) R+R Team | 0:22:43 |
37 | Aidan McKenzie (Aus) Trust House | 0:23:21 |
38 | Brad Carter (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing | 0:25:23 |
39 | Clinton Avery (NZl) Handy Rentals Team | 0:25:40 |
40 | Dylan Wallis (Aus) Trust House | 0:26:03 |
41 | Johnathon Gee (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:27:22 |
42 | Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 0:28:18 |
43 | Matthew Sillars (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:29:14 |
44 | Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:29:20 |
45 | Aaron Gate (NZl) New Zealand National Team | 0:30:19 |
46 | James Early (NZl) R+R Team | 0:30:21 |
47 | Marc Williams (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team | |
48 | Mathew Marshall (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:30:23 |
49 | Tom Donald (Aus) Trust House | 0:31:33 |
50 | Ryan Obst (Aus) zeroMYcarbon.com | 0:31:35 |
51 | Stephen Bomball (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team | 0:32:02 |
52 | Geoff Straub (Aus) Bikebug.com | 0:32:50 |
53 | Michael Naylor (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 0:33:29 |
54 | Shane Archbold (NZl) New Zealand National Team | 0:33:35 |
55 | Karl Murray (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | |
56 | Fraser Bermingham (NZl) Orbea Team | 0:34:40 |
57 | Chris Kendall (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | |
58 | Louis Wright (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing | 0:34:53 |
59 | Mathew Gorter (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:35:42 |
60 | Daniel Coombes (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 0:36:09 |
61 | Peter Latham (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:36:20 |
62 | Justin Kerr (NZl) Cardno Team | 0:37:35 |
63 | Michael Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:38:16 |
64 | Tom David (NZl) Cardno Team | |
65 | Alex McGregor (NZl) zeroMYcarbon.com | |
66 | Thomas Scully (NZl) Orbea Team | 0:39:28 |
67 | Wade Mangham (NZl) Cardno Team | 0:39:44 |
68 | Koos Kers (Ned) Trust House | 0:40:12 |
69 | Matthew Talbot (NZl) R+R Team | 0:40:19 |
70 | Myron Simpson (NZl) New Zealand National Team | 0:41:16 |
71 | Phil Grenfell (Aus) Bikebug.com | 0:41:17 |
72 | Greg Taylor (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 0:41:48 |
73 | Logan Somers-Edgar (NZl) zeroMYcarbon.com | 0:45:03 |
74 | Josh Brown (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing | 0:47:01 |
75 | Peter Murphy (NZl) Handy Rentals Team | 0:48:13 |
76 | Matt Wheatcroft (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing | 0:51:09 |
77 | Nathan Tuck (NZl) R+R Team | 0:51:11 |
78 | David Deery (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team | 0:51:18 |
79 | Conor Ryan (GBr) Tait Communications | 0:52:21 |
80 | Jason Allen (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:52:46 |
81 | Winston Briggs (NZl) Handy Rentals Team | 0:53:25 |
82 | Murray Arthur (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:54:38 |
83 | Oliver Harding-Sheath (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:54:54 |
84 | Benjamin Olesen (NZl) Orbea Team | 0:54:56 |
85 | Matthew Robinson (NZl) Orbea Team | 0:56:18 |
86 | Michael Baker (Aus) Suzuki Cycling Team | 1:01:26 |
1 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 5 | pts |
2 | Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 4 | |
3 | Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 3 | |
4 | Paul Odlin (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 3 | |
5 | Scott Lyttle (NZl) PureBlack Racing | 2 | |
6 | Richard Lang (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 1 |
1 | Scott Lyttle (NZl) PureBlack Racing | 16 | pts |
2 | Nathan Earle (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 16 | |
3 | Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 16 | |
4 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 12 | |
5 | Joseph Cooper (NZl) Mico Revolution Racing | 10 | |
6 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 6 | |
7 | Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 4 | |
8 | Jonathan Lovelock (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 4 | |
9 | Chris Jory (Aus) Bikebug.com | 4 | |
10 | Paul Odlin (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 4 | |
11 | George Bennet (NZl) Cardno Team | 2 | |
12 | Tim Gudsell (NZl) PureBlack Racing | 2 |

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