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Sunday, February 4: 4th & Final Stage, Kinglake Circuit, 152.1 km

Sam Crome wins the final stage.

The race: Here's the organizer's telling of the final stage.

Colombian sensation Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton-SCOTT) won the 2018 Jayco Herald Sun Tour on Sunday, joining the likes of Chris Froome, Sir Bradley Wiggins, Simon Gerrans and Russell Mockridge on the illustrious honour roll of Australia’s oldest stage race.

Resplendent in the Jayco Herald Sun yellow jersey following his stunning solo victory on Saturday, Chaves – who finished second at the 2016 Giro d’Italia – was untroubled throughout the 152.1-kilometre Gumbuya World stage four around Kinglake. His 11th placing was enough to secure the overall win on a brilliant Victorian summer day, finishing 41 seconds ahead of his nearest non-team-mate challenger. Sam Crome (Bennelong SwissWellness) took line honours in the bunch sprint, edging Cameron Meyer (Mitchelton-SCOTT) and Portuguese national champion Ruben Guerreiro (Trek-Segafredo) to secure the stage win.

“It was a tough day,” admitted Chaves after winning the yellow jersey. “This was the last chance for everyone. We raced from the beginning until the end. Congratulations to everyone – the level of racing here in Australia is just unbelievable.” With Chaves’ team-mates Meyer and Damien Howson (both past winners) rounding out the general classification top three, Mitchelton-SCOTT have swept the overall podium for the first time in Jayco Herald Sun Tour history.

“It is a really nice feeling to win here at our home race,” said Chaves. “The team did really well – thanks so much to all the guys for all they did for the general classification. One, two, three – it’s unbelievable. This is a great start to the season.”

Gumbuya World Stage 4 Results

1. Sam Crome (Bennelong SwissWellness)
2. Cameron Meyer (Mitchelton-SCOTT)
3. Ruben Guerreiro (Trek-Segafredo)

Jayco Herald Sun General Classification

1. Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton-SCOTT)
2. Cameron Meyer (Mitchelton-SCOTT) (+26)
3. Damien Howson (Mitchelton-SCOTT) (+39)

After an explosive first lap which saw groups splinter all over the road, a nine rider breakaway established a modest lead. The star-studded group included Danish national champion Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo), Australian climber Nathan Earle (Israel Cycling Academy), former Jayco Herald Sun Tour winner Calvin Watson (Aqua Blue Sport) and U23 national champion Cyrus Monk (Drapac EF Cycling). A sterling effort from IsoWhey Sports King of the Mountain jersey wearer Brad Evans and his mobius BridgeLane colleague Angus Lyons saw the duo bridge the gap, with the enlarged breakaway then building their lead towards two minute mark.

Numbers in the front group oscillated throughout the day, before Pedersen launched a daring solo attack with just over one lap remaining. He was soon joined by compatriot Lasse Norman Hansen, an Olympic gold medallist on the track, along with Australians Monk and Dylan Sunderland (Bennelong SwissWellness). Pedersen then attacked again with less than 10 kilometres to go, followed by Monk in a desperate attempt to stay away from the onrushing peloton.

But their combined efforts would prove insufficient, a large chase group driven by Mitchelton-SCOTT ensuring the race came back together with seven kilometres remaining. A flurry of attacks came next, meaning it would only be a select group of riders left in the peloton to contest the stage finish.

“I’m just over the moon,” said Crome, who won the bunch sprint with a late surge. “I wasn’t sure how I was feeling going into that last lap. Once we hit the final climb I saw Mitchelton-Scott control it. I thought that was going to play in my favour because I have a good kick. I just backed myself to win from the small group – sometimes you have to ride with faith.”

Bendigo local Crome was cheered into the finishing straight by his parents, who came down for the day to watch their son compete against some of the best riders in the world. “When I came out into the home stretch and stepped on it, I did not know whether I would get around Cam [Meyer],” he admitted. “But I did! This is my first Jayco Herald Sun Tour. The race used to come through Bendigo when I was a child, so I am ecstatic to get a win. I came here wanting to ride general classification, but lost time in the cross winds on stage one. I fought back yesterday and now to get a stage win just tops it off.”

Evans’ work in the breakaway was not enough for him to retain the IsoWhey Sports polka dot jersey, with the New Zealander dropped on the second King of the Mountain point and Earle shooting into the climbing classification lead. Later in the afternoon, Earle’s second placing on the penultimate climb secured the jersey for the Tasmanian.

New South Welshman Sunderland placed 15th to win the Visit Victoria – Summer of Cycling U23 white jersey. Sunderland’s Bennelong team-mate Steele von Hoff continued his strong summer form, winning the Gatorade sprinter’s green jersey. Pedersen was awarded the Bicycle Beer red jersey for the day following his aggressive work in the breakaway.

Sunday’s stage concludes the Jayco Herald Sun Tour for another year. The 2018 race began for the first time in its history with a UCI-sanctioned female race, the inaugural Women’s Herald Sun Tour presented by Let’s Go Motorhomes. Following a women’s road stage in Healesville and an individual time trial for both genders in the heart of Melbourne, the men’s race headed from Colac to Warrnambool in the Honda Civic stage one, won by Danish star Norman Hansen.

The race then headed inland towards the iconic Mount Buninyong for the Surfside Holiday Parks stage two. Another Dane, national champion Pedersen, took the sprint finish while Hansen remained in yellow. The Mitchelton Winery stage three was the queen stage, the longest day in recent Jayco Herald Sun Tour history. Chaves attacked solo on the base of the final, 20-kilometre climb to take the stage win and move into yellow, a lead he would not relinquish the following day during the Gumbuya World stage four.

Complete Results:

152.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.94 km/hr.

96 starters, 76 classified finishers.

1	Crome, Sam	Bennelong SwissWellness	3hr 37min 34sec
2	Meyer, Cameron	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
3	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
4	Stewart, Tom	JLT-Condor	s.t.
5	Jensen, August	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
6	Warbasse, Larry	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
7	Martin, Oliver	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
8	Ovett, Freddy	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
9	Pedersen, Casper	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
10	Neilands, Krists	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
11	Chaves, Esteban	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
12	Harper, Chris	Bennelong SwissWellness	s.t.
13	Howson, Damien	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
14	Mawditt, Lionel	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
15	Sunderland, Dylan	Bennelong SwissWellness	s.t.
16	Evans, Alex	Mobius BridgeLane	s.t.
17	Eg, Niklas	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
18	Whitehouse, Daniel	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	@ 19sec
19	Meijers, Jeroen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
20	Frame, Alex	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 42''
21	Ginneken, Sjoerd van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 43''
22	Archbold, Shane	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 00' 46''
23	Magennis, Liam	Drapac EF Cycling	+ 00' 56''
24	Tucknott, Reece	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
25	Vink, Michael	Brisbane Continental	+ 01' 14''
26	Bickel, Mathew	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 01' 27''
27	Empel, Etienne van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 31''
28	Williams, Tyler	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 01' 41''
29	Whelan, James	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 01' 43''
30	Lane, Patrick	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 01' 45''
31	Christensen, Ryan	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
32	White, Calan	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
33	Etxabe, Jokin	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	s.t.
34	Earle, Nathan	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 01' 51''
35	Miller, Nick	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 02' 16''
36	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 02' 49''
37	Bradbury, Edmund	JLT-Condor	s.t.
38	Watson, Calvin	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
39	Yates, Theo	Drapac EF Cycling	s.t.
40	Monk, Cyrus	Drapac EF Cycling	s.t.
41	Potter, Michael	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
42	Dempster, Zak	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
43	Power, Robert	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 02' 56''
44	Kent-Spark, Oliver	Drapac EF Cycling	+ 03' 28''
45	Robinson, Tom	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
46	Thomas, Ryan	Brisbane Continental	+ 05' 35''
47	Rice, Michael	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 05' 47''
48	Giacoppo, Anthony	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 05' 57''
49	Hamilton, Lucas	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
50	Donohoe, Alistair	Mobius BridgeLane	s.t.
51	Budding, Martijn	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
52	Kort, Koen de	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
53	Cooper, Joe	Bennelong SwissWellness	s.t.
54	Bayly, Cameron	Bennelong SwissWellness	s.t.
55	Clancy, Ed	JLT-Condor	s.t.
56	Slater, Alistair	JLT-Condor	s.t.
57	Featonby, Jesse	Drapac EF Cycling	s.t.
58	Ross, Matthew	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
59	Hepburn, Michael	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 08' 32''
60	Von Hoff, Steele	Bennelong SwissWellness	s.t.
61	Schreurs, Hamish	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
62	Evans, Brad	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 09' 56''
63	Lyons, Angus	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 09' 56''
64	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	+ 10' 47''
65	Hansen, Lasse	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 11' 40''
66	Coyle, Jesse	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 15' 37''
67	Ray, Alexander	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 15' 56''
68	Richards, Kane	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 16' 20''
69	Andrews, Benjamin	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
70	Reddish, Nick	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
71	Shaw, Stuart	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
72	White, Liam	Drapac EF Cycling	s.t.
73	Kaesler, Tom	Drapac EF Cycling	s.t.
74	Sutton, Jack	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 17' 12''
75	Ariesen, Tim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 18' 48''
76	Goldstein, Roy	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.

Final GC after Stage 4:

• Final GC leader: Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton-Scott)
• Mountains classification winner: Nathan Earle (Israel Cycling Academy)
• Points classification winner: Steele von Hoff (Bennelong SwissWellness)
• Best young rider: Dylan Sutherland (Bennelong SwissWellness)
• Team classification winner: Mitchelton-Scott

742.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.997 km/hr

1	Chaves, Esteban	Mitchelton-Scott	18hr 34min 9sec
2	Meyer, Cameron	Mitchelton-Scott	@ 26sec
3	Howson, Damien	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 00' 39''
4	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 41''
5	Sunderland, Dylan	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 01' 03''
6	Harper, Chris	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 01' 09''
7	Crome, Sam	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 01' 48''
8	Evans, Alex	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 01' 54''
9	Neilands, Krists	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 02' 02''
10	Ovett, Freddy	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 02' 04''
11	Mawditt, Lionel	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 02' 05''
12	Eg, Niklas	Trek-Segafredo	+ 02' 11''
13	Meijers, Jeroen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 03' 15''
14	Warbasse, Larry	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 03' 22''
15	Whelan, James	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 03' 58''
16	Earle, Nathan	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 04' 07''
17	Whitehouse, Daniel	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	+ 04' 15''
18	Vink, Michael	Brisbane Continental	+ 04' 39''
19	Lane, Patrick	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 05' 04''
20	Stewart, Tom	JLT-Condor	+ 05' 33''
21	Christensen, Ryan	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 06' 03''
22	Power, Robert	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 06' 33''
23	Martin, Oliver	Brisbane Continental	+ 06' 54''
24	White, Calan	Brisbane Continental	+ 07' 13''
25	Monk, Cyrus	Drapac EF Cycling	+ 07' 17''
26	Hamilton, Lucas	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 08' 18''
27	Dempster, Zak	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 08' 45''
28	Bayly, Cameron	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 09' 01''
29	Potter, Michael	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 09' 43''
30	Miller, Nick	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 10' 09''
31	Kort, Koen de	Trek-Segafredo	+ 11' 31''
32	Budding, Martijn	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 12' 54''
33	Watson, Calvin	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 15' 15''
34	Slater, Alistair	JLT-Condor	+ 15' 44''
35	Williams, Tyler	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 16' 53''
36	Ginneken, Sjoerd van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 17' 15''
37	Jensen, August	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 17' 37''
38	Hansen, Lasse	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 18' 13''
39	Lyons, Angus	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 20' 18''
40	Etxabe, Jokin	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	+ 21' 36''
41	Tucknott, Reece	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 22' 03''
42	Ross, Matthew	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 22' 17''
43	Kent-Spark, Oliver	Drapac EF Cycling	+ 22' 26''
44	Robinson, Tom	Brisbane Continental	+ 23' 03''
45	Archbold, Shane	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 24' 27''
46	Bradbury, Edmund	JLT-Condor	+ 24' 43''
47	Thomas, Ryan	Brisbane Continental	+ 25' 20''
48	Magennis, Liam	Drapac EF Cycling	+ 25' 57''
49	Giacoppo, Anthony	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 26' 35''
50	Yates, Theo	Drapac EF Cycling	+ 26' 37''
51	Rice, Michael	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 27' 02''
52	Von Hoff, Steele	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 27' 36''
53	Cooper, Joe	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 28' 04''
54	Donohoe, Alistair	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 28' 18''
55	Bickel, Mathew	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 28' 26''
56	Hepburn, Michael	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 28' 28''
57	Schreurs, Hamish	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 30' 02''
58	Clancy, Ed	JLT-Condor	+ 31' 14''
59	Pedersen, Casper	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 31' 51''
60	Richards, Kane	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 33' 19''
61	Empel, Etienne van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 34' 17''
62	Evans, Brad	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 34' 20''
63	Featonby, Jesse	Drapac EF Cycling	+ 34' 44''
64	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 35' 04''
65	Frame, Alex	Trek-Segafredo	+ 38' 23''
66	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	+ 38' 55''
67	Shaw, Stuart	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 41' 50''
68	Ray, Alexander	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 41' 51''
69	White, Liam	Drapac EF Cycling	+ 41' 55''
70	Andrews, Benjamin	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 42' 34''
71	Reddish, Nick	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 42' 38''
72	Coyle, Jesse	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 46' 38''
73	Ariesen, Tim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 47' 10''
74	Goldstein, Roy	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 47' 58''
75	Sutton, Jack	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 54' 01''
76	Kaesler, Tom	Drapac EF Cycling	+ 57' 49''

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Saturday, February 3: Stage 3, Mitchelton Winery - Lake Mountain, 218 km

Esteban Chaves gets the sit-up win at Lake Mountain.

The race: Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing.

Colombian Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton-SCOTT) has sensationally ridden into the Jayco Herald Sun Tour lead after a stunning solo victory atop Lake Mountain on the Mitchelton Winery Stage 3 of Australia’s oldest stage race.

In his first stage-race back since a season-ending crash at the Giro dell’Emilia in Italy last September, Chaves attacked at the base of the final ascent and rode clear of a quickly reducing peloton. He powered up the category 1 climb with 20 kilometres remaining for a thrilling finale to the unrelenting 218 kilometre race that began in Nagambie at Mitchelton Winery.

“It is a really long climb,” said Chaves, who finished second at the 2016 Giro d’Italia. “I am really happy to start the season in this form. It’s a special feeling.”

Mitchelton Wines Stage 3

1. Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton-SCOTT)
2. Alexander Evans (Mobius BridgeLane)
3. Ruben Guerreiro (Trek-Segafredo)

Jayco General Classification

1. Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton-SCOTT)
2. Cameron Meyer (Mitchelton-SCOTT)
3. Damien Howson (Mitchelton-SCOTT)

Twenty-one-year-old Alex Evans (Mobius BridgeLane) put in a breakthrough ride to finish second, riding solo up the climb in pursuit of Chaves and eventually finishing 42seconds in arrears.

“I’m pretty pleased with that,” said the Bendigo local. “I had the team lead me 2 kilometres up the climb and then when they peeled off, Esteban peeled off the road so I tried to bridge across to him and no one else came with me, and I just couldn’t quite bridge across to Esteban. I’ve got a 1st in the [National Road Series] Tour of Tasmania but other than that, this is definitely my biggest result.”

Portuguese National Champion Ruben Guerreiro (Trek-Segefredo) out-foxed his chase group companions to finish in third place, 1:09 behind Chaves.

Mitchelton-Scott now hold the top three spots overall, with Chaves 32 seconds ahead of 2015 Tour winner Cameron Meyer and 39 seconds to reigning champion Damien Howson. “We need to enjoy this – bike races aren’t easy. To finish tomorrow will be a hard one – everyone will attack for sure – and we need to finish it off,” remarked Esteban.

“This is a beautiful team,” he continued. “Everyone has a chance, everyone has an opportunity. There is no one captain here. The young fellas are really strong. I am very excited for the future, when all these guys grow up and mature. Most of the team is very young – Caleb, Edmondson, Durbo – they are all under 30. I am so excited about what will happen when everyone is grown up – we will attack at the top top level with these guys.”

On a day where riders were in the saddle for over six hours, the race began in the rolling hills of Strathbogie Shire. It headed up and into the picturesque town of Eildon, crossing over to Marysville before eventually finishing at the summit of Lake Mountain.

An eight rider breakaway established at the 25 kilometre mark, including Gatorade sprint leader Steele von Hoff (Bennelong SwissWellness), Dutchman Etienne van Empel (Roompot-Nederlandse). Edmund Bradbury (JLT Condor), Brad Evans (Mobius Bridgelane), Jonathan Noble (Brisbane Continental), Mathew Ross (KordaMentha Australian National Team) and the McDonalds Downunder duo of Alexander Ray and Kane Richards.

The group gained a significant advantage of six-and-a-half minutes before hovering around four minutes for the day. After an epic 185 kilometres baking in the summer’s heat, their time in the limelight came to an end, with the Mitchelton-Scott led peloton initiating the catch inside the final 25 kilometres. Chaves then lit up the race to end the queen stage in the yellow jersey.

The 65th Jayco Herald Sun Tour concludes on Sunday with the Gumbuya World Stage 4 road race around Kinglake.

Complete Results:

218 kilometers raced at an average speed of 36.958 km/hr

1	Chaves, Esteban	Mitchelton-Scott	5hr 53min 55sec
2	Evans, Alex	Mobius BridgeLane	@ 42sec
3	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	@ 1min 9sec
4	Meyer, Cameron	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
5	Howson, Damien	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
6	Earle, Nathan	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
7	Ovett, Freddy	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
8	Neilands, Krists	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
9	Whelan, James	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
10	Crome, Sam	Bennelong SwissWellness	s.t.
11	Hamilton, Lucas	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
12	Sunderland, Dylan	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 01' 12''
13	Eg, Niklas	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
14	Mawditt, Lionel	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
15	Harper, Chris	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 01' 15''
16	Power, Robert	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 02' 42''
17	Christensen, Ryan	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 03' 24''
18	Warbasse, Larry	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
19	Lane, Patrick	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
20	Meijers, Jeroen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
21	Monk, Cyrus	Drapac EF Cycling	s.t.
22	Bayly, Cameron	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 03' 36''
23	Vink, Michael	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
24	White, Calan	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
25	Whitehouse, Daniel	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	+ 03' 51''
26	Featonby, Jesse	Drapac EF Cycling	+ 05' 04''
27	Bibby, Ian	JLT-Condor	+ 05' 44''
28	Kort, Koen de	Trek-Segafredo	+ 06' 04''
29	Budding, Martijn	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
30	Dempster, Zak	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
31	Miller, Nick	Team McDonalds Downunder	s.t.
32	Stewart, Tom	JLT-Condor	s.t.
33	Potter, Michael	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
34	Etxabe, Jokin	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	+ 06' 43''
35	Martin, Oliver	Brisbane Continental	+ 06' 45''
36	Hansen, Lasse	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 07' 19''
37	Slater, Alistair	JLT-Condor	s.t.
38	Lyons, Angus	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 09' 00''
39	Berends, Ethan	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 10' 43''
40	Watson, Calvin	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 11' 29''
41	Williams, Tyler	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 13' 36''
42	Bickel, Mathew	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 14' 34''
43	Donohoe, Alistair	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 16' 32''
44	Kent-Spark, Oliver	Drapac EF Cycling	s.t.
45	White, Nicholas	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
46	Ross, Matthew	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
47	Tucknott, Reece	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
48	Richards, Kane	Team McDonalds Downunder	s.t.
49	Kaesler, Tom	Drapac EF Cycling	s.t.
50	Reddish, Nick	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
51	Andrews, Benjamin	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
52	Jensen, August	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
53	Robinson, Tom	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
54	Gibson, Matthew	JLT-Condor	s.t.
55	Greef, Robbert de	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
56	Cooper, Joe	Bennelong SwissWellness	s.t.
57	Ginneken, Sjoerd van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
58	Kampers, Aidan	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
59	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 19' 40''
60	Sutton, Jack	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
61	Von Hoff, Steele	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 19' 52''
62	Shaw, Stuart	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
63	Yates, Theo	Drapac EF Cycling	s.t.
64	Hepburn, Michael	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
65	White, Liam	Drapac EF Cycling	s.t.
66	Goldstein, Roy	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
67	Livingstone, Peter	Mobius BridgeLane	s.t.
68	Rice, Michael	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
69	Hishinuma, Yukinori	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	s.t.
70	Thomas, Ryan	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
71	Bradbury, Edmund	JLT-Condor	s.t.
72	Clancy, Ed	JLT-Condor	s.t.
73	Schreurs, Hamish	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
74	Layton, Cameron	Team McDonalds Downunder	s.t.
75	Giacoppo, Anthony	Bennelong SwissWellness	s.t.
76	Magennis, Liam	Drapac EF Cycling	s.t.
77	Drake, Amarni	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
78	Eikeland, Ken-Levi	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	s.t.
79	Orchard, Toby	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
80	Pedersen, Casper	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
81	Ray, Alexander	Team McDonalds Downunder	s.t.
82	Evans, Brad	Mobius BridgeLane	s.t.
83	Coyle, Jesse	Mobius BridgeLane	s.t.
84	Archbold, Shane	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 20' 53''
85	Ariesen, Tim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 28' 31''
86	Empel, Etienne van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
87	Strachan, Joel	Team McDonalds Downunder	s.t.
88	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
89	Whitfield, Sean	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
90	Briggs, Graham	JLT-Condor	+ 29' 40''
91	Frame, Alex	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
92	Edmondson, Alex	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 32' 41''
93	Noble, Jonathon	Brisbane Continental	+ 32' 55''
94	Schuurhuis, Rien	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
95	Peng, Yuan Tang	Team McDonalds Downunder	s.t.
96	Mackay, Ashley	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 33' 37''

GC after Stage 3:

590.1 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.490 km/hr

1	Chaves, Esteban	Mitchelton-Scott	14hr 56min 35sec
2	Meyer, Cameron	Mitchelton-Scott	@ 32sec
3	Howson, Damien	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 00' 39''
4	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 45''
5	Sunderland, Dylan	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 01' 06''
6	Harper, Chris	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 01' 09''
7	Evans, Alex	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 01' 54''
8	Crome, Sam	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 01' 58''
9	Neilands, Krists	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 02' 02''
10	Ovett, Freddy	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 02' 04''
11	Mawditt, Lionel	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 02' 05''
12	Eg, Niklas	Trek-Segafredo	+ 02' 11''
13	Whelan, James	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 02' 15''
14	Earle, Nathan	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 02' 16''
15	Hamilton, Lucas	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 02' 21''
16	Meijers, Jeroen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 02' 56''
17	Bayly, Cameron	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 03' 04''
18	Lane, Patrick	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 03' 19''
19	Warbasse, Larry	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 03' 22''
20	Vink, Michael	Brisbane Continental	+ 03' 29''
21	Power, Robert	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 03' 37''
22	Whitehouse, Daniel	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	+ 03' 56''
23	Christensen, Ryan	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 04' 18''
24	Monk, Cyrus	Drapac EF Cycling	+ 04' 30''
25	White, Calan	Brisbane Continental	+ 05' 28''
26	Stewart, Tom	JLT-Condor	+ 05' 33''
27	Kort, Koen de	Trek-Segafredo	+ 05' 34''
28	Dempster, Zak	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 05' 56''
29	Hansen, Lasse	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 06' 33''
30	Bibby, Ian	JLT-Condor	+ 06' 45''
31	Potter, Michael	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 06' 54''
32	Martin, Oliver	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
33	Budding, Martijn	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 06' 57''
34	Miller, Nick	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 07' 53''
35	Slater, Alistair	JLT-Condor	+ 09' 47''
36	Lyons, Angus	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 10' 23''
37	Watson, Calvin	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 12' 26''
38	Berends, Ethan	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 12' 48''
39	Williams, Tyler	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 15' 12''
40	Ross, Matthew	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 16' 20''
41	Greef, Robbert de	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 16' 28''
42	Ginneken, Sjoerd van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 16' 32''
43	Richards, Kane	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 16' 59''
44	Gibson, Matthew	JLT-Condor	+ 17' 20''
45	Jensen, August	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 17' 37''
46	Kent-Spark, Oliver	Drapac EF Cycling	+ 18' 58''
47	Von Hoff, Steele	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 19' 04''
48	Robinson, Tom	Brisbane Continental	+ 19' 35''
49	Thomas, Ryan	Brisbane Continental	+ 19' 45''
50	Etxabe, Jokin	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	+ 19' 51''
51	Hepburn, Michael	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 19' 56''
52	Giacoppo, Anthony	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 20' 38''
53	Tucknott, Reece	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 21' 07''
54	Rice, Michael	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 21' 15''
55	Schreurs, Hamish	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 21' 30''
56	Kampers, Aidan	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 21' 41''
57	Bradbury, Edmund	JLT-Condor	+ 21' 54''
58	Cooper, Joe	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 22' 07''
59	Donohoe, Alistair	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 22' 21''
60	White, Nicholas	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 22' 23''
61	Archbold, Shane	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 23' 41''
62	Yates, Theo	Drapac EF Cycling	+ 23' 48''
63	Evans, Brad	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 24' 26''
64	Magennis, Liam	Drapac EF Cycling	+ 25' 01''
65	Clancy, Ed	JLT-Condor	+ 25' 17''
66	Shaw, Stuart	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 25' 30''
67	White, Liam	Drapac EF Cycling	+ 25' 35''
68	Drake, Amarni	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 25' 42''
69	Layton, Cameron	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 25' 47''
70	Ray, Alexander	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 25' 55''
71	Andrews, Benjamin	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 26' 14''
72	Reddish, Nick	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 26' 18''
73	Bickel, Mathew	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 26' 59''
74	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	+ 28' 08''
75	Ariesen, Tim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 28' 22''
76	Featonby, Jesse	Drapac EF Cycling	+ 28' 47''
77	Goldstein, Roy	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 29' 10''
78	Livingstone, Peter	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 29' 23''
79	Orchard, Toby	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 29' 35''
80	Coyle, Jesse	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 31' 01''
81	Pedersen, Casper	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 31' 51''
82	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 32' 15''
83	Empel, Etienne van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 32' 46''
84	Edmondson, Alex	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 33' 36''
85	Whitfield, Sean	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 34' 05''
86	Eikeland, Ken-Levi	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	+ 34' 44''
87	Noble, Jonathon	Brisbane Continental	+ 35' 36''
88	Sutton, Jack	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 36' 49''
89	Frame, Alex	Trek-Segafredo	+ 37' 41''
90	Mackay, Ashley	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 38' 27''
91	Peng, Yuan Tang	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 38' 59''
92	Hishinuma, Yukinori	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	+ 39' 29''
93	Kaesler, Tom	Drapac EF Cycling	+ 41' 29''
94	Schuurhuis, Rien	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 46' 07''
95	Strachan, Joel	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 46' 28''
96	Briggs, Graham	JLT-Condor	+ 49' 11''

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Friday, February 2: Stage 2, Warrnambool - Ballarat, 208.9 km

Mads Pedersen takes stage two while wearing the Danish champion's jersey.

The race: Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing.

Danish champion Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) was anointed king of Mount Buninyong at the Jayco Herald Sun Tour on Friday, winning a thrilling bunch sprint to take the Surfside Holiday Parks Stage 2 under sunny Victorian skies following a strong effort on the iconic climb.

“It is nice to have a victory,” said 22-year-old Pedersen, who finished second at the Tour opener on Wednesday. “I was so close at the prologue and again on stage one.” Steele von Hoff (Bennelong SwissWellness) was narrowly behind in second, while Australian national champion Alex Edmondson (Mitchelton-SCOTT) rounded out the podium.

The Danish prodigy paid tribute to the heroic efforts of his World Tour team colleagues during the epic 208.9-kilometre stage from Warrnambool to Ballarat. “We did some really good team work today, and it was great to finish it off for the victory. The winning move was really from Koen de Kort today. He did such an impressive job with the lead-out at one kilometre to go.”

Pedersen’s win in the Denmark national colours was an unusual sight on a course usually reserved for the annual Australian Road National Championships – won last month by Edmondson. “It is nice to have win here – and the guy next to me can say that as well,” Pedersen laughed after the race. “It is always nice to have a victory in the national colours.”

Aqua Blue Sport’s Lasse Norman Hansen retained his yellow jersey with a 38th placed finish, his lead narrowing to just four seconds from von Hoff. “I must say I felt the legs today – yesterday was hard,” said Norman Hansen. “We also still have Lawrie [Warbasse, American national champion] up in the general classification standings and he is climbing well. He looks good for tomorrow.”

The peloton was active from the beginning as the race rolled out from picturesque seaside Warrnambool and headed inland. An early crash felled overall leader Norman Hansen, but the 2012 Olympic track gold medallist quickly re-joined the race. “A few guys came down right in front of me,” said Hansen. “I clipped the rider in front of me and my bike went down, but thankfully I landed on my feet.”

After some initial tussling, a 7-rider breakaway managed to establish a lead that soon stretched to over four minutes. Dutchman Etienne van Empel (Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij) and Norway’s Ken-Levi Eikeland (Interpro Stradalli Cycling) gave the lead group an international favour, alongside Australians Alistair Donohoe (Mobius BridgeLane), Nicholas White (Olivers Real Food Racing), Liam Magennis, Liam White (both Drapac EF Cycling) and Joel Strachan (Team McDonalds Downunder).

The race was then neutralised near the midway point. Jayco Herald Sun Tour race director John Trevorrow explained: “The original course was altered recently due to road works, and the detour included a 7-kilometre section of gravel road. As the riders entered this section at the 102.8-kilometre mark, the chief commissaire made the correct decision to neutralise the race in the interests of fairness and rider safety.”

Riders dropped from the front group as the White brothers rode hard towards their home-town of Ballarat. But these efforts proved in vain, with the breakaway caught as the peloton began the Buninyong ascent. Nathan Earle (Israel Cycling Academy) and James Whelan (KordaMentha Real Estate – Australian National Team) attacked to lead the race over the climb, before being joined by a large final selection on the descent to the finish.

Von Hoff looked to have continued his fantastic summer form with the sprint victory, but was just beaten by Pedersen’s throw to the line. “I am a bit disappointed,” admitted two-time Australian criterium champion von Hoff. “The Bennelong SwissWellness guys did an amazing job today – we took it up the climb and had all of us on the front with two kilometres to go. We really tried but just came up a little bit short. We were outclassed.”

Earle’s efforts on Buninyong were enough to move him into the IsoWhey Sports King of the Mountains classification lead, while Mathew Ross (KordaMentha Real Estate – Australian National Team) retained the Visit Victoria – Summer of Cycling white young rider’s jersey. von Hoff is now wearing the Gatorade green sprinter’s jersey, and Donohoe was named Friday’s Bicycle Beer most aggressive rider.

The Jayco Herald Sun Tour continues on Saturday with the Mitchelton Wines Stage 3, a gruelling 218-kilometre from Nagambie to Lake Mountain. The stage is the longest in recent tour history, with a lengthy ascent towards the finish providing a great opportunity for the many climbers in this star-studded peloton.

Complete Results:

208.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.78 km/hr

1	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	5hr 23min 12sec
2	Von Hoff, Steele	Bennelong SwissWellness	s.t.
3	Edmondson, Alex	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
4	Stewart, Tom	JLT-Condor	s.t.
5	Monk, Cyrus	Drapac-EF Cycling	s.t.
6	Dempster, Zak	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
7	Thomas, Ryan	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
8	Ariesen, Tim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
9	Christensen, Ryan	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
10	Jensen, August	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
11	Gibson, Matthew	JLT-Condor	s.t.
12	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
13	Warbasse, Larry	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
14	Ginneken, Sjoerd van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
15	Williams, Tyler	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
16	Neilands, Krists	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
17	Harper, Chris	Bennelong SwissWellness	s.t.
18	Ovett, Freddy	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
19	Greef, Robbert de	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
20	Chaves, Esteban	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
21	Evans, Alex	Mobius BridgeLane	s.t.
22	Howson, Damien	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
23	Ross, Matthew	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
24	Potter, Michael	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
25	Crome, Sam	Bennelong SwissWellness	s.t.
26	Rice, Michael	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
27	Eg, Niklas	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
28	Sunderland, Dylan	Bennelong SwissWellness	s.t.
29	Featonby, Jesse	Drapac-EF Cycling	s.t.
30	Whelan, James	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
31	Giacoppo, Anthony	Bennelong SwissWellness	s.t.
32	Meijers, Jeroen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
33	Vink, Michael	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
34	Earle, Nathan	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
35	Whitehouse, Daniel	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	s.t.
36	Martin, Oliver	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
37	Watson, Calvin	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
38	Hansen, Lasse Norman	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
39	Meyer, Cameron	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
40	Budding, Martijn	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
41	Bayly, Cameron	Bennelong SwissWellness	s.t.
42	Mawditt, Lionel	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
43	Lane, Patrick	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
44	Lyons, Angus	Mobius BridgeLane	s.t.
45	Kort, Koen de	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
46	Bibby, Ian	JLT-Condor	s.t.
47	Power, Robert	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
48	Hepburn, Michael	Mitchelton-Scott	@ 14sec
49	Hamilton, Lucas	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 00' 20''
50	Richards, Kane	McDonalds Downunder	+ 00' 40''
51	White, Calan	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
52	Kampers, Aidan	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
53	Bradbury, Edmund	JLT-Condor	s.t.
54	Slater, Alistair	JLT-Condor	s.t.
55	Miller, Nick	McDonalds Downunder	s.t.
56	Schreurs, Hamish	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 00' 43''
57	Bickel, Mathew	McDonalds Downunder	+ 00' 45''
58	Berends, Ethan	Mobius BridgeLane	s.t.
59	Andrews, Benjamin	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 01' 07''
60	Kent-Spark, Oliver	Drapac-EF Cycling	s.t.
61	Reddish, Nick	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 01' 14''
62	Kaesler, Tom	Drapac-EF Cycling	s.t.
63	Etxabe, Jokin	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	+ 01' 25''
64	Noble, Jonathon	Brisbane Continental	+ 01' 31''
65	Archbold, Shane	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 01' 48''
66	Robinson, Tom	Brisbane Continental	+ 01' 55''
67	Yates, Theo	Drapac-EF Cycling	+ 02' 52''
68	Empel, Etienne van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 03' 07''
69	Tucknott, Reece	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 03' 14''
70	Mackay, Ashley	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 03' 52''
71	Donohoe, Alistair	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 04' 41''
72	White, Nicholas	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
73	White, Liam	Drapac-EF Cycling	s.t.
74	Clancy, Ed	JLT-Condor	s.t.
75	Evans, Brad	Mobius BridgeLane	s.t.
76	Schuurhuis, Rien	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
77	Shaw, Stuart	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
78	Goldstein, Roy	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
79	Whitfield, Sean	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
80	Ray, Alexander	McDonalds Downunder	s.t.
81	Drake, Amarni	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
82	Layton, Cameron	McDonalds Downunder	s.t.
83	Peng, Yuan Tang	McDonalds Downunder	s.t.
84	Cooper, Joe	Bennelong SwissWellness	s.t.
85	Magennis, Liam	Drapac-EF Cycling	+ 05' 22''
86	Frame, Alex	Trek-Segafredo	+ 08' 14''
87	Livingstone, Peter	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 08' 33''
88	Orchard, Toby	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
89	Strachan, Joel	McDonalds Downunder	s.t.
90	Sutton, Jack	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
91	Coyle, Jesse	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 10' 00''
92	Hishinuma, Yukinori	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	+ 10' 06''
93	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 11' 08''
94	Pedersen, Casper	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
95	Briggs, Graham	JLT-Condor	s.t.
96	Eikeland, Ken-Levi	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	+ 13' 46''

GC after Stage 2:

372.1 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.199 km/hr

1	Hansen, Lasse Norman	Aqua Blue Sport	9hr 1min 54sec
2	Von Hoff, Steele	Bennelong SwissWellness	@ 4sec
3	Meyer, Cameron	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 00' 09''
4	Bayly, Cameron	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 00' 14''
5	Stewart, Tom	JLT-Condor	+ 00' 15''
6	Howson, Damien	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 00' 16''
7	Kort, Koen de	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
8	Meijers, Jeroen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 18''
9	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 22''
10	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 23''
11	Ross, Matthew	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 00' 36''
12	Ariesen, Tim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 37''
13	Dempster, Zak	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 00' 38''
14	Thomas, Ryan	Brisbane Continental	+ 00' 39''
15	Vink, Michael	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
16	Harper, Chris	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 00' 40''
17	Sunderland, Dylan	Bennelong SwissWellness	s.t.
18	Lane, Patrick	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 00' 41''
19	Greef, Robbert de	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 42''
20	Warbasse, Larry	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 00' 44''
21	Chaves, Esteban	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 00' 46''
22	Ginneken, Sjoerd van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
23	Hepburn, Michael	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 00' 50''
24	Whitehouse, Daniel	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	+ 00' 51''
25	Martin, Oliver	Brisbane Continental	+ 00' 55''
26	Richards, Kane	McDonalds Downunder	+ 01' 17''
27	Giacoppo, Anthony	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 01' 32''
28	Gibson, Matthew	JLT-Condor	+ 01' 34''
29	Crome, Sam	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 01' 35''
30	Potter, Michael	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 01' 36''
31	Budding, Martijn	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 39''
32	Neilands, Krists	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
33	Mawditt, Lionel	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
34	Christensen, Ryan	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 01' 40''
35	Edmondson, Alex	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 01' 41''
36	Ovett, Freddy	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
37	Power, Robert	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
38	Watson, Calvin	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 01' 43''
39	Eg, Niklas	Trek-Segafredo	+ 01' 45''
40	Bibby, Ian	JLT-Condor	+ 01' 47''
41	Jensen, August	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 01' 51''
42	Monk, Cyrus	Drapac-EF Cycling	+ 01' 52''
43	Whelan, James	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
44	Earle, Nathan	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 01' 53''
45	Hamilton, Lucas	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 01' 58''
46	Evans, Alex	Mobius BridgeLane	s.t.
47	Rice, Michael	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 02' 09''
48	Lyons, Angus	Mobius BridgeLane	s.t.
49	Williams, Tyler	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 02' 22''
50	Schreurs, Hamish	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 02' 24''
51	Miller, Nick	McDonalds Downunder	+ 02' 35''
52	White, Calan	Brisbane Continental	+ 02' 38''
53	Bradbury, Edmund	JLT-Condor	+ 02' 48''
54	Berends, Ethan	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 02' 51''
55	Kent-Spark, Oliver	Drapac-EF Cycling	+ 03' 12''
56	Slater, Alistair	JLT-Condor	+ 03' 14''
57	Noble, Jonathon	Brisbane Continental	+ 03' 27''
58	Archbold, Shane	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 03' 34''
59	Robinson, Tom	Brisbane Continental	+ 03' 49''
60	Yates, Theo	Drapac-EF Cycling	+ 04' 42''
61	Empel, Etienne van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 05' 01''
62	Evans, Brad	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 05' 20''
63	Tucknott, Reece	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 05' 21''
64	Mackay, Ashley	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 05' 36''
65	Magennis, Liam	Drapac-EF Cycling	+ 05' 55''
66	Kampers, Aidan	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
67	Clancy, Ed	JLT-Condor	+ 06' 11''
68	Whitfield, Sean	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 06' 20''
69	Cooper, Joe	Bennelong SwissWellness	+ 06' 21''
70	Shaw, Stuart	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 06' 24''
71	White, Liam	Drapac-EF Cycling	+ 06' 29''
72	Donohoe, Alistair	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 06' 35''
73	Drake, Amarni	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 06' 36''
74	White, Nicholas	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 06' 37''
75	Layton, Cameron	McDonalds Downunder	+ 06' 41''
76	Ray, Alexander	McDonalds Downunder	+ 06' 49''
77	Peng, Yuan Tang	McDonalds Downunder	+ 06' 50''
78	Frame, Alex	Trek-Segafredo	+ 08' 47''
79	Goldstein, Roy	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 10' 04''
80	Livingstone, Peter	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 10' 17''
81	Andrews, Benjamin	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 10' 28''
82	Orchard, Toby	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 10' 29''
83	Reddish, Nick	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 10' 32''
84	Coyle, Jesse	Mobius BridgeLane	+ 11' 55''
85	Pedersen, Casper	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 12' 45''
86	Bickel, Mathew	McDonalds Downunder	+ 13' 11''
87	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 13' 21''
88	Etxabe, Jokin	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	+ 13' 54''
89	Schuurhuis, Rien	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 13' 58''
90	Eikeland, Ken-Levi	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	+ 15' 38''
91	Sutton, Jack	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 17' 55''
92	Strachan, Joel	McDonalds Downunder	+ 18' 43''
93	Briggs, Graham	JLT-Condor	+ 20' 17''
94	Hishinuma, Yukinori	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	+ 20' 23''
95	Featonby, Jesse	Drapac-EF Cycling	+ 24' 29''
96	Kaesler, Tom	Drapac-EF Cycling	+ 25' 43''

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Thursday, February 1: Stage 1, Colac - Warrnambool, 161.6 km

Lasse Norman Hanson wins stage one.

The race: Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racng.

Denmark’s Lasse Norman Hansen (Aqua Blue Sport) has sprinted his way into the Jayco Herald Sun Tour leader’s jersey in Warrnambool on Thursday, after a hectic finale in the Honda Civic stage 1.

A cross-tail wind inside the final 25 kilometres of the race caused chaos for the previously sedate peloton, resulting in two groups to form before the front group split again leaving race leader and 3x Olympic gold medallist Ed Clancy (JLT Condor) caught out.

Norman Hansen started the day just 0.71 tenths of a second behind Clancy after an impressive third place in the opening Beastwear Time Trial on Wednesday, and finished in front of a select group of nine riders who had made the best of the windy conditions.

Steele von Hoff (Bennalong SwissWellness) continues his purple patch, sprinting to second while former Jayco Herald Sun Tour winner Cameron Meyer (Mitchelton-Scott) rounded out the podium on Flagstaff Hill.

The day began in Colac with hundreds of local primary school children drawing messages of support in chalk on the road before lining the barricades to cheer on the riders as they set out for a 161 kilometre race along the Great Ocean Road and into Warrnambool.

Earlier in the day, a six man breakaway of Daniel Whitehouse (InterPro Stradalli), Brad Evans (Mobius Bridgelane), Liam Magennis (Drapac EF Cycling), Oliver Martin (Brisbane Continental Cycling Team), Kane Richards (Team McDonalds Downunder) and Mat Ross (KordaMentha Real Estate – Australian National Team) gained a maximum advantage of 4minutes and 10seconds and picked up all of the intermediate points between them.

The charging chase eventually group made contact with the breakaway inside the final 15kms, and a few minutes later a determined Norman Hansen initiated another split leaving a group of nine riders to contest the finish.

The Tour continues Friday with a 198.6kilometre road race from Warrnambool to Ballarat.

Complete Results:

161.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.692 km/hr

1	Hansen, Lasse Norman	Aqua Blue Sport	3hr 36min 57sec
2	Von Hoff, Steele	Bennelong Swiss Wellness	s.t.
3	Meyer, Cameron	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
4	Kort, Koen de	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
5	Stewart, Tom	JLT-Condor	s.t.
6	Meijers, Jeroen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
7	Howson, Damien	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
8	Bayly, Cameron	Bennelong Swiss Wellness	s.t.
9	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	@ 3sec
10	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 23''
11	Ariesen, Tim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
12	Dempster, Zak	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
13	Thomas, Ryan	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
14	Lane, Patrick	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
15	Richards, Kane	Team McDonalds Downunder	s.t.
16	Warbasse, Larry	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
17	Harper, Chris	Bennelong Swiss Wellness	s.t.
18	Sunderland, Dylan	Bennelong Swiss Wellness	s.t.
19	Greef, Robbert de	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
20	Chaves, Esteban	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
21	Frame, Alex	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
22	Hepburn, Michael	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
23	Vink, Michael	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
24	Whitehouse, Daniel	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	s.t.
25	Ross, Matthew	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
26	Magennis, Liam	Drapac-EF Cycling	s.t.
27	Evans, Brad	Mobius-BridgeLane	s.t.
28	Ginneken, Sjoerd van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
29	Martin, Oliver	Brisbane Continental	+ 00' 32''
30	Pedersen, Casper	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 01' 20''
31	Christensen, Ryan	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 01' 21''
32	Budding, Martijn	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
33	Mawditt, Lionel	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
34	Giacoppo, Anthony	Bennelong Swiss Wellness	s.t.
35	Whitfield, Sean	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
36	Neilands, Krists	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
37	Ovett, Freddy	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
38	Watson, Calvin	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
39	Potter, Michael	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
40	Schreurs, Hamish	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
41	Hamilton, Lucas	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
42	Crome, Sam	Bennelong Swiss Wellness	s.t.
43	Power, Robert	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
44	Livingstone, Peter	Mobius-BridgeLane	s.t.
45	Gibson, Matthew	JLT-Condor	s.t.
46	Clancy, Ed	JLT-Condor	s.t.
47	Cooper, Joe	Bennelong Swiss Wellness	s.t.
48	Mackay, Ashley	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
49	Eg, Niklas	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
50	Shaw, Stuart	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
51	Archbold, Shane	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 01' 31''
52	Yates, Theo	Drapac-EF Cycling	+ 01' 34''
53	Whelan, James	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
54	Eikeland, Ken-Levi	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	s.t.
55	Donohoe, Alistair	Mobius-BridgeLane	s.t.
56	Earle, Nathan	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
57	Empel, Etienne van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
58	Coyle, Jesse	Mobius-BridgeLane	s.t.
59	Monk, Cyrus	Drapac-EF Cycling	s.t.
60	Robinson, Tom	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
61	White, Calan	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
62	Noble, Jonathon	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
63	White, Liam	Drapac-EF Cycling	s.t.
64	Miller, Nick	Team McDonalds Downunder	s.t.
65	Jensen, August	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
66	Layton, Cameron	Team McDonalds Downunder	s.t.
67	Evans, Alex	Mobius-BridgeLane	s.t.
68	Drake, Amarni	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
69	Bibby, Ian	JLT-Condor	s.t.
70	Edmondson, Alex	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
71	White, Nicholas	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
72	Berends, Ethan	Mobius-BridgeLane	+ 01' 41''
73	Orchard, Toby	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
74	Kent-Spark, Oliver	Drapac-EF Cycling	+ 01' 44''
75	Ray, Alexander	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 01' 48''
76	Peng, Yuan Tang	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 01' 48''
77	Tucknott, Reece	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 01' 49''
78	Lyons, Angus	Mobius-BridgeLane	+ 01' 51''
79	Bradbury, Edmund	JLT-Condor	+ 01' 51''
80	Rice, Michael	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 01' 53''
81	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
82	Williams, Tyler	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 02' 03''
83	Slater, Alistair	JLT-Condor	+ 02' 18''
84	Kampers, Aidan	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 04' 53''
85	Goldstein, Roy	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 04' 59''
86	Reddish, Nick	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 08' 56''
87	Briggs, Graham	JLT-Condor	s.t.
88	Schuurhuis, Rien	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
89	Andrews, Benjamin	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 09' 02''
90	Sutton, Jack	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
91	Strachan, Joel	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 09' 45''
92	Hishinuma, Yukinori	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	s.t.
93	Bickel, Mathew	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 12' 01''
94	Etxabe, Jokin	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	s.t.
95	Didier, Laurent	Trek-Segafredo	+ 15' 15''
96	Featonby, Jesse	Drapac-EF Cycling	+ 24' 08''
97	Kaesler, Tom	Drapac-EF Cycling	+ 24' 10''

GC after Stage 1:

163.2 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 44.774 km/hr

1	Hansen, Lasse Norman	Aqua Blue Sport	3hr 38min 42sec
2	Meyer, Cameron	Mitchelton-Scott	@ 9sec
3	Von Hoff, Steele	Bennelong Swiss Wellness	+ 00' 10''
4	Bayly, Cameron	Bennelong Swiss Wellness	+ 00' 14''
5	Stewart, Tom	JLT-Condor	+ 00' 15''
6	Howson, Damien	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 00' 16''
7	Kort, Koen de	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
8	Meijers, Jeroen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 18''
9	Guerreiro, Ruben	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 22''
10	Pedersen, Mads	Trek-Segafredo	+ 00' 33''
11	Frame, Alex	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
12	Hepburn, Michael	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 00' 36''
13	Ross, Matthew	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
14	Ariesen, Tim	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 37''
15	Richards, Kane	Team McDonalds Downunder	s.t.
16	Dempster, Zak	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 00' 38''
17	Magennis, Liam	Drapac-EF Cycling	s.t.
18	Thomas, Ryan	Brisbane Continental	+ 00' 39''
19	Vink, Michael	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
20	Evans, Brad	Mobius-BridgeLane	s.t.
21	Harper, Chris	Bennelong Swiss Wellness	+ 00' 40''
22	Sunderland, Dylan	Bennelong Swiss Wellness	s.t.
23	Lane, Patrick	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 00' 41''
24	Greef, Robbert de	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 00' 42''
25	Warbasse, Larry	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 00' 44''
26	Chaves, Esteban	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 00' 46''
27	Ginneken, Sjoerd van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
28	Whitehouse, Daniel	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	+ 00' 51''
29	Martin, Oliver	Brisbane Continental	+ 00' 55''
30	Clancy, Ed	JLT-Condor	+ 01' 30''
31	Giacoppo, Anthony	Bennelong Swiss Wellness	+ 01' 32''
32	Gibson, Matthew	JLT-Condor	+ 01' 34''
33	Crome, Sam	Bennelong Swiss Wellness	+ 01' 35''
34	Potter, Michael	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 01' 36''
35	Pedersen, Casper	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 01' 37''
36	Hamilton, Lucas	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 01' 38''
37	Budding, Martijn	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 39''
38	Whitfield, Sean	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
39	Neilands, Krists	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
40	Mawditt, Lionel	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
41	Cooper, Joe	Bennelong Swiss Wellness	+ 01' 40''
42	Christensen, Ryan	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
43	Ovett, Freddy	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 01' 41''
44	Schreurs, Hamish	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
45	Power, Robert	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
46	Shaw, Stuart	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 01' 43''
47	Watson, Calvin	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
48	Livingstone, Peter	Mobius-BridgeLane	+ 01' 44''
49	Mackay, Ashley	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
50	Edmondson, Alex	Mitchelton-Scott	+ 01' 45''
51	Eg, Niklas	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
52	Archbold, Shane	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 01' 46''
53	Bibby, Ian	JLT-Condor	+ 01' 47''
54	Yates, Theo	Drapac-EF Cycling	+ 01' 50''
55	Jensen, August	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 01' 51''
56	White, Liam	Drapac-EF Cycling	s.t.
57	Monk, Cyrus	Drapac-EF Cycling	+ 01' 52''
58	Whelan, James	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
59	Earle, Nathan	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 01' 53''
60	Empel, Etienne van	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+ 01' 54''
61	Robinson, Tom	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
62	Coyle, Jesse	Mobius-BridgeLane	+ 01' 55''
63	Eikeland, Ken-Levi	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	s.t.
64	Donohoe, Alistair	Mobius-BridgeLane	s.t.
65	Drake, Amarni	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
66	Miller, Nick	Team McDonalds Downunder	s.t.
67	Orchard, Toby	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 01' 56''
68	White, Nicholas	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
69	Noble, Jonathon	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
70	White, Calan	Brisbane Continental	+ 01' 58''
71	Evans, Alex	Mobius-BridgeLane	s.t.
72	Layton, Cameron	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 02' 00''
73	Kent-Spark, Oliver	Drapac-EF Cycling	+ 02' 05''
74	Berends, Ethan	Mobius-BridgeLane	+ 02' 06''
75	Tucknott, Reece	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 02' 07''
76	Bradbury, Edmund	JLT-Condor	+ 02' 08''
77	Ray, Alexander	Team McDonalds Downunder	s.t.
78	Rice, Michael	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	+ 02' 09''
79	Lyons, Angus	Mobius-BridgeLane	s.t.
80	Peng, Yuan Tang	Team McDonalds Downunder	s.t.
81	Koning, Peter	Aqua Blue Sport	+ 02' 13''
82	Williams, Tyler	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 02' 22''
83	Slater, Alistair	JLT-Condor	+ 02' 34''
84	Kampers, Aidan	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	+ 05' 15''
85	Goldstein, Roy	Israel Cycling Academy	+ 05' 23''
86	Briggs, Graham	JLT-Condor	+ 09' 09''
87	Schuurhuis, Rien	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 09' 17''
88	Reddish, Nick	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 09' 18''
89	Andrews, Benjamin	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 09' 21''
90	Sutton, Jack	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+ 09' 22''
91	Strachan, Joel	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 10' 10''
92	Hishinuma, Yukinori	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	+ 10' 17''
93	Bickel, Mathew	Team McDonalds Downunder	+ 12' 26''
94	Etxabe, Jokin	Interpro Stradalli Cycling	+ 12' 29''
95	Didier, Laurent	Trek-Segafredo	+ 15' 40''
96	Kaesler, Tom	Drapac-EF Cycling	+ 24' 29''
97	Featonby, Jesse	Drapac-EF Cycling	+ 24' 29''

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Wednesday, January 31: Prologue, Southbank 1.6 km individual time trial

Ed Clancy wins the prologue.

The race: Here's the organizer's telling of the the day's race.

Three-time Olympic gold medallist Ed Clancy OBE (JLT Condor) set a blistering pace of 51 kilometres per hour to take out the 1.6km Beastwear Individual Time Trial, the opening stage of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour in the heart of Melbourne.

On a warm summer’s evening in front of a crowd that lined the barricades from Alexandra Gardens to Southbank, more than 100 of the world’s best riders flew along the banks of the iconic Yarra River in a fast and furious race against the clock.

“People know me from the track,” said Clancy immediately post-race. “I’ve been very fortunate that I have had some great experiences there, but in terms of road racing it’s all been second priority. As soon as I saw on Cycling News that the prologue had been shortened from 2.2 kilometres to 1.6 kilometres immediately my eyes lit up.”

1 – Edward Clancy – (JLT) 1.54.74
2 – Mads Pederson – (TFS) 1.55.38
3 – Lasse Norman Hansen (ABS) 1.55.46

“But when you are sat next to guys like this and you see “Framey” [Alex Frame] and Alex Edmondson, man – I was trying to play it cool but I was getting pretty worried in the last 30 minutes. I am buzzing it’s the biggest thing by far I’ve ever achieved on the road, I’m over the moon,” said Clancy, who won gold for Great Britain in the Team Pursuit at the 2008, ’12 and ’16 Olympic Games.

One of the first riders to roll out, Clancy stopped the clock in 1:54.95, less than one second in front of Danish duo Mads Pedersen (Trek Segafredo/1:54.74) and Lasse Norman Hansen (Aqua Blue/1:55.46).

The win also puts the Brit into the Tour leader’s jersey, and was an emotional victory after the passing of Jason Lowndes, who was set to join the team at JLT Condor. That team and Lowndes 2017 team Israel Cycling Academy wore flashing red lights in tribute to the Australian.

“I’m pretty sure I’m not going to win this race overall come stage three but it’s great to be off to a good start, I’m very happy to represent the team and I’ll try to do the jersey proud tomorrow.”

Reigning Danish national champion Pedersen had mixed feelings after his finish. “Second is always a little bitter. I wanted to win today, but I was beaten by a faster guy – that’s it. So ultimately I have to be happy with my second place,” said Pedersen, who competed in the 2017 Giro d’Italia with his WorldTour team.

“I will keep on fighting. Tomorrow we have a nice stage, we have to push to get the leader’s jersey – there is almost nothing between us, so we have a proper chance to get yellow,” said the 22-year-old.

The Jayco Herald Sun Tour continues Thursday with the Honda Civic 161km road race from Colac to Warrnambool.

Earlier in the night, Queensland’s Brodie Chapman was crowned the inaugural Women’s Herald Sun Tour presented by Let’s Go Motorhomes champion. Read the race report here.

Alexander Smyth from Carnie Caufield Cycling Club won the Beastwear corporate and celebrity time trial in a cracking time of two minutes and four seconds.

Olympic gold medallist pole vaulter Steve Hooker (+15.63) took bragging rights in the battle of the celebs, edging AFL umpire Ray Chamberlain by less than a second (+16.12). AFL premiership winner Wayne Schwass was several seconds further back (+18.97), while Australian cycling legend Clyde Sefton put in a heroic effort on his 1970s road bike (+25.27).

Complete results:

1.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 50.53 km/hr

1	Ed Clancy	JLT-Condor	1min 54sec
2	Mads Pedersen	Trek-Segafredo	@ 1sec
3	Lasse Hansen	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
4	Alex Frame	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
5	Anthony Giacoppo	Bennelong-Swiss Wellness	+2''
6	Alexander Edmondson	Orica-Scott	s.t.
7	Ian Bibby	JLT-Condor	+4''
8	Michael Hepburn	Orica-Scott	s.t.
9	Graham Briggs	JLT-Condor	s.t.
10	Matthew Gibson	JLT-Condor	s.t.
11	Cameron Meyer	Orica-Scott	s.t.
12	Tim Ariesen	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	+5''
13	Cameron Bayly	Bennelong-Swiss Wellness	s.t.
14	Sam Crome	Bennelong-Swiss Wellness	s.t.
15	Shane Archbold	Aqua Blue Sport	+6''
16	Thomas Stewart	JLT-Condor	s.t.
17	Michael Potter	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
18	Tobias Orchard	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
19	Zakkari Dempster	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
20	Liam Magennis	Drapac-EF Cycling	+7''
21	Damien Howson	Orica-Scott	s.t.
22	Ryan Thomas	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
23	Michael Vink	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
24	Theodore Yates	Drapac-EF Cycling	s.t.
25	Koen de Kort	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
26	Alistair Slater	JLT-Condor	s.t.
27	Michael Rice	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
28	Steele Von Hoff	Bennelong-Swiss Wellness	s.t.
29	Lucas Hamilton	Orica-Scott	+8''
30	Casper Pedersen	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
31	Brad Evans	Mobius-BridgeLane	s.t.
32	Callum Scotson	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
33	Chris Harper	Bennelong-Swiss Wellness	s.t.
34	Dylan Sunderland	Bennelong-Swiss Wellness	s.t.
35	August Jensen	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
36	Liam White	Drapac-EF Cycling	s.t.
37	Edmund Bradbury	JLT-Condor	s.t.
38	Cyrus Monk	Drapac-EF Cycling	+9''
39	Mathew Ross	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
40	Angus Lyons	Mobius-BridgeLane	s.t.
41	Patrick Lane	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
42	Martijn Budding	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
43	James Whelan	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
44	Jeroen Meijers	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
45	Sean Whitfield	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
46	Krists Neilands	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
47	Reece Tucknott	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
48	Lionel Mawditt	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia	s.t.
49	Joe Cooper	Bennelong-Swiss Wellness	+10''
50	Tyler Williams	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
51	Robbert de Greef	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
52	Kane Richards	Team McDonald's Downunder	s.t.
53	Ryan Christensen	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
54	Benjamin Andrews	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
55	Ruben Guerreiro	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
56	Nathan Earle	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
57	Thomas Kaesler	Drapac-EF Cycling	s.t.
58	Alexander Ray	Team McDonald's Downunder	+11''
59	Etienne van Empel	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
60	Tom Robinson	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
61	Freddy Ovett	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
62	Hamish Schreurs	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
63	Robert Power	Orica-Scott	s.t.
64	Jack Sutton	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
65	Peter Koning	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
66	Larry Warbasse	Aqua Blue Sport	+12''
67	Yuan Tang Peng	Team McDonald's Downunder	s.t.
68	Jesse Coyle	Mobius-BridgeLane	s.t.
69	Oliver Kent-Spark	Drapac-EF Cycling	s.t.
70	Ken-Levi Eikeland	Interpro-Stradalli Cycling	s.t.
71	Rien Schuurhuis	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
72	Alistair Donohoe	Mobius-BridgeLane	s.t.
73	Amarni Drake	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
74	Jesse Featonby	Drapac-EF Cycling	s.t.
75	Nick Miller	Team McDonald's Downunder	s.t.
76	Nick Reddish	Oliver's Real Food Racing	+13''
77	Stuart Shaw	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
78	Calvin Watson	Aqua Blue Sport	s.t.
79	Nicholas White	Oliver's Real Food Racing	s.t.
80	Jonathon Noble	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
81	Aidan Kampers	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
82	Esteban Chaves	Orica-Scott	+14''
83	Sjoerd van Ginneken	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij	s.t.
84	Peter Livingstone	Mobius-BridgeLane	s.t.
85	Ashley Mackay	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast	s.t.
86	Oliver Martin	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
87	Niklas Eg	Trek-Segafredo	+15''
88	Calan White	Brisbane Continental	s.t.
89	Roy Goldstein	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
90	Alexander Evans	Mobius-BridgeLane	s.t.
91	Joel Strachan	Team McDonald's Downunder	+16''
92	Laurent Didier	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
93	Mathew Bickel	Team McDonald's Downunder	s.t.
94	Ethan Berends	Mobius-BridgeLane	s.t.
95	Jayson Rousseau	Interpro-Stradalli Cycling	+17''
96	Cameron Layton	Team McDonald's Downunder	s.t.
97	Jokin Etxabe	Interpro-Stradalli Cycling	+19''
98	Daniel Whitehouse	Interpro-Stradalli Cycling	s.t.
99	Mitch Neumann	Brisbane Continental	+21''
100	Jonas Hjorth	Interpro-Stradalli Cycling	+22''
101	Yukinori Hishinuma	Interpro-Stradalli Cycling	+23''

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Start list with back numbers, January 30, 2018:

	Mitchelton-Scott (MTS)
	DS: Matt Wilson
1	Damien HOWSON
2	Alexander EDMONDSON
3	Michael HEPBURN
4	Jhoan Esteban CHAVES RUBIO
5	Robert POWER
6	Lucas HAMILTON
7	Cameron MEYER
	Trek-Segafredo (TFS)
	DS: Kim Andersen
11	Koen DE KORT
12	Laurent DIDIER
13	Niklas EG
14	Alex FRAME
15	Ruben GUERREIRO
16	Mads PEDERSEN
	Israel Cycling Academy (ICA)
	DS: Lionel Marie
21	Zakkari DEMPSTER
22	Nathan EARLE
23	Roy GOLDSTEIN
24	August JENSEN
25	Krists NEILANDS
26	Hamish SCHREURS
27	Tyler WILLIAMS
	Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij (RNL)
	DS: Jean-Paul Van Poppel
31	Tim ARIESEN
32	Martijn BUDDING
33	Robbert DE GREEF
34	Etienne VAN EMPEL
35	Jeroen MEIJERS
36	Sjoerd VAN GINNEKEN
	Aqua Blue Sport (ABS)
	DS: Nicki Sorensen
41	Lawrence WARBASSE
42	Calvin WATSON
43	Shane ARCHBOLD
45	Lasse NORMAN HANSEN
46	Casper PEDERSEN
47	Peter KONING
	JLT Condor (JLT)
	DS: John Herety
51	Edmund BRADBURY
52	Matthew GIBSON
53	Ian BIBBY
54	Thomas STUART
55	Alistair SLATER
56	Edward CLANCY
57	Graham BRIGGS
	Interpro Stradalli Cycling (IPC)
	DS: Damien Garcia
61	Daniel WHITEHOUSE
62	Jokin ETXABE-LETURIA
63	Jayson ROUSSEAU
64	Ken-Levi EIKELAND
65	Jonas HJORTH
66	Yukinori HISHINUMA
67	Kyohei MIZUNO
	Bennelong SwissWellness (BSC)
	DS: Neil Walker
71	Chris HARPER
72	Sam CROME
73	Dylan SUNDERLAND
74	Anthony GIACOPPO
75	Joseph COOPER
76	Cameron BAYLY
77	Steele VON HOFF
	Mobius BridgeLane (MBL)
	DS: Tom Petty
81	Jesse COYLE
82	Alistair DONOHOE
83	Alexander EVANS
84	Brad EVANS
85	Peter LIVINGSTONE
86	Angus LYONS
87	Ethan BERENDS
	Olivers Real Food Racing (OLI)
	DS: Samuel Layzell
91	Sean WHITFIELD
92	Jack SUTTON
93	Nicholas REDDISH
94	Ryan CHRISTENSEN
95	Benjamin ANDREWS
96	Rien SCHUURHUIS
97	Nicholas WHITE
	DRAPAC EF Cycling (DEC)
	DS: Mark O'Brien
101	Jesse FEATONBY
102	Thomas KAESLER
103	Liam MAGENNIS
104	Cyrus MONK
105	Oliver KENT-SPARK
106	Liam WHITE
107	Theodore YATES
	Brisbane Continental Cycling Team (BCT)
	DS: Adrian Duffy
111	Michael VINK
112	Calan WHITE
113	Mitchell NEUMANN
114	Ryan THOMAS
115	Jonathon NOBLE
116	Oliver MARTIN
117	Thomas ROBINSON
	ACA-Ride Sunshine Coast (ACA)
	DS: Ben Kersten
121	Stuart SHAW
122	Toby ORCHARD
123	Aidan KAMPERS
124	Michael POTTER
125	Ashley MACKAY
126	Amarni DRAKE
127	Freddy OVETT
	Team McDonalds Downunder (TMD)
131	Joel STRACHAN
132	Alexander RAY
133	Yuan Tang PENG
134	Kane RICHARDS
135	Nick MILLER
136	Cameron LAYTON
137	Matthew BICKNEL
	KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia (AUS)
	DS: Brad McGee
141	Callum SCOTSON
142	Michael RICE
143	James WHELAN
144	Patrick LANE
145	Mathew ROSS
146	Lionel MAWDITT
147	Reece TUCKNOTT