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2022 Santos Festival of Cycling, Australia

January 23 - January 29, 2022: Men and Women

For 2021 & 2022, this replaces the Tour Down Under

 

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Mens Race: Start list | Criterium | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3

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Saturday, January 29: Stage 3, McLaren Vale - Willunga Hill, 113.2 km

Stage 3 map & profile

Angus Lyons takes the final stage.

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Weather at Willunga Hill at 11:00 AM, local time: 21C (70F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the southeast at 26 km/hr (16 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the organizer's stage three report.

It wasn’t a fairy tale finish for Richie Porte, the king of Willunga Hill, but he managed to sign off in style in an emotional Saturday for the Tasmanian.

Angus Lyons from ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast won the uphill stage of the Santos Festival of Cycling’s grand finale after a McLaren Vale start.

Riding Willunga Hill for the last time as a professional cyclist, Porte still wowed the masses that turned up to farewell the legend after making his mark at the Tour Down Under as a rookie wildcard in 2008.

“This climb is one of the most iconic climbs in world cycling and looking to the future like (INEOS Grendadiers teammate) Luke Plapp, there’s some really good kids coming through and it’s exciting for cycling,’’ Porte who turns 37 on Sunday said.

“In this peloton, you know we could see the next Cadel Evans that is going to win the Tour de France, it’s been awesome to be a part of it. I think I’ll be back in one way or another with the kids and maybe drinking a Coopers Pale Ale at the bottom or the top of Willunga.

“I love Adelaide, my plan is to try and get to the race at some point and enjoy Adelaide for the city it is and not have all the pressure of a bike race.

“Stuart O’Grady (Santos Tour Down Under race director) and Brad McGee, they really helped me become professional with Saxobank back in the day. To have Stuey talking to me about my career is absolutely fantastic.

“This is the best organised race on the calendar bar none, the crowds are really fantastic and the ride up Willunga I enjoyed it for once.”

Porte ended the Festival of Cycling in 19th place overall. He is now focussing on the Giro D’Italia and Tirreno Adriatico and wants to win a bike race before ending his career, aiming for the Tour of Britain as his last WorldTour race this year.

Although Lyons took out the stage, Porte’s seven-time stage crown wasn’t challenged by UCI WorldTour teams for the second year running due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

James Whelan became the new national road series champion at the Santos Festival of Cycling after BikeExchange-Jayco’s Luke Durbridge won the GC in 2021.

While Lyons team rode the perfect race which essentially was split in two as Team Bridgelane produced the stage winner.

Whelan had the leader’s jersey since stage 1 was completed. Despite being docked 60 seconds by the commissaires on Thursday, he still managed to keep his lead alongside teammate Matt Dinham in an incredible one, two finish for Bridgelane.

Jumbo-Visma’s Chris Harper, riding for Villawood, finished third overall and last year’s Santos Festival of Cycling champion Durbridge was fifth overall, 49 seconds behind Whelan.“I feel amazing, I was a little bit stressed, but now I’ve got the jersey,’’ Whelan said.

“Whether I race WorldTour or ProTour this year, I’m not too fussed. I have done everything I can do, and I have had a blast racing with Bridgelane, we get to Europe in April and hopefully we can keep winning bike races.”

With Whelan eager to re-join the UCI WorldTour ranks again, Lyons was ecstatic that his team did all the hard work in what was deemed an upset given Porte was the sentimental favourite to win after he claimed the stage in 2021.

Lyons finished the 2021 Willunga stage in seventh place. "We came close last year, with a similar sort of situation, just not as much gap on the bottom, so it was nice to finish it off," said Lyons, who took the win after his teammate Declan Trezise drove the break to the base of the Willunga climb.

"Declan rode an insane ride to keep us away there. He did an amazing job to get me there with three minutes up my sleeve."

Ben Hill won the Shimano King of the Mountain jersey to keep on what he deemed “a working holiday” tour.

Within minutes of being paraded on the podium, Hill was expected to drive back home to Canberra with his family, ready to start work on Monday.

Complete results:

113.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.57 km/hr

1 Angus LYONS ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast 2hr 39min 31sec
2 Callum SCOTSON BikeExchange-Jayco @ 22sec
3 Cooper SAYERS Nero Continental +32''
4 Brendon GREEN Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
5 Cameron FRASER Onyva Racing +1'00''
6 Edwin BRITTS Oliver’s Racing +1'22''
7 Daniel LUKE Oliver’s Racing s.t.
8 Luke PLAPP Garmin Australia s.t.
9 Chris HARPER Villawood +1'28''
10 Richie PORTE Garmin Australia s.t.
11 Matt DINHAM Team Bridgelane s.t.
12 James WHELAN Team Bridgelane +1'31''
13 Tasman NANKERVIS St. George Continental Cycling Team +1'44''
14 Rudy PORTER Inform TMX Make s.t.
15 Nathan EARLE Aus II +1'46''
16 Luke DURBRIDGE BikeExchange-Jayco +1'48''
17 Alastair MACKELLAR Team Westpac s.t.
18 Benjamin DYBALL Aus II s.t.
19 Tim ROE Villawood +1'51''
20 Jesse EWART Aus II +1'59''
21 Brendan JOHNSTON Giant Racing Team +2'03''
22 Dylan HOPKINS Aus II +2'11''
23 Carter TURNBULL Inform TMX Make s.t.
24 Brendon DAVIDS Oliver’s Racing +2'28''
25 Steven ROBB Cycle House Racing +2'34''
26 Kane RICHARDS ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
27 Ben HILL CCS Cycling s.t.
28 Stinus KAEMPE Team Westpac +2'39''
29 Jacob LANGHAM VA Pro Racing +2'43''
30 Sam GOLDING Butterfields-Van d’Am Racing +2'49''
31 Connor SENS Team Westpac +2'50''
32 Timothy CAMERON Rauland Development Cycling Team s.t.
33 Dylan LINDSEY NCMG Criterion Racing +2'59''
34 Drew MOREY Team Bridgelane +3'01''
35 Connor REARDON St. George Continental Cycling Team s.t.
36 Joshua WILSON VA Pro Racing +3'03''
37 Oscar CHAMBERLAIN CCS Cycling +3'08''
38 Chris LUXTON Villawood +3'14''
39 Ben CARMAN Nero Continental s.t.
40 Dalton STRETTON VA Pro Racing s.t.
41 Will MOLONEY-MORTON Cycle House Racing +3'23''
42 Declan TREZISE ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast +3'30''
43 Matson MCADAM NCMG Criterion Racing +3'33''
44 Aiden BUTTGIEG Nero Continental +3'37''
45 Joseph INGLIS Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
46 Daniel POTTER Cycling Development Foundation +3'51''
47 Patrick SACCANI-WILLIAMS VA Pro Racing +3'55''
48 Tynan SHANNON VA Pro Racing +3'57''
49 Robert PARKER Onyva Racing s.t.
50 Hugo THOMPSON NCMG Criterion Racing +4'01''
51 Dylan GEORGE Garmin Australia +4'05''
52 Luke BRITTEN Rauland Development Cycling Team +4'14''
53 Rohan DENNIS Villawood s.t.
54 Riley FLEMING St. George Continental Cycling Team +4'26''
55 Oliver BLEDYN Butterfields-Van d’Am Racing +4'36''
56 Jason THOMASON Butterfields-Van d’Am Racing s.t.
57 William GOLDING Onyva Racing +4'38''
58 Nick WHITE Team Bridgelane +4'46''
59 Iven BENNETT Nero Continental s.t.
60 Nick PEDLAR NCMG Criterion Racing s.t.
61 Jean-Pierre VAN DER MERWE Team Bridgelane s.t.
62 Curtis DOWDELL Butterfields-Van d’Am Racing s.t.
63 Benjamin SPENCELEY Rauland Development Cycling Team s.t.
64 Leo YIP Nero Continental +4'54''
65 Jordan VILLANI Team Westpac +4'58''
66 Eddie WORRAL Giant Racing Team +5'33''
67 Dylan SUNDERLAND Team Westpac +5'45''
68 Kael THOMAS Butterfields-Van d’Am Racing s.t.
69 Tyler TOMKINSON Garmin Australia +6'10''
70 Cameron ROGERS BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
71 Cameron MEYER BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
72 Tom LYNCH Rauland Development Cycling Team s.t.
73 Jesse NORTON Giant Racing Team +6'44''
74 Zack GILMORE ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast +6'58''
75 Hamish MAC KENZIE BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
76 Tristan SAUNDERS Inform TMX Make s.t.
77 Blake AGNOLLETTO Aus II s.t.
78 Carter BETTLES ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
79 Willis LIENERT Onyva Racing s.t.
80 Brenton JONES Inform TMX Make s.t.
81 Olivar ANDERSON Villawood +7'22''
82 Cameron BAYLY Villawood s.t.
83 Alistair CHRISTIE-JOHNSON Team Bridgelane +7'57''
84 Jensen PLOWRIGHT Team Westpac s.t.
85 Jack MARSHALL Cycle House Racing s.t.
86 Jack SCHOUTEN Onyva Racing s.t.
87 Thomas BOLTON Oliver’s Racing s.t.
88 Tom CHESTER Rauland Development Cycling Team s.t.
89 Conor LEAHY Inform TMX Make s.t.
90 Blake QUICK Inform TMX Make +8'04''
91 Cameron SCOTT ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast +8'18''
92 Josh DUFFY Inform TMX Make +8'32''
93 Sam GREENWOOD Rauland Development Cycling Team +9'32''
94 Kurt EATHER Oliver’s Racing +9'41''
95 Graeme FRISLIE Aus II s.t.
96 Matthew BIRD Cycle House Racing +9'51''
97 Sam JENNER Team Bridgelane +9'53''
98 Oli STENNING ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast +10'59''
99 Joe COOPER Giant Racing Team s.t.
100 Campbell PALMER Team Westpac s.t.
101 Justin GASSNER Villawood +11'29''
102 Torben PARTRIDGE-MADSEN CCS Cycling s.t.
103 Lachlan MILLER Garmin Australia +12'48''
104 Terance HORE Cycle House Racing +13'46''
105 Griffin KNIGHT Cycle House Racing +13'51''
106 Fintan CONWAY Oliver’s Racing +13'54''
107 Spencer EVANS Giant Racing Team +17'05''
108 Cameron ROBERTS CCS Cycling +19'09''
109 Lachlan HARRIGAN Onyva Racing s.t.
110 Angus MILLER Butterfields-Van d’Am Racing s.t.
111 William THOMAS Cycling Development Foundation +19'54''
112 Matthew CONNAN Cycling Development Foundation s.t.

 

Final GC after stage 3:

340.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.14 km/hr

1 James WHELAN Team Bridgelane 7hr 53min 14sec
2 Matt DINHAM Team Bridgelane @ 24sec
3 Chris HARPER Villawood +30''
4 Rudy PORTER Inform TMX Make +46''
5 Luke DURBRIDGE BikeExchange-Jayco +49''
6 Alastair MACKELLAR Team Westpac +50''
7 Tim ROE Villawood +53''
8 Brendan JOHNSTON Giant Racing Team +1'00''
9 Carter TURNBULL Inform TMX Make +1'13''
10 Ben HILL CCS Cycling +1'28''
11 Brendon DAVIDS Oliver’s Racing +1'30''
12 Kane RICHARDS ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast +1'36''
13 Drew MOREY Team Bridgelane +2'03''
14 Ben CARMAN Nero Continental +2'16''
15 Luke PLAPP Garmin Australia +2'21''
16 Jean-Pierre VAN DER MERWE Team Bridgelane +4'07''
17 Tasman NANKERVIS St. George Continental Cycling Team +4'15''
18 Nathan EARLE Aus II +4'44''
19 Richie PORTE Garmin Australia +4'51''
20 Jesse EWART Aus II +4'57''
21 Daniel LUKE Oliver’s Racing +5'08''
22 Dylan HOPKINS Aus II +5'09''
23 Edwin BRITTS Oliver’s Racing s.t.
24 Stinus KAEMPE Team Westpac +5'37''
25 Dalton STRETTON VA Pro Racing +5'45''
26 Connor REARDON St. George Continental Cycling Team +5'55''
27 Joshua WILSON VA Pro Racing +6'01''
28 Oscar CHAMBERLAIN CCS Cycling +6'06''
29 Jacob LANGHAM VA Pro Racing +6'20''
30 Declan TREZISE ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast +6'27''
31 Timothy CAMERON Rauland Development Cycling Team s.t.
32 Benjamin DYBALL Aus II +6'31''
33 Connor SENS Team Westpac +6'38''
34 Steven ROBB Cycle House Racing +6'42''
35 Will MOLONEY-MORTON Cycle House Racing +7'00''
36 Chris LUXTON Villawood +7'02''
37 Matson MCADAM NCMG Criterion Racing +7'10''
38 Cooper SAYERS Nero Continental +7'21''
39 Rohan DENNIS Villawood s.t.
40 Joseph INGLIS Cycling Development Foundation +7'25''
41 Callum SCOTSON BikeExchange-Jayco +7'31''
42 Jason THOMASON Butterfields-Van d’Am Racing +7'34''
43 Nick WHITE Team Bridgelane +7'44''
44 Luke BRITTEN Rauland Development Cycling Team +7'51''
45 Iven BENNETT Nero Continental +8'23''
46 Jordan VILLANI Team Westpac +8'35''
47 Dylan SUNDERLAND Team Westpac +8'40''
48 Cameron MEYER BikeExchange-Jayco +9'08''
49 Eddie WORRAL Giant Racing Team +9'21''
50 Angus LYONS ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast +9'48''
51 Curtis DOWDELL Butterfields-Van d’Am Racing +9'52''
52 Brenton JONES Inform TMX Make +9'56''
53 Carter BETTLES ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast +10'15''
54 Jesse NORTON Giant Racing Team +10'21''
55 Hamish MAC KENZIE BikeExchange-Jayco +10'35''
56 Zack GILMORE ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
57 Blake QUICK Inform TMX Make +10'52''
58 Jensen PLOWRIGHT Team Westpac +10'55''
59 Cameron SCOTT ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast +11'10''
60 Robert PARKER Onyva Racing +12'28''
61 Olivar ANDERSON Villawood s.t.
62 Conor LEAHY Inform TMX Make +12'36''
63 Tynan SHANNON VA Pro Racing +12'58''
64 Riley FLEMING St. George Continental Cycling Team +13'19''
65 Aiden BUTTGIEG Nero Continental +13'34''
66 Patrick SACCANI-WILLIAMS VA Pro Racing +13'41''
67 Tristan SAUNDERS Inform TMX Make +14'20''
68 Tyler TOMKINSON Garmin Australia +14'21''
69 Leo YIP Nero Continental +14'40''
70 Benjamin SPENCELEY Rauland Development Cycling Team +14'43''
71 Alistair CHRISTIE-JOHNSON Team Bridgelane +14'52''
72 Cameron ROGERS BikeExchange-Jayco +15'17''
73 Oli STENNING ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast +15'49''
74 Thomas BOLTON Oliver’s Racing +16'32''
75 Blake AGNOLLETTO Aus II +16'55''
76 Jack MARSHALL Cycle House Racing +17'54''
77 Jack SCHOUTEN Onyva Racing +19'14''
78 Joe COOPER Giant Racing Team +19'21''
79 Cameron BAYLY Villawood +20'53''
80 Dylan GEORGE Garmin Australia +22'16''
81 Sam GOLDING Butterfields-Van d’Am Racing s.t.
82 Cameron FRASER Onyva Racing +22'32''
83 Brendon GREEN Cycling Development Foundation +22'48''
84 Dylan LINDSEY NCMG Criterion Racing +23'08''
85 Hugo THOMPSON NCMG Criterion Racing +23'28''
86 Josh DUFFY Inform TMX Make +23'42''
87 Sam JENNER Team Bridgelane +24'07''
88 Nick PEDLAR NCMG Criterion Racing +24'13''
89 Justin GASSNER Villawood +25'00''
90 Torben PARTRIDGE-MADSEN CCS Cycling +26'07''
91 William GOLDING Onyva Racing +26'49''
92 Sam GREENWOOD Rauland Development Cycling Team +27'39''
93 Willis LIENERT Onyva Racing +27'56''
94 Daniel POTTER Cycling Development Foundation +28'12''
95 Spencer EVANS Giant Racing Team +28'22''
96 Kael THOMAS Butterfields-Van d’Am Racing +28'54''
97 Matthew CONNAN Cycling Development Foundation +29'51''
98 Campbell PALMER Team Westpac +30'26''
99 Oliver BLEDYN Butterfields-Van d’Am Racing +30'32''
100 Tom CHESTER Rauland Development Cycling Team +30'55''
101 Tom LYNCH Rauland Development Cycling Team +33'15''
102 Terance HORE Cycle House Racing +33'24''
103 Griffin KNIGHT Cycle House Racing +34'03''
104 Kurt EATHER Oliver’s Racing +34'06''
105 Matthew BIRD Cycle House Racing +34'10''
106 William THOMAS Cycling Development Foundation +34'32''
107 Lachlan MILLER Garmin Australia +36'32''
108 Graeme FRISLIE Aus II +36'50''
109 Fintan CONWAY Oliver’s Racing +39'50''
110 Lachlan HARRIGAN Onyva Racing +40'07''
111 Cameron ROBERTS CCS Cycling +43'28''
112 Angus MILLER Butterfields-Van d’Am Racing +49'42''

 

Stage 3 map & profile:

Stae 3 map & profile


Friday, January 28: Stage 2, Mount Lofty - Woodside, 112.9 km

Stage two map & profile

Blake Quick wins stage two.

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Weather at the finish city of Woodside at 1:00 PM, local time: 26C (78F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the southwest at 11 km/hr (7 mph). There is currently a 60% chance of rain, quickly changing to just 12% by 2:00 PM.

The race: Here's the organizer's stage two report:

Richie Porte will bid farewell to Willunga Hill as a professional cyclist, but the sentimental favourite has a battle to win the final stage of the Santos Festival of Cycling.

After Blake Quick won the Westpac stage 2 from Mount Lofty to Woodside –his fifth win from seven races this year which includes the under 23 national road title on Friday, all eyes on Saturday are on Porte.

Porte has won eight WorldTour stages at Willunga and Paracombe.

Race leader James Whelan said Porte’s farewell would be fitting for the legend. However Whelan was upset at race officials keen to claim the 2022 Festival of Cycling GC.

Team Bridgelane’s Whelan had 60 seconds docked from his incredible solo stage 1 win at Lobethal. It turned his unassailable lead into a potential stage fight to the end at Willunga.

“It’s super disappointing,’’ Whelan said after he was forced to change his bike near the start of stage 1. “The circumstances are pretty unethical, we have no right to appeal, the commissaire failed to recognise my mechanical problem when the race was in neutral in the first place.

“There is a national road series rule where you can only motor pace for 2km, and I was five minutes behind the peloton after neutral. Those rules seem to be quite inappropriate, it’s disappointing for me, the team, our sponsors and for the race itself.

“Everyone wants a fair race and I have lost a minute and I worked pretty hard to get a minute and a half (lead) up the road. Just for the commissaire to influence the race like that under these circumstances, it’s ridiculous, but there is nothing I can do I have to focus on the bike race.”

The former UCI WorldTour rider with ES Education-Nippo ended stage 2 by keeping out of trouble, ensuring realistic GC rivals weren’t going to trouble his lead.

Whelan is 25 seconds ahead of second-placed Ben Hill from CCS Cycling who kept the King of the Mountain jersey. And with Porte lurking in his competitive racing swansong in SA and his INEOS Grenadiers teammate Luke Plapp capable of shredding the race to pieces, Whelan won’t have an easy final stage.

“I’ve got the legs to do it and I have a really good team and there is no reason why I won’t be speaking to you (media) about the GC tomorrow (Saturday),’’ Whelan said.

Plapp was among the first to congratulate Quick who also won the Trek Night Riders Criterium on the streets of Adelaide on Wednesday night. “At the end of last year, I stayed in his (Plapp’s) place in Andorra,’’ Quick said.

“After I broke my collarbone, I wanted to make sure I was flying in January, and I put in a lot of work over there and I’m actually dating his sister. I have been living at their house (in Australia) since I got back.

“It’s good to show I’m not a one-trick pony and I’m strong as well as fast. I’m willing to race hard go long and take a risk."

As the main GC contenders kept every potential protagonist in check for most of the 112.9km stage, Benjamin Dyball, Dylan Sunderland and Carter Bettles raced from the front.

The trio traded three Ziptrak sprint intermediate sprints.

But it was Dyball (AUS II) who now wears the Ziptrak sprint jersey for the final stage ahead of Sunderland (Westpac) and Bettles (Ara Pro Racing Sunshine Coast).

Complete results:

112.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.20 km/hr

1 Blake QUICK INFORM TMX MAKE 2hr 29min 52sec
2 Cameron SCOTT ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST s.t.
3 Ben HILL CCS CYCLING s.t.
4 Nick WHITE TEAM BRIDGELANE s.t.
5 Declan TREZISE ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST s.t.
6 Dylan GEORGE TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA s.t.
7 Chris HARPER VILLAWOOD s.t.
8 Brendan JOHNSTON GIANT RACING TEAM s.t.
9 Luke DURBRIDGE TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO s.t.
10 Oscar CHAMBERLAIN CCS CYCLING s.t.
11 Jason THOMASON BUTTERFIELDS-VAN D’AM RACING s.t.
12 Brenton JONES INFORM TMX MAKE s.t.
13 Brendon DAVIDS OLIVER’S RACING s.t.
14 Tasman NANKERVIS ST. GEORGE CONTINENTAL s.t.
15 James WHELAN TEAM BRIDGELANE s.t.
16 Carter TURNBULL INFORM TMX MAKE s.t.
17 Kane RICHARDS ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST s.t.
18 Dylan SUNDERLAND TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
19 Cameron ROGERS TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO s.t.
20 Joshua WILSON VA PRO RACING s.t.
21 Steven ROBB CYCLE HOUSE RACING s.t.
22 Rudy PORTER INFORM TMX MAKE s.t.
23 Jesse EWART AUS II s.t.
24 Alastair MACKELLAR TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
25 Dalton STRETTON VA PRO RACING s.t.
26 Drew MOREY TEAM BRIDGELANE s.t.
27 Stinus KAEMPE TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
28 Dylan HOPKINS AUS II s.t.
29 Tim ROE VILLAWOOD s.t.
30 Nathan EARLE AUS II s.t.
31 Tyler TOMKINSON TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA s.t.
32 Ben CARMAN NERO CONTINENTAL s.t.
33 Matt DINHAM TEAM BRIDGELANE s.t.
34 Cameron FRASER ONYVA RACING s.t.
35 Cameron MEYER TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO s.t.
36 Jean-Pierre VAN DER MERWE TEAM BRIDGELANE s.t.
37 Jensen PLOWRIGHT TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
38 Carter BETTLES ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST @ 25sec
39 Richie PORTE TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA s.t.
40 Rohan DENNIS VILLAWOOD +34''
41 Luke BRITTEN RAULAND DEVELOPMENT +39''
42 Iven BENNETT NERO CONTINENTAL s.t.
43 Matson MCADAM NCMG CRITERION RACING s.t.
44 Connor REARDON ST. GEORGE CONTINENTAL s.t.
45 Hugo THOMPSON NCMG CRITERION RACING s.t.
46 Jesse NORTON GIANT RACING TEAM s.t.
47 Will MOLONEY-MORTON CYCLE HOUSE RACING s.t.
48 William GOLDING ONYVA RACING s.t.
49 Sam GOLDING BUTTERFIELDS-VAN D’AM RACING s.t.
50 Campbell PALMER TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
51 Zack GILMORE ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST s.t.
52 Hamish MAC KENZIE TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO s.t.
53 Riley FLEMING ST. GEORGE CONTINENTAL s.t.
54 Patrick SACCANI-WILLIAMS VA PRO RACING s.t.
55 Jordan VILLANI TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
56 Jacob LANGHAM VA PRO RACING s.t.
57 Nick PEDLAR NCMG CRITERION RACING s.t.
58 Samuel HILL NERO CONTINENTAL s.t.
59 Timothy CAMERON RAULAND DEVELOPMENT s.t.
60 Leo YIP NERO CONTINENTAL s.t.
61 Mackenzie EDWARDSON CCS CYCLING +48''
62 Eddie WORRAL GIANT RACING TEAM +50''
63 Daniel LUKE OLIVER’S RACING s.t.
64 Connor SENS TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
65 Chris LUXTON VILLAWOOD s.t.
66 Blake AGNOLLETTO AUS II s.t.
67 Aiden BUTTGIEG NERO CONTINENTAL s.t.
68 Tynan SHANNON VA PRO RACING s.t.
69 Matthew CONNAN CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION s.t.
70 Benjamin SPENCELEY RAULAND DEVELOPMENT s.t.
71 Brendon GREEN CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION s.t.
72 Joseph INGLIS CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION s.t.
73 Callum SCOTSON TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO s.t.
74 Jack MARSHALL CYCLE HOUSE RACING s.t.
75 Edwin BRITTS OLIVER’S RACING s.t.
76 Terance HORE CYCLE HOUSE RACING s.t.
77 Griffin KNIGHT CYCLE HOUSE RACING +1'24''
78 Kael THOMAS BUTTERFIELDS-VAN D’AM RACING +1'37''
79 Sam GREENWOOD RAULAND DEVELOPMENT +1'39''
80 Oli STENNING ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST +1'52''
81 Benjamin DYBALL AUS II s.t.
82 Luke PLAPP TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA +1'57''
83 Zac MARRIAGE TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA s.t.
84 Olivar ANDERSON VILLAWOOD +2'08''
85 Curtis DOWDELL BUTTERFIELDS-VAN D’AM RACING s.t.
86 Willis LIENERT ONYVA RACING +2'10''
87 Jack SCHOUTEN ONYVA RACING s.t.
88 Lachlan HARRIGAN ONYVA RACING s.t.
89 Spencer EVANS GIANT RACING TEAM s.t.
90 Cooper SAYERS NERO CONTINENTAL +4'24''
91 Justin GASSNER VILLAWOOD s.t.
92 Fintan CONWAY OLIVER’S RACING s.t.
93 Tristan SAUNDERS INFORM TMX MAKE s.t.
94 Joe COOPER GIANT RACING TEAM s.t.
95 Alistair CHRISTIE-JOHNSON TEAM BRIDGELANE s.t.
96 Cameron BAYLY VILLAWOOD s.t.
97 Oliver BLEDYN BUTTERFIELDS-VAN D’AM RACING s.t.
98 Matthew BIRD CYCLE HOUSE RACING +5'31''
99 Cameron ROBERTS CCS CYCLING s.t.
100 William THOMAS CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION s.t.
101 Torben PARTRIDGE-MADSEN CCS CYCLING s.t.
102 Daniel POTTER CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION +5'33''
103 Tom LYNCH RAULAND DEVELOPMENT s.t.
104 Robert PARKER ONYVA RACING s.t.
105 Lachlan MILLER TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA s.t.
106 Angus CALDER ST. GEORGE CONTINENTAL +5'36''
107 Graeme FRISLIE AUS II +5'37''
108 Conor LEAHY INFORM TMX MAKE s.t.
109 Kurt EATHER OLIVER’S RACING s.t.
110 Sam JENNER TEAM BRIDGELANE s.t.
111 Thomas BOLTON OLIVER’S RACING s.t.
112 Angus MILLER BUTTERFIELDS-VAN D’AM RACING +9'01''
113 Angus LYONS ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST +10'32''
114 Dylan LINDSEY NCMG CRITERION RACING +11'02''
115 Tom CHESTER RAULAND DEVELOPMENT +12'12''
116 Josh DUFFY INFORM TMX MAKE s.t.
117 Kai CHAPMAN OLIVER’S RACING s.t.

 

GC after stage 2:

227 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 43.64 km/hr

1 James WHELAN TEAM BRIDGELANE 5hr 12min 12sec
2 Ben HILL CCS CYCLING @ 25sec
3 Matt DINHAM TEAM BRIDGELANE +27''
4 Brendan JOHNSTON GIANT RACING TEAM +28''
5 Luke DURBRIDGE TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO +32''
6 Brendon DAVIDS OLIVER’S RACING +33''
7 Chris HARPER VILLAWOOD s.t.
8 Kane RICHARDS ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST s.t.
9 Alastair MACKELLAR TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
10 Rudy PORTER INFORM TMX MAKE s.t.
11 Carter TURNBULL INFORM TMX MAKE s.t.
12 Drew MOREY TEAM BRIDGELANE s.t.
13 Tim ROE VILLAWOOD s.t.
14 Ben CARMAN NERO CONTINENTAL s.t.
15 Jean-Pierre VAN DER MERWE TEAM BRIDGELANE +52''
16 Luke PLAPP TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA +2'30''
17 Tasman NANKERVIS ST. GEORGE CONTINENTAL +4'02''
18 Dalton STRETTON VA PRO RACING s.t.
19 Blake QUICK INFORM TMX MAKE +4'19''
20 Cameron SCOTT ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST +4'23''
21 Connor REARDON ST. GEORGE CONTINENTAL +4'25''
22 Dylan SUNDERLAND TEAM WESTPAC +4'26''
23 Oscar CHAMBERLAIN CCS CYCLING +4'29''
24 Brenton JONES INFORM TMX MAKE s.t.
25 Nick WHITE TEAM BRIDGELANE s.t.
26 Declan TREZISE ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST s.t.
27 Jason THOMASON BUTTERFIELDS-VAN D’AM RACING s.t.
28 Jensen PLOWRIGHT TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
29 Joshua WILSON VA PRO RACING s.t.
30 Stinus KAEMPE TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
31 Dylan HOPKINS AUS II s.t.
32 Nathan EARLE AUS II s.t.
33 Jesse EWART AUS II s.t.
34 Cameron MEYER TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO s.t.
35 Rohan DENNIS VILLAWOOD +4'38''
36 Carter BETTLES ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST +4'48''
37 Mackenzie EDWARDSON CCS CYCLING +4'53''
38 Richie PORTE TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA +4'54''
39 Iven BENNETT NERO CONTINENTAL +5'08''
40 Matson MCADAM NCMG CRITERION RACING s.t.
41 Hamish MAC KENZIE TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO s.t.
42 Will MOLONEY-MORTON CYCLE HOUSE RACING s.t.
43 Jacob LANGHAM VA PRO RACING s.t.
44 Luke BRITTEN RAULAND DEVELOPMENT s.t.
45 Zack GILMORE ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST s.t.
46 Jesse NORTON GIANT RACING TEAM s.t.
47 Jordan VILLANI TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
48 Samuel HILL NERO CONTINENTAL s.t.
49 Timothy CAMERON RAULAND DEVELOPMENT s.t.
50 Daniel LUKE OLIVER’S RACING +5'19''
51 Connor SENS TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
52 Eddie WORRAL GIANT RACING TEAM s.t.
53 Chris LUXTON VILLAWOOD s.t.
54 Joseph INGLIS CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION s.t.
55 Edwin BRITTS OLIVER’S RACING s.t.
56 Steven ROBB CYCLE HOUSE RACING +5'39''
57 Conor LEAHY INFORM TMX MAKE +6'10''
58 Benjamin DYBALL AUS II +6'14''
59 Oli STENNING ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST +6'21''
60 Olivar ANDERSON VILLAWOOD +6'37''
61 Curtis DOWDELL BUTTERFIELDS-VAN D’AM RACING s.t.
62 Cooper SAYERS NERO CONTINENTAL +8'26''
63 Alistair CHRISTIE-JOHNSON TEAM BRIDGELANE s.t.
64 Callum SCOTSON TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO +8'46''
65 Tristan SAUNDERS INFORM TMX MAKE +8'53''
66 Joe COOPER GIANT RACING TEAM s.t.
67 Tyler TOMKINSON TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA +9'42''
68 Robert PARKER ONYVA RACING +10'02''
69 Thomas BOLTON OLIVER’S RACING +10'06''
70 Riley FLEMING ST. GEORGE CONTINENTAL +10'24''
71 Tynan SHANNON VA PRO RACING +10'32''
72 Cameron ROGERS TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO +10'38''
73 Patrick SACCANI-WILLIAMS VA PRO RACING +11'17''
74 Leo YIP NERO CONTINENTAL s.t.
75 Blake AGNOLLETTO AUS II +11'28''
76 Benjamin SPENCELEY RAULAND DEVELOPMENT s.t.
77 Aiden BUTTGIEG NERO CONTINENTAL s.t.
78 Matthew CONNAN CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION s.t.
79 Jack MARSHALL CYCLE HOUSE RACING s.t.
80 Angus LYONS ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST +11'29''
81 Zac MARRIAGE TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA +11'42''
82 Jack SCHOUTEN ONYVA RACING +12'48''
83 Spencer EVANS GIANT RACING TEAM s.t.
84 Justin GASSNER VILLAWOOD +15'02''
85 Cameron BAYLY VILLAWOOD s.t.
86 Sam JENNER TEAM BRIDGELANE +15'45''
87 William THOMAS CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION +16'09''
88 Torben PARTRIDGE-MADSEN CCS CYCLING s.t.
89 Josh DUFFY INFORM TMX MAKE +16'41''
90 Sam GREENWOOD RAULAND DEVELOPMENT +19'38''
91 Dylan GEORGE TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA +19'42''
92 Hugo THOMPSON NCMG CRITERION RACING +20'58''
93 Sam GOLDING BUTTERFIELDS-VAN D’AM RACING s.t.
94 Campbell PALMER TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
95 Nick PEDLAR NCMG CRITERION RACING s.t.
96 Terance HORE CYCLE HOUSE RACING +21'09''
97 Dylan LINDSEY NCMG CRITERION RACING +21'40''
98 Griffin KNIGHT CYCLE HOUSE RACING +21'43''
99 Willis LIENERT ONYVA RACING +22'29''
100 Lachlan HARRIGAN ONYVA RACING s.t.
101 Cameron FRASER ONYVA RACING +23'03''
102 William GOLDING ONYVA RACING +23'42''
103 Brendon GREEN CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION +23'53''
104 Tom CHESTER RAULAND DEVELOPMENT +24'29''
105 Kael THOMAS BUTTERFIELDS-VAN D’AM RACING +24'40''
106 Lachlan MILLER TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA +25'15''
107 Matthew BIRD CYCLE HOUSE RACING +25'50''
108 Cameron ROBERTS CCS CYCLING s.t.
109 Daniel POTTER CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION +25'52''
110 Kurt EATHER OLIVER’S RACING +25'56''
111 Fintan CONWAY OLIVER’S RACING +27'27''
112 Oliver BLEDYN BUTTERFIELDS-VAN D’AM RACING s.t.
113 Tom LYNCH RAULAND DEVELOPMENT +28'36''
114 Angus CALDER ST. GEORGE CONTINENTAL +28'39''
115 Graeme FRISLIE AUS II +28'40''
116 Angus MILLER BUTTERFIELDS-VAN D’AM RACING +32'04''
117 Kai CHAPMAN OLIVER’S RACING +35'15''

 

Stage two map & profile:

Stage 2 map & profile


Thursday, January 27: Men's Stage One. Stirling - Lobethal, 114.2 km

Stage one map & profile

James Whelan wins the first stage.

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Weather at the finish city of Lobethal at 12:45 PM, local time: 33C (91F), sunny, with the wind from the west at 23 km/hr (14 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the organizer's stage one report:

James Whelan doesn’t believe it’s game over as he raced to an incredible overall lead on stage I of the Santos Festival of Cycling at Lobethal.

The stage victory is certain to attract the attention of WorldTour teams that are still on the hunt to fill their rosters with a super talent for 2022.

“I’d like to say a ride like this shows that I should still be in the WorldTour,’’ Whelan after having bike problems not far from the Stirling start. “I’m lucky that I have this summer of cycling to show my form and talent.

“It’s definitely not game over especially in the heat, I do have a big buffer now and history suggests that I’ll hold the jersey, but we have a lot of work to do. There are some fast bike riders here and hopefully at the end of the week we’ll sew up the jersey.”       

Incredibly Whelan, 25, lost about five minutes when he was forced to change his bike early in the race before riding solo to the finish.  

Whelan amassed a 27-second gap over Bridgelane teammate Matt Dinham. It also puts Dinham in the running for the GC by the time the race gets to the Willunga Hill finish line on Saturday for the final stage.

Reigning Festival of Cycling champion BikeExchange-Jayco’s Luke Durbridge was fifth, 32 seconds behind Whelan and Luke Plapp, one second behind the West Australian.

Whelan – a UCI WorldTour rider for EF Education-Nippo for four years – finished runner up to Plapp at the recent Australian road nationals.

Plapp was the danger according to the moves of the twitchy peloton, but Whelan threatened to solo to victory having a 50 second lead with just one more loop around Lobethal.

However, when the WorldTour guns needed to up the ante Whelan’s Bridgelane team rocked the favourites and at times the race threatened to explode in the 33C humid heat.

Plapp managed to chase down a two-minute gap from the lead group with about 19km to go before the favourites started positioning their best hopes of winning the stage. 

But it was far too late.

It was no laughing matter said Ben Hill from CCS Cycling who earned five points and the KOM jersey to keep for stage 2 which starts at Mount Lofty and ends at Woodside on Friday. “By the time Whelan went solo there was already a select group with tired legs,’’ Hill said. “Bridgelane had a lot of numbers there, so if it wasn’t James (Whelan going for a stage win) it would have been one of his teammates.

“If you’re Luke Plapp or Chris Harper (Jumbo-Visma and Villawood in SA) or Luke Durbridge they should have been more attentive to Whelan than the other guys.

“He is the guy with pedigree and on form after the nationals, they should have been following him.”

The race started with a breakaway which was getting edgy just before the first Ziptrak intermediate sprint at Oakbank, 37.2km from the start.

Riding for Villawood, Adelaide-born Tim Roe, an ex-UCI WorldTour rider with BMC Racing, looked set to take it out but he was swamped by Jean-Pierre Van Der Merwe from Bridgelane and two other guns.

Full-time electrician Brendan Johnston earned second after his brilliant third place at the Australian national road championships in Victoria this month.

Brady Gilmore from Cycling Development Foundation was a happy third as the breakaway was about 10 minutes ahead of the scheduled 1.55pm finish at Lobethal.

The Shimano King of the Mountain came up quickly, but the Cudlee Creek category 3 climb was not bothering the early season legs despite Wednesday night’s Trek Night Riders criterium on the hot streets of Adelaide.

Johnston won all the major rewards for the second Ziptrak intermediate sprint at Lobethal before Whelan’s finish to hold onto the jersey for stage two.

Complete results:

114.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.42 km/hr

1 James WHELAN Team Bridgelane 2hr 41min 30sec
2 Matt DINHAM Team Bridgelane @ 1min 23sec
3 Ben HILL CCS Cycling s.t.
4 Alastair MACKELLAR Team Westpac s.t.
5 Luke DURBRIDGE Team BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
6 Brendon DAVIDS Oliver’s Racing s.t.
7 Brendan JOHNSTON Giant Racing Team s.t.
8 Drew MOREY Team Bridgelane s.t.
9 Rudy PORTER Inform TMX Make s.t.
10 Kane RICHARDS ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
11 Luke PLAPP Team Garmin Australia s.t.
12 Tim ROE Villawood s.t.
13 Conor LEAHY Inform TMX Make s.t.
14 Chris HARPER Villawood s.t.
15 Ben CARMAN Nero Continental s.t.
16 Carter TURNBULL Inform TMX Make s.t.
17 Angus LYONS ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast +1'47''
18 Jean-Pierre VAN DER MERWE Team Bridgelane s.t.
19 Connor REARDON Saint George Continental +4'36''
20 Cooper SAYERS Nero Continental +4'52''
21 Dalton STRETTON VA Pro Racing s.t.
22 Alistair CHRISTIE-JOHNSON Team Bridgelane s.t.
23 Tasman NANKERVIS Saint George Continental s.t.
24 Rohan DENNIS Villawood +4'54''
25 Mackenzie EDWARDSON CCS Cycling +4'55''
26 Oscar CHAMBERLAIN CCS Cycling +5'19''
27 Dylan SUNDERLAND Team Westpac s.t.
28 Jensen PLOWRIGHT Team Westpac s.t.
29 Brenton JONES Inform TMX Make s.t.
30 Connor SENS Team Westpac s.t.
31 Daniel LUKE Oliver’s Racing s.t.
32 Scott REYNOLDS NCMG Criterion Racing s.t.
33 Chris LUXTON Villawood s.t.
34 Hamish MAC KENZIE Team BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
35 Eddie WORRAL Giant Racing Team s.t.
36 Iven BENNETT Nero Continental s.t.
37 Jacob LANGHAM VA Pro Racing s.t.
38 Joseph INGLIS Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
39 Nick WHITE Team Bridgelane s.t.
40 Stinus KAEMPE Team Westpac s.t.
41 Matson MCADAM NCMG Criterion Racing s.t.
42 Dylan HOPKINS AUS II s.t.
43 Jason THOMASON Butterfields- Van D’Am Racing s.t.
44 Declan TREZISE ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
45 Will MOLONEY-MORTON Cycle House Racing s.t.
46 Olivar ANDERSON Villawood s.t.
47 Joshua WILSON VA Pro Racing s.t.
48 Robert PARKER Onyva Racing s.t.
49 Tristan SAUNDERS Inform TMX Make s.t.
50 Edwin BRITTS Oliver’s Racing s.t.
51 Richie PORTE Team Garmin Australia s.t.
52 Nathan EARLE AUS II s.t.
53 Zack GILMORE ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
54 Luke BRITTEN Rauland Development s.t.
55 Samuel HILL Nero Continental s.t.
56 Steven ROBB Cycle House Racing s.t.
57 Jordan VILLANI Team Westpac s.t.
58 Curtis DOWDELL Butterfields- Van D’Am Racing s.t.
59 Jesse NORTON Giant Racing Team s.t.
60 Benjamin DYBALL AUS II s.t.
61 Carter BETTLES ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
62 Jesse EWART AUS II s.t.
63 Josh DUFFY Inform TMX Make s.t.
64 Joe COOPER Giant Racing Team s.t.
65 Cameron SCOTT ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
66 Cameron MEYER Team BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
67 Oli STENNING ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
68 Blake QUICK Inform TMX Make s.t.
69 Thomas BOLTON Oliver’s Racing s.t.
70 Timothy CAMERON Rauland Development s.t.
71 Callum SCOTSON Team BikeExchange-Jayco +8'46''
72 Tynan SHANNON VA Pro Racing +10'32''
73 Tyler TOMKINSON Team Garmin Australia s.t.
74 Riley FLEMING Saint George Continental +10'35''
75 Zac MARRIAGE Team Garmin Australia s.t.
76 Sam Jenner Team Bridgelane +10'58''
77 Cameron ROGERS Team BikeExchange-Jayco +11'28''
78 Benjamin SPENCELEY Rauland Development s.t.
79 Jack MARSHALL Cycle House Racing s.t.
80 Blake AGNOLLETTO AUS II s.t.
81 William THOMAS Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
82 Matthew CONNAN Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
83 Jack SCHOUTEN Onyva Racing s.t.
84 Aiden BUTTGIEG Nero Continental s.t.
85 Leo YIP Nero Continental s.t.
86 Patrick SACCANI WILLIAMS VA Pro Racing s.t.
87 Dylan LINDSEY NCMG Criterion Racing s.t.
88 Spencer EVANS Giant Racing Team s.t.
89 Torben PARTRIDGE-MADSEN CCS Cycling s.t.
90 Justin Gassner Villawood s.t.
91 Cameron BAYLY Villawood s.t.
92 Tom CHESTER Rauland Development +13'09''
93 Sam GREENWOOD Rauland Development +18'49''
94 Dylan GEORGE Team Garmin Australia +20'32''
95 Lachlan MILLER Team Garmin Australia s.t.
96 Adam MACCAN VA Pro Racing +21'09''
97 Griffin KNIGHT Cycle House Racing s.t.
98 Daniel POTTER Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
99 Terance HORE Cycle House Racing s.t.
100 Callum PEARCE Onyva Racing s.t.
101 Matthew BIRD Cycle House Racing s.t.
102 Lachlan HARRIGAN Onyva Racing s.t.
103 Willis Lienert Onyva Racing s.t.
104 Sam GOLDING Butterfields- Van D’Am Racing s.t.
105 Nick PEDLAR NCMG Criterion Racing s.t.
106 Campbell PALMER Team Westpac s.t.
107 Hugo THOMPSON NCMG Criterion Racing s.t.
108 Cameron ROBERTS CCS Cycling s.t.
109 Luke ROPER Rauland Development s.t.
110 Kurt EATHER Oliver’s Racing s.t.
111 Cameron FRASER Onyva Racing +23'53''
112 Fintan CONWAY Oliver’s Racing s.t.
113 Kael THOMAS Butterfields- Van D’Am Racing s.t.
114 Brendon GREEN Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
115 Tom LYNCH Rauland Development s.t.
116 Graeme FRISLIE AUS II s.t.
117 Kai CHAPMAN Oliver’s Racing s.t.
118 Thomas CLARK Cycle House Racing s.t.
119 William GOLDING Onyva Racing s.t.
120 Angus CALDER Saint George Continental s.t.
121 Oliver BLEDYN Butterfields- Van D’Am Racing s.t.
122 Glenn MATHIESKE NCMG Criterion Racing s.t.
123 Dylan MCKENNA Nero Continental s.t.
124 Angus MILLER Butterfields- Van D’Am Racing s.t.

 

GC after stage 1:

1 James WHELAN Team Bridgelane 2hr 42min 20sec
2 Matt DINHAM Team Bridgelane @ 27sec
3 Brendan JOHNSTON Giant Racing Team +28''
4 Ben HILL CCS Cycling +29''
5 Luke DURBRIDGE Team BikeExchange-Jayco +32''
6 Alastair MACKELLAR Team Westpac +33''
7 Brendon DAVIDS Oliver’s Racing s.t.
8 Drew MOREY Team Bridgelane s.t.
9 Rudy PORTER Inform TMX Make s.t.
10 Kane RICHARDS ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
11 Luke PLAPP Team Garmin Australia s.t.
12 Tim ROE Villawood s.t.
13 Conor LEAHY Inform TMX Make s.t.
14 Chris HARPER Villawood s.t.
15 Ben CARMAN Nero Continental s.t.
16 Carter TURNBULL Inform TMX Make s.t.
17 Jean-Pierre VAN DER MERWE Team Bridgelane +52''
18 Angus LYONS ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast +57''
19 Connor REARDON Saint George Continental +3'46''
20 Cooper SAYERS Nero Continental +4'02''
21 Dalton STRETTON VA Pro Racing s.t.
22 Alistair CHRISTIE JOHNSON Team Bridgelane s.t.
23 Tasman NANKERVIS Saint George Continental s.t.
24 Rohan DENNIS Villawood +4'04''
25 Mackenzie EDWARDSON CCS Cycling +4'05''
26 Oscar CHAMBERLAIN CCS Cycling +4'29''
27 Dylan SUNDERLAND Team Westpac s.t.
28 Jensen PLOWRIGHT Team Westpac s.t.
29 Brenton JONES Inform TMX Make s.t.
30 Connor SENS Team Westpac s.t.
31 Daniel LUKE Oliver’s Racing s.t.
32 Scott REYNOLDS NCMG Criterion Racing s.t.
33 Chris LUXTON Villawood s.t.
34 Hamish MAC KENZIE Team BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
35 Eddie WORRAL Giant Racing Team s.t.
36 Iven BENNETT Nero Continental s.t.
37 Jacob LANGHAM VA Pro Racing s.t.
38 Joseph INGLIS Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
39 Nick WHITE Team Bridgelane s.t.
40 Stinus KAEMPE Team Westpac s.t.
41 Matson MCADAM NCMG Criterion Racing s.t.
42 Dylan HOPKINS AUS II s.t.
43 Jason THOMASON Butterfields- Van D’Am Racing s.t.
44 Declan TREZISE ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
45 Will MOLONEY-MORTON Cycle House Racing s.t.
46 Olivar ANDERSON Villawood s.t.
47 Joshua WILSON VA Pro Racing s.t.
48 Robert PARKER Onyva Racing s.t.
49 Tristan SAUNDERS Inform TMX Make s.t.
50 Edwin BRITTS Oliver’s Racing s.t.
51 Richie PORTE Team Garmin Australia s.t.
52 Nathan EARLE AUS II s.t.
53 Zack GILMORE ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
54 Luke BRITTEN Rauland Development s.t.
55 Samuel HILL Nero Continental s.t.
56 Jordan VILLANI Team Westpac s.t.
57 Curtis DOWDELL Butterfields- Van D’Am Racing s.t.
58 Jesse NORTON Giant Racing Team s.t.
59 Benjamin DYBALL AUS II s.t.
60 Carter BETTLES ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
61 Jesse EWART AUS II s.t.
62 Josh DUFFY Inform TMX Make s.t.
63 Joe COOPER Giant Racing Team s.t.
64 Cameron SCOTT ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
65 Cameron MEYER Team BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
66 Oli STENNING ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
67 Blake QUICK Inform TMX Make s.t.
68 Thomas BOLTON Oliver’s Racing s.t.
69 Timothy CAMERON Rauland Development s.t.
70 Steven ROBB Cycle House Racing +5'39''
71 Callum SCOTSON Team BikeExchange-Jayco +7'56''
72 Tynan SHANNON VA Pro Racing +9'42''
73 Tyler TOMKINSON Team Garmin Australia s.t.
74 Riley FLEMING Saint George Continental +9'45''
75 Zac MARRIAGE Team Garmin Australia s.t.
76 Sam JENNER Team Bridgelane +10'08''
77 Cameron ROGERS Team BikeExchange-Jayco +10'38''
78 Benjamin SPENCELEY Rauland Development s.t.
79 Jack MARSHALL Cycle House Racing s.t.
80 Blake AGNOLLETTO AUS II s.t.
81 William THOMAS Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
82 Matthew CONNAN Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
83 Jack SCHOUTEN Onyva Racing s.t.
84 Aiden BUTTGIEG Nero Continental s.t.
85 Leo YIP Nero Continental s.t.
86 Patrick SACCANI_WILLIAMS VA Pro Racing s.t.
87 Dylan LINDSEY NCMG Criterion Racing s.t.
88 Spencer EVANS Giant Racing Team s.t.
89 Torben PARTRIDGE-MADSEN CCS Cycling s.t.
90 Justin GASSNER Villawood s.t.
91 Cameron BAYLY Villawood s.t.
92 Tom CHESTER Rauland Development +12'19''
93 Sam GREENWOOD Rauland Development +17'59''
94 Dylan GEORGE Team Garmin Australia +19'42''
95 Lachlan MILLER Team Garmin Australia s.t.
96 Adam MACCAN VA Pro Racing +20'19''
97 Griffin KNIGHT Cycle House Racing s.t.
98 Daniel POTTER Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
99 Terance HORE Cycle House Racing s.t.
100 Callum PEARCE Onyva Racing s.t.
101 Matthew BIRD Cycle House Racing s.t.
102 Lachlan HARRIGAN Onyva Racing s.t.
103 Willis LIENERT Onyva Racing s.t.
104 Sam GOLDING Butterfields- Van D’Am Racing s.t.
105 Nick PEDLAR NCMG Criterion Racing s.t.
106 Campbell PALMER Team Westpac s.t.
107 Hugo THOMPSON NCMG Criterion Racing s.t.
108 Cameron ROBERTS CCS Cycling s.t.
109 Luke ROPER Rauland Development s.t.
110 Kurt EATHER Oliver’s Racing s.t.
111 Cameron FRASER Onyva Racing +23'03''
112 Fintan CONWAY Oliver’s Racing s.t.
113 Kael THOMAS Butterfields- Van D’Am Racing s.t.
114 Brendon GREEN Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
115 Tom LYNCH Rauland Development s.t.
116 Graeme FRISLIE AUS II s.t.
117 Kai CHAPMAN Oliver’s Racing s.t.
118 Thomas CLARK Cycle House Racing s.t.
119 William GOLDING Onyva Racing s.t.
120 Angus CALDER Saint George Continental s.t.
121 Oliver BLEDYN Butterfields- Van D’Am Racing s.t.
122 Glenn MATHIESKE NCMG Criterion Racing s.t.
123 Dylan MCKENNA Nero Continental s.t.
124 Angus MILLER Butterfields- Van D’Am Racing s.t.

 

Stage one profile and map:

Men's stage 1 map


Wednesday, January 26: Men's Victoria Square Criterium, Adelaide, 45 minutes + 1 lap

Course map

Blake Quick wins the men's criterium.

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The race: Here's the organizer's report:

Blake Quick is destined to stimulate the interest of UCI WorldTour teams in SA with an impressive victory in the Trek Night Riders criterium on the Adelaide street circuit.

Luke Plapp, who won a WorldTour contract on the back of his outstanding performances at the Santos Festival of Cycling in 2021, was among the first to congratulate his good friend Blake Quick.

Racing for InForm TMX Make, Quick, 21, celebrated his fourth win from five races this year among claiming the under 23 national road race.  

“If you watched it, (the race) you’d know the way I won, my team, I’ve got everyone to thank especially my team,’’ Quick said. “It’s a team full of hitters they can win this on their own, they put it out for me and that’s why we win.

“I have obviously put in a lot of work this summer and the hard work pays off, it takes a lot of time. It’s not an easy sport, it’s extra special when it pays off.”    

Jensen Plowright’s second place was under review from race officials after they scrutinised his lead up to the finish line on Flinders Street near Victoria Square

The Equipe Continentale Groupama-FDJ continental rider, who is on the Westpac team for the stage race in SA, was eventually awarded second place ahead of Cameron Scott in third for ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast.  

However, Quick’s win was the perfect warm-up for the three-stage race which starts from Stirling before ending at Lobethal on Thursday.    

The race was fast, furious and dangerous.

The peloton raced hard as dusk fell and they hoped for cooler conditions, but it remained a humid 32C

They broke the city streets 50 km/h speed limit consistently in a race where attack after attack failed to exhaust favourites.

Reigning national road champion Plapp, from INEOS Grenadiers but riding for Garmin-Australia when the stage race pedals off, kept shutting down attacks.   

Carnage threatened to dismantle the criterium on lap seven when more than a handful of riders hit the tarmac on turn one of the street circuit near Victoria Square.

Another huge crash forced officials to neutralise the race when a rider crashed into the barriers before his bike flung dangerously high, towards the peloton.

The peloton was forced to a grinding halt as they cleared the tarmac on lap 16 to start the race again.

Complete results:

36.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 46.58 km/hr

1 Blake QUICK INFORM TMX MAKE 46min 53sec
2 Jensen PLOWRIGHT TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
3 Cameron SCOTT ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST s.t.
4 Nick WHITE TEAM BRIDGELANE s.t.
5 Brenton JONES INFORM TMX MAKE s.t.
6 Graeme FRISLIE TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA II s.t.
7 Cooper SAYERS NERO CONTINENTAL s.t.
8 Jean-Pierre VAN DER MERWE TEAM BRIDGELANE s.t.
9 Tom CHESTER RAULAND DEVELOPMENT CYCLING TEAM s.t.
10 Ben HILL CCS CYCLING s.t.
11 Daniel LUKE OLIVER’S RACING s.t.
12 Thomas BOLTON OLIVER’S RACING s.t.
13 Dylan GEORGE TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA s.t.
14 Brendan JOHNSTON GIANT RACING TEAM s.t.
15 Cameron IVORY ST GEORGE CONTINENTAL CYCLING TEAM s.t.
16 Dalton STRETTON VA PRO RACING s.t.
17 Brady GILMORE CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION s.t.
18 Cameron FRASER ONYVA RACING s.t.
19 Olivar ANDERSON VILLAWOOD s.t.
20 Sam JENNER TEAM BRIDGELANE s.t.
21 Nick PEDLAR NCMG CRITERION RACING s.t.
22 Jacob LANGHAM VA PRO RACING s.t.
23 Scott REYNOLDS NCMG CRITERION RACING s.t.
24 Luke ROPER RAULAND DEVELOPMENT CYCLING TEAM s.t.
25 Dylan HOPKINS TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA II @8sec
26 Chris LUXTON VILLAWOOD +10''
27 Aiden BUTTGIEG NERO CONTINENTAL s.t.
28 Tasman NANKERVIS ST GEORGE CONTINENTAL CYCLING TEAM +12''
29 Kael THOMAS BUTTERFIELDS P/B VAN D’AM RACING s.t.
30 Steven ROBB CYCLE HOUSE RACING s.t.
31 Will MOLONEY-MORTON CYCLE HOUSE RACING s.t.
32 Joseph INGLIS CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION s.t.
33 William GOLDING ONYVA RACING s.t.
34 Kane RICHARDS ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST s.t.
35 Thomas CLARK CYCLE HOUSE RACING +16''
36 Hugo THOMPSON NCMG CRITERION RACING +22''
37 Oliver BLEDYN BUTTERFIELDS P/B VAN D’AM RACING s.t.
38 Tristan SAUNDERS INFORM TMX MAKE s.t.
39 Matson MCADAM NCMG CRITERION RACING s.t.
40 Josh DUFFY INFORM TMX MAKE +25''
41 Glenn MATHIESKE NCMG CRITERION RACING +27''
42 Kurt EATHER OLIVER’S RACING s.t.
43 Blake AGNOLLETTO TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA II s.t.
44 Daniel POTTER CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION s.t.
45 Mackenzie EDWARDSON CCS CYCLING s.t.
46 Tynan SHANNON VA PRO RACING s.t.
47 Callum PEARCE ONYVA RACING s.t.
48 Declan TREZISE ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST s.t.
49 Jack SCHOUTEN ONYVA RACING s.t.
50 Zac MARRIAGE TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA s.t.
51 Patrick SACCANI WILLIAMS VA PRO RACING s.t.
52 Connor SENS TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
53 Matthew CONNAN CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION s.t.
54 Samuel HILL NERO CONTINENTAL s.t.
55 Iven BENNETT NERO CONTINENTAL s.t.
56 Nic DARLING CCS CYCLING s.t.
57 Curtis DOWDELL BUTTERFIELDS P/B VAN D’AM RACING s.t.
58 Jack MARSHALL CYCLE HOUSE RACING s.t.
59 William THOMAS CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION s.t.
60 Nathan EARLE TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA II s.t.
61 Jesse EWART TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA II s.t.
62 Benjamin SPENCELEY RAULAND DEVELOPMENT CYCLING TEAM s.t.
63 Luke BRITTEN RAULAND DEVELOPMENT CYCLING TEAM s.t.
64 Timothy CAMERON RAULAND DEVELOPMENT CYCLING TEAM +35''
65 Riley FLEMING ST GEORGE CONTINENTAL CYCLING TEAM s.t.
66 Connor REARDON ST GEORGE CONTINENTAL CYCLING TEAM s.t.
67 Carter BETTLES ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST s.t.
68 Cameron MEYER TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO +38''
69 Alastair MACKELLAR TEAM WESTPAC +41''
70 Zack GILMORE ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST +44''
71 Oscar CHAMBERLAIN CCS CYCLING +46''
72 Cameron BAYLY VILLAWOOD +52''
73 Alistair CHRISTIE-JOHNSON TEAM BRIDGELANE s.t.
74 Tyler TOMKINSON TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA s.t.
75 Sam GOLDING BUTTERFIELDS P/B VAN D’AM RACING +55''
76 Jesse NORTON GIANT RACING TEAM s.t.
77 Brendon GREEN CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION s.t.
78 Chris HARPER VILLAWOOD +57''
79 Lachlan MILLER TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA s.t.
80 Dylan SUNDERLAND TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
81 Angus LYONS ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST s.t.
82 Cameron ROGERS TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO s.t.
83 Luke DURBRIDGE TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO s.t.
84 Brendon DAVIDS OLIVER’S RACING s.t.
85 Kai CHAPMAN OLIVER’S RACING s.t.
86 Hamish MAC KENZIE TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO s.t.
87 Richie PORTE TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA s.t.
88 Rohan DENNIS VILLAWOOD s.t.
89 Joshua WILSON VA PRO RACING s.t.
90 Oli STENNING ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST s.t.
91 Spencer EVANS GIANT RACING TEAM s.t.
92 Tim ROE VILLAWOOD s.t.
93 Justin GASSNER VILLAWOOD s.t.
94 Angus MILLER BUTTERFIELDS P/B VAN D’AM RACING +1'02''
95 Callum SCOTSON TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO s.t.
96 Adam BLAZEVIC GIANT RACING TEAM +1'04''
97 Dylan MCKENNA NERO CONTINENTAL s.t.
98 Terance HORE CYCLE HOUSE RACING s.t.
99 Stinus KAEMPE TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
100 Sam GREENWOOD RAULAND DEVELOPMENT CYCLING TEAM s.t.
101 Jordan VILLANI TEAM WESTPAC +1'07''
102 Matthew BIRD CYCLE HOUSE RACING s.t.
103 Benjamin DYBALL TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA II s.t.
104 Joe COOPER GIANT RACING TEAM s.t.
105 Matt DINHAM TEAM BRIDGELANE s.t.
106 Edwin BRITTS OLIVER’S RACING s.t.
107 James MORIARTY TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA II s.t.
108 Joshua HARRISON BUTTERFIELDS P/B VAN D’AM RACING s.t.
109 Griffin KNIGHT CYCLE HOUSE RACING +1'12''
110 Drew MOREY TEAM BRIDGELANE +1'13''
111 James WHELAN TEAM BRIDGELANE s.t.
112 Ben CARMAN NERO CONTINENTAL +1'16''
113 Lachlan HARRIGAN ONYVA RACING +1'23''
114 Conor LEAHY INFORM TMX MAKE +1'25''
115 Willis LIENERT ONYVA RACING +2'09''
116 Luke PLAPP TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA +4'28''

 

Men's criterium map:


Men's start list with back numbers, January 26, 2020:

BEX TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO
1 Luke DURBRIDGE
2 Cameron MEYER
3 Callum SCOTSON
4 Cameron ROGERS
5 Hamish MAC KENZIE
AUS TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA
11 Richie PORTE
12 Luke PLAPP
13 Dylan GEORGE
14 Zac MARRIAGE
15 Tyler TOMKINSON
16 Lachlan MILLER
17 Aiden SINCLAIR
BLN TEAM BRIDGELANE
21 Drew MOREY
22 Sam JENNER
23 James WHELAN
24 Alistair CHRISTIE-JOHNSON
25 Nick WHITE
26 Matt DINHAM
27 Jean-Pierre VAN DER MERWE
ITM INFORM TMX MAKE
31 Blake QUICK
32 Brenton JONES
33 Tristan SAUNDERS
34 Conor LEAHY
35 Josh DUFFY
36 Rudy PORTER
37 Carter TURNBULL
VAW VILLAWOOD
41 Rohan DENNIS
42 Chris HARPER
43 Tim ROE
44 Cameron BAYLY
45 Olivar ANDERSON
46 Chris LUXTON
47 Justin GASSNER
ACA ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST
51 Angus LYONS
52 Zack GILMORE
53 Oli STENNING
54 Cameron SCOTT
55 Declan TREZISE
56 Kane RICHARDS
57 Carter BETTLES
OLI OLIVER'S RACING
71 Brendon DAVIDS
72 Thomas BOLTON
73 Kai CHAPMAN
74 Kurt EATHER
75 Daniel LUKE
76 Fintan CONWAY
77 Edwin BRITTS
STG ST GEORGE CONTINENTAL CYCLING TEAM
81 Tasman NANKERVIS
82 Lionel MAWDITT
83 Connor REARDON
84 Angus CALDER
85 Riley FLEMING
86 Cameron IVORY
87 Bailey WALTERS
CHR CYCLE HOUSE RACING
91 Will MOLONEY-MORTON
92 Steven ROBB
93 Terance HORE
94 Matthew BIRD
95 Griffin KNIGHT
96 Thomas CLARK
97 Jack MARSHALL
NER NERO CONTINENTAL
101 Samuel HILL
102 Cooper SAYERS
103 Dylan MCKENNA
104 Iven BENNETT
105 Aiden BUTTGIEG
106 Leo YIP
107 Ben CARMAN
CCS CCS CYCLING
111 Ben HILL
112 Marc WILLIAMS
113 Cameron ROBERTS
114 Mackenzie EDWARDSON
115 Nic DARLING
116 Torben PARTRIDGE-MADSEN
117 Oscar CHAMBERLAIN
NCM NCMG CRITERION RACING
121 Scott REYNOLDS
122 Hugo THOMPSON
123 Dylan LINDSEY
124 Glenn MATHIESKE
125 Louis PERRIMAN
126 Matson MCADAM
127 Nick PEDLAR
WPC TEAM WESTPAC
131 Dylan SUNDERLAND
132 Alastair MACKELLAR
133 Jensen PLOWRIGHT
134 Jordan VILLANI
135 Connor SENS
136 Stinus KAEMPE
137 Campbell PALMER
VAU VA PRO RACING
141 Joshua WILSON
142 Patrick SACCANI WILLIAMS
143 Jacob LANGHAM
144 Tony DOHERTY
145 Dalton STRETTON
146 Adam MACCAN
147 Tynan SHANNON
GRT GIANT RACING TEAM
151 Brendan JOHNSTON
152 Adam BLAZEVIC
153 Joe COOPER
154 Liam WALSH
155 Spencer EVANS
156 Jai FIELKE
157 Jesse NORTON
ONY ONYVA RACING
161 Cameron FRASER
162 Lachlan HARRIGAN
163 Jack SCHOUTEN
164 Robert PARKER
165 Callum PEARCE
166 William GOLDING
167 Willis LIENERT
AU2 AUS II
171 James MORIARTY
172 Graeme FRISLIE
173 Benjamin DYBALL
174 Nathan EARLE
175 Jesse EWART
176 Blake AGNOLLETTO
177 Dylan HOPKINS
VDR BUTTERFIELDS P/B VAN D'AM RACING
181 Jason THOMASON
182 Curtis DOWDELL
183 Kael THOMAS
184 Joshua HARRISON
185 Sam GOLDING
186 Angus MILLER
187 Oliver BLEDYN
RCT RAULAND DEVELOPMENT CYCLING TEAM
191 Sam GREENWOOD
192 Tom CHESTER
193 Benjamin SPENCELEY
194 Luke BRITTEN
195 Luke ROPER
196 Tom LYNCH
197 Timothy CAMERON
CDF CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
201 Matthew CONNAN
202 Brady GILMORE
203 Brendon GREEN
204 Joseph INGLIS
205 Jaxon KING
206 Daniel POTTER
207 William THOMAS

 


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Wednesday, January 26: Womens, Victoria Square Criterium, Adelaide, 45 minutes + 1 lap

Course map

Georgia Baker wins the women's criterium. Getty Sport photo

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The race: Here's the organizer's report:

Georgia Baker claimed the Trek Night Riders women’s criterium as her team repaid the Tasmanian's superb work ethic during the Santos Festival of Cycling twilight race.

As Ruby Roseman-Gannon, the reigning Australian criterium champion was favoured to complete the women’s double at the Santos Festival of Cycling in 33C heat, she was part of a strong lead-out train to give Baker an intelligent victory on the Adelaide street circuit.

Tasmanian Baker, 27, is in her first season with BikeExchange-Jayco’s women’s WorldTour team. 

“I’m so happy to have a win I haven’t had a win in such a while,’’ Baker said after her team’s clean sweep at the Festival of Cycling.

“Credit to my team, we had the perfect lead-out and we had some really good rehearsal days at the Santos Festival of Cycling, it was great to be able to nail it here and get another win for the team.

“Coming off COVID, I wasn’t sure how I would be on the bike, but it was a real pleasure to lead Ruby out over the last three days (in the stage race). I head overseas next week and head into the (spring) classics.”   

SA favourite, ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast's Maeve Plouffe finished third after winning stage two of the road race on Monday.

Josie Talbot, from Sydney Uni Staminade, was runner up with Roseman-Gannon finishing fourth. 

More than 24 hours after winning overall honours at the Festival of Cycling’s three-stage race at Lobethal, Roseman-Gannon, 22, was at the front of the peloton impressing her BikeExchange-Jayco team for signing her on a professional contract last year.

Rosman-Gannon was keeping a close eye on the threat of Georgie Howe from Knights of Suburbia as the game plan turned to protect Baker – a 2016 Brazil Games Olympian.

Baker also finished fourth overall in the Festival of Cycling’s stage race.

However, crashes marred the women’s criterium with Emily Watts, winner of stage one of the Festival of Cycling on Sunday, one of the casualties.

She got back on the bike for Knights of Suburbia to re-join the front of the peloton after claiming the overall Cervelo young rider’s jersey outright for the stage race.

Lauretta Hanson, from the Trek-Segafredo WorldTour team and riding for Westpac in SA, won the first intermediate sprint after a perfect attack ahead of BikeExchange-Jayco guest rider Amber Pate before the peloton again settled.

Team STEPFWD SOOMOM’S Belinda Bailey claimed the second intermediate sprint.  

Complete results:

33.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.27 km/hr

1 Georgia BAKER TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO 46min 52sec
2 Josie TALBOT SYDNEY UNI STAMINADE s.t.
3 Maeve PLOUFFE ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST s.t.
4 Ruby ROSEMAN-GANNON TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO s.t.
5 Lauretta HANSON TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
6 Lucinda STEWART TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA s.t.
7 Hayley JONES GIANT RACING TEAM s.t.
8 Matilda RAYNOLDS INFORM TMX MAKE s.t.
9 Nicola MACDONALD ROXSOLT LIV SRAM s.t.
10 Jessa FRANCIS WOMEN’S RACING PROJECT s.t.
11 Lucie FITYUS CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION s.t.
12 Nicole FRAIN ROXSOLT LIV SRAM s.t.
13 Georgie HOWE KNIGHTS OF SUBURBIA RACING s.t.
14 Sophie MALOWIECKI GIANT RACING TEAM s.t.
15 Georgia WHITEHOUSE SYDNEY UNI STAMINADE s.t.
16 Sophie EDWARDS TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA s.t.
17 Sharni MORLEY STEPFWD SOOMOM s.t.
18 Alisha WELLS ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST s.t.
19 Emma PRATT CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION s.t.
20 Haylee FULLER TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA s.t.
21 Darcie RICHARDS VA PRO RACING s.t.
22 Jessica PRATT SYDNEY UNI STAMINADE s.t.
23 Tilly FIELD ROXSOLT LIV SRAM s.t.
24 Isabelle CARRES TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA s.t.
25 Danielle DE FRANCESCO ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST @ 6sec
26 Sophie MARR KNIGHTS OF SUBURBIA RACING s.t.
27 Courtney SHERWELL ROXSOLT LIV SRAM s.t.
28 Belinda BAILEY STEPFWD SOOMOM s.t.
29 Nicole WILSON VA PRO RACING s.t.
30 Alexandra MANLY TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO s.t.
31 Grace BROWN TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA s.t.
32 Amelia WATKINSON INDIVIDUAL s.t.
33 Nicole OH INDIVIDUAL s.t.
34 Ella BLOOR INFORM TMX MAKE s.t.
35 Katie BANERJEE KNIGHTS OF SUBURBIA RACING s.t.
36 Alana FORSTER BUTTERFIELDS RACING TEAM +10''
37 Carlee TAYLOR INFORM TMX MAKE s.t.
38 Dharlia HAINES SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SPORTS INSTITUTE s.t.
39 Elizabeth YOUNG BUTTERFIELDS RACING TEAM s.t.
40 Kerry JONKER TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
41 Gina RICARDO SYDNEY UNI STAMINADE +13''
42 Chelsea HOLMES INFORM TMX MAKE s.t.
43 Saffron BUTTON ROXSOLT LIV SRAM s.t.
44 Megan ARMITAGE TEAM WESTPAC s.t.
45 Ruth CORSET VA PRO RACING s.t.
46 Claire BATTLE GIANT RACING TEAM s.t.
47 Jennifer DARMODY SYDNEY UNI STAMINADE s.t.
48 Rose VASSEL STEPFWD SOOMOM s.t.
49 Hannah SEELIGER CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION +17''
50 Justine BARROW ROXSOLT LIV SRAM +20''
51 Rachel WALES ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST +23''
52 Amber PATE TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO s.t.
53 Peta MULLENS ROXSOLT LIV SRAM s.t.
54 Jacqui SLACK INDIVIDUAL +41''
55 Amanda SPRATT TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO +1'11''

 

Women's criterium map:


Tuesday, January 25: Women's third & final stage, Lobenthal - Lobenthal, 86.9 km

Stage three map & profile

Ruby Roseman-Gannon wins the final stage and the final GC.

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The race: Here's the report from stage winner and final GC winner Ruby Roseman-Gannon's Team BikeExchange-Jayco team.

Ruby Roseman-Gannon claimed the overall title in style at the Santos Festival of Cycling as she sprinted to victory on the third and final stage in Lobethal.

The 23-year-old finished off an impressive lead out by her Team BikeExchange-Jayco teammates to finally get her arms in the air after two tight second place finishes on the opening two stages.

Not content to sit back and defend her race lead, Roseman-Gannon went on the offensive on the stage as she briefly clipped off the front of the bunch with teammate Georgia Baker, after claiming the remaining one second time bonus at the first intermediate sprint.

A lone attacker then claimed the maximum bonus seconds at the next intermediate sprint, with Roseman-Gannon again picking up one second from the peloton behind. The race was eventually all back together on the final gravel sector as the pack prepared for the Ngangkiparri QOM inside the final five kilometres.

Roseman-Gannon displayed her strength once more as she crested the climb in second wheel before Team BikeExchange-Jayco amassed on the front of the peloton ahead of the upcoming sprint finish. There was no stopping the Australian criterium champion in the dash for the line as she powered to a convincing victory, securing the overall title in the process.

Ruby Roseman-Gannon:
"I think after the last two seconds I was pretty hungry, and my team every day, and especially today have been riding so, so well for me. There’s a lot of pressure when you have such a high calibre of riders riding for you, so I really felt the pressure today, I was really nervous, but I’m so glad I could finish it off, it’s a dream.

"It’s absolute relief, it’s joy and relief. Everyone in my team is so good and I feel like I should be riding for them, not them riding for me and just every day they’re smashing themselves for me, so it means so much to actually finish it off for them. I’m really, really happy I could do that."

Complete results:

86.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 37.97 km/hr

1 Ruby ROSEMAN-GANNON BikeExchange-Jayco 2hr 17min 21sec
2 Nicole FRAIN Roxsolt-Liv-SRAM s.t.
3 Georgia BAKER BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
4 Matilda RAYNOLDS Inform TMX Make s.t.
5 Peta MULLENS Roxsolt-Liv-SRAM s.t.
6 Hayley JONES Giant Racing Team s.t.
7 Ruth CORSET VA Pro Racing s.t.
8 Tilly FIELD Roxsolt-Liv-SRAM s.t.
9 Danielle DE FRANCESCO ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
10 Emily WATTS Knight of Suburbia Racing @ 4sec
11 Katie BANERJEE Knight of Suburbia Racing +5''
12 Georgia WHITEHOUSE Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
13 Amelia WATKINSON Individual s.t.
14 Mia HAYDEN Women’s Racing Project s.t.
15 Maeve PLOUFFE ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
16 Justine BARROW Roxsolt-Liv-SRAM s.t.
17 Isabelle CARRES Garmin Australia s.t.
18 Courtney SHERWELL Roxsolt-Liv-SRAM s.t.
19 Carlee TAYLOR Inform TMX Make s.t.
20 Hannah SEELIGER Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
21 Alisha WELLS ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
22 Megan ARMITAGE Team Westpac s.t.
23 Georgie HOWE Knight of Suburbia Racing s.t.
24 Alexandra MANLY BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
25 Gina RICARDO Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
26 Samara SHEPPARD Team Westpac +13''
27 Grace BROWN Garmin Australia s.t.
28 Amber PATE BikeExchange-Jayco +23''
29 Rose VASSEL Stepfwd Soomom +25''
30 Sophie EDWARDS Garmin Australia +28''
31 Kathryn MCINERNEY Stepfwd Soomom s.t.
32 Sharni MORLEY Stepfwd Soomom s.t.
33 Elizabeth YOUNG Butterfields Racing Team s.t.
34 Alli ANDERSON South Australia Sports Institute s.t.
35 Chelsea HOLMES Inform TMX Make +34''
36 Jennifer DARMODY Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
37 Sophie MALOWIECKI Giant Racing Team +52''
38 Darcie RICHARDS VA Pro Racing s.t.
39 Claire BATTLE Giant Racing Team s.t.
40 Jessica PRATT Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
41 Lauren THOMAS Giant Racing Team s.t.
42 Nicole OH Individual +1'16''
43 Nicole WILSON VA Pro Racing +1'19''
44 Ella SIMPSON Butterfields Racing Team +1'48''
45 Imogen ALTON Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
46 Laura CHANCELLOR Women’s Racing Project s.t.
47 Nicole MITSIGEORGIS Cycling Development Foundation +1'50''
48 Mackenzie COUPLAND Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
49 Haylee FULLER Garmin Australia s.t.
50 Brittany PETERSEN Team Westpac s.t.
51 Emma PRATT Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
52 Lucinda STEWART Garmin Australia s.t.
53 Josie TALBOT Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
54 Kerry JONKER Team Westpac s.t.
55 Lauretta HANSON Team Westpac +1'57''
56 Amanda SPRATT BikeExchange-Jayco +2'04''
57 Rachel WALES ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast +2'05''
58 Belinda BAILEY Stepfwd Soomom +3'05''
59 Emma VIOTTO Giant Racing Team +3'09''
60 Bree PLAYEL VA Pro Racing +3'29''
61 Phillipa ASH Individual +3'49''
62 Ella BLOOR Inform TMX Make +4'10''
63 Lucie FITYUS Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
64 Alana FORSTER Butterfields Racing Team +5'12''
65 Sophie MARR Knight of Suburbia Racing +11'15''
66 Julia ATKINS Women’s Racing Project s.t.
67 Holly LUBCKE ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
68 Maddison TAYLOR Giant Racing Team +11'19''
69 Celia COWAN Butterfields Racing Team +12'30''
70 Rachel HORE Individual +13'30''

 

Final GC after stage three:

258 kilometers raced at an average speed of 37.40 km/hr

1 Ruby ROSEMAN-GANNON BikeExchange-Jayco 6hr 53min 53sec
2 Nicole FRAIN Roxsolt-Liv-SRAM @ 18sec
3 Maeve PLOUFFE ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast +25''
4 Georgia BAKER BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
5 Emily WATTS Knight of Suburbia Racing +29''
6 Matilda RAYNOLDS Inform TMX Make +35''
7 Tilly FIELD Roxsolt-Liv-SRAM s.t.
8 Ruth CORSET VA Pro Racing s.t.
9 Danielle DE FRANCESCO ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
10 Peta MULLENS Roxsolt-Liv-SRAM s.t.
11 Georgie HOWE Knight of Suburbia Racing +38''
12 Georgia WHITEHOUSE Sydney Uni Staminade +40''
13 Katie BANERJEE Knight of Suburbia Racing s.t.
14 Mia HAYDEN Women’s Racing Project s.t.
15 Gina RICARDO Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
16 Amelia WATKINSON Individual s.t.
17 Alexandra MANLY BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
18 Courtney SHERWELL Roxsolt-Liv-SRAM s.t.
19 Carlee TAYLOR Inform TMX Make s.t.
20 Justine BARROW Roxsolt-Liv-SRAM s.t.
21 Grace BROWN Garmin Australia +48''
22 Samara SHEPPARD Team Westpac s.t.
23 Isabelle CARRES Garmin Australia +1'09''
24 Alisha WELLS ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
25 Megan ARMITAGE Team Westpac s.t.
26 Hannah SEELIGER Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
27 Amber PATE BikeExchange-Jayco +1'15''
28 Sophie MALOWIECKI Giant Racing Team +1'27''
29 Rose VASSEL Stepfwd Soomom +1'29''
30 Elizabeth YOUNG Butterfields Racing Team s.t.
31 Sharni MORLEY Stepfwd Soomom +1'32''
32 Hayley JONES Giant Racing Team +1'34''
33 Jennifer DARMODY Sydney Uni Staminade +1'38''
34 Jessica PRATT Sydney Uni Staminade +1'56''
35 Lauren THOMAS Giant Racing Team s.t.
36 Darcie RICHARDS VA Pro Racing s.t.
37 Nicole WILSON VA Pro Racing +2'23''
38 Josie TALBOT Sydney Uni Staminade +2'53''
39 Emma PRATT Cycling Development Foundation +2'54''
40 Ella SIMPSON Butterfields Racing Team +2'59''
41 Kathryn MCINERNEY Stepfwd Soomom +3'00''
42 Lauretta HANSON Team Westpac +3'29''
43 Rachel WALES ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast +3'37''
44 Kerry JONKER Team Westpac +3'53''
45 Lucie FITYUS Cycling Development Foundation +5'14''
46 Sophie EDWARDS Garmin Australia +5'36''
47 Ella BLOOR Inform TMX Make +6'11''
48 Bree PLAYEL VA Pro Racing +8'17''
49 Amanda SPRATT BikeExchange-Jayco +8'44''
50 Chelsea HOLMES Inform TMX Make +9'30''
51 Claire BATTLE Giant Racing Team +10'19''
52 Nicole OH Individual +11'11''
53 Imogen ALTON Sydney Uni Staminade +11'43''
54 Brittany PETERSEN Team Westpac +11'45''
55 Alli ANDERSON South Australia Sports Institute +11'56''
56 Belinda BAILEY Stepfwd Soomom +12'01''
57 Emma VIOTTO Giant Racing Team +12'08''
58 Sophie MARR Knight of Suburbia Racing +12'19''
59 Maddison TAYLOR Giant Racing Team +12'23''
60 Phillipa ASH Individual +13'13''
61 Holly LUBCKE ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast +13'18''
62 Haylee FULLER Garmin Australia +14'50''
63 Nicole MITSIGEORGIS Cycling Development Foundation +17'18''
64 Lucinda STEWART Garmin Australia +21'10''
65 Laura CHANCELLOR Women’s Racing Project +22'52''
66 Alana FORSTER Butterfields Racing Team +24'32''
67 Rachel HORE Individual +30'03''
68 Julia ATKINS Women’s Racing Project +30'35''
69 Mackenzie COUPLAND Cycling Development Foundation +32'25''
70 Celia COWAN Butterfields Racing Team +35'50''

 

Stage three map & profile:

Stage 3 map & profile


Monday, January 24: Women's Stage 2, McLaren Vale - Echunga, 85.7 km

Stage two map & profile

Maeve Plouffe gets this one.

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Weather at the finish city of Echunga at 11:30 AM, local time: 24C (76F), cloudy, with the wind from the northeast at 16 km/hr (9 mph). There is a 95% chance of rain during the afternoon.

The race: Here's the report from GC leader Ruby Roseman Gannon's BikeExchange-Jayco team.

Race leader Ruby Roseman-Gannon extended her advantage in the general classification after sprinting to second place on stage two of the Santos Festival of Cycling.

Just like on stage one, Roseman-Gannon went after the bonus seconds on offer and the 23-year-old came out on top in the first intermediate sprint in a tight photo finish. The pace was relentless in the opening half of the stage with Team BikeExchange-Jayco working hard on the front of the bunch to control the race.

The stage then burst into life on the 2.8km long gravel sector as Roseman-Gannon followed a strong move from Australian champion Nicole Frain that saw seven riders edge away. However, the select group was soon shutdown and it was all back together again as the peloton returned to the paved roads.

Despite several attempts to escape from numerous riders, the race remained as one for the next intermediate sprint at 25km to go, with Roseman-Gannon extending her virtual race lead further as she took second place and two more bonus seconds.

The focus then switched to the stage finish with Amanda Spratt, Alex Manly and Amber Pate taking turns to close down the various attacks inside the final 10km. Georgia Baker was tasked with leading out Roseman-Gannon in the finale, but it was Maeve Plouffe who proved to be the fastest on as she sprinted to victory.

With the bonus seconds collected throughout the day, Roseman-Gannon now leads Plouffe by eight seconds in the general classification heading into tomorrow's third and final stage

Ruby Roseman-Gannon:
"Not the perfect day, but still a good day. I’m here to win the race and I wanted to win today, but just didn’t have the legs and Maeve was very strong today. I can’t thank my teammates enough, I think the other teams really put it up to us in the final and sent people up the road and made us chase, which meant we didn’t have the perfect lead in. But my teammates destroyed themselves to make sure Grace’s move came back, so I can’t thank them enough.

"I think she (Plouffe) is definitely somebody we’re going to watch, I think I still have a bit of a lead on her going into that [stage three] and I’m excited to give it everything I’ve got and I’m keen to go up for the win tomorrow.

"We’ve got two Olympians, Spratty and Amber Pate who came second at the nationals TT, so I think we’ve got one of the best teams and a great bunch of girls and I have absolute trust in them that we can pull it off, so I’m going to give it everything I have and I just want to do them proud because they work so hard for me."

Complete Results:

85.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 35.78 km/hr

1 Maeve PLOUFFE Ara Pro Racing Sunshine Coast 2hr 23min 42sec
2 Ruby ROSEMAN-GANNON BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
3 Nicole FRAIN Roxsolt Liv SRAM s.t.
4 Hayley JONES Giant Racing Team s.t.
5 Sophie EDWARDS Garmin Australia s.t.
6 Josie TALBOT Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
7 Matilda RAYNOLDS Inform TMX Make s.t.
8 Danielle DE FRANCESCO Ara Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
9 Georgie HOWE Knights of Suburbia s.t.
10 Tilly FIELD Roxsolt Liv SRAM s.t.
11 Emily WATTS Knights of Suburbia s.t.
12 Jessica PRATT Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
13 Ruth CORSET VA Pro Racing s.t.
14 Katie BANERJEE Knights of Suburbia s.t.
15 Georgia WHITEHOUSE Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
16 Mia HAYDEN Women’s Racing Project s.t.
17 Peta MULLENS Roxsolt Liv SRAM s.t.
18 Sophie MALOWIECKI Giant Racing Team s.t.
19 Sharni MORLEY Stepfwd Soomom s.t.
20 Alexandra MANLY BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
21 Jessa FRANCIS Women’s Racing Project s.t.
22 Isabelle CARRES Garmin Australia s.t.
23 Lucie FITYUS Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
24 Georgia BAKER BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
25 Alisha WELLS Ara Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
26 Kathryn MCINERNEY Stepfwd Soomom s.t.
27 Lauren THOMAS Giant Racing Team s.t.
28 Darcie RICHARDS VA Pro Racing s.t.
29 Gina RICARDO Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
30 Nicole WILSON VA Pro Racing s.t.
31 Alyssa POLITES Garmin Australia s.t.
32 Hannah SEELIGER Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
33 Rose VASSEL Stepfwd Soomom s.t.
34 Courtney SHERWELL Roxsolt Liv SRAM s.t.
35 Grace BROWN Garmin Australia s.t.
36 Elizabeth YOUNG Butterfields Racing Team s.t.
37 Amelia WATKINSON Individual s.t.
38 Megan ARMITAGE Team Westpac s.t.
39 Jennifer DARMODY Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
40 Ella BLOOR Inform TMX Make s.t.
41 Nicole MITSIGEORGIS Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
42 Kerry JONKER Team Westpac s.t.
43 Amber PATE BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
44 Carlee TAYLOR Inform TMX Make s.t.
45 Rachel WALES Ara Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
46 Alli ANDERSON South Australian Sports Institute s.t.
47 Lauretta HANSON Team Westpac s.t.
48 Sophie MARR Knights of Suburbia s.t.
49 Holly LUBCKE Ara Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
50 Emma PRATT Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
51 Samara SHEPPARD Team Westpac s.t.
52 Maddison TAYLOR Giant Racing Team s.t.
53 Justine BARROW Roxsolt Liv SRAM s.t.
54 Ella SIMPSON Butterfields Racing Team @ 7sec
55 Anya LOUW Ara Pro Racing Sunshine Coast 1'32''
56 Amanda SPRATT BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
57 Bree PLAYEL VA Pro Racing 3'16''
58 Phillipa ASH Individual 7'52''
59 Belinda BAILEY Stepfwd Soomom s.t.
60 Imogen ALTON Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
61 Celia COWAN Butterfields Racing Team s.t.
62 Chelsea HOLMES Inform TMX Make s.t.
63 Alana FORSTER Butterfields Racing Team s.t.
64 Nicole OH Individual s.t.
65 Brittany PETERSEN Team Westpac s.t.
66 Julia ATKINS Women’s Racing Project s.t.
67 Haylee FULLER Garmin Australia s.t.
68 Lucinda STEWART Garmin Australia s.t.
69 Claire BATTLE Giant Racing Team s.t.
70 Nicola MACDONALD Roxsolt Liv SRAM 7'55''
71 Alexandra MARTIN-WALLACE Ara Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
72 Emma VIOTTO Giant Racing Team s.t.
73 Shannon MCCURLEY Knights of Suburbia 13'24''
74 Rachel HORE Individual 14'30''
75 Eloise SANDOW Inform TMX Make 16'32''
76 Laura CHANCELLOR Women’s Racing Project 19'01''
77 Mackenzie COUPLAND Cycling Development Foundation 19'07''

 

GC after stage two:

171.1 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 37.09 km/hr

1 Ruby ROSEMAN-GANNON BikeExchange-Jayco 4hr 36min 44sec
2 Maeve PLOUFFE Ara Pro Racing Sunshine Coast @ 8sec
3 Emily WATTS Knights of Suburbia 13''
4 Nicole FRAIN Roxsolt Liv SRAM 15''
5 Georgia BAKER BikeExchange-Jayco 17''
6 Matilda RAYNOLDS Inform TMX Make 23''
7 Tilly FIELD Roxsolt Liv SRAM s.t.
8 Ruth CORSET VA Pro Racing s.t.
9 Danielle DE FRANCESCO Ara Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
10 Georgia WHITEHOUSE Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
11 Katie BANERJEE Knights of Suburbia s.t.
12 Georgie HOWE Knights of Suburbia s.t.
13 Sophie MALOWIECKI Giant Racing Team s.t.
14 Gina RICARDO Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
15 Peta MULLENS Roxsolt Liv SRAM s.t.
16 Mia HAYDEN Women’s Racing Project s.t.
17 Alexandra MANLY BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
18 Grace BROWN Garmin Australia s.t.
19 Amelia WATKINSON Individual s.t.
20 Courtney SHERWELL Roxsolt Liv SRAM s.t.
21 Carlee TAYLOR Inform TMX Make s.t.
22 Samara SHEPPARD Team Westpac s.t.
23 Justine BARROW Roxsolt Liv SRAM s.t.
24 Amber PATE BikeExchange-Jayco 40''
25 Josie TALBOT Sydney Uni Staminade 51''
26 Jessica PRATT Sydney Uni Staminade 52''
27 Isabelle CARRES Garmin Australia s.t.
28 Sharni MORLEY Stepfwd Soomom s.t.
29 Alisha WELLS Ara Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
30 Jessa FRANCIS Women’s Racing Project s.t.
31 Nicole WILSON VA Pro Racing s.t.
32 Alyssa POLITES Garmin Australia s.t.
33 Megan ARMITAGE Team Westpac s.t.
34 Lauren THOMAS Giant Racing Team s.t.
35 Rose VASSEL Stepfwd Soomom s.t.
36 Lucie FITYUS Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
37 Elizabeth YOUNG Butterfields Racing Team s.t.
38 Darcie RICHARDS VA Pro Racing s.t.
39 Hannah SEELIGER Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
40 Sophie MARR Knights of Suburbia s.t.
41 Jennifer DARMODY Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
42 Emma PRATT Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
43 Maddison TAYLOR Giant Racing Team s.t.
44 Ella SIMPSON Butterfields Racing Team 59''
45 Kathryn MCINERNEY Stepfwd Soomom 1'20''
46 Rachel WALES Ara Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
47 Lauretta HANSON Team Westpac s.t.
48 Hayley JONES Giant Racing Team 1'22''
49 Kerry JONKER Team Westpac 1'51''
50 Ella BLOOR Inform TMX Make s.t.
51 Holly LUBCKE Ara Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
52 Anya LOUW Ara Pro Racing Sunshine Coast 1'55''
53 Bree PLAYEL VA Pro Racing 4'36''
54 Sophie EDWARDS Garmin Australia 4'56''
55 Amanda SPRATT BikeExchange-Jayco 6'28''
56 Belinda BAILEY Stepfwd Soomom 8'44''
57 Chelsea HOLMES Inform TMX Make s.t.
58 Emma VIOTTO Giant Racing Team 8'47''
59 Phillipa ASH Individual 9'12''
60 Claire BATTLE Giant Racing Team 9'15''
61 Imogen ALTON Sydney Uni Staminade 9'43''
62 Nicole OH Individual s.t.
63 Brittany PETERSEN Team Westpac s.t.
64 Nicola MACDONALD Roxsolt Liv SRAM 9'57''
65 Alli ANDERSON South Australian Sports Institute 11'16''
66 Haylee FULLER Garmin Australia 12'48''
67 Shannon MCCURLEY Knights of Suburbia 15'15''
68 Nicole MITSIGEORGIS Cycling Development Foundation 15'16''
69 Rachel HORE Individual 16'21''
70 Alana FORSTER Butterfields Racing Team 19'08''
71 Julia ATKINS Women’s Racing Project s.t.
72 Lucinda STEWART Garmin Australia s.t.
73 Laura CHANCELLOR Women’s Racing Project 20'52''
74 Celia COWAN Butterfields Racing Team 23'08''
75 Alexandra MARTIN-WALLACE Ara Pro Racing Sunshine Coast 23'11''
76 Mackenzie COUPLAND Cycling Development Foundation 30'23''
77 Eloise SANDOW Inform TMX Make 31'48''

 

Stage two map & profile:


Sunday, January 23: Women's Stage 1, Tanunda - Williamstown, 85.4 km

Stage one map & profile

Emily Watts wins the first stage.

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Weather at the finish city of Williamstown at 11:30 AM, local time: 21C (69F), rain, continuing through the afternoon, declining to a 50% chance of rain at 3:30 PM. Wind is from the northeast at 24 km/hr (15 mph). Riders are crashing on the slippery roads.

The race: Here's the race organizer's report:

Carnage threatened to ruin the opening stage of the 2022 women’s Santos Festival of Cycling as several riders crashed before order was restored at the finish line on Sunday.

Knights of Suburbia’s Emily Watts claimed the rain sodden stage and her teammate, former rower Georgie Howe earned the Queen of the Mountain jersey.

Rachel Neylan on debut for new women’s UCI team Cofidis but riding for Westpac in SA was rushed to hospital after a nasty crash.

Neylan was involved in the early race incident which involved overall leader Ruby Rosemary-Gannon and three-time Santos Tour Down Under champion Amanda Spratt.

It was Spratt’s first race since serious leg surgery last October.

“I was lined up behind Spratty (Spratt) and Rachel Neylan’s wheels and unfortunately there was a rider in front that crashed, and they went down too, I was on top of them,’’ Rosemary-Gannon said.

“I didn’t want to hurt them; I was OK and Spratty had to have a bike change.”

Rosemary-Gannon became the overall leader after earning maximum bonuses in the intermediate sprints.

Another hefty time bonus came her way when she finished second behind stage winner Watts at Williamstown.

She has a two second lead over Watts before stage 2 pedals off from Penny’s Hill Wines from McLaren Vale to Echunga where rain and wind could influence the race on Monday.

“I like the rain and I like the wind; we’re excited we’ve got a really strong team and I’ll do everything that I can and go for that stage win,’’ Rosemary-Gannon said.

Watts, last year’s under 23 national road and time trial champion, was ecstatic with the stage win.

She claimed it was her biggest career win after the 2021 nationals with her team executing a perfect game plan after a series of crashes marred the race.

“There were a few nervous riders since the nationals (titles last week),’’ Watts said. “The rain added to a little bit of scary riding out there. Our team played our cards right, with good positioning, staying together and staying safe.

“We had a race plan releasing Georgie Howe up the line (near the finish) that’s how she got the QOM (Queen of the Mountain jersey) and we came together which wasn’t the plan.

“We wanted Georgie to go to the line. I’m not a sprinter so I didn’t get any (bonus) points but I’m also happy with the young rider’s jersey and it’s been a goal to get a national road series win here.” 

The peloton signed on at the picturesque Chateau Tanunda before pedalling off on rain swept cobbles which wouldn’t have been out of place during the Roman Empire before the Ziptrak stage 1 tested bike handling skills.

SA Sports Institute’s Katarina Chung-Orr was the first rider forced to abandon the race after a crash.

The peloton looked settled just before Roseman-Gannon picked up a three second bonus for claiming the first intermediate sprint ahead of teammate Georgia Baker and Hayley Jones from Giant Racing.

And in what is understood to be a first for a major bike race in Australia, 2010 national road champion Ruth Corset, 44, and daughter Caitlin Corset, 17, were teammates for VA Pro Racing.

Complete Results:

85.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.40 km/hr

1 Emily WATTS Knights of Suburbia 2hr 13min 25sec
2 Ruby ROSEMAN-GANNON BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
3 Nicole FRAIN Roxsolt Liv SRAM s.t.
4 Matilda RAYNOLDS Inform TMX Make s.t.
5 Georgia BAKER BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
6 Gina RICARDO Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
7 Maeve PLOUFFE ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
8 Grace BROWN Garmin Australia s.t.
9 Tilly FIELD Roxsolt Liv SRAM s.t.
10 Ruth CORSET VA Pro Racing s.t.
11 Anya LOUW ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
12 Georgia WHITEHOUSE Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
13 Sophie MALOWIECKI Giant Racing Team s.t.
14 Amelia WATKINSON Individual Rider s.t.
15 Katie BANERJEE Knights of Suburbia s.t.
16 Danielle DE FRANCESCO ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
17 Carlee TAYLOR Inform TMX Make s.t.
18 Justine BARROW Roxsolt Liv SRAM s.t.
19 Samara SHEPPARD Team Westpac s.t.
20 Peta MULLENS Roxsolt Liv SRAM s.t.
21 Georgie HOWE Knights of Suburbia s.t.
22 Courtney SHERWELL Roxsolt Liv SRAM s.t.
23 Alexandra MANLY BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
24 Mia HAYDEN Women’s Racing Project s.t.
25 Amber PATE BikeExchange-Jayco @ 17sec
26 Isabelle CARRES Garmin Australia 29''
27 Alisha WELLS ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
28 Megan ARMITAGE Team Westpac s.t.
29 Belinda BAILEY Stepfwd Soomon s.t.
30 Ella SIMPSON Butterfields Racing Team s.t.
31 Nicole WILSON VA Pro Racing s.t.
32 Sophie MARR Knights of Suburbia s.t.
33 Sharni MORLEY Stepfwd Soomon s.t.
34 Jessica PRATT Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
35 Alyssa POLITES Garmin Australia s.t.
36 Elizabeth YOUNG Butterfields Racing Team s.t.
37 Jessa FRANCIS Women’s Racing Project s.t.
38 Rose VASSEL Stepfwd Soomon s.t.
39 Emma PRATT Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
40 Emma VIOTTO Giant Racing Team s.t.
41 Lisa JACOB Knights of Suburbia s.t.
42 Chelsea HOLMES Inform TMX Make s.t.
43 Maddison TAYLOR Giant Racing Team s.t.
44 Lauren THOMAS Giant Racing Team s.t.
45 Hannah SEELIGER Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
46 Jennifer DARMODY Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
47 Darcie RICHARDS VA Pro Racing s.t.
48 Josie TALBOT Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
49 Lucie FITYUS Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
50 Phillipa ASH Individual Rider 57''
51 Bree PLAYEL VA Pro Racing s.t.
52 Loretta HANSON Team Westpac s.t.
53 Kathryn MCINERNEY Stepfwd Soomon s.t.
54 Rachel WALES ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
55 Claire BATTLE Giant Racing Team 1'00''
56 Hayley JONES Giant Racing Team s.t.
57 Shannon MCCURLEY Knights of Suburbia 1'28''
58 Imogen ALTON Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
59 Rachel HORE Individual Rider s.t.
60 Kerry JONKER Team Westpac s.t.
61 Laura CHANCELLOR Women’s Racing Project s.t.
62 Nicole OH Individual Rider s.t.
63 Brittany PETERSEN Team Westpac s.t.
64 Holly LUBCKE ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
65 Ella BLOOR Inform TMX Make s.t.
66 Nicola MACDONALD Roxsolt Liv SRAM 1'39''
67 Haylee FULLER Garmin Australia 4'33''
68 Sophie EDWARDS Garmin Australia s.t.
69 Elizabeth NUSPAN Inform TMX Make s.t.
70 Amanda SPRATT BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
71 Mackenzie COUPLAND Cycling Development Foundation 10'53''
72 Alana FORSTER Butterfields Racing Team s.t.
73 Lucinda STEWART Garmin Australia s.t.
74 Julia ATKINS Women’s Racing Project s.t.
75 Alli ANDERSON South Australia Sports Institute s.t.
76 Nicole MITSIGEORGIS Cycling Development Foundation 14'53''
77 Eloise SANDOW Inform TMX Make s.t.
78 Celia COWAN Butterfields Racing Team s.t.
79 Dharlia HAINES South Australia Sports Institute s.t.
80 Holly CHANCE Butterfields Racing Team s.t.
81 Alexandra MARTIN-WALLACE ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.

 

GC after stage one:

1 Ruby ROSEMAN-GANNON BikeExchange-Jayco 2hr 13min 13sec
2 Emily WATTS Knights of Suburbia @ 2sec
3 Nicole FRAIN Roxsolt Liv SRAM 8''
4 Georgia BAKER BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
5 Matilda RAYNOLDS Inform TMX Make 12''
6 Gina RICARDO Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
7 Maeve PLOUFFE ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
8 Grace BROWN Garmin Australia s.t.
9 Tilly FIELD Roxsolt Liv SRAM s.t.
10 Ruth CORSET VA Pro Racing s.t.
11 Anya LOUW ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
12 Georgia WHITEHOUSE Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
13 Sophie MALOWIECKI Giant Racing Team s.t.
14 Amelia WATKINSON Individual Rider s.t.
15 Katie BANERJEE Knights of Suburbia s.t.
16 Danielle DE FRANCESCO ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
17 Carlee TAYLOR Inform TMX Make s.t.
18 Justine BARROW Roxsolt Liv SRAM s.t.
19 Samara SHEPPARD Team Westpac s.t.
20 Peta MULLENS Roxsolt Liv SRAM s.t.
21 Georgie HOWE Knights of Suburbia s.t.
22 Courtney SHERWELL Roxsolt Liv SRAM s.t.
23 Alexandra MANLY BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
24 Mia HAYDEN Women’s Racing Project s.t.
25 Amber PATE BikeExchange-Jayco 29''
26 Josie TALBOT Sydney Uni Staminade 40''
27 Isabelle CARRES Garmin Australia 41''
28 Alisha WELLS ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
29 Megan ARMITAGE Team Westpac s.t.
30 Belinda BAILEY Stepfwd Soomon s.t.
31 Ella SIMPSON Butterfields Racing Team s.t.
32 Nicole WILSON VA Pro Racing s.t.
33 Sophie MARR Knights of Suburbia s.t.
34 Sharni MORLEY Stepfwd Soomon s.t.
35 Jessica PRATT Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
36 Alyssa POLITES Garmin Australia s.t.
37 Elizabeth YOUNG Butterfields Racing Team s.t.
38 Jessa FRANCIS Women’s Racing Project s.t.
39 Rose VASSEL Stepfwd Soomon s.t.
40 Emma PRATT Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
41 Emma VIOTTO Giant Racing Team s.t.
42 Lisa JACOB Knights of Suburbia s.t.
43 Chelsea HOLMES Inform TMX Make s.t.
44 Maddison TAYLOR Giant Racing Team s.t.
45 Lauren THOMAS Giant Racing Team s.t.
46 Hannah SEELIGER Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
47 Jennifer DARMODY Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
48 Darcie RICHARDS VA Pro Racing s.t.
49 Lucie FITYUS Cycling Development Foundation s.t.
50 Phillipa ASH Individual Rider 1'09''
51 Bree PLAYEL VA Pro Racing s.t.
52 Loretta HANSON Team Westpac s.t.
53 Kathryn MCINERNEY Stepfwd Soomon s.t.
54 Rachel WALES ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
55 Hayley JONES Giant Racing Team 1'11''
56 Claire BATTLE Giant Racing Team 1'12''
57 Shannon MCCURLEY Knights of Suburbia 1'40''
58 Imogen ALTON Sydney Uni Staminade s.t.
59 Rachel HORE Individual Rider s.t.
60 Kerry JONKER Team Westpac s.t.
61 Laura CHANCELLOR Women’s Racing Project s.t.
62 Nicole OH Individual Rider s.t.
63 Brittany PETERSEN Team Westpac s.t.
64 Holly LUBCKE ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.
65 Ella BLOOR Inform TMX Make s.t.
66 Nicola MACDONALD Roxsolt Liv SRAM 1'51''
67 Haylee FULLER Garmin Australia 4'45''
68 Sophie EDWARDS Garmin Australia s.t.
69 Elizabeth NUSPAN Inform TMX Make s.t.
70 Amanda SPRATT BikeExchange-Jayco s.t.
71 Mackenzie COUPLAND Cycling Development Foundation 11'05''
72 Alana FORSTER Butterfields Racing Team s.t.
73 Lucinda STEWART Garmin Australia s.t.
74 Julia ATKINS Women’s Racing Project s.t.
75 Alli ANDERSON South Australia Sports Institute s.t.
76 Nicole MITSIGEORGIS Cycling Development Foundation 15'05''
77 Eloise SANDOW Inform TMX Make s.t.
78 Celia COWAN Butterfields Racing Team s.t.
79 Dharlia HAINES South Australia Sports Institute s.t.
80 Holly CHANCE Butterfields Racing Team s.t.
81 Alexandra MARTIN-WALLACE ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast s.t.

 

Stage one map & profile:


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Women's start list with back numbers, January 21, 2022:

TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO
1 Amanda SPRATT
2 Georgia BAKER
3 Alexandra MANLY
4 Ruby ROSEMAN-GANNON
5 Amber PATE
ROXSOLT LIV SRAM
11 Nicole FRAIN
12 Peta MULLENS
13 Matilda FIELD
14 Justine BARROW
15 Nicola MACDONALD
16 Saffron BUTTON
17 Courtney SHERWELL
TEAM GARMIN AUSTRALIA
21 Grace BROWN
22 Haylee FULLER
23 Alyssa POLITES
24 Isabelle CARRES
25 Lucinda STEWART
26 Sophie EDWARDS
27 Lauren PERRY
ARA PRO RACING SUNSHINE COAST
31 Alisha WELLS
32 Anya LOUW
33 Alexandra MARTIN-WALLACE
34 Danielle DE FRANCESCO
35 Holly LUBCKE
36 Maeve PLOUFFE
37 Rachel WALES
SYDNEY UNI STAMINADE WOMEN'S CYCLING TEAM
41 Josie TALBOT
42 Georgie WHITEHOUSE
43 Imogen ALTON
44 Gina RICARDO
45 Jessica PRATT
46 Jennifer DARMODY
CYCLING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
51 Kelly FETTES
52 Lucie FITYUS
53 Nicole MITSEGEORGIS
54 Emma PRATT
55 Hannah SEELIGER
56 Mackenzie COUPLAND
GIANT RACING TEAM
61 Emma VIOTTO
62 Jordyn HASSETT
63 Maddison TAYLOR
64 Claire BATTLE
65 Lauren THOMAS
66 Sophie MALOWIECKI
67 Hayley JONES
STEPFWD SOOMOM
71 Sharni MORLEY
72 Belinda BAILEY
73 Rose VASSEL
74 Kathryn MCINERNEY
VA PRO RACING
81 Ruth CORSET
82 Nicole WILSON
83 Bree PLAYEL
84 Darcie RICHARDS
85 Caitlin CORSET
86 Kate BONNER
87 Victoria BARRY
WOMEN'S RACING PROJECT
91 Cassandra DODD
92 Mia HAYDEN
93 Shaylee JOHNSTON
94 Jessa FRANCIS
95 Laura CHANCELLOR
96 Julia ATKINS
BUTTERFIELDS RACING TEAM
101 Alana FORSTER
102 Kayla MCSPORRAN
103 Celia COWAN
104 Holly CHANCE
105 Elizabeth YOUNG
106 Ella SIMPSON
INFORM TMX MAKE
111 Carlee TAYLOR
112 Elizabeth NUSPAN
113 Ella BLOOR
114 Matilda RAYNOLDS
115 Chelsea HOLMES
116 Eloise SANDOW
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SPORTS INSTITUTE
121 Katarina CHUNG-ORR
122 Alli ANDERSON
123 Dharlia HAINES
124 Megan MARKER
125 Summer NORDMEYER
KNIGHTS OF SUBURBIA RACING
131 Georgie HOWE
132 Shannon MCCURLEY
133 Katie BANERJEE
134 Emily WATTS
135 Lisa JACOB
136 Keely BENNETT
137 Sophie MARR
TEAM WESTPAC
141 Loretta HANSON
142 Kerri JONKER
143 Samara SHEPPARD
144 Rachel NEYLAN
145 Brittany PETERSEN
146 Megan ARMITAGE
INDIVIDUAL RIDERS
151 Jacqui SLACK
152 Rachel HORE
153 Phillipa ASH
154 Nicole OH
155 Amelia WATKINSON