Posted by Editoress on 01/31/19
Battling windy, blustery conditions Mike Woods (EF Education First) arrived first at the finish line and secured a narrow 4 second GC advantage over fellow WorldTour pro Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo).
The pair went head to head on the final climb and descended like demons into the finish at Churchill. The slender lead comes via time bonuses received on the line in Thule Stage 2, taking the Jayco Herald Sun leaders jersey from team mate and Appselec Stage 1 winner Dan McLay.
Frenchman Kenny Ellisonde (Team Sky) was third on the day.
The final climb included nearly 2 kilometres of gravel and was always going to be a toss up for the riders.
Woods: "I felt really great putting my hand up in the air and celebrating that win especially after all the hard work my team mates did today, we've been riding really well, and it was nice to already have yellow with McLay leading from yesterday… now we get to keep it for another day."
"I knew that I had to launch on the last section of the pavement before the gravel started because once you get in the gravel it's pretty tough to come around a guy and when you dictate pace on the gravel you can have a lot more control so that's what I needed to do and it worked great."
Porte: "Obviously we've done it before in the Giro and things like that, I think it's something different, obviously in road racing you don't want to do too much but I think John Trevorrow has done a fantastic job with the course today, it was a great finish, no one knew about the climb, he's probably grown up around this area and that was his old training ground."
"When you're climbing it was quite steep there actually, it was probably around 12% or something like that, so it's different climbing on that you kind of have to pick a bigger gear and try and sit in the saddle, which I was doing, but Woodsy was dancing out of the saddle, so he is obviously done a bit more on the gravel than I have I think it's nice in races, it wasn't, it wasn't dangerous, I think it was a great day."
The race was split early with six riders establishing a breakaway and soaking up sprint points, before the peloton chased them down. Luke Rowe (SKY) led his team to the front and split the group again. With 30 kilometres to go a crash brought down the rear of the bunch, and a number of riders may be doubtful to start stage 3.
Stage 2: Wonthaggi to Churchill, 127 km | |
1 Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First Pro Cycling | 2:55:44 |
2 Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo | at s.t. |
3 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky | 0:17 |
4 Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Sky | 0:19 |
5 Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
6 Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Team Sky | 0:43 |
7 Chris Harper (Aus) Team Bridgelane | |
8 Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | |
9 Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | all s.t. |
10 Robert Stannard (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 1:54 |
11 Dylan Sunderland (Aus) Team Bridgelane | |
12 Sam Jenner (Aus) KordaMentha Australian Team | |
13 Jarlinson Pantano Gomez (Col) Trek-Segafredo | |
14 Lachlan Morton (Aus) EF Education First Pro Cycling | |
15 Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo | all s.t. |
16 Daniel Whitehouse (Aus) EvoPro Racing | 2:22 |
17 Nicholas White (Aus) Team Bridgelane | |
18 Benjamin Dyball (Aus) Team Sapura Cycling | both s.t. |
19 Cyrus Monk (Aus) EvoPro Racing | 3:56 |
20 Freddy Ovett (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | |
21 Michael Freiberg (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | |
22 Alistair Donohoe (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | |
23 Dion Smith (NZl) Mitchelton-Scott | all s.t. |
24 Marcus Culey (Aus) Team Sapura Cycling | 5:23 |
25 Jesse Featonby (Aus) Oliver's Real Food Racing | 6:04 |
26 Carter Turnbull (Aus) KordaMentha Australian Team | 7:19 |
27 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | 7:37 |
28 Ryan Mullen (Irl) Trek-Segafredo | 7:43 |
29 Brenton Jones (Aus) KordaMentha Australian Team | |
30 Liam White (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team | |
31 Jesse Ewart (Aus) Team Sapura Cycling | |
32 Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team Sky | |
33 Owain Doull (Gbr) Team Sky | |
34 Koen de Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | |
35 Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | |
36 Muhammad Zawawi Azman (Mas) Team Sapura Cycling | |
37 Hayden Mccormick (NZl) Team Bridgelane | |
38 Muhamad Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff (Mas) Team Sapura Cycling | |
39 Dylan Newbery (Aus) Futuro-Maxxis Pro Cycling | |
40 Ayden Toovey (Aus) Team Bridgelane | |
41 Patrick Burt (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team | |
42 James Whelan (Aus) EF Education First Pro Cycling | |
43 Mitchell Docker (Aus) EF Education First Pro Cycling | |
44 Benjamin Andrews (Aus) Oliver's Real Food Racing | all s.t. |
45 Muhsin Al Redha Misbah (Mas) Team Sapura Cycling | 8:31 |
46 Theodore Yates (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team | 9:37 |
47 Tom Scully (NZl) EF Education First Pro Cycling | s.t. |
48 Neil Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Team Bridgelane | 10:34 |
49 William Clarke (Aus) Trek-Segafredo | |
50 Sebastian Presley (Aus) Oliver's Real Food Racing | |
51 Tom Mcfarlane (Aus) KordaMentha Australian Team | |
52 Corbin Strong (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team | |
53 Thomas Hubbard (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team | |
54 David Williams (Aus) KordaMentha Australian Team | |
55 Liam Magennis (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team | |
56 Jason Lea (Aus) Team Bridgelane | |
57 Craig Wiggins (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team | |
58 Aaron Gate (Aus) EvoPro Racing | |
59 Conor Murtagh (Aus) Oliver's Real Food Racing | |
60 Michael Potter (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | |
61 Ryan Cavanagh (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team | |
62 Taj Jones (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | |
63 Jonathon Noble (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | |
64 Sam Bewley (NZl) Mitchelton-Scott | |
65 Nathan Elliot (Aus) KordaMentha Australian Team | |
66 Daniel McLay (GBr) EF Education First Pro Cycling | |
67 Harrison Sweeny (Aus) EvoPro Racing | |
68 Ashley Mackay (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | |
69 Luke Mudgway (Aus) EvoPro Racing | |
70 Michael Vink (NZl) St George Continental Cycling Team | |
71 Callum Scotson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | |
72 Oliver Martin (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team | all s.t. |
73 Alex Frame (NZl) Trek-Segafredo | 19:02 |
74 Thomas Coates (Aus) Futuro-Maxxis Pro Cycling | s.t. |
75 Wouter Wippert (Aus) EvoPro Racing | 19:19 |
76 Karl Michelin-Beard (Aus) Oliver's Real Food Racing | 19:42 |
77 Tom Kaesler (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team | |
78 Timothy Cameron (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team | |
79 Angus Lyons (Aus) Oliver's Real Food Racing | all s.t. |
80 Zachary Johnson (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team | 21:09 |
81 Shane Archbold (Aus) EvoPro Racing | 24:44 |
82 Cameron Layton (Aus) Futuro-Maxxis Pro Cycling | 25:24 |
83 Rowan Dever (Aus) Oliver's Real Food Racing | 26:21 |
84 Christopher Williams (Aus) Futuro-Maxxis Pro Cycling | s.t. |
DNF Rudy Porter (Aus) KordaMentha Australian Team | |
DNF Nick Miller (NZl) Futuro-Maxxis Pro Cycling | |
DNF Carter Bettles (Aus) Futuro-Maxxis Pro Cycling | |
DNF Rhys Robotham (Aus) Futuro-Maxxis Pro Cycling | |
GC | |
1 Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First Pro Cycling | 5:12:32 |
2 Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo | at 0:04 |
3 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky | 0:27 |
4 Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 0:29 |
5 Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Sky | 0:33 |
6 Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Team Sky | 0:53 |
7 Chris Harper (Aus) Team Bridgelane | 0:57 |
8 Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | |
9 Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | both s.t. |
10 Robert Stannard (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 2:04 |
11 Dylan Sunderland (Aus) Team Bridgelane | 2:08 |
12 Jarlinson Pantano Gomez (Col) Trek-Segafredo | |
13 Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo | |
14 Sam Jenner (Aus) KordaMentha Australian Team | |
15 Lachlan Morton (Aus) EF Education First Pro Cycling | all s.t. |
16 Nicholas White (Aus) Team Bridgelane | 2:36 |
17 Daniel Whitehouse (Aus) EvoPro Racing | s.t. |
18 Benjamin Dyball (Aus) Team Sapura Cycling | 2:44 |
19 Dion Smith (NZl) Mitchelton-Scott | 4:06 |
20 Alistair Donohoe (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | 4:10 |
21 Freddy Ovett (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | |
22 Michael Freiberg (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | both s.t. |
23 Cyrus Monk (Aus) EvoPro Racing | 4:59 |
24 Marcus Culey (Aus) Team Sapura Cycling | 5:45 |
25 Jesse Featonby (Aus) Oliver's Real Food Racing | 6:18 |
26 Carter Turnbull (Aus) KordaMentha Australian Team | 7:41 |
27 Ayden Toovey (Aus) Team Bridgelane | 7:45 |
28 Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Team Sky | 7:47 |
29 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Sky | 7:49 |
30 Owain Doull (Gbr) Team Sky | 7:53 |
31 Brenton Jones (Aus) KordaMentha Australian Team | 7:57 |
32 Hayden Mccormick (NZl) Team Bridgelane | |
33 Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky | both s.t. |
34 Liam White (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team | 8:01 |
35 James Whelan (Aus) EF Education First Pro Cycling | 8:04 |
36 Jesse Ewart (Aus) Team Sapura Cycling | 8:05 |
37 Muhammad Zawawi Azman (Mas) Team Sapura Cycling | |
38 Ryan Mullen (Irl) Trek-Segafredo | |
39 Muhamad Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff (Mas) Team Sapura Cycling | |
40 Koen de Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | |
41 Mitchell Docker (Aus) EF Education First Pro Cycling | all s.t. |
42 Patrick Burt (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team | 8:12 |
43 Benjamin Andrews (Aus) Oliver's Real Food Racing | s.t. |
44 Muhsin Al Redha Misbah (Mas) Team Sapura Cycling | 9:05 |
45 Theodore Yates (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team | 9:47 |
46 Tom Scully (NZl) EF Education First Pro Cycling | s.t. |
47 Daniel McLay (GBr) EF Education First Pro Cycling | 10:34 |
48 Tom Mcfarlane (Aus) KordaMentha Australian Team | 10:48 |
49 Craig Wiggins (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team | |
50 Jason Lea (Aus) Team Bridgelane | |
51 Aaron Gate (Aus) EvoPro Racing | |
52 Michael Vink (NZl) St George Continental Cycling Team | all s.t. |
53 Corbin Strong (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team | 10:56 |
54 Liam Magennis (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team | |
55 William Clarke (Aus) Trek-Segafredo | |
56 Sebastian Presley (Aus) Oliver's Real Food Racing | |
57 Neil Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Team Bridgelane | |
58 Ashley Mackay (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | |
59 Conor Murtagh (Aus) Oliver's Real Food Racing | |
60 Michael Potter (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | |
61 Ryan Cavanagh (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team | |
62 Sam Bewley (NZl) Mitchelton-Scott | |
63 Nathan Elliot (Aus) KordaMentha Australian Team | |
64 Oliver Martin (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team | |
65 Taj Jones (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | 11:14 |
66 Jonathon Noble (Aus) Pro Racing Sunshine Coast | s.t. |
67 Dylan Newbery (Aus) Futuro-Maxxis Pro Cycling | 11:17 |
68 David Williams (Aus) KordaMentha Australian Team | 11:58 |
69 Harrison Sweeny (Aus) EvoPro Racing | 12:18 |
70 Luke Mudgway (Aus) EvoPro Racing | |
71 Callum Scotson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | both s.t. |
72 Thomas Hubbard (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team | 16:44 |
73 Alex Frame (NZl) Trek-Segafredo | 19:16 |
74 Wouter Wippert (Aus) EvoPro Racing | 19:25 |
75 Angus Lyons (Aus) Oliver's Real Food Racing | 20:04 |
76 Karl Michelin-Beard (Aus) Oliver's Real Food Racing | 20:08 |
77 Timothy Cameron (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team | 20:11 |
78 Tom Kaesler (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team | 21:25 |
79 Shane Archbold (Aus) EvoPro Racing | 25:35 |
80 Christopher Williams (Aus) Futuro-Maxxis Pro Cycling | 26:50 |
81 Rowan Dever (Aus) Oliver's Real Food Racing | 26:52 |
82 Zachary Johnson (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team | 29:05 |
83 Cameron Layton (Aus) Futuro-Maxxis Pro Cycling | 31:34 |
84 Thomas Coates (Aus) Futuro-Maxxis Pro Cycling | 31:38 |
KoM GC | |
1 Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First Pro Cycling | 24 pts |
2 Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo | 16 |
3 Cyrus Monk (Aus) EvoPro Racing | 12 |
4 Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 8 |
5 Ayden Toovey (Aus) Team Bridgelane | 8 |
6 Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Sky | 4 |
7 Liam White (Aus) Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team | 4 |
Men's Herald Sun Tour: Stage 1 results, Woods 10th
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