HERALD SUN TOUR: A STANNARD L’ULTIMA TAPPA, AD HOWSON LA GENERALE

La tappa finale dell’Herald Sun Tour va all’inglese Ian Stannard (Team Sky) che regola un gruppetto di attaccanti, precedendo il neozelandese Aaron Gate (Aqua Blue Sport) e l’olandese Taco Van der Hoorn (Rompoot). Ventesimo al traguardo, Damien Howson mantiene la testa della classifica e si impone nella 64a edizione della corsa australiana.

Dopo Luke Rowe, vincitore della seconda frazione a Beechworth, oggi il team Sky ha “affidato” il compito di vincere ad un altro uomo da corse di un giorno come Ian Stannard. Il corridore inglese ha attaccato assieme ad altri dieci uomini nell’ultimo giro del circuito di Kinglake, tenendo il gruppo sempre a distanza, soprattutto negli ultimi chilometri, quando il vantaggio era ormai sceso sotto i trenta secondi. Allo sprint Stannard ha saputo cogliere il momento giusto per lanciare la volata e battere gli altri fuggitivi, tra i quali figurava anche il vincitore di ieri McCabe, che non è riuscito ripetere il successo.
Sul nervoso circuito che caratterizzava la tappa conclusiva, pochi sono stati i problemi per l’Orica-Scott, che ha saputo controllare la corsa difendendo al meglio il proprio leader, l’australiano Damien Howson, che ha così mantenuto la testa della classifica con gli stessi distacchi del mattino: 2° a 38″ il connazionale Hindley, 3° a 53″ il francese Ellisonde. Nella top ten spiccano i nomi delle due stelle al via della 64a edizione della corsa australiana, il britannico Chris Froome e il colombiano Esteban Chaves, rispettivamente sesto a 1′12″ e nono a 1′15″.

Paolo Terzi

ORDINE D’ARRIVO

1 Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky 2:52:44
2 Aaron Gate (NZl) Aqua Blue Sport
3 Taco van der Hoorn (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
4 Benjamin Hill (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto
5 Robbie Hucker (Aus) IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness
6 Alistair Slater (GBr) JLT Condor
7 Jason Christie (NZl) New Zealand National Team
8 Daniel Fitter (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport
9 Cyrus Monk (Aus) Drapac–Pat’s Veg
10 Travis McCabe (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
11 Cameron Bayly (Aus) IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness 0:00:17
12 Cameron Meyer (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate Australian National Team
13 Dylan Sunderland (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport
14 Jai Hindley (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate Australian National Team
15 Lucas Hamilton (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate Australian National Team
16 James Oram (NZl) New Zealand National Team 0:00:08
17 Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:00:17
18 Timothy Roe (Aus) IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness
19 Tim Ariesen (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:00:08
20 Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:00:17
21 Nathan Earle (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate Australian National Team
22 Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Team Sky 0:00:13
23 Benjamin Dyball (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team 0:00:17
24 Jesse Featonby (Aus) Drapac–Pat’s Veg
25 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky
26 Ian Bibby (GBr) JLT Condor 0:00:12
27 Michael Storer (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate Australian National Team 0:00:17
28 Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:00:31
29 Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica-Scott 0:00:17
30 Ivan Savitckii (Rus) Gazprom–RusVelo 0:00:55
31 Nick van der Lijke (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
32 Marcelo Felipe (Phi) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippines
33 Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
34 Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:01:08
35 Michel Kreder (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport
36 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Gazprom–RusVelo 0:01:21
37 Alistair Donohoe (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto
38 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
39 Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky 0:01:29
40 Peter Koning (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport
41 Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:17
42 Sergey Nikolaev (Rus) Gazprom–RusVelo 0:01:21
43 James Gullen (GBr) JLT Condor 0:01:43
44 Josh Berry (Aus) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippines 0:02:28
45 Jesse Ewart (Aus) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippines
46 Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Attaque Team Gusto
47 Nicholas Katsonis (Aus) Drapac–Pat’s Veg
48 Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-Scott
49 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Gazprom–RusVelo 0:03:06
50 Mathew Ross (Aus) Drapac–Pat’s Veg
51 Sam Dobbs (NZl) New Zealand National Team 0:03:20
52 Lachlan Norris (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:03:36
53 Alex Frame (NZl) JLT Condor
54 Conor Dunne (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport
55 Edgar Nohales Neto (Spa) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippines 0:04:08
56 Samuel Jenner (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate Australian National Team 0:04:34
57 Steve Lampier (GBr) JLT Condor 0:04:50
58 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-Scott
59 Brad Evans (NZl) Drapac–Pat’s Veg 0:05:30
60 Rustom Lim (Phi) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippines
61 Aleksei Tcatevich (Rus) Gazprom–RusVelo
62 Joseph Cooper (NZl) IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness
63 Mario Vogt (Ger) Attaque Team Gusto
64 Mitch Docker (Aus) Orica-Scott
65 Calvin Watson (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport
66 Greg Henderson (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:05:55
67 Timothy Guy (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto
68 Mark John Lexer Galedo (Phi) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippines 0:06:18
69 Artur Ershov (Rus) Gazprom–RusVelo 0:06:50
70 Drew Morey (Aus) Drapac–Pat’s Veg
71 Jesse Kerrison (Aus) IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness 0:07:33
72 Hamish Schreurs (NZl) New Zealand National Team 0:08:10
73 Thomas Hubbard (NZl) St George Continental Cycling Team
74 Lawrence Warbasse (USA) Aqua Blue Sport
75 Leigh Howard (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport
76 Brenton Jones (Aus) JLT Condor
77 Angus Lyons (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate Australian National Team
78 James Fouche (NZl) New Zealand National Team
79 Kaden Groves (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team
80 Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
81 Oliver Kent-Spark (Aus) Drapac–Pat’s Veg 0:10:00
82 Matthew Zenovich (NZl) New Zealand National Team
83 Jacob Kauffmann (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport
84 Alex Wohler (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport
85 Joshua Taylor (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport
86 Taylor Gunman (NZl) New Zealand National Team
87 Jay Dutton (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team
88 Ayden Toovey (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport
89 Brodie Talbot (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team 0:09:15
90 Guy Kalma (NZl) Attaque Team Gusto 0:11:00
91 Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-Scott 0:11:25
92 Adrian Hegyvary (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:11:50
93 Rob Power (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:13:07
94 Philip Martz (USA) Attaque Team Gusto 0:13:59
95 Darcy Ellerm-Norton (NZl) St George Continental Cycling Team
96 Kirill Sveshnikov (Rus) Gazprom–RusVelo 0:16:26

CLASSIFICA GENERALE

1 Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-Scott 15:25:13
2 Jai Hindley (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate Australian National Team 0:00:38
3 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky 0:00:53
4 Cameron Meyer (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate Australian National Team 0:01:08
5 Michael Storer (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate Australian National Team 0:01:10
6 Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky 0:01:12
7 Lucas Hamilton (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate Australian National Team 0:01:13
8 Nathan Earle (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate Australian National Team 0:01:15
9 Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica-Scott
10 Timothy Roe (Aus) IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness 0:01:17
11 Ian Bibby (GBr) JLT Condor 0:01:21
12 Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle (Col) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:01:28
13 Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Team Sky 0:01:39
14 Cameron Bayly (Aus) IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness 0:01:45
15 Jesse Featonby (Aus) Drapac–Pat’s Veg 0:01:56
16 Benjamin Dyball (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team 0:02:30
17 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:02:44
18 Alistair Donohoe (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto 0:03:08
19 Dylan Sunderland (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 0:03:43
20 Jason Christie (NZl) New Zealand National Team 0:04:33
21 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Gazprom–RusVelo 0:04:44
22 Lachlan Norris (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:05:16
23 Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:06:17
24 Robbie Hucker (Aus) IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness 0:06:50
25 Daniel Fitter (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 0:06:55
26 Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:08:17
27 Cyrus Monk (Aus) Drapac–Pat’s Veg 0:10:12
28 James Oram (NZl) New Zealand National Team 0:11:31
29 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:12:00
30 Jesse Ewart (Aus) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippines 0:12:34
31 Luke Rowe (GBr) Team Sky 0:13:59
32 Lawrence Warbasse (USA) Aqua Blue Sport 0:14:56
33 Taco van der Hoorn (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:16:33
34 Steve Lampier (GBr) JLT Condor 0:17:17
35 Samuel Jenner (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate Australian National Team 0:17:22
36 Sam Dobbs (NZl) New Zealand National Team 0:17:24
37 Mario Vogt (Ger) Attaque Team Gusto 0:17:48
38 Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:17:50
39 Conor Dunne (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport 0:19:53
40 Travis McCabe (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:20:46
41 Alistair Slater (GBr) JLT Condor 0:21:01
42 Timothy Guy (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto 0:21:04
43 Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:21:41
44 Nicholas Katsonis (Aus) Drapac–Pat’s Veg 0:22:16
45 Nick van der Lijke (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:22:51
46 Sergey Nikolaev (Rus) Gazprom–RusVelo 0:23:19
47 Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Attaque Team Gusto 0:23:20
48 Artur Ershov (Rus) Gazprom–RusVelo 0:23:26
49 James Gullen (GBr) JLT Condor 0:23:49
50 Ivan Savitckii (Rus) Gazprom–RusVelo 0:23:58
51 Tim Ariesen (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:24:46
52 Marcelo Felipe (Phi) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippines 0:25:18
53 Aaron Gate (NZl) Aqua Blue Sport 0:25:27
54 Drew Morey (Aus) Drapac–Pat’s Veg 0:25:38
55 Greg Henderson (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:26:54
56 Mitch Docker (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:27:11
57 Aleksei Tcatevich (Rus) Gazprom–RusVelo 0:27:15
58 Brad Evans (NZl) Drapac–Pat’s Veg 0:27:18
59 Michel Kreder (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport 0:27:38
60 Jacob Kauffmann (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 0:29:23
61 Benjamin Hill (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto 0:30:37
62 Calvin Watson (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport 0:30:45
63 Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky 0:31:07
64 Brodie Talbot (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team 0:31:47
65 Oliver Kent-Spark (Aus) Drapac–Pat’s Veg 0:32:24
66 Joseph Cooper (NZl) IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness 0:32:41
67 Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:32:58
68 Rustom Lim (Phi) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippines 0:33:30
69 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Gazprom–RusVelo 0:34:01
70 Edgar Nohales Neto (Spa) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippines 0:34:12
71 Alex Frame (NZl) JLT Condor 0:34:30
72 Mathew Ross (Aus) Drapac–Pat’s Veg 0:34:34
73 James Fouche (NZl) New Zealand National Team 0:36:26
74 Peter Koning (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport 0:36:44
75 Guy Kalma (NZl) Attaque Team Gusto 0:37:27
76 Brenton Jones (Aus) JLT Condor 0:37:42
77 Mark John Lexer Galedo (Phi) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippines 0:38:05
78 Angus Lyons (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate Australian National Team 0:38:48
79 Taylor Gunman (NZl) New Zealand National Team 0:39:47
80 Ayden Toovey (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 0:39:49
81 Jesse Kerrison (Aus) IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness 0:41:29
82 Rob Power (Aus) Orica-Scott 0:42:52
83 Josh Berry (Aus) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippines 0:43:06
84 Leigh Howard (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport 0:44:37
85 Hamish Schreurs (NZl) New Zealand National Team 0:46:24
86 Matthew Zenovich (NZl) New Zealand National Team 0:48:18
87 Kaden Groves (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team 0:48:21
88 Joshua Taylor (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 0:48:31
89 Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica-Scott 0:50:24
90 Adrian Hegyvary (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:53:02
91 Philip Martz (USA) Attaque Team Gusto 0:54:22
92 Darcy Ellerm-Norton (NZl) St George Continental Cycling Team 0:56:47
93 Alex Wohler (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 1:00:39
94 Jay Dutton (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team 1:03:27
95 Thomas Hubbard (NZl) St George Continental Cycling Team 1:05:03
96 Kirill Sveshnikov (Rus) Gazprom–RusVelo 1:05:57

La volata vinta da Ian Stannard chiude la 64a edizione della corsa a tappe australiana (foto Con Chronis)