HERALD SUN TOUR, SUCCESSO FINALE PER ESTEBAN CHAVES; A CROME L’ULTIMA TAPPA

Successo scontato per la Mitchelton-Scott che ha monopolizzato i tre gradini della classifica finale. Il successo di giornata è invece andato a Sam Crome del Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team.

L’ultima tappa dell’Herald Sun Tour, sull’ondulato circuito di Kinglake, ha solleticato la fantasia degli attaccanti. Ultimi a tentare l’azione da distante sono stati Cyrus Monk (Drapac EF Cycling) e Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) ripresi negli ultimi 10 km. L’ultima salitella dell’intero Herald Sun Tour ha fatto si avvantaggiassero in 18 per andare a giocarsi l’ultimo traguardo disponibile. La volata ristretta e stata appannaggio dell’australiano Sam Crome (Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team) seguito nell’ordine da Cameron Meyer (Mitchelton-Scott), Ruben Guerreiro (Trek-Segafredo), Thomas Stewart (JLT Condor), August Jensen (Israel Cycling Academy), Lawrence Warbasse (Aqua Blue Sport), Oliver Martin (Brisbane Continental) e Freddy Ovett (Australian Cycling Academy).
In classifica Generale la squadra di casa, l’australiana Mitchelton Scott, ha letteralmente trionfato occupando già dopo la tappa di ieri tutti e tre i gradini del Podio. Il successo è andato al vincitore della frazione di montagna di Lake Mountain Esteban Chaves. A fargli da corona sul podio troviamo Cameron Meyer a 26″ e Damien Howson a 39″. Quarto a 41″ si è piazzato il portoghese Ruben Guerreiro (Trek – Segafredo) davanti a un trio della Bennelong Swisswellness, formato da Scott Sunderland, quinto a 1’05”, Chris Harper, sesto a 1’09” e ill vincitore odierno Sam Crome, settimo a 1’48”. Completano la “top ten” Alexander Evans (Mobius BridgeLane) a 1’54”, Krists Neilands (Israel Cycling Academy) a 2’02” e Freddy Ovett (ACA – Ride Sunshine Coast) a 2’04”.

Mario Prato

ORDINE D’ARRIVO

1 Sam Crome (Aus) Bennelong SwissWellness 3:37:34
2 Cameron Meyer (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
3 Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo
4 Thomas Stuart (GBr) JLT Condor
5 August Jensen (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy
6 Lawrence Warbasse (USA) Aqua Blue Sport
7 Oliver Martin (Aus) Brisbane Continental Cycling Team
8 Freddy Ovett (Aus) ACA – Ride Sunshine Coast
9 Casper Pedersen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport
10 Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy
11 Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott
12 Chris Harper (Aus) Bennelong SwissWellness
13 Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
14 Lionel Mawdit (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate – Australia
15 Dylan Sunderland (Aus) Bennelong SwissWellness
16 Alexander Evans (Aus) Mobius BridgeLane
17 Niklas Eg (Den) Trek-Segafredo
18 Daniel Whitehouse (GBr) Interpro Stradalli Cycling 0:00:19
19 Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
20 Alex Frame (NZl) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:42
21 Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:00:43
22 Shane Archbold (NZl) Aqua Blue Sport 0:00:46
23 Liam Magennis (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale 0:00:56
24 Reece Tucknott (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate – Australia
25 Michael Vink (NZl) Brisbane Continental Cycling Team 0:01:14
26 Ross Freeman (Aus) Team McDonalds Downunder 0:01:27
27 Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:01:31
28 Tyler Williams (USA) Israel Cycling Academy 0:01:41
29 James Whelan (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate – Australia 0:01:43
30 Pat Lane (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate – Australia 0:01:45
31 Ryan Christensen (Aus) Olivers Real Food Racing
32 Calan White (Aus) Brisbane Continental Cycling Team
33 Jokin Extabe (Spa) Interpro Stradalli Cycling
34 Nathan Earle (Aus) Israel Cycling Academy 0:01:51
35 Nick Miler (Aus) Team McDonalds Downunder 0:02:16
36 Peter Koning (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport 0:02:49
37 Edmund Bradbury (GBr) JLT Condor
38 Calvin Watson (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport
39 Theodore Yates (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale
40 Cyrus Monk (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale
41 Michael Potter (Aus) ACA – Ride Sunshine Coast
42 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Israel Cycling Academy
43 Robert Power (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:02:56
44 Oliver Kent-Spark (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale 0:03:28
45 Thomas Robinson (Aus) Brisbane Continental Cycling Team
46 Ryan Thomas (Aus) Brisbane Continental Cycling Team 0:05:35
47 Michael Rice (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate – Australia 0:05:47
48 Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Bennelong SwissWellness 0:05:57
49 Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
50 Alistair Donohoe (Aus) Mobius BridgeLane
51 Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
52 Koen De Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
53 Joseph Cooper (NZl) Bennelong SwissWellness
54 Cameron Bayly (Aus) Bennelong SwissWellness
55 Edward Clancy (GBr) JLT Condor
56 Alistair Slater (GBr) JLT Condor
57 Jesse Featonby (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale
58 Matt Ross (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate – Australia
59 Michael Hepburn (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:08:32
60 Steele von Hoff (Aus) Bennelong SwissWellness
61 Hamish Schreurs (NZl) Israel Cycling Academy
62 Brad Evans (NZl) Mobius BridgeLane 0:09:56
63 Angus Lyons (Aus) Mobius BridgeLane
64 Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo 0:10:47
65 Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport 0:11:40
66 Jesse Coyle (Aus) Mobius BridgeLane 0:15:37
67 Alexander Ray (Aus) Team McDonalds Downunder 0:15:56
68 Kane Richards (Aus) Team McDonalds Downunder 0:16:20
69 Benjamin Andrews (Aus) Olivers Real Food Racing
70 Nicholas Reddish (Aus) Olivers Real Food Racing
71 Stu Shaw (Aus) ACA – Ride Sunshine Coast
72 Liam White (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale
73 Thomas Kaesler (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale
74 Jack Sutton (Aus) Olivers Real Food Racing 0:17:12
75 Tim Ariesen (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:18:48
76 Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy

CLASSIFICA GENERALE

1 Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott 18:34:09
2 Cameron Meyer (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:26
3 Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:00:39
4 Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:41
5 Dylan Sunderland (Aus) Bennelong SwissWellness 0:01:03
6 Chris Harper (Aus) Bennelong SwissWellness 0:01:09
7 Sam Crome (Aus) Bennelong SwissWellness 0:01:48
8 Alexander Evans (Aus) Mobius BridgeLane 0:01:54
9 Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy 0:02:02
10 Freddy Ovett (Aus) ACA – Ride Sunshine Coast 0:02:04
11 Lionel Mawdit (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate – Australia 0:02:05
12 Niklas Eg (Den) Trek-Segafredo 0:02:11
13 Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:03:15
14 Lawrence Warbasse (USA) Aqua Blue Sport 0:03:22
15 James Whelan (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate – Australia 0:03:58
16 Nathan Earle (Aus) Israel Cycling Academy 0:04:07
17 Daniel Whitehouse (GBr) Interpro Stradalli Cycling 0:04:15
18 Michael Vink (NZl) Brisbane Continental Cycling Team 0:04:39
19 Pat Lane (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate – Australia 0:05:04
20 Thomas Stuart (GBr) JLT Condor 0:05:33
21 Ryan Christensen (Aus) Olivers Real Food Racing 0:06:03
22 Robert Power (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:06:33
23 Oliver Martin (Aus) Brisbane Continental Cycling Team 0:06:54
24 Calan White (Aus) Brisbane Continental Cycling Team 0:07:13
25 Cyrus Monk (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale 0:07:17
26 Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:08:18
27 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Israel Cycling Academy 0:08:45
28 Cameron Bayly (Aus) Bennelong SwissWellness 0:09:01
29 Michael Potter (Aus) ACA – Ride Sunshine Coast 0:09:43
30 Nick Miler (Aus) Team McDonalds Downunder 0:10:09
31 Koen De Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:11:31
32 Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:12:54
33 Calvin Watson (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport 0:15:15
34 Alistair Slater (GBr) JLT Condor 0:15:44
35 Tyler Williams (USA) Israel Cycling Academy 0:16:53
36 Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:17:15
37 August Jensen (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy 0:17:37
38 Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport 0:18:13
39 Angus Lyons (Aus) Mobius BridgeLane 0:20:18
40 Jokin Extabe (Spa) Interpro Stradalli Cycling 0:21:36
41 Reece Tucknott (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate – Australia 0:22:03
42 Matt Ross (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate – Australia 0:22:17
43 Oliver Kent-Spark (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale 0:22:26
44 Thomas Robinson (Aus) Brisbane Continental Cycling Team 0:23:03
45 Shane Archbold (NZl) Aqua Blue Sport 0:24:27
46 Edmund Bradbury (GBr) JLT Condor 0:24:43
47 Ryan Thomas (Aus) Brisbane Continental Cycling Team 0:25:20
48 Liam Magennis (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale 0:25:57
49 Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Bennelong SwissWellness 0:26:35
50 Theodore Yates (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale 0:26:37
51 Michael Rice (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate – Australia 0:27:02
52 Steele von Hoff (Aus) Bennelong SwissWellness 0:27:36
53 Joseph Cooper (NZl) Bennelong SwissWellness 0:28:04
54 Alistair Donohoe (Aus) Mobius BridgeLane 0:28:18
55 Ross Freeman (Aus) Team McDonalds Downunder 0:28:26
56 Michael Hepburn (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:28:28
57 Hamish Schreurs (NZl) Israel Cycling Academy 0:30:02
58 Edward Clancy (GBr) JLT Condor 0:31:14
59 Casper Pedersen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport 0:31:51
60 Kane Richards (Aus) Team McDonalds Downunder 0:33:19
61 Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:34:17
62 Brad Evans (NZl) Mobius BridgeLane 0:34:20
63 Jesse Featonby (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale 0:34:44
64 Peter Koning (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport 0:35:04
65 Alex Frame (NZl) Trek-Segafredo 0:38:23
66 Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo 0:38:55
67 Stu Shaw (Aus) ACA – Ride Sunshine Coast 0:41:50
68 Alexander Ray (Aus) Team McDonalds Downunder 0:41:51
69 Liam White (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale 0:41:55
70 Benjamin Andrews (Aus) Olivers Real Food Racing 0:42:34
71 Nicholas Reddish (Aus) Olivers Real Food Racing 0:42:38
72 Jesse Coyle (Aus) Mobius BridgeLane 0:46:38
73 Tim Ariesen (Ned) Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij 0:47:10
74 Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy 0:47:58
75 Jack Sutton (Aus) Olivers Real Food Racing 0:54:01
76 Thomas Kaesler (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale 0:57:49

Il podio dell'Herald Sun Tour 2018 (foto Con Chronis)