National Road Series - 2014

Date	Race	State	Stages
21.4	Mersey Valley Tour	TAS	ITT
2.5.	Tour de Perth	WA	2 ITT
9.5.	Tour of Toowoomba	QLD	2 TTT 2
24.5	Adelaide Tour	SA	TTT 2
20.6.	North West Tour	NSW	ITT 3
31.7.	Tour of Gippsland	VIC	5 3
10.8.	Tour of Geelong	VIC	5
18.8.	Tour of the Great South Coast	VIC	6 3
3.9.	Tour of the Murray River	VIC	7
20.9.	National Capital Tour	ACT	ITT 2
25.9.	Launceston to New Norfolk	TAS
29.9.	Tour of Tasmania	TAS	TTT 3 3
12.10.	Melbourne to Warrnambool	VIC
13.10.	Shipwreck Coast	VIC
20.10.	Golbourn to Sydney	NSW
26.10.	Grafton to Inverell	NSW

"!" indicates hill/mountaintop finish

Off-topic: Budget just did a 1-2-3 in the real Melbourne to Warrnambool classic! With Anderson, who won this race in this story, taking 2nd place Smile

[img-r]https://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x323/tsmoha/Teams_Budget_zps0c7c24f2.png[/img-r]Team Ranking 2013/ 1st (2010 points)
Best Individual/ Mark O'Brien (2nd, 625 points)

New riders/ Sam Horgan (-)
Jacob Kauffmann (-)
Joshua Prete (-)
Jordan Kerby (Jayco/AIS)
Michael Vink

Watch for/ Jack Anderson - The 2013 Melbourne to Warrnambool champion made a huge step in the final weeks of last season. He's rated as one of most promising riders for 2014!

Sam Horgan - The first of two new Kiwis for Budget. Probably one of the best timetrialists in the NRS this year and capable of scoring valuable points for Budget's mission to defend the team's title!

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Alex Wohler completed a great "Warrny-Shipwreck" double for Budget late in the season. He may not be the one, who replaces Mark O'Brien (Euride Racing) to go for individual's NRS-title, but could be an important key to the team's success!

[img-r]https://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x323/tsmoha/Teams_Genesys_zpse09fdb9f.png[/img-r]Team Ranking 2013/ 2nd (1771 points)
Best Individual/ Jack Haig (3rd, 547 points)

New riders/ Anthony Giacoppo (-)
Brenton Jones (-)
Joseph Cooper (-)

Watch for/ Nathan Earle - Earle struggle to fullfill his high expectations as 6th in the NRS last year. Teammate Haig definitely proved that he's a potential new leader for the team, but Earle is top-motivated for a (maybe) final try to claim the title.

Anthony Giacoppo - Giacoppo, 2nd in the NRS behind Davison in 2012, is back in Australia to compete with the very best sprinters! Will be interesting to see, how he performs in a series, that becomes stronger every year!

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Jack Haig made the NRS-podium thanks to huge win at the prestigious Grafton to Inverell classic! The now 21 years old Victorian based talent is ready for more and should even improve in 2014!

[img-r]https://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x323/tsmoha/Teams_search2_zps210505e2.png[/img-r]Team Ranking 2013/ 3rd (1552 points)
Best Individual/ Neil Van der Ploeg (1st, 830 points)

New riders/ Tobin Angus (-)
Oliver Kent-Spark (Target Trek)

Watch for/ Cameron Bayly - Finished 3rd (Tour of Tasmania) and 4th (Capital Tour) in two tough stage races last year and may aim for the Top-10 in the NRS rankings after his 14th place in 2013.

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Defending NRS champion Neil Van der Ploeg is obviously one of the top-favorites next season. His outstanding second half of last year's campaign made him win the title, that he now wants to repeat!

[img-r]https://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x323/tsmoha/Teams_Drapac_zpsa9e4eaf2.png[/img-r]Team Ranking 2013/ 4th (1541 points)
Best Individual/ Luke Davison (4th, 544 points)

New riders/ Matthew Clark (Charter Mason)
Robbie Hucker (-)
William Walker (-)

Watch for/ Matt Clark - Joining Drapac after spending a promising year in the development team Charter Mason (13th NRS overall, with less races than most of the Top-15)! Most promising climber behind O'Brien and a great addition for the team.

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Luke Davison had some tough luck last year, losing out on the NRS podium by 3 points in the final race of the season! The champion of 2012 proved his speed, even though he couldn't dominate like he did a year before.

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[img-r]https://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x323/tsmoha/Teams_satalyst_zpse28caad5.png[/img-r]Team Ranking 2013/ 5th (1367 points)
Best Individual/ Adam Semple (5th, 467 points)

New riders/ Craig Cooke (-)
Jonathon Bolton (-)

Watch for/ Paul Van der Ploeg - Brother of the current NRS champion Neil and a similar strong allrounder. Had a pretty good start into last season by winning the National Herald Sun Tour, but suffered from an injury later in the year.

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Adam Semple took out 2013's opener - the Mersey Valley Tour - and looked liked a real threat for the NRS contention in the first half of the season. Couldn't really hold on to his great shape later, but finished 5th overall and should be a contender in 2014, too!

[img-r]https://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x323/tsmoha/Teams_Euride_zps8d36e59f.png[/img-r]Team Ranking 2013/ 9th (571 points)
Best Individual/ Harry Carpenter (25th, 101 points)

New riders/ Mark O'Brien (Budget)
Russell Gill (-)
Tom Kaesler (-)

Watch for/ Mark O'Brien - Of course! O'Brien took out three stage races last year, more than anyone else and will be top-motivated to go for the NRS-title after two podium-finishes in the last two seasons.

Alex Edmondson - Didn't really show his potential in 2013, but according to his statements in the off-season, he made a huge step forward to become a Van der Ploeg-style force in hillier flat stages.

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Harry Carpenter, 25th in the NRS last year, could be a key factor for Euride this season. His stage-win in the Great South Coast Tour showed his potential and maybe he will be more dangerous as a co-captain behind O'Brien.