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Jackson with good rides on stages 2 and 4

#INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS

Rk	Name	Team	Points
1	Patrick Shaw	Avanti Isowhey Sport	460
2	Scott Sunderland		340
3	Joseph Cooper	Avanti Isowhey Sport	270
4	Matthew Ross	Pat's Veg Cycling	240
5	Jacob Kauffmann	Subaru NSWIS	215
6	Pat Lane	Avanti Isowhey Sport	145
	Jesse Kerrison	State of Matter / MAAP	145
8	Ayden Toovey	Subaru NSWIS	120
9	Nathan Elliott	Kenyan Riders DU	115
10	Nicholas Kergozou	Mobius Future Racing	100
	Samuel Burston	Mobius Future Racing	100
12	Sean Whitfield	Oliver's Real Food	90
13	Jason Christie	Kenyan Riders DU	85
	Alex Porter	SASI/Callidus	85
15	Dylan Sunderland	State of Matter / MAAP	75
16	Adam Bull	State of Matter / MAAP	70
17	Neil Van der Ploeg	Avanti Isowhey Sport	60
18	Michael Cuming	State of Matter / MAAP	55
19	Brodie Talbot	St. George Merida	50
	Robbie Hucker	Avanti Isowhey Sport	50
21	Ben Hill		40
	Mitchell Dedman	Physiohealth Focus	40
23	Sam Crome	Avanti Isowhey Sport	39
24	James Robinson	TIS Racing Team	35
25	Tom Kaesler	SASI/Callidus	33
...
36	Jake Klajnbat	JML Racing	10

#TEAM RANKINGS

Rk	Team	Points
1	Avanti Isowhey Sport	805
2	Subaru NSWIS	310
3	State of Matter / MAAP	285
4	Pat's Veg Cycling	208
5	Kenyan Riders Downunder	189
6	SASI/Callidus Cycling Team	160
7	Mobius Future Racing	151
8	Oliver's Real Food Racing	85
9	St. George Merida	63
10	Physiohealth Focus	48
11	TIS Racing Team	35
12	Van D'am Racing p/b Butterfields	22
13	GPM Stulz	20
14	SUVelo Racing	10
15	Jayco/John West/VIS	1

Tour of Gippsland Preview

After a year hiatus in 2016, this event has returned to the National Road Series in 2017 and is shaping up to be the best edition in the event's acclaimed history. Described as a 'Jewel in the Crown' of Australia's domestic road cycling calendar, the five day race will attract the best Australian teams and the cream of Australia's elite domestic male cyclists. With a prestigious list of past winners such as Will Walker and Nathan Haas - The Australian Paper Tour of Gippsland is a pinnacle steppingstone for those ambitious riders hoping to forge a career in the professional cycling arena.

2016 | cancelled
2015 | Raphael Freienstein (Charter Mason)
2014 | Mark O'Brien (Euride Racing)
2013 | Karl Evans (Budget Forklifts)


+ 2 Criteriums (both flat rated)

Avanti Isowhey Sport	Subaru NSWIS
Joe Cooper	Jacob Kauffman
Pat Shaw	Ayden Toovey
Robbie Hucker	Scott Law
Pat Lane
Anthony Giacoppo
State of Matter / MAAP	Pat's Veg Cycling
Dylan Sunderland	Matthew Ross
Jesse Kerrison	Drew Morey
Michael Cuming	Cyrus Monk
SASI Callidus	Mobius Future Racing
Harry Carpenter	Samuel Burston
Tom Kaesler	Ben Carman
Kenyan Riders Downunder	Jayco VIS
Nathan Elliott	Angus Lyons
JML Racing	AMR Renault Racing
Jake Klajnbat	Joshua Aldridge
Oliver's Real Food Racing	TIS Racing Team
Satalyst Verve Racing	Swiss Wellness Cycling
GPM Stulz	Anchor Point South Coast

With a brand new key stage (on fourth day), the Tour of Gippsland will probably be decided between the best puncheurs in the field. Sprinters may fancy their chances with bonifications and a less selective queen stage, but Gippsland's races are likely to see crosswinds and fast action.

No way to look past Avanti, business as usual. A course handmade for an allrounder like NRS leader Pat Shaw or strongmen like Joe Cooper, Pat Lane or sprinter Anthony Giacoppo, who can survive hills as well. Anyone smelling a chance to beat this team? Well, the two strongest challengers seem to be Subaru NSWIS and State of Matter, as well as an upcoming Pat's Veg squad: Dylan Sunderland, Jacob Kauffman, Ayden Toovey or Matt Ross may stand a chance against Avanti. Kerrison, Scott Law or Russell Gill (SASI) amongst the best sprinters here.

JML Racing will once again rely on Jake Klajnbat as their man for the GC and maybe stage-hunting. Also sprinter Jackson Mawby may fancy his chances in sprints, as he handles hills pretty well. Alex Clements as a prominent addition for the tour, who once promised extraordinary talent.

Tour of Gippsland Stages 1-2-3

Jesse Kerrison (State of Matter) kicked off the tour with a bang, taking the first two stages and leading the GC comfortably thanks to a stunning "solo victory" in the opening criterium. Sean Whitfield (Oliver's Real Food) and stage three winner Russell Gill (SASI) sit on the further podium spots ahead of NRS leader Pat Shaw (Avanti).

The criterium in Traralgon was ridden hard and fast, with heavy crosswinds making it a real thriller. The peloton was split into pieces with every lap raced and eventually only a group of 30 riders was left in the lead! Kerrison dominated the bunch sprint, soloing away to a 14-seconds-gap for line honours. Jackson Mawby - a strong 6th on the day - and Alex Clements were JML Racing's two riders in the main group, gaining valuable time on so many dropped riders.

Mawby however struggled in the second stage to Metung, which again saw many splits and a 40-men-bunch reaching the finish with a notable gap. Mawby just hang on to finish with the same time as stage-winner Kerrison, while Clements had another good stage as 9th on the day.


JML's duo currently sits inside the GC's Top-15, as stage three went to Russell Gill in another sprint decision from a bigger peloton this time. Jake Klajnbat (JML) featured the break of the day, but was unlucky with a late attempt to hold off the pack, eventually getting caught inside the final 2km! The hilly key stage to Inverloch now ahead, it's mainly Clements, who raises JML's hopes for a first notable GC-finish in the NRS.

Crosswinds and fast pace in the crit: only 30 riders in the front group..

Perfect team work for a dominating win: Jesse Kerrison #S1!

State of Matter again at the front in stagt two's finish..

..closer this time, but another win for: Jesse Kerrison #S2!

Klajnbat (JML) in the break of the day, almost to the finish..

..but the sprinter teams delivered: Russel Gill takes #S3 for SASI!

Will Kerrison defend his GC-lead in the key stage tomorrow?

Tour of Gippsland Stages 4-5

Matt Ross (Pat's Veg) is the overall winner of the Tour of Gippsland, with Avanti's duo Pat Shaw and Pat Lane completing the podium. Up and coming climber Ross rode to crucial bonifications by winning the key stage from Wonthaggi to Inverloch, where a group of 22 riders would fight for the GC primes. Former race-leader Jesse Kerrison lost contact and had to settle for a 15th place in the final GC.

Stage four and it's hills were always going to be the key for the GC here. Avanti would make it a race of the fittest, setting a high pace to drop more and more riders until the final few kilometres. A few high placed GC riders suffered and just like Kerrison, also JML's duo Alex Clements and Jackson Mawby had to give up on their dream of a Top-15 result here. Clements at least secured the team one point for the rankings by finishing 20th in the GC eventually.

Eventually, Avanti wasn't going to take the stage though, as Pat's Veg played it smart with Matt Ross outsprinting Pat Lane in a close decision. The final criterium in Traralgon did not lead to big GC moves, as breakaway rider Rowan Dever (Oliver's Real Food) soloed away from the break to take a great solo-win ahead of the bunch.

Avanti working hard to drop GC-leader Kerrison in stage four..

More and more riders suffered: Jackson Mawby (JML) can't follow..

GC-leader Kerrison and Clements (JML) got drop close to the finish..

..while Ross and Lane would fight for line honours from a small group..

First NRS-win for Matt Ross! Crucial victory for the leader's shirt..

Rowan Dever (Oliver's Real Food) would win stage five solo!

Matt Ross celebrating his overall victory against Avanti's duo Lane/Shaw!

#INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS

Rk	Name	Team	Points
1	Patrick Shaw	Avanti Isowhey Sport	630
2	Matthew Ross	Pat's Veg Cycling	470
3	Scott Sunderland		340
4	Joseph Cooper	Avanti Isowhey Sport	305
5	Pat Lane	Avanti Isowhey Sport	285
6	Jesse Kerrison	State of Matter / MAAP	235
7	Jacob Kauffmann	Subaru NSWIS	215
8	Samuel Burston	Mobius Future Racing	180
	Ayden Toovey	Subaru NSWIS	180
10	Nathan Elliott	Kenyan Riders DU	155
11	Michael Cuming	State of Matter / MAAP	150
12	Sean Whitfield	Oliver's Real Food	130
13	Dylan Sunderland	State of Matter / MAAP	125
14	Harrison Bailey	GPM Stulz	110
15	Nicholas Kergozou	Mobius Future Racing	100
16	Jason Christie	Kenyan Riders DU	85
	Alex Porter	SASI/Callidus	85
18	Adam Bull	State of Matter / MAAP	70
19	Neil Van der Ploeg	Avanti Isowhey Sport	60
20	Robbie Hucker	Avanti Isowhey Sport	54
21	Russell Gill	SASI/Callidus	52
22	Brodie Talbot	St. George Merida	50
23	Ben Hill		40
	Mitchell Dedman	Physiohealth Focus	40
25	Sam Crome	Avanti Isowhey Sport	39
...
42	Jake Klajnbat	JML Racing	10
...
54	Alex Clements	JML Racing	1

#TEAM RANKINGS

Rk	Team	Points
1	Avanti Isowhey Sport	1115
2	State of Matter / MAAP	430
3	Pat's Veg Cycling	423
4	Subaru NSWIS	310
5	Mobius Future Racing	249
6	Kenyan Riders Downunder	229
7	SASI/Callidus Cycling Team	160
8	GPM Stulz	120
9	Oliver's Real Food Racing	85
10	St. George Merida	63
11	Jayco/John West/VIS	51
12	Physiohealth Focus	48
13	TIS Racing Team	35
14	Van D'am Racing p/b Butterfields	22
15	SUVelo Racing	10
16	Satalyst Verve Racing	2
17	JML Racing	1

National Capital Tour Preview

The National Capital Tour is in its fifth year, and marks the return of the men's and women’s Subaru National Road Series after the short winter hiatus.

This year the tour is building on a successful format with the introduction of two revised courses , including a short mountain top finish on Black Mountain and a flat Canberra Kermesse. Once again, we open the tour with a very tough time trial and conclude it with a Criterium on a purpose built Criterium circuit at the world class Stromlo Forest Park

2016 | Patrick Bevin (Avanti Racing)
2015 | Patrick Bevin (search2retain)
2014 | Jack Haig (Huon Salmon - Genesys)
2013 | Neil Van der Ploeg (search2retain)

Avanti Isowhey Sport	State of Matter / MAAP
Joe Cooper	Dylan Sunderland
Robbie Hucker	Nick Katsonis
Chris Hamilton	Alex Wohler
Pat Shaw
Jason Lea
Pat's Veg Cycling	Mobius Future Racing
Matt Ross	Ben Dyball
Drew Morey	Robert Stannard
Subaru NSWIS	SASI Callidus
Jacob Kauffmann	Tom Kaesler
Ayden Toovey	Harry Carpenter
Jayco VIS	Swiss Wellness Cycling
Angus Lyons	Chris Harper
Ethan Berends	Jesse Featonby
JML Racing	Satalyst Verve Racing
Jake Klajnbat	Matt Clark
GPM Stulz	AMR Renault Racing
SUVelo Racing	Van D'am Racing
Phoenix Cycling Collective	Oliver's Real Food Racing
Subaru Albion Dev Team	New Zealand National Team
Individuals
Ben Hill

The opening hilly timetrial of course suits Joseph Cooper the best. And the Kiwi desperately needs to play it smart and perfect, as he must shorten the gap to NRS leader and teammate Patrick Shaw here. The latter may not be Avanti's best option here, but with his current shape, you can't count him off for at least great stage results.

A few more well talented climbers with timetrial skills may fancy their chances to beat Avanti like Pat's Veg did with Matt Ross in the most recent stage race through Gippsland. Up and coming Robert Stannard (Mobius) or Jacob Kauffman (Subaru NSWIS), as well as some great climbers like Ben Dyball (Mobius), Dylan Sunderland (State of Matter), Chris Harper (Swiss Wellness) or Pat's Veg with Ross/Morey/Monk should be amongst those GC threats.

JML Racing will hope for Jake Klajnbat to play his skills on short hills in the timetrial. If he's in good form, he's the team's option for maybe another Top-20 in the GC after Alex Clements (not at the start here) finished 20th in Gippsland.

National Capital Tour Stages 1-2

Robbie Hucker (Avanti) came back strong after his team surprisingly missed out on the win in the opening Googong timetrial. The climber stormed to a key stage-win on the Black Mountain climb on second day, beating Robert Stannard (Mobius) and gapping a bigger group to take the GC-lead. Joe Cooper (Avanti) and Ben Dyball (Mobius) currently sit on 3rd and 4th in the GC.

The opening ITT was tricky: heavy rain and a challenging course. Top-favorite Cooper hadn't his best day and had to settle for a narrow 4th place, just finishing less than a second slower than Liam Magennis (Subaru NSWIS), who rode a thrilling victory ahead of Ethan Berends (Jayco VIS) and Ben Dyball. Magennis finished in the first bigger group on Black Mountain and sits on 6th in the GC now.

JML Racing had a solid start to the tour: Jake Klajnbat finished 20th in the ITT and a strong 13th in the key stage. While he might have went a little bit too early in the bunch sprint between those 29 riders in the leading group, he seems to be on a good way to score minor NRS with a Top-20 GC here. Still two (flat rated) stages to come though.

Berends (Jayco VIS) almost rode to his first NRS win..

..but Magennis (NSWIS) did it: TT-victory against Cooper!

NRS leader Pat Shaw (left) leading the pack on second day..

Hucker/Stannard and JML's Klajnbat launching their moves..

Hucker and Stannard opened up a small gap quickly..

..and rode to a 14 seconds gap! Hucker wins #S2!

Leading the GC with a small advantage over Stannard..

National Capital Tour Stages 3-4

Robert Stannard (Mobius) rode to his first NRS-victory in a stunning fashion, once again promising a huge talent and smart tactics as well. The young gun was impressive in the final two (flat) stages, finishing 4th on stage three, but winning the short criterium race at Stromlo Forest to overtake GC-leader Robbie Hucker (Avanti) by 5 seconds! Avanti misses a GC-victory for the second consecutive event, but (again) has two on podium with Joseph Cooper as 3rd in the final GC.

The Canberra Kermesse on third day was won by Liam White (Pat's Veg), who easily beat Jesse Kerrison (State of Matter) and a strong Lachlan Holliday (Swiss Wellness). Stannard looked already quite strong in such a bunch sprint, finishing 4th to gain 3 bonus seconds on Hucker. Also Jake Klajnbat (JML) did well as 8th on the stage.

The final stage almost went to an early breakaway group, but the peloton swallowed the escapees on the final few hundred metres. A crucial situation, as Rob Stannard would storm to a dominating sprint victory and the GC-win, beating Campbell Stewart (New Zealand National Team) and Nicholas White (Oliver's Real Food).

JML Racing will be happy with Jake Klajnbat sprinting to a 4th place and bonifications on the stage. The team's leader made a small jump in the GC to finish a solid 16th overall. The best GC result for the team so far. Klajnbat certainly rode a strong race here.

State of Matter leading the peloton in a windy stage three..

Bunch sprint with Stewart/Stannard and Klajnbat in the mix..

..but Liam White (Pat's Veg) had the perfect timing to dominate!

Stannard outplays the opponents in the final stage..

JML's Klajnbat again strong at the front..

..thrilling victory for Stannard and his Mobius Future team!

Probably not the last time to see Stannard on a podium..

#INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS

Rk	Name	Team	Points
1	Patrick Shaw	Avanti Isowhey Sport	630
2	Matthew Ross	Pat's Veg Cycling	470
3	Joseph Cooper	Avanti Isowhey Sport	430
4	Scott Sunderland		340
5	Pat Lane	Avanti Isowhey Sport	285
6	Jacob Kauffmann	Subaru NSWIS	265
7	Jesse Kerrison	State of Matter / MAAP	255
8	Robert Stannard	Mobius Future Racing	250
9	Robbie Hucker	Avanti Isowhey Sport	234
10	Samuel Burston	Mobius Future Racing	183
11	Ayden Toovey	Subaru NSWIS	180
12	Nathan Elliott	Kenyan Riders DU	155
	Dylan Sunderland	State of Matter / MAAP	155
14	Michael Cuming	State of Matter / MAAP	150
15	Ethan Berends	Jayco/John West/VIS	140
16	Sean Whitfield	Oliver's Real Food	130
17	Liam Magennis	Subaru NSWIS	120
18	Harrison Bailey	GPM Stulz	110
19	Nicholas Kergozou	Mobius Future Racing	100
20	Jason Christie	Kenyan Riders DU	85
	Alex Porter	SASI/Callidus	85
22	Ben Dyball	Mobius Future Racing	80
23	Ben Hill		75
24	Adam Bull	State of Matter / MAAP	72
25	Chris Harper	Swiss Wellness Cycling	70
26	Neil Van der Ploeg	Avanti Isowhey Sport	60
27	Russell Gill	SASI/Callidus	52
28	Brodie Talbot	St. George Merida	50
29	Angus Lyons	Jayco/John West/VIS	41
30	Nick Katsonis	State of Matter / MAAP	40
...
48	Jake Klajnbat	JML Racing	15
...
63	Alex Clements	JML Racing	1

#TEAM RANKINGS

Rk	Team	Points
1	Avanti Isowhey Sport	1415
2	Mobius Future Racing	522
3	State of Matter / MAAP	502
4	Subaru NSWIS	445
5	Pat's Veg Cycling	443
6	Kenyan Riders Downunder	229
7	SASI/Callidus Cycling Team	164
8	Jayco/John West/VIS	161
9	GPM Stulz	120
10	Oliver's Real Food Racing	85
11	St. George Merida	63
12	Swiss Wellness Cycling	60
13	Physiohealth Focus	48
14	TIS Racing Team	35
15	Van D'am Racing p/b Butterfields	22
16	SUVelo Racing	10
17	JML Racing	6
18	Satalyst Verve Racing	2