Welcome to the Australian National Championship, today we have a hilly route. A lot of professional riders in the race today, 50 in total, 12 of them have the strongest skills on the terrain, only 2 don’t ride for Bennelong:
Rider
Hill
SP
AC
RS
Bobridge
83
69
80
74
McCarthy
81
65
74
75
Watson
78
62
72
72
Haas
76
68
73
72
Morton
76
57
67
78
Lane
76
63
73
68
Dennis
75
65
68
75
Hamilton
74
64
72
73
Bayly
74
65
74
72
Haig
74
61
73
75
Phelan
74
64
79
70
Schultz
74
58
69
79
Bobridge the top favorite but we have also seen the punchy sprinters do well in other NC’s this season, so maybe Ewan will be a factor even though he doesn't make this list.
Defending champion Simon Clarke is not riding today.
Startlist – Professional Only
Spoiler
Last name, First name
Team
Dyball, Benjamin
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Hindley, Jai
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Bobridge, Jack
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Hamilton, Chris
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Culey, Marcus
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Bayly, Cameron
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Wohler, Alex
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Haig, Jack
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Morton, Lachlan
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Lane, Patrick
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Phelan, Adam
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Watson, Calvin
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Power, Robert
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Howard, Leigh
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Roe, Timothy
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Monk, Cyrus
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Dennis, Rohan
Bennelong - Mitchelton
O'Shea, Glenn
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Canty, Brendan
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Schultz, Nicholas
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Evans, Alexander
Bianchi - Campagnolo
Storer, Michael
Bianchi - Campagnolo
Scotson, Miles
BNZ Cycling Team
Flakemore, Campbell
BNZ Cycling Team
Von Hoff, Steele
BNZ Cycling Team
Sunderland, Dylan
BNZ Cycling Team
Haas, Nathan
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
Ford, William
cycleYorkshire
Durbridge, Luke
cycleYorkshire
Hamilton, Lucas
DK Zalgiris
Dempster, Zakkari
Duolingo
McCarthy, Jay
Farfetch Pro Cycling
Van der Ploeg, Paul
Glanbia Foods Cycling Project
Ford, Michael
Glanbia Foods Cycling Project
O'Connor, Ben
Glanbia Foods Cycling Project
White, Nicholas
Glanbia Foods Cycling Project
Gillett, Rhys
Grieg - Maersk
Goss, Matthew
Indosat Ooredoo - ANZ
Docker, Mitch
Jayco - Mitchelton
Harper, Chris
Jayco - Mitchelton
Porter, Alexander
Jayco - Mitchelton
Drapac, Damion
Minions
Nelson, Ricki
Podium Ambition
Hepburn, Michael
Podium Ambition
Edmondson, Alexander
Podium Ambition
Ewan, Caleb
Podium Ambition
Scotson, Callum
Swisslion Cycling Team
Matthews, Michael
Team Europcar
Meyer, Cameron
Team Tinkoff
Jones, Brenton
VIP Mobile
Bennelong well represented on the start line today.
35km to go, 3 amateurs have a 43 second lead. The Bennelong armada seems to have things well in hand.
With 15km to go the break is shut down, 72 riders in the front group including all the professionals.
Bobridge wants to win this is in style, he attacks over the crest of the final climb before finish. He has a 14 second lead and 11k to go.
But his teammates riding for the other iterations of Bennelong aren’t interested in letting him hog the glory. With 6.5k to go his lead is just 8 seconds.
The 21 rider chase group has 43 seconds over the next rider on the road. It includes 17 Bennelong riders plus McCarthy, Haas, Ewan and Harper.
They catch Bobride and the 22 rider group turn up the final climb. The non-Bennelong riders have been shuffled backwards.
With 1km to go the riders at the front, from left to right are Phelan, Bayly, Morton, Watson, Schultz and Dennis. Bobridge well positioned just behind Bayly.
700 meters to go and Bobridge has the lead on the far left. Bayly and Dyball just behind hm. Watson next in the middle of the road.
300 meters to go for Bobridge, his lead is growing. McCarthy moving up in the middle, he wants to spoil the Bennelong party.
McCarthy moves up into second but he is running out of road. Bobridge has just 100 meters to go.
Not been a great season for Bobridge but he won’t be denied the NC jersey on this tailor-made route. Morton pips McCarthy for second. He will have to settle for denying Bennelong the podium sweep.
Welcome to the Australian National Time Trial. We have 50 professional riders. Nine of them are top time trial riders. Durbridge is the top favorite and the defending champion but he faces stiff competition.
Rider
TT
PR
RS
Durbridge
81
81
74
Ford
80
80
62
Hepburn
79
79
77
Dempster
79
79
74
Dennis
78
81
75
Bobridge
77
77
74
Haig
77
77
75
O'Shea
77
77
73
Wohler
76
76
71
Startlist – Professional Only
Spoiler
Last name, First name
Team
Dyball, Benjamin
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Hindley, Jai
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Bobridge, Jack
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Hamilton, Chris
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Culey, Marcus
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Bayly, Cameron
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Wohler, Alex
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Haig, Jack
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Morton, Lachlan
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Lane, Patrick
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Phelan, Adam
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Watson, Calvin
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Power, Robert
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Howard, Leigh
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Roe, Timothy
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Monk, Cyrus
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Dennis, Rohan
Bennelong - Mitchelton
O'Shea, Glenn
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Canty, Brendan
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Schultz, Nicholas
Bennelong - Mitchelton
Evans, Alexander
Bianchi - Campagnolo
Storer, Michael
Bianchi - Campagnolo
Scotson, Miles
BNZ Cycling Team
Flakemore, Campbell
BNZ Cycling Team
Von Hoff, Steele
BNZ Cycling Team
Sunderland, Dylan
BNZ Cycling Team
Haas, Nathan
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
Ford, William
cycleYorkshire
Durbridge, Luke
cycleYorkshire
Hamilton, Lucas
DK Zalgiris
Dempster, Zakkari
Duolingo
McCarthy, Jay
Farfetch Pro Cycling
Van der Ploeg, Paul
Glanbia Foods Cycling Project
Ford, Michael
Glanbia Foods Cycling Project
O'Connor, Ben
Glanbia Foods Cycling Project
White, Nicholas
Glanbia Foods Cycling Project
Gillett, Rhys
Grieg - Maersk
Goss, Matthew
Indosat Ooredoo - ANZ
Docker, Mitch
Jayco - Mitchelton
Harper, Chris
Jayco - Mitchelton
Porter, Alexander
Jayco - Mitchelton
Drapac, Damion
Minions
Nelson, Ricki
Podium Ambition
Hepburn, Michael
Podium Ambition
Edmondson, Alexander
Podium Ambition
Ewan, Caleb
Podium Ambition
Scotson, Callum
Swisslion Cycling Team
Matthews, Michael
Team Europcar
Meyer, Cameron
Team Tinkoff
Jones, Brenton
VIP Mobile
The second rider on the course is one of our favorites, Wohler, it is raining as he sets the best time at the first check,
But not a great time for Wohler as he is quickly passed by Roe, Dyball and then O'Shea.
O'Shea also sets the best time at the 2nd check, 19 seconds ahead of Roe.
O'Shea finishes with a new best time, he has a 24 second lead.
Haig is the next serious contender at the first time check but he is 14 seconds slower than O'Shea.
o'Shea's time is looking really good as the rain has become harder. Bobridge, Hepburn and Dennis, also fall short. Hepburn is closest at 12 seconds.
The 3 favorites are next and none of them can beat his time. Durbridge, Ford and Dempster drop 8, 15 and 13 seconds, respectively.
At the second time check the pattern is holding true as well, all the riders expected to challenge O'Shea are losing more time.
Dennis loses an additional 26 seconds.
The remaining riders all lose over 20 seconds in the 2nd section except the defending champion who only loses 17 seconds. But that means he needs 25 seconds in the last section to hold his title. Another early rider Roe holds second at the 2nd check.
The rain has now stopped but not in time to help Haig, the first of the big favorites, he is 1’05 down at the finish.
The rain stopping hasn’t helped any of the late riders none are within a minute at the finish. Last man on he road is the defending champion, can he reverse the pattern? As the last rider he has benefitted the most from the end of the rain.
He comes home under grey clouds.
He finishes 39 seconds down, only good for 3rd. Bennelong have added the Australian TT title to their collection. Their strength in numbers paid off as they were able to send a strong rider off early and O'Shea delivered the win.
Australian National Championships 
