2018 Herald Sun Tour prologue start times
Edmondson last man off at 7:01pm
2017 Herald Sun Tour champion Damien Howson (Mitchelton-Scott) will start his title defence at 6:17:15pm in the 1.6-kilometre prologue to kick off the final race of the Australian summer.
Howson will be the 43rd of 102 starters with 45 seconds to separate each rider. Australian national road race champion Alex Edmondson (Mitchelton-Scott) is the last rider to start at 7:01:30pm.
The opening prologue course starts in Alexandra Gardens on the south bank of the Yarra River with riders following the Capital City Trail to the finish at Queensbridge Square. Although the start of the prologue has been adjusted from previous years, the fast finish remains unchanged.
The first rider to start will be Reece Tucknott of the KordaMentha Real Estate - Australia team at 5:45:45pm. Early riders to watch who are favoured to place well at the conclusion of the stage in include Joseph Cooper (Bennelong SwissWellness), and Edward Clancy (JLT Condor). However, the likes of Lasse Norman Hansen (Aqua Blue Sport), Michael Hepburn (Mitchelton-Scott), Callum Scotson (KordaMentha Real Estate - Australia), Anthony Giacoppo (Bennelong SwissWellness) and Alex Frame (Trek-Segafredo) are all late starters and expected to post times capable of taking a win.
For the GC riders, the time of Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton-Scott) at 6:06pm will be one to watch with the Colombian aiming to get an early advantage before the four road stages.
Start times
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Reece Tucknott (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate - Australia | 17:45:45 |
2 | Ross Freeman (Aus) Team McDonalds Downunder | 17:46:30 |
3 | Freddy Overt (Aus) ACA - Ride Sunshine Coast | 17:47:15 |
4 | Thomas Robinson (Aus) Brisbane Continental Cycling Team | 17:48:00 |
5 | Oliver Kent-Spark (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale | 17:48:45 |
6 | Nicholas White (Aus) Olivers Real Food Racing | 17:49:30 |
7 | Dylan Newbery (Aus) Mobius BridgeLane | 17:50:15 |
8 | Joseph Cooper (NZl) Bennelong SwissWellness | 17:51:00 |
9 | Kyohei Mizuno (Jpn) Interpro Stradalli Cycling | 17:51:45 |
10 | Edward Clancy (GBr) JLT Condor | 17:52:30 |
11 | Shane Archbold (NZl) Aqua Blue Sport | 17:53:15 |
12 | Tyler Williams (USA) Israel Cycling Academy | 17:54:00 |
13 | Lucas Hamilton (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 17:54:45 |
14 | Lionel Mawdit (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate - Australia | 17:55:30 |
15 | Cameron Layton (Aus) Team McDonalds Downunder | 17:56:15 |
16 | Amarni Drake (Aus) ACA - Ride Sunshine Coast | 17:57:00 |
17 | Oliver Martin (Aus) Brisbane Continental Cycling Team | 17:57:45 |
18 | Thomas Kaesler (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale | 17:58:30 |
19 | Rien Schuurhuis (Ned) Olivers Real Food Racing | 17:59:15 |
20 | Angus Lyons (Aus) Mobius BridgeLane | 18:00:00 |
21 | Cameron Bayly (Aus) Bennelong SwissWellness | 18:00:45 |
22 | Yukinori Hishira (Jpn) Interpro Stradalli Cycling | 18:01:30 |
23 | Alistair Slater (GBr) JLT Condor | 18:02:15 |
24 | Casper Pedersen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport | 18:03:00 |
25 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 18:03:45 |
26 | Hamish Schreurs (NZl) Israel Cycling Academy | 18:04:30 |
27 | Niklas Eg (Den) Trek-Segafredo | 18:05:15 |
28 | Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott | 18:06:00 |
29 | Matt Ross (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate - Australia | 18:06:45 |
30 | Nick Miler (Aus) Team McDonalds Downunder | 18:07:30 |
31 | Ashley Mackay (Aus) ACA - Ride Sunshine Coast | 18:08:15 |
32 | Jonathan Noble (Aus) Brisbane Continental Cycling Team | 18:09:00 |
33 | Theodore Yates (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale | 18:09:45 |
34 | Benjamin Andrews (Aus) Olivers Real Food Racing | 18:10:30 |
35 | Peter Livingstone (Aus) Mobius BridgeLane | 18:11:15 |
36 | Steele von Hoff (Aus) Bennelong SwissWellness | 18:12:00 |
37 | Jonas Hjorth (Nor) Interpro Stradalli Cycling | 18:12:45 |
38 | Edmund Bradbury (GBr) JLT Condor | 18:13:30 |
39 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) Aqua Blue Sport | 18:14:15 |
40 | Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 18:15:00 |
41 | Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy | 18:15:45 |
42 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | 18:16:30 |
43 | Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 18:17:15 |
44 | Pat Lane (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate - Australia | 18:18:00 |
45 | Kane Richards (Aus) Team McDonalds Downunder | 18:18:45 |
46 | Michael Potter (Aus) ACA - Ride Sunshine Coast | 18:19:30 |
47 | Ryan Thomas (Aus) Brisbane Continental Cycling Team | 18:20:15 |
48 | Cyrus Monk (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale | 18:21:00 |
49 | Ryan Christensen (Aus) Olivers Real Food Racing | 18:21:45 |
50 | Brad Evans (NZl) Mobius BridgeLane | 18:22:30 |
51 | Dylan Sunderland (Aus) Bennelong SwissWellness | 18:23:15 |
52 | Ken-Levi Eikeland (Nor) Interpro Stradalli Cycling | 18:24:00 |
53 | Graham Briggs (GBr) JLT Condor | 18:24:45 |
54 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport | 18:25:30 |
55 | Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 18:26:15 |
56 | August Jensen (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy | 18:27:00 |
57 | Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek-Segafredo | 18:27:45 |
58 | Robert Power (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 18:28:30 |
59 | James Whelan (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate - Australia | 18:29:15 |
60 | Yuan Tang Peng (Tpe) Team McDonalds Downunder | 18:30:00 |
61 | Aidan Kampers (Aus) ACA - Ride Sunshine Coast | 18:30:45 |
62 | Mitch Neumann (Aus) Brisbane Continental Cycling Team | 18:31:30 |
63 | Jesse Featonby (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale | 18:32:15 |
64 | Nicholas Reddish (Aus) Olivers Real Food Racing | 18:33:00 |
65 | Alexander Evans (Aus) Mobius BridgeLane | 18:33:45 |
66 | Sam Crome (Aus) Bennelong SwissWellness | 18:34:30 |
67 | Jayson Rousseau (Fra) Interpro Stradalli Cycling | 18:35:15 |
68 | Thomas Stuart (GBr) JLT Condor | 18:36:00 |
69 | Peter Koning (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport | 18:36:45 |
70 | Robbert De Greef (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 18:37:30 |
71 | Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy | 18:38:15 |
72 | Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo | 18:39:00 |
73 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 18:39:45 |
74 | Michael Rice (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate - Australia | 18:40:30 |
75 | Alexander Ray (Aus) Team McDonalds Downunder | 18:41:15 |
76 | Toby Orchard (Aus) ACA - Ride Sunshine Coast | 18:42:00 |
77 | Calan White (Aus) Brisbane Continental Cycling Team | 18:42:45 |
78 | Liam Magennis (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale | 18:43:30 |
79 | Jack Sutton (Aus) Olivers Real Food Racing | 18:44:15 |
80 | Alistair Donohoe (Aus) Mobius BridgeLane | 18:45:00 |
81 | Chris Harper (Aus) Bennelong SwissWellness | 18:45:45 |
82 | Jokin Extabe (Spa) Interpro Stradalli Cycling | 18:46:30 |
83 | Matthew Gibson (GBr) JLT Condor | 18:47:15 |
84 | Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport | 18:48:00 |
85 | Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 18:48:45 |
86 | Nathan Earle (Den) Israel Cycling Academy | 18:49:30 |
87 | Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo | 18:50:15 |
88 | Michael Hepburn (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 18:51:00 |
89 | Callum Scotson (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate - Australia | 18:51:45 |
90 | Joel Strachan (Aus) Team McDonalds Downunder | 18:52:30 |
91 | Stu Shaw (Aus) ACA - Ride Sunshine Coast | 18:53:15 |
92 | Michael Vink (NZl) Brisbane Continental Cycling Team | 18:54:00 |
93 | Liam White (Aus) Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale | 18:54:45 |
94 | Sean Whitfield (Aus) Olivers Real Food Racing | 18:55:30 |
95 | Jesse Coyle (Aus) Mobius BridgeLane | 18:56:15 |
96 | Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Bennelong SwissWellness | 18:57:00 |
97 | Daniel Whitehouse (GBr) Interpro Stradalli Cycling | 18:57:45 |
98 | Ian Bibby (GBr) JLT Condor | 18:58:30 |
99 | Tim Ariesen (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 18:59:15 |
100 | Zakkari Dempster (Den) Israel Cycling Academy | 19:00:00 |
101 | Alex Frame (NZl) Trek-Segafredo | 19:00:45 |
102 | Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 19:01:30 |
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