Pat Lane wins 2016 Grafton to Inverell
Nathan Elliott beaten in two-up sprint with Pat Shaw completing podium
Pat Lane enjoyed the biggest win of his career yet with the Avanti Isowhey Sports rider beating Nathan Elliott of Kenyan Riders Downunder to the 2016 Grafton to Inverell title and pull on the first NRS leader's jersey of the season.
Avanti Isowhey Sports teammate Pat Shaw then won the sprint for third place to cap off the race which was won in record time by Lane.
"I am over the moon to come away with that one," said Lane. "To get the record is also great, but I would have been equally happy to win the slowest Classic – just winning is incredible!
"Nathan did most of the work today, he was just awesome. I tried to go ahead but could not get rid of him. Nathan’s a good mate of mine – I train with him all the time – so to come into the finish together was just awesome."
Two-time defending champion Sean Lake was eighth as Avanti placed all but one of their riders, Sam Chrome, inside the top-ten to dominate the race.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Patrick Lane (Aus) Avanti Isowhey Sport | 5:57:55 |
2 | Nathan Elliott (Aus) Kenyan Riders Downunder | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Patrick Shaw (Aus) Avanti Isowhey Sport | 0:00:26 |
4 | Ayden Toovey (Aus) Subaru NSWIS SNS MS | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Joseph Cooper (Aus) Avanti Isowhey Sport | 0:02:07 |
6 | Neil van der Ploeg (Aus) Avanti Isowhey Sport | 0:02:16 |
7 | Samuel Burston (Aus) Mobius Future Racing | 0:02:44 |
8 | Sean Lake (Aus) Avanti Isowhey Sport | 0:03:11 |
9 | Jason Lea (Aus) Physiohealth Focus | 0:03:29 |
10 | Robbie Hucker (Aus) Avanti Isowhey Sport | 0:03:43 |
11 | Jason Christie (NZl) Kenyan Riders Downunder | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Zane Hunter (Aus) Physiohealth Focus | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Dylan Sunderland (Aus) State of Matter / MAAP | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Ryan Cavanagh (Aus) State of Matter / MAAP | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Logan Griffin (NZl) Oliver's Real Food Racing | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Aaron Watts (Aus) AMR Renault Racing | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Sean Trainor (Aus) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Sam Crome (Aus) Avanti Isowhey Sport | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Rowan Dever (Aus) Oliver's Real Food Racing | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Aden Reynolds (Aus) Mobius Future Racing | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Timothy Cameron (Aus) AMR Renault Racing | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Joshua Aldridge (NZl) AMR Renault Racing | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Rhys Gillett (Aus) | 0:04:54 |
24 | Jacob Kauffmann (Aus) Subaru NSWIS SNS MS | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Mitchell Mulhern (Aus) Satalyst Verve Racing | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Mike Cuming (Aus) State of Matter / MAAP | 0:06:02 |
27 | Darcy Pirotta (Aus) JML Racing | 0:10:11 |
28 | Christopher Miller (Aus) SUVelo Racing | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Sam Phipps (NZl) GPM Stulz | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Nicholas Woods (Aus) St George Merida Cycling Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Nicholas Leonard (Aus) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Alex West (NZl) Mobius Future Racing | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Thomas Coates (Aus) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Ayub Kinoti (Ken) Kenyan Riders Downunder | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Rob Webb (Aus) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Alexander Smyth (Aus) State of Matter / MAAP | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Jay Dutton (Aus) St George Merida Cycling Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Nicholas Katsonis (Aus) State of Matter / MAAP | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Mitch Neumann (Aus) Cobra9/Interbuild Racing | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Nick Miller (NZl) Kenyan Riders Downunder | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Jake Klajnblat (Aus) JML Racing | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Brodie Talbot (Aus) St George Merida Cycling Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Rylee Field (Aus) GPM Stulz | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Andrew Wagner (Aus) SUVelo Racing | 0:10:17 |
45 | Scott Law (Aus) Subaru NSWIS SNS MS | 0:20:41 |
46 | Jesse Kerrison (Aus) State of Matter / MAAP | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Stuart Shaw (Aus) Subaru NSWIS SNS MS | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Matthew Warner-Smith (Aus) Oliver's Real Food Racing | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Harrison Bailey (Aus) GPM Stulz | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Daniel Scheiner (Aus) Mobius Future Racing | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Mark Jamesion (Aus) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Elliot Kippen (Aus) Cobra9/Interbuild Racing | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Conor Mullervy (USA) GPM Stulz | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Matthew Slee (Aus) AMR Renault Racing | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Ben Carman (Aus) Mobius Future Racing | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Adam White (Aus) Cobra9/Interbuild Racing | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Sam Mobberley (Aus) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Harrison Wiles (Aus) St George Merida Cycling Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Todd Buschkuehl (Aus) Physiohealth Focus | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Jordan Davies (Aus) St George Merida Cycling Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Tristan Ward (Aus) AMR Renault Racing | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Michael Owen (Aus) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Daniel Bonello (Aus) St George Merida Cycling Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Edward White (Aus) GPM Stulz | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Manolo Zanella (Aus) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Jackson Mawby (Aus) JML Racing | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Morgan Smith (NZl) Kenyan Riders Downunder | 0:20:47 |
68 | Callum O'Sullivan (Aus) Cobra9/Interbuild Racing | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Henry Pennell (Aus) Satalyst Verve Racing | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Alex Wohler (Aus) State of Matter / MAAP | 0:20:49 |
71 | Logan Calder (Aus) Satalyst Verve Racing | 0:46:31 |
72 | Dugald Macarthur (Aus) Cobra9/Interbuild Racing | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Nathan White (Aus) Cobra9/Interbuild Racing | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Bradley Soden (Aus) Kenyan Riders Downunder | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Kris Johnston (Aus) AMR Renault Racing | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Samwel Ekiru (Ken) Kenyan Riders Downunder | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Bill Boulton (Aus) GPM Stulz | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Aaron Bicknell (Aus) Mobius Future Racing | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Timothy Sellar (Aus) Satalyst Verve Racing | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Patrick Sharpe (Aus) St George Merida Cycling Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthew Clark (Aus) Satalyst Verve Racing | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joel Strachan (Aus) Satalyst Verve Racing | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jackson Law (Aus) Subaru NSWIS SNS MS | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nathan Bradshaw (Aus) Subaru NSWIS SNS MS | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Liam Magennis (Aus) Subaru NSWIS SNS MS | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Glenn Mathiske (Aus) JML Racing | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
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