Genesys Wealth Advisers' sprint sensation Steele Von Hoff claimed his 17th win of the 2011 National Road Series with a hard-fought victory in the brutal 208 kilometre Launceston – New Norfolk Classic in Tasmania. Von Hoff proved too good for the fast finishing Russians with Alexander Serov and Alexi Markov rounding out the podium despite a committed chase by the V Australia team who had been expected to push Genesys all the way.
Sixty kilometres into the race, the 12 kilometre climb of Mount Poatina, which peaks at the gradient of 7.6 per cent, proved quite the test for 23-year-old Von Hoff, as he struggled to stay in touch with the lead group of riders but was well-supported by teammates Pat Shaw and Nathan Haas who later said via twitter that he had: "Never seen anybody hurt like Von Hoff did today."
Von Hoff, who is chasing opportunities in Europe for 2012 and gaining plenty of attention, realised the importance of today's win with race wins of longer distances high on his agenda over the next few months.
"I had never raced so far before and the course, boy it was hard," the former boiler-maker said. "My team-mates pulled themselves inside out for me. I needed to win a long, tough race."
Von Hoff will sit out this week's 10-stage Tour of Tasmania in preparation for his assault on the Jayco Herald Sun Tour in Victoria, beginning October 12.
In a fine display of strength and determination, Von Hoff chased down lead pair of Markov and Serov who appeared to have the race within their grasp, over the final 50 metres.
Local rider Ben Mather (Lawson Homes) claimed the King of Poatina title enroute to the mountains and sprint classification after 61 kilometre solo escape before being reeled in around 20 kilometres from the finish at the Derwent Valley Council chambers.
Full results
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#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Steele Von Hoff (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
5:22:09
2
Alexander Serov (Team Russia)
Row 1 - Cell 2
3
Alexi Markov (Team Russia)
Row 2 - Cell 2
4
Aaron Kemps (V Australia)
0:00:01
5
Valery Kaikov (Team Russia)
0:00:02
6
Tom Paton (Country Club Tasmania)
0:00:09
7
Logan Calder (Plan B Racing)
0:00:13
8
Rowan Dever (John West Cycling Team)
0:00:19
9
Bernard Sulzberger (V Australia)
Row 8 - Cell 2
10
Peter Ladd (Fenton Green P/B Spencers Food)
0:00:23
11
Samuel Davis (Plan B Racing)
0:00:24
12
Matvey Zubov (Team Russia)
0:00:25
13
Andrew Arundel (Lawson Homes)
Row 12 - Cell 2
14
Lachlan Ambrose (Central Coast Council)
Row 13 - Cell 2
15
John Darcey (Ride.Net.Au/Hobart Wheelers)
Row 14 - Cell 2
16
Zain Wright (Country Club Tasmania)
0:00:36
17
Christopher Winn (V Australia)
0:00:43
18
Cameron Peterson (V Australia)
0:00:44
19
Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
0:00:53
20
Mathew Marshall (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
0:00:54
21
Valery Valynin (Team Russia)
0:00:59
22
Alexander Khatuntsev (Team Russia)
0:01:02
23
Johnnie Walker (V Australia)
0:01:07
24
Sean Sullivan (V Australia)
0:01:44
25
Hayden Brooks (V Australia)
0:08:00
26
Johnathon White (Country Club Tasmania)
0:08:28
27
Ben Mather (Lawson Homes)
0:09:49
28
Taylor Sheldon (V Australia)
0:18:39
29
Evgeny Kovalev (Team Russia)
0:20:41
30
Tim Elmer (Lawson Homes)
Row 29 - Cell 2
31
Matthew Sydes (Country Club Tasmania)
0:20:56
32
Peter Malcolm (Country Club Tasmania)
0:21:07
33
Nicolay Zhurkin (Team Russia)
0:21:18
34
Steve Aitken (Country Club Tasmania)
Row 33 - Cell 2
35
Jim Moore (Country Club Tasmania)
Row 34 - Cell 2
dnf
Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
Row 35 - Cell 2
dnf
Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
Row 36 - Cell 2
dnf
Jason Rigg (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
Row 37 - Cell 2
dnf
Thomas Robinson (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
Row 38 - Cell 2
dnf
Kane Walker (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
Row 39 - Cell 2
dnf
Michael Smith (Lawson Homes)
Row 40 - Cell 2
dnf
Michael Knoff (John West Cycling Team)
Row 41 - Cell 2
dnf
Bradeley Hall (Plan B Racing)
Row 42 - Cell 2
dnf
Andrew Martin (Plan B Racing)
Row 43 - Cell 2
dnf
Alexander Ray (Team Down Under)
Row 44 - Cell 2
dnf
David Pell (Fenton Green P/B Spencers Food)
Row 45 - Cell 2
dnf
Brendan Schultz (Fenton Green P/B Spencers Food)
Row 46 - Cell 2
dnf
Steven Pilson (John West Cycling Team)
Row 47 - Cell 2
dns
Jai Crawford (Jayco - 2Xu)
Row 48 - Cell 2
dns
Ashley Baines (Derwent Valley Council)
Row 49 - Cell 2
dns
Andrew Margison (Derwent Valley Council)
Row 50 - Cell 2
dns
Tim McGrath (Country Club Tasmania)
Row 51 - Cell 2
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Young rider
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Trent Derecourt
3:40:00
2
Sam Mccallum
0:00:04
3
Nathan Hinkley
0:00:29
4
Alex Clements
0:00:33
5
Matthew Nicholson
0:01:16
6
Liam Dove
0:01:54
7
Andrew Christie
Row 6 - Cell 2
8
Blake Hose
Row 7 - Cell 2
9
Adam Hudson
Row 8 - Cell 2
dnf
David Parsons
Row 9 - Cell 2
dnf
David Abraham
Row 10 - Cell 2
dnf
Peter Loft
Row 11 - Cell 2
dnf
Joel Stearnes
Row 12 - Cell 2
dnf
Jack Matthews
Row 13 - Cell 2
dnf
Callum Fagg
Row 14 - Cell 2
dnf
Luke Knox
Row 15 - Cell 2
dns
Bradley Linfield
Row 16 - Cell 2
dns
Luke Ockerby
Row 17 - Cell 2
dns
Danny Pulbrook
Row 18 - Cell 2
dns
Aaron Jones
Row 19 - Cell 2
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Intermediate Sprints and Climbs - m19 Pateena HC4
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Andrew Christie (U23/Bothwell)
3
pts
2
Trent Derecourt (U23/Bothwell)
2
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Nathan Hinkley (U23/Bothwell)
1
Row 2 - Cell 3
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m24 Pateena Sprint
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Trent Derecourt (U23/Bothwell)
3
pts
2
Andrew Christie (U23/Bothwell)
2
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Jason Rigg (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
1
Row 2 - Cell 3
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m36 Longford Sprint
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Andrew Christie (U23/Bothwell)
3
pts
2
Blake Hose (U23/Bothwell)
2
Row 1 - Cell 3
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m51 Austral Bricks Sprint
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Andrew Christie (U23/Bothwell)
3
pts
2
Jason Rigg (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
2
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Kane Walker (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
1
Row 2 - Cell 3
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m63 Cressy Sprint
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Trent Derecourt (U23/Bothwell)
3
pts
2
Andrew Christie (U23/Bothwell)
2
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Lachlan Ambrose (Central Coast Council)
1
Row 2 - Cell 3
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m76 Poatina Village HC4
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Trent Derecourt (U23/Bothwell)
3
pts
2
Lachlan Ambrose (Central Coast Council)
2
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Andrew Christie (U23/Bothwell)
1
Row 2 - Cell 3
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m82 Poatina HC1
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Ben Mather (Lawson Homes)
10
pts
2
Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
6
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Matvey Zubov (Team Russia)
4
Row 2 - Cell 3
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m87 Pumphouse Bay Sprint
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
3
pts
2
Alex Clements (U23/Bothwell)
2
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Christopher Winn (V Australia)
1
Row 2 - Cell 3
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m88 Arthurs Lake Sprint
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Alexander Serov (Team Russia)
3
pts
2
Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
2
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
1
Row 2 - Cell 3
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m91 St Patrick's Plains Sprint
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Valery Valynin (Team Russia)
3
pts
2
Valery Kaikov (Team Russia)
2
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
1
Row 2 - Cell 3
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m95 Steppes Sprint
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Matvey Zubov (Team Russia)
3
pts
2
Cameron Peterson (V Australia)
2
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
1
Row 2 - Cell 3
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m102 Hunterston Sprint
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Ben Mather (Lawson Homes)
3
pts
2
Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
2
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Cameron Peterson (V Australia)
1
Row 2 - Cell 3
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m105 Bakers Tier HC4
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Ben Mather (Lawson Homes)
3
pts
2
Matvey Zubov (Team Russia)
2
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Cameron Peterson (V Australia)
1
Row 2 - Cell 3
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m113 Bothwell Sprint
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Ben Mather (Lawson Homes)
3
pts
2
Cameron Peterson (V Australia)
2
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
1
Row 2 - Cell 3
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m123 Berridale HC3
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Ben Mather (Lawson Homes)
5
pts
2
Mathew Marshall (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
3
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Taylor Sheldon (V Australia)
2
Row 2 - Cell 3
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m127 Hollow Tree Sprint
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Ben Mather (Lawson Homes)
3
pts
2
Valery Valynin (Team Russia)
2
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Hayden Brooks (V Australia)
1
Row 2 - Cell 3
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m129 Hollow Tree HC4
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Ben Mather (Lawson Homes)
3
pts
2
Christopher Winn (V Australia)
2
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Valery Valynin (Team Russia)
1
Row 2 - Cell 3
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m139 Gretna Sprint
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Matvey Zubov (Team Russia)
3
pts
2
Rowan Dever (John West Cycling Team)
2
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Samuel Davis (Plan B Racing)
1
Row 2 - Cell 3
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m143 Rosegarland HC4
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Matvey Zubov (Team Russia)
3
pts
2
Rowan Dever (John West Cycling Team)
2
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Samuel Davis (Plan B Racing)
1
Row 2 - Cell 3
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m146 Hayes Sprint
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Valery Valynin (Team Russia)
3
pts
2
Mathew Marshall (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
2
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Rowan Dever (John West Cycling Team)
1
Row 2 - Cell 3
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Derwent Valley Council Sprint Championship
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Ben Mather (Lawson Homes)
9
pts
2
Valery Valynin (Team Russia)
8
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Matvey Zubov (Team Russia)
6
Row 2 - Cell 3
4
Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
6
Row 3 - Cell 3
5
Cameron Peterson (V Australia)
5
Row 4 - Cell 3
6
Alexander Serov (Team Russia)
3
Row 5 - Cell 3
7
Rowan Dever (John West Cycling Team)
3
Row 6 - Cell 3
8
Mathew Marshall (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
2
Row 7 - Cell 3
9
Valery Kaikov (Team Russia)
2
Row 8 - Cell 3
10
Lachlan Ambrose (Central Coast Council)
1
Row 9 - Cell 3
11
Samuel Davis (Plan B Racing)
1
Row 10 - Cell 3
12
Christopher Winn (V Australia)
1
Row 11 - Cell 3
13
Hayden Brooks (V Australia)
1
Row 12 - Cell 3
dnf
Nathan Haas (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
4
Row 13 - Cell 3
dnf
Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
1
Row 14 - Cell 3
dnf
Jason Rigg (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
3
Row 15 - Cell 3
dnf
Kane Walker (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
1
Row 16 - Cell 3
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Caterpillar Underground Mining King of the Mountains
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
Header Cell - Column 3
1
Ben Mather (Lawson Homes)
21
pts
2
Matvey Zubov (Team Russia)
9
Row 1 - Cell 3
3
Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
6
Row 2 - Cell 3
4
Mathew Marshall (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
3
Row 3 - Cell 3
5
Lachlan Ambrose (Central Coast Council)
2
Row 4 - Cell 3
6
Christopher Winn (V Australia)
2
Row 5 - Cell 3
7
Rowan Dever (John West Cycling Team)
2
Row 6 - Cell 3
8
Taylor Sheldon (V Australia)
2
Row 7 - Cell 3
9
Samuel Davis (Plan B Racing)
1
Row 8 - Cell 3
10
Valery Valynin (Team Russia)
1
Row 9 - Cell 3
11
Cameron Peterson (V Australia)
1
Row 10 - Cell 3
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Teams Classification
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Team Russia
16:06:29
2
V Australia
0:01:01
3
Genesys Wealth Advisers
0:01:45
4
Country Club Tasmania
0:09:11
5
Lawson Homes
0:30:53
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