Lexus Blackburn Bay Crits 2019: Race 1 - Elite Men Results

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Marco Haller tastes victory on day one of the Bay Crits in 2019(Image credit: Con Chronis)

Marco Haller made light work of his rivals on day one of the 2019 Bay Crits in Geelong, Australia. The Austrian rider, racing under the banner of Katusha Sport, held off Raphael Freienstein (Lexus of Blackburn) and Miles Scotson (MS All Stars) for the win.

"I didn’t really know where I was at, since I missed pretty much the whole last season due a severe injury. This, basically, was my first competitive race since my injury so therefore I’m very very happy to start it in this way. I had an incident with a car in training so I had a fracture of the left patella, it took me two surgeries and 190 days to come back on the bike. My career was in danger so I’m very happy to be back."

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha Sport	1:01:32
2	Raphael Freienstein (Ger) Lexus Of Blackburn	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Miles Scotson (Aus) MS All Stars	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Michael Freiberg (Aus) Australian Cycling Academy	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Reece Tucknott (Aus) Velofit Santic Racing	0:00:03
6	Leigh Howard (Aus) Australian Cycling Academy	0:00:12
7	Nathan Haas (Aus) Katusha Sport	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Brenton Jones (Aus) Lexus Of Blackburn	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Novotel Geelong City Of Greater Geelong	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Craig Wiggins (Aus) Velofit Santic Racing	Row 9 - Cell 2