Garfoot claims overall victory at Mersey Valley
Sulzberger claims final stage win
Queensland's Katrin Garfoot (Pensar SPM Racing) has triumphed on the final day of the Mersey Valley Tour to claim overall victory at the opening event of the women's Subaru National Road Series (NRS).
Garfoot crossed the line 24 seconds ahead of her nearest rival in the general classification - Saturday's yellow jersey holder Sam de Riter (Holden Women's Cycling) to seal the overall tour win.
"I don't think it has sunk in yet," Garfoot, 31 described. "I'm pretty exhausted, I had nothing left in the last 10 kilometre's, Ruth (Corset) gave everything for me so I really owe her big time."
The reigning Oceania Champion finished the tour just two seconds ahead of teammate and 2012 Subaru NRS Champion Ruth Corset and a further 7 seconds to de Riter.
"I'm very proud of the team, they all deserve it," said German born Garfoot who now leads the Subaru NRS.
Tasmania's Grace Sulzberger (Team Polygon) claimed stage three line honours, with the 23 year old winning the challenging 87 kilometre road race through the iconic Gunns Plains.
"I definitely had the advantage of being at home," Sulzberger described. "I knew my parents were at the finish line which made me work that little bit harder at the end."
Sulzberger took out the stage in a sprint finish from Garfoot and Victoria's Taryn Heather (Jayco/Apollo/VIS).
"I knew I had to work with the girls to start with, so we could establish a break and then with three kilometre's to go I thought I could sit on and try for the stage win," Sulzberger described.
Sulzberger, Garfoot, Corset and Heather formed the winning break as the treacherous Gunns Plains ascent decimated the field at the 50 kilometre mark.
The group easily established a one minute advantage before a frantic chase ensued from yellow jersey holder de Riter and Holden teammates Miranda Griffiths and Lucy Coldwell.
"It was definitely a hard ride because we knew Holden were behind us closing the gap so we had to drive and give it everything," Garfoot noted.
Pensar SPM won the overall teams classification while the Queen of the Mountains jersey went to de Riter.
Alexandria Nicholls (ACT) was the highest placed under 19 rider, finishing in 13th position, one place ahead of Macey Stewart (TAS). Emily Mcredmond (WA) was the third placed junior rider.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Grace Sulzberger (Team Polygon Australia) | 2:30:53 |
2 | Katrin Garfoot (Pensar SPM Racing) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Taryn Heather (Jayco/Apollo VIS Women's Road Team) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Ruth Corset (Pensar SPM Racing) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Chloe McConville (Jayco/Apollo VIS Women's Road Team) | 0:00:24 |
6 | Emily Roper (Suzuki Bontrager) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Jenelle Crooks (Pensar SPM Racing) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Samantha De Riter (Holden Women Cycling Team) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Miranda Griffiths (Holden Women Cycling Team) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Peta Mullens | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Lucy Coldwell (Holden Women Cycling Team) | 0:00:30 |
12 | Rebecca Wiasak (Suzuki Bontrager) | 0:02:20 |
13 | Alexandria Nicholls | 0:02:40 |
14 | Macey Stewart (Team Polygon Australia) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Amy Cure (Team Polygon Australia) | 0:02:42 |
16 | Jessica Mundy (Jayco/Apollo VIS Women's Road Team) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Lisa Jacobs (Jayco/Apollo VIS Women's Road Team) | 0:02:43 |
18 | Sarah Roy (Team Bikebug) | 0:03:21 |
19 | Zoe Watters (Pensar SPM Racing) | 0:03:23 |
20 | Lisa Keeling (Bicycle Superstore) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Felicity Wardlaw (Bicycle Superstore) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Rebecca Heath (Holden Women Cycling Team) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Emily Mcredmond | 0:07:20 |
24 | Georgia Baker (Team Polygon Australia) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Justyna Lubkowski | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Ellen Skerritt (Team Bikebug) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Laura Meadley (Suzuki Bontrager) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Madeline Marshall | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Nicole Moerig (Pensar SPM Racing) | 0:08:58 |
30 | Josie Talbot | 0:12:02 |
31 | Ruby Greig-Hurtig | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Stacey Riedel (Specialized Securitor) | 0:12:04 |
33 | Alexandra Manly | 0:12:06 |
34 | Chloe McIntosh (Suzuki Bontrager) | 0:12:08 |
35 | Kristy Glover (Holden Women Cycling Team) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Emma Viotto (Suzuki Bontrager) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Susan McAlister | 0:27:43 |
38 | Hannah Geelan (Specialized Securitor) | 0:33:31 |
39 | Courtney Dean | 0:35:06 |
40 | Angela Smith | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Lucy Kirk | 0:42:02 |
DNF | Clare Dallat (Bicycle Superstore) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kendelle Hodges (Jayco/Apollo VIS Women's Road Team) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Claire Homsey (Team Bikebug) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lauren Perry (Team Polygon Australia) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Elissa Wundersitz | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rowena Badcock | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Peta Mullens | 5 | pts |
2 | Ruth Corset (Pensar SPM Racing) | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Katrin Garfoot (Pensar SPM Racing) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Samantha De Riter (Holden Women Cycling Team) | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ruth Corset (Pensar SPM Racing) | 5 | pts |
2 | Grace Sulzberger (Team Polygon Australia) | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Katrin Garfoot (Pensar SPM Racing) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Taryn Heather (Jayco/Apollo VIS Women's Road Team) | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Pensar SPM Racing | 7:33:03 |
2 | Holden Women Cycling Team | 0:00:54 |
3 | Jayco/Apollo VIS Women's Road Team | 0:02:42 |
4 | Team Polygon Australia | 0:04:58 |
5 | Suzuki Bontrager | 0:09:40 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Katrin Garfoot (Pensar SPM Racing) | 5:19:03 |
2 | Ruth Corset (Pensar SPM Racing) | 0:00:02 |
3 | Samantha De Riter (Holden Women Cycling Team) | 0:00:07 |
4 | Taryn Heather (Jayco/Apollo VIS Women's Road Team) | 0:00:14 |
5 | Grace Sulzberger (Team Polygon Australia) | 0:00:36 |
6 | Lucy Coldwell (Holden Women Cycling Team) | 0:01:27 |
7 | Miranda Griffiths (Holden Women Cycling Team) | 0:01:28 |
8 | Jenelle Crooks (Pensar SPM Racing) | 0:03:27 |
9 | Sarah Roy (Team Bikebug) | 0:03:35 |
10 | Lisa Keeling (Bicycle Superstore) | 0:03:38 |
11 | Emily Roper (Suzuki Bontrager) | 0:03:40 |
12 | Chloe McConville (Jayco/Apollo VIS Women's Road Team) | 0:05:18 |
13 | Peta Mullens | 0:06:10 |
14 | Rebecca Wiasak (Suzuki Bontrager) | 0:06:13 |
15 | Felicity Wardlaw (Bicycle Superstore) | 0:06:31 |
16 | Amy Cure (Team Polygon Australia) | 0:06:57 |
17 | Zoe Watters (Pensar SPM Racing) | 0:07:35 |
18 | Alexandria Nicholls | 0:07:57 |
19 | Lisa Jacobs (Jayco/Apollo VIS Women's Road Team) | 0:08:47 |
20 | Rebecca Heath (Holden Women Cycling Team) | 0:09:36 |
21 | Jessica Mundy (Jayco/Apollo VIS Women's Road Team) | 0:09:47 |
22 | Emily Mcredmond | 0:11:55 |
23 | Ellen Skerritt (Team Bikebug) | 0:12:54 |
24 | Madeline Marshall | 0:13:10 |
25 | Macey Stewart (Team Polygon Australia) | 0:13:16 |
26 | Laura Meadley (Suzuki Bontrager) | 0:14:13 |
27 | Justyna Lubkowski | 0:15:56 |
28 | Nicole Moerig (Pensar SPM Racing) | 0:17:14 |
29 | Kristy Glover (Holden Women Cycling Team) | 0:17:45 |
30 | Alexandra Manly | 0:18:10 |
31 | Georgia Baker (Team Polygon Australia) | 0:19:41 |
32 | Stacey Riedel (Specialized Securitor) | 0:21:25 |
33 | Ruby Greig-Hurtig | 0:22:13 |
34 | Emma Viotto (Suzuki Bontrager) | 0:28:40 |
35 | Chloe McIntosh (Suzuki Bontrager) | 0:29:17 |
36 | Josie Talbot | 0:30:30 |
37 | Susan McAlister | 0:42:36 |
38 | Hannah Geelan (Specialized Securitor) | 0:52:49 |
39 | Lucy Kirk | 0:58:57 |
40 | Angela Smith | 1:04:46 |
41 | Courtney Dean | 1:12:35 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Samantha De Riter (Holden Women Cycling Team) | 14 | pts |
2 | Ruth Corset (Pensar SPM Racing) | 1 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Katrin Garfoot (Pensar SPM Racing) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Lisa Keeling (Bicycle Superstore) | 32 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Peta Mullens | 95 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Taryn Heather (Jayco/Apollo VIS Women's Road Team) | 44 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Grace Sulzberger (Team Polygon Australia) | 72 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Sarah Roy (Team Bikebug) | 61 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Jenelle Crooks (Pensar SPM Racing) | 4 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Pensar SPM Racing | 15:58:48 |
2 | Holden Women Cycling Team | 0:01:23 |
3 | Jayco/Apollo VIS Women's Road Team | 0:12:28 |
4 | Team Polygon Australia | 0:13:01 |
5 | Suzuki Bontrager | 0:22:10 |
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