McCarthy edges Lapthorne after daring attack
Lapthorne takes narrow overall lead
Young Australian rider Jay McCarthy (Jayco-AIS) won the second stage of the NZ Cycle Classic in Palmerston North today only days after competing in the World Tour ranked Tour Down Under.
McCarthy was part of an early break that is likely to dictate the overall tour outcome.
A 21 strong group broke clear in the first 40 kms of the 143 kilometre race, which included McCarthy and three of his Jayco-AIS teammates, and multiple members of the international Drapac Professional Cycling, Genesys Wealth Advisors and Team Type 1-Sanofi teams. The Kiwi representation in the break included Taupo’s Patrick Bevin (Hudson Gavin Martin), Joseph Cooper (Ricoh), Sam Horgan (Subway Pro Cycling) Michael Vink (Mico-Protrain) and Aaron Gate (BikeNZ).
The defining move came with 40 kilometres remaining when McCarthy attacked, taking Darren Lapthorne (Drapac Professional Cycling) with him.
"At about 40 kilometres to go people started attacking and so the group stopped working well together. I had a go and found myself of the front with Darren, they gave us a little bit of room and we went hard to the line," McCarthy said.
While McCarthy took line honours, it is Lapthorne who claimed ownership of the tour leader’s yellow jersey, leading the general classification three seconds ahead of McCarthy.
Strong winds and testing terrain made for a tough day.
"Conditions were really tough. So much for it being a flat tour! There’s a few big climbs out there. I think I was more pleasantly surprised than disappointed. It made for a really tough day, I think that suited myself and my team really well," said Lapthrone.
The initial breakaway continued to extend their lead through the race, putting a 16 minute deficit into the peloton.
The race continues tomorrow with a 154 kilometre loop following the reverse to today’s course.
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 3:27:07 |
2 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:01:15 |
4 | Campbell Flakemore (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Patrick Bevin (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | 0:01:28 |
6 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 0:01:29 |
7 | Patrick Shaw (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:01:30 |
8 | Joseph Cooper (NZl) Ricoh Team | 0:01:34 |
9 | Aaron Gate (NZl) New Zealand | 0:02:14 |
10 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Damien Howson (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Brad Tilby (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | James Oram (NZl) Team Eleven | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Darren Rolfe (Aus) Ricoh Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Paul Odlin (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Sam Horgan (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Michael Vink (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Dan Barry (NZl) Benchmark | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Michael Naylor (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Cameron Peterson (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Nick Jowsey (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | 0:16:12 |
26 | Lee Evans (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | 0:16:17 |
27 | Sam Bewley (NZl) New Zealand | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Daniel Coombes (NZl) Unique Realty | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Denay Cottam (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Ivan Michelin-Beard (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Damien Wright (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Oliver Harding-Sheath (NZl) Team Eleven | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Marc Ryan (NZl) New Zealand | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Josh Atkins (NZl) Benchmark | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | William Lind (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Dion Smith (NZl) Team Massey | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Joe Lewis (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Anthony Chapman (NZl) Tait Communications | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Matthew Marshall (NZl) Ricoh Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Ryan Wills (NZl) Tait Communications | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Stuart Houltham (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Caleb Jones (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Benjamin Hill (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Sam Lindsay (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (Aus) Ricoh Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Josh Taylor (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Sam Rutherford (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Joshua Aldridge (Aus) Expert Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Will Bowman (NZl) Benchmark | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Hamish Elley-Brown (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Matt Wheatcroft (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Peter Smith (Aus) Hudson Gavin Martin | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Nick Lovegrove (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Ben Robertson (NZl) Tait Communications | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Brendan Johnston (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Westley Gough (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Ryan Sissons (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Chris Macic (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Scott Thomas (NZl) Unique Realty | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | James Early (NZl) Tait Communications | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Ben Dyball (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Travers Nuttall (Aus) Expert Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Andy Hagan (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Tristan Thomas (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Alastair Loutit (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Brodie Talbot (Aus) Expert Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Peter Thompson (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Blake Hose (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Andy Bajc (Slo) Ricoh Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Brad Carter (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Johnnie Walker (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Henri Bardoul (NZl) Team Massey | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Peter Latham (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Myron Simpson (NZl) New Zealand | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Johno Gee (NZl) Unique Realty | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Darcy Ellerm-Norton (NZl) Tait Communications | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Kieran Hambrook (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Thomas Palmer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Thomas Donald (Aus) Team Eleven | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Benjamin Johnson (Aus) Expert Team | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Steve Stannard (NZl) Team Massey | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Nicolas Dougal (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Jeremy Yates (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Tim Cameron (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Shane Archbold (NZl) New Zealand | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Chris Jory (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Matt Sillars (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | 0:27:27 |
92 | James Elvery (Aus) Team Eleven | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Chris Kendall (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Alex Frame (NZl) Benchmark | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | James McCoy (NZl) Benchmark | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Lachlan Ambrose (Aus) Expert Team | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Chris Symon (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | 0:29:04 |
98 | Nelson Shaw (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Aidan McKenzie (Aus) Team Eleven | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Matiu Kaihau (NZl) Team Massey | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Max Annear Henderson (NZl) Team Massey | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Andy Mackay (NZl) Unique Realty | 0:32:15 |
DNF | Tom David (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matt Noble (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hamish Hill (NZl) Unique Realty | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 3:46:04 |
2 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 0:00:03 |
3 | Campbell Flakemore (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:01:14 |
4 | Patrick Bevin (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | 0:01:34 |
5 | Joseph Cooper (NZl) Ricoh Team | 0:01:35 |
6 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Patrick Shaw (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:02:09 |
9 | Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 0:02:14 |
10 | Damien Howson (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Michael Vink (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Paul Odlin (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 0:02:22 |
14 | Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 0:02:23 |
15 | Cameron Peterson (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | 0:02:25 |
16 | Aaron Gate (NZl) New Zealand | 0:02:28 |
17 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Brad Tilby (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:02:33 |
19 | Darren Rolfe (Aus) Ricoh Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Dan Barry (NZl) Benchmark | 0:02:35 |
21 | James Oram (NZl) Team Eleven | 0:02:37 |
22 | Sam Horgan (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:02:43 |
23 | Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 0:02:56 |
24 | Michael Naylor (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 0:03:04 |
25 | Sam Bewley (NZl) New Zealand | 0:16:17 |
26 | Marc Ryan (NZl) New Zealand | 0:16:19 |
27 | Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:16:24 |
28 | Josh Atkins (NZl) Benchmark | 0:16:27 |
29 | Ben Dyball (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Joe Lewis (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | 0:16:29 |
31 | Nicolas Dougal (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | 0:16:31 |
32 | Shane Archbold (NZl) New Zealand | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Andy Hagan (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 0:16:34 |
34 | Peter Latham (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:16:35 |
35 | Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (Aus) Ricoh Team | 0:16:37 |
36 | Nick Lovegrove (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:16:40 |
37 | Brad Carter (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | 0:16:41 |
38 | Henri Bardoul (NZl) Team Massey | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Myron Simpson (NZl) New Zealand | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Jeremy Yates (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | 0:16:42 |
41 | Benjamin Hill (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | 0:16:43 |
42 | Josh Taylor (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | 0:16:44 |
43 | Thomas Palmer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:16:47 |
44 | Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:16:48 |
45 | Dion Smith (NZl) Team Massey | 0:16:49 |
46 | Will Bowman (NZl) Benchmark | 0:16:50 |
47 | Anthony Chapman (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:16:54 |
48 | Alastair Loutit (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Chris Macic (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:16:55 |
50 | Darcy Ellerm-Norton (NZl) Tait Communications | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Blake Hose (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:16:56 |
52 | Ben Robertson (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:16:57 |
53 | Westley Gough (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Chris Jory (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Caleb Jones (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | 0:16:58 |
56 | Brendan Johnston (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Benjamin Johnson (Aus) Expert Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | William Lind (Aus) Suzuki Trek | 0:16:59 |
59 | Oliver Harding-Sheath (NZl) Team Eleven | 0:17:00 |
60 | Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Brodie Talbot (Aus) Expert Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Lee Evans (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | 0:17:01 |
63 | Peter Thompson (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Matt Wheatcroft (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | 0:17:02 |
65 | Andy Bajc (Slo) Ricoh Team | 0:17:03 |
66 | Scott Thomas (NZl) Unique Realty | 0:17:04 |
67 | Tristan Thomas (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Sam Lindsay (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:17:05 |
69 | James Early (NZl) Tait Communications | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Nick Jowsey (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | 0:17:06 |
71 | Sam Rutherford (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | 0:17:07 |
72 | Matthew Marshall (NZl) Ricoh Team | 0:17:10 |
73 | Ryan Wills (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:17:11 |
74 | Steve Stannard (NZl) Team Massey | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Stuart Houltham (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 0:17:13 |
76 | Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 0:17:15 |
77 | Damien Wright (Aus) Suzuki Trek | 0:17:19 |
78 | Denay Cottam (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | 0:17:21 |
79 | Johnnie Walker (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Travers Nuttall (Aus) Expert Team | 0:17:22 |
81 | Tim Cameron (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Kieran Hambrook (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:17:23 |
83 | Ivan Michelin-Beard (Aus) Suzuki Trek | 0:17:24 |
84 | Ryan Sissons (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:17:25 |
85 | Peter Smith (Aus) Hudson Gavin Martin | 0:17:28 |
86 | Hamish Elley-Brown (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | 0:17:30 |
87 | Thomas Donald (Aus) Team Eleven | 0:17:31 |
88 | Joshua Aldridge (Aus) Expert Team | 0:17:42 |
89 | Daniel Coombes (NZl) Unique Realty | 0:17:43 |
90 | Johno Gee (NZl) Unique Realty | 0:17:53 |
91 | Alex Frame (NZl) Benchmark | 0:27:35 |
92 | James McCoy (NZl) Benchmark | 0:28:27 |
93 | James Elvery (Aus) Team Eleven | 0:28:30 |
94 | Lachlan Ambrose (Aus) Expert Team | 0:28:33 |
95 | Chris Kendall (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 0:28:57 |
96 | Matt Sillars (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | 0:29:18 |
97 | Matiu Kaihau (NZl) Team Massey | 0:30:05 |
98 | Aidan McKenzie (Aus) Team Eleven | 0:30:22 |
99 | Nelson Shaw (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | 0:30:29 |
100 | Max Annear Henderson (NZl) Team Massey | 0:30:41 |
101 | Chris Symon (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | 0:30:53 |
102 | Andy Mackay (NZl) Unique Realty | 0:33:50 |
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