McCarthy finally wraps up New Zealand Cycle Classic in Palmerston North
Gate takes final stage
Australian talent Jay McCarthy (Jayco-AIS) had the biggest win of his young career today when he took out the New Zealand Cycle Classic in Palmerston North today.
McCarthy was strong enough in the final sprint to beat off rival Darren Lapthorne (Drapac) to seal his overall Tour win, in New Zealand’s only UCI sanctioned road tour.
“I’m very happy to come away with the win. It’s been a great tour,” said McCarthy.
“The team did everything for me. It was a hard day today. Big ups to the New Zealand national team for making it a hard race,” he said.
Kiwi track rider Aaron Gate (Auckland) took out the stage in the sprint after an aggressive day of racing from the BikeNZ national team.
McCarthy, fresh from racing the Tour Down Under, won the second stage of the tour on Thursday but did not take the overall lead until the end of yesterday’s stage, taking a three second buffer into today’s final stage.
Tough winds and an aggressive field made for a spectacular final day of racing.
A brave move by Joseph Cooper (Ricoh) posed a threat to McCarthy’s lead, however his breakaway was covered by Jayco’s Nick Aitken who ensured he did not gain the minute and a half he needed to take the lead.
“I knew there was always going to be pressure today, but it wasn’t just Drapac giving it to us. We had Joe Cooper up the road with 20 kms to go. But it made it a bit easier knowing that I had my teammate Nick Aitken up there.”
The pair were caught with 10 kms to go, forcing a bunch sprint for the line.
Cooper added the King of the Mountain title to his collection, the same title he won at this event last year, while Taupo professional Patrick Bevin took out the sprint jersey classification.
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Aaron Gate (NZl) New Zealand | 2:35:00 |
2 | Thomas Palmer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Joe Lewis (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Dan Barry (NZl) Benchmark | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Patrick Shaw (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Patrick Bevin (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Benjamin Hill (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Shane Archbold (NZl) New Zealand | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Sam Rutherford (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Campbell Flakemore (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Marc Ryan (NZl) New Zealand | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Andy Bajc (Slo) Ricoh Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | James Oram (NZl) Team Eleven | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Dion Smith (NZl) Team Massey | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Michael Vink (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Chris Macic (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:00:06 |
24 | James McCoy (NZl) Benchmark | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Darren Rolfe (Aus) Ricoh Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Ben Dyball (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Sam Lindsay (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Peter Latham (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Myron Simpson (NZl) New Zealand | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Brad Tilby (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Joseph Cooper (NZl) Ricoh Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Nicolas Dougal (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Henri Bardoul (NZl) Team Massey | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Westley Gough (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Alex Frame (NZl) Benchmark | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Sam Bewley (NZl) New Zealand | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Sam Horgan (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Michael Naylor (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Brad Carter (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Kieran Hambrook (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Ryan Wills (NZl) Tait Communications | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Jeremy Yates (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Josh Taylor (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Brodie Talbot (Aus) Expert Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (Aus) Ricoh Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Ryan Sissons (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Tim Cameron (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Matt Wheatcroft (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Matthew Marshall (NZl) Ricoh Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Andy Hagan (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Damien Wright (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Nick Lovegrove (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Damien Howson (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Darcy Ellerm-Norton (NZl) Tait Communications | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Paul Odlin (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:05:38 |
61 | Johno Gee (NZl) Unique Realty | 0:11:57 |
62 | James Elvery (Aus) Team Eleven | 0:13:05 |
63 | Caleb Jones (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Oliver Harding-Sheath (NZl) Team Eleven | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Hamish Elley-Brown (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Chris Jory (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Tristan Thomas (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Anthony Chapman (NZl) Tait Communications | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Peter Thompson (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Blake Hose (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Thomas Donald (Aus) Team Eleven | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Alastair Loutit (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Joshua Aldridge (Aus) Expert Team | 0:15:15 |
74 | Nick Jowsey (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Peter Smith (Aus) Hudson Gavin Martin | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Benjamin Johnson (Aus) Expert Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Scott Thomas (NZl) Unique Realty | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Matt Sillars (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Steve Stannard (NZl) Team Massey | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Lee Evans (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | 0:22:45 |
81 | Lachlan Ambrose (Aus) Expert Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Matiu Kaihau (NZl) Team Massey | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Chris Symon (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Max Annear Henderson (NZl) Team Massey | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Andy Mackay (NZl) Unique Realty | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Travers Nuttall (Aus) Expert Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Nelson Shaw (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | 0:22:50 |
88 | Chris Kendall (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 0:24:24 |
89 | James Early (NZl) Tait Communications | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brendan Johnston (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | William Lind (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ivan Michelin-Beard (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Josh Atkins (NZl) Benchmark | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stuart Houltham (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ben Robertson (NZl) Tait Communications | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 12:32:53 |
2 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:00:09 |
3 | Campbell Flakemore (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:01:17 |
4 | Patrick Bevin (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | 0:01:29 |
5 | Michael Vink (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | 0:01:37 |
6 | Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Aaron Gate (NZl) New Zealand | 0:01:41 |
8 | Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:01:44 |
9 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 0:01:45 |
10 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 0:01:47 |
11 | Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 0:01:52 |
12 | Joseph Cooper (NZl) Ricoh Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Kiel Reijnen (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 0:01:57 |
14 | Dan Barry (NZl) Benchmark | 0:01:58 |
15 | James Oram (NZl) Team Eleven | 0:02:00 |
16 | Brad Tilby (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:02:01 |
17 | Darren Rolfe (Aus) Ricoh Team | 0:02:02 |
18 | Patrick Shaw (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:02:12 |
19 | Sam Horgan (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:02:32 |
20 | Michael Naylor (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 0:02:56 |
21 | Damien Howson (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 0:06:55 |
22 | Paul Odlin (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:07:15 |
23 | Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:16:27 |
24 | Sam Bewley (NZl) New Zealand | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Joe Lewis (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | 0:16:28 |
26 | Marc Ryan (NZl) New Zealand | 0:16:33 |
27 | Thomas Palmer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:16:34 |
28 | Ben Dyball (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:16:36 |
29 | Nicolas Dougal (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | 0:16:39 |
30 | Peter Latham (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:16:44 |
31 | Benjamin Hill (Aus) RBS Morgans - ATS | 0:16:46 |
32 | Henri Bardoul (NZl) Team Massey | 0:16:50 |
33 | Dion Smith (NZl) Team Massey | 0:16:52 |
34 | Andy Bajc (Slo) Ricoh Team | 0:17:06 |
35 | Sam Rutherford (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | 0:17:10 |
36 | Westley Gough (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Sam Lindsay (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:17:14 |
38 | Brad Carter (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | 0:17:22 |
39 | Jeremy Yates (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | 0:17:47 |
40 | Kieran Hambrook (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:17:55 |
41 | Ryan Wills (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:18:05 |
42 | Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco-AIS | 0:18:16 |
43 | Shane Archbold (NZl) New Zealand | 0:18:58 |
44 | Ryan Sissons (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:20:40 |
45 | Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:21:36 |
46 | Tim Cameron (Aus) Suzuki Trek | 0:21:47 |
47 | Matt Wheatcroft (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | 0:22:23 |
48 | Matthew Marshall (NZl) Ricoh Team | 0:22:31 |
49 | Damien Wright (Aus) Suzuki Trek | 0:22:40 |
50 | Chris Macic (NZl) Armstrong Motor Group | 0:23:45 |
51 | Andy Hagan (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 0:24:04 |
52 | Josh Taylor (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | 0:24:45 |
53 | Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (Aus) Ricoh Team | 0:25:37 |
54 | Alex Frame (NZl) Benchmark | 0:28:02 |
55 | Nick Lovegrove (NZl) Subway Pro Cycling | 0:28:35 |
56 | Darcy Ellerm-Norton (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:29:03 |
57 | Anthony Chapman (NZl) Tait Communications | 0:30:02 |
58 | Chris Jory (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | 0:30:05 |
59 | Caleb Jones (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | 0:30:06 |
60 | Oliver Harding-Sheath (NZl) Team Eleven | 0:30:08 |
61 | Alastair Loutit (Aus) Team GPM - Wilson Racing | 0:30:11 |
62 | Peter Thompson (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling | 0:30:18 |
63 | Hamish Elley-Brown (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | 0:30:38 |
64 | Tristan Thomas (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 0:30:39 |
65 | Johno Gee (NZl) Unique Realty | 0:32:17 |
66 | Nick Jowsey (NZl) Hudson Gavin Martin | 0:32:24 |
67 | Benjamin Johnson (Aus) Expert Team | 0:32:25 |
68 | Peter Smith (Aus) Hudson Gavin Martin | 0:33:05 |
69 | Joshua Aldridge (Aus) Expert Team | 0:33:27 |
70 | Scott Thomas (NZl) Unique Realty | 0:34:46 |
71 | James McCoy (NZl) Benchmark | 0:35:32 |
72 | Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 0:38:30 |
73 | Blake Hose (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers | 0:40:38 |
74 | James Elvery (Aus) Team Eleven | 0:41:38 |
75 | Lee Evans (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | 0:42:04 |
76 | Steve Stannard (NZl) Team Massey | 0:43:12 |
77 | Myron Simpson (NZl) New Zealand | 0:44:49 |
78 | Travers Nuttall (Aus) Expert Team | 0:47:22 |
79 | Brodie Talbot (Aus) Expert Team | 0:51:01 |
80 | Nelson Shaw (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | 1:00:18 |
81 | Thomas Donald (Aus) Team Eleven | 1:02:25 |
82 | James Early (NZl) Tait Communications | 1:03:21 |
83 | Matt Sillars (NZl) Mico Protrain Cycling Team | 1:19:39 |
84 | Lachlan Ambrose (Aus) Expert Team | 1:23:07 |
85 | Matiu Kaihau (NZl) Team Massey | 1:24:39 |
86 | Chris Kendall (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 1:28:27 |
87 | Max Annear Henderson (NZl) Team Massey | 1:28:31 |
88 | Chris Symon (NZl) Pelorus Real Estate | 1:28:44 |
89 | Andy Mackay (NZl) Unique Realty | 1:31:40 |
DNF | Brendan Johnston (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | William Lind (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ivan Michelin-Beard (Aus) Suzuki Trek | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Josh Atkins (NZl) Benchmark | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stuart Houltham (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ben Robertson (NZl) Tait Communications | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
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