Lang gets another win for Team Jayco AIS
Haas, Smith take minor placings
Team Jayco AIS rider Richard Lang out-sprinted his rivals to claim the combined elite and under 23 road race at the 2011 Oceania Road Championships in Dookie, Victoria.
Lang sprinted home at the end of the 162.4km race in a time of 3:59:47 with breakaway partners Nathan Hass (Genesys Wealth Advisers) second and Victoria’s Stuart Smith close behind in third place.
The 22-year-old has enjoyed a successful start to the year, finishing second in the under 23 criterium at the Mars Cycling Australia Road National Championships in January.
A tremendous field of 123 riders set off from Dookie in one of the biggest spectacles the small township has seen. It was a frantic start, when after only three kilometres into the race a clip of wheels sent fifteen riders tumbling to the bitumen.
The first attack of the day came early with Patrick Lane (Team Jayco AIS) and Jason Rigg trying their luck out in front, but their solo rider efforts were easily reeled in by peloton.
Towards the end of the race, a decisive move was made by a group of seven riders that included Lang and Team Jayco AIS team mate Damien Howson. The breakaway group established a lead of two minutes over the chasing peloton coming into the final stages of the race.
On the final journey into town, Lang found something extra in the final sprint of three riders as he celebrated in jubilation as he crossed the line.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Richard Lang | 3:59:47 |
2 | Nathan Haas | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Stuart Smith | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Damien Howson | 0:00:08 |
5 | Luke Davison | 0:00:41 |
6 | Malcolm Rudolph | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Glenn O'Shea | 0:01:34 |
8 | Scott Law | 0:02:14 |
9 | Alex Carver | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Joel Stearnes | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Eric Sheppard | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Patrick Lane | 0:02:30 |
13 | Thomas Palmer | 0:06:09 |
14 | James Boal | 0:08:47 |
15 | Lachlan Ambrose | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Blair Windsor | 0:14:04 |
DNF | Aaron Donnelly | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nick Aitken | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Edward Bissaker | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Baker | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benjamin Hill | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kane Walker | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Danny Pulbrook | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stephen Bomball | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrew Christie | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Oliver Kent-Spark | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Callum Fagg | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Campbell Flakemore | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nathan Elliot | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vaughn Allan | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Peter Braunsteins | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brendan J Cole | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steven Del Gallo | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ben Dyball | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Aaron Eynaud | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luke Fetch | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joel Finucane | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Callum Fryer | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Phillip Grenfell | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Herd | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ben Hilleard | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Blake Hose | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan Lovelock | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brian Mcleod | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Scott Mcphee | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Trent Morey | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Shannon O'Brien | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Allan Satchell | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Merlin Spranz | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Josh Taylor | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brodie Talbot | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Abraham | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cameron Bayly | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthew Benson | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Timothy Cameron | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julian Hamill | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Jamie Crass | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Reuben Donati | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
DNS | James Quinton | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
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