Double celebration for Drapac as Goesinnen wins Shipwreck Coast Classic
Pollock, Ray left to chase flying Dutchman
Floris Goesinnen (Drapac Professional Cycling) has claimed a remarkable double by backing up Saturday's win in the 262km Melbourne to Warrnambool, with a solo victory in the 115km Shipwreck Coast Classic on Victoria's rugged south coast.
Teammate Rhys Pollock claimed second place 50 seconds in arrears with Alex Ray (Campolina) a further 11 seconds back.
Goesinnen made a solo attack on his four breakaway companions with five kilometres left to race, with no one able to answer his move.
"You do a lot of races every year and you don't get to win too many," he said after his second win in as many days. "It isn't like soccer, when you're always winning or losing.
"This is only my third win this year."
Earlier in 2012, Goesinnen won the second stage of the Flèche du Sud in Luxembourg as part of Drapac's annual European expedition.
The 28-year-old said that it was tough out on the road on Sunday, given the after-effects of a very tough day on the bike during the Melbourne to Warrnambool.
"I didn't have the best sleep and it was basically hard all day," he said. "Because it's 120kms, most people think it's easier but most of the bunch had seven hours of racing from yesterday, so from the start, everybody was already fatigued."
Sunday's race was marked by attacked from the outset with a 12-man break finally settling not far in. Among the riders in the escape were Josh Taylor, Chris Jory, Sam Rutherford (GPM-Wilson Racing), Gordon McCauley, Goesinnen, Pollock (Drapac), Brenton Jones, Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers), Jay Bourke (John West Cycling), Henry Morley (Plan B Racing) and Karl Evans (SASI) gaining well over two minutes on the field.
As the kilometres ticked down, so did the break's advantage and with 30km left to race, the group's lead was 1:44 over the front of the field.
With the peloton closing in, five members of the break decided it was time to go for it. Goesinnen lead the way from Ray, Pollock, Rutherford and Bourke also escaping and soon building an advantage of over a minute to their pursuants.
Full results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Floris Goesinnen (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 2:35:06 |
2 | Rhys Pollock (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 0:00:50 |
3 | Alexander Ray (Campolina) | 0:01:01 |
4 | Sam Rutherford (GPM - Wilson Racing) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Jay Bourke (John West Cycling) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Chris Jory (GPM - Wilson Racing) | 0:02:07 |
7 | Gordon McCauley (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Joshua Taylor (GPM - Wilson Racing) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Brenton Jones (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Henry Morley (Plan B Racing) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Karl Evans (SASI) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Michael Cupitt (Budget Forklifts) | 0:02:13 |
14 | Peter Loft (Budget Forklifts) | 0:03:20 |
15 | Luke Davison (Budget Forklifts) | 0:03:29 |
16 | Ryan MacAnally (Budget Forklifts) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Callum Scotson (Lady Bay Resort) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | William Walker (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Miles Scotson (SASI) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Thomas Palmer (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Jarryd Jones (Warrnambool City Council) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Scott Law (GPM - Wilson Racing) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Sam Stow (Campolina) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Antony Dimitrovski (Parramatta Racing Team) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Joel Pearson (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Sean Whitfield (Lady Bay Resort) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Tim Hucker (Cheeseworld) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Tom Christie (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Alexander Smyth (Plan B Racing) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Hamish Middleton (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Dylan Hately (John West Cycling) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Correy Edmed (Cheeseworld) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Daniel Herrewyn (SEW Eurodrive) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Kris Johnston (Suzuki / Trek) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Chris Zucchet (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Sam Sautelle (Suzuki / Trek) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Edward Powell (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Peter Howard (Lady Bay Resort) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Cameron McDonald (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Peter Smith (Plan B Racing) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Steve Duggan (Warrnambool City Council) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Daniel Lamb (SEW Eurodrive) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Daniel Bonello (Plan B Racing) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Michael Stringer (Warrnambool City Council) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Blake Hose (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Glenn O'Shea (SASI) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | James Butler (John West Cycling) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Josh Berry (Suzuki / Trek) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Joshua Harrison (SASI) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Hadleigh Milligan (Cheeseworld) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Matthew Lane (SEW Eurodrive) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Caleb Jones (GPM - Wilson Racing) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Etienne Blumstein-Jones (Cheeseworld) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | John Walker (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Karl Michelin-Beard (Cheeseworld) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Timothy Van Der Schans (Warrnambool City Council) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Andrew Roe (SASI) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Jesse Ewart (Parramatta Racing Team) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Stuart McManus (SEW Eurodrive) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Timothy White (Campolina) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Clive Silcock (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Sam Lane (Wyndham City Council) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Peter Herzig (Budget Forklifts) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Andrew Ward (Campolina) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Nathan Elliott (Cheeseworld) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Jai Crawford (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Chris Beeck (Plan B Racing) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Jason Rigg (Wyndham City Council) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | David Tozer (Campolina) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Sam McCallum (Cheeseworld) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Blair Windsor (Budget Forklifts) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Lachlan Norris (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Mark O'Brien (Budget Forklifts) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Jason Spencer (Budget Forklifts) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Bradeley Hall (Plan B Racing) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Mitchell Lovelock-Fay (Suzuki / Trek) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Harry Carpenter (SASI) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Campbell Flakemore (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Darren Lapthorne (Drapac Professional Cycling) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Aaron Donelly (Cheeseworld) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Edward Bissaker (SASI) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Jake Magee (GPM - Wilson Racing) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Alex Edmondson (SASI) | 0:03:42 |
85 | Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Wesley Cordingley (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn) | 0:25:46 |
87 | Matt Hand (Lady Bay Resort) | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Mark Fagg (Campolina) | 0:41:38 |
89 | Thomas McDonough (Wyndham City Council) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Kyle Franson (Campolina) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | William Key (Warrnambool City Council) | 0:50:34 |
92 | Marco Bramucci (Lady Bay Resort) | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Liam Dove (Plan B Racing) | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Ibrahim (Plan B Racing) | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julien Fleurus (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fergus Sully (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dan Wilkins (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn) | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dylan Lindsey (SEW Eurodrive) | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Darcy Woolley (Lady Bay Resort) | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Timshel Knoll-Miller (Wyndham City Council) | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Peter Mazzarella (Wyndham City Council) | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mark Scouller (Warrnambool City Council) | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steven Krybolder (Warrnambool City Council) | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Edward White (GPM - Wilson Racing) | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Dene Rogers (John West Cycling) | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Timothy Cameron (Suzuki / Trek) | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Benjamin Hill (Suzuki / Trek) | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Matthew Berg (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn) | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Daniel Strauss (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn) | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Lucas Hamilton (SEW Eurodrive) | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Christopher Jehu (SEW Eurodrive) | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Joel Strachan (Lady Bay Resort) | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Luke Jones (Wyndham City Council) | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Joshua Liston (Wyndham City Council) | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alexander Ray (Campolina) | 23 | pts |
2 | Floris Goesinnen (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Rhys Pollock (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Gordon McCauley (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 3 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Henry Morley (Plan B Racing) | 3 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 3 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Dylan Hately (John West Cycling) | 3 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Sam Rutherford (GPM - Wilson Racing) | 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Jay Bourke (John West Cycling) | 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Brenton Jones (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 2 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Chris Jory (GPM - Wilson Racing) | 1 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Michael Cupitt (Budget Forklifts) | 1 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Jai Crawford (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Chris Jory (GPM - Wilson Racing) | 8 | pts |
2 | Gordon McCauley (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 7 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Joshua Taylor (GPM - Wilson Racing) | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Floris Goesinnen (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Alexander Ray (Campolina) | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Drapac Professional Cycling | 7:48:15 |
2 | GPM Wilson Racing | 0:02:18 |
3 | Genesys Wealth Advisers Professional Cycling Team | 0:04:46 |
4 | John West Cycling | 0:05:02 |
5 | Campolina | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Team Budget Forklifts | 0:06:05 |
7 | SASI | 0:06:08 |
8 | Plan B Racing | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Lady Bay Resort | 0:07:30 |
10 | Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Warrnambool City Council | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Cheeseworld | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Suzuki / Trek | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Sew Eurodrive | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Wyndham City Council | 0:45:39 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rhys Pollock (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 3 | pts |
2 | Alexander Ray (Campolina) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Floris Goesinnen (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gordon McCauley (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 3 | pts |
2 | Alexander Ray (Campolina) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Sam Rutherford (GPM - Wilson Racing) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alexander Ray (Campolina) | 3 | pts |
2 | Brenton Jones (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Dylan Hately (John West Cycling) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Timshel Knoll-Miller (Wyndham City Council) | 3 | pts |
2 | Alexander Ray (Campolina) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Alexander Ray (Campolina) | 3 |
2 | Dylan Hately (John West Cycling) | 2 |
3 | Sam Rutherford (GPM - Wilson Racing) | 1 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Henry Morley (Plan B Racing) | 3 | pts |
2 | Alexander Ray (Campolina) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Chris Jory (GPM - Wilson Racing) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alexander Ray (Campolina) | 3 | pts |
2 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jai Crawford (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alexander Ray (Campolina) | 3 | pts |
2 | Floris Goesinnen (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Michael Cupitt (Budget Forklifts) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alexander Ray (Campolina) | 3 | pts |
2 | Jay Bourke (John West Cycling) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Floris Goesinnen (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gordon McCauley (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 5 | pts |
2 | Joshua Taylor (GPM - Wilson Racing) | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Chris Jory (GPM - Wilson Racing) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Chris Jory (GPM - Wilson Racing) | 3 | pts |
2 | Floris Goesinnen (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Chris Jory (GPM - Wilson Racing) | 3 | pts |
2 | Gordon McCauley (Drapac Professional Cycling) | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Alexander Ray (Campolina) | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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