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112th Melbourne to Warrnambool Cycling Classic - 1.2
Victoria, Australia, October 27, 2007
2006 Results Results Past winners
Decker takes tight finish in long classic
By Mal Sawford in Warrnambool
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The 112th running of the world's longest at 299 kilometres and second oldest classic was fittingly won by one of the 'veterans' of the famous race, 34 year-old Tim Decker (Decked Out Coaching). The Australian was victorious with a last gasp sprint to lead home young Western Australian rider Ben King (Cycle Mania) and Mark Hooper (Baum) from a very select group of nine riders left in contention at the finish.
Decker, riding his 14th classic, and wearing saddlecloth 14, was understandably delighted to take the win, having finished second, third, fourth, fifth and seventh in recent years, and dedicated the win to his wife Michelle and six week old son Cohen. "14 years. 14 years I've finally done it. It's the most except for my marriage to my wife and the birth of my son this is it's unbelievable," an emotional Decker said moments after crossing the line. "If I had have won it six years ago, I wouldn't have had the fire I needed today." Decker crossed the line in 7 hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds.
How it unfolded
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157 riders rolled out under clear blue skies from the spectacular Sanctuary Lakes Golf Resort at the (unearthly) time of 7:30AM, and with the first of 24 sprints only a little over one kilometre from the end of the neutral period, the pace was quickly pegged at 50km/h.
After a few opening forays, the first serious break went clear at Werribee, led by CCCC/SHM Elite team mates Matt Chessum and Brendan Rowbotham and Port Fairy rider Gerard Faulkiner. Unfortunately for the trio, the presence of a Team Decked Out Coaching police man put paid to their effort. Vaughan Bowman was next to fly the flag for the CCCC/SHM team, and won the sprint at Little River alone, and was soon after joined by Nick Walker (VIS), with the bunch in hot pursuit.
Approaching Lara, eight riders attacked, and with no immediate reaction from the bunch built a handy lead. Lead by one of the pre-race favourites, Pat Shaw (VIS), the group also contained Chessum and Peter Barnett (CCCC/SHM Elite), Shaun McCarthy (Decked Out), Tom Leaper (Pro-Motion Bicycles), Craig Johnson and Brett Perez (Prime Estate).
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The lead group grew bigger with the addition of Trent Stevenson, Peter Ladd, Glen O'Shea and Evan Corry (Decked Out), David Tozer, Wade Wallace (O2 Networks), Rownbotham, Will Alexander (New Zealand) and Brendan Schultz (Hamilton). The lead grew past three minutes at Moorabool and was approaching four minutes at the first feed station at Inverleigh, before a chase group of twenty, lead by David Pell (Savings & Loans) began to make headway. Kristian House's (Navigators) day came to an early end with a puncture after 110 kilometres, with the margin back to two minutes, and the chasers reached the leaders thirty minutes later, soon after the turn off towards Colac. What was left of the main bunch was over eight minutes back by this point, and it was obvious that the winner would emerge from the thirty-odd leaders.
An initial counter-attack saw eventual winner Decker at the head of affairs for the first time, along with Brad Edmunds (Cycle City Ballarat), Stevenson, Barnett, Chessum, Hooper, Ladd and Rowbotham move clear of the recently formed lead group. More riders bridged up, and at the 185-kilometre mark, the lead group also contained Lachlan Stewart (VIS), Pell, Shaw, Hooper, Joel Pearson (Cycle City Ballarat), Steve Pilson and Charles Howlett (Fujitsu), Queenland veteran Paul Wild, O'Shea, Richard England and IPC track world champion Michael Gallagher (VIS), Cameron Hughes (Ord Minnett) and King.
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Stevenson won the sprint at the Mamre Hotel in Pirron Yallock, which doubled as the Victorian 200-kilometre Championship, and also took an unassailable lead in the sprint championship. With the second feed still 30 kilometres distant, the temperature nearing 30 degrees, and the crosswinds increasing in intensity, the rolling hills of the Stoney Rises saw a number of riders fall off the pace, until just twelve were left: Pell, England, Pearson, Hughes, Gallagher, Howlett, Decker, Stewart, King, Pilson, Edmunds and Stevenson.
Next to pop was Stewart, followed in quick succession by Pell, Gallagher and Stevenson at the 225-kilometre mark. Decker later admitted "I feel sorry for David Pell, he was pretty marked, but he's still young, he's got a few years left still." The remaining nine settled into a good rhythm, and worked solidly for the next monotonous hour. King attacked shortly before the final feedzone to take the sprint at Garvoc, and held a ten second advantage through the feeding zone.
None of the other riders showed much interest in bringing the youngster back, and King kept the pressure on over the next couple of rolling hills before the group reformed. Over the final 30 kilometres, King, Hughes and Edmunds all attacked repeatedly, but couldn't split the group. Decker sat at the back of the group, and looked to be in difficulty with cramps, while Pearson, the best credentialed sprinter of the group looked quite relaxed. Decker revealed later "I was cramping from the second feed onwards, but I kept pushing along, I never gave up, it's my attitude to life."
Hughes attacked strongly over the summit of the final rise and was the first rider to come into view at the uphill drag to the finish. Fifty metres clear with one kilometre to race, Hughes looked to have the race won, before England jumped from the chase group and set off in pursuit. King was quick to pounce on England's wheel, and as England drew level with Hughes, King hit the lead only to have Decker time his run perfectly to sneak past on the left in the final twenty metres for his emotional win.
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Decker replayed the closing stages of the race for the media. "They hit out, and I was in bits, and I chased wheels, and chased wheels, and for some reason I put it in the 11 [cog], which is silly, because Dave and I have spoken about sprinting up there in the 14 or the 15, and I just jumped in the 11, but no one was taking that away from me, no one at all, no one at all."
He was also quick to thank his family and his team-mates for their support. "My wife, she's sacrificed so much for me, and I hope today shows how much I love her, and shows Australia what sort of rider I am." Young Cohen was on hand to witness his father's big win too young to make the trip to Sydney last weekend to see Decker's twin World Masters Track Championships wins in the 30-34 years Scratch and Points races, he didn't have to wait long to see dad land another big win.
Decker runs a cycle coaching business in his home town of Bendigo, and 'his' boys in black and green were very prominent throughout the race. "The boys rode well above themselves today. They were in everything, some of them sacrificed themselves themselves for me."
Even King, who hails from a much warmer climate, found the hot weather tough. "It was quite hard out there. The last 40 Ks there was a bit of a tail breeze, so it was hard to get away. Joel Pearson was sticking to my wheel like glue unfortunately. I'm not much of a bunch sprinter, so second is alright I guess. I thought I'd won it, but I just got rolled."
Hooper was delighted to finish on the podium. "It's my best result ever. I was confident of a top ten, but third is awesome. I attacked just before the last hill, and then was cramping half way up, so I was in trouble."
Race notes
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The hot and windy weather took it's toll on the field, with reports from the sag wagon that 75 riders had abandoned at the 170-kilometre mark. An early pile-up approaching Werribee, less than twenty kilometres in, saw around twenty riders hit the deck.
Emma Carney was one of two women to tackle this year's race. A former world class triathlete, Carney retired from the sport after being diagnosed with a heart condition, and has had a pacemaker fitted. Carney pulled up behind the crash in Werribee in some distress, according to former Giro d'Italia stage winner David Mackenzie, with her pace maker apparently playing up. Despite initial serious concerns for her well being, Carney recovered quickly from the scare, but did not continue the race.
Howlett won the B Grade classification, with an impressive ride to finish with the leading group. Wild, who made the early selection, hung on to take out C Grade with a 13th place overall, while D Grade went to Carnegie Caulfield committee man Darren Cathie. Simon Crispie was the first Warrnambool rider to finish.
The total prize money for the event totaled $17,000, with a significant portion divided between the Sprint and King of the Mountain Championships. Stevenson took the Sprint title, while Tom Leaper was the mountains classification winner.
Photography
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Images by Malcolm Sawford
- A mass of riders at the Sanctuary Lakes start
- Kristian House (Navigators) wore number 1, but punctured after picking up early sprint prizes
- Brendan Rowbotham (CCCC/SHM Elite) leads the early break
- The contenders force the pace in the right hand gutter
- Mark Hooper leads Lachlan Stewart and Joel Pearson
- Michael Gallagher rode a very impressive race given he is a 4000m individual pursuit specialist
- Race winner Tim Decker quickly found his wife Michelle and six-week old son, Cohen
- Tim Decker found his wife Michelle and six-week old son, Cohen
- The race winners bike a Basso, with some very nice LEW wheels
- Decker's day in the office a 40.5km/h average and over 7 hours in the saddle
- Decker interviewed on the podium
- D Grade winner Darren Cathie was presented his prize by Laurie Noonan from CycleSport Victoria
- Pete Smith (CCCC/SHM Elite) shows the agony of completing the longest race on the UCI calendar
Images by Fiona Carnibella
- Riders line up at the start eager to get the 112th Melbourne to Warnambool Classic underway!.
- The 2007 Melbourne to Warnambool Classic begins with a tour around Sanctuary Lakes Golf Resort!.
- CCCC had a strong presence in an early break, with Vaughan Bowman taking the sprint at Little River.
- Brendan Schlutz (Hamilton) takes the sprint ahead of Tom Leaper (ProMotion) in an early break.
- The hot weather ensured a mass of thirsty riders at the first drink station.
- The early break did its best to hold up traffic....
- Pete Barnett and Brendam Rowbotham were aggressive early on.
- David Pell (SavingsandLoans) showed his strength helping bridge up to the leaders.
- Tim Decker (Decked Out Coaching) and Joel Pearson (Cyclecity Ballarat) started a string of attacks trying to shatter the bunch.
- Trent Stevenson (Decked Out Coaching) was dropped but had already taken out the Sprint Championship and the 200km Championship at Pirron Yallock!.
- Attacking time, as Michael Gallagher (VIS) tries to get off the front.
- Mark Hooper from Geelong looking comfortable in a break of 9 riders.
- Richard England was another VIS rider showing strong form and looked a good chance for a high finish.
- 19 year-old Ben King had a long trip from Western Australia, and found himself in the final break.
- The nine leaders, led by Pearson, got clear of the main bunch and were left to fight it out amongst themselves.
- In the end, Tim Decker was too strong in the sprint, and was elated to take the win on his 14th attempt at the 2007 Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic!.
- The podium (l-r) Ben King, Tim Decker and Mark Hooper.
Results - 299km
1 Timothy Decker (Aus) Bendigo 7.15.15 (41.22 Km/Hr) 2 Benjamin King (Aus) Western Australia 3 Mark Hooper (Aus) Geelong 4 Richard England (Aus) Blackburn 5 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Queensland 6 Bradley Edmunds (Aus) Echuca/Moama 0.03 7 Joel Pearson (Aus) New South Wales 8 Charles Howlett (Aus) Latrobe 9 Steven Pilson (Aus) Coburg 0.11 10 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Shepparton 15.03 11 Michael Gallagher (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 17.05 12 Will Alexander (NZl) New Zealand 21.08 13 Paul Wild (Aus) Queensland 21.16 14 Tim Elmer (Aus) Tasmania 21.19 15 Tom Leaper (Aus) Blackburn 21.33 16 Peter Ladd (Aus) Bendigo 21.40 17 Van Beveren, (Aus) Clint Carnegie Caulfield 21.43 18 Matt Colston (Aus) St Kilda 19 Brendan Rowbotham (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 20 Wade Wallace (Aus) St Kilda 21 Ewin Williams (Aus) Brunswick 21.46 22 Damien Turner (Aus) Ballarat/Sebastopol 21.52 23 Lachlan Stewart (Aus) Ararat 21.59 24 Jim Moore (Aus) New South Wales 22.13 25 James Broadway (Aus) St Kilda 23.04 26 Peter Smith (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 25.34 27 Danny Kah (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 25.36 28 Adrian Hanson (Aus) Coburg 26.47 29 Brendan Schultz (Aus) Hamilton 30 James Fairweather (NZl) New Zealand 31 Brett Perez (Aus) St Kilda 32 Justin Davis (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 33 Tom Crebbin (Aus) Hawthorn 34 John Cipriano (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 35 Glen Peterson (Aus) St Kilda 36 Steven Rankine (Aus) Queensland 37 Andrew Rolland (Aus) Blackburn 38 Danny Cohen (Aus) St Kilda 39 Robert Croft (Aus) St Kilda 40 Reece Stephens (Aus) St Kilda 41 Brendon Sharratt (Aus) Coburg 27.05 42 Christopher D'amelio (Aus) Bairnsdale 27.13 43 Simon Crispie (Aus) Warrnambool 33.57 44 Cameron Gillies (Aus) Port Fairy 45 Robert Mann (Aus) South Australia 46 Peter Howard (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 47 Rudolf Schmidt (Aus) Geelong 48 Rohan Creed (Aus) Warrnambool 49 Scott Noonan (Aus) South Australia 50 Evan Corry (Aus) Bendigo 51 Darren Cathie (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 52 Michael Mcgee (Aus) South Australia 53 David Tozer (Aus) Port Fairy 54 David Shanahan (Aus) Latrobe 55 Samuel Rix (Aus) St Kilda 34.05 56 Cameron Winton (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 34.07 57 Christopher Fry (Aus) Geelong 34.09 58 Andrew Ward (Aus) Ballarat/Sebastopol 59 Paul Mason (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 60 Geoffrey Robertson (Aus) Footscray 61 Craig Robertson (Aus) Footscray 41.59 62 Neale Sturt (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 48.07 63 Kevin Harnett (Aus) South Australia 51.31 64 Will Tehan (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 54.09 65 Grant Webster (Aus) Echuca/Moama 56.48 66 Bradley Campbell (Aus) Mornington 1.08.42 67 Craig Johnson (Aus) St Kilda 68 Matthew Opperman (Aus) South Australia 1.11.01 69 Michael Hartman (Aus) Preston 70 David Fairburn (Aus) Bendigo 71 Bradley Clifford (Aus) Tasmania 72 James Ibrahim (Aus) Bendigo 73 Luke Mcdonough (Aus) Coburg 74 David Lucid (Aus) Footscray 75 John Marcan (Aus) Sunbury 76 Daniel Keane (Aus) St Kilda 77 Cameron Woolcock (Aus) Hawthorn 78 Matt Corderoy (Aus) St Kilda 79 Darren Pearce (Aus) Port Fairy 1.11.14 80 Leigh Murphy (Aus) Bendigo 1.11.16 81 Thomas Mcdonough (Aus) Coburg 1.11.23 82 Luke Colthup (Aus) Mornington 1.11.31 83 Glen Janetzki (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 84 Vin Mccarthy (Aus) Warrnambool 85 Larry Mccarthy (Aus) Warrnambool 86 Brendan Washington (Aus) New South Wales 1.12.01 87 James Drohan (Aus) Hawthorn 88 Les Tokolyi (Aus) St Kilda 1.23.52 89 Jacobus Langedyk (Aus) Geelong 1.25.05 90 Adrian Sinnatt (Aus) Blackburn 1.25.11 91 Noel Sens (Aus) Bendigo 1.32.56 92 Luke Aggett (Aus) Port Fairy 93 William Murray (Aus) Chelsea 1.47.56 DNF Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland DNF David Pell (Aus) Bendigo DNF Patrick Shaw (Aus) Ballarat/Sebastopol DNF Johnnie Walker (Aus) Brunswick DNF Gavin Nicholls (Aus) Queensland DNF Chris Pryor (Aus) Queensland DNF Nicholas Walker (Aus) Brunswick DNF Peter Barnett (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Vaughan Bowman (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Matthew Chessum (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Jacob Lea (Aus) Bendigo DNF Kyle Marwood (Aus) Bendigo DNF Shaun Mccarthy (Aus) Bendigo DNF Glenn O'shea (Aus) Bendigo DNF Will Dickeson (Aus) South Australia DNF Christopher Eichler (Aus) Hamilton DNF Christopher Green (Aus) South Australia DNF Matthew Sherwin (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF James Steinhauser (Aus) Ballarat DNF Timothy White (Aus) Hawthorn DNF Graeme Allbon (Aus) A.C.T. DNF John Anderson (Aus) Hamilton DNF Kok-boon Chia (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF John Danvers (Aus) South Australia DNF Michael Day (Aus) St Kilda DNF Rob Licciardo (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Peter Mcweeney (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Leigh Schilling (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF John Burtt (Aus) Geelong DNF Paul Carnibella (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Adam Kliska (Aus) St Kilda DNF Brian Mcmanus (Aus) Queensland DNF David Short (Aus) St Kilda DNF Peter Umbers (Aus) Port Fairy DNF Paul Nolte (Aus) Hamilton DNF Gerard Faulkner (Aus) Port Fairy DNF Frank Mccarthy (Aus) Warrnambool DNF Damien Mcdowell (Aus) Port Fairy DNF Chris Taplin (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Malcolm Hart (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF James Langedyk (Aus) Geelong DNF Steven Robb (Aus) Brunswick DNF Kristian House (GBr) England DNF Robert Pagey (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Rick Cartwright (Aus) Port Fairy DNF Turi Berg (Aus) Hawthorn DNF Emma Carney (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Tim Koopman (Aus) South Australia DNF Nigel Kimber (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Russell Hunt (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Mark Kelly (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNS Stephen Twining (Aus) Warragul DNS Ashley Warton (Aus) Colac DNS Peter O'donnell (Aus) Blackburn DNS Timothy Joiner (Aus) Brunswick DNS Gina Grain (Can) Canada DNS Philip Austin (Aus) New South Wales DNS Stephen Hickey (Aus) Chelsea DNS Ben Edwards (Aus) St Kilda DNS Alistair Crossling (NZl) New Zealand DNS Casey Munro (Aus) Brunswick DNS Pip Grinter (Aus) Bendigo DNS Daniel Braunsteins (Aus) Hawthorn DNS Hayden Roulston (NZl) New Zealand Sprints 1 1 Kristian House (GBr) England 3 pts 2 Patrick Shaw (Aus) Ballarat/Sebastopol 2 3 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Shepparton 1 2 1 Kristian House (GBr) England 3 pts 2 Timothy White (Aus) Hawthorn 2 3 Tom Leaper (Aus) Blackburn 1 3 1 Patrick Shaw (Aus) Ballarat/Sebastopol 3 pts 2 Kristian House (GBr) England 2 3 Timothy White (Aus) Hawthorn 1 4 1 Vaughan Bowman (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 3 pts 2 Matthew Chessum (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 2 3 Peter Ladd (Aus) Bendigo 1 5 1 Tom Leaper (Aus) Blackburn 3 pts 2 Craig Johnson (Aus) St Kilda 2 3 Brendan Rowbotham (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 1 6 1 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Shepparton 3 pts 2 Tom Leaper (Aus) Blackburn 2 3 Peter Barnett (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 1 7 1 Tom Leaper (Aus) Blackburn 3 pts 2 Patrick Shaw (Aus) Ballarat/Sebastopol 2 3 Craig Johnson (Aus) St Kilda 1 8 1 Glenn O'shea (Aus) Bendigo 3 pts 2 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Shepparton 2 3 Matthew Chessum (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 1 9 1 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Shepparton 3 pts 2 David Tozer (Aus) Port Fairy 2 3 Tom Leaper (Aus) Blackburn 1 10 1 Brendan Schultz (Aus) Hamilton 3 pts 2 Tom Leaper (Aus) Blackburn 2 3 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Shepparton 1 11 1 Tom Leaper (Aus) Blackburn 3 pts 2 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Shepparton 2 3 Evan Corry (Aus) Bendigo 1 12 1 Tom Leaper (Aus) Blackburn 3 pts 2 Glenn O'shea (Aus) Bendigo 2 3 Peter Barnett (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 1 13 1 Tom Leaper (Aus) Blackburn 3 pts 2 Peter Barnett (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 2 3 Will Alexander (NZl) New Zealand 1 14 1 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Shepparton 3 pts 2 Peter Barnett (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 2 3 Peter Ladd (Aus) Bendigo 1 15 1 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Shepparton 3 pts 2 Peter Barnett (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 2 3 Bradley Edmunds (Aus) Echuca/Moama 1 16 1 Joel Pearson (Aus) New South Wales 3 pts 2 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Shepparton 2 3 Michael Gallagher (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 1 17 1 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Shepparton 3 pts 2 Joel Pearson (Aus) New South Wales 2 3 Lachlan Stewart (Aus) Ararat 1 18 1 Joel Pearson (Aus) New South Wales 3 pts 2 Steven Pilson (Aus) Coburg 2 3 Richard England (Aus) Blackburn 1 19 1 Joel Pearson (Aus) New South Wales 3 pts 2 Steven Pilson (Aus) Coburg 2 3 Richard England (Aus) Blackburn 1 20 1 Joel Pearson (Aus) New South Wales 3 pts 2 Benjamin King (Aus) Western Australia 2 3 Mark Hooper (Aus) Geelong 1 21 1 Joel Pearson (Aus) New South Wales 3 pts 2 Benjamin King (Aus) Western Australia 2 3 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Queensland 1 22 1 Benjamin King (Aus) Western Australia 3 pts 2 Joel Pearson (Aus) New South Wales 2 3 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Queensland 1 23 1 Steven Pilson (Aus) Coburg 3 pts 2 Benjamin King (Aus) Western Australia 2 3 Mark Hooper (Aus) Geelong 1 24 1 Bradley Edmunds (Aus) Echuca/Moama 3 pts 2 Steven Pilson (Aus) Coburg 2 3 Timothy Decker (Aus) Bendigo 1 Sprints classification 1 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Shepparton 23 pts 2 Tom Leaper (Aus) Blackburn 21 3 Joel Pearson (Aus) New South Wales 19 4 Benjamin King (Aus) Western Australia 9 5 Steven Pilson (Aus) Coburg 9 6 Peter Barnett (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 8 7 Kristian House (GBr) England 8 8 Patrick Shaw (Aus) Ballarat/Sebastopol 7 9 Glenn O'shea (Aus) Bendigo 5 10 Bradley Edmunds (Aus) Echuca/Moama 4 11 Matthew Chessum (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 3 12 Vaughan Bowman (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 3 13 Timothy White (Aus) Hawthorn 3 14 Brendan Schultz (Aus) Hamilton 3 15 Craig Johnson (Aus) St Kilda 3 16 Mark Hooper (Aus) Geelong 2 17 Peter Ladd (Aus) Bendigo 2 18 David Tozer (Aus) Port Fairy 2 19 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Queensland 2 20 Richard England (Aus) Blackburn 2 21 Brendan Rowbotham (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 1 22 Lachlan Stewart (Aus) Ararat 1 23 Will Alexander (NZl) New Zealand 1 24 Timothy Decker (Aus) Bendigo 1 25 Evan Corry (Aus) Bendigo 1 26 Michael Gallagher (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 1 Mountains 1 1 Tom Leaper (Aus) Blackburn 3 pts 2 Brendan Rowbotham (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 2 3 Patrick Shaw (Aus) Ballarat/Sebastopol 1 2 1 Christopher Fry (Aus) Geelong 3 pts 2 Tom Leaper (Aus) Blackburn 2 3 Will Alexander (NZl) New Zealand 1 3 1 Tom Leaper (Aus) Blackburn 3 pts 2 Peter Barnett (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 2 3 Will Alexander (NZl) New Zealand 1 4 1 Tom Leaper (Aus) Blackburn 3 pts 2 Peter Barnett (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 2 3 Patrick Shaw (Aus) Ballarat/Sebastopol 1 5 1 Joel Pearson (Aus) New South Wales 3 pts 2 Bradley Edmunds (Aus) Echuca/Moama 2 3 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Shepparton 1 6 1 Joel Pearson (Aus) New South Wales 3 pts 2 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Queensland 2 3 Benjamin King (Aus) Western Australia 1 Mountains classification 1 Tom Leaper (Aus) Blackburn 11 pts 2 Joel Pearson (Aus) New South Wales 6 3 Peter Barnett (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 4 4 Christopher Fry (Aus) Geelong 3 5 Will Alexander (NZl) New Zealand 2 6 Brendan Rowbotham (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 2 7 Bradley Edmunds (Aus) Echuca/Moama 2 8 Patrick Shaw (Aus) Ballarat/Sebastopol 2 9 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Queensland 2 10 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Shepparton 1 11 Benjamin King (Aus) Western Australia 1 A Grade 1 Timothy Decker (Aus) Bendigo 7.15.15 2 Benjamin King (Aus) Western Australia 3 Mark Hooper (Aus) Geelong 4 Richard England (Aus) Blackburn 5 Cameron Hughes (Aus) Queensland 6 Bradley Edmunds (Aus) Echuca/Moama 0.03 7 Joel Pearson (Aus) New South Wales 8 Steven Pilson (Aus) Coburg 0.11 9 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Shepparton 15.03 10 Michael Gallagher (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 17.05 11 Tom Leaper (Aus) Blackburn 21.33 12 Peter Ladd (Aus) Bendigo 21.40 13 Brendan Rowbotham (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 21.43 14 Damien Turner (Aus) Ballarat/Sebastopol 21.52 15 Lachlan Stewart (Aus) Ararat 21.59 16 Danny Kah (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 25.36 17 Adrian Hanson (Aus) Coburg 26.47 18 Brendan Schultz (Aus) Hamilton 19 James Fairweather (NZl) New Zealand 20 Steven Rankine (Aus) Queensland 21 Robert Croft (Aus) St Kilda 22 Brendon Sharratt (Aus) Coburg 27.05 23 Christopher D'amelio (Aus) Bairnsdale 27.13 24 Michael Mcgee (Aus) South Australia 33.57 25 David Tozer (Aus) Port Fairy 26 Christopher Fry (Aus) Geelong 34.09 27 Andrew Ward (Aus) Ballarat/Sebastopol DNF Evan Oliphant (GBr) Scotland DNF David Pell (Aus) Bendigo DNF Patrick Shaw (Aus) Ballarat/Sebastopol DNF Johnnie Walker (Aus) Brunswick DNF Gavin Nicholls (Aus) Queensland DNF Chris Pryor (Aus) Queensland DNF Nicholas Walker (Aus) Brunswick DNF Peter Barnett (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Vaughan Bowman (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Matthew Chessum (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Jacob Lea (Aus) Bendigo DNF Kyle Marwood (Aus) Bendigo DNF Shaun Mccarthy (Aus) Bendigo DNF Glenn O'shea (Aus) Bendigo DNF Will Dickeson (Aus) South Australia DNS Casey Munro (Aus) Brunswick DNS Pip Grinter (Aus) Bendigo DNS Daniel Braunsteins (Aus) Hawthorn DNS Hayden Roulston (NZl) New Zealand DNF Steven Robb (Aus) Brunswick DNF Kristian House (GBr) England B Grade 1 Charles Howlett (Aus) Latrobe 7.15.18 (41.21 Km/Hr) 2 Will Alexander (NZl) New Zealand 21.05 3 Wade Wallace (Aus) St Kilda 21.40 4 Ewin Williams (Aus) Brunswick 21.43 5 Jim Moore (Aus) New South Wales 22.10 6 James Broadway (Aus) St Kilda 23.01 7 Peter Smith (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 25.31 8 Brett Perez (Aus) St Kilda 26.44 9 Justin Davis (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 10 John Cipriano (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 11 Glen Peterson (Aus) St Kilda 12 Reece Stephens (Aus) St Kilda 13 Peter Howard (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 33.54 14 Evan Corry (Aus) Bendigo 15 Samuel Rix (Aus) St Kilda 34.02 16 Cameron Winton (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 34.04 17 Craig Robertson (Aus) Footscray 41.56 18 Kevin Harnett (Aus) South Australia 51.28 19 Will Tehan (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 54.06 20 Craig Johnson (Aus) St Kilda 1.08.39 21 Matt Corderoy (Aus) St Kilda 1.10.58 22 Brendan Washington (Aus) New South Wales 1.11.58 23 James Drohan (Aus) Hawthorn 24 Luke Aggett (Aus) Port Fairy 1.32.53 DNF Christopher Eichler (Aus) Hamilton DNF Christopher Green (Aus) South Australia DNF Matthew Sherwin (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF James Steinhauser (Aus) Ballarat DNF Timothy White (Aus) Hawthorn DNS Stephen Hickey (Aus) Chelsea DNS Ben Edwards (Aus) St Kilda DNS Alistair Crossling (NZl) New Zealand DNF Gerard Faulkner (Aus) Port Fairy DNF James Langedyk (Aus) Geelong DNF Mark Kelly (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield C Grade 1 Paul Wild (Aus) Queensland 7.36.31 (39.30 Km/Hr) 2 Tim Elmer (Aus) Tasmania 0.03 3 Van Beveren, (Aus) Clint Carnegie Caulfield 0.27 4 Matt Colston (Aus) St Kilda 5 Tom Crebbin (Aus) Hawthorn 5.31 6 Andrew Rolland (Aus) Blackburn 7 Danny Cohen (Aus) St Kilda 8 Simon Crispie (Aus) Warrnambool 12.41 9 Cameron Gillies (Aus) Port Fairy 10 Robert Mann (Aus) South Australia 11 Rudolf Schmidt (Aus) Geelong 12 Rohan Creed (Aus) Warrnambool 13 Scott Noonan (Aus) South Australia 14 Paul Mason (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 12.53 15 Geoffrey Robertson (Aus) Footscray 16 Neale Sturt (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 26.51 17 Bradley Campbell (Aus) Mornington 47.26 18 Matthew Opperman (Aus) South Australia 49.45 19 David Fairburn (Aus) Bendigo 20 Daniel Keane (Aus) St Kilda 21 Darren Pearce (Aus) Port Fairy 49.58 22 Leigh Murphy (Aus) Bendigo 50.00 23 Thomas Mcdonough (Aus) Coburg 50.07 24 Luke Colthup (Aus) Mornington 50.15 25 Glen Janetzki (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 26 William Murray (Aus) Chelsea 1.26.40 DNF Graeme Allbon (Aus) A.C.T. DNF John Anderson (Aus) Hamilton DNF Kok-boon Chia (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF John Danvers (Aus) South Australia DNF Michael Day (Aus) St Kilda DNF Rob Licciardo (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Peter Mcweeney (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Leigh Schilling (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNS Ashley Warton (Aus) Colac DNS Peter O'donnell (Aus) Blackburn DNS Timothy Joiner (Aus) Brunswick DNS Gina Grain (Can) Canada DNS Philip Austin (Aus) New South Wales DNF Paul Nolte (Aus) Hamilton DNF Chris Taplin (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Malcolm Hart (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Emma Carney (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Tim Koopman (Aus) South Australia DNF Nigel Kimber (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Russell Hunt (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield D Grade 1 Darren Cathie (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield 7.49.12 (38.24 Km/Hr) 2 David Shanahan (Aus) Latrobe 3 Grant Webster (Aus) Echuca/Moama 22.51 4 Michael Hartman (Aus) Preston 37.04 5 Bradley Clifford (Aus) Tasmania 6 James Ibrahim (Aus) Bendigo 7 Luke Mcdonough (Aus) Coburg 8 David Lucid (Aus) Footscray 9 John Marcan (Aus) Sunbury 10 Cameron Woolcock (Aus) Hawthorn 11 Vin Mccarthy (Aus) Warrnambool 37.34 12 Larry Mccarthy (Aus) Warrnambool 13 Les Tokolyi (Aus) St Kilda 49.55 14 Jacobus Langedyk (Aus) Geelong 51.08 15 Adrian Sinnatt (Aus) Blackburn 51.14 16 Noel Sens (Aus) Bendigo 58.59 DNF John Burtt (Aus) Geelong DNF Paul Carnibella (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Adam Kliska (Aus) St Kilda DNF Brian Mcmanus (Aus) Queensland DNF David Short (Aus) St Kilda DNF Peter Umbers (Aus) Port Fairy DNS Stephen Twining (Aus) Warragul DNF Frank Mccarthy (Aus) Warrnambool DNF Damien Mcdowell (Aus) Port Fairy DNF Robert Pagey (Aus) Carnegie Caulfield DNF Rick Cartwright (Aus) Port Fairy DNF Turi Berg (Aus) Hawthorn Warrnambool Riders 1 Simon Crispie (Aus) Warrnambool 7.49.12 (38.24 Km/Hr) 2 Rohan Creed (Aus) Warrnambool 3 Vin Mccarthy (Aus) Warrnambool 37.34 4 Larry Mccarthy (Aus) Warrnambool DNF Frank Mccarthy (Aus) Warrnambool
Past winners
Melbourne to Warrnambool Cycling Classic winners 2006 Robert McLachlan (Aus) 7.54.15 2005 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Amore e Vita 7.39.21 2004 William Walker (Aus) 7.59.22 2003 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Team Ringerike 6.47.38 2002 Jamie Drew (Aus) iTeamnova.com 6.09.57 2001 David McKenzie (Aus) 7.01.55 2000 H. Clarke Jr. (Aus) Carnegie 7.34.36 1999 J. Drew (Aus) Warrnambool 6.42.51 1998 B. Heirwegh (Bel) 7.20.56 1997 D. Schnider (Swi) 6.17.54 1996 C. White (Aus) 6.44.16 1995 B. McAuliffe (60m) 6.34.35 1994 G. Parsonage, WA (scratch) 7.20.04 1993 D. Woods (scratch) 7.36.08 1992 P. Besanko (scratch) 7.01.28 1991 A. Stirling (scratch) 7.15.45 1990 R. Jordan (42 min) 5.49.33 1989 P. Besanko (scratch) 6.49.19 1988 B. Burns (scratch) 7.18.59 1987 P. Rugari (scratch) 6.32.50 1986 M. Lynch (scratch) 6.36.56 1985 B. Leach (30 min) 6.18.09 1984 P. Besanko (scratch) 6.36.43 1983 A. Lindsay (40 min) 6.30.08 1982 D. Allan (scratch) 6.32.31 1981 P. Cox (10 min) 6.20.46 1980 J. Hine (amateur) 6.02.34 1979 D. Allan (scratch) 7.06.48 1978 D. Shaw (4 min) 6.50.24 1977 I. Grindlay (32 min) 6.20.59 1976 D. Allan (scratch) 6.38.31 1975 M. Giramondo (45 min) 8.01.36 1974 J. Bylsma (5 min) 7.27.54 1973 B. Clarke (10 min) 6.32.06 1972 L. Sedley (13 min) 7.15.14 1971 B. Clark (20 min) 8.56.20 1970 M. Giramondo (46 min) 6.37.52 1969 B. Farmer (30 min) 6.53.55 1968 R. Crowe, NSW (18 min) 6.21.06 1967 G. Gilmore, TAS (scratch) 7.14.07 1966 L. Wearne (8 min) 7.20.15 1965 W. Dove (28 min) 7.22.52 1964 P. Fry (40 min) 6.26.05 1963 J. Binding (40 min) 6.40.04 1962 W. O'Brien (20 min) 7.23.12 1961 T. Robson (34 min) 6.59.39 1960 J. Sommer (15 min) 8.38.11 1959 G. Daws (50 min) 8.08.53 1958 W. O'Brien (46 min) 6.24.15 1957 S. Bonney (36 min) 6.18.45 1956 R. Davis, WA (51 min) 6.34.45 1955 E. Smith (scratch) 6.04.55 1954 W. Guyatt (27 min) 8.34.58 1953 M. French (17 min) 6.19.42 1952 V. Beasley (50 min) 7.53.55 1951 A. Julius (27 min) 6.36.54 1950 M. Rowley (scratch) 7.53.28 1949 S. Bonney (33 min) 6.33.05 1948 A. Saunders (33' min) 7.32.02 1947 A. Edwards, SA (45 min) 7.19.15 1939 D. Toseland, SA (scratch) 8.18.06 1938 T. Rogers, QLD (31 min) 7.05.56 1937 T. Brooks, TAS (24 min) 7.39.19 1936 J. McEvoy, SA (43 min) 7.17.28 1935 T. Reynolds, SA (57 min) 7.01.04 1933 L. Willoughby (48 min) 7.05.55 1932 R. J. Reynolds (39 min) 6.39.33 1931 G. E. Lessing (63 min) 7.13.18 1930 J. P. Egan (52 min) 9.03.00 1929 H. Marshall, WA (6 min) 8.13.09 1926 L. Einsiedel (48 min) 8.16.09 1925 E. E. Williamson (60 min) 7.39.34 1924 W. F. King (64 min) 8.09.18 1923 P. Wells (56 min) 8.37.05 1922 P. Hill, NZ (32 min) 9.20.45 1911 J. Tebbs (42 min) 8.53.12 1910 C. A. Piercy (47 min) 10.01.21 1909 W. Knaggs (41 min) 7.32.19 1908 J. T. Donohue, NSW (49 min) 8.00.38 1907 M. B. Dobie (42 min) 7.45.37 1906 D. D. Riley (28 min) 8.58.50 1905 W. E. Hawley (25 min) 7.52.26 1904 J. Wright (38 min) 7.53.57 1903 J. Arnst, NZ (scratch) 7.43.00 1902 M. Chappell (55 min) 9.00.08 1901 W. Nioa (40 min) 9.20.40 1898 W. Collins (90 min) 9.50.50 1897 W. C. Jackson (10 min) 9.51.09 1896 J. Carpenter (scratch) 8.40.05 1895 W. Nicol (90 min) 13.34.00 1895 A. Calder (2 hours start) 11.44.30 Blue Riband Winners 1995 M. Wust (Ger) (scratch) 5.39.27 1994 G. Parsonage, WA (scratch) 7.20.04 1993 D. Woods (scratch) 7.36.08 1992 P. Besanko (scratch) 7.01.28 1991 A. Stirling (scratch) 7.15.45 1990 D. Woods (scratch) 5.12.26 Record 1989 P. Besanko (scratch) 6.49.19 1988 B. Burns (scratch) 7.18.29 1987 P. Rugari (scratch) 6.32.50 1986 M. Lynch (scratch) 6.36.56 1985 T. Hammond (scratch) 6.01.02 1984 P. Besanko (scratch) 6.36.43 1983 T. Hammond (scratch) 6.00.25 1982 D. Allan (scratch) 6.32.31 1981 D. Allan (scratch) 6.16.54 1980 W. Hildred (scratch) 5.37.10 1979 D. Allan (scratch) 7.06.48 1978 T. Stacey (scratch) 6.46.24 1977 T. Stacey (scratch) 5.53.03 1976 D. Allan (scratch) 6.38.31 1975 H. Clarke (scratch) 7.24.24 1974 J. Bylsma (5 min) 7.27.54 1973 G. Wilson (5 min) 6.27.27 1972 F. Atkins, TAS (scratch) 7.11.18 1971 H. Clarke (scratch) 8.36.20 1970 K. Oliver, NSW (scratch) 6.03.25 1969 K. Hoole, NSW (scratch) 6.25.16 1968 B. Waddell (scratch) 6.12.33 1967 G. Gilmore, TAS (scratch) 7.14.07 1966 L. Wearne (8 min) 7.20.15 1965 B. Waddell (scratch) 7.11.06 1964 B. Waddell (scratch) 6.07.34 1963 W. Dalton (scratch) 6.09.33 1962 J. X. McDonough (5 min) 7.11.31 1961 J. O'Sullivan (scratch) 6.43.02 1960 K. Stiefler (scratch) 8.32.47 1959 P. Anthony (6 min) 7.30.15 1958 G. Goodwin (scratch) 5.49.35 1957 R. Mockridge (scratch) 6.06.12 1956 R. Mockridge (scratch) 5.47.05 1955 E. Smith (scratch) 6.04.55 1954 D. Williams (4 min) 8.11.58 1953 A. W. Saunders (scratch) 6.08.58 1952 G. Stabell (scratch) 7.27.08 1951 G. Stabell (scratch) 6.27.03 1950 M. Rowley (scratch) 7.53.28 1949 A. W. Saunders (scratch) 6.12.10 1948 H. Guyatt, VIC (10 min) 7.09.10 1947 K. Rowley, VIC (10 min) 6.57.43 1939 D. Toseland, SA (scratch) 8.18.06 1938 D. Toseland, SA (scratch) 6.44.53 1937 A. Angus, VIC (scratch) 7.19.09 1936 A. Angus, VIC (scratch) 6.44.50 1935 C. J. Beasley, VIC (scratch) 6.24.36 1933 W. F. Stuart, VIC (scratch) 6.27.56 1932 R. W. Lamb, VIC (scratch) 6.21.18 1931 M. Lynch, VIC (8 min) 6.31.28 1930 R. W. Lamb, VIC (scratch) 8.20.10 1929 H. Opperman, VIC (scratch) 8.07.10 1926 H. Opperman, VIC (scratch) 7.36.10 1925 H. K. Smith, WA (scratch) 7.25.01 1924 H. Opperman, VIC (scratch) 7.15.37 1923 P. O'Shea, NZ (scratch) 7.51.41 1922 P. O'Shea, NZ (scratch) 8.59.08 1911 P. O'Shea, NZ (scratch) 8.08.44 1910 J. Pianta, WA (11 min) 9.30.46 1909 J. R. Munro, VIC (3 min) 7.12.51 1908 M. Chappell, VIC (scratch) 7.46.27 1907 T. Larcombe, NSW (scratch) 7.40.10 1906 H. Mehrtens, NZ (10 min) 8.53.52 1905 W. E. Hawley, VIC (25 min) 7.52.26 1904 T. Larcombe, NSW (20 min) 7.48.07 1903 J. Arnst, NZ (scratch) 7.43.00 1902 H. G. O'Callaghan, VIC (10 min) 8.46.23 1901 A. Ralston, NZ (scratch) 9.00.30 1898 W. Adams, VIC (35 min) 9.08.45 1897 W. C. Jackson (10 min) 9.51.09 1896 J. Carpenter, VIC (scratch) 8.40.05 1895 J. Carpenter, VIC (scratch) 12.53.00 1895 J. Carpenter, VIC (scratch) 10.52.00 Sprint Champions 2006 Stuart Shaw (ACT) 2005 Shaun Snodden (GBr) 2004 Trent Wilson (Aus) 2003 S. Guyton (NZl) 2002 S. Guyton (NZl) 2001 E. Wakker (Kyg) 2000 K. Snorrason (Aus) 1999 Jamie Drew (Aus) 1998 Eric Wohlberg (Can) 1997 Dennis Rasmussen (Den) 1996 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) King of the Mountain Championship 2006 Jason Phillips (Qld) 2005 Jason Phillips (Aus) Past winners by Rod Morris
