Melbourne to Warrnambool Results

Race Report

(via press release)

DUTCHMAN Floris Goesinnen has successfully raided the 2012 Campolina Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic in what he describes as the biggest triumph of his career.

The Drapac Professional Cycling member claimed honours in the 117-year-old race after outsprinting young NSW rider Aaron Donnelly following a gallant breakaway by the pair.

It took Goesinnen seven hours and 23 seconds to complete the epic 262km classic, which welcomed a record-breaking 234 entries.

Goesinnen was well-aware of the importance of the iconic race, which last had an international victor in 2005 (Jonas Ljungblad).

“Everybody in Australia and even in Europe knows the Melbourne to Warrnambool,” he said.

“Honestly, the Melbourne to Warrnambool was the only race I knew about before I came over, so it’s pretty cool to win it.”

The 28-year-old and Donnelly defied the usual trend of the race, skipping ahead with about 40 kilometres remaining and hanging on.

They stretched out their lead to one minute and 44 seconds inside the final 20kms before a last-ditch effort from the large chasing group, which gradually chipped away at the gap.

But it wasn’t enough to reel in Goesinnen and Donnelly, who crossed the Raglan Parade finish line 35 seconds ahead of third placegetter Bradeley Hall (Plan B Racing).

The top-two riders made their move after the Aussie Farmers Dairy-sponsored Lakes and Craters hill climbs near Camperdown, which marked the finish line for the 200km Victorian Championship, sponsored by Wyndham City Council.

Drapac’s Rhys Pollock, the 2010 Melbourne to Warrnambool champion, comfortably took out the state title, while he later collected the SEW Eurodrive Sprint and Lady Bay Resort King of the Mountains jerseys.

Goesinnen, who is in his second year with Drapac, believed the depth of the team’s line-up laid the foundations for its success today.

“I think it was our strength today, that we never had to chase anything because of whoever we had in whatever breaks,” he said.

Pollock and New Zealand legend Gordon McCauley were in a prominent breakaway of 12 for majority of the race.

The group built a six-and-a-half minute advantage before it was whittled down by the Lakes and Craters.

Goesinnen said the undulating terrain in last week’s Caterpillar Underground Mining Tour of Tasmania proved beneficial for him today, particularly after he pulled up well from the six-day event.

“It was a lot of short, intense rides, so it was good to . . . be in the best condition,” he said.

Donnelly, who rode for the Aussie Farmers Direct team, was proud to be on the podium, especially after recovering from a crash about 11 kilometres into the race, which started at Werribee Racecourse.

“I then spent 80kms chasing to get back,” he said.
“I was very close to getting off the bike at the first feed station.” He was naturally pleased that he kept fighting.

“I’m very, very, very happy,” he said.
Crino Cycles First Female honours went to the only female in the field, Nadine O’Connor.

The St Kilda Cycling Club member crossed the line in 8:01.09 to fulfill a long-time goal of gaining a treasured finish medallion.

“I’m not taking this off for a week,” the jubilant rider said.

“I’ve represented my state and my country in netball but this is by far my biggest achievement.”

O’Connor kept with the main bunch for the first 160kms before the 36-year-old was caught up in a crash prior to the Lismore feed station.

“Then I did 40kms by myself and was seriously questioning myself, thinking ‘what am I doing here?’,” the Staytrue Giant rider said.

“But then one of my teammates, Nick Bensley, came up and he was fantastic, supporting me and getting me home.”

It was the first time in three years that a female had finished the iconic race by the 100- minute cut-off, with O’Connor already a favourite to take out first female honours again in 2013.

“This was a two-year plan for me,” she said. “I’ll be back next year.”

Warrnambool City Council presented a jersey to Matthew Lane, who was the first Warrnambool rider home.

The Cycling Australia Subaru National Road Series leader is Team Budget Forklifts’ Luke Davison, who will be aiming to retain the jersey after tomorrow’s Campolina Shipwreck Coast Classic.

Majority of today’s field will also be contesting the 116.7km classic, which starts at Warrnambool’s Flagstaff Hill at 11.30am for women and 11.45am for men.
It has welcomed a record field of 160 riders, including 48 women.

Photo Gallery

1 Floris GOESINNEN (DPC) 7h00:23
2 Aaron DONNELLY (Aussie Farmers Direct)
3 Bradeley HALL (PLB) 35
4 Neil VAN DER PLOEG (STR)
5 Joel PEARSON (GEN)
6 George TANSLEY (SAS)
7 William WALKER (DPC)
8 Thomas PALMER (DPC)
9 Russell GILL (Aussie Farmers Direct)
10 Luke DAVISON (BFL)
11 Anthony GIACOPPO (GEN)
12 Peter ENGLISH (Staytrue Giant)
13 Stuart SMITH (Campolina)
14 Glenn O’SHEA (SAS)
15 Tom PATON (Campolina)
16 Daniel BONELLO (PLB)
17 Samuel NELSON (Campolina)
18 Tomas SZOLLOSI (Radio 3YB)
19 Nathan EARLE (GEN)
20 Chris JORY (GWR)
21 Alexander RAY (Campolina)
22 Jason RIGG (Radio 3YB)
23 Andrew CHRISTIE (Bikebug.com – Forza Capital)
24 Jack BECKINSALE (SAS)
25 Sam STOW (Wyndham City Council)
26 Jarrod MORONI (SEW Eurodrive)
27 John WALKER (DPC)
28 Correy EDMED (Aussie Farmers Direct)
29 Cal BRITTEN (STR)
30 Mitchell FLYNN (SZT)
31 Lachlan NORRIS (DPC)
32 Luke FETCH (STR)
33 Mitchell LOVELOCK-FAY (SZT)
34 Jesse EWART (PAR)
35 Chris BEEK (PLB)
36 Trevor SPENCER (Campolina)
37 Peter SMITH (PLB)
38 Gordon MCCAULEY (DPC)
39 Adam MURCHIE (Bikebug.com – Forza Capital)
40 Daniel HERREWYN (Warrnambool City Council)
41 Fraser NORTHEY (SAS)
42 Vaughan BOWMAN (Aussie Farmers Direct)
43 Harry CARPENTER (SAS)
44 Cameron MCDONALD (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn)
45 Jay BOURKE (JWC)
46 Mathew MARSHALL (SEW Eurodrive)
47 Daniel STRAUSS (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn)
48 Rhys POLLOCK (DPC)
49 Michael CUPITT (BFL)
50 Samuel WITMITZ (BFL)
51 Karl EVANS (SAS)
52 Tristan JONES (SEW Eurodrive)
53 Steven WAITE (AWS)
54 Benjamin JOHNSON (Bikebug.com – Forza Capital)
55 Andrew ROE (SAS)
56 Sam RUTHERFORD (GWR)
57 Darren LAPTHORNE (DPC) 45
58 Mark O’BRIEN (BFL) 48
59 Brenton JONES (GEN)
60 Brendan JOHNSTON (SZT) 51
61 Alex EDMONDSON (SAS)
62 Peter HERZIG (BFL) +1:36
63 Rico ROGERS (ZoomVideo Invert Buildling) +2:44
64 Jason SPENCER (BFL) +4:14
65 Campbell FLAKEMORE (GEN) +10:16
66 Jai CRAWFORD (GEN)
67 Stephen FAIRLESS (Aussie Farmers Direct) +13:03
68 Sam CROME (AXS Insurance P/B Spencers) +17:24
69 Neil ROBINSON (Total Rush)
70 Kris JOHNSTON (SZT)
71 Dean SANFILIPPO (JWC)
72 Shane YOUNG (Mitchell Building Supplies)
73 Lachlan DAVIDSON (Artisan BV Sport)
74 David WOOLSEY (Wyndham City Council)
75 Wade EDWARDS (Wyndham City Council)
76 Brett HICKFORD (Tifosi Eyewear)
77 Sam PICKERING (Artisan BV Sport)
78 Travers NUTTALL (Bikebug.com – Forza Capital)
79 Stuart MORGAN (Bikebug.com – Forza Capital)
80 Aaron SALISBURY (Bikebug.com – Forza Capital)
81 Henry MORLEY (PLB)
82 Luigi VECCHIO (AWS)
83 Hadleigh MILLIGAN (Lady Bay Resort)
84 Alexander WOFF (Mitchell Building Supplies)
85 Jake KLAJNBLAT (STR)
86 Dan WILKINS (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn)
87 Simon DAVIES (Wyndham City Council)
88 Peter LADD (AXS Insurance P/B Spencers)
89 Raymond FORBES (Total Rush) +17:33
90 Byron DAVY (TKM Slattery) +17:36
91 Kane WALKER (GEN)
92 Joel STRACHAN (TKM Slattery)
93 Jacob SUTHERLAND (Total Rush) +17:40
94 Nicholas SQUILLARI (Wyndham City Council)
95 David KELLY (Total Rush)
96 Tom CHRISTIE (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni)
97 Edward WHITE (GWR) +17:52
98 Shaun MCCARTHY (BFL)
99 Brendan SCHULTZ (Campolina) +25:13
100 Chris SMITH (Wayne Hayes Tyres) +26:10
101 Michael BROWN (ZoomVideo Invert Buildling) +26:23
102 Sean ROBERTS (ZoomVideo Invert Buildling) +26:27
103 Aidan MCKENZIE (SEW Eurodrive) +26:29
104 Boon YEO (AWS)
105 Luke MACKENZIE (Total Rush) +26:34
106 Calum MIDDLETON (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni)
107 David EDWARDS (Aussie Farmers Direct)
108 Kornelis SIETSMA (Radio 3YB)
109 Benjamin SARTORI (6amers-BSGM Building Surveyors)
110 Matthew LANE (Lady Bay Resort)
111 Andrew Douglas CLARK (ZoomVideo Invert Buildling)
112 Robert MANN (Will Ferris Auto)
113 Gary MCLENNAN (Will Ferris Auto)
114 Paul LA CAVA (Will Ferris Auto)
115 Barry KENYON (Tifosi Eyewear)
116 William MURRAY (Lady Bay Resort)
117 Brett FRANKLIN (Warrnambool City Council)
118 Clive SILCOCK (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni)
119 Bradley WRIGHT (Sunbury CC) +26:38
120 Stefan IMBERGER (Warrnambool City Council) +26:42
121 Geoffrey ROBERTSON (Wayne Hayes Tyres) +26:46
122 Adam TREWIN (Radio 3YB) +26:47
123 Jonathan LOVELOCK (GEN) +27:27
124 Gerard WILD (The Standard)
125 Adam MULFORD (One Track Mind, Wynn’s Racing) +38:00
126 Patrick MCINTYRE (Sunbury CC)
127 Tim MCGRATH (Staytrue Giant)
128 Julien FLEURUS (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn)
129 Nathan WILSON (Mitchell Building Supplies)
130 Ron HERON (Warrnambool City Council) +48:58
131 Jeffrey PROVAN (Hammonds Paints)
132 David PHILLIPS (Hammonds Paints)
133 Michael KRAUSE (Tifosi Eyewear)
134 Simon FROST (One Track Mind, Wynn’s Racing) +49:02
135 Leigh CLIFFORD (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn)
136 Dee THOMAS (Wayne Hayes Tyres) +49:04
137 Peter SENS (Wayne Hayes Tyres) +55:12
138 Thomas MCDONOUGH (Mini Golf By The Sea) +55:14
139 Tony PIACQUADIO (Will Ferris Auto) +1h00:40
140 Nadine O’CONNOR (Staytrue Giant) +1h00:46
141 Nick BENSLEY (Staytrue Giant) +1h00:51
142 John MARCAN (Sunbury CC) +1h00:54
143 Colin BELL (Sunbury CC)
144 Glynn MATTHEY (Sunbury CC)
145 Frank MCCARTHY (Mini Golf By The Sea) +1h13:52
146 James STEINHAUSER (Radio 3YB)
147 Enrico EBERHART (Tifosi Eyewear)
148 Daryl STEWART (Hammonds Paints) +1h14:02
149 Steven PAYNE (Will Ferris Auto) +1h27:46
150 Brent SWORD (Hammonds Paints) +1h27:48
151 Glenn WARWICK (Hammonds Paints) +1h28:05
152 Adrian VLOK (One Track Mind, Wynn’s Racing)
153 Adrian CHEW (The Standard) +1h28:12
154 Matthew RAFFERTY (Will Ferris Auto) +1h29:02
155 Costa CHRONIS (Mitchell Building Supplies) +1h43:23

dnf Luke OCKERBY (BFL)
dnf Thomas DONALD (STR)
dnf Andrew CRAWLEY (GWR)
dnf Scott LAW (GWR)
dnf Jake MAGEE (GWR)
dnf Dylan HATELY (JWC)
dnf Dene ROGERS (JWC)
dnf Liam DOVE (PLB)
dnf Alexander SMYTH (PLB)
dnf James IBRAHIM (PLB)
dnf Josh BERRY (SZT)
dnf Sam SAUTELLE (SZT)
dnf Jeremy CAMERON (AWS)
dnf Josh EGBERS (AWS)
dnf James HENRY (AWS)
dnf Nicholas D’AMBROSIO (PAR)
dnf Antony DIMITROVSKI (PAR)
dnf Sam WATSON (ZoomVideo Invert Buildling)
dnf Karl MICHELIN-BEARD (SEW Eurodrive)
dnf David MULHALL (SEW Eurodrive)
dnf Paul AULAKH (Wyndham City Council)
dnf Matthew BERG (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn)
dnf Fergus SULLY (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn)
dnf Mark COMER (TKM Slattery)
dnf Edward POWELL (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni)
dnf Chris ZUCCHET (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni)
dnf Matthew HEATH (Warrnambool City Council)
dnf Matthew LEONARD (Lady Bay Resort)
dnf Matt LEWIS (Lady Bay Resort)
dnf James LOVE (Lady Bay Resort)
dnf Dylan PIERRE-HUMBERT (Lady Bay Resort)
dnf Timothy STORER (Radio 3YB)
dnf Aaron BLOMELEY (The Standard)
dnf Andrew CAHILL (The Standard)
dnf Jack CARECOS (The Standard)
dnf William WILLIAMSON (Artisan BV Sport)
dnf James MCPHERSON (One Track Mind, Wynn’s Racing)
dnf Adam HUDSON (Tifosi Eyewear)
dnf Christopher JEHU (Tifosi Eyewear)
dnf Neil MATTHEWS (Will Ferris Auto)
dnf Bruce TREW (Wayne Hayes Tyres)
dnf Dion WILKES (Wayne Hayes Tyres)
dnf Iain CLARK (Mitchell Building Supplies)
dnf Phillip GALGA (Mitchell Building Supplies)
dnf Ross HAMILTON (Mitchell Building Supplies)
dnf Brendan MAHONY (6amers-BSGM Building Surveyors)
dnf David BAKER (6amers-BSGM Building Surveyors)
dnf Joseph OWENS (6amers-BSGM Building Surveyors)
dnf Michael SKERRITT (Sunbury CC)
dnf Vin MCCARTHY (Mini Golf By The Sea)
dnf Warwick MCGHEE (Mini Golf By The Sea)
dnf David MCLEAN (Mini Golf By The Sea)
dnf Paul VOLK (Hammonds Paints)
dnf Joshua TAYLOR (GWR)

dns James BOAL (JWC)
dns Timothy CAMERON (SZT)
dns Benjamin HILL (SZT)
dns Ben HILLEARD (AWS)
dns Luke KNOX (AXS Insurance P/B Spencers)
dns Malachi MOXON (Staytrue Giant)
dns Dean HEATHCOTE (Total Rush)
dns Jesse EWART (Aussie Farmers Direct)
dns Patrick LANE (SEW Eurodrive)
dns James RENDALL (Campolina)
dns Sean CARRUTHERS (Wyndham City Council)
dns Lauchlan STEWART (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni)
dns Gervaise CHRISTIE (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni)
dns Jordan ELLIOTT (Warrnambool City Council)
dns Chris HARPER (Warrnambool City Council)
dns Scott KEATING (Tifosi Eyewear)
dns Scott HUNTER (Mini Golf By The Sea)
dns Matthew MCKENZIE (Mini Golf By The Sea)
dns Peter MCWEENEY (Mini Golf By The Sea)
dns Noel SENS (Hammonds Paints)
dns Sam MCCALLUM (SEW Eurodrive)
Average speed of the winner: 37.4 km/h Number of starters: 209 Number of starters: 209

B Grade Results

1 Tomas SZOLLOSI (Radio 3YB) 7h00:58
2 Jason RIGG (Radio 3YB)
3 Daniel HERREWYN (Warrnambool City Council)
4 Cameron MCDONALD (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn)
5 Daniel STRAUSS (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn)
6 Wade EDWARDS (Wyndham City Council) +16:49
7 Hadleigh MILLIGAN (Lady Bay Resort)
8 Dan WILKINS (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn)
9 Simon DAVIES (Wyndham City Council)
10 Raymond FORBES (Total Rush) +16:58
11 Byron DAVY (TKM Slattery) +17:01
12 Joel STRACHAN (TKM Slattery)
13 Jacob SUTHERLAND (Total Rush) +17:05
14 Tom CHRISTIE (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni)
15 Michael BROWN (ZoomVideo Invert Buildling) +25:48
16 Sean ROBERTS (ZoomVideo Invert Buildling) +25:52
17 Calum MIDDLETON (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni) +25:59
18 Kornelis SIETSMA (Radio 3YB)
19 Matthew LANE (Lady Bay Resort)
20 Andrew Douglas CLARK (ZoomVideo Invert Buildling)
21 William MURRAY (Lady Bay Resort)
22 Brett FRANKLIN (Warrnambool City Council)
23 Clive SILCOCK (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni)
24 Stefan IMBERGER (Warrnambool City Council) +26:07
25 Adam TREWIN (Radio 3YB) +26:12
26 Gerard WILD (The Standard) +26:52
27 Tim MCGRATH (Staytrue Giant) +37:25
28 Julien FLEURUS (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn)
29 Ron HERON (Warrnambool City Council) +48:23
30 Leigh CLIFFORD (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn) +48:27
31 James STEINHAUSER (Radio 3YB) +1h13:17

dnf Sam WATSON (ZoomVideo Invert Buildling)
dnf Paul AULAKH (Wyndham City Council)
dnf Matthew BERG (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn)
dnf Fergus SULLY (Bike Gallery-Lexus Blackburn)
dnf Mark COMER (TKM Slattery)
dnf Edward POWELL (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni)
dnf Chris ZUCCHET (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni)
dnf Matthew HEATH (Warrnambool City Council)
dnf Matthew LEONARD (Lady Bay Resort)
dnf Matt LEWIS (Lady Bay Resort)
dnf James LOVE (Lady Bay Resort)
dnf Dylan PIERRE-HUMBERT (Lady Bay Resort)
dnf Timothy STORER (Radio 3YB)

dns Malachi MOXON (Staytrue Giant)
dns Dean HEATHCOTE (Total Rush)
dns Sean CARRUTHERS (Wyndham City Council)
dns Lauchlan STEWART (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni)
dns Jordan ELLIOTT (Warrnambool City Council)
dns Chris HARPER (Warrnambool City Council)

C Grade Results

1 Neil ROBINSON (Total Rush) 7h17:47
2 Shane YOUNG (Mitchell Building Supplies)
3 Brett HICKFORD (Tifosi Eyewear)
4 Sam PICKERING (Artisan BV Sport)
5 Alexander WOFF (Mitchell Building Supplies)
6 Chris SMITH (Wayne Hayes Tyres) +8:46
7 Robert MANN (Will Ferris Auto) +9:10
8 Gary MCLENNAN (Will Ferris Auto)
9 Paul LA CAVA (Will Ferris Auto)
10 Barry KENYON (Tifosi Eyewear)
11 Geoffrey ROBERTSON (Wayne Hayes Tyres) +9:22
12 Adam MULFORD (One Track Mind, Wynn’s Racing) +20:36
13 Nathan WILSON (Mitchell Building Supplies)
14 Michael KRAUSE (Tifosi Eyewear) +31:34
15 Simon FROST (One Track Mind, Wynn’s Racing) +31:38
16 Dee THOMAS (Wayne Hayes Tyres) +31:40
17 Peter SENS (Wayne Hayes Tyres) +37:48
18 Tony PIACQUADIO (Will Ferris Auto) +43:16
19 Glynn MATTHEY (Sunbury CC) +43:30
20 Enrico EBERHART (Tifosi Eyewear) +56:28
21 Steven PAYNE (Will Ferris Auto) +1h10:22
22 Adrian VLOK (One Track Mind, Wynn’s Racing) +1h10:41
23 Adrian CHEW (The Standard) +1h10:48
24 Matthew RAFFERTY (Will Ferris Auto) +1h11:38

dnf Aaron BLOMELEY (The Standard)
dnf Andrew CAHILL (The Standard)
dnf Jack CARECOS (The Standard)
dnf James MCPHERSON (One Track Mind, Wynn’s Racing)
dnf Adam HUDSON (Tifosi Eyewear)
dnf Christopher JEHU (Tifosi Eyewear)
dnf Neil MATTHEWS (Will Ferris Auto)
dnf Bruce TREW (Wayne Hayes Tyres)
dnf Dion WILKES (Wayne Hayes Tyres)
dnf Brendan MAHONY (6amers-BSGM Building Surveyors)

dns Gervaise CHRISTIE (Unibicycles / Melbourne Uni)
dns Scott KEATING (Tifosi Eyewear)

D Grade Results

1 Lachlan DAVIDSON (Artisan BV Sport) 7h17:47
2 Benjamin SARTORI (6amers-BSGM Building Surveyors) +9:10
3 Bradley WRIGHT (Sunbury CC) +9:14
4 Patrick MCINTYRE (Sunbury CC) +20:36
5 Jeffrey PROVAN (Hammonds Paints) +31:34
6 David PHILLIPS (Hammonds Paints)
7 Thomas MCDONOUGH (Mini Golf By The Sea) +37:50
8 Nadine O’CONNOR (Staytrue Giant) +43:22
9 John MARCAN (Sunbury CC) +43:30
10 Colin BELL (Sunbury CC)
11 Frank MCCARTHY (Mini Golf By The Sea) +56:28
12 Daryl STEWART (Hammonds Paints) +56:38
13 Brent SWORD (Hammonds Paints) +1h10:24
14 Glenn WARWICK (Hammonds Paints) +1h10:41
15 Costa CHRONIS (Mitchell Building Supplies) +1h25:59

dnf William WILLIAMSON (Artisan BV Sport)
dnf Iain CLARK (Mitchell Building Supplies)
dnf Phillip GALGA (Mitchell Building Supplies)
dnf Ross HAMILTON (Mitchell Building Supplies)
dnf David BAKER (6amers-BSGM Building Surveyors)
dnf Joseph OWENS (6amers-BSGM Building Surveyors)
dnf Michael SKERRITT (Sunbury CC)
dnf Vin MCCARTHY (Mini Golf By The Sea)
dnf Warwick MCGHEE (Mini Golf By The Sea)
dnf David MCLEAN (Mini Golf By The Sea)
dnf Paul VOLK (Hammonds Paints)

dns Scott HUNTER (Mini Golf By The Sea)
dns Matthew MCKENZIE (Mini Golf By The Sea)
dns Peter MCWEENEY (Mini Golf By The Sea)
dns Noel SENS (Hammonds Paints)

(super) Women’s Results

1 Nadine O’CONNOR (Staytrue Giant) 8h01:09

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