Está en racha el EF-Education First en este Herland Sun Tour en el que, tras el triunfo de McLay en la jornada inaugural, Michael Woods ha sido el mejor en la pestosa segunda jornada imponiéndose en un intenso y bonito duelo a Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo) del que no sólo iba a salir el vencedor parcial sino, también, el nuevo líder de la general.
Sabiendo que iba a ser imposible que el velocista británico mantuviese el liderato tras esta segunda jornada, todos los ojos estaban puestos en cómo iba a afrontar el pelotón esa parte final de la etapa marcada por el ascenso a Jeeralang, que se erigía en el punto clave del día. Shane Archbold, Cyrus Monk (EvoPro), Karl Michelin-Beard (Oliver’s Real Food), Thomas Coates (Futuro-Maxxis), Nick White (Bridgelane) y Liam White (Drapac Cannondale Holistic) fueron los animadores de la jornada con una fuga que, como era previsible, acabó muriendo antes de llegar a la cima de esa colina que se alzaba a poco más de diez kilómetros para la línea de meta.
Cuando llegó el turno de que se moviesen los hombres importantes de la carrera, fueron Chris Harper (Birdgestone) y Pavel Sivakov (Sky), los primeros en hacerlo. Al ruso se le unió su compañero Kenny Elisonde, lo que provocó que el voluntarioso australiano quedara impotente ante el empuje de los dos hombres del equipo británico.
Por detrás, era Dylan van Baarle (Sky) el que se quedó encargado de ejercer como secante, pero el neerlandés no tuvo potencia suficiente en las piernas para responder al cambio de ritmo que propuso el canadiense Michael Woods (EF-Education First), al que sólo Porte pudo seguir.
Finalmente, fue el tercer clasificado del pasado mundial de Innsbruck el que supo hacer imponer su mayor punta de velocidad en la línea de meta sobre un Porte que fue el único que pudo aguantar a su rueda después de que Elissonde, el último Sky que pudo mantener algunas opciones, tuviera que claudicar ante el empuje de los dos mejores del día.
Gracias a este triunfo Woods es el nuevo líder de la carrera con cuatro segundos de renta sobre un Richie Porte que ha comenzado, como es habitual en él, muy fuerte la temporada en su tierra natal.
PRÓXIMA ETAPA
CLASIFICACIÓN 2ª ETAPA
01 | Michael Woods | EF Education First | 02:55:44 |
02 | Richie Porte | Trek – Segafredo | + 00 |
03 | Kenny Elissonde | Team Sky | + 17 |
04 | Dylan Van Baarle | Team Sky | + 19 |
05 | Lucas Hamilton | Mitchelton – Scott | + 19 |
06 | Pavel Sivakov | Team Sky | + 43 |
07 | Chris Harper | Team Bridgelane | + 43 |
08 | Damien Howson | Mitchelton – Scott | + 43 |
09 | Nicholas Schultz | Mitchelton – Scott | + 43 |
10 | Robert Stannard | Mitchelton – Scott | + 01:54 |
11 | Dylan Sunderland | Team Bridgelane | + 01:54 |
12 | Samuel Jenner | Team Wiggins-Le Col | + 01:54 |
13 | Jarlinson Pantano | Trek – Segafredo | + 01:54 |
14 | Lachlan Morton | EF Education First | + 01:54 |
15 | Peter Stetina | Trek – Segafredo | + 01:54 |
16 | Daniel Whitehouse | Evopro Racing | + 02:22 |
17 | Nicholas White | Team Bridgelane | + 02:22 |
18 | Benjamin Dyball | Team Sapura Cycling | + 02:22 |
19 | Cyrus Monk | Evopro Racing | + 03:56 |
20 | Freddy Ovett | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast Team | + 03:56 |
21 | Michael Freiberg | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast Team | + 03:56 |
22 | Alistair Donohoe | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast Team | + 03:56 |
23 | Dion Smith | Mitchelton – Scott | + 03:56 |
24 | Marcus Culey | Team Sapura Cycling | + 05:23 |
25 | Jesse Featonby | Oliver’s Real Food | + 06:04 |
26 | Carter Turnbull | Inform TM Insight Make | + 07:19 |
27 | Christian Knees | Team Sky | + 07:37 |
28 | Ryan Mullen | Trek – Segafredo | + 07:43 |
29 | Brenton Jones | Delko Marseille – Provence | + 07:43 |
30 | Liam White | Drapac Cannondale Devo | + 07:43 |
31 | Jesse Ewart | Team Sapura Cycling | + 07:43 |
32 | Kristoffer Halvorsen | Team Sky | + 07:43 |
33 | Owain Doull | Team Sky | + 07:43 |
34 | Koen De Kort | Trek – Segafredo | + 07:43 |
35 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | + 07:43 |
36 | Muhamad Azman | Team Sapura Cycling | + 07:43 |
37 | Hayden McCormick | Team Bridgelane | + 07:43 |
38 | Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff | Team Sapura Cycling | + 07:43 |
39 | Dylan Newbery | Futuro Pro | + 07:43 |
40 | Ayden Toovey | Team Bridgelane | + 07:43 |
41 | Patrick Burt | Drapac Cannondale Devo | + 07:43 |
42 | James Whelan | EF Education First | + 07:43 |
43 | Mitchell Docker | EF Education First | + 07:43 |
44 | Benjamin Andrews | Oliver’s Real Food | + 07:43 |
45 | Muhshin Misbah | Team Sapura Cycling | + 08:31 |
46 | Theodore Yates | Drapac Cannondale Devo | + 09:37 |
47 | Thomas Scully | EF Education First | + 09:37 |
48 | Neil Van Der Ploeg | Team Bridgelane | + 10:34 |
49 | William Clarke | Trek – Segafredo | + 10:34 |
50 | Sebastian Presley | Oliver’s Real Food | + 10:34 |
51 | Thomas Mcfarlane | Inform TM Insight Make | + 10:34 |
52 | Corbin Strong | St. George Continental Cycling Team | + 10:34 |
53 | Thomas Hubbard | St. George Continental Cycling Team | + 10:34 |
54 | David Williams | Inform TM Insight Make | + 10:34 |
55 | Liam Magennis | Drapac Cannondale Devo | + 10:34 |
56 | Jason Lea | Team Bridgelane | + 10:34 |
57 | Craig Wiggins | St. George Continental Cycling Team | + 10:34 |
58 | Aaron Gate | Evopro Racing | + 10:34 |
59 | Conor Murtagh | Oliver’s Real Food | + 10:34 |
60 | Michael Potter | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast Team | + 10:34 |
61 | Ryan Cavanagh | St. George Continental Cycling Team | + 10:34 |
62 | Taj Jones | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast Team | + 10:34 |
63 | Jonathon Noble | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast Team | + 10:34 |
64 | Sam Bewley | Mitchelton – Scott | + 10:34 |
65 | Nathan Elliott | Inform TM Insight Make | + 10:34 |
66 | Daniel McLay | EF Education First | + 10:34 |
67 | Harry Sweeny | Evopro Racing | + 10:34 |
68 | Ashley MacKay | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast Team | + 10:34 |
69 | Luke Mudgway | Evopro Racing | + 10:34 |
70 | Michael Vink | St. George Continental Cycling Team | + 10:34 |
71 | Callum Scotson | Mitchelton – Scott | + 10:34 |
72 | Oliver Martin | Drapac Cannondale Devo | + 10:34 |
73 | Alex Frame | Trek – Segafredo | + 19:02 |
74 | Tom Coates | Futuro Pro | + 19:02 |
75 | Wouter Wippert | Evopro Racing | + 19:19 |
76 | Karl Michelin-Beard | Oliver’s Real Food | + 19:42 |
77 | Thomas Kaesler | Drapac Cannondale Devo | + 19:42 |
78 | Timothy Cameron | St. George Continental Cycling Team | + 19:42 |
79 | Angus Lyons | Oliver’s Real Food | + 19:42 |
80 | Zachary Johnson | Drapac Cannondale Devo | + 21:09 |
81 | Shane Archbold | Evopro Racing | + 24:44 |
82 | Cameron Layton | Futuro Pro | + 25:24 |
83 | Rowan Dever | Oliver’s Real Food | + 26:21 |
84 | Christopher Williams | Futuro Pro | + 26:21 |
DNF | Nick Miller | Futuro Pro | |
DNF | Rhys Robotham | Futuro Pro | |
DNF | Carter Bettles | Futuro Pro | |
DNF | Rudy Porter | Inform TM Insight Make |
CLASIFICACIÓN GENERAL TRAS LA 2ª ETAPA
01 | Michael Woods | Canada | EF Education First | 05:12:32 |
02 | Richie Porte | Australia | Trek – Segafredo | + 04 |
03 | Kenny Elissonde | France | Team Sky | + 27 |
04 | Lucas Hamilton | Australia | Mitchelton – Scott | + 29 |
05 | Dylan Van Baarle | Netherlands | Team Sky | + 33 |
06 | Pavel Sivakov | Russia | Team Sky | + 53 |
07 | Chris Harper | Australia | Team Bridgelane | + 57 |
08 | Damien Howson | Australia | Mitchelton – Scott | + 57 |
09 | Nicholas Schultz | Australia | Mitchelton – Scott | + 57 |
10 | Robert Stannard | Australia | Mitchelton – Scott | + 02:04 |
11 | Dylan Sunderland | Australia | Team Bridgelane | + 02:08 |
12 | Jarlinson Pantano | Colombia | Trek – Segafredo | + 02:08 |
13 | Peter Stetina | USA | Trek – Segafredo | + 02:08 |
14 | Samuel Jenner | Australia | Team Wiggins-Le Col | + 02:08 |
15 | Lachlan Morton | Australia | EF Education First | + 02:08 |
16 | Nicholas White | Australia | Team Bridgelane | + 02:36 |
17 | Daniel Whitehouse | Great Britain | Evopro Racing | + 02:36 |
18 | Benjamin Dyball | Australia | Team Sapura Cycling | + 02:44 |
19 | Dion Smith | New Zealand | Mitchelton – Scott | + 04:06 |
20 | Alistair Donohoe | Australia | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast Team | + 04:10 |
21 | Freddy Ovett | Australia | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast Team | + 04:10 |
22 | Michael Freiberg | Australia | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast Team | + 04:10 |
23 | Cyrus Monk | Australia | Evopro Racing | + 04:59 |
24 | Marcus Culey | Australia | Team Sapura Cycling | + 05:45 |
25 | Jesse Featonby | Australia | Oliver’s Real Food | + 06:18 |
26 | Carter Turnbull | Australia | Inform TM Insight Make | + 07:41 |
27 | Ayden Toovey | Australia | Team Bridgelane | + 07:45 |
28 | Kristoffer Halvorsen | Norway | Team Sky | + 07:47 |
29 | Christian Knees | Germany | Team Sky | + 07:49 |
30 | Owain Doull | Great Britain | Team Sky | + 07:53 |
31 | Brenton Jones | Australia | Delko Marseille – Provence | + 07:57 |
32 | Hayden McCormick | New Zealand | Team Bridgelane | + 07:57 |
33 | Luke Rowe | Great Britain | Team Sky | + 07:57 |
34 | Liam White | Australia | Drapac Cannondale Devo | + 08:01 |
35 | James Whelan | Australia | EF Education First | + 08:04 |
36 | Jesse Ewart | Australia | Team Sapura Cycling | + 08:05 |
37 | Muhamad Azman | Malaysia | Team Sapura Cycling | + 08:05 |
38 | Ryan Mullen | Ireland | Trek – Segafredo | + 08:05 |
39 | Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff | Malaysia | Team Sapura Cycling | + 08:05 |
40 | Koen De Kort | Netherlands | Trek – Segafredo | + 08:05 |
41 | Mitchell Docker | Australia | EF Education First | + 08:05 |
42 | Patrick Burt | Australia | Drapac Cannondale Devo | + 08:12 |
43 | Benjamin Andrews | Australia | Oliver’s Real Food | + 08:12 |
44 | Muhshin Misbah | Malaysia | Team Sapura Cycling | + 09:05 |
45 | Theodore Yates | Australia | Drapac Cannondale Devo | + 09:47 |
46 | Thomas Scully | New Zealand | EF Education First | + 09:47 |
47 | Daniel McLay | Great Britain | EF Education First | + 10:34 |
48 | Thomas Mcfarlane | Australia | Inform TM Insight Make | + 10:48 |
49 | Craig Wiggins | Australia | St. George Continental Cycling Team | + 10:48 |
50 | Jason Lea | Australia | Team Bridgelane | + 10:48 |
51 | Aaron Gate | New Zealand | Evopro Racing | + 10:48 |
52 | Michael Vink | New Zealand | St. George Continental Cycling Team | + 10:48 |
53 | Corbin Strong | New Zealand | St. George Continental Cycling Team | + 10:56 |
54 | Liam Magennis | Australia | Drapac Cannondale Devo | + 10:56 |
55 | William Clarke | Australia | Trek – Segafredo | + 10:56 |
56 | Sebastian Presley | Australia | Oliver’s Real Food | + 10:56 |
57 | Neil Van Der Ploeg | Australia | Team Bridgelane | + 10:56 |
58 | Ashley MacKay | Australia | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast Team | + 10:56 |
59 | Conor Murtagh | Australia | Oliver’s Real Food | + 10:56 |
60 | Michael Potter | Australia | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast Team | + 10:56 |
61 | Ryan Cavanagh | Australia | St. George Continental Cycling Team | + 10:56 |
62 | Sam Bewley | New Zealand | Mitchelton – Scott | + 10:56 |
63 | Nathan Elliott | Australia | Inform TM Insight Make | + 10:56 |
64 | Oliver Martin | Australia | Drapac Cannondale Devo | + 10:56 |
65 | Taj Jones | Australia | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast Team | + 11:14 |
66 | Jonathon Noble | Australia | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast Team | + 11:14 |
67 | Dylan Newbery | Australia | Futuro Pro | + 11:17 |
68 | David Williams | Australia | Inform TM Insight Make | + 11:58 |
69 | Harry Sweeny | Australia | Evopro Racing | + 12:18 |
70 | Luke Mudgway | New Zealand | Evopro Racing | + 12:18 |
71 | Callum Scotson | Australia | Mitchelton – Scott | + 12:18 |
72 | Thomas Hubbard | New Zealand | St. George Continental Cycling Team | + 16:44 |
73 | Alex Frame | New Zealand | Trek – Segafredo | + 19:16 |
74 | Wouter Wippert | Netherlands | Evopro Racing | + 19:25 |
75 | Angus Lyons | Australia | Oliver’s Real Food | + 20:04 |
76 | Karl Michelin-Beard | Australia | Oliver’s Real Food | + 20:08 |
77 | Timothy Cameron | Australia | St. George Continental Cycling Team | + 20:11 |
78 | Thomas Kaesler | Australia | Drapac Cannondale Devo | + 21:25 |
79 | Shane Archbold | New Zealand | Evopro Racing | + 25:35 |
80 | Christopher Williams | Australia | Futuro Pro | + 26:50 |
81 | Rowan Dever | Australia | Oliver’s Real Food | + 26:52 |
82 | Zachary Johnson | Australia | Drapac Cannondale Devo | + 29:05 |
83 | Cameron Layton | Australia | Futuro Pro | + 31:34 |
84 | Tom Coates | Australia | Futuro Pro | + 31:38 |