Caleb Ewan wins first stage of Bay Crits Elite Men
20-year-old sprinter Caleb Ewan has kicked off ORICA-GreenEdge’s 2015 season by taking out the first criterium of the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic in Geelong this evening.
Ewan followed a bold winning move by New Zealand National Team’s Greg Henderson, a rider 18 years his senior, after the halfway mark of the one-hour criterium.
“I just got in the right move,” Ewan said. “(Henderson) has done that before here, raced like that and won, so I knew when he went that it could be the race so I had to jump on it straight away.”
Ewan and Henderson lapped almost the entire field and as a result the rest battled it out for third position three laps prior to the official finish.
“I was glad the peloton were pulled out early,” Ewan continued. “I didn’t want to get involved with them because it upsets everything and I don’t think that would be fair for either of us.”
“I thought (Henderson) was going to sit on me for the full last lap but he came through and wanted to lead it out and that worked perfectly for me.“
The ‘Bay Crits’ mark the start of Ewan’s first full season with ORICA-GreenEDGE, stepping up to a full time position from stagiaire (trainee) in October last year.
“It felt so good,” Ewan said. “There is alot of pressure on me coming back to these crits and it’s always a lot of pressure lifted off my shoulders when I win here.”
Elite Men Stage 1 Results
| Time/Gap | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | Caleb EWAN (Orica GreenEDGE) | 1h00:51 | |||
| 2. | 21 | Greg HENDERSON (NZ National Team) | +1 | |||
| 3. | 45 | Ian BIBBY (Chain Reaction) | 58:45 | |||
| 4. | 81 | Luke PARKER (Total Rush Hyster) | +0 | |||
| 5. | 84 | Jonathan CANTWELL (Swift Carbon Melbourne Cycling League) | +0 | |||
| 6. | 91 | Ryan THOMAS (Data #3 Symantec Racing) | +0 | |||
| 7. | 77 | Joseph LEWIS (Total Rush Hyster) | +0 | |||
| 8. | 49 | Benjamin HILL (CharterMason Giant Racing) | +0 | |||
| 9. | 29 | Kristian HOUSE (JLT Condor p/b Mavic) | +0 | |||
| 10. | 58 | Alder MARTZ (health.com.au-search2retain) | +0 | |||
| 11. | 18 | Aaron GATE (NZ National Team) | +0 | |||
| 12. | 10 | Neil VAN DER PLOEG (Avanti Racing) | +0 | |||
| 13. | 92 | James MOWATT (Data #3 Symantec Racing) | +0 | |||
| 14. | 90 | Mark WILLIAMS (Data #3 Symantec Racing) | +0 | |||
| 15. | 43 | Angus MORTON (Chain Reaction) | +0 | |||
| 16. | 42 | Lachlan MORTON (Chain Reaction) | +1 | |||
| 17. | 8 | Steele VON HOFF (Avanti Racing) | +3 | |||
| 18. | 14 | Chris HAMILTON (Avanti Racing) | +8 | |||
| 19. | 83 | Richard KLUGE (Total Rush Hyster) | +12 | |||
| dnf | 3 | Leigh HOWARD (Orica GreenEDGE) | ||||
| dnf | 4 | Michael HEPBURN (Orica GreenEDGE) | ||||
| dnf | 9 | Anthony GIACOPPO (Avanti Racing) | ||||
| dnf | 11 | Aaron DONNELLY (Avanti Racing) | ||||
| dnf | 12 | Patrick SHAW (Avanti Racing) | ||||
| dnf | 16 | Pieter BULLING (NZ National Team) | ||||
| dnf | 17 | Alex FRAME (NZ National Team) | ||||
| dnf | 19 | Cameron KARWOWSKI (NZ National Team) | ||||
| dnf | 20 | Marc RYAN (NZ National Team) | ||||
| dnf | 22 | Samuel WITMITZ (Team Budget Forklifts) | ||||
| dnf | 23 | Luke DAVISON (Team Budget Forklifts) | ||||
| dnf | 25 | Josh BERRY (Team Budget Forklifts) | ||||
| dnf | 30 | Felix ENGLISH (JLT Condor p/b Mavic) | ||||
| dnf | 31 | Harry TANFIELD (JLT Condor p/b Mavic) | ||||
| dnf | 32 | Mike CUMMING (JLT Condor p/b Mavic) | ||||
| dnf | 33 | Tom MOSES (JLT Condor p/b Mavic) | ||||
| dnf | 34 | Ed LAVERACK (JLT Condor p/b Mavic) | ||||
| dnf | 35 | Matthew SLEE (AMR Renault Racing) | ||||
| dnf | 36 | Dylan SUNDERLAND (AMR Renault Racing) | ||||
| dnf | 37 | Aaron WATTS (AMR Renault Racing) | ||||
| dnf | 38 | Callan DOUGLAS (AMR Renault Racing) | ||||
| dnf | 39 | Cameron FRASER (AMR Renault Racing) | ||||
| dnf | 40 | Russell MENZIES (AMR Renault Racing) | ||||
| dnf | 41 | Jesse KERRISON (Chain Reaction) | ||||
| dnf | 44 | Lawrence CARPENTER (Chain Reaction) | ||||
| dnf | 46 | Kyle THOMPSON (Chain Reaction) | ||||
| dnf | 47 | Joshua TAYLOR (CharterMason Giant Racing) | ||||
| dnf | 48 | Jake MAGEE (CharterMason Giant Racing) | ||||
| dnf | 50 | Ryan MACANALLY (CharterMason Giant Racing) | ||||
| dnf | 51 | Paul VAN DER PLOEG (CharterMason Giant Racing) | ||||
| dnf | 52 | Sam CROME (CharterMason Giant Racing) | ||||
| dnf | 57 | Stuart SHAW (health.com.au-search2retain) | ||||
| dnf | 59 | Michael RICE (health.com.au-search2retain) | ||||
| dnf | 60 | Angus TOBIN (health.com.au-search2retain) | ||||
| dnf | 61 | Tim GUY (health.com.au-search2retain) | ||||
| dnf | 62 | Sam DOBBS (health.com.au-search2retain) | ||||
| dnf | 63 | Jason LOWNDES (Team Seight) | ||||
| dnf | 64 | Jordan STANNUS (Team Seight) | ||||
| dnf | 65 | Zane HUNTER (Team Seight) | ||||
| dnf | 66 | Lachlan HOLLIDAY (Team Seight) | ||||
| dnf | 68 | Liam MAGENNIS (Team Seight) | ||||
| dnf | 69 | Evan HULL (Team Seight) | ||||
| dnf | 70 | Jarryd JONES (Wormall CCS) | ||||
| dnf | 72 | Matthew LANE (Wormall CCS) | ||||
| dnf | 73 | Dane FREY (Wormall CCS) | ||||
| dnf | 74 | Russell GILL (Wormall CCS) | ||||
| dnf | 75 | Dylan PIERRE-HUMBERT (Wormall CCS) | ||||
| dnf | 76 | Patrick LANE (Total Rush Hyster) | ||||
| dnf | 78 | David KELLY (Total Rush Hyster) | ||||
| dnf | 80 | James CUMMINGS (Total Rush Hyster) | ||||
| dnf | 85 | Chris WINN (Swift Carbon Melbourne Cycling League) | ||||
| dnf | 86 | Cameron CLAMP (Swift Carbon Melbourne Cycling League) | ||||
| dnf | 87 | Chris STACK (Swift Carbon Melbourne Cycling League) | ||||
| dnf | 88 | Morgan SMITH (Swift Carbon Melbourne Cycling League) | ||||
| dnf | 93 | Tyler SPURRELL (Data #3 Symantec Racing) | ||||
| dnf | 94 | Scott THOMAS (Data #3 Symantec Racing) | ||||
| dnf | 95 | Ben CARMAN (Data #3 Symantec Racing) | ||||
| dnf | 96 | George TANSLEY (SASI) | ||||
| dnf | 97 | Robert MCCARTHY (SASI) | ||||
| dnf | 98 | Tom KAESLER (SASI) | ||||
| dnf | 105 | Alexander SMYTH (Swift Carbon Melbourne Cycling League) | ||||
| dns | 2 | Cameron MEYER (Orica GreenEDGE) | ||||
| dns | 5 | Mitchell DOCKER (Orica GreenEDGE) | ||||
| dns | 6 | Damien HOWSON (Orica GreenEDGE) | ||||
| dns | 24 | Tommy NANKERVIS (Team Budget Forklifts) | ||||
| dns | 71 | Samuel LANE (Wormall CCS) | ||||
| dns | 99 | Harry CARPENTER (SASI) |
- Number of starters: 80
- Riders abandoning the race: 61
Intermediate Sprints
Intermediate Sprint 1
| 1. | 81 | Luke PARKER (Total Rush Hyster) | 3 | pt | ||
| 2. | 91 | Ryan THOMAS (Data #3 Symantec Racing) | 2 | |||
| 3. | 1 | Caleb EWAN (Orica GreenEDGE) | 1 |
Intermediate Sprint 2
| 1. | 10 | Neil VAN DER PLOEG (Avanti Racing) | 3 | pt | ||
| 2. | 4 | Michael HEPBURN (Orica GreenEDGE) | 2 | |||
| 3. | 1 | Caleb EWAN (Orica GreenEDGE) | 1 |
Intermediate Sprint 3
| 1. | 21 | Greg HENDERSON (NZ National Team) | 3 | pt | ||
| 2. | 1 | Caleb EWAN (Orica GreenEDGE) | 2 | |||
| 3. | 77 | Joseph LEWIS (Total Rush Hyster) | 1 |
General Classification
After Stage 1
| 1. | 1 | Caleb EWAN (Orica GreenEDGE) | 12 | pt | ||
| 2. | 21 | Greg HENDERSON (NZ National Team) | 10 | |||
| 3. | 45 | Ian BIBBY (Chain Reaction) | 8 | |||
| 4. | 81 | Luke PARKER (Total Rush Hyster) | 7 | |||
| 5. | 84 | Jonathan CANTWELL (Swift Carbon Melbourne Cycling League) | 6 | |||
| 6. | 91 | Ryan THOMAS (Data #3 Symantec Racing) | 5 | |||
| 7. | 77 | Joseph LEWIS (Total Rush Hyster) | 4 | |||
| 8. | 49 | Benjamin HILL (CharterMason Giant Racing) | 3 | |||
| 9. | 29 | Kristian HOUSE (JLT Condor p/b Mavic) | 2 | |||
| 10. | 58 | Alder MARTZ (health.com.au-search2retain) | 1 |
Sprint Ace Competition
After Stage 1
| 1. | 1 | Caleb EWAN (Orica GreenEDGE) | 4 | pt | ||
| 2. | 21 | Greg HENDERSON (NZ National Team) | 3 | |||
| 3. | 81 | Luke PARKER (Total Rush Hyster) | 3 | |||
| 4. | 10 | Neil VAN DER PLOEG (Avanti Racing) | 3 | |||
| 5. | 91 | Ryan THOMAS (Data #3 Symantec Racing) | 2 | |||
| 6. | 4 | Michael HEPBURN (Orica GreenEDGE) | 2 | |||
| 7. | 77 | Joseph LEWIS (Total Rush Hyster) | 1 |
Teams Classification
After Stage 1
| 1. | Orica GreenEDGE | 12 | pt | |||
| 2. | Total Rush Hyster | 11 | ||||
| 3. | NZ National Team | 10 | ||||
| 4. | Chain Reaction | 8 | ||||
| 5. | Swift Carbon Melbourne Cycling League | 6 | ||||
| 6. | Data #3 Symantec Racing | 5 | ||||
| 7. | CharterMason Giant Racing | 3 | ||||
| 8. | JLT Condor p/b Mavic | 2 | ||||
| 9. | health.com.au-search2retain | 1 |
