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Nathan Elliott makes history by winning back to back ‘Warnys’

by CyclingTips

October 14, 2017

Photography by Dion Jelbart

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Via Cycling Victoria press release

Nathan Elliott (IsoWhey Sports Swiss Wellness) made history as the first man to win back-to-back Melbourne to Warrnambools (sponsored by Anchor Point) with one of the bravest and most daring rides in the 102-year history of the race.

Elliott was part of a six-rider breakaway from the outset of the 277km course, despite a lead of more than five minutes, he was brought back by the two significant climbs at Camperdown with 65km remaining.

The 26-year-old was part of every breakaway attempt for the next 50km before he threw it all on the line and attacked with 6km remaining.

After Elliott held off the efforts of NSW Institute of Sport’s Tom Robinson (finishing fourth), he held off the peloton to defeat WA Olympian Sam Welsford and Tommy Nankervis (Stitch and Dart) by two seconds in a time of 6:34.23.

“I really went for it at the 2km, dug deep, and gee, it was hard those last 300m up the hill and into a head wind,” Elliott said.

“But I wanted it so bad. I knew nobody had gone back-to-back in this great race and when I had it in my grasp I certainly wasn’t going to die wondering _ I just gave it everything I had,” the physically exhausted and mentally sapped Victorian said.

In sunny and warm conditions with thousands cheering him home, Elliott was able to sit up and raise his hands in the last 50m to savour the historic moment of being the first to win this 102 year old Australian classic in back-to-back editions.

Elliott crashed and did not finish at his first attempt at the race three years ago, and now has gone on to win his next two. He has had a tough season after starting out with being hit head on by an out of control vehicle at the beginning of the year.

Runner-up Welsford almost caused one of the great upsets. He is the current world champion in the teams pursuit and the Olympic silver medallist at Rio.

“It was a great experience and good to show that track riders can be competitive in these really tough road races,” he said.

Welsford said he “wanted to have a crack at his legendary race” and was pleasantly surprised to be right in the finish.

“The two mountain climbs were really tough for big guys like me but when I re-joined the peleton and it became obvious it would be a sprint home I was rapt.”

The dash to the finish was marred when 20 riders at the head of the peleton crashed just 150m out.

Bruce Clarke won the race in 1971 and 1973, David Allan in 1976, 1979 and 1982, Peter Besanko in 1989 and 1992, Jamie Drew in 1999 and 2002 and Joel Pearson in 2009 and 2011, but no cyclist has won back-to-back.

NSW Institute of Sport’s Ryan Cavanagh also was a star of the day.

He won three of the four sprints to become the Midlands Meats Sprint Champion, and he also won the McCarthy Catering 200km championship. To boot, he won the Scody King of the Mountain award.

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Results – Anchor Point Melbourne to Warrnambool 2017

1. 1 Nathan ELLIOTT (IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness) 6h34:23
2. 184 Sam WELSFORD* (Northern Districts WA CC) +2
3. 133 Tommy NANKERVIS (Stitch and Dart) +2
4. 13 Tom ROBINSON (NSWIS) +2
5. 105 Nicholas LEONARD (Anchor Point South Coast) +2
6. 5 Michael FREIBERG (IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness) +2
7. 83 Toby ORCHARD* (Nero Racing Team Edition) +2
8. 27 Sean WHITFIELD* (Oliver’s Real Food Racing) +2
9. 95 Julian THOMSON* (AMR Renault Racing Team) +2
10. 17 Ayden TOOVEY* (NSWIS) +2
11. 187 Koen DE KORT (Netherlands) +2
12. 26 Nicholas WHITE* (Oliver’s Real Food Racing) +2
13. 72 Benjamin ANDREWS* (Van D’am Racing p/b Butterfields) +2
14. 167 Angus MADDERN (Mt Gambier Cycling Club) +2
15. 54 Lionel MAWDITT* (InForm Tineli) +2
16. 158 Russell GILL (Norwood Cycling Club) +2
17. 6 Robbie HUCKER (IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness) +2
18. 175 David RANDALL* (Bicycle Superstore-Giant) +2
19. 155 Raphael FREIENSTEIN (Germany) +2
20. 61 Harrison BAILEY* (GPM Stulz) +2
21. 34 Cyrus MONK* (Drapac Pat’s Veg) +2
22. 132 Gordon KENNEWAY (Stitch and Dart) +2
23. 166 Jacob LANGHAM (City of Burnie Cycling Club) +2
24. 46 Aden REYNOLDS (mobius Future Racing) +2
25. 188 Tristan WARD* (Sutherland Shire CC) +2
26. 154 Daniel FORSYTHE (Penrith Cycling Club) +2
27. 112 Kyle GODSON (Future Pro Cycling) +2
28. 51 Sascha BONDARENKO-EDWARDS (InForm Tineli) +2
29. 96 Sean TRAINOR (AMR Renault Racing Team) +2
30. 113 Nick MILLER (Future Pro Cycling) +2
31. 186 Nicholas YALLOURIS (St George Cycling Club) +2
32. 101 Daniel HERREWYN (Anchor Point South Coast) +2
33. 122 Nathan BOOTH (Phoenix Cycling Collective) +2
34. 163 Alexander HOLDEN* (Bicycle Superstore-Giant) +2
35. 179 Cameron SCOTT* (St George Cycling Club) +2
36. 169 Brad NORTON (Shepparton Cycling Club) +2
37. 52 Patrick BURT* (InForm Tineli) +2
38. 84 Ben VAN DAM (Nero Racing Team Edition) +2
39. 76 Callum PEARCE* (Van D’am Racing p/b Butterfields) +2
40. 16 Dylan SUNDERLAND* (NSWIS) +2
41. 181 Riley TERRENS* (Bicycle Superstore-Giant) +2
42. 7 Patrick LANE (IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness) +2
43. 44 Conor MURTAGH (mobius Future Racing) +2
44. 178 Todd SATCHELL (Stawell Great Western) +2
45. 162 Jack HOGAN* (Norwood Cycling Club) +2
46. 21 Clinton EDWARDS (Oliver’s Real Food Racing) +14
47. 33 Oliver KENT-SPARK (Drapac Pat’s Veg) +14
48. 125 Samuel MUNDAY* (Phoenix Cycling Collective) +14
49. 91 Alexander EVANS* (AMR Renault Racing Team) +14
50. 22 Brendon DAVIDS (Oliver’s Real Food Racing) +14
51. 103 Matthew LANE (Anchor Point South Coast) +14
52. 176 Steven ROBB (Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club) +14
53. 123 Samuel HILL* (Phoenix Cycling Collective) +14
54. 11 Ryan CAVANAGH* (NSWIS) +14
55. 104 Samuel LANE (23)* (Anchor Point South Coast) +14
56. 24 Jack SUTTON (Oliver’s Real Food Racing) +14
57. 177 Allan SATCHELL (Stawell Great Western) +14
58. 3 Jason LEA* (IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness) +14
59. 53 Ross GORDON* (InForm Tineli) +14
60. 173 Luke PLEDGER (Peel District Cycling Club) +14
61. 4 Jeremy CAMERON (IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness) +14
62. 170 Kelland O’BRIEN* (St Kilda Cycling Club) +14
63. 81 Angus CALDER* (Nero Racing Team Edition) +14
64. 42 Jesse COYLE (mobius Future Racing) +14
65. 153 Rylan DOWDELL (Norwood Cycling Club) +14
66. 82 Christopher MILLER (Nero Racing Team Edition) +14
67. 151 Todd BUSCHKUEHL* (Bicycle Superstore-Giant) +22
68. 135 Dan FURMSTON (Stitch and Dart) +22
69. 172 Matthew PETERSON (Peel Districts Cycling Club) +22
70. 114 Joel STRACHAN (Future Pro Cycling) +26
71. 94 Ivan MICHELIN-BEARD (AMR Renault Racing Team) +26
72. 64 Jake KLAJNBLAT (GPM Stulz) +26
73. 2 Cameron BAYLY (IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness) +26
74. 45 Dylan NEWBERY (mobius Future Racing) +26
75. 180 Nicholas SIMPSON* (Castlemaine Cycling Club) +26
76. 35 James WHELAN* (Drapac Pat’s Veg) +26
77. 32 Tom KAESLER* (Drapac Pat’s Veg) +29
78. 56 Stuart SMITH (InForm Tineli) +40
79. 165 Jordan KERBY (Hamilton Wheelers Cycling Club) +56
80. 152 Joel COXON* (Hawthorn Cycling Club) +1:00
81. 77 Jason THOMASON (Van D’am Racing p/b Butterfields) +1:16
82. 185 Rohan WIGHT* (Scotch College SA Cycling Club) +1:34
83. 161 Joshua HARRISON* (Central Districts Cycling Club SA) +2:04
84. 15 Alexander SMYTH* (NSWIS) +2:40
85. 106 Dylan LINDSEY (Anchor Point South Coast) +3:09
86. 171 Jake OLIVER* (Mersey Valley Devonport) +3:27
87. 67 Joel WALSH (GPM Stulz) +4:24
88. 65 Sam PHIPPS* (GPM Stulz) +4:24
89. 41 Aaron BICKNELL (mobius Future Racing) +5:01
90. 73 Iven BENNETT* (Van D’am Racing p/b Butterfields) +21:11
91. 134 Lee TURNER (Stitch and Dart) +21:11
92. 23 Rowan DEVER (Oliver’s Real Food Racing) +21:11
93. 92 Kris JOHNSTON (AMR Renault Racing Team) +21:11
94. 66 Cameron ROBERTS (GPM Stulz) +21:11
95. 160 Stuart GRIEVE (Northern Sydney Cycling Club) +21:11
96. 12 Liam MAGENNIS* (NSWIS) +21:11
97. 25 James GLASSPOOL (Oliver’s Real Food Racing) +21:17
98. 124 Andrew MCCOSKER (Phoenix Cycling Collective) +27:24
99. 111 Mathew BICKEL (Future Pro Cycling) +27:24
100. 93 Dylan MCKENNA* (AMR Renault Racing Team) +58:19
101. 157 Justin GHOSH (Peel Districts Cycling Club) +1h04:40
dnf 31 Brad EVANS (Drapac Pat’s Veg)
dnf 43 Ethan BERENDS* (mobius Future Racing)
dnf 55 Thomas MCFARLANE* (InForm Tineli)
dnf 62 Thomas GREEN* (GPM Stulz)
dnf 63 William HODGES* (GPM Stulz)
dnf 74 Lachlan DARCH* (Van D’am Racing p/b Butterfields)
dnf 75 Matthew DE VROET* (Van D’am Racing p/b Butterfields)
dnf 85 Shaun MACWILLIAM (Nero Racing Team Edition)
dnf 102 Ashleigh KEY (Anchor Point South Coast)
dnf 121 Toby STEWART (Phoenix Cycling Collective)
dnf 131 Luke JONES (Stitch and Dart)
dnf 174 Alexander PORTER* (Norwood Cycling Club)
dnf 182 Kyle THOMPSON* (Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club)
dnf 183 Hamish WEBBER* (St Kilda Cycling Club)
dns 14 Stuart SHAW (NSWIS)
dns 71 Thomas ALLFORD* (Van D’am Racing p/b Butterfields)
dns 107 Lachie NOLTE (Anchor Point South Coast)
dns 164 Cedric JOLIDON* (Switzerland)
dns 168 Gaspar MAS NICOLAU (Spain)
  • Average speed of the winner: 42.1 km/h
  • Number of starters: 115
  • Riders abandoning the race: 14

Result: B Grade

1. 206 Jarrod CURRIE (South Coast Cycling Club) 6h34:25
2. 211 Lewis FULCHER (St Kilda Cycling Club) +0
3. 224 Thor NAVNTOFT (St Kilda Cycling Club) +0
4. 208 Jason RIGG (Northern Districts WA CC) +0
5. 230 Tom PATON (Geelong Cycling Club) +12
6. 217 Richard MILLIGAN YOUNGER (Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club) +12
7. 216 Richard BARKER (St Kilda Cycling Club) +20
8. 229 Trent SHANNON (Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club) +31
9. 207 Jarrod MORONI (Bendigo & District Cycling Club) +4:44
10. 222 Steve WILSON (Melbourne Cycling league) +21:06
11. 220 Sean VINTIN (St Kilda Cycling Club) +21:06
12. 228 Trent CLIFFORD (Geelong Cycling Club) +21:09
13. 225 Tim DECKER (Norwood Cycling Club) +21:09
14. 204 Gervaise CHRISTIE (Mansfield Mt Buller) +21:09
15. 205 Indiana MICHEL (Shepparton Cycling Club) +21:09
16. 212 Marc LOECHERER (Italo Australian Cycling Club) +27:22
17. 203 Daniel WELCH (Footscray Cycling Club) +27:22
18. 227 Travis EDWARDS (Geelong Cycling Club) +27:22
19. 201 Aaron SALISBURY (St Kilda Cycling Club) +27:22
20. 215 Michael MILES (Melbourne Cycling League) +27:22
21. 213 Mat ELKAN (Footscray Cycling Club) +27:34
22. 226 Tim MCGRATH (St Kilda Cycling Club) +27:38
dnf 202 Alan LIM (St Kilda Cycling Club)
dnf 210 Keegan SUTTON-BAKER (Townsville Cycle Club)
dnf 218 Robert YOUNG (Albury-Wodonga Cycling Club)
dns 214 Matthew BORG (Sydney Uni Velo Club)
dns 219 Sam EDWARDS (Melbourne Cycling League)
dns 223 Taylor LUXFORD-SANDERSON (ADF Cycling)
  • Average speed of the winner: 42.1 km/h
  • Number of starters: 25
  • Riders abandoning the race: 3

Result: C Grade

1. 322 Simon HUBBARD (Cairns Cycling Club) 6h55:31
2. 324 Tim JONES (Southern Masters Cycling Club) +0
3. 301 Andy COWARD (St Kilda Cycling Club) +0
4. 306 Chris PAPAKOSTAS (Hawthorn Cycling Club) +6:16
5. 312 Duncan MURRAY (Cairns Cycling Club) +6:16
6. 316 Leigh KELLY (Footscray Cycling Club) +6:16
7. 318 Peter GREIG (Warrnambool Cycling Club) +6:16
8. 304 Bruce SNELL (Moreton Bay Cycling Club) +6:16
9. 308 Damien INGRAM (Cairns Cycling Club) +6:16
10. 313 Gary HAYDON (Cairns Cycling Club) +6:16
11. 325 Timothy REDDICK (Port Fairy Cycling Club) +6:16
12. 311 Derek TRIKARSO (St Kilda Cycling Club) +6:16
13. 307 Christopher JOUSTRA (Latrobe City Cycling Club) +6:16
14. 315 Josh MCMINN (Warrnambool Cycling Club) +6:16
15. 302 Ben GRIFFIN (Southern Masters Cycling Club) +6:16
16. 303 Brent DAVIS (St Kilda Cycling Club) +6:16
17. 305 Chris SMITH (St Kilda Cycling Club) +6:22
18. 314 Graham GRANT (Cairns Cycling Club) +6:22
dnf 309 Damien LAING (Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club)
dnf 319 Peter HOWARD (Southern Masters Cycling Club)
dnf 320 Phillip SKERMAN (Brisbane Cycling Club)
dnf 321 Ricardo PINTO (Melbourne Cycling League)
dnf 323 Simon WILE (Audax)
dnf 326 John CLARKSON (Southern Masters Cycling Club)
dns 310 David HAYNES (Brunswick Cycling Club)
dns 317 Craig EASTWOOD (Melbourne Cycling League)
  • Average speed of the winner: 40.0 km/h
  • Number of starters: 24
  • Riders abandoning the race: 6

Result: D Grade

1. 401 Alexis KALESS (Manly Warringah) 7h29:43
dnf 403 Gerard FAULKNER (Port Fairy Cycling Club)
dnf 405 Nicholas SKARAJEW (St Kilda Cycling Club)
dnf 406 Nick KOURAMBAS (Melbourne Cycling League)
dnf 407 Rob MITCHELL (Hawthorn Cycling Club)
dnf 408 Roger CULL (Sydney Cycle Club)
dns 402 Andrew KASZUBSKI (Blackburn Cycling Club)
dns 404 Lindsay BURGOYNE (Ballarat Sebastopol Cycling Club)
  • Average speed of the winner: 37.0 km/h
  • Number of starters: 6
  • Riders abandoning the race: 5

Result: Women

1. 510 Erin NOLAN (Roues Chaudes CC) 7h38:59
dnf 502 Sabine BIRD (Roues Chaudes Cycling Club)
dnf 504 Carly WILLIAMS (Melbourne Cycling League)
dnf 505 Kate PERRY (Brunswick Cycling Club)
dnf 507 Kerry JONKER (St Kilda Cycling Club)
dnf 511 Purdie LONG (St Kilda Cycling Club)
dns 501 Amy VESTY (Dulwich Hill CC)
dns 503 Brodie CHAPMAN (Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club)
dns 506 Kate MCILROY (New Zealand)
dns 509 Megan SCOTT (Giant Cycling Club Sydney)
  • Average speed of the winner: 36.2 km/h
  • Number of starters: 6
  • Riders abandoning the race: 5

Scody King of the Mountain #1

1. 11 Ryan CAVANAGH* (NSWIS) nrs
2. 22 Brendon DAVIDS (Oliver’s Real Food Racing) nrs
3. 1 Nathan ELLIOTT (IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness) nrs

Scody King of the Mountain #2

1. 11 Ryan CAVANAGH* (NSWIS) nrs
2. 22 Brendon DAVIDS (Oliver’s Real Food Racing) nrs
3. 35 James WHELAN* (Drapac Pat’s Veg) nrs

Midfields Meats Sprint #1

1. 45 Dylan NEWBERY (mobius Future Racing) nrs
2. 185 Rohan WIGHT* (Scotch College SA Cycling Club) nrs
3. 11 Ryan CAVANAGH* (NSWIS) nrs

Midfields Meats Sprint #2

1. 11 Ryan CAVANAGH* (NSWIS) nrs
2. 45 Dylan NEWBERY (mobius Future Racing) nrs
3. 22 Brendon DAVIDS (Oliver’s Real Food Racing) nrs

Midfields Meats Sprint #3

1. 103 Matthew LANE (Anchor Point South Coast) nrs
2. 33 Oliver KENT-SPARK (Drapac Pat’s Veg) nrs
3. 51 Sascha BONDARENKO-EDWARDS (InForm Tineli) nrs

Midfields Meats Sprint #4

1. 11 Ryan CAVANAGH* (NSWIS) nrs
2. 52 Patrick BURT* (InForm Tineli) nrs
3. 45 Dylan NEWBERY (mobius Future Racing) nrs

Midfield Meats First Warnambool Rider

1. 103 Matthew LANE (Anchor Point South Coast) nrs

McCarthy Catering Male 200km Championship

1. 11 Ryan CAVANAGH* (NSWIS) nrs
2. 22 Brendon DAVIDS (Oliver’s Real Food Racing) nrs
3. 35 James WHELAN* (Drapac Pat’s Veg) nrs

McCarthy Catering Female 200km Championship

1. 510 Erin NOLAN (Roues Chaudes CC) wom
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