Sean Lake wins Grafton to Inverell

2015 Grafton to Inverell Results

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Published October 24, 2015 08:54AM

Sean Lake (African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team) has made history with the first ever back-to-back Crowe Horwath Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic victory, securing the 55th edition of the race with a solo effort to repeat his 2014 achievement.

Despite being unable to compete at the last stop on the men’s Subaru National Road Series calendar, an insurmountable points lead saw New Zealander Patrick Bevin (Avanti Racing) crowned overall champion.

While Jamie Drew won the iconic Grafton to Inverell in 1997 and 1999, Lake becomes the first cyclist to win consecutive editions of what is often labelled the hardest one-day race in Australia. The former rower broke away with 50 kilometres to go, before maintaining his lead on the Inverell descent to beat team-mate Cyrus Monk and Tom Davison (Avanti Racing) by over four minutes.

“It is absolutely amazing,” said an exuberant Lake, who has only been cycling competitively for two years, following his win. “I love this race, and especially with my team-mates finishing second and fourth to get our best-ever team result – I am just stoked.”

The 228 kilometre epic was particularly special for Avanti Racing, who claimed the Subaru National Road Series team’s title by six points after a tight year-long tussle with CharterMason Giant Racing and finished the season with Bevin in the aggregate leader’s jersey.

Bevin will soon become the latest Avanti Racing rider to join a World Tour team, with the Kiwi set to race for Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling in 2016. While Bevin had an unassailable lead atop the rankings prior to the race, he was pleased to confirm his victory after a strong year.

2015 Grafton to Inverell

“To take the title is very satisfying personally and it really underlines a great overall season,” said Bevin, who is currently in the United States training with Cannondale-Garmin. “Being the sixth Avanti Racing rider to win the Subaru National Road Series shows the amount of preparation and work that the team does to have top riders every year and manage them through a long season.”

The Crowe Horwath Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic concludes the men’s Subaru National Road Series for 2015.

Race report courtesy of Cycling Australia

			Time/Gap
1.	1	Sean LAKE (AWS)	6h01:13
2.	4	Cyrus MONK (AWS)	+4:05
3.	22	Tom DAVISON (ART)	+4:05
4.	3	Patrick LANE (AWS)	+4:05
5.	126	Lucas HAMILTON	+4:05
6.	24	Mark O’BRIEN (ART)	+4:05
7.	76	Samuel HILL (GPM)	+4:51
8.	51	Dylan SUNDERLAND (AMR)	+5:10
9.	33	Kristian JUEL (BFL)	+9:48
10.	32	Michael TORCKLER (BFL)	+11:46
11.	41	Samuel BURSTON (MBS)	+12:35
12.	6	Alexander SMYTH (AWS)	+12:35
13.	124	Malcolm RUDOLPH	+12:35
14.	34	Mitchell MULHERN (BFL)	+12:35
15.	66	Alex GRUNKE (DSR)	+12:35
16.	118	Saxon IRVINE	+12:35
17.	111	Nathan ELLIOTT	+12:35
18.	127	Mathew ROSS	+12:35
19.	7	Darcy WOOLLEY (AWS)	+12:35
20.	21	Joseph COOPER (ART)	+12:35
21.	62	Ryan THOMAS (DSR)	+12:35
22.	91	Rowan DEVER (CON)	+12:35
23.	53	Timothy CAMERON (AMR)	+12:35
24.	72	Mark CRAWFORD (GPM)	+12:35
25.	73	Rylee FIELD (GPM)	+12:35
26.	31	Brodie TALBOT (BFL)	+12:35
27.	115	Karl EVANS	+12:41
28.	63	Dylan NEWBERY (DSR)	+12:43
29.	5	Jeremy CAMERON (AWS)	+23:56
30.	54	Matthew RIZZUTO (AMR)	+23:56
31.	42	Aden REYNOLDS (MBS)	+23:56
32.	44	Rob WEBB (MBS)	+23:56
33.	55	Aaron WATTS (AMR)	+33:53
34.	81	Harrison WILES (SGM)	+33:53
35.	116	Jordan PAYNE	+33:53
36.	65	Adam ALLEN (DSR)	+33:53
37.	114	Ayden TOOVEY	+33:53
38.	71	Harrison BAILEY (GPM)	+33:53
39.	94	Kurtis BRENT (CON)	+33:53
40.	103	Cameron JUDSON (SUV)	+33:53
41.	113	Danny PULBROOK	+33:53
42.	92	Dugald MACARTHUR (CON)	+33:53
43.	95	Adam WHITE (CON)	+33:53
44.	64	David MELVILLE (DSR)	+33:53
45.	117	Daniel PAINE	+33:53
46.	104	Jesse COYLE (SUV)	+33:53
47.	52	John FREIBERG (AMR)	+57:20
48.	122	Aaron DUNFORD	+59:09
49.	125	Nicholas LEONARD	+59:09
50.	93	Rupert LEIGH (CON)	+59:12
51.	43	Marcus CULEY (MBS)	+1h04:19
52.	45	Lucas LAXALE (MBS)	+1h04:19
53.	121	Andrew FINLAYSON	+1h04:19
54.	120	Wesley HURRELL	+1h04:19
55.	82	Benjamin HARVEY (SGM)	+1h09:00

dnf	2	Michael SCHWEIZER (AWS)
dnf	11	Benjamin HILL (CMR)
dnf	12	Sam CROME (CMR)
dnf	13	David EDWARDS (CMR)
dnf	14	Joshua TAYLOR (CMR)
dnf	15	Tom LEAPER (CMR)
dnf	16	Tom ROBINSON (CMR)
dnf	17	Nicholas KATSONIS (CMR)
dnf	23	Anthony GIACOPPO (ART)
dnf	25	Fraser GOUGH (ART)
dnf	26	Taylor GUNMAN (ART)
dnf	27	Neil VAN DER PLOEG (ART)
dnf	35	Jacob KAUFFMANN (BFL)
dnf	56	Matthew SLEE (AMR)
dnf	57	Ben CARMAN (AMR)
dnf	61	Terence BONNER (DSR)
dnf	67	Kyle BRIDGWOOD (DSR)
dnf	74	Joel WALSH (GPM)
dnf	75	Edward WHITE (GPM)
dnf	77	Jesse EWART (GPM)
dnf	84	Patrick SHARPE (SGM)
dnf	85	Tamas ALLENBY (SGM)
dnf	87	Daniel BONELLO (SGM)
dnf	101	Rhys O’SHEA (SUV)
dnf	102	Mark KEEFE (SUV)
dnf	112	Nicholas WOODS
dnf	123	Andrew FELL
dnf	128	Thomas COATES

dns	119	Patrick WILSON
dns	129	Samuel VOLKERS

Average speed of the winner: 37.9 km/h
Number of starters: 83
Riders abandoning the race: 28

Final Result

1.	4	Cyrus MONK (AWS)	8	pt
2.	118	Saxon IRVINE	7
3.	1	Sean LAKE (AWS)	3
4.	24	Mark O’BRIEN (ART)	3
5.	22	Tom DAVISON (ART)	2
6.	126	Lucas HAMILTON	2
7.	5	Jeremy CAMERON (AWS)	2
8.	76	Samuel HILL (GPM)	1
9.	32	Michael TORCKLER (BFL)	1
10.	66	Alex GRUNKE (DSR)	1
11.	63	Dylan NEWBERY (DSR)	1

Cattle Creek

1.	118	Saxon IRVINE	3
2.	5	Jeremy CAMERON (AWS)	2
3.	66	Alex GRUNKE (DSR)	1

Summit, Gibraltar Range

1.	4	Cyrus MONK (AWS)	6
2.	118	Saxon IRVINE	4
3.	22	Tom DAVISON (ART)	2
4.	63	Dylan NEWBERY (DSR)	1

Waterloo Range

1.	24	Mark O’BRIEN (ART)	3
2.	126	Lucas HAMILTON	2
3.	32	Michael TORCKLER (BFL)	1

Wire Gully Climb

1.	1	Sean LAKE (AWS)	3
2.	4	Cyrus MONK (AWS)	2
3.	76	Samuel HILL (GPM)	1

Final Result

1.	4	Cyrus MONK (AWS)	5	pt
2.	1	Sean LAKE (AWS)	3
3.	33	Kristian JUEL (BFL)	2
4.	22	Tom DAVISON (ART)	1
5.	126	Lucas HAMILTON	1
6.	118	Saxon IRVINE	1
dnf	2	Michael SCHWEIZER (AWS)	3
dnf	11	Benjamin HILL (CMR)	2

Mann River Caravan Park

1.	2	Michael SCHWEIZER (AWS)	3
2.	11	Benjamin HILL (CMR)	2
3.	118	Saxon IRVINE	1

Glenn Innes

1.	4	Cyrus MONK (AWS)	3
2.	33	Kristian JUEL (BFL)	2
3.	22	Tom DAVISON (ART)	1

Mindora Property

1.	1	Sean LAKE (AWS)	3
2.	4	Cyrus MONK (AWS)	2
3.	126	Lucas HAMILTON	1

Jorgensen Builders Youngest Rider

	71	Harrison BAILEY (GPM)

				Time/Gap
1.	AWS	African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team	(1, 4, 3)	18h11:49
2.	ART	Avanti Racing Team	(22, 24, 21)	+12:35
3.	GPM	GPM Stulz	(76, 72, 73)	+21:51
4.	BFL	Team Budget Forklifts	(33, 32, 34)	+25:59
5.	DSR	Data #3 Symantec Racing Team p/b Scody	(66, 62, 63)	+29:43
6.	AMR	AMR Renault Racing Team	(51, 53, 54)	+33:31
7.	MBS	Mobius Future Racing	(41, 42, 44)	+52:17
8.	CON	Cobra9 Racing	(91, 94, 92)	+1h12:11

2015 Final Result

1.	ART	Avanti Racing Team	190	pt
2.	CMR	Charter Mason Giant Racing Team	184
3.	AWS	African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team	90
4.	BFL	Team Budget Forklifts	64
5.	PVG	Pat’s Veg Cycling	54
6.	NSR	Navitas Satalyst Racing Team	50
7.	STR	search2retain-health.com.au Cycling Team	32
8.	MBS	Mobius Future Racing	30
9.	AMR	AMR Renault Racing Team	27
10.	OVR	OTOC Vault Racing	25
11.	DSR	Data #3 Symantec Racing Team p/b Scody	25
12.	SWC	Swiss Wellness Cycling Team	23
13.	SPH	Swiftcarbon PhysioHealth Cycling Team	23
14.	GPM	GPM Stulz	20
15.	SND	Subaru NSWIS Development Team	19
16.	SDU	Team Scody Downunder	13
17.	OLR	Oliver’s Real Food Racing	13
18.	PNX	Phoenix Cycling Collective	10
19.	SEI	Seight Cycling Team	10
20.	SLB	Subaru Albion Development Team	9
21.	VIS	Jayco/John West/VIS	8
22.	WCV	Wormall Civil CCS Cycling Team	8
23.	SAS	SASI/Callidus Cycling Team	6
24.	TIS	Dulux TIS Racing Team	5
25.	ANP	Anchor Point South Coast	4
26.	SGM	St. George Merida	3
27.	LTV	Team Lightsview	3
28.	MCD	Team McDonalds Downunder	2
29.	DHR	DH Racing	1
29.	GDT	GDT Provident Racing	1

2015 Final Result

1.		Patrick BEVIN (ART)	82	pt
2.	2	Michael SCHWEIZER (AWS)	51
3.	21	Joseph COOPER (ART)	43
4.		Brad EVANS (PVG)	39
5.		Raphael FREIENSTEIN (CMR)	38
6.	11	Benjamin HILL (CMR)	36
7.		Patrick SHAW (ART)	36
8.		Scott SUNDERLAND (BFL)	32
9.	1	Sean LAKE (AWS)	30
10.	12	Sam CROME (CMR)	27
11.		Daniel FITTER (CMR)	26
12.		Matthew CLARK (ART)	24
13.		Keagan GIRDLESTONE (CMR)	22
14.		Jack BOBRIDGE (BFL)	18
15.	27	Neil VAN DER PLOEG (ART)	18

			Time/Gap
1.	26	Mark LASPINA (Gold Coast Goldstars)	6h45:06
2.	34	Tim HOY (Gold Coast Goldstars)	+1
3.	10	Beau HARPER (Manning Valley)	+13
4.	5	Calem WILCOX (Hamilton Wheelers)	+4:01
5.	15	Andrew WAGNER (Sydney Uni Velo)	+4:01
6.	25	Ian JOHNSTON (Hamilton Wheelers)	+5:14
7.	3	Michael SHERWOOD (Tamworth)	+5:14
8.	7	Gerald PETERSON (Uni Cycle)	+5:14
9.	14	Sartaj CHOPRA (Hawthorn)	+5:14
10.	8	Richard YOUNGER (Sydney Uni Velo)	+5:14
11.	20	Matthew GARNON (Northern Sydney)	+5:14
12.	17	Ryan WILSON (Hamilton Wheelers)	+5:14
13.	32	Nicholas BOOTH (Murwillumbah)	+5:14
14.	13	Christophe MANCHON (Uni Cycle)	+5:14
15.	12	Harrison MORGAN (Northern Sydney)	+5:14
16.	38	Richard HOBSON (Bathurst)	+5:14
17.	11	Reuben PHILLIPS (Hamilton Wheelers)	+8:37
18.	23	Stuart GRIEVE (Northern Sydney)	+9:14
19.	35	Thomas MCDONOUGH (Coburg)	+26:04
20.	36	Craig PAULL (Illawarra)	+28:21
21.	33	Richard BUSH (Murwillumbah)	+28:21
22.	18	Ashley STAPLEY (Northern Sydney)	+28:21
23.	24	Ran VIRDI (Northern Sydney)	+28:21
24.	28	Simon DAVIES (Northern Sydney)	+28:21
25.	9	Robert WEST (Uni Cycle)	+43:08
26.	27	David FRITH (Sunshine Coast)	+43:08
27.	19	Daniel CROSSINGHAM (Manning Valley)	+43:15
28.	2	Alex BEEDIE (Coffs Harbour)	+43:16
29.	29	Andrew GARDNER (Northern Sydney)	+43:16

dnf	1	Jameson COSIER (Murwillumbah)
dnf	6	Joe KERRIGAN (Byron Bay)
dnf	40	Peter DANIELS (Northern Sydney)

dns	16	Brad HANNAFORD (Sydney Uni Velo)
dns	22	Peter GARRONE (Uni Cycle)
dns	37	Peter GWYNNE (Gold Coast)

Average speed of the winner: 33.8 km/h
Number of starters: 32
Riders abandoning the race: 3

Final Result

1.	34	Tim HOY (Gold Coast Goldstars)	12	pt
2.	26	Mark LASPINA (Gold Coast Goldstars)	6
3.	10	Beau HARPER (Manning Valley)	6
4.	11	Reuben PHILLIPS (Hamilton Wheelers)	1

Summit, Gibraltar Range

Waterloo Range

1.	34	Tim HOY (Gold Coast Goldstars)	3
2.	10	Beau HARPER (Manning Valley)	2
3.	26	Mark LASPINA (Gold Coast Goldstars)	1

Wire Gully Climb

1.	34	Tim HOY (Gold Coast Goldstars)	3
2.	10	Beau HARPER (Manning Valley)	2
3.	26	Mark LASPINA (Gold Coast Goldstars)	1

Final Result

1.	26	Mark LASPINA (Gold Coast Goldstars)	9	pt
2.	34	Tim HOY (Gold Coast Goldstars)	6
3.	10	Beau HARPER (Manning Valley)	3

Mann River Caravan Park

1.	26	Mark LASPINA (Gold Coast Goldstars)	3
2.	34	Tim HOY (Gold Coast Goldstars)	2
3.	10	Beau HARPER (Manning Valley)	1

Glenn Innes

1.	26	Mark LASPINA (Gold Coast Goldstars)	3
2.	34	Tim HOY (Gold Coast Goldstars)	2
3.	10	Beau HARPER (Manning Valley)	1

Mindora Property

1.	26	Mark LASPINA (Gold Coast Goldstars)	3
2.	34	Tim HOY (Gold Coast Goldstars)	2
3.	10	Beau HARPER (Manning Valley)	1

Kaspers Embroidery Most Attacking Rider

	11	Reuben PHILLIPS (Hamilton Wheelers)

Jorgensen Builders Youngest Rider

	2	Alex BEEDIE (Coffs Harbour)

			Time/Gap
1.	30	Brett NEWTON (Inverell Cycle N Tri)	7h11:04
2.	15	Erin ROGERS (Coffs Harbour)	+1:43
3.	6	Barry MEAD (Hamilton Wheelers)	+1:51
4.	35	Andrew GIOVANETTI (Hunter District)	+1:51
5.	4	Scott CURTIS (Sydney Uni Velo)	+1:51
6.	49	Trevor NORTON (Waratah Masters)	+1:51
7.	1	Nicholas JOSEY (Hamilton Wheelers)	+1:51
8.	68	Brodie CHAPMAN (Uni Cycle)	+1:51
9.	44	John GIBBONS (Hamilton Wheelers)	+1:51
10.	16	Alwyn MILLER (Inverell Cycle N Tri)	+1:51
11.	14	Joel BURKE (Mudgee)	+1:51
12.	12	Pieter NIEUWOUDT (Port Macquarie)	+1:51
13.	69	Jeff FLATT (Armidale)	+1:51
14.	5	Steve LEDGER (Hamilton Wheelers)	+1:51
15.	29	Scott MCPHERSON (Uni Cycle)	+1:56
16.	55	Terence HARVEY (Hunter District)	+1:56
17.	67	Christopher ANDREWS (Coffs Harbour)	+2:08
18.	38	David BARBER (Murwillumbah)	+4:11
19.	17	Rowan MCMURRAY (Vikings ACT)	+6:48
20.	37	Iain CLARK (Brunswick)	+21:40
21.	50	Andrew SWAN (Armidale)	+21:48
22.	57	Terence WALL (Illawarra)	+26:24
23.	41	Brendan VERRENKAMP (Ipswich)	+26:24
24.	20	Deborah HENNESSEY (Port Macquarie)	+26:29
25.	54	Gregory LINSDELL (Port Macquarie)	+26:29
26.	25	Erron HENNESSY (Murwillumbah)	+27:27
27.	66	Mick PATTON (Sunshine Coast)	+27:29
28.	56	James VAN GELDER (Lidcombe Auburn)	+27:32
29.	53	Richard LORENC (Illawarra)	+27:37
30.	3	Simon BANK (Port Macquarie)	+27:44
31.	21	Rachel EDWARDS (Uni Cycle)	+27:47
32.	40	Dion HARRIS (Murwillumbah)	+27:47
33.	47	Michael HOYNES (Inverell Cycle N Tri)	+27:58
34.	48	John MARCAN (Italo Australian)	+43:56
35.	28	Vanessa MCDONALD (Coffs Harbour)	+43:56
36.	34	Adrian CROSS (Hamilton Wheelers)	+43:56
37.	31	Tony SCHUMAN (Inverell Cycle N Tri)	+47:39
38.	39	Steven BOLLAND (Balmoral)	+47:51
39.	22	Francis RIGBY (Balmoral)	+47:51
40.	60	Peter FISHER (Murwillumbah)	+47:56
41.	62	Wayne THOMPSON (Kangaroo Point)	+47:56
42.	70	Robert WILMOTH (Murwillumbah)	+47:56
43.	43	Colin TURNER (Port Macquarie)	+47:56
44.	27	Simon LEWIS (Coffs Harbour)	+47:56
45.	58	Peter GRIVELL (Norwood)	+48:01
46.	8	Bradley COOPER (Grafton)	+48:01
47.	64	Ross HODGSON (Northern Sydney)	+48:02
48.	2	Michael KEETMAN (Kangaroo Point)	+48:04
49.	10	Andrew OREILLY (Lidcombe Auburn)	+48:53
50.	18	Christopher NICHOLSON (Lidcombe Auburn)	+48:53
51.	36	Mark EEDLE (Lidcombe Auburn)	+48:53
52.	42	Ash TURNER (Lidcombe Auburn)	+48:53
53.	24	Andrew CLARK (Lidcombe Auburn)	+48:53
54.	19	Michael HERRON (Lidcombe Auburn)	+48:53

dnf	9	Ben SQUIERS (Hamilton Wheelers)
dnf	13	Paul FINLAY (Sunshine Coast)
dnf	26	Daniel MASASSO (Uni Cycle)
dnf	32	Craig MCDONALD (Uni Cycle)
dnf	33	Bryan CRISPIN (Grafton)
dnf	45	Michael STRONG (Uni Cycle)
dnf	52	Peter MCSWIGGAN (Dulwich Hill)
dnf	59	Bruce PHELPS (Murwillumbah)
dnf	61	Ian REED (Orange CTC)
dnf	63	Greg ALLEN (Grafton)
dnf	65	Gregory WALMSLEY (Manning Valley)

dns	7	Glenn CHAPMAN (Kangaroo Point)
dns	11	Simon ANDERSON (Eastern Suburbs)
dns	23	Craig ROCHAT (Eastern Suburbs)
dns	46	Phillip HASKEW (Kangaroo Point)
dns	51	Adrian LAND (Fraser Coast)

Average speed of the winner: 31.7 km/h
Number of starters: 65
Riders abandoning the race: 11

Final Result

1.	30	Brett NEWTON (Inverell Cycle N Tri)	6	pt
2.	29	Scott MCPHERSON (Uni Cycle)	6
3.	17	Rowan MCMURRAY (Vikings ACT)	5
4.	68	Brodie CHAPMAN (Uni Cycle)	4
5.	4	Scott CURTIS (Sydney Uni Velo)	2
6.	16	Alwyn MILLER (Inverell Cycle N Tri)	1
7.	5	Steve LEDGER (Hamilton Wheelers)	1

Summit, Gibraltar Range

Waterloo Range

1.	17	Rowan MCMURRAY (Vikings ACT)	3
2.	30	Brett NEWTON (Inverell Cycle N Tri)	2
3.	16	Alwyn MILLER (Inverell Cycle N Tri)	1

Wire Gully Climb

1.	30	Brett NEWTON (Inverell Cycle N Tri)	3
2.	17	Rowan MCMURRAY (Vikings ACT)	2
3.	5	Steve LEDGER (Hamilton Wheelers)	1

Final Result

1.	17	Rowan MCMURRAY (Vikings ACT)	6	pt
2.	30	Brett NEWTON (Inverell Cycle N Tri)	4
3.	55	Terence HARVEY (Hunter District)	3
4.	10	Andrew OREILLY (Lidcombe Auburn)	2
5.	35	Andrew GIOVANETTI (Hunter District)	1
6.	16	Alwyn MILLER (Inverell Cycle N Tri)	1
7.	47	Michael HOYNES (Inverell Cycle N Tri)	1

Mann River Caravan Park

1.	55	Terence HARVEY (Hunter District)	3
2.	10	Andrew OREILLY (Lidcombe Auburn)	2
3.	47	Michael HOYNES (Inverell Cycle N Tri)	1

Glenn Innes

1.	17	Rowan MCMURRAY (Vikings ACT)	3
2.	30	Brett NEWTON (Inverell Cycle N Tri)	2
3.	16	Alwyn MILLER (Inverell Cycle N Tri)	1

Mindora Property

1.	17	Rowan MCMURRAY (Vikings ACT)	3
2.	30	Brett NEWTON (Inverell Cycle N Tri)	2
3.	35	Andrew GIOVANETTI (Hunter District)	1

Tim HOY (Gold Coast Goldstars)

Mark LASPINA (Gold Coast Goldstars)

Beau HARPER (Manning Valley)

Reuben PHILLIPS (Hamilton Wheelers)

Kaspers Embroidery Most Attacking Rider

	17	Rowan MCMURRAY (Vikings ACT)

Jorgensen Builders Youngest Rider

	2	Michael KEETMAN (Kangaroo Point)

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