Video highlights of the first pro racing of the year, the Mitchelton Bay Series in Australia

Above is the first of four races in the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic series in Geelong, Australia, yesterday, Thursday. Irish international Felix English of Rapha Condor JLT makes the winning escape and takes 2nd place on the day, along with the lead in the sprinters classification.

 

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The video highlights just above see Felix English on the attack on stage 2 of the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic series today, Friday. He eventually took 8th on the day and extended his lead in the sprint classification.

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Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic

Friday, Jan 3rd: Stage 2, Geelong

Eastern Garden Criterium

  1. Matthew Goss (Orica GreenEDGE) 1h01:54
  2. Caleb Ewan (Subaru NSWIS)
  3. Leigh Howard (Orica GreenEDGE)
  4. Brenton Jones (Procon Telematics’)
  5. Graham Briggs (Rapha Condor JLT)
  6. Raphael Freienstein (Charter Mason/Brennan IT)
  7. Allan Davis (Chain Reaction)
  8. Felix English (Rapha Condor JLT)
  9. Zakkari Dempster (SASI)
  10. Russell Gill (SASI) all same time

 

Intermediate Sprints

Intermediate Sprint 1

  1. Tom Scully (Total Rush/Hyster Racing) 3pt
  2. Felix English (Rapha Condor JLT) 2
  3. Thomas Hamilton (Jayco VIS) 1

Intermediate Sprint 2

  1. Leigh Howard (Orica GreenEDGE) 3pt
  2. Luke Durbridge (Orica GreenEDGE) 2
  3. Caleb Ewan (Subaru NSWIS) 1

Intermediate Sprint 3

  1. Thomas Hamilton (Jayco VIS) 3pt
  2. Jesse Kerrison (Budget Forklifts) 2
  3. Leigh Howard (Orica GreenEDGE) 1

 

General Classification after Stage 2

  1. Matthew Goss (Orica GreenEDGE) 17pt
  2. Brenton Jones (Procon Telematics’) 15
  3. Zakkari Dempster (SASI) 14
  4. Felix English (Rapha Condor JLT) 13
  5. Leigh Howard (Orica GreenEDGE) 11
  6. Caleb Ewan (Subaru NSWIS) 10
  7. Graham Briggs (Rapha Condor JLT) 8
  8. Luke Parker (Jayco VIS) 7
  9. Luke Durbridge (Orica GreenEDGE) 6
  10. Raphael Freienstein (Charter Mason/Brennan IT) 5

 

Sprint Ace Competition after Stage 2

  1. Felix English (Rapha Condor JLT) 11 pt
  2. Luke Durbridge (Orica GreenEDGE) 5
  3. Leigh Howard (Orica GreenEDGE) 4
  4. Thomas Hamilton (Jayco VIS) 4
  5. Tom Scully (Total Rush/Hyster Racing) 3
  6. Brenton Jones (Procon Telematics’) 3
  7. Luke Parker (Jayco VIS) 2
  8. Jesse Kerrison (Budget Forklifts) 2
  9. Caleb Ewan (Subaru NSWIS) 1
  10. Harry Carpenter (SASI) 1