Asia/Africa/Australasia > Tour of Toowoomba 14-17 June

ram · « **on:** June 01, 2012, 12:18 »

The National Road Series, and the riders, embark upon the third edition of the Tour of Toowoomba takes place from the 14th to the 17th of June. It's now time to whet the appetite with grouseness in this race that climbs to 1000metres.

Toowoomba is known as the garden city, didn't know they had gardens in Queensland (learn something new everyday), and is 127km west of the state's capital Brisbane. The temperature should be happy in the mid teens, unless Victoria has shipped off its terrible weather up north.

There's a toss up for all riders, climbers, hill men, sprinters, TTT folk, but not the individual time trialists.

Stage 1

Official description-
Date: Thursday 14 June 2012
Location: 11am Start Bull and Barley Inn, Cambooya to Cambooya.

125 km Road Race in the Cambooya/Clifton area of the Darling Downs. On rural roads passing through several areas of undulation. Can be buffeted by strong South Westerly winds.

Stage 2

Grouseness all round

Date: Friday 15 June 2012
Location: 11am Start. Highfields Shopping Village, Hilltop finish 2.15pm approx. at Mount Mowbullan TV Towers, Bunya Mountains.

126 km Road Race. Sponsored by Highfields Shopping Village. This will be a day for the climbers culminating in a hill top finish that will be talked about for years to come.

Stage 3

Date: Saturday 16 June 2012
Location: 9.30am Start, Kingsthorpe Village Green –

9.50am approx finish (first team), Community Cultural Centre, McDonald Street, Oakey.

New Hope Group 12 km Team Time Trial (ordinary road bikes). This will be held in the Kingsthorpe/Oakey region on a good quality rural road.

Stage 4

Date: Saturday 16 June 2012 (your eyes aren't tricking you, it is 2 stages in a day)
Location: 1.30pm Start McDonald Street, Oakey.
Oakey – Mount Tyson – Finish 3.45pm approx. at Toowoomba Criterium Circuit, Harvey Road.

New Hope Group Road Race of 100 km in the Oakey/Mt Tyson area of the Darling Downs. This stage will finish on the new $3 million Criterium Circuit – developed jointly by the Queensland Government, Toowoomba Regional Council and the Royal Queensland Agricultural Society.

Stage 5

Date: Sunday 17 June 2012
Location: 1.15pm approx, Lindsay Street (Queens Park), Toowoomba.
Finish time 2.15pm approx.

Capilano Honey Shotz 50km Criterium around Toowoomba’s picturesque Queens Park. This Stage will bring the 2012 FKG Tour of Toowoomba to a close.

Presentations to the Stage winner, Jersey winners and Overall winner of the 2012 FKG Tour of Toowoomba will follow. Please note that all listed times are subject to change without further notice.

Street References: Lindsay, Campbell, Hume and Margaret Streets. Approximately 2.4 km per lap.

ram · « **Reply #1 on:** June 01, 2012, 12:21 »

Leaders Strips-

General Classification-

Points-

Mountains-

Aggressive rider-

Why the passive colour, where are the flaming embers?

Young rider-

Who shall go down in the Chronicles as the winner of the Tour of Toowooomba classification

Team classification-

ram · « **Reply #2 on:** June 01, 2012, 12:33 »

Last year's highlights

Photos from 2011
http://www.touroftoowoomba.com.au/galleries/2011-photo-gallery/

ram · « **Reply #3 on:** June 01, 2012, 14:28 »

Team list to be announced on the 4th of June.

Sylvester · « **Reply #4 on:** June 01, 2012, 14:34 »

No, ram. You have been living in a dream world for too long now. I read all of your reports on strange, exotic races so far and it seems you're slowly descending into madness, photoshopping absurd leader's jerseys, inventing cyclists, even talking about imaginary "race sponsors". I feel you need a wake-up call. There is no bike race called the Tour of Toowoomba. It just doesn't exist.

ram · « **Reply #5 on:** June 01, 2012, 14:47 »

I did a google search, just in case. Don't dash the hopes of a lonely man, all I can do is imagine, it's relief. There's nothing left for me in this large and empty world.

Anyway, Jono reports should be good for this race. Question is- Shaw or Jono? Real names, so real that they post here

Amsterhammer · « **Reply #6 on:** June 01, 2012, 15:01 »

Way too much time on your hands, young fella.....though I will admit to the occasional snigger at this. :police:

ram · « **Reply #7 on:** June 02, 2012, 13:29 »

Well, all dodginess apart, this real race is taking place on the 14th of this month and to hammer home the point, it will be covered by real media agencies, at least one

http://www.cyclesportnews.com/au/

These fellas be posting photographs, if they're real
http://www.pelotonimages.com/

ram · « **Reply #8 on:** June 03, 2012, 03:52 »

Fair to say that the leader's strip clashes a bit with the Genesys strip.

just some guy · « **Reply #9 on:** June 08, 2012, 08:39 »

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/obrien-looking-to-increase-nrs-lead-in-toowoomba

ram · « **Reply #10 on:** June 11, 2012, 08:38 »

GENESYS WEALTH ADVISERS

Number	Name	Club	Class
1	SHAW, Patrick	Ballarat/Sebastopol CC	ELITEM
2	EARLE, Nathan	Hobart Wheelers	ELITEM
3	GIACOPPO, Anthony	Northern Districts WA	ELITEM
4	LOVELOCK, Jonathan	Hawthorn CC	ELITEM
5	CRAWFORD, Jai	Hobart Wheelers	ELITEM
6	FLAKEMORE, Campbell	Hobart Wheelers	M23
MANAGER	ANDREW CHRISTIE-JOHNSON

TEAM BUDGET FORKLIFTS

Number	Name	Club	Class
11	O’BRIEN, Mark	Horsham CC	ELITEM
12	CUPITT, Michael	Sunshine Coast CC	ELITEM
13	McLEOD, Brian	Canberra CC	ELITEM
14	OCKEBY, Luke	Burnie CC	M23
15	LOFT, Peter	Launceston CC	M23
16	WITMITZ, Sam	Horsham CC	ELITEM
MANAGER	CAMERON WATTS

TEAM TORQ / BICYCLE SUPERSTORES

Number	Name	Club	Class
21	HUCKER, Robbie	Bendigo CC	ELITEM
22	JONES, Brenton	Warragul CC	M23
23	TROY, Michael	Orange CC	ELITEM
24	RIX, James	Nowra Velo Club	JM19
25	BUTLER, Scott	Illawarra CC	ELITEM
26	FENNER, Mark	Nowra Velo Club	ELITEM
MANAGER	MARK FENNER

SASI

Number	Name	Club	Class
31	NORTHEY, Fraser	Sturt Holdfast CC	M23
32	EVANS, Karl	Norwood CC	ELITEM
33	ROE, Andrew	Norwood CC	ELITEM
34	CARPENTER, Harry	Norwood CC	M23
35	MUNDY, Phil	Sturt Holdfast CC	M23
36	COLE, Brendan	Lismore CC	M23
MANAGER	BRETT AITKEN

RBS MORGANS – ATS PRO CYCLING

Number	Name	Club	Class
41	ROLFE, Darren	Toowoomba CC	ELITEM
42	BROOKS, Hayden	Toowoomba CC	ELITEM
43	PETERSON, Cameron	Peleton CC	ELITEM
44	LEWIS, Joseph	Kooragang Open CC	ELITEM
45	DOUGALL, Nic	Ffast	M23
46	HEPBURN, James	Ipswich CC	M23
MANAGER	EDWARD DRAYDON

JAYCO – HONEY SHOTZ

Number	Name	Club	Class
51	LOVELOCK-FAY, Mitch	Vikings CC	M23
52	BISSAKER, Ed	Norwood CC	M23
53	BECKINGSALE, Jack	Southern Cross CC	M23
54	KERBY, Jordan	Fraser Coast CC	M23
55	EDWARDS, David	Tablelands Cycle Sports Club	M23
56	LINFIELD, Brad	Southwest CC	JM19
MANAGER	PATRICK JONKER

JOHN WEST CYCLING

Number	Name	Club	Class
61	DEL GALLO, Steven	Geelong Cycle Club	M23
62	ROBERTS, Brock	Bicisport	ELITEM
63	DEVER, Rowan	St Kilda CC	ELITEM
64	BOAL, James	Wangaratta CC	M23
65	DERECOURT, Trent	WA Track	JM19
66	KNOFF,Michael	Carnegie Caulifield CC	ELITEM
MANAGER	MURRAY CRAWFORD

Erdinger Alkoholfrei – Downer Edi Mining

Number	Name	Club	Class
71	SZOLLOSI, James	Logan City Cycling Club	M23
72	CARMEN, Trent	Logan City Cycling Club	M23
73	CARMAN, Ben	Logan City Cycling Club	JM19
74	DONATI, Reuben	Byron Bay CC	ELITEM
75	VAINIKKA, Rafael	Logan City Cycling Club	JM19
76	IRVINE, Saxon	Northern Sydney CC	ELITEM
MANAGER	DAVE CARMAN

PLAN B

Number	Name	Club	Class
81	HALL, Bradeley	Roues Chaudes CC WA	ELITEM
82	SYMTH, Alexander	Carnegie Caulifield CC	ELITEM
83	JOYCE, Luke	Northern Districts CC WA	M23
84	YATES, Theodore	Northern Districts CC WA	JM19
85	MAWBY,Jackson	Northern Districts CC WA	JM19
86	VITLER, Luke	Midlands CC WA	JM19
MANAGER	WAYNE EVANS

PURE TASMANIA & DELOITTE CYCLING TEAM

Number	Name	Club	Class
91	Clements, Alex	Launceston CC	M23
92	McMahon, Jake	Launceston CC	JM19
93	Pulbrook, Danny	Hobart CC	M23
94	Martin, Ollie	Launceston CC	JM19
95	Hinkley, Nathan	Georgetown CC	JM19
96	Matthews, Jack	Launceston CC	M23
MANAGER	NIGEL BAKER

RACING KANGAROOS

Number	Name	Club	Class
101	EVERS, Craig	Grafton CC	M23
102	TALBOT, Brodie	Macarthur Collegians CC	ELITEM
103	FOX, Ben	Inverell CC	JM19
104	HUTTON, Craig	Bathurst CC	M23
105	MCCULLOCH,Jack	St George CC	JM19
106	HUTTON, Billy	Bathurst CC	M23
MANAGER	KURT POLOCK

SUZUKI /TREK

Number	Name	Club	Class
111	FLYNN, Mitch	Canberra CC	ELITEM
112	LIND, William	Canberra Cycling Club	ELITEM
113	CAMERON, Timothy	Canberra Cycling Club	M23
114	LACEY, Jamie	Toowoomba CC	M23
115	MICHLIN BEARD,Ivan	Canberra Cycling Club	M23
116	LIND, Joshua	Canberra Cycling Club	JM19
MANAGER	MICK JERMYN

GPM Wilson Racing

Number	Name	Club	Class
121	RUTHERFORD, Sam	Sydney CC	ELITEM
122	JONES, Caleb	Manly Warringah CC	ELITEM
123	TAYLOR, Joshua	Hunter CC	M23
124	LOUTIT, Alastair	Canberra CC	M23
125	CRAWLEY, Andrew	Manly Warringah CC	ELITEM
126	WHITE, Edward	Sydney University CC	ELITEM
MANAGER	TRENT WILSON

PENSAR HAWK RACING

Number	Name	Club	Class
131	COLLIER, Thomas	Ipswich CC	ELITEM
132	SPENCER, Peter	Gold Coast Cats CC	ELITEM
133	MILLIGAN, Hadleigh	Uni Cycle Club	ELITEM
134	HOOD, Toby	Ffast Cycle Club	ELITEM
135	STOW, Sam	Sunshine Coast CC	ELITEM
136	RUPHY, Maxime	St Julien (FR)	ELITEM
MANAGER	DAVE INGLIS

DATA#3 CISCO RACING TEAM

Number	Name	Club	Class
141	MELVILLE, David	Ffast Cycle Club	ELITEM
142	KING, Nick	Sunshine Coast CC	ELITEM
143	COWIN, Stuart	Ffast Cycle Club	ELITEM
144	O’SULLIVAN, Callum	Hamilton Pine Rivers	ELITEM
145	VOLKERS, Sam	Ffast Cycle Club	ELITEM
MANAGER	TERENCE BONNER

TEAM DOWN UNDER

Number	Name	Club	Class
151	WOODS, Nicholas	Balmoral Cycle Club	M23
152	LEWIS, Kieren	Tamworth CC	JM19
153	RESTALL, Jacob	Townsville Cycle Club	JM19
154	WOHLER,Alex	Gold Coast Cats CC	M23
155	MARSHALL, Matthew	Murwillimbah CC	M23
156	MULHERN, Stuart	Ffast Cycle Club	M23
MANAGER	GARRY ELLIOTT

Search2Retain

Number	Name	Club	Class
161	BAYLEY, Cameron	Norwood CC	M23
162	FETCH, Luke	Mornington Cycling Club	M23
163	KING, Matthew	Darwin CC	ELITEM
164	VAN DER PLOEG, Neil	Team Mount Beauty	ELITEM
165	KLAINBLAT, Jake	Carnegie Caulfield CC	JM19
166	DONALD, Thomas	St Kilda Cycling Club	ELITEM
MANAGER	MARK ISAACS

PARRAMATTA RACE TEAM

Number	Name	Club	Class
171	O’KEEFE, Daniel	Parramatta CC	M23
172	MULHALL, Macauley	Parramatta CC	M23
173	COLLYER, Luke	Parramatta CC	M23
174	MAGEE,Jake	Parramatta CC	ELITEM
MANAGER	SIMON HAMMOND

JAYCO – VIS

Number	Name	Club	Class
181	MORGAN, Alex	Blackburn CC	JM19
182	HULL, Evan	Ararat CC	JM19
183	HAMILTON, Tom	Ararat CC	JM19
184	CUMMINGS, Jack	Carnegie Caulfield CC	JM19
185	PARKER, Luke	Carnegie Caulfield CC	M23
186	DOVE, Liam	Carnegie Caulfield CC	M23
MANAGER	DAVE SANDERS

HOT CYCLES NEW ZEALAND

Number	Name	Club	Class
191	ELLISTON, Chas	Counties	JM19
192	HARDY,Michel	Counties	JM19
193	KOLMES,Jarred	Counties	JM19
194	MILLER, Nick	Counties	JM19
195	VESSEY, Tom	Wakatipu CC	JM19
196	NEWBERY, Dylan	Fraser Coast CC	JM19
MANAGER	CHAD ELLISTON

VELOCISPORTS

Number	Name	Club	Class
201	SCHULTZ, Nicholas	Sunshine Coast CC	JM19
202	KERRISON, Jesse	Gold Coast Goldstars CC	JM19
203	CAVANAGH, Ryan	Sunshine Coast CC	JM19
204	HILL, Brendan	Sunshine Coast CC	JM19
205	GILLOTT, Owen	Hamilton Pine Rivers	JM19
206	THOMAS, Ryan	Inverell CC	JM19
MANAGER	IAN MELVIN

BALMORAL CYCLING CLUB

Number	Name	Club	Class
211	EDMED, Correy	Balmoral Cycle Club	ELITEM
212	NIGHTINGALE, Bradley	Lifecycle CC	ELITEM
213	TATE, Walter	USA	ELITEM
214	WADDELL, Nathan	Balmoral Cycle Club	ELITEM
215	WEST, Allan	Balmoral Cycle Club	ELITEM
216	WILLIAMS, Matthew	Balmoral Cycle Club	ELITEM
MANAGER	ALEX EECEN

CAMPOS

Number	Name	Club	Class
221	BLAKE, Adam	Balmoral Cycle Club	M23
222	CHARLTON, Taylor	Hamilton Pine Rivers	M23
223	CONDON, Darren	Hamilton Pine Rivers	ELITEM
224	MCCULLOCH, Daniel	Ffast Cycle Club	ELITEM
225	NANKIVELL, Dylan	Rockhampton Cycling Club	JM19
226	PETERS, Julius	Ipswich CC	JM19
MANAGER	DARREN CONDON

ram · « **Reply #11 on:** June 11, 2012, 08:51 »

Genesys is just an embarrassment of riches. Twice and defending champion Pat Shaw, who was in good form in Kumano.
Nearle, very good in the Asian swing, and showing good form in the climbs.
Giacoppo, should be at the pointy end of most sprints
Jono, struggled in the crowded laps, but had a top result in Borneo
Jai, second to Oscar Pujol in Singkarak is no mean feat
Flakemore will be decent for the Time trial.

So, who'll be their leader? Or will it be Nippo of the Japanese races?

For the other teams, Jayco honey Shots looks an impressive U23 team
Mitch Fay Lovelock, Australia regular
Jordan Kerby, had that stage at the Tour of Azerbaijan where he just got caught out in the final metres
Bissacker, the grated arse rider. Kudos to him, so many could learn from him.
And Dave Edwards was the best placed Australian in the GC in Azerbaijan.

DinZ · « **Reply #12 on:** June 11, 2012, 08:58 »

Budget Forklifts will always do well

Like Phil Mundy as a rider as well

not sure who GPM Wilson are but they seem to have a strong team Caleb Jones, Al Louit and Sam Rutherford.

outside of that Plan B will do well, Pure Tasmania and Suzuki normally feature at the pointy end of the race.

ram · « **Reply #13 on:** June 11, 2012, 09:00 »

Then there's Plan B, a mix of experienced (the polite term for ancient) and young
Brad Hall, decent season last year with a second in the Tour of Thailand.
Yates had a decent run in the tracks last year with a couple of bronze medals in the Nationals.
Mawby is the U17 Road race champion, very young, so will be nice to see his progress

ram · « **Reply #14 on:** June 11, 2012, 09:07 »

Quote from: DinZ on June 11, 2012, 08:58

Budget Forklifts will always do well

Like Phil Mundy as a rider as well

not sure who GPM Wilson are but they seem to have a strong team Caleb Jones, Al Louit and Sam Rutherford.

outside of that Plan B will do well, Pure Tasmania and Suzuki normally feature at the pointy end of the race.

And a month ago Caleb was riding in Azerbaijan for Plan B.

DinZ · « **Reply #15 on:** June 11, 2012, 09:18 »

Quote from: ram on June 11, 2012, 09:07

And a month ago Caleb was riding in Azerbaijan for Plan B.

Yeah Caleb and Sam were both at BikeBug last year

Tuart · « **Reply #16 on:** June 11, 2012, 14:28 »

Quote from: DinZ on June 11, 2012, 08:58

Budget Forklifts will always do well

Like Phil Mundy as a rider as well

not sure who GPM Wilson are but they seem to have a strong team Caleb Jones, Al Louit and Sam Rutherford.

outside of that Plan B will do well, Pure Tasmania and Suzuki normally feature at the pointy end of the race.

Team of the Ex-Pro, Trent Wilson, not the one currently at GE.

Tuart · « **Reply #17 on:** June 11, 2012, 14:29 »

I think the teams musical chair a bit with the riders, especially when it comes to extra racing but I guess that's a good thing if all the teams are close and helping out riders get experience.

ram · « **Reply #18 on:** June 13, 2012, 07:33 »

Some reports from cyclesportnews
About Genesys

Not much said really, it's pretty obvious that they're crazy strong for this race.

And one about the debutants, the Racing Kangaroos

DinZ · « **Reply #19 on:** June 13, 2012, 07:37 »

strangely i found a different cyclesportnews article about tasmanians

http://www.cyclesportnews.com/au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2593:tasmanians-set-to-invade-tour-of-toowoomba&catid=59:queensland&Itemid=328

DinZ · « **Reply #20 on:** June 13, 2012, 10:33 »

Flakemore out and Carver in for Genesys

ram · « **Reply #21 on:** June 13, 2012, 17:22 »

Kids from New Zealand's Kiwi Hot Cycles and their ambitions for the tour
http://www.roadcycling.co.nz/RaceTalk/young-kiwi-team-ready-to-tackle-tour-of-toowoomba.html

Tuart · « **Reply #22 on:** June 14, 2012, 00:04 »

Toot toot, took a while too, but Toowoomba has started

DinZ · « **Reply #23 on:** June 14, 2012, 02:12 »

Racing underway. and lots of teams providing twitter updates from the race

DinZ · « **Reply #24 on:** June 14, 2012, 02:37 »

Lots of breaks trying to get away but with no luck

Genesys reporting that Jono is in the latest one but no news on whether they have stayed away

DinZ · « **Reply #25 on:** June 14, 2012, 02:44 »

Am guessing that break did not stay away as Anthony Giacoppo has won the first intermediate sprint

DinZ · « **Reply #26 on:** June 14, 2012, 02:45 »

although someone else saying Brian Mcleod (team budget forklifts) won with Joseph Lewis (RBS Morgans) 2nd

DinZ · « **Reply #27 on:** June 14, 2012, 03:03 »

All still together at second sprint Joseph Lewis (RBS Morgans) takes the win. Maybe now the early sprints are done the field will let someone get away. the climbs are mainly towards end of stage so expecting most of the fireworks then

ram · « **Reply #28 on:** June 14, 2012, 03:33 »

Search2retain rider on the attack now.

ram · « **Reply #29 on:** June 14, 2012, 04:09 »

Ben Hill has been a late inclusion for RBS Morgans team

And he won the fist KOM climb 2nd- Jesse Kerrison (Velocisports) 3rd- Tom Hamilton(Jayco)

He also won the second climb beating Jack McCulloch (Suzuki/Trek) and Cameron Bayley (Search2Retain)

And immediately after that Andrew Crawley, in no way related to the sh*t John Crawley, is off on a break and is joined by three others.

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