C’est l’Australien Nathan Haas ( Garmin Sharp) qui remporte la 1 ère étape du Jayco Herlad Sun Tour , longue de 125 km entre Geelong et Ballarat. Il devance ses compatriotes Matt Goss ( Orica – GreenEdge ) et Jonathan Cantwell (Drapac).
Une étape très mouvementée dès le début de course avec tout d’abord une échappée composée de 3 coureurs avec Thomas Hamilton (équipe U23 australien Jayco), Nathan Elliot (Wildlife Safaris Afrique) et Alberto Bettiol (Cannondale). Ils ne possèderont que 10 sec de retard. Derrière les teams Garmin et Avanti accélèrent pour rejoindre les fuyards et provoquent une cassure dans le peloton. Seuls 18 hommes suivent, et font la jonction avec les fuyards, on retrouve Jonathan Cantwell ( Aus ) Drapac Pro Cycling , Thomas Moses (GBR ) Rapha Condor JLT , Jack Bauer ( NZL ) Garmin Sharp, Neil Van Der Ploeg ( Aus ) Avanti Cycling Team , John Anderson ( Aus ) Drapac Pro Cycling , Nathan Haas ( Aus ) Garmin Sharp, Steele von Hoff ( Aus ) Garmin Sharp, Jack Haig ( Aus ) Avanti Cycling Team , Mark O’Brien ( Aus ) Avanti Cycling Team , Robert Power ( Aus ) Jayco U23 australien , Lachlan Norris ( Aus ) Drapac Pro Cycling , Mitch Docker ( Aus ) Orica – GreenEdge , Matthew Goss ( Aus ) Orica – GreenEdge , William Clarke ( Aus ) Drapac Pro Cycling , Simon Gerrans ( Aus ) Orica – GreenEdge , Alberto Bettiol ( Ita ) Cannondale Pro Cycling et Thomas Hamilton ( Aus ) Jayco U23 australien .
Derrière, le team Orica Green Edge tente de faire la jonction, et de ramener ses sprinters, on se retrouve donc avec un peloton de 50 hommes à 4 km de l’arrivée. Pat Lane (Synergy Baku) tente un raid solitaire mais c’est peine perdue, il sera rejoint dans les derniers km.
Au final , c’est Nathan Haas qui règle le sprint devant Matthew Goss et Jonathan Cantwell. Avec le jeu des bonifications, il endosse le maillot de leader devant son coéquipier Jack Bauer. Nathan Haas avait déjà remporté l’épreuve en 2011.
Classement de la 1 ère étape
| 1 | Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp | 3:04:12 | |
| 2 | Matthew Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 3 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 4 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 5 | Neil Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | ||
| 6 | Pat Shaw (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | ||
| 7 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 8 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 9 | Patrick Bevin (NZl) New Zealand Team | ||
| 10 | Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | ||
| 11 | Mitch Docker (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 12 | Steele von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 13 | Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 14 | Glenn O’Shea (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | ||
| 15 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 16 | Shaun O’Callaghan (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | ||
| 17 | Jack Haig (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | ||
| 18 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | ||
| 19 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 20 | Alex Clements (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | ||
| 21 | William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 22 | John Anderson (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 23 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 24 | George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 25 | Michael Vink (NZl) Team Budget Forklifts | ||
| 26 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 27 | Patrick Lane (Aus) Synergy Baku Cycling | ||
| 28 | Harry Carpenter (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | ||
| 29 | Robert Power (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | ||
| 30 | Rhys Gillett (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | ||
| 31 | Timothy Roe (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | ||
| 32 | Eric Sheppard (Aus) OCBC Singapore Team | ||
| 33 | Thomas Dekker (NED) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 34 | James Oram (NZl) New Zealand Team | ||
| 35 | Mark O’Brien (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | ||
| 36 | Lachlan Morton (Aus) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 37 | Matthew Clarke (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | ||
| 38 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 39 | Thomas Hamilton (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | 0:00:15 | |
| 40 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:00:18 | |
| 41 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:00:20 | |
| 42 | Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin Sharp | 0:01:25 | |
| 43 | Richard Handley (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:02:26 | |
| 44 | Tural Isgandarov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling | ||
| 45 | Kristian Juel (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | ||
| 46 | Hugh Carth (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | ||
| 47 | Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare | 0:06:46 | |
| 48 | Jeremy Cameron (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | ||
| 49 | Scott Davies (GBr) Great Britain National Team | ||
| 50 | Hayden McCormick (NZl) New Zealand Team | ||
| 51 | Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare | ||
| 52 | Jeffry Louder (NZl) UnitedHealthcare | ||
| 53 | Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 54 | Dion Smith (NZl) New Zealand Team | ||
| 55 | Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare | ||
| 56 | Samuel Horgan (NZl) Team Budget Forklifts | ||
| 57 | Joseph Cooper (NZl) Avanti Cycling Team | ||
| 58 | Chris Jory (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | ||
| 59 | James Rendall (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | ||
| 60 | Michael Cuming (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | ||
| 61 | Samuel Spokes (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | ||
| 62 | Nathan Elliott (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | ||
| 63 | Joshua Prete (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | ||
| 64 | Campbell Flakemore (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | ||
| 65 | Matej Mahoric (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:09:47 | |
| 66 | Matty Lloyd (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | ||
| 67 | Samuel Witmitz (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | ||
| 68 | Jason Spencer (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | ||
| 69 | Bradley White (NZl) UnitedHealthcare | ||
| 70 | Ji Wen Low (Sin) OCBC Singapore Team | ||
| 71 | Robert-John McCarthy (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | ||
| 72 | Christopher Lawless (GBr) Great Britain National Team | ||
| 73 | Thomas Moses (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | ||
| 74 | Felix English (Irl) Rapha Condor JLT | ||
| 75 | Germain Burton (GBr) Great Britain National Team | ||
| 76 | Tom Scully (NZl) New Zealand Team | ||
| 77 | Adrian Hegyvary (NZl) UnitedHealthcare | ||
| 78 | Elchin Asadov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling | ||
| 79 | Cameron Bayly (Aus) OCBC Singapore Team | ||
| 80 | Thomas Rabou (NED) OCBC Singapore Team | ||
| 81 | Rico Rogers (Aus) OCBC Singapore Team | 0:14:29 | |
| 82 | Harrif Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Team | ||
| 83 | Umardi Rosdi (Mas) Terengganu Team | ||
| 84 | Oliver Wood (GBr) Great Britain National Team | ||
| 85 | Daniel Klemme (Ger) Synergy Baku Cycling | ||
| 86 | Christopher Latham (GBr) Great Britain National Team | ||
| 87 | Zamri Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Team | ||
| 88 | Christoph Schweizer (Ger) Synergy Baku Cycling | ||
| 89 | Luke Davison (Aus) Synergy Baku Cycling | ||
| 90 | Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Team | ||
| 91 | Ying Hon Ronald Yeung (Hkg) OCBC Singapore Team | ||
| 92 | Christopher Opie (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | ||
| 93 | Hamish Schreurs (NZl) New Zealand Team | ||
| 94 | Fakhruddin Makuzi (Mas) Terengganu Team | ||
| 95 | Jacob Ragan (GBr) Great Britain National Team | 0:17:54 | |
| DNF | Anuar Manan (Mas) Terengganu Team |
Classement général provisoire
| 1 | Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp | 3:07:05 | |
| 2 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin Sharp | 0:00:07 | |
| 3 | William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | 0:00:09 | |
| 4 | Matthew Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 5 | Steele von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp | 0:00:11 | |
| 6 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:00:12 | |
| 7 | Neil Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | ||
| 8 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 9 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:00:13 | |
| 10 | Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | ||
| 11 | Glenn O’Shea (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | 0:00:14 | |
| 12 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | ||
| 13 | Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 14 | Harry Carpenter (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | ||
| 15 | Mitch Docker (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:00:15 | |
| 16 | Jordan Kerby (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 17 | Shaun O’Callaghan (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | ||
| 18 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling | ||
| 19 | Patrick Bevin (NZl) New Zealand Team | 0:00:16 | |
| 20 | Jack Haig (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | ||
| 21 | Timothy Roe (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | ||
| 22 | Thomas Dekker (NED) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 23 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | 0:00:17 | |
| 24 | Rhys Gillett (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | ||
| 25 | George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:00:18 | |
| 26 | James Oram (NZl) New Zealand Team | ||
| 27 | Alex Clements (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | 0:00:19 | |
| 28 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:00:20 | |
| 29 | Pat Shaw (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | ||
| 30 | John Anderson (Aus) Drapac Pro Cycling | ||
| 31 | Lachlan Morton (Aus) Garmin Sharp | ||
| 32 | Matthew Clarke (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | ||
| 33 | Michael Vink (NZl) Team Budget Forklifts | 0:00:21 | |
| 34 | Robert Power (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | 0:00:22 | |
| 35 | Eric Sheppard (Aus) OCBC Singapore Team | ||
| 36 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | 0:00:23 | |
| 37 | Patrick Lane (Aus) Synergy Baku Cycling | ||
| 38 | Thomas Hamilton (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | 0:00:33 | |
| 39 | Mark O’Brien (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | 0:00:34 | |
| 40 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:00:37 | |
| 41 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:00:40 | |
| 42 | Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin Sharp | 0:01:37 | |
| 43 | Richard Handley (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:02:45 | |
| 44 | Kristian Juel (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 0:02:47 | |
| 45 | Hugh Carth (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:02:48 | |
| 46 | Tural Isgandarov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling | 0:03:00 | |
| 47 | Joseph Cooper (NZl) Avanti Cycling Team | 0:07:00 | |
| 48 | Campbell Flakemore (Aus) Avanti Cycling Team | ||
| 49 | Samuel Spokes (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | ||
| 50 | Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare | 0:07:01 | |
| 51 | Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare | 0:07:03 | |
| 52 | Hayden McCormick (NZl) New Zealand Team | ||
| 53 | Jeffry Louder (NZl) UnitedHealthcare | ||
| 54 | Samuel Horgan (NZl) Team Budget Forklifts | ||
| 55 | Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:07:04 | |
| 56 | James Rendall (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | 0:07:06 | |
| 57 | Nathan Elliott (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | ||
| 58 | Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare | 0:07:07 | |
| 59 | Dion Smith (NZl) New Zealand Team | ||
| 60 | Joshua Prete (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | ||
| 61 | Michael Cuming (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | ||
| 62 | Scott Davies (GBr) Great Britain National Team | 0:07:09 | |
| 63 | Chris Jory (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | ||
| 64 | Jeremy Cameron (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | 0:07:13 | |
| 65 | Tom Scully (NZl) New Zealand Team | 0:09:55 | |
| 66 | Felix English (Irl) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:09:56 | |
| 67 | Germain Burton (GBr) Great Britain National Team | 0:10:00 | |
| 68 | Christopher Lawless (GBr) Great Britain National Team | 0:10:01 | |
| 69 | Bradley White (NZl) UnitedHealthcare | 0:10:03 | |
| 70 | Jason Spencer (Aus) African Wildlife Safaris | ||
| 71 | Samuel Witmitz (Aus) Team Budget Forklifts | 0:10:05 | |
| 72 | Robert-John McCarthy (Aus) Jayco Australian U23 | 0:10:06 | |
| 73 | Thomas Rabou (NED) OCBC Singapore Team | ||
| 74 | Thomas Moses (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | 0:10:07 | |
| 75 | Matej Mahoric (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:10:08 | |
| 76 | Cameron Bayly (Aus) OCBC Singapore Team | ||
| 77 | Adrian Hegyvary (NZl) UnitedHealthcare | 0:10:09 | |
| 78 | Ji Wen Low (Sin) OCBC Singapore Team | 0:10:13 | |
| 79 | Elchin Asadov (Aze) Synergy Baku Cycling | 0:10:15 | |
| 80 | Matty Lloyd (Aus) Kordamentha Real Estate – Team Australia | 0:10:28 | |
| 81 | Luke Davison (Aus) Synergy Baku Cycling | 0:14:47 | |
| 82 | Christopher Latham (GBr) Great Britain National Team | 0:14:48 | |
| 83 | Christopher Opie (GBr) Rapha Condor JLT | ||
| 84 | Hamish Schreurs (NZl) New Zealand Team | ||
| 85 | Daniel Klemme (Ger) Synergy Baku Cycling | 0:14:49 | |
| 86 | Christoph Schweizer (Ger) Synergy Baku Cycling | 0:14:51 | |
| 87 | Rico Rogers (Aus) OCBC Singapore Team | 0:14:53 | |
| 88 | Oliver Wood (GBr) Great Britain National Team | ||
| 89 | Harrif Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Team | 0:14:56 | |
| 90 | Umardi Rosdi (Mas) Terengganu Team | 0:14:59 | |
| 91 | Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Team | 0:15:01 | |
| 92 | Ying Hon Ronald Yeung (Hkg) OCBC Singapore Team | ||
| 93 | Zamri Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Team | 0:15:03 | |
| 94 | Fakhruddin Makuzi (Mas) Terengganu Team | 0:15:07 | |
| 95 | Jacob Ragan (GBr) Great Britain National Team | 0:18:18 |
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