Jarrad Drizners wins Australian U23 road race title
BUNINYONG, Australia (CT) – Twenty-year-old South Australian Jarrad Drizners (Hagens Berman Axeon) has taken out the U23 men’s race at Australia’s Road National Championships.
Drizners got away from an elite lead group on the final of 12 laps around Mt. Buninyong with Seb Berwick (St George) for company. When the pair reached the finishing straight Drizners launched his sprint early, easily putting a gap between he and Berwick. Alastair Christie-Johnston (BridgeLane) rounded out the podium from a small chase group, 14 seconds behind Drizners.
#RoadNats Drizners takes the win for @CyclingSouthAus and @HBAxeon. Berwick in second and Christie-Johnson rounds out the podium in third pic.twitter.com/4f2iw8v3CE
— Cycling Victoria (@cyclingvictoria) January 11, 2020
A breakaway group of seven riders got away in the opening laps and set about building an advantage over the peloton. On lap 5 Calan White attacked from the break to lead the race solo. On lap 8 White was joined by Elliot Schultz (Memil-CCN) and the pair led into the final third of the race as the peloton splintered behind them.
By the end of lap 9 Schultz was on his own as an elite group of chasers started to make a move from the remnants of the peloton. With one lap to go Schultz still led solo by 17 seconds, but behind him the chase group was closing in: Drizners, Carter Turnbull (InForm), Rudy Porter (InForm), time trial champion Luke Plapp (InForm), Berwick, Christie-Johnston and Tyler Lyndorff (BridgeLane).
Schultz was caught on the final ascent of Mt. Buninyong and a flurry of attacks soon followed. Drizners and Berwick soon emerged at the front of the race and were able to hold their lead all the way to the finish line.
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