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Tobias Lund Andresen wins charged edition of men's Surf Coast Classic

Tobias Lund Andresen (Picnic PostNL) flew across the line in first place after an action packed edition of the men’s Surf Coast Classic where both the climbs, crosswinds and a determination to take the sting out of the sprint of the dominant finishing force of Sam Welsford (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) set the race alight. 

Andresen overcame the Australian, who was feeling the impacts of the tough157km day at the 1.1 event from Lorne to Torquay that acts as an entree to the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road race. Tim Torn Teutenberg (Lidl-Trek) was third which means, that after some near misses in South Australia, the 22 year-old has already managed to pull off his first podium place after spending less than a month in the WorldTour.

The 1.1 race covered much the same terrain as Wednesday’s women’s event, only differing in the fact that to add in another 40km it looped out to Forrest – a town with a labyrinth of mountain bike trails hidden among the trees. There was no change to the brutal start, however, with riders out on the 10km climb before the race got underway so they were ready to react to what was to come.

There were, of course, attacks as soon as the flag dropped on the ascent, with solo efforts inspiring groups and then turning into splits. There were also plenty of riders sliping off the back, hoping that they would be able to bridge again once it eased. Some could but others among the long tail of riders chasing once the race went through Dean’s Marsh, couldn’t,

SOURCE: CyclingNews   (go to source)
AUTHOR: simone.giuliani@futurenet.com
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