Luke Plapp beats Jay Vine to win Australian ITT title - Brodie Chapman wins women's race for UAE
CyclingThursday, 09 January 2025 at 09:15
The road season has officially started! The Australian national championships every year mark the start of the action at the highest level and today we've seen quite a big battle. Luke Plapp and Brodie Chapman have won the individual time-trial in Perth.
The men's race was a fight between the Team Jayco AlUla riders and Jay Vine. There were two riders above the rest, but the Jayco man managed to have the upper hand. Plapp beat Vine by a mere 8 seconds but it was enough to bring in the title. Kelland O'Brien secured the bronze medal, 54 seconds behind his teammate.
| 01 | Plapp Lucas | Team Jayco-AlUla | 46:33 | ||
| 02 | Vine Jay | UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 08 | ||
| 03 | O'Brien Kelland | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 54 | ||
| 04 | Harper Chris | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 58 | ||
| 05 | Hepburn Michael | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 02:13 | ||
| 06 | Lane Welsh Tali | CCACHE x Bodywrap | + 02:16 | ||
| 07 | Richards Kane | Roojai Insurance | + 03:17 | ||
| 08 | Hopkins Dylan | Roojai Insurance | + 04:03 | ||
| 09 | Burton Matthew | - | + 04:11 | ||
| 10 | Stenning Oliver | Sunshine Coast CC | + 04:31 |
In the women's race it was UAE Team ADQ's Brodie Chapman taking the victory, 32 seconds faster than Amber Tate and one minute exactly over bronze medal Anya Louw.
| 01 | Chapman Brodie | UAE Team ADQ | 39:53 | ||
| 02 | Pate Amber | Liv AlUla Jayco | + 32 | ||
| 03 | Louw Anya | AG Insurance-Soudal Team | + 01:00 | ||
| 04 | Nicholson Katelyn | Butterfields Ziptrak Racing | + 01:50 | ||
| 05 | Simpson Ella | St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 | + 02:02 | ||
| 06 | Watts Emily | St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 | + 03:02 | ||
| 07 | Taylor Maddison | Balmoral CC | + 05:38 | ||
| 08 | Nanfra Vanessa | Balmoral CC | + 05:41 | ||
| 09 | Bonner Kate | Swan Drafting CC | + 06:19 | ||
| 10 | Mclintock Michelle | South Perth CC | + 07:46 |
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