Tour of Tasmania Stage 4 Lets Go Motorhomes Mens League Recap
The men's race saw an action packed race from the gun as Oliver Bleddyn and his Brennan team mates sought to control the front of the field to set up the overall win. Coming into the stage Bleddyn led Falcons Pedal Mafia rider Connor Wright by 19 seconds. With Wright unable to overtake Bleddyn on bonus seconds alone and Bleddyn's Brennan team-mates carefully controlling the opening laps the overall title appeared to be a straightforward affair.
That all changed when 6 riders stepped off the front, quickly establishing a handy lead, while Brennan was attentive in marking the riders bridging across. It was at this moment that the race took a turn, with 5th placed Levi Hone for team Brennan marking a move that went all the way up to the front of the race. While the bunch scrambled and the breakaway set-to-to work, the gap blew out to 40 seconds, putting Hone into the virtual GC on the road over his team-mate Bleddyn.
As they came into the final lap, Brennan's Pat Eddy attacked on the final lap, almost managing to stay away before Tasmania local Reuben Page-Brown closed the gap down into the final corner, railing the final right hander in the rain and sprinting to his first Hertz Pro Velo Super League win.
With the time bonus for 3rd on the stage and the advantage over the main field, Echuca's Levi Hone stepped into the race lead at the last possible moment, winning his first PSL overall title ahead of his team mate, olympic gold medallist Oliver Bleddyn.
The League now looks ahead to Round 3 - The Lochard energy women's warrnambool classic ad the Powercor melbourne to warrnambool where the road to the world tour continues
Lets Go Motorhomes Mens TOT Stage 4 Podium
- Reuben Page-Brown | VIS p/b K.O.M.P
- Patrick Eddy | Team Brennan_
- Levi Hone | Team Brennan_
