Former Australian national criterium champion Anthony Giacoppo (Avanti Racing) has won the 2015 University of Tasmania Stan Siejka Launceston Cycling Classic, outsprinting Nathan Earle (Team Sky) to claim victory under sunny Tasmanian skies.
Giacoppo led a breakaway with only four laps to go, holding a small lead from the fast-chasing peloton on the final Lawrence Street climb. Giacoppo then burst away to enter the final turn at the front, besting Earle on the final straight in the Tasmanian’s last race in Team Sky colours.
“2015 has been a relatively slow year on the bike for me due to a few injuries, so to come back on top is fantastic,” exclaimed Giacoppo after his win. “I knew that I needed to go into the last turn in front, because whoever did that would be hard to get past. That was all I was concentrating on, and it worked!”
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