Avanti Isowhey Sport’s Anthony Giacoppo continued his perfect start to the Spirit of Tasmania Tour of Tasmania, outsprinting Daniel Fitter (State of Matter/MAAP) and local Bernard Sulzberger (TIS Racing Team) to take the Bicycle Beer Stage 1 under cloudy skies on Thursday.
At the end of an action-packed 115.1-kilometre George Town to Grindelwald race, the yellow jersey wearer from Wednesday’s prologue was again too fast for the peloton, winning the bunch sprint to secure his second victory in as many days.
“Two stages from two here at the Spirit of Tasmania Tour of Tasmania, I could not be happier,” exclaimed a jubilant Giacoppo, the 2012 Australian national criterium champion, following his win. “A great start to the week for myself and the team. Hills are not my forte – I am more suited to the flatter courses – and today I only just hung on over the final climb. But I managed to stay on, contest the sprint and get away with the win.”
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This five-day Tasmanian epic has a developed a long and distinguished history since first being won in 1930 by the legendary Sir Hubert ‘Oppy’ Opperman. In more recent years, the Tour has been a testing ground for promising Australian riders hoping to join the World Tour.
“The Spirit of Tasmania Tour of Tasmania is a massive race to be able to lead,” Avanti’s Giacoppo continued. “The likes of Cadel Evans, Richie Porte, Cameron Meyer have all won the event and then gone on to bigger and better things.”
Giacoppo now holds an eight second general classification lead over Alex West (mobius Future Racing) heading into the LAFM Stage 2. With Fitter and several of his State of Matter/MAAP colleagues also not far off the pace, Avanti IsoWhey Sport’s grip on the coveted yellow jersey is far from secure.
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