Ian Bibby, who made history by becoming the first British winner of the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic, is looking to extend his winning start to 2017 on Australian soil at next month's Herald Sun Tour with confirmation he is of one of the leader's for the JLT Condor team. Sprinter Brenton Jones is also chasing success at the stage race after medalling the Australian national criterium title this week.
Joining Bibby and Jones for the race will be Ali Slater, Edmund Bradbury, Alex Frame, and James Gullen.
"Obviously a stage race is a lot different to the criteriums that we have ridden over the last three days," 30-year-old Bibby said after his overall Bay Crits win. "However the success myself and the team have enjoyed during the Mitchelton Bay Classic gives us the confidence to press on with our training in the next few weeks so we give ourselves the best possible chance to compete with some of the best riders in the world at the Jayco Herald Sun Tour."
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Jones will make just his second appearance at the race, aiming to go better than the third and fifth places he recorded before a spectacular crash forced him to abandon in 2015. With rival Caleb Ewan skipping the race, Jones is confident of getting a result for his new team.
"The prologue has my name on it, it's fast, explosive and I know I'll be in the mix," Jones said of the 2.1km opener in Melbourne on February 1. "I'd love to start the season off on a high, so I'll be aiming to put my new team colours onto the podium - top step on the podium."
With friends and family watching on, Jones is hoping he can deliver on the big stage for them.
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