Ed Clancy (JLT Condor) has started his 2018 season with a bang, clocking an average speed over 50km/h to win the Herald Sun Tour prologue in Melbourne.
On the 1.6 kilometre course, Clancy’s time of 1:54 minutes was just under a second quicker than Danish duo of Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) and Lasse Norman Hansen (Aqua Blue Sport).
A three-time Olympic gold medallist and five-time world champion on the track, the win is Clancy's first professional victory on the road. The shortening of the prologue from previous years played very much to his strengths.
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The 10th starter of 101 riders, Clancy endured a long but ultimately successful wait in the hot seat. For JLT Condor, the start of the Herald Sun Tour has yielded podiums, but until Wednesday evening no victories.
Clancy will now wear the leader's yellow jersey in the first of four road stages, with the peloton heading west from Colac along the Great Ocean Road to Warrnambool. The possibilities of crosswinds are sure to result in a nervous day for Clancy and JLT Condor.
"This is the biggest thing I have won on the road. It is unusual for a stage race of this calibre to start off with such a short prologue. It suits the track with my physical assets," Clancy said.
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via Cyclingnews Latest Race Results http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/jayco-herald-sun-tour-2018/prologue/results
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