O'Brien wins Tour of the Great South Coast

Victorian Institute of Sport cyclist, Kell O’Brien, won the Australia NRS Tour of the Great South Coast over the weekend.

To top off his impressive weekend, O’Brien also was the Sprint champion well as ‘King of the Mountain.’

Fellow VIS cyclists, Jensen Plowright and Lucas Plapp, were also successful in the Young Rider’s competition.

Plowright had 3 podium finishes in the stages and claimed third overall, whilst Plapp finished second on stage 2 and was second in the Young Rider’s competition.

Plapp then teamed up with VIS’ Godfrey Slattery and other Australian teammates to win the Team Time Trial event. For all results see: https://www.nationalroadseries.com/news/watch-tour-of-great-south-coast

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