January 15, 2006 – Here are the results from this weekend’s Elite Men’s (175.5 km) and Women’s Road Race (97.5 km), won by William Walker (Vic) Rabobank and Katherine Bates (NSW) at the Australian Open Road Championships in Mt. Torrens, Australia.

Elite Men

1 William Walker (Vic) Rabobank 4.09.17
2 Wesley Sulzberger (Tas) South Australia.com – AIS 0.27
3 Russell Van Hout (SA) – Australian Elite Champion
4 Adam Hansen (Qld)
5 Henk Vogels (WA) Davitamon-Lotto
6 Jonathon Clarke (Vic) South Australia.com – AIS
7 Peter McDonald (NSW) FRF Couriers-Caravello 0.39
8 Gene Bates (SA)
9 Matthew Wilson (Vic) Unibet.com 1.36
10 David Betts (Qld) 1.38

Elite Women

1 Katherine Bates (NSW) 2.46.45 (35.08 km/h)
2 Sara Carrigan (Qld) 0.01
3 Oenone Wood (ACT) 0.12
4 Katie Mactier (Vic)
5 Bridget Evans (Qld)
6 Olivia Gollan (NSW)
7 Jocelyn Loane (Qld)
8 Kathryn Watt (Vic)
9 Hayley Rutherford (WA)
10 Jenny Macpherson (Vic)