Five years have gone by since Luke Durbridge last raised his arms in victory, but the West Australian set the record straight with a vengeance on Sunday, taking his second National Championships road race title on home soil in a stunning 1-2 triumph for Jayco-AIUIa.
Durbridge's long-distance breakaway to victory ahead of teammate Luke Plapp - who bridged across late on to provide considerable assistance to Durbridge - came 12 years after he first won the road race in Ballarat. Including the four he has won in the individual time trial, his Perth triumph is also his sixth Australian Nationals' gold.
