The opening stage of the Tour of Bright on Saturday continued the tradition of throwing up surprises, with Will Cooper (St George) proving the strongest from among the break of nine that started the closing climb with a gap of around four minutes, too much for even the likes of Luke Plapp (Jayco-AlUla) and Oscar Onley (Picnic-Post NL) to close.
"I thought that was a good opportunity to be up there and I was just lucky to have really good legs today and make the most of it," Cooper told Cyclingnews at the top of Tawonga Gap.
