The Australian national U23 mens' road race title was won by 18-year old Michael Hepburn, in his first race as a non-junior. This is the rider who broke the junior pursuit world record (which was Taylor Phinney's at one point) a couple of times last year on his way to the world junior pursuit title. So, perhaps yet another talented young Aussie to watch in future.

an additional note - the report mentions that Ben King had a solo breakaway for 5 laps. When I was googling around to double-check his team (I thought it was Fly V Australia), I discovered that yes it was for 2009 but he's going to Trek-Livestrong for 2010. Thus he will be joining the American Ben King who already rides for Trek-Livestrong, and creating a situation even more confusing than the C(hristian) Meier/C(ameron) Meyer one at Garmin ;-).