Giacoppo makes dream of Scody Cup win a reality
Anthony Giacoppo (Genesys Wealth Advisers) takes out the Scody Cup
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The Tour of Tasmania served as not only the final tour in the Australian National Road Series calendar but it also marked the final event in the Scody Cup. While Lachlan Norris (Drapac) was celebrating his overall win in the five-day race, Genesys Wealth Advisers’ Anthony Giacoppo was also toasting a victory – the Scody Cup title.
The four-round Scody Cup series had been one of Giacoppo’s objectives from the beginning of the year and he worked hard to win it. He moved from his hometown in Perth ahead of the Tour of Gippsland in August, “retired from full-time work” and moved to Hobart, Tasmania for better training and a more structured program.
“At the start of the season I certainly went in with the ambition of doing well in the Scody Cup. I wanted to win it but it definitely became a reality on Sunday,” Giacoppo told Cyclingnews.
“Last year it [moving to Tasmania] was something that Steele [Von Hoff] and [Nathan] Haas did. Andrew [Christie-Johnson] got them a house and they basically spent a few months down here. I’m not at home so I don’t have to work so it’s like being on a constant training camp.”
The first round at the Tour of Gippsland looked to be the ideal start to Giacoppo’s Scody Cup campaign; he won a stage and held the overall lead for six stages until losing the lead on the penultimate day to eventual winner Will Walker (Drapac). After working for the team for most of last year,
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