The Orica GreenEDGE rider finished in front of Cadel Evans (BMC) and Richie Porte (Sky) in order to win his first nationwide title after racing 183.6km all-around Buninyong.
"It's a huge honour to be crowned Australian champion again in 2010," said Gerrans. "It makes it all the more special with such a classy field this year, it's the who's who of Australian cycling.
Any four man sprint to your line featured a brilliant exhibit of tactics from This year champion Gerrans, 2011 Tour Delaware France champion Cadel Evans (BMC), 2013 Paris, france Nice winner Richie Porte (Sky) and also Cameron Meyer (ORICA GreenEDGE)
The quartet traded strikes throughout the final few kms, where it was Gerrans who had goods to out fox and in the end outsprint Evans and Porte on the line.
Earlier problems from Darren Lapthorne (Drapac) and Mark O'Brien (Avanti) have been marked by 2013 criterium successful Meyer and team Belkin's Kinross Gold Connector Bobridge, while Gerrans took advantage of the particular confusion and tried to complete a break himself.
Gerrans earned a smallish gap on the final climb up before Evans joined him to the että voit tehdä perusteltuja päätöksiä descent. Eventual fourth put Meyer then bridged with Porte in advance of launching a selfless invasion in an attempt to shake Porte and Evans.
"I believed I had good legs and as long as we were all together, I was rather confident I could win as scenario," said Gerrans. "Cameron Meyer fully committed for me today, he rode his guts in existence for me so it's huge enjoyment to finish it off for the crew.
"The plan was always to try and have Mathieu Garon it together for me within the last lap if the race was anyway under threat. The guys dedicated to that and brought it together for me.
"This is a course that really works quite well for me. I think this is a really honest circuit and also a great championship site. If you notice the guys on the podium die Abgeordneten right now, all three of us are competing on the world stage."
Despite the disadvantage of riding without BMC team mates, Evans was pleased about the result.
"I feel as though everyone wants to stay the break without everyone and then in the final follow us," said Evans. "But today has been my best opportunity and I want to attack with 150 m to go but I left it a bit late.
"I just couldn't accelerate anymore, I exhausted myself a bit too much in early stages."
"People were out there making use of their flags and cowbells and whizzing, it's just like a race throughout Europe. Every year I think this is a better quality race."
Third placed Porte only had praise for his competitors.
"I'm willing to be on the podium as well as full credit to Simon," said Porte. "When he attacked around the final climb he established that he was head and also shoulders the strongest rider inside the race.
"If I had the legs I would have attacked a bit more earlier, but (Gerrans) is certainly in many great form. It is great to check out so many people out there supporting Cadel and Gerrans and also myself, it is just completely brilliant."
135 cyclists set out on 18 laps of the 10.2km famed Mt Buninyong outlet, with just a total of 41 completing the punishing 183 kilometre ethnic background.
There was no time wasted around forming the early break, which will swelled to 17 competitors by lap four, having Drapac and ORICA GreenEDGE well represented.
Drapac forced the group which achieved a maximum advantage of over three min's before it dwindled for you to four with two laps remaining, and was subsequently utilized by the remaining peloton as the bell sounded.
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