He is seven seconds behind Ben Grenda from Tasmania

Shaw, who won the Tour of Toowoomba last month, was second in the first stage at Wonthaggi on Wednesday and then third in stage two later in the day.

The Tour of Gippsland is the first event in the Scody Cup.

Stage three on Thursday starts and finishes in Warragul, with 130km featuring some hard climbs.

DAY ONE RESULTS

Stage 1 (33km criterium)

1. Alex Carver (Jayco Skins)

2. Pat Shaw (Virgin Blue-RBS Morgans)

3. Joel Pearson (Genesys Wealth Advisers Cycling Team)

General Classification

1. Ben Grenda (Genesys Wealth Advisers Cycling Team) 45:08

2. Alex Carver (Jayco Skins) +0.08

3. Pat Shaw (Virgin Blue-RBS Morgans) +0.09

Stage 2 (68.2km)

1. Rico Rogers (Budget Forklifts) 1:37:28

2. Richard Lang (Jayco Skins) st

3. Pat Shaw (Virgin Blue-RBS Morgans) st

General classification

1. Ben Grenda (Genesys Wealth Advisers) 2:22:32

2. Pat Shaw (Virgin Blue RBS Morgans) +0.07

3. Cameron Jennings (Budget Forklifts) st