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Ally Wollaston claims first Women's Surf Coast Classic in Torquay

Ally Wollaston (FDJ-Suez) claimed the first win of the season for her new team FDJ-Suez, charging across the line ahead of Chloe Dygert (Canyon-SRAM) with an assured sprint at the first edition of the women’s 1.1 ranked women’s Surf Coast Classic –  a 118km mid-week race to kick off the action before Saturday’s Women’s WorldTour event at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. 

The rider from New Zealand had already made it obvious in South Australia that she had the form, winning the bunch sprint on stage 1 of the Santos Tour Down Under but having to settle for the second step of the podium then as a solo break had already snaffled the top spot. Wollaston just needed the opportunity to deliver when the top step was at stake and Wednesday turned out to be her day. 

The two podiums perhaps mean all that much more to Baker given that they were an unexpected bonus considering the recovery process after being hit by a car in Spain in September. That left her grappling with a concussion that took a long time to recover from, so it was only in mid-November that she could start working her way back to fitness on the bike.

“Getting back after my injury at the end of last year I though my role would be as more of a domestique over the summer but these opportunities came up within the team and I’m just really happy to be on the podium,” said Baker, who added that the Australian squad had worked hard for her all day. “It’s a really good sign for the team for the year ahead.”

However, the perfect day was all Wollaston’s.

SOURCE: CyclingNews   (go to source)
AUTHOR: simone.giuliani@futurenet.com
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