A gamble and a close call ends with Monument 'history marker' - Grace Brown delivers at Liège

Grace Brown of Australia and Team FDJ-Suez celebrates at podium as race winner during the 8th Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2024
Grace Brown of Australia and Team FDJ-Suez celebrates at podium as race winner during the 8th Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2024 (Image credit: Getty Images)

Grace Brown's victory at Liège-Bastogne-Liège marked two historical moments in cycling. She brought FDJ-SUEZ its first Monument win since its inception in 2006 and became the first woman from Australia to win one of cycling's Monuments. 

Brown now joins the prestigious list of Monument winners from Australia which includes Stuart O'Grady (Paris-Roubaix 2007), Mathew Hayman (Paris-Roubaix 2016), Matthew Goss (Milan-San Remo 2011) and Simon Gerrans (Milan-San Remo 2012 and Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2014).

Kirsten Frattini
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Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.