2019 Women's Tour Down Under welcomes toughest-ever field - Preview

A world-class peloton will line up in Australia to kick off the 2019 season at the Women's Tour Down Under from January 10-13. Amanda Spratt returns to the race with her Mitchelton-Scott team in an attempt to defend her title for a third consecutive time against what is being billed as the toughest field in the history of the race.

Kirsten Frattini
Deputy Editor

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.

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