Women's Herald Sun Tour 2019
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Lucy Kennedy wins Women's Herald Sun Tour
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Last year's surprise winner faces tough opposition
The 2019 Women's Herald Sun Tour will be in just its second year in 2018, running concurrently with the 65th edition of the men's race in Victoria, Australia. The two-day UCI 2.2 race starts January 30 with circuit race on Phillip Island and concludes January 31 with a 91.5km road race that starts and finishes in Melbourne.
The opening day will see the peloton tackle 22 laps of a 4.45km course for a total of 97.9km. Using the same finishing climb and descent as the men earlier in the day, the final stage promises to decide the overall winner on this section of course. Earlier in the stage the riders will tackle an 8km climb.
Brodie Chapman (KordaMentha Real Estate-Australia) won the inaugural Women's Herald and Sun Tour in 2018.
2018 Herald Sun Tour final stage top 10
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton-Scott Women | 0:02:09 |
2 | Katrin Garfoot (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate - Australia | 0:00:01 |
3 | Georgia Williams (NZl) Mitchelton-Scott Women | 0:00:02 |
4 | Marlies Mejias Garcia (Cub) Twenty20 p/b Sho - Air | 0:00:03 |
5 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate - Australia | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Anouska Koster (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:04 |
7 | Annette Edmondson (Aus) Wiggle High5 | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Grace Brown (Aus) Rush Women's Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Kate McIlroy (NZl) Specialized Women's Racing | 0:00:05 |
10 | Rachele Barbieri (Ita) Wiggle High5 | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Brodie Chapman (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate - Australia | 3:22:16 |
2 | Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton-Scott Women | 0:00:05 |
3 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Ale Cipollini | 0:01:03 |
4 | Katrin Garfoot (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate - Australia | 0:01:07 |
5 | Georgia Williams (NZl) Mitchelton-Scott Women | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Anouska Koster (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:09 |
7 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) KordaMentha Real Estate - Australia | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Alison Jackson (Can) Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank | 0:01:10 |
9 | Grace Brown (Aus) Rush Women's Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Linda Villumsen (NZl) Team Virtu Cycling | 0:01:11 |
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Races
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Women's Herald Sun Tour 201930 January 2019 - 31 January 2019 | Victoria | 2.2