Sprint ace Wollaston repeats win at Cadel Evans race

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Ally Wollaston (right) has won again in Australia, defending her title at the Cadel Evans race.
Ally Wollaston (right) has won again in Australia, defending her title at the Cadel Evans race.

New Zealand sprint ace Ally Wollaston is the first back-to-back winner at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.

Completing a successful Australian visit, the FDJ United-Suez cyclist was too fast for her rivals on Saturday at the Geelong finish of the 142km women’s race.

Earlier this month, Wollaston also won two stages at Adelaide’s Tour Down Under.

Once her rivals could not shake Wollaston on the steep climb up Challambra Crescent in the two laps of the finishing circuit, she was always the rider to beat.

Saturday’s race came down to a front group of 12 and Wollaston, who had two teammates there for support, timed her sprint perfectly.

British rider Josie Nelson (Team Picnic PostNL) was second and Spain’s Mireia Benito (AG Insurance-Soudal) completed the podium.

AAP