Wollongong 2022, Women's Road Race: Forcing Them to Chase

As the women's race neared its conclusion, Team Australia began sending rider after rider up the road to see of they could break the peloton apart. With just 32 kilometers left to decide who would be the next Elite and U23 Women's World Champion, it was Sarah Roy's (Australia) turn to see what she could do to enliven the race.  She built up eight seconds on those behind, but as the short steep climbs loomed, she wasn't able to stay away from the pure climbers behind.  Still, nothing ventured, nothing gained.  

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Wollongong 2022, Women's Road Race: The Next to Try

Spela Kern (Slovenia) was the next to try and get away from the grip of the peloton.  While no one was really making a big move in the marquee teams, they also seemed to be of no mine to let anyone get a big gap either.  Even at 54 kilometers to race, the big moves were yet to happen.  Kern may have gone on the attack just to relieve the race boredom she must have been feeling.  It seemed the strong riders were more interested in a race of attrition than trying to put their rivals into serious difficulty.  As of yet, no one was willing to risk losing the race in order to win it. Will it all come down to the final lap?

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Wollongong 2022, Women's Road Race: Off the Front

As the women hit the Wollongong city circuit for the first time it was Elynor Backstedt (Great Britain) off the front with two others.  Her sister had already won the Junior Women's Road Race, and she was hoping she would be able to bring home her own Rainbow Jersey in the U23 Women's Road Race.  Backstedt was joined in the effort by fellow U23 rider Caroline Andersson (Sweden) and the Elite rider Justine Ghekiere (Belgium).  The three had opened up roughly a minute and a half on the peloton as they approached the start of the first of six laps through the city.  Still, the peloton had yet to show any real aggression.  They still have another 87 kilometers to race, so... plenty of time to go.

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