Source: Radio New Zealand
Ally Wollaston represents the FDJ United-Suez team. FDJ-Suez
World Tour professional Ally Wollaston has continued her exceptional start to the year by clinching the New Zealand women’s road race title near Cambridge.
Wollaston used her sprint prowess to kick clear of a group of seven that had broken clear early in the 130km race, comprising 13 laps of a circuit.
Representing her FDJ United-Suez team, she saw off Mikayla Harvey by three seconds, followed by UCI World Esport champion Kate McCarthy in third.
Wollaston made her move on the final climb.
“Taking the jersey back with me to Europe was a really big goal for me,” said an emotional Wollaston.
“It was a tightknit group and no-one was skipping turns. Kudos to the girls who all threw the kitchen sink at it today and I was blown away that I was there for the final two laps.
“I love this loop. It feels like my backyard and I have trained here so much in my career.
“It was such a great environment out racing today.”
The win was Wollaston’s fourth in the last month.
She won the first two stages of the World Tour’s Tour Down Under near Adelaide and followed that up with victory at the one-day Great Ocean Race near Melbourne.
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