Avvio tutto italiano nella prima tappa della corsa a tappe Herald Sun Tour, in Australia. A Phillip Island, l'australiana del team Alè Cipollini di Alessia Piccolo, allo sprint ha conquistato il successo superando la modenese Rachele Barbieri, della Bepink, e la finlandese Lotta Lepisto portacolori della Trek Segafredo. Hosking, al suo terzo stagionale, naturalmente ha indossato la maglia di leader della classifica generale.

La fuoriclasse di Canberra ha sbaragliato la concorrenza e fa sua la prima tappa dell'Herald Sun Tour 2019, svoltasi all'interno del noto circuito automobilistico che ospita la tappa australiana del Motomondiale. La seconda vittoria stagionale per Chloe Hosking arriva battendo l'italiana Rachele Barbieri e la finlandese Lotta Lepistö in uno sprint a ranghi molto ridotti, composto da solo 8 atlete, le quali hanno dato 7'' di distacco al primo gruppo inseguitore.

La tappa ha visto la fuga solitaria di Ruth Winder, partita al sesto dei 22 giri previsti nell'autodromo di Phillip Island, resistendo fino a poco più di una tornata dall'arrivo. La pressione del gruppo, soprattutto grazie al ritmo importante creato anche dalle ragazze dirette da Giuseppe Lanzoni hanno neutralizzato l'attacco della statunitense per andare a giocarsi la tappa allo sprint. 

Le dichiarazioni di Chloe Hosking: "Le mie compagne e lo staff hanno fatto un lavoro eccellente oggi, sono molto orgogliosa di loro. Manca ancora un giorno di corse in Australia: alé, alé, alé!"

Domani ci sarà la seconda e ultima tappa, con partenza e arrivo a Churchill.

ORDINE D'ARRIVO

1 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Alé Cipollini 2:30:22
2 Rachele Barbieri (Ita) BePink 0:00:00
3 Lotta Lepistö (Fin) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:00
4 Gracie Elvin (Aus) Mitchelton - Scott 0:00:00
5 Alison Jackson (Can) Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank 0:00:00
6 Emily Roper (Aus) Nazionale Australia 0:00:00
7 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Mitchelton - Scott 0:00:00
8 Grace Brown (Aus) Mitchelton - Scott 0:00:00
9 Brodie Chapman (Aus) Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank 0:00:07
10 Jaime Gunning (Aus) Specialized Womens Racing 0:00:07
11 Amanda Jamieson (NZl) Mike Greer Homes Womens Cycling Team 0:00:07
12 Georgia Whitehouse (Aus) Nazionale Australia 0:00:07
13 Jenna Merrick (NZl) Mike Greer Homes Womens Cycling Team 0:00:07
14 Anna Booth (Aus) Sydney Uni-Staminade 0:00:07
15 Matilda Raynolds (Aus) Specialized Womens Racing 0:00:07
16 Ruby Roseman-Gannon (Aus) Nazionale Australia 0:00:07
17 Nicole Steigenga (Ned) BePink 0:00:07
18 Elizabeth Stannard (Aus) Gusto StepFWD KoM powered By Suzuki 0:00:07
19 Niamh Fisher-Black (NZl) Mike Greer Homes Womens Cycling Team 0:00:07
20 Georgia Williams (NZl) Mitchelton - Scott 0:00:07
21 Victoria Whitelaw (Aus) Sydney Uni-Staminade 0:00:07
22 Katia Ragusa (Ita) BePink 0:00:07
23 Deborah Paine (NZl) Nazionale Nuova Zelanda 0:00:07
24 Taryn Heather (Aus) Specialized Womens Racing 0:00:07
25 Lucy Kennedy (Aus) Mitchelton - Scott 0:00:07
26 Veronica Lebedev (Aus) Gusto StepFWD KoM powered By Suzuki 0:00:07
27 Jessica Pratt (Aus) Nazionale Australia 0:00:07
28 Ella Bloor (Aus) Specialized Womens Racing 0:00:07
29 Kirsty McCallum (NZl) Nazionale Nuova Zelanda 0:00:07
30 Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Alé Cipollini 0:00:07
31 Romy Kasper (GER) Alé Cipollini 0:00:07
32 Lauren Stephens (USA) Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank 0:00:07
33 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:11
34 Maria Apolonia Van 'T Geloof (Ned) Alé Cipollini 0:00:11
35 Nicola MacDonald (Aus) Gusto StepFWD KoM powered By Suzuki 0:00:14
36 Nadia Quagliotto (Ita) Alé Cipollini 0:00:14
37 Ruth Winder (USA) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:14
38 Holly Harris (Aus) Specialized Womens Racing 0:00:14
39 Jessica Allen (Aus) Mitchelton - Scott 0:00:14
40 Tereza Medvedova (Svk) BePink 0:00:18
41 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:21
42 Annamarie Lipp (NZl) Nazionale Nuova Zelanda 0:00:23
43 Alice Cobb (GBr) Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank 0:00:23
44 Abigail Morton (NZl) Nazionale Nuova Zelanda 0:00:23
45 Sharlotte Lucas (NZl) Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank 0:00:23
46 Gina Ricardo (Aus) Sydney Uni-Staminade 0:00:26
47 Libby Arbuckle (NZl) Mike Greer Homes Womens Cycling Team 0:00:26
48 Jessica Raimondi (Ita) Alé Cipollini 0:00:26
49 Briony Mattocks (Aus) Specialized Womens Racing 0:00:26
50 Jemma Eastwood (Aus) Gusto StepFWD KoM powered By Suzuki 0:00:26
51 Kirsty Deacon (Aus) KOM Financial Advice Racing Team 0:00:26
52 Annelise Jefferies (Aus) KOM Financial Advice Racing Team 0:00:26
53 Sarah Gigante (Aus) Nazionale Australia 0:00:26
54 Jessica Mundy (Aus) Gusto StepFWD KoM powered By Suzuki 0:00:26
55 Amy Vesty (NZl) Sydney Uni-Staminade 0:00:37
56 Shannon Malseed (Aus) Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank 0:00:40
57 Francesca Pattaro (Ita) BePink 0:01:05
58 Tayler Wiles (USA) Trek-Segafredo 0:01:09
59 Abigail Van Twisk (GBr) Trek-Segafredo 0:01:15
60 Anya Louw (Aus) Nazionale Australia 0:01:53
61 Elyse Fraser (NZl) Nazionale Nuova Zelanda 0:02:32
62 Katie Banerjee (Aus) KOM Financial Advice Racing Team 0:02:39
63 Bridget Bremner (Aus) KOM Financial Advice Racing Team 0:03:30
64 Jenny Pettenon (Aus) Gusto StepFWD KoM powered By Suzuki 0:06:45
65 Emma Roberts (Aus) KOM Financial Advice Racing Team 0:06:45
66 Jade Colligan (Aus) Sydney Uni-Staminade 0:06:45
67 Stella Nightingale (NZl) Mike Greer Homes Womens Cycling Team 0:06:45
68 Hannah Bartram (NZl) Mike Greer Homes Womens Cycling Team 0:09:30
69 Ione Johnson (NZl) Nazionale Nuova Zelanda 0:10:50
70 Jennifer Darmody (Aus) Sydney Uni-Staminade 0:12:00
71 Rebecca Stephens (Aus) KOM Financial Advice Racing Team 0:13:30

CLASSIFICA GENERALE

1 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Alé Cipollini 2:30:09
2 Rachele Barbieri (Ita) BePink 0:00:05
3 Lotta Lepistö (Fin) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:09
4 Gracie Elvin (Aus) Mitchelton - Scott 0:00:10
5 Grace Brown (Aus) Mitchelton - Scott 0:00:12
6 Alison Jackson (Can) Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank 0:00:13
7 Emily Roper (Aus) Nazionale Australia 0:00:13
8 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Mitchelton - Scott 0:00:13
9 Brodie Chapman (Aus) Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank 0:00:20
10 Jaime Gunning (Aus) Specialized Womens Racing 0:00:20
11 Amanda Jamieson (NZl) Mike Greer Homes Womens Cycling Team 0:00:20
12 Georgia Whitehouse (Aus) Nazionale Australia 0:00:20
13 Jenna Merrick (NZl) Mike Greer Homes Womens Cycling Team 0:00:20
14 Anna Booth (Aus) Sydney Uni-Staminade 0:00:20
15 Matilda Raynolds (Aus) Specialized Womens Racing 0:00:20
16 Ruby Roseman-Gannon (Aus) Nazionale Australia 0:00:20
17 Nicole Steigenga (Ned) BePink 0:00:20
18 Elizabeth Stannard (Aus) Gusto StepFWD KoM powered By Suzuki 0:00:20
19 Niamh Fisher-Black (NZl) Mike Greer Homes Womens Cycling Team 0:00:20
20 Georgia Williams (NZl) Mitchelton - Scott 0:00:20
21 Victoria Whitelaw (Aus) Sydney Uni-Staminade 0:00:20
22 Katia Ragusa (Ita) BePink 0:00:20
23 Deborah Paine (NZl) Nazionale Nuova Zelanda 0:00:20
24 Taryn Heather (Aus) Specialized Womens Racing 0:00:20
25 Lucy Kennedy (Aus) Mitchelton - Scott 0:00:20
26 Veronica Lebedev (Aus) Gusto StepFWD KoM powered By Suzuki 0:00:20
27 Jessica Pratt (Aus) Nazionale Australia 0:00:20
28 Ella Bloor (Aus) Specialized Womens Racing 0:00:20
29 Kirsty McCallum (NZl) Nazionale Nuova Zelanda 0:00:20
30 Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Alé Cipollini 0:00:20
31 Romy Kasper (GER) Alé Cipollini 0:00:20
32 Lauren Stephens (USA) Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank 0:00:20
33 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:24
34 Maria Apolonia Van 'T Geloof (Ned) Alé Cipollini 0:00:24
35 Ruth Winder (USA) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:24
36 Nicola MacDonald (Aus) Gusto StepFWD KoM powered By Suzuki 0:00:27
37 Nadia Quagliotto (Ita) Alé Cipollini 0:00:27
38 Holly Harris (Aus) Specialized Womens Racing 0:00:27
39 Jessica Allen (Aus) Mitchelton - Scott 0:00:27
40 Tereza Medvedova (Svk) BePink 0:00:31
41 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:34
42 Annamarie Lipp (NZl) Nazionale Nuova Zelanda 0:00:36
43 Alice Cobb (GBr) Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank 0:00:36
44 Abigail Morton (NZl) Nazionale Nuova Zelanda 0:00:36
45 Sharlotte Lucas (NZl) Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank 0:00:36
46 Gina Ricardo (Aus) Sydney Uni-Staminade 0:00:39
47 Libby Arbuckle (NZl) Mike Greer Homes Womens Cycling Team 0:00:39
48 Jessica Raimondi (Ita) Alé Cipollini 0:00:39
49 Briony Mattocks (Aus) Specialized Womens Racing 0:00:39
50 Jemma Eastwood (Aus) Gusto StepFWD KoM powered By Suzuki 0:00:39
51 Kirsty Deacon (Aus) KOM Financial Advice Racing Team 0:00:39
52 Annelise Jefferies (Aus) KOM Financial Advice Racing Team 0:00:39
53 Sarah Gigante (Aus) Nazionale Australia 0:00:39
54 Jessica Mundy (Aus) Gusto StepFWD KoM powered By Suzuki 0:00:39
55 Amy Vesty (NZl) Sydney Uni-Staminade 0:00:50
56 Shannon Malseed (Aus) Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank 0:00:53
57 Francesca Pattaro (Ita) BePink 0:01:18
58 Tayler Wiles (USA) Trek-Segafredo 0:01:22
59 Abigail Van Twisk (GBr) Trek-Segafredo 0:01:28
60 Anya Louw (Aus) Nazionale Australia 0:02:06
61 Elyse Fraser (NZl) Nazionale Nuova Zelanda 0:02:45
62 Katie Banerjee (Aus) KOM Financial Advice Racing Team 0:02:52
63 Bridget Bremner (Aus) KOM Financial Advice Racing Team 0:03:43
64 Jenny Pettenon (Aus) Gusto StepFWD KoM powered By Suzuki 0:06:58
65 Emma Roberts (Aus) KOM Financial Advice Racing Team 0:06:58
66 Jade Colligan (Aus) Sydney Uni-Staminade 0:06:58
67 Stella Nightingale (NZl) Mike Greer Homes Womens Cycling Team 0:06:58
68 Hannah Bartram (NZl) Mike Greer Homes Womens Cycling Team 0:09:43
69 Ione Johnson (NZl) Nazionale Nuova Zelanda 0:11:03
70 Jennifer Darmody (Aus) Sydney Uni-Staminade 0:12:13
71 Rebecca Stephens (Aus) KOM Financial Advice Racing Team 0:13:43