Una autentica prova di forza, quella firmata da Amanda Spratt sul traguardo di Mengler Hill, dove si è conclusa la seconda tappa del Santos Tour Down Under. A completare il trionfo di giornata della Mitchelton-SCOTT è arrivato il secondo posto di Lucy Kennedy con Krista Doebel-Hickoc (Rally UHC Cycling) in terza posizione.

Sotto un sole cocente e una temperatura di 40 gradi, la Mitchelton-SCOTT ha imposto il suo ritrmo decisivo negli ultimi 25 km, un attacco perfettamente pianificato che ha permesso al team australiano di sgretolare letteralmente il gruppo.

Amanda Spratt si gode vittoria e maglia di leader: «Cosa posso dire se non che le mie compagne di squadra sono state incredibili? Avevamo un piano tutta la squadra si è mossa alla perfezione. Abbiamo fatto fare a Grace Brown un lavoro fantastico nei tre o quattro chilometri prima della salita e poi Lucy è partita. Io dovevo attaccare senza portare nessuno con me e così ho fatto. È stata una grande giornata, ma sappiamo che domani c’è ancora una tappa difficile, quindi dobbiamo riposare un po', festeggiareil giusto e prepararci per domani».

ORDINE D'ARRIVO

1 SPRATT, Amanda (AUS) Mitchelton Scott 3:13:20
2 KENNEDY, Lucy (AUS) Mitchelton Scott 0:00:39
3 DOEBEL-HICKOK, Krista (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 0:00:45
4 NEYLAN, Rachel (AUS) Team UniSA-Australia 0:00:50
5 GUNNING, Jaime (AUS) Specialized Women's Racing 0:00:53
6 JACKSON, Alison (CAN) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank 0:01:01
7 MOOLMAN-PASIO, Ashleigh (RSA) CCC-Liv 0:01:10
8 STEPHENS, Lauren (USA) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank 0:01:10
9 HEATHER, Taryn (AUS) Specialized Women's Racing 0:01:13
10 ROPER, Emily (AUS) Team UniSA-Australia 0:01:16
11 WINDER, Ruth (USA) Trek-Segafredo 0:01:51
12 KITCHEN, Lauren (AUS) Team UniSA-Australia 0:01:51
13 LONGO BORGHINI, Elisa (ITA) Trek-Segafredo 0:01:53
14 RODRIGUEZ GUTIERREZ, Carolina (MEX) Astana Women's Team 0:01:59
15 BROWN, Grace (AUS) Mitchelton Scott 0:02:24
16 RAGUSA, Katia (ITA) BePink 0:02:30
17 MALSEED, Shannon (AUS) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank 0:02:32
18 FISHER-BLACK, Niamh (NZL) Vantage New Zealand National Team 0:02:32
19 STANNARD, Elizabeth (AUS) Gusto StepFWD KOM p/b Suzuki 0:02:36
20 RAYNOLDS, Matilda (AUS) Specialized Women's Racing 0:02:53
21 RIABCHENKO, Tetiana (UKR) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport UCI Women Cycling 0:02:55
22 WHITEHOUSE, Georgia (AUS) Sydney Uni - Staminade 0:02:56
23 MCCALLUM, Kirsty (NZL) Vantage New Zealand National Team 0:02:57
24 PRATT, Jessica (AUS) Sydney Uni - Staminade 0:02:57
25 ANDERSON, Grace (NZL) Vantage New Zealand National Team 0:03:11
26 SALCEDO ZAMBRANO, Jannie Milena (COL) Swapit Agolico 0:03:11
27 BERGEN, Sara (CAN) Rally UHC Cycling 0:03:22
28 FRASER, Elyse (NZL) Vantage New Zealand National Team 0:03:22
29 BOOTH, Anna (AUS) Sydney Uni - Staminade 0:03:36
30 SIERRA, Arlenis (CUB) Astana Women's Team 0:03:36
31 KASPER, Romy (GER) Ale Cipollini 0:03:36
32 WILLIAMS, Georgia (NZL) Mitchelton Scott 0:03:36
33 VANDENBULCKE, Jesse (BEL) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport UCI Women Cycling 0:03:46
34 LUCAS, Sharlotte (NZL) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank 0:03:50
35 WILES, Tayler (USA) Trek-Segafredo 0:04:04
36 YONAMINE, Eri (JPN) Ale Cipollini 0:04:04
37 PATERNOSTER, Letizia (ITA) Trek-Segafredo 0:04:04
38 PIRRONE, Elena (ITA) Astana Women's Team 0:04:11
39 JAMIESON, Amanda (NZL) Vantage New Zealand National Team 0:04:25
40 COBB, Alice (GBR) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank 0:04:29
41 LEBEDEV, Veronica (AUS) Gusto StepFWD KOM p/b Suzuki 0:04:39
42 BLAIS, Marie Soleil (CAN) Astana Women's Team 0:04:45
43 MUÑOZ GRANDON, Paola Andrea (CHI) Swapit Agolico 0:05:34
44 ANKUDINOFF, Ashlee (AUS) Specialized Women's Racing 0:05:35
45 QUAGLIOTTO, Nadia (ITA) Ale Cipollini 0:05:37
46 PETTENON, Jenny (AUS) Gusto StepFWD KOM p/b Suzuki 0:05:54
47 RICARDO, Gina (AUS) Sydney Uni - Staminade 0:05:54
48 CURE, Amy (AUS) Specialized Women's Racing 0:06:29
49 PAINE, Deborah (NZL) Vantage New Zealand National Team 0:06:29
50 ELVIN, Gracie (AUS) Mitchelton Scott 0:06:31
51 ROY, Sarah (AUS) Mitchelton Scott 0:06:40
52 MUNDY, Jessica (AUS) Gusto StepFWD KOM p/b Suzuki 0:06:40
53 RAMÍREZ FREGOSO, Andrea (MEX) Swapit Agolico 0:07:02
54 FRANZ, Heidi (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 0:07:27
55 BARRERA ESPARZA, Anet (MEX) Swapit Agolico 0:07:27
56 WATTS, Emily (AUS) Sydney Uni - Staminade 0:07:51
57 DEMEY, Valerie (BEL) CCC-Liv 0:07:51
58 LOUW, Anya (AUS) Team UniSA-Australia 0:07:51
59 HANSON, Lauretta (AUS) Trek-Segafredo 0:07:57
60 KUIJPERS, Evy (NED) CCC-Liv 0:08:24
61 SALAZAR VAZQUEZ, Lizbeth Yareli (MEX) Astana Women's Team 0:08:26
62 WIASAK, Rebecca (AUS) Team UniSA-Australia 0:08:43
63 MARKUS, Riejanne (NED) CCC-Liv 0:08:49
64 BERTEAU, Victoire (FRA) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport UCI Women Cycling 0:08:49
65 VARGAS BARRIENTOS, Maria Jose (CRC) Swapit Agolico 0:09:09
66 MACDONALD, Nicola (AUS) Gusto StepFWD KOM p/b Suzuki 0:09:28
67 SKALNIAK, Agnieszka (POL) CCC-Liv 0:09:33
68 KOREVAAR, Jeanne (NED) CCC-Liv 0:09:33
69 TALBOT, Josie (AUS) Team UniSA-Australia 0:09:33
70 BLOOR, Ella (AUS) Specialized Women's Racing 0:10:30
71 HOSKING, Chloe (AUS) Ale Cipollini 0:10:30
72 STEIGENGA, Nicole (NED) BePink 0:10:30
73 ELLSAY, Gillian (CAN) Rally UHC Cycling 0:12:38
74 VALSECCHI, Silvia (ITA) BePink 0:13:35
75 BARBIERI, Rachele (ITA) BePink 0:14:03
76 MICKEY, Abigail (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 0:15:46
77 VAN VELZEN, Bryony (NED) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport UCI Women Cycling 0:17:35
78 SANTOYO PEREZ, Brenda Andrea (MEX) Swapit Agolico 0:17:35
79 MEDVEDOVA, Tereza (SVK) BePink 0:18:09
80 VAN 'T GELOOF, Maria Apolonia (NED) Ale Cipollini 0:19:21
81 RAIMONDI, Jessica (ITA) Ale Cipollini 0:20:03
82 VEKEMANS, Anisha (BEL) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport UCI Women Cycling 0:21:30
83 ALEXANDRE REIS, Daniela Da Conceição (POR) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport UCI Women Cycling 0:21:30
84 PRADERA BERNAL, Jeydy (CUB) Astana Women's Team 0:22:37
DNF COLLIGAN, Jade (AUS) Sydney Uni - Staminade
DNF PATTARO, Francesca (ITA) BePink
DNF MOAK, Summer (USA) Rally UHC Cycling

CLASSIFICA GENERALE

1 SPRATT, Amanda (AUS) Mitchelton Scott 6:23:38
2 KENNEDY, Lucy (AUS) Mitchelton Scott 0:00:43
3 DOEBEL-HICKOK, Krista (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 0:00:51
4 NEYLAN, Rachel (AUS) Team UniSA-Australia 0:01:00
5 GUNNING, Jaime (AUS) Specialized Women's Racing 0:01:03
6 JACKSON, Alison (CAN) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank 0:01:11
7 MOOLMAN-PASIO, Ashleigh (RSA) CCC-Liv 0:01:20
8 STEPHENS, Lauren (USA) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank 0:01:20
9 HEATHER, Taryn (AUS) Specialized Women's Racing 0:01:23
10 ROPER, Emily (AUS) Team UniSA-Australia 0:01:46
11 KITCHEN, Lauren (AUS) Team UniSA-Australia 0:02:01
12 WINDER, Ruth (USA) Trek-Segafredo 0:02:01
13 LONGO BORGHINI, Elisa (ITA) Trek-Segafredo 0:02:03
14 RODRIGUEZ GUTIERREZ, Carolina (MEX) Astana Women's Team 0:02:09
15 BROWN, Grace (AUS) Mitchelton Scott 0:02:34
16 RAGUSA, Katia (ITA) BePink 0:02:40
17 FISHER-BLACK, Niamh (NZL) Vantage New Zealand National Team 0:02:42
18 MALSEED, Shannon (AUS) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank 0:02:42
19 STANNARD, Elizabeth (AUS) Gusto StepFWD KOM p/b Suzuki 0:02:46
20 RAYNOLDS, Matilda (AUS) Specialized Women's Racing 0:03:03
21 RIABCHENKO, Tetiana (UKR) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport UCI Women Cycling 0:03:05
22 WHITEHOUSE, Georgia (AUS) Sydney Uni - Staminade 0:03:06
23 PRATT, Jessica (AUS) Sydney Uni - Staminade 0:03:07
24 MCCALLUM, Kirsty (NZL) Vantage New Zealand National Team 0:03:07
25 ANDERSON, Grace (NZL) Vantage New Zealand National Team 0:03:21
26 BERGEN, Sara (CAN) Rally UHC Cycling 0:03:32
27 FRASER, Elyse (NZL) Vantage New Zealand National Team 0:03:32
28 SIERRA, Arlenis (CUB) Astana Women's Team 0:03:42
29 WILLIAMS, Georgia (NZL) Mitchelton Scott 0:03:46
30 KASPER, Romy (GER) Ale Cipollini 0:03:46
31 BOOTH, Anna (AUS) Sydney Uni - Staminade 0:03:46
32 VANDENBULCKE, Jesse (BEL) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport UCI Women Cycling 0:03:56
33 PATERNOSTER, Letizia (ITA) Trek-Segafredo 0:04:04
34 LUCAS, Sharlotte (NZL) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank 0:04:11
35 YONAMINE, Eri (JPN) Ale Cipollini 0:04:14
36 WILES, Tayler (USA) Trek-Segafredo 0:04:14
37 PIRRONE, Elena (ITA) Astana Women's Team 0:04:21
38 JAMIESON, Amanda (NZL) Vantage New Zealand National Team 0:04:35
39 COBB, Alice (GBR) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank 0:04:39
40 LEBEDEV, Veronica (AUS) Gusto StepFWD KOM p/b Suzuki 0:04:49
41 BLAIS, Marie Soleil (CAN) Astana Women's Team 0:04:55
42 MUÑOZ GRANDON, Paola Andrea (CHI) Swapit Agolico 0:05:44
43 ANKUDINOFF, Ashlee (AUS) Specialized Women's Racing 0:05:45
44 QUAGLIOTTO, Nadia (ITA) Ale Cipollini 0:05:47
45 RICARDO, Gina (AUS) Sydney Uni - Staminade 0:06:04
46 PETTENON, Jenny (AUS) Gusto StepFWD KOM p/b Suzuki 0:06:04
47 PAINE, Deborah (NZL) Vantage New Zealand National Team 0:06:35
48 ELVIN, Gracie (AUS) Mitchelton Scott 0:06:36
49 CURE, Amy (AUS) Specialized Women's Racing 0:06:39
50 ROY, Sarah (AUS) Mitchelton Scott 0:06:41
51 MUNDY, Jessica (AUS) Gusto StepFWD KOM p/b Suzuki 0:06:50
52 RAMÍREZ FREGOSO, Andrea (MEX) Swapit Agolico 0:07:12
53 FRANZ, Heidi (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 0:07:37
54 BARRERA ESPARZA, Anet (MEX) Swapit Agolico 0:07:37
55 DEMEY, Valerie (BEL) CCC-Liv 0:08:01
56 WATTS, Emily (AUS) Sydney Uni - Staminade 0:08:01
57 LOUW, Anya (AUS) Team UniSA-Australia 0:08:01
58 HANSON, Lauretta (AUS) Trek-Segafredo 0:08:07
59 KUIJPERS, Evy (NED) CCC-Liv 0:08:34
60 SALAZAR VAZQUEZ, Lizbeth Yareli (MEX) Astana Women's Team 0:08:36
61 WIASAK, Rebecca (AUS) Team UniSA-Australia 0:08:47
62 MARKUS, Riejanne (NED) CCC-Liv 0:08:59
63 BERTEAU, Victoire (FRA) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport UCI Women Cycling 0:08:59
64 VARGAS BARRIENTOS, Maria Jose (CRC) Swapit Agolico 0:09:19
65 MACDONALD, Nicola (AUS) Gusto StepFWD KOM p/b Suzuki 0:09:38
66 TALBOT, Josie (AUS) Team UniSA-Australia 0:09:43
67 SKALNIAK, Agnieszka (POL) CCC-Liv 0:09:43
68 KOREVAAR, Jeanne (NED) CCC-Liv 0:09:43
69 HOSKING, Chloe (AUS) Ale Cipollini 0:10:35
70 STEIGENGA, Nicole (NED) BePink 0:10:40
71 BLOOR, Ella (AUS) Specialized Women's Racing 0:10:40
72 SALCEDO ZAMBRANO, Jannie Milena (COL) Swapit Agolico 0:12:27
73 ELLSAY, Gillian (CAN) Rally UHC Cycling 0:12:48
74 VALSECCHI, Silvia (ITA) BePink 0:13:45
75 BARBIERI, Rachele (ITA) BePink 0:14:12
76 MICKEY, Abigail (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 0:15:56
77 VAN VELZEN, Bryony (NED) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport UCI Women Cycling 0:17:45
78 SANTOYO PEREZ, Brenda Andrea (MEX) Swapit Agolico 0:17:45
79 MEDVEDOVA, Tereza (SVK) BePink 0:18:19
80 VAN 'T GELOOF, Maria Apolonia (NED) Ale Cipollini 0:19:31
81 RAIMONDI, Jessica (ITA) Ale Cipollini 0:20:32
82 VEKEMANS, Anisha (BEL) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport UCI Women Cycling 0:21:40
83 ALEXANDRE REIS, Daniela Da Conceição (POR) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport UCI Women Cycling 0:21:40
84 PRADERA BERNAL, Jeydy (CUB) Astana Women's Team 0:22:47