La diciannovenne Sarah Gigante (Tibco-SVB) vinto il titolo australiano della crono élite - e con esso anche il titolo under 23 - imponendosi a Ballart davanti alla campionessa uscente Grace Brown (Mitchelton-Scott) e a Emily Herfoss (Roxsolt Attaquer).

La Gigante, che un anno fa sorprese tutti conquistando il titolo in linea, andrà domenica a caccia di una clamorosa doppietta.

ORDINE D’ARRIVO

1 Sarah GIGANTE (Team TibcoSilicon Valley Bank) 0:42:41,82
2 Grace BROWN (Mitchelton Scott) 0:00:09,17
3 Emily HERFOSS (Roxsolt Attaquer) 0:00:10,31
4 Amanda SPRATT (Mitchelton-Scott) 0:00:41,47
5 Shara GILLOW (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) 0:00:52,57
6 Lucy KENNEDY (Mitchelton-Scott) 0:00:58,34
7 Kate PERRY (Specialized Women's Racing) 0:01:10,48
8 Nicole FRAIN (Sydney Uni - Staminade) 0:02:03,12
9 Bree WILSON (Roxsolt Attaquer) 0:02:14,84
10 Jaime GUNNING (Specialized Women's Racing) 0:02:20,59
11 Alana FORSTER (Vikings Cycling Club) 0:02:30,78
12 Kirsty DEACON (Veris Racing Women's Team) 0:03:14,31
13 Emily WATTS (Subaru Giant Women) 0:04:07,96
14 Chloe MORAN (Central Districts Cycling Club) 0:05:02,06
15 Katie BANERJEE (Harlequin Cycling Club) 0:05:26,09
16 Ashlee JONES (Specialized Women's Racing) 0:05:28,33
17 Amber PATE (Norwood Cycling Club) 0:05:36,42
18 Rhianon NORTON (Shepparton Cycling Club) 0:05:44,55
19 Chelsea HOLMES (South Coast Cycling Club) 0:06:31,14
20 Lucia AZZOPARDI (Subaru-Giant Women) 0:07:20,21
21 Pia SMITH (Gusto StepFWD Sukuzi) 0:08:58,63
22 Sharni MORLEY (Brunswick Cycling Club) 0:10:57,99
23 Tania LAUNDER (St Kilda Cycling Club) 0:11:57,21
24 Erin MACDONALD (Sydney Uni Velo Club) 0:12:53,52