Hometown hero Nettie Edmondson (Wiggle High5) delighted the crowds gathered around Rymill Park in Adelaide on Sunday as she sprinted to victory on the second stage of the Santos Women's Tour. Edmondson's last lead-out rider, Chloe Hosking, gave a powerful pull and hung on for second. The all-Australian podium was rounded out by Lizzie Williams (Orica-AIS).
"It was amazing," said Edmondson in a post-race interview with race announcer David McKenzie. "I was just talking to Lizzie then, and she said the only way they could beat us was to hit us early."
"[Orica-AIS] got us in the back corner. Luckily Chloe Hosking, my last lead-out girl, was switched on. She got straight on the wheel, and it all worked out for us."
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Edmondson's win came from a decimated bunch. A crash on the penultimate lap of the 12-lap, 20.4-kilometre race caused the peloton to split to bits. Race leader Katrin Garfoot appeared to be in difficultly with two laps left but managed to fight back before the finish to cross the line in seventh place, one second back, to hang onto the blue leader's jersey.
The women's race served as an appetizer to the Down Under Classic, finishing an hour before the start of the men's pre-Tour Down Under race. Edmondson expressed gratitude for the crowds that gathered early to watch the Santos Women's Tour.
"Thanks to everyone for coming out and supporting the women," said an over-joyed Edmondson. "This is really, really cool."
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