When Orica-Scott swept the podium in Portarlington on Monday on stage 2 of the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic, the Australian-registered squad not only dominated but also redeemed.
"Yesterday we made a few mistakes," said stage 2 winner Amanda Spratt. "We didn't use the numbers as best we could. Today we wanted to make amends for that."
Orica-Scott put Jessica Allen on the Richie Boulevard podium on Sunday's opening stage. The 23-year-old was part a three-rider breakaway that slipped away in the final five minutes of the 45-minute stage. She finished third to Valentina Scandolara (Alé) and Shannon Malseed (Holden Women's Cycling).
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"It was not a terrible race yesterday," said Spratt. "It's more like we could have done better. There was a situation where we had four riders, and we didn't use that as well as we could.
"We discussed what happened," Spratt added. "It was a constructive talk. [Sport director] Gene [Bates] said to us 'These are the races where you want to make mistakes because you can learn.' Next time we get in that situation, racing in Europe or the National Championships, where it can happen again, we know what to do. It's important to learn from those errors."
It only took 10 minutes for Spratt and her teammates to prove that they are quick studies.
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