For Chloe Hosking, victory in the 2018 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race was a plan three months in the making, and came with the added bonus of Commonwealth Games selection.
The Alé Cipollini rider was an outsider for Saturday’s race, considering the addition of the Challambra climb. However, with specific training in the lead-up to the race that involved four-hour rides capped with "a ten-minute max effort", Hosking's preparation was on point and her sprint unbeatable.
With La Course by Le Tour de France, the Tour of Chongming Island, and a Commonwealth Games bronze medal from 2010 among the results on palmarès, Hosking is nevertheless hoping her win signals her progression to a new level of success.
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"This is really high up there. It is one of my first races if not the only race I have really targeted and delivered," Hosking said after completing her podium duties.
"That is something I am criticised for all the time. I didn't deliver in Qatar, I didn't deliver in the Olympics. It is something I am trying to change and I hope that this is a real turning point for me."
Now into her second season with Alé Cipollini, Hosking was quick to point out that she did not arrive at the Geelong foreshore finish due to her efforts only, describing the behind-the-scenes work of her team and other individuals that contributed to her taking the glory - like a striker praising the playmaker for creating the goal-scoring opportunity.
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