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Amanda Spratt wins her third Australian road title

BUNINYONG, Australia (CT) – She won her first two National road titles in Olympic years (2012 and 2016) and Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton-Scott) has continued that trend in 2020. Spratt took out the race in a two-up sprint ahead of 40-year-old Justine Barrow (Roxsolt-Attaquer) while Grace Brown (Mitchelton-Scott) completed the podium 11 seconds behind. Spratt, Barrow …

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Why the Aussie Road Nationals are staying in Ballarat for another three years

On Friday the Ballarat City Council announced that it had secured the rights to the Australian Road Nationals for another three years. By the time that contract ends, in 2023, Ballarat will have hosted the Nationals for 17 years in a row, and 20 years in the past 22. Every year when Nationals rolls around …

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Preview: The elite men’s road race at the 2020 Aussie Road Nationals

The 2020 Australian Road Nationals are currently underway in Ballarat. The final event of the meet will be held on Sunday afternoon when the elite men’s field takes to the slopes of Mt. Buninyong to decide who will wear green and gold for the next 12 months. Here’s our guide to the race and the …

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Preview: The elite & U23 women’s road race at the 2020 Aussie Road Nationals

The Australian Road Nationals are currently underway in Ballarat and everything is building towards “Super Sunday” — the day of the elite road races. On Sunday morning, the combined U23 and elite women’s field will take to the slopes of Mt. Buninyong to decide who will wear green and gold for the next 12 months. …

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In Sarah Gigante’s rise, we’re witnessing something very special

BUNINYONG, Australia (CT) – Sarah Gigante is struggling to breathe. Not because she’s working hard on the bike — that’s finished with for today — but because breathing is hard when pure joy is flooding out of you in long, run-on sentences. “I just can’t believe I was able to win the elite time trial,” …

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