Harbour City GP | Stage 3 Southern Highlands Queens Stage | SBS Women's Recap
A cold morning greeted the riders in Kangaloon, with a thick blanket of fog and heavy rain on the forecast creating a tense energy on the startline. Odette Lynch (Butterfields Ziptrak Racing) wore the race leaders yellow jersey into stage three, but with four laps of a challenging 25km circuit around Kangaloon her Butterfields team wanted to keep their options open ahead of a challenging day.
The day was punctuated by a strong early move by NSTRMO x Attaquer x CCACHE's Isla Bradbury who launched at the end of the first lap and throughout the next 50km extended her lead to a maximum advantage of 3 minutes and 30 seconds.
With the race riding away from the main field, Sophia Sammons (Team Redcat) set about closing the gap and minimising the threat that Bradbury might pose to the overall win. Sammons was closely marked by Butterfields' Sophie Edwards who knew she was a good chance should she arrive at the line in the front group.
Bradbury began to tire and Sammons, now joined by team-mate Tully Schweitzer, turned the screws alongside Edwards. The trio reeled in Bradbury with 10 kilometres remaining. It was a thrilling finish with the overall win on the line as well as the stage, and Edwards delivered under pressure to secure both the stage and the overall title after a difficult day in the saddle.
With the win, Edwards has now narrowed the gap to Sophia Sammons in the League's overall standings to only 5 points ahead of next week's Mt Mitchell to Inverell classic.
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