Off the Front UCI22-21
As the women hit the Wollongong city circuit for the first time it was Elynor Backstedt (Great Britain) off the front with two others. Her sister had already won the Junior Women's Road Race, and she was hoping she would be able to bring home her own Rainbow Jersey in the U23 Women's Road Race. Backstedt was joined in the effort by fellow U23 rider Caroline Andersson (Sweden) and the Elite rider Justine Ghekiere (Belgium). The three had opened up roughly a minute and a half on the peloton as they approached the start of the first of six laps through the city. Still, the peloton had yet to show any real aggression. They still have another 87 kilometers to race, so... plenty of time to go.