On Sunday in Buninyong is a bit of a Pre-Worlds hit out with a very impressive field! 

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Women's Race Saturday 9th January

I headed to Ballarat for the Scody Australian Open Road Race Championships yesterday here is a lil wrap up from my angle :0) with the help of how the race unfolded via cycling news.

Conditions for the women where very difficult to say the least, temperature around the 40 degree mark, probably hotter with the heat bouncing from the road which in some parts appeared to be melting. Around 70 riders started the race including 20 or so U/23 riders, with only 29 riders overall finishing, the drink station had a lot of action with cries of "water" "water"!!

Ruth Corset (Tibco) broke away with just over a lap remaining to claim a solo victory. Corset kept her head down all the way to the finish, not celebrating until well after she had crossed the finish line for one final time. Coset was the winner in a race that turned out to be that of attrition, vomiting and cramping her way around the last lap to take the Australian jersey over Bridie O'Donnell(VIC) a former rower/ironman turned time trial specialist, and German Judith Arndt.  Bridie O’Donnell attacked breakaway mates Judith Arndt and Rachel Neylan until her fellow Australian was dropped off the back. As O’Donnell powered down the home straight, Arndt showed her class by not challenging her in a two-up sprint, instead sitting on and allowing O’Donnell to claim silver.

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