Amanda Spratt blitzed the final stage of the UCI Women's World Tour in Emakumeen Bira (Spain) to take the victory.
Spratt (Mitchelton-Scott) finished the 108km first stage in 16th position, 17 seconds behind the leader.
The second stage, a 26.6km time trial, saw Spratt finish 15th, 1:33 behind the leaders. Spratt was still able to gain nine positions on the frontrunners, rising from 16th to 7th position.
The third stage was a hilly 114.5km ride featured two category 2 climbs and one category 3. Spratt finished 2:01 behind the stage winner in 23rd place and dropped three places in the General Classification to 10th, behind by 1:37.
The final 120km stage saw Spratt finish in first place with a time of 3:19:25, ahead of Elisa Longo Borghini by 1:16.
The stage win also gave Spratt a 0:48 break from teammate Annemiek Van Vlueten in second position.
Check out the highlights of the fourth and final stage at Emakumeen #Bira and @AmandaSpratt epic victory. #UCIWWT https://t.co/wz0JjYkz3D
— UCI_WWT (@UCI_WWT) May 23, 2018
Rounding out the Australian GC results:
Rank | Rider | Team | UCI | Pnt | Time |
1 | SPRATT Amanda | Mitchelton-Scott | 200 | 150 | 9:50:26 |
15 | GILLOW Shara | FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 10 | 20 | + 05:17 |
30 | MANLY Alexandra | Mitchelton-Scott | 5 | + 09:18 | |
38 | CROOKS Jenelle | Mitchelton-Scott | 3 | + 11:23 | |
43 | NEYLAN Rachel | Movistar Team | + 12:28 | ||
55 | ELVIN Gracie | Mitchelton-Scott | + 16:09 | ||
71 | CROMWELL Tiffany | Canyon SRAM Racing | +24:23 |
Spratt also finished second in the KOM category and was part of the Mitchelton-Scott overall team win.
In the Young Rider category, Alexandra Manly, also of Mitchelton-Scott, finished in third position.
Next Up: Ovo Energy Women's Tour in Great Britain starting June 13th and completing on the 17th.
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