00:00On the edge of the city, the Adelaide Hills awaits, it is Health Partners Stage 2, hello and welcome to the Santos Tour Down Under.
00:07It starts in McGill, it finishes in Paragon. Matthew Keenan with you, joined by Grace Brown.
00:133, 2, 1.
00:17They drop the flag to get it underway, the white jersey for the best young rider, that is Justina Zappler.
00:24As we see, the flag waved and kilometre zero, the race is on.
00:28Rosita Reinhout from Visma Lisabak, the first rider to attack.
00:32Not surprisingly, Grace Brown, Gaia Reilini is responding.
00:36This is her to ride.
00:38With some breathing space across the top, collecting the maximum points.
00:43So 7 points there going to Paula Blasi.
00:47That moves her to 10 points.
00:49Of course, Antilla from Canyon Tram is going to take the win here for the Intermediate Sprint, the Zip Track Intermediate Sprint.
01:01Taking maximum points on this one and a handy three seconds.
01:07Job done for Antilla from Canyon Tram.
01:10She's continuing to hold on to her advantage.
01:13A minute, 39 seconds.
01:15This is not about the points classification.
01:18This is all about the time bonuses.
01:20Also coming through to the front is Van Dam in yellow.
01:23It is Wollaston holding on.
01:26Two points, two seconds.
01:28She extends her overall lead.
01:30That was close, but I suspect that Wollaston wanted to win it with the lowest amount of effort possible.
01:37She has been fantastic.
01:41Over the top, Antilla.
01:43She collects the maximum points in the race for the FX Queen of the Mountains classification.
01:47That is seven points in the back pocket.
01:49But she has conceded 30 seconds on the peloton whilst on the climb.
01:54Another replay now of the bunch coming through the FX Queen of the Mountain.
01:59And Blassie there taking this comfortably.
02:01But you can see by the facial expression on Gaia Raylini,
02:05they were going pretty hard there to try and get those points over the top of this climb.
02:10So three points for the points classification.
02:14Three second time bonus in the general classification.
02:18But the battle is on behind.
02:20And the race for second position, that will be all in port for the time bonuses.
02:25Can Ali Wollaston pick up more?
02:27Yes, she does.
02:27Another two seconds.
02:29I think they're expecting Blassie there to just nip across the line and take that.
02:35But Alessia Vigilia did pick up some points there, I think, coming across the line in second.
02:40This is the sprint you do when you don't really want to sprint, but you really want the points.
02:45Paula Blassie waited until 15 metres to go.
02:48And she just nipped that one on the line.
02:52Look, it was close.
02:54But actually it was the UNOX teammate there that took the points ahead of Alessia Vigilia.
03:00It is yesterday's breakaway rider.
03:03The Giliat who's trying to close it down.
03:05Blassie opens up.
03:07Five more points.
03:09Locking away the FX Queen of the Mountains jersey at least for one day.
03:14Yes, she's been phenomenal on the Queen of the Mountains today.
03:18An interesting move there by the world champion, Valierrez.
03:25Marta Luck is waiting.
03:27Rugg is poised.
03:29The defending champion, the world champion.
03:31Wollaston looking for back-to-back.
03:34Spratt still there.
03:35Vodacek as well.
03:36So too is Mavi Garcia.
03:38Here comes the purple.
03:40Here comes Ruby Rose Van Gannon.
03:42Can she finish it off?
03:43Marta Luck.
03:44She opens.
03:45Rugg goes.
03:47Wollaston challenges.
03:48It is a drag race to the finish line.
03:50It is Rugg.
03:52Does she collect?
03:53Can Wollaston get over the top?
03:55Kiwi sensation.
03:57She's the Queen of Paragon.
03:58She goes back-to-back.
04:00We shouldn't have had our doubts on Ali Wollaston.
04:04She is an absolute superstar.
04:07This is career-best form for her.
04:11Marta Luck, she opened up maybe too early and going the long way around.
04:15But Wollaston, she went the long way around and she got there first.
04:19Yeah, Wollaston really just had the strongest legs there in the end.
04:24And UAE Team ADQ with three riders inside the top ten.
04:30They had Paula Blasi in fourth, Dominika Vodacek in fifth, Mavi Garcia in tenth.
04:35Let's get down to Ali Wollaston.
04:39It feels amazing.
04:40I was feeling really not good today, to be honest.
04:43I actually said to the girls, I'm not feeling good.
04:46And it would have been so frustrating for them to ride with me today
04:48because I found it so hard to move up.
04:51But yeah, in the last 10K, something really just switches mentally.
04:55And if I know it's going to come down to a sprint, then yeah,
04:59something happens in the brain and then I was there at the front.
05:01So I'm so, so happy.
05:03Give it up for Ali Wollaston, FDJ United.
05:08Congratulations.
05:13More gifts.
05:21You're your leader after two days of racing with just one to go.
05:31Congratulations again, Ali.
05:34Big round of applause.
05:36Wilma Antilla, your Yamaha most competitive ride of the day.
05:40Congratulations, Wilma.
05:41Great riding, Justina.
05:48Congratulations.
05:49You lead with one day to go.
05:55Your new FX, Queen of the Mountains leader with just one day to go.
05:59Paola Blasi, Carol.
06:04She won the Zip Track Stage 1.
06:06She's won the Health Partners Stage 2.
06:08It doesn't get any better for Ali.
06:14Official results for the FX, Queen of the Mountains classification.
06:20Top 10 on the stage.
06:21Wollaston with the win for the second day in a row.
06:24The first time we've had back-to-back wins in the women's Santos Tour Down Under
06:27since Chloe Hosking in 2020.
06:30These are the official results that have been verified by the UCI.
06:33Rook in second position.
06:34Nelson in third.
06:35Blasi, what a day she had out.
06:37Wollaston after seven hours, three minutes and 27 seconds of racing.
06:42She leads by 14 seconds ahead of Josie Nelson.
06:46Now, Emilia Rook is third, followed by Olivia Peril and Marta Locke making up the top five.
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