Katelyn Nicholson Triumphs with Stunning Solo Victory at Warrnambool Ladies’ Vintage

Oceania champion Katelyn Nicholson (Butterfields ZipTrak) claimed a solo victory in a windy version of the Lochard Power Warrnambool Ladies’s Vintage on Sunday after driving off the entrance by myself for the general 40 kilometres of the race.

It was once a quick tail and go wind pushed version of the 160 kilometre race from Colac to Warrnambool that Nicholson took simply 3 hours, 51 mins and 37 seconds to finish, handing over a mean velocity of 40.33km and cutting greater than ten mins off final 12 months’s profitable time.

Chase rider Frankie Corridor (Praties) claimed 2d, 47 seconds again, whilst in 3rd iat 1:38 it was once final 12 months’s runner up Josie Pepper, with the Duda Biking rider having been in pursuit of Nicholson with Corridor however falling away whilst struggling with cramps at about 10km to move.

“I took a flyer and just had to hope for the best, when I looked back there was the gap and I just had to trust the training and the work that I’d put in and try to pull it off for the girls,” mentioned Nicholson after claiming her trophy. “I knew once the gap was there that is was all in for them so it’s very exciting to do it.”

There was once no longer any other rider in sight when Nicholson crossed the road however she by no means actually let herself imagine it would all be sewn up till she hit the completing instantly.

“It felt like an extraordinarily good distance, it by no means felt secure,” said Nicholson of her 40km solo effort. “It sat at 20 seconds for a very long time and I simply needed to again the educational …. I simply needed to agree with it and again myself in.”

The first group in the race, that was this year also delivering the second round of competition in the new ProVelo Super League, came across the Raglan Parade finish line just over three minutes back from Nicholson. Keely Bennett (Duda) led the charge to take fourth with overall and under 23 series leader Talia Appleton come across the line in fifth and, as a result, maintained the top spot overall with a tally of 217 points, just 1 point ahead of Nicholson. 

Nonetheless, at the all-important below 23 leaderboard – with the winner of that class in line for a Liv-AlUla-Jayco construction crew contract – Appleton has a extra really extensive hole of 75 issues to teammate Sophie Marr.Extra to return …