Tasmanian rider Georgia Baker sprinted herself onto the podium once again with an impressive third place finish at the one-day Victorian race, the Surf Coast Classic.
After coming close to victory last Sunday, at the Schwalbe Classic in Adelaide where she picked up a close second place finish, the Liv AlUla Jayco rider found herself once again in the top three after strong backing from her teammates.
There was no respite for the riders on the 118km route from Lourne to Torquay with wind playing a part in the race, ahead of a super-fast sprint finish on a wide-open road with a heavy tailwind.
Thanks to the help of her teammates, Baker was able to position herself ready for the sprint, putting it all on the line before delivering the goods once again with a well fought out podium result.
Attention now turns to Saturday’s one-day WorldTour Classic, the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race where the climbers and puncheur riders will come out to play.
Georgia Baker – Third place
“The race was really, really hard today, there wasn’t really a dull moment there was always lots happening. We started off with a 10km climb which made it a solid day for me. Everybody was super attentive, expecting cross winds and potential damaging splits but that never eventuated and so we knew it would be a sprint finish. It was very fast coming into the final five kilometres and the girls set me up perfectly and I am very proud to be able to pull off a podium finish for them, so it was a good day all round.”
Surf Coast Classic results:
1. Ally Wollaston 3:02:40
2. Chloe Dygert ST
3. Georgia Baker (Liv AlUla Jayco) ST
Photos: Sprint Cycling
