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GEELONG, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 31: Ally Wollaston of New Zealand and Team FDJ United - SUEZ celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 10th Mapei Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2026, Women's Elite a 141.2km one day race from Geelong to Geelong / #UCIWWT / on January 31, 2026 in Geelong, Australia. (Photo by Con Chronis/Getty Images)
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Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race: Ally Wollaston takes back-to-back win from small group sprint

  • January 31, 2026

No one could match Ally Wollaston’s acceleration as she launched her sprint in the closing metres to take the win at the Mapei Cadel Evans Road Race for a second year in a row on Saturday.

In the run-in, Mavi Garcia (UAE Team ADQ) was the first to lift the pace for the 12-rider lead group, working for a teammate, but the FDJ United-SUEZ rider quickly came to the front and powered to the line to victory.

Josie Nelson (Picnic–PostNL) finished second, with Mireia Benito (AG Insurance–Soudal) completing the podium in third in Geelong.

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Though Wollaston struggled on the climb up Challambra Crescent and had to chase back onto the reduced peloton the second time around, she was also surrounded and received support from her teammates and was able to recover before the final dash to the line. 

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