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Otago Daily Times
14 hours ago
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Wollaston thanks team-mates for victory
Ally Wollaston celebrates victory at the Tour of Britain in Glasgow. PHOTO: SWPIX New Zealand cycling star Ally Wollaston has sprinted her way to overall victory on the final day to win the Tour of Britain. The Suez FDJ professional went into the last stage of the UCI World Tour race around the streets of Glasgow trailing emerging British star Cat Ferguson, from Movistar, by 3sec. Wollaston revelled in the circuit racing, picking up the time bonuses in winning all three of the intermediate sprints in Glasgow then securing the overall honours with a desperate final sprint for third on the stage. It gave the Kiwi rider the vital last four bonus points to secure the overall victory on general classification. "I'm a little bit overwhelmed," Wollaston said. 'I knew it was a lot to pull off today, winning three sprints and having to still get seconds in the final. I knew the race really had to go my way today. 'I'm so, so immensely grateful for my team-mates for making it pan out that way. I really couldn't have done that on my own out there. 'If you looked at every sprint that I did well in today, I was never isolated. I had a team-mate going into the last corner every single time and it made a world of difference. 'This means the world to me. It's my first World Tour victory in GC. 'Often a lot of the times on the track, I race best in omniums when I'm not leading from the front, and I think I found it super-motivating today not having to defend the win. I find it a lot easier on the mind chasing rather than defending." Wollaston has won two world titles on the track as well as silver and bronze medals at the Paris Olympic Games. While the New Zealand star won a World Tour race in Australia in February, this was her first World Tour GC win in a stage race. "It came down to the last sprint, and there was a moment of doubt halfway through that last lap where I thought 'I just cannot do this today', and my team-mates really helped me pull it together and pulled me to the front for the final.'' The final stage was held on an 8.4km city-centre circuit in Glasgow. — APL
SBS Australia
a day ago
- Sport
- SBS Australia
Unclipped with Grace Brown: Inside FDJ-Suez - A Former Teammate Reads the Race
This week, Grace Brown breaks down FDJ-Suez's dominance across two key races on the women's calendar. In Catalunya, they won every stage and the overall. In Britain, Ally Wollaston snatched GC victory by a single second in a rain-soaked finale. The execution was sharp, familiar, and unmistakably FDJ. Grace knows the team's DNA, and she reflects on the measured, instinctive, and ruthlessly well-timed style. Meanwhile in France, the Critérium du Dauphiné lit up early, with Tour favourites already trading blows - a clear sign July's battles have begun.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
In pictures: Tour of Britain takes to the streets of Glasgow
Hundreds of spectators lined the streets of Glasgow to watch Lorena Wiebes of the Netherlands win the fourth and final stage of the Women's Tour of Britain. Ally Wollaston of New Zealand sealed overall victory by finishing third and taking bonus seconds to push overnight leader, Britain's Cat Ferguson, into second place. Speaking about her stage victory, Lorena Wiebes said: "It was a tough race - with a city centre, all the time you have to push the power. "The team did a really good job to keep me safe in the front. "For me, it was perfect towards the finish as I could do the sprint as I wanted to." Wollaston denies GB's Ferguson to win Tour of Britain
RNZ News
a day ago
- Sport
- RNZ News
Cycling: Kiwi Ally Wollaston wins Tour of Britain
Ally Wollaston. Photo: FDJ-Suez New Zealand cyclist Ally Wollaston has won the Tour of Britain. Wollaston went into the fourth and final stage three seconds behind British rider Cat Ferguson but picked up time bonuses in the three intermediate sprints in Glasgow before gaining another four bonus seconds by finishing third on the stage. Wollaston, who rides for FDJ-Suez, beat Movistar's Ferguson by four seconds overall. "I'm a little bit overwhelmed, sorry. I'm so happy, first of all, a massive thank you to my team-mates, I couldn't have done it without them," Wollaston said. "This means the world to me, it's my first World Tour victory in GC (general classification)." Wollaston, 24, is two-time world champion on the track and last year won a silver and bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. She won a World Tour one-day race in Australia in February. "I knew I needed to get every second I could in the bonus sprints, and unfortunately, Cat was right on my wheel every time! "So it came down to the last sprint, and there was a moment of doubt halfway through that last lap where I thought 'I just cannot do this today', and my team-mates really helped me pull it together and pulled me to the front for the final." The final stage was held on an 8.4km city-centre circuit in Glasgow.
Glasgow Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Ten amazing pictures of huge cycling event across Glasgow
City centre roads closed for the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women as a huge crowd gathered to watch. Following a thrilling race, Ally Wollaston sealed the title by the narrowest of margins ahead of Cat Ferguson. Speaking on her victory, she said: 'I am feeling very overwhelmed, it is so exciting and it really couldn't have gone any better for me today. I was lucky that there were a lot of seconds up for grabs. "The plan was to get as many seconds as I could, and unfortunately, Cat was on my wheel for every single one, so it really came down to the last sprint. 'The team were so amazing today, I really couldn't have done it without them. I'm just so grateful for the work that they did. I couldn't be happier in this team, so I am very grateful for the support I have received over the last four days. 'Mum and Dad will be a bit shocked, I imagine. I called them last night and said that the plan was to go for all three bonus sprints, and I said Cat will probably be thinking the same thing! I think they will be super proud back home.' Here are ten wonderful pictures of the event. READ NEXT: Hotel near SEC to get whole new look after refurb (Image: (Image: (Image: (Image: (Image: (Image: (Image: (Image: (Image: (Image:
