"It’s a good way for the junior girls to watch us racing after their own race, and I hope we inspire them to see that this sport can be a career for them.”
"I said okay now I just go full gas until the finish line. I'm really happy I won."
"I said okay now I just go full gas until the finish line. I'm really happy I won."
And then suddenly I just said to myself 'okay Elena, let's try something.'
"Maybe I need to be smarter in the final and try to chase them back, but now I just have to look forward to another chance next week.”
"I knew I had good form going into the race, but then when you don't perform up to the expectations you had on yourself, it does knock your confidence a bit."
With 30km of gravel roads over eight different sectors the 127km race is one of the most beautiful on the women’s calendar.
"Taking the stage with them before the race was pretty much a dream moment for any female cyclist. Just to be recognised as a part of this team is....incredible."
"I think in some way it was good that I crashed. After my big crash last year this was my first crash."
"I will be able to assess what went well and what didn't, what felt comfortable and what didn't, and look to improve on it all."
"I can add a fresh approach to racing and create platforms that athletes are drawn to and understand from which to achieve success for the team and for themselves."
"We forced the echelons in the crosswinds at the start like we wanted to,"
"In the last two laps the way we moved through the peloton felt great and I actually had to do nothing but follow my teammates."
"Organisers from Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race are making a massive statement by broadcasting our race, one that says women battle for the win just as valiantly as men and deserve notice for their efforts."
"There was a lot of pressure but a good pressure. It gave me confidence. I carried their confidence in to the sprint yesterday and again today."
"That QOM was very painful, it made the legs sting."
" But I knew if I didn’t put the effort in then I wouldn’t make it and I didn’t want to rely on waiting for that front echelon to come back."
"It's exciting to see a number of international teams who have come over to support the race and with the greater depth in the field to previous years..."
"I tried to put myself into the race at the start, and either make the break or go with it. I had nothing to lose."