Last time out at Williamstown, halfway between Geelong and Melbourne, Jess Allen slipped the field and soloed to the win six seconds ahead of Specialized's Lucy Bechtel on this square, 930-metre course in the centre of town.
The fight for the series title should prove fascinating, too; the overall winners will be crowned here after the race following three days of points-based battling, with race 1 winner Valentina Scandolara doing enough with fourth place in Williamstown in 2017 to sew up the overall crown.
-
![]()
Longo Borghini: Everything changed for Italy when World Championships exploded on Lofthouse
Original leader Bastianelli caught by surprise and caught behind as Van Vleuten launched 100km solo attack -
![]()
World Championships: Van der Poel can read and feel a race and knows when it's the right time to go, says Dutch coach
Exclusive Q&A with Netherlands manager Koos Moerenhout on his nation's chances at Worlds road race -
![]()
Annemiek van Vleuten's World Championship winning Scott Foil RC
The bike that Van Vleuten rode to world championship victory in a 104km solo breakaway -
![]()
Ben Swift: It's hard to think about comebacks when you're lying in intensive care
British rider leads home team's hopes at World Championships road race
