Wells victorious at East End in Santos Women's Cup

Kimberley Wells (Specialized-Securitor) has continued her fantastic display of early season form by taking out Stage 1 of the Santos Women's Cup. Wells outsprinted Commonwealth Games road champion Rochelle Gilmore (Wiggle-Honda) to the line with a photo-finish necessary before Jenny Macpherson (Liv-Giant) could claim the final podium spot.

The recently crowned Australian criterium champion has been a dominant force during the Australian summer, winning stages at the NSW Grand Prix, Mitchelton Bay Series and finally the Australian criterium championships just one week ago in Ballarat.

The Specialized-Securitor squad were simply too good at the end of the 24km with three riders finishing in the top-10 however, it was not an easy ride to the finish. The race was aggressive from the start with the lead continuously changing at the front of the race.

The attacks were constant throughout and it wasn't until the final three laps that the bunch sprint seemed inevitable. In the long drag to the line it was Wells who had the power to make it all the way. Another victory for the rapidly-developing Australian criterium champ. 

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Kimberley Wells40pts
2Rochelle Gilmore35Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jenny Macpherson30Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jessica Mundy25Row 3 - Cell 3
5Amy Cure20Row 4 - Cell 3
6Nicole Whitburn18Row 5 - Cell 3
7Sarah Roy16Row 6 - Cell 3
8Kate Finegan14Row 7 - Cell 3
9Tanya Matthewson12Row 8 - Cell 3
10Amy Bradley10Row 9 - Cell 3
11Carla Ryan5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Lauretta Hanson5Row 11 - Cell 3
13Joanne Hogan5Row 12 - Cell 3
14Joanna Wall5Row 13 - Cell 3
15Cassandra Dodd5Row 14 - Cell 3
16Ashlee Ankudinoff5Row 15 - Cell 3
17Emma Mackie5Row 16 - Cell 3
18Nicole Mcnamara5Row 17 - Cell 3
19Lucy Barker5Row 18 - Cell 3
20Jasmin Hurikino5Row 19 - Cell 3
21Isabella King5Row 20 - Cell 3
22Carly Williams5Row 21 - Cell 3
23Rebecca Domanage5Row 22 - Cell 3
24Hannah Geelan5Row 23 - Cell 3
25Brittany Lindores5Row 24 - Cell 3
26Philippa Read5Row 25 - Cell 3
DNFRebecca WernerRow 26 - Cell 2 Row 26 - Cell 3
DNFCarla FransonRow 27 - Cell 2 Row 27 - Cell 3
DNFStephanie IvesRow 28 - Cell 2 Row 28 - Cell 3
DNFClaire HomseyRow 29 - Cell 2 Row 29 - Cell 3

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