Olympic podium on show in Geelong

The top four finishers from the Athens Olympic Games women's road race will line up in Geelong for the opening round of the UCI's Road World Cup on Sunday, February 27 and the preceding Geelong Tour being raced from February 22-24. The World Cup will feature 92 riders from 16 countries in what's expected to be a hard fought race over 119.2km (8 laps x 14.9km). The World Cup start/finish line is in Brougham Street, Geelong and the race will start at 10.00am.

Athens Olympic road race champion Sara Carrigan (Tom van Bemmelen), Olympic silver medallist and reigning world champion, Judith Arndt (Nürnberger), Olympic points race gold medallist and road race bronze medallist, Olga Slyusareva (Nobili Rubinetterie), and the defending World Cup Series champion and Australian time trial champion, Oenone Wood (Nürnberger) who placed fourth in the road race in Athens will all be present in Geelong.

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