'Perfect, exactly what I like' – Race recon, crit win puts Bertizzolo on high ahead of Women's Cadel Evans Race

GEELONG AUSTRALIA JANUARY 24 Sofia Bertizzolo of Italy and UAE Team Adq celebrates at podium as race winner during the 1st Geelong Classic 2024 Womens Elite a 50km one day race on January 24 2024 in Geelong Australia Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Sofia Bertizzolo (UAE Team ADQ) on the podium after winning the Geelong Classic 2024 (Image credit: Getty Images)

Sofia Bertizzolo (UAE Team ADQ) is hoping early season success in Australia will help her secure a place in the Italian national team for the Paris Olympics and give her the form for the spring Classics. 

If Wednesday's result at the Geelong Classic criterium is anything to go by, Bertizzolo is looking good for the Women's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race on Saturday and for the rest of the season. 

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Simone Giuliani
Australia Editor

Simone is a degree-qualified journalist that has accumulated decades of wide-ranging experience while working across a variety of leading media organisations. She joined Cyclingnews as a Production Editor at the start of the 2021 season and has now moved into the role of Australia Editor. Previously she worked as a freelance writer, Australian Editor at Ella CyclingTips and as a correspondent for Reuters and Bloomberg. Cycling was initially purely a leisure pursuit for Simone, who started out as a business journalist, but in 2015 her career focus also shifted to the sport.