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Flag drop. We’re out of the neutral zone and racing has started!
Peloton is compact behind race director Stuart O’Grady’s car. Attacks should fly early.
The first challenge comes early with the cat 1 climb of Windy Point, 3.8km long with an average gradient of 6% and a max pitches of 20%.
The riders are rolling through the 5km neutral section on their way to the official start for Stage 2 of the Women’s Tour Down Under. The second day of the race will be the most decisive of the three days as the peloton tackles 115km from Unley to the top of Willunga Hill.
Another beautiful summer but a lot warmer today the forecast calls for highs of 34C atop Willunga Hill.
Stage 1 winner Daniek Hengeveld (Ceratizit-WNT) tops the general classification with a 43-second lead on Ally Wollaston (FDJ-SUEZ) and 45 seconds on Kathrin Schweinberger (Human Powered Health).
Welcome to Cyclingnews’ live coverage of stage 2 of the Women’s Tour Down Under.
