
After going on the attack in the opening stage of the Women's Tour Down Under and securing the mountains classification jersey, Alyssa Polites sent a message to the cycling world that she's back.
Two years ago, Polites was a neo-pro full of promise and ambitions. She was on her way, having signed a WorldTour contract with Jayco-AlUla at age 19, and aspired to compete in the Olympic Games in Paris, to race Paris-Roubaix and win a world title.