Ella Wyllie (Liv AlUla Jayco) won a three-way sprint at Friday's 122.5km women's road race at the New Zealand National Championships, claiming victory over both her under-23 and elite rivals in the combined category event.
Elite time trial winner Kim Cadzow (EF Education-Cannondale) was second overall while powerful mountain biker Samara Maxwell (Decathlon Ford) came over the line third on the Timaru course. Triathlete Brea Roderick was the second under-23 rider over the line in ninth place overall, while Muireann Green (Black Magic p/b Tineli) came third in the category.
“It was a race of attrition and I stayed patient and alert all day," said Wyllie, who also won the U23 time trial. "I held back until the last lap to fully unleash, to wear down the last of us coming into the final four kilometres.
