'I'm really struggling' was the message Ally Wollaston was putting out to her teammates as the race hit the first run up the crucial climb of Challambra Crescent for the first time at the women's Mapei Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.
The rider from New Zealand may have just swept up two out of the three stage wins up for grabs at the Santos Tour Down Under and be entering the race in Geelong as defending champion, but she wasn't exactly brimming with optimism over her chances of becoming the first rider to win two editions of the race.
