Talia APPLETON WINS J19 NRS…

In the Stage 1 road race, Talia crashed with 10km to go; a crash in the peloton sent her off the road into a ditch and over the bars. With only minor grazes she chased back to the bunch. It diminished her punch for the finale, a 3km climb. But she was able to hold onto the leading group finishing 13th on the same time as the winner.

The Stage 2 road race was 78km long with 1900m of climbing. It was a very tough race of attrition and while the winner skipped away to win by over 5 minutes, Talia was next over the line in second.

Stage 3 was the Crit which Talia won for J19 and was 6th overall.

So Talia finished 2nd J19 overall at the Tour of Tasmania; but, more importantly, this gives her enough points to be crowned the winner overall of the J19 National Road Series!! Here are the results.

Congratulations Talia - brilliant result!