Hoskins Defends her Title

Published On: 7 January 2013

Melisa Hoskins defended her Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic title in Williamstown last week. 


After finishing second on her first two days of racing, Hoskins powered home on the final day, winning the field sprint to defend her back-to-back title.



“Winning the series was a pretty big goal,” admitted Hoskins. “What else can you do when you’ve won previously? You can’t go better than win, so the only thing there is to do is go back-to-back or win a stage.”

“I put a lot of pressure on myself after winning last year, and I was surprised with how well I dealt with that pressure,” she added. “I’m happy to have a stage win this year. I won the overall last year without a stage win. It was even more special to win today while wearing the yellow jersey.”

Sport Director Dave McPartland was pleased in the teams form.



“I’m happy with how the girls are riding in terms of form,” he said. “They’ve shown us that they’ve improved over the last month. We’re still not at international racing fitness levels, but I’m confident now that by the time Qatar comes, we’ll be where we need to be.”

“I’m particularly happy with Mel and how she got around Portarlington yesterday,” he added. “To get second on the course was particularly impressive for her.”

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