Nienke Veenhoven pips Georgia Baker to Down Under Criterium victory
Peloton catches break on final lap at post-Women's Tour Down Under race in𒊎 Adelaide

Nienke Veenhoven (Visma-Lease a Bike) took a narrow victory at the Down U🦄nder Criterium ahead of Georgia Baker (Liv Jayco AlUla) by half a bike length after 50 minutes of breathless racing in Adelaide.
The post-Women's Tour Down Under event played out on a 🌸1.2km circuit at Victoria Park. A 12-rider bunch sprinted it out for the victory after a leading breakaway was caught at the st꧅art of the bell lap.
Veenhoven's Visma-Lease a Bike team worked tire🍌lessly alongside Women's Tour Down Under overall winner Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance-Soudal) to 𝓡catch the break led by Nienke Vinke (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) and FDJ-Suez and were rewarded with victory.
Lidl-Trek's Lauretta Hanson took third with Sofia Bertizzolo (UAE Team ADQ) and Soraya Paladin (Can𒁏yon SRAM) rounding out the t🎃op five.
Veenhoven has a strong track racing pedigree an🌸d tookꩵ second in the scratch race behind Lorena Wiebes (SD-Worx Protime) at last year's Dutch national track championships.
The Women's WorldT🐷our racing at the Tour Down Under finished on Sunday, with Gigante claiming the final stage on top of Willun𒆙ga and the overall race ahead of Vinke.
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