Australian National Championships | Sam Welsford and Amber Pate win criterium titles
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The national championships in Australia are kicking off the action for the 2025 season and today gave way to the criterium events. Sam Welsford and Amber Pate, some of the top favourite for both events, have managed to take their first wins of the year in Perth.
The men's event came down to a sprint finish where Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe rider Sam Welsford took a strong win, starting off the year with a bang like last year. He beat Cameron Scott and Blake Quick (both former World Tour riders) in the final sprint.
| 01 | Welsford Sam | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 01:04:12 |
| 02 | Scott Cameron | CCACHE x Bodywrap | + 00 |
| 03 | Quick Blake | Roojai Insurance | + 00 |
| 04 | Gilmore Brady | Israel Premier Tech Academy | + 00 |
| 05 | Walsh Liam | CCACHE x Bodywrap | + 00 |
| 06 | Eddy Patrick | Team Picnic PostNL | + 00 |
| 07 | Agnoletto Blake | Team Brennan p/b TP32 | + 00 |
| 08 | Stannard Robert | Bahrain Victorious | + 03 |
| 09 | Tucknott Reece | - | + 03 |
| 10 | Schultz Elliot | Victoire Hiroshima | + 03 |
Pate's victory was perhaps more unexpected but in such a difficult race to control, early attacks could succeed. That's exactly what happened, as Pate and Keira Will moved off the front and then grew a big gap over the peloton that could not chase. She eventually launched an attack in the final kilometers to take a solo win.
| 01 | Pate Amber | Liv AlUla Jayco | 43:37 |
| 02 | Will Keira | - | + 19 |
| 03 | Plouffe Maeve | Hess Cycling Team | + 03:55 |
| 04 | Roseman-Gannon Ruby | Liv AlUla Jayco | + 03:55 |
| 05 | Fityus Lucie | St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 | + 03:55 |
| 06 | Talbot Josie | Liv AlUla Jayco | + 03:55 |
| 07 | Manly Alexandra | AG Insurance-Soudal Team | + 03:55 |
| 08 | Polites Alyssa | - | + 03:55 |
| 09 | Lynch Odette | Butterfields Ziptrak Racing | + 03:55 |
| 10 | Hanson Lauretta | Lidl-Trek | + 03:55 |
Sam Welsford wins the 🇦🇺 national criterium championship!
— Mathew Mitchell (@MatMitchell30) January 10, 2025
A late attack from Luke Durbridge was caught at the bell#RoadNats25 pic.twitter.com/6ssjyRhoV4
👑 CRIT QUEEN 👑
— GreenEDGE Cycling (@GreenEDGEteam) January 10, 2025
🇦🇺 #RoadNats25
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