“Today still hasn’t fully sunk in” – Mara Roldan relishes first World Tour win after solo attack at Tour of Britain

Stage 2 of the 2025 Women’s Tour of Britain delivered a breakthrough moment for Mara Roldan, who claimed her first ever Women’s WorldTour victory with a perfectly executed solo attack into Redcar.

Roldan launched her move on the second and final ascent of Marske Lane, attacking on the steepest section of the climb. She reached the top with a ten second gap and committed fully, riding alone through the final 15 kilometres to the finish, whilst holding off the chase too.

“Today still hasn’t fully sunk in!” she said in a team press release. “It was a hard and aggressive race as soon as we hit the circuit, but we rode really well as a team—always together and in position for the key moments. After yesterday’s disappointing mechanical and losing time on GC, I came into today super motivated, and so did the girls. We were fully committed to the plan.”

Despite the distance to the finish line, Roldan never hesitated. “The team set me up perfectly going into the second lap, and I attacked on the steepest part of the climb. As soon as I got a gap, I knew I had to commit and give it everything to the line. It was still a long way—15 kilometres—but Callum in the car kept me motivated, and I dug deep all the way to the finish.”

“I’m so thankful to all the girls for their hard work. It’s such a special feeling to take this win—especially as it’s my first in the Women’s WorldTour. It gives us so much confidence going forward, not just for the next two days of this race, but for the rest of the season!”

Roldan’s victory also marked another high point for the in form Team Picnic PostNL squad, with team coach Callum Ferguson revealing it had all gone according to plan.

“We had a plan that Mara would attack where she did. That was our goal of the day, to set up an attack on this point. The girls set it up perfectly and Mara was the strongest,” Ferguson said. “It was really perfect teamwork and there’s not much more to add than that; just a super day by the team.”