What a fantastic weekend for SKCC women with podiums in Tasmania in the first event of the National Road Series, and closer to home at the Tour of the South West in Warrnambool.
 
SKCC’s Sam de Riter (above) took 1st place in the 2nd Stage of the 2013 Mersey Valley Tour.
Sam’s first ever win had her beaming from ear to ear, and as the tour closed saw her 3rd on GC with her Holden team mates and fellow SKCC members Lucy Coldwell and Miranda Griffiths 6th and 7th respectively. The Holden Women’s Cycling Team finished the tour 2nd on GC. We’ll be watching these ladies closely over the ensuing months.

GC Results for Women’s B Grade at the Tour of the South West saw SKCC’s Grace Phang (centre) take 1st place, Carolyn Phillips (left) from Southern Masters CC 2nd, and Elizabeth Doueal (right) from Warrnambool CC, 3rd)

GC results for Women’s C Grade at the Tour of the South West saw Danielle Garden (centre) from Echuca/Moama CC take 1st place, SKCC’S Jodie Batchelor (left) 2nd, and Freya cole (right) from Norwood CC, 3rd)

Women’s A Grade stage results saw SKCC’s Penny Brown (pictured) take the podium in first place in the Stage 3 criterium, and SKCC’s Bridie O’Donnell 2nd on the points table for QOM in Stage 1’s road race.

Women’s B Grade stage results saw SKCC’s Maartje Munsterman (left) take 2nd in the Stage 1 road race, 1st in the Stage 3 criterium, 2nd on the QOM Points table in the Stage 1 road race and the Sprint Queen title for the Tour.
Grace Phang (right) took the win in the Stage 1 road race and the Stage 2 Time Trial, and 2nd in the Stage 3 Criterium plus the QOM title for the tour.

Well done ladies