The Australian National Team in Italy

The Australian National Team made the trip to Italy to race.  Saturday, we raced in the Classic City of Padua and Sunday in Aiello del Friuli, near Udine, at the Tour de Friuli. La corsa padovana si disputerà su un circuito pianeggiante da ripetere 12 volte per un totale di 113 km: siccome è classificata come corsa nazionale alla partenza si presenteranno tutte le cicliste della squadra tranne Fabiana Luperini e Martine Bras. The race was disputed on the Paduan plain circuit, which was repeated 12 times for a total of 113 km: since it is classified as a national race all the Italians except Fabiana Luperini and Martine Bras were expected to perform at their best for National pride.