Wollaston has Tour Down Under title in sights
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Kiwi cyclist Ally Wollaston has secured two stage wins from two on the Tour Down Under, extending her overall lead to 24 seconds into the final leg on the Adelaide Hills
The 25-year-old will take a 14-second lead into the third and final stage of the Tour Down Under after dominating the first two days of the World Tour race in Adelaide.
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Wollaston powered to victory in each of the first two stages, leaving many of the world's premier riders in her wake.
Both finishes were uphill sprints, which suited the 25-year-old former track star perfectly, calling on her power to twice clinch victory for her French team FDJ-United Suez.
Despite admitted to lacking energy for Sunday's second stage, Wollaston was still able to burn off the tour's defending champion Noemi Ruegg of Switzerland and beat her to the line.
The final stage 126km stage is in the hills neighbouring Adelaide, where Wollaston and her teammates can expect to be subjected to attacks in temperatures of around 30 degrees.
Wollaston is a former two-time track world champion and won also won silver and bronze in track events at the Paris Olympics.
A year ago she won the Great Ocean Road Race one-day event near Melbourne and went on to clinch the overall prize at the Tour of Britain.
