Swiss champion Noemi Rüegg (EF Education-Oatley) dropped Silke Smulders (Liv AlUla Jayco) after a one-kilometre drag race on the higher slopes of Willunga Hill to win stage 2, the Queen Stage of the 2025 Women Tour Down Under.
Rüegg survived all assaults on the second ascent of the enduring climb to remain within the lowered peloton bidding her time till the group was all the way down to 4 riders with Smulders, Niamh Fisher-Black (Lidl-Trek) and Neve Bradbury (Canyon-Sram zondacrypto)
With one kilometre to go, the Swiss rider made her transfer and solely Smulders was ready to stick with her, briefly, till she needed to let go, crossing the road 10 seconds behind for second place.
Mie Bjørndal Ottestad (Uno-X Mobility) led a small chase group to the road, taking third, 26 seconds behind the winner. Bradbury was fourth.
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