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Youngster Kitchen (Team Degani) Takes Sprint Win In Stage 2!

17 year-old Lauren Kitchen (NSWIS Degani Café) out-sprinted a select group of six riders including Oenone Wood, a three time winner on the tough Port Arlington circuit.  Alexis Rhodes held on to her race lead.

"It's an amazing feeling to come over the top of these girls," said the elated youngster, "I have photos of all these girls on my walls!"

Wood, who is strongly focused on the time trial at next week's Australian Open Road Championships, was impressed with Kitchen's turn of speed.

"I am lacking speed, definitely. I've been doing time trial work obviously, and I just don't have the top end race speed at the moment, and that was pretty obvious today – she pumped me!"

Kitchen first rode the Bay Classic in 2007 as a sixteen year-old and knew the circuit suited her strengths.

"It was one of the only ones I finished last year, so I was really happy with that and really looking forward to today. I've been working with my coach Graham Seers for the past three years in Port McQuarie."

"The training for the junior worlds and for the climbs in the selection races meant I was really suited to this course."

Alexis Rhodes was pleased to keep the leader's jersey for another day.

"Just! And today we got Kate Bates up there as well, she's just one or two points behind Belinda Goss which for us is fantastic because we see Gossy as a major threat to the overall, but now we've got to watch that young girl Megan Dunn as well!"

"We still think Kate's our best chance for winning the overall, but tomorrow night – I've won on that Ritchie Boulevard two years in a row so I could go for three! I don't really like that course, but it seems to like me so we'll see how we go!"

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Team Degani Wins At The Gatorade Triathlon Series!
Team Degani triumphs again at the Gatorade Triathlon Series by winning Race 2 at Elwood and Race 3 at Sandringham. It was a tough day at the office, but Whaddon, Xavier, and Matt held on to streak the field.

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