Photo credit: British Cycling
After her fourth-place finish in the Elite time trial earlier this week, Pfeiffer Georgi has successfully defended her British Road Race Title for Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL, securing the third road title of her career.
The race took place on the same course as last year, featuring a hilly lap around Saltburn-by-the-Sea. Becky Storrie did a great job bringing the early break back before the group got smaller and smaller as the laps counted down. Georgi was supported by her teammate Josie Nelson, who also made the jump into the select group that fought for the title. In the final lap, Nelson led the group into the final punchy climb to the finish, and Georgi was able to launch her winning move at the same spot as last year.
After her victory, Georgi said: “I actually can’t believe it, as I doubted a bit during the race because there were quite a lot of strong girls in the race today who made it hard. I also felt some pressure, also coming from myself, because I really wanted to win again and pay the girls back for their work. My team was fully supporting me throughout the day, with Becky riding to close the break and Josie leading me out into the bottom of the climb. We had a plan and fully committed to it, and luckily it paid off.”