Liane Lippert wins rain-soaked women's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

The German took her first-ever WorldTour victory in the first top-tier race of the season

Liane Lippert wins women's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

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Sunweb's Liane Lippert took the opening victory of the 2020 women's WorldTour in a rain-soaked Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.

The German attacked with 5km to go on the final short, sharp incline to break clear of the front group and solo to victory for her first-ever WorldTour victory. Astana's Arlenis Sierra finished second 15 seconds later, with Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton-Scott) taking third.

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