Wiggle-High5 has announced its six-rider squad for the 2018 Women`s Tour Down Under including Australian trio Amy Cure, Annette Edmondson and Macey Stewart. Elevated to 2.1 status for the first time in its history, the first women`s UCI race of the 2018 calendar takes place in Adelaide, South Australia 11-14 January. While the team has enjoyed stage win success in previous years, including with Edmondson in 2016, a bid at the general classification will wait another year as team manager Rochelle Gilmore explained of the squad selection.ADVERTISEMENT `We feel the pressure and so deeply would love to take a victory at what feels like a home race,` Gilmore said. `The team owner and head director are also both Aussie so, of course, we`d love to take a win in Adelaide! [But] We will be racing the 2018 event with very clear and specific sprint priorities.` `Our team will be made up of very strong lead-out and sprint riders so, we will specifically target the flat stages and sprint opportunities - sacrificing the team`s potential to target the overall classification in 2018.` The Australian trio, all vying for positions in Australia`s track team for the Commonwealth Games in April, will be joined by new signings Rachele Barbieri and Eri Yonamine, and Audrey Cordon-Ragot. It will also be Stewart`s first race for Wiggle-High5.
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