Kennedy seals first European victory with solo attack in Durango - Women`s News Shorts
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Lucy Kennedy landed her first European victory at the Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria on Monday with a solo attack. It was a good day for Mitchelton-Scott as Amanda Spratt finished second to give them the top two places on the podium. `It`s my first European win with the team so it feels very special. In this team, it`s an honour just to be given the opportunity so I`m glad I could make it count,` Kennedy said in a team press release. The 113km race began with five opening laps of a circuit before two challenging local finish laps that included a tough climb. The bunch was still together after 30km of racing and past the first intermediate sprint. A 10-rider breakaway set off and gained five minutes, which included Kennedy and Spratt. Kennedy attacked over the top of Alto de Goiuria, gaining 40 seconds and then race victory.ADVERTISEMENT `We didn`t expect to have us climbers in a break, but once that break formed it was perfect for us. Spratty kept me really calm and the plan for her to attack first on the first hard climb and for me to go over the top of that worked perfectly,` Kennedy said.  `The plan was to make it solo, but it was a little nerve-wracking when the gap was just hovering. When I reached the top of the last climb I was pretty confident I could hold them off. `It`s a nice confidence builder ahead of Bira, we know we have a great team for this type of racing.` Women`s Tour of Scotland sign up new partners Chapman gives home-team Tibco-SVB top 10 at Tour of California What makes a woman? - Women`s Edition Podcast You can read more at Cyclingnews.com