Sarah Ulmer: Two-wheeled lightning
Words and Images By Ethan Tucker
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Ms Sarah Ulmer wins yet another cycle race
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Yesterday Wellington blew away its unseasonable Saturday chill, replacing it with a balmy gleam for Sunday, the day of
the women's world cup cycling race around Thorndon, Lambton Quay and The Terrace.
The large turnout of Wellingtonians to cheer the cyclists on may have been related to the summery weather, but more
likely it was down to the race's strong favourite, the omnipresent fast-food-endorsing lightning-fast legendarily-cute
solid-gold Olympian, Sarah Ulmer. In a no doubt unrelated matter, your correspondent noted a high proportion of
Wellington's male photographers had developed a sudden interest in cycle racing for the day. Funny, that.
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Not content with lapping the slower contestants, who were unused to the capital's blustery gusts, Ulmer powered to the
lead early, and held off the world number one, Oenone Wood from Australia, and a multitude of other talented riders from
the world cycling circuit. By race end at Parliament grounds, Ulmer had a clear lead of more than four minutes over her
nearest rival, and had knocked 21 minutes off last year's winning time. Another successful day at the office for Ulmer.
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