Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio won the mountain stage at the Tour of Romandie on Saturday, 8 October 2022, bagging her first World Tour victory of her career.
Moolman-Pasio was victorious in the second stage of the inaugural Tour de Romandie Féminin race after she climbed the Thyon 2000 ahead of Annemeik van Vleuten.
Say cheese….
Victory number 20 for Team SD Worx in 2022.
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio wins the @TourDeRomandie #wesparksucces
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— Team SD Worx (@teamsdworx) October 9, 2022
It was a surprise win for the 36-year-old as she outclassed van Vleuten, with just 2.5km to go. She struck the final blow gaining a gap over van Vleuten to get her first win of 2022 following a difficult season.
The South African finished in 03:23:25 followed by van Vleuten in second place (+26) and Elisa Longo Borghini coming through in third place (+43). Moolman-Pasio also took control of the green leader’s jersey going into the final day.
Moolman-Pasio took to Facebook after her victory, saying: “Today was a special day. My mom gave me a bookmark many years ago when I woke up from a coma after a near fatal head injury with Winsten Churchill quote “never, never, never give up!
“It’s taken 13 years moving to a different continent, hard work, sacrifice, sweat, tears, dedication, disappointment, victories, crashes, injuries, lessons, not to mention a community of people behind me, an ever supportive family and most importantly a husband who has always believed in me and who has stood by my side every step of the way through it all, we never gave up! Today I finally won my first UCI Women’s World Tour race solo on the Queen stage at the Tour de Romandie.
“This one I dedicate to my rock Carl Pasio (Husband).”
Photo 1 Caption: South Africa’s top professional bicyclist Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio claimed her very first World Tour win at Tour de Romandie Photo: Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (Facebook)
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