A triumphant Shelley Evans of Team USA won the overall title at the Women’s Tour of New Zealand. Amber Neben was second place and Tiffany Cromwell got third place.

Having won four out of the six stages in the tour, Evans sped ahead of Kristy Broun, riding for Australian Institute of Sport and Joanne Kiesanowski of New Zealand. Evans took the lead to finish the 35km run in Wellington City.

Evans spoke of how it all went. The Australian team was a catalyst for them when the race began. After the dust has settled, there were only 25 riders left leading the pack. Evans and fellow teammate Amber Neben took care to keep their pace and form until the end of the race.

Neben and Evans were fourth and fifth with five laps to go. However, with only one lap to go, Neben did something remarkable. “Amber jumped and took over at…

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Amber Halliday’s debut with last year’s Tour of New Zealand took everyone by surprise. The professional rower won the 125 kilometer stage to Admiral Hill on her own. It was a momentous victory for her since it was her first International Cycling Union road race.

After a collision with Japanese Mayuko Hagiware of Japan National Team, Amber Halliday will have to forfeit the chance to win the 11 kilometre individual time trial at the Women’s Tour of New Zealand. The accident happened on the second stage of the race while both female riders are on the descent. Halliday planned to wear her green, gold and white jersey and win the race which she won last year.

Halliday was thought to have a a broken collarbone but reports confirmed she suffered a humerus fracture and a dislocated shoulder. There were also some skin abrasions and angry bruises that came from the…

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