Wagga cyclist Sophie Mackay has claimed the prize for the top female sprinter at the North Star Grand Prix in the US on the weekend.
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Mackay worked with HB Supermint teammates in the six-stage race to win the chocolate jersey on Saturday and keep a hold of it during the final leg on Sunday.
The most challenging leg of the series was Sunday’s 14-lap criterium..
“It’s the most brutal criterium course I have ever seen,” Mackay said.
“You line up at the start line, and there’s a hill with an average grading of 17 per cent. If you’re not much of a climber, which I’m not, it’s very daunting. If you’re not going up, you’re going down.”
Next, Mackay and the team will race in Vancouver on July 8 in the BC Super Week.
