It was a mixed second day at the women’s Tour Down Under in South Australia for the North-West Coast’s Wiggle High5 duo.
The absolute low came when Devonport’s Macey Stewart was forced out of the event due to concussion following her crash on Thursday.
The 21-year-old withdrew from the race on Friday morning.
She crashed just 300m from the finish line in what was her second major incident in a matter of weeks following her crash during the Boxing Day Criterium at Ulverstone.
The Tour Down Under signalled her return to professional racing after signing with the Wiggle High5 team. She said via an Instagram video on Friday that she was “going to try to stay positive and be back out there again soon”.
But the high came from Amy Cure who put in an outstanding performance in wet and windy conditions to finish Friday’s 102km second stage from Lyndoch to Mengler’s Hill in 12th place, which saw her move up to that position in the general classification.