Finishing first in her age group in both the 12-mile individual time trial event and the 70-mile circuit road race allows Lombard to compete in cycling’s prestigious world championship, to be held in Belgium this September.
Lombard was the second overall women’s finisher in the individual time trial event. The course followed the picturesque coastline of Rottnest Island and challenged the riders with windy conditions over the flat course. The road race challenged riders with eight laps through Perth’s King Park, tight turns, and a pool of 230 competitors. Lombard placed 192nd overall, despite dropping her chain on the last lap.
“I came down here to broaden my experience in cycling by racing in a more competitive environment. Overall, I am happy with my results and can see areas that I need to improve on to be even more competitive,” Lombard said.
“Of course, qualifying for the world championship event in Belgium is an honor but, right now I am focused on the South Pacific Games.”
Lombard is one of six triathletes representing Guam in the 2011 South Pacific Games, which will be held at New Caledonia in late August this year.
The UCI is the world governing body for cycling. It sanctions world championship events each year for all major disciplines of cycling. The UCI World Cycling Tour is a series of events for competitive amateur cyclists. Through qualifier events around the world, cyclists can have a chance to participate in the UWCT Finals, with the world title as an ultimate goal.
