Jess Allen: I want to be the best domestique in the world

06 November 2018 12:25
Jess Allen says that she wants to be "the best domestique in the world" for her Mitchelton-Scott teammates in 2019, while continuing to learn and gain experience so that she can one day put herself in a position to win the world's biggest races. Allen will continue with the Australian outfit in 2019, and is looking forward to being of even further help to her teammates later on in races, having already contributed to the team's overall victory at the Giro Rosa in July, along with a number of other WorldTour events this season. "My role in the team the last two seasons has been as a 'worker', and I've loved it," Allen said on the team's website. "We have some of the best riders in the world at Mitchelton-Scott, and I want to be the best domestique in the world for them until I'm strong enough to win races myself.ADVERTISEMENT "I know I may fly under the radar to people who just look at the race results, but I know how hard I work for the team, and I am proud of that," she continued. "All of my teammates are humble winners and always acknowledge me for my hard work after every race, so that's what most important to me." Allen may be waiting for the day that she can take her own chances to win, but her small number of victories so far have been hugely significant. She was the junior time trial world champion in 2011, winning the title in Copenhagen, Denmark, and then won the road race at the 2014 Oceania Championships, while riding for the Jayco/Apollo Victoria Institute of Sport team. She joined what was then Orica-AIS midway through the 2016 season, and continued with the team – then as Orica-Scott – in 2017, when she took a solo victory at the national criterium championships at the start of the season.  You can read more at Cyclingnews.com.read full article

Source: Cycling News