Tour of Tasmania: Sammons & Bleddyn Claim Stage 2 Wins | 2026 ProVelo SuperLeague

February 20, 2026 Alex Carter - Sports Editor Sport

Oliver Bleddyn of Team Brennan and Sophia Sammons of Team Redcat each secured a stage win at the Tour of Tasmania on Friday, the second round of the 2026 ProVelo SuperLeague. Bleddyn took the men’s race, while Sammons dominated the women’s competition.

Bleddyn, an Olympic gold medallist on the track, finished the 126.9km road race from Penguin to Gunns Plains with a lead of 18 seconds over Oscar Gallagher (CCACHE x Bodywrap). William Heffernan of Randwick Botany Cycling Club completed the podium. “We had the numbers there after the climb,” Bleddyn said in a team Instagram post. “Brendo [Brendan Davids] went, he came back and I just went over the top at maybe around 15km to go, maybe a bit under.”

Sammons, the Australian U23 time trial champion, delivered an emphatic performance in the 86.6km women’s race, finishing 1 minute and 46 seconds ahead of a chasing group of 14 riders. Katelyn Nicholson (Butterfields Ziptrak) secured second place, with teammate Keely Bennett finishing third.

The men’s stage featured four challenging climbs over two loops of the Gunns Plain circuit, while the women completed a shortened second loop, omitting one of the longer ascents.

Earlier in the week, Cameron Ivory (Launceston Mountain Bike Club) and Ruby Taylor (Team Redcat) won the opening stage, a 600m zig-zagging time trial.

The Tour of Tasmania continues on Saturday with a 73.6km road race from Poatina, followed by a criterium in Launceston on Sunday. The ProVelo SuperLeague will then move to the Melbourne to Warrnambool and Warrnambool Women’s Cycling Classic, which have been rescheduled for February 28 and March 1 respectively, following delays caused by fires in the region in late January.

Tour of Tasmania Stage 2 – Women’s Top 5

1. Sophia Sammons (Team Redcat) 3:16:59

2. Katelyn Nicholson (Butterfields Ziptrack) +1:46

3. Keely Bennett (Butterfields Ziptrack)

4. Isla Bradbury (Nstrmo x Attaquer x CCACHE)

5. Ruby Taylor (Team Redcat)

Tour of Tasmania Stage 2 – Men’s Top 5

1. Oliver Bleddyn (Team Brennan) 3:11:59

2. Oscar Gallagher (CCACHE x Bodywrap) +18

3. William Heffernan (Randwick Botany Cycling Club)

4. Conor Leahy (Team Brennan)

5. Connor Wright (Falcons Pedal Mafia)