Tasmanian cyclist Georgia Baker and her South Australian teammate Alex Manly finished sixth in the final of the madison at the track world championships.
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The Aussie pairing came second behind France in the sprint with 80 laps to go at the Velodrome Jean Stablinski in Roubaix, France.
But that was as good as it got as they finished with a total of five points.
The Dutch duo of Amy Pieters and Kirsten Wild, already UCI world champions in 2019 and 2020, won the race with 35 points from host nation France (Clara Copponi and Marie Le Ne with 30) with Great Britain's Katie Archibald and Neah Evans claiming the bronze medal (24), Italy fourth (23) and Denmark fifth (11).
Baker, 27, of Perth, had teamed up with another South Australian, Annette Edmondson, to finish seventh in the same event at this year's Olympic Games.
Road champs
Hobart's Nathan Earle and Devonport's Anya Louw were crowned state champions at the AusCycling Tasmania road titles at Gunns Plains.
In the elite men's race, Sam Fox and Dalton Stretton broke away for 75 kilometres but were eventually reeled in by the peloton.
Jordan Matthews attacked on the last lap before the climb up South Rianna Road and established a 10-second advantage but it was never going to be enough.
Former WorldTour rider Earle showed his class and strength up the hill to win from Alex Bogna with Joshua Wilson in third.
In the elite women's race, Louw broke away the peloton 30km from the finish, established a 90-second gap by the base of the final climb and increased this to more than three minutes by the end.
Men's results
Elite: 1. Nathan Earle, 2. Alex Bogna, 3. Joshua Wilson
Under-19: 1. Josh Hanigan, 2. Hamish McKenzie, 3. William Eaves
Masters 1: Stuart Alexander; 2: James Nevin; 3: George McLachlan; 4: Paul McKenzie; 5: Michael Ruffels; 6: Colin Locke; 7: Stephen Grubits; 8: Ross Jenkins
Women's results
Elite: 1. Anya Louw, 2. Courtney McGowan
Under-19: 1. Eugenie O'Rourke
Masters 3: Caroline McLachlan; 5: Sally Atkinson; 9: Rebecca Chapman
Frain plane
Launceston's Nicole Frain will soon be heading home after completing her racing commitments in Europe.
The 29-year-old finished 47th at the last Women's WorldTour race of the season, the Ronde Van Drenthe in the Netherlands, which encompassed 160km and 10 cobble sectors.
"I was super happy with my racing," explained Frain, who lost touch with the front group after two enforced wheel changes.
"I'm okay about bad luck, I got a lot out of the first 110kms of my race and learnt a lot and I really enjoyed this race," she said on Instagram.
"Now, it's time for a little break while I head to Paris for a 'holiday' before making my way back to Australia - looking forward to seeing everyone when I return and being back here in Europe next year!"