Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands) has defended her time trial jersey in style, beating home favourite Grace Brown (Australia) in a thrilling opening to the world championships in Australia.
The Dutchwoman was the final rider on the time trial course, powering home to win by just over 12 seconds from the Commonwealth Games champion Brown, with Marlen Reusser (Switzerland) taking third.
Ad “I didn’t expect to win it,” van Dijk confessed afterwards, with a beaming smile as she looked slightly surprised to find herself in the victor’s chair.
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