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UCI Road World Championships: Ellen van Dijk takes gold in the time trial for the Netherlands ahead of Grace Brown

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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.

World Championships‘Disappointed’ — Craddock to miss Worlds after visa mishap20 HOURS AGO The course consisted of two laps around Wollongong in perfect conditions, with the sun high overhead and temperatures hovering around the 19 Degree mark for a total of 34.2km of racing.

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