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Norwegian Foss wins shock time trial world title
SYDNEY : Norwegian Tobias Foss stunned a stellar field to win the men's time trial at the road cycling world championships in Wollongong on Sunday.
UCI Road World Championships: Ellen van Dijk takes gold in the time trial for the Netherlands ahead of Grace Brown
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.
Dutch cycling great Ellen van Dijk retains women's time trial world title
The 35-year-old clocked 44 minutes 28.60 seconds over the 34.2-kilometre course through the suburban streets of the coastal city south of Sydney to claim her third world title. The gold medal made Van Dijk the second most successful rider in the history of the women's world championships behind France's Jeannie Longo, who won four titles between 1995 and 2001. "It was a really difficult course and I really didn't expect to win it, I didn't think it was the perfect course for me," said van Dyke, who claimed her first title in 2013. "But I just thought I've had a great year in the rainbow jersey and I'll just give it all today. I had no idea how I was riding. Honestly, I was so surprised when I crossed the finish line."
Van Dijk retains women's time trial world title
SYDNEY :Dutchwoman Ellen van Dijk retained her time trial title and the rainbow jersey for another year with a blistering ride to see off Australian Grace Brown at the road cycling world championships in Wollongong on Sunday.
Jordan Burroughs breaks U.S. wrestling record for Olympic, world titles
Jordan Burroughs won his sixth world wrestling title, combining with his 2012 Olympic title to become the first U.S. wrestler with seven global gold medals.
Kyle Dake wins fourth straight wrestling world title, U.S. breaks gold medals record
Kyle Dake became the second American wrestler to win four consecutive world titles, pushing the U.S. to its most gold medals ever at a single world championships with one day left in Belgrade.
Marc Skinner lauds summer recruitment following Manchester United opening day WSL win
Manchester United were 4-0 victors in their opening WSL game against Reading on Saturday. A brace from debutant Maya Le Tissier and goals from Katie Zelem and Alessia Russo secured the win.