World News – GB – Anna van der Breggen wins women’s road race for rare double

Anna van der Breggen from the Netherlands competes in the elite women’s time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Imola, Italy on September 24, 2020 / VCG

Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands won the gold medal in the road race at the UCI World Road Championships, winning after a long solo race to add to her time trial title for a rare double on Saturday

She also becomes the first woman to achieve the double the same year since the French rider Jeannie Longo in 1995

The Dutchwoman jumped from a small peloton on the climb to the Cima Gallisterna on the penultimate lap, 41.5 km from the finish, never looking back “It was a really difficult race from the start. the start The climbs are really tough but in the third lap I felt strong We made the race harder and I went there Everyone was tired « , said Van der Breggen

Anna Van Der Breggen of the Netherlands celebrates with her gold medal in the elite women’s time trial in Imola, Italy on September 24, 2020 / VCG

The 30-year-old Olympic champion, who had prepared for the race by winning the Giro Rosa earlier this month, gave the Netherlands their fourth consecutive title in the women’s road raceVan der Breggen won the women’s time trial on Thursday She won gold in the road race two years ago but finished second behind Van Vleuten last year Another Dutchwoman, defending champion Annemiek van Vleuten, won the silver medal and Italy’s Elisa Longo Borghini took home the bronze medal after the duo emerged in the last round while Marianne Vos, the three-time world champion also from the Netherlands, took took fourth placeThe UCI Road World Championships have been moved to Imola, Italy after Swiss host Aigle-Martigny withdrew due to a government decision limiting mass gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic The revised event does not includes only the elite categories, eliminating the junior and under 23 races.The men’s road race will take place on Sunday – exactly one week after the end of the Tour de France

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