Most of the world’s Road National Championships will take place this week, with riders fighting for the special jerseys that they can wear in the upcoming Tour de France or women’s Giro d’Italia.
Hopeful champions will compete in the individual time trial and road races where the winners will earn the right to wear their national colours (with trade team logos) for the next 12 months.
Reports and Results
Australia: Luke Durbridge and Lucinda Stewart were the winners in the road races in Perth in January, with Luke Plapp and Brodie Chapman taking out the elite individual time trial championships.
New Zealand: Finn Fisher-Black scored the victory in the men’s elite time trial while Kim Cadzow claimed the women’s jersey. In the road races, Cadzow did the double while Paul Wright won the men’s title.
Ecuador: Jefferson Cepeda (Movistar) won the men’s time trial while Jhonatan Narváez came out on top in the road race. Miryam Nuñez and Natalia Vasquez won the women’s ITT and road race, respectively.
Colombia: Egan Bernal proved he is on the comeback trail, winning the individual time trial title and road race. Diana Peñuela and Juliana Londoño won the ITT and RR titles.
USA: Emily Ehrlich surprised with a victory in the elite women’s time trial over Kristin Faulkner, the Olympic road race champion, while Artem Shmidt (Ineos) won the men’s title. Faulkner won the women’s road race while Quinn Simmons soloed to victory in the men’s.
Germany: Antonia Niedermaier dominated the women’s individual time trial, winning the title by over a minute, whilst Max Schachmann won the men’s. The road race titles went to Franziska Koch and Georg Zimmermann.
Great Britain: Zoe Bäckstedt powered to the victory in the elite women’s time trial, beating Anna Henderson and Pfeiffer Georgi on the 27km course. Ethan Hayter added another title in the men’s category. Millie Couzens edged out Pfeiffer Georgi to win the women’s road race while Sam Watson soloed to victory in the men’s road race.
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