Paris Olympics: Grace Brown storms to gold for Australia in women’s time trial

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In her final year as a professional cyclist, Grace Brown (Australia) stormed to the biggest win of her career to become the women’s Olympic time trial Champion in Paris, destroying the field on slippery roads with a stunning time of 39:38 and an average speed of 49kph.

Brown scorched off the start line in Les Invalides to set the fastest time at the first intermediate check, five seconds faster than World Champion Chloé Dygert (USA) and 20 quicker than eventual silver medallist Anna Henderson (Great Britain).