Megan Arens may not have had the smoothest preparations for the World Championships in Rwanda, but something about her exam-interrupted run-in clearly worked as she earned the Netherlands their first gold of the event with her junior time trial victory.
Arens, who turned 18 in March, was finishing high school this summer, mixing exams with a busy junior racing calendar. She still raced during the May exam period – taking second at the junior editions of Gent-Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders on the way – but couldn’t train as much as she wanted.
The hilly and cobbled course in Kigali was no easy task – especially for a rider who mainly trained in the flat Netherlands – and has seen many riders come undone, including pre-race favourite Erin Boothman (Great Britain), who unclipped on the cobbled climb, but Arens put her win down to a calm and collected strategy.
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