UCI World Championships: Grace Brown beats Demi Vollering to elite women’s time trial title

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Grace Brown (Australia) added the elite women’s world time trial title to her Olympic time trial win, rounding out her career with a rare double victory after completing the 29.9km course in a time of 39:16.

The 32-year-old, who is set to retire after next week’s road race, was locked in battle with Demi Vollering (Netherlands) throughout the race. She led at the first checkpoint by six seconds, then falling behind by nine at the second, and then staging a remarkable turnaround on the run to the finish to beat Vollering by 17 seconds.