Australian Grace Brown wins women's time trial at cycling worlds with men's race to follow
Grace Brown of Australia celebrates on the podium after the women elite individual time trial over 29.9 kilometres (18.6 miles) at the Cycling World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. Credit: AP/Peter Dejong
ZURICH — Olympic champion Grace Brown finally won the women’s time trial at the cycling world championships in Switzerland on Sunday.
The 32-year-old Australian, who had finished runner-up at the worlds in the previous two years, completed the 29.9-kilometer (18.5-mile) course from Gossau to Zurich in 39 minutes, 16 seconds.
She finished 17 seconds ahead of Dutchwoman Demi Vollering and 56 ahead of defending champion Chloe Dygert of the United States, who also finished third in the time trial at the Paris Olympics last month.
Brown was also national champion this year and won the prestigious Liège–Bastogne–Liège classic, where Vollering placed third.
The men's time trial was later Sunday.
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