Marlen Reusser lived up to expectations as the overwhelming favorite, successfully defending her individual time trial title at the UCI Road World Championships in Montreal. The Swiss rider, celebrating her 35th birthday, blazed through the 39.3 km course in 50’24.44”, allowing her to wear the rainbow jersey for another year. Britain’s Zoe Backstedt, 21, looked dangerous to upset is the reigning U23 world champion time trialist, posted the fastest time at the first two intermediate checkpoints. Backstedt crossed the finish line in 51:04:55, 40 seconds behind Reusser. German Franziska Koch, 26, completed the podium in 51:09:98. Her time held the record for the race for a long time before being beaten by Backstedt. Nadia Gontova The day held special significance for the two Canadian athletes competing. Nadia Gontova and Olivia Baril had the rare opportunity to participate in the World Championships on home soil. Gontova was the best Canadian of the day, finishing...
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