Olympic Video games Race Report: Australia’s Grace Brown took the primary biking Gold Medal within the ladies’s Olympic time trial. In a really moist Paris, she beat Britain’s Anna Henderson by 1:31, as America’s Chloe Dygert was second slower in third. The race was badly affected by crashes and a foul street floor in locations.
A shocking win by Grace Brown
The Olympic time trial was on a flat, not too technical course of 32.4 kilometres. The beginning was at Esplanade des Invalides, the end line was on the Pont Alexandre III. There have been two timing factors on the course, after 19 kilometres and one other 11 kilometres earlier than the end.
Olympic time trial map
Olympic time trial profile
At 14:30pm Paris time, it was Slovenian Urska Pinter who, in wet circumstances, was the primary to start out and take the lead, however she wouldn’t be within the last high outcomes. American Taylor Knibb was a lot sooner than Marta Lach and Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig on the first timing level. Nonetheless, Knibb fell thrice on the moist street floor. She was not the one one, as Uttrup Ludwig additionally fell.
A really robust race from New Zealand’s Kim Cadzow
A crash for Kopecky didn’t assist
Uttrup Ludwig did have the perfect time on the end, however she was quickly overwhelmed by Lach. Knibb, who completed just a few hundredths of a second behind Lach, was additionally higher. Ellen van Dijk was additionally sooner on the first intermediate level. The Dutch rider was solely fifth, 18 seconds behind Knibb’s finest time. Lotte Kopecky was rather a lot higher. She was 3 seconds sooner than on the first intermediate level.
Not an amazing day for Demi Vollering
House rider Juliette Labous, took the lead, however completed fourth
Between the intermediate factors, Kopecky crashed. She nonetheless recorded the highest time on the second intermediate level, though that was short-lived. Van Dijk had already come by way of earlier, however at this level it was already clear that she wouldn’t compete for the medals. On the end line, she recorded the third finest time, the place Kim Cadzow was now first. There have been many riders have been doing higher on the intermediate factors.
Grace Brown was a lot sooner than everybody else
Grace Brown particularly was flying. The Australian improved Anna Henderson’s time by 51 seconds on the second intermediate level. Henderson in flip had stayed forward of Juliette Labous, Demi Vollering, Elisa Longo Borghini and Lotte Kopecky, in that order. It was now all right down to Chloe Dygert, however the American additionally crashed simply earlier than the second intermediate level. She did file the second finest time, however inside the identical second as Henderson.
Anna Henderson set an excellent time for second place
When Kopecky crossed the end line, she was within the sizzling seat. She was 11 seconds higher than Cadzow. Earlier than she might take her seat, Labous went underneath her time. Demi Vollering couldn’t match the Frenchwoman, she was 10 seconds slower. Anna Henderson then set the provisional finest time, however that was quickly blown out of the water by Brown. The Australian was a full minute and a half higher than Henderson.
Grace Brown gained by over one and a half minutes
There was solely Dygart and Christina Schweinberger to return in. Each didn’t come near Brown, who gained the Gold Medal. The silver went to Henderson, the bronze to Dygert. Behind Labous in fourth, Vollering completed fifth, whereas Kopecky got here sixth.
Final to start out and end – Chloe Dygert (USA) was third
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Olympic Video games Girls’s Time Trial Outcome:
1. Grace Brown (Australia) in 39:38
2. Anna Henderson (GB) at 1:31
3. Chloe Dygert (USA) at 1:32
4. Juliette Labous (France) at 1:41
5. Demi Vollering (Netherlands) at 1:51
6. Lotte Kopecky (Belgium) at 1:56
7. Kim Cadzow (New Zealand) at 2:08
8. Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy) at 2:11
9. Audrey Cordon-Ragot (France) at 2:13
10. Christina Schweinberger (Austria) at 2:14.
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