Dutch star Van Vleuten wins women's world road race title
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- Published Date: 10:16 | 24 September 2022
- Modified Date: 10:20 | 24 September 2022
Gutsy Dutch star Annemiek Van Vleuten won the women's world cycling road race title on Saturday despite a fractured elbow, launching a breathtaking late attack for her second rainbow jersey.
The 39-year-old Tour de France champion held off a challenge by Belgium's Lotte Kopecky by one second after a gruelling 164.3 kilometre (102 mile) slog in the rain around Wollongong, south of Sydney.
Italy's Silvia Persico took the bronze.
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