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Grace Brown rode a fantastic time ahead of most of the rivals from the first waves. Whilst the likes of Annemiek van Vleuten and Lotte Kopecky struggled, the Autralian's time was strong and held the charge of many of the favourites.
She held it all the way into the very end, as
Marlen Reusser could not beat the time of Brown. It came down to a dramatic finale with Ellen van Dijk - the defending champion - being the final rider to cross the finish, but the Dutch rider set her mark dominantly, crossing the line with the fastest time. Van Dijk was 13 seconds faster than Brown and 42 faster than Reusser who have completed the podium.
