"The course is quite crazy, actually" - Grace Brown is looking forwards to her World Champiosnhips ITT in Glasgow after route recon

There is not even a hint that taking to the second step of the podium at a home Road World Championships time trial in Wollongong in 2022 and equalling the best-ever women’s elite result for Australia in the race for rainbows means job done for Grace Brown. If anything, the pull of the rainbow jersey seems to have become even greater with proximity.

"The time trial is a really big goal this year at Worlds," Brown told Cyclingnews last month. "After coming second last year, we are hoping that maybe we can pull it together to win it. That's exciting – it's also daunting, but that's what time trialling is always like."

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"The time trial in Pau was definitely a good test for worlds. It's not entirely the same racing on fatigued Tour legs, but it was a good reminder of what will be needed for the world’s time trial," said Brown in an AusCycling statement. "I hope that I can lift my level a bit from that performance."

"The course is quite crazy, actually. I went in and rode around the circuit, and yeah, it's a bit mental in the centre of Glasgow, but if I'm on a good day, then it can really suit me," said Brown. "I guess I haven't really like pinpointed it as an exact target because so many years I've come into Worlds, I've done well in the time trial and then just like had a really bad day in the road race."

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