World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck, Austria: Annemiek van Vleuten defends title with commanding victory

Annemiek van Vleuten powers to victory in the women's ITT at the Worlds in Innsbruck to extend her lease on the rainbow jersey for another year. The podium is all orange clad as Anna van der Breggen finishes in second and Ellen van Dijk in third. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results women's ITT 2018 World Championships

1. Annemiek van Vleuten (nld) 34.25
2. Anna van der Breggen (nld) + 0.29
3. Ellen van Dijk (nld) + 1.25
4. Leah Kirchmann (can) + 1.27
5. Leah Thomas (usa) + 1.32
6. Lucinda Brand (nld) + 1.43
7. Karol-Ann Canuel (can) + 1.48
8. Elisa Longo Borghini (ita) + 2.16
9. Tayler Wiles (usa) + 2.17
10. Georgia Williams (nzl) + 2.31

Final results intermediate
1. Annemiek van Vleuten (nld) 22.24
2. Anna van der Breggen (nld) + 0.19
3. Ellen van Dijk (nld) + 0.47

Read also: route women's ITT 2018 World Championships.

World Cycling Championships 2018 Innsbruck-Tirol: Route maps, height profiles, and more

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