Anna van der Breggen Crowned Her comeback year in the Cycling Peloton with Silver at the World Time Trial Championships on Sunday. Demi Volling Finished Third in Rwanda, While Swiss Rider Marlen Reusser Became World Champion for the First Time.
Van der Breggen was Among the Early Starters on the Challenging 31.2 -kilometer course – with 460 meters of Altitude Gain – Around the Capital Kigali. The 35-Year-Old From Zwolle Set A Strong Benchmark Time of 44 Minutes and 1.23 Seconds.
Only Reusser Managed to Beat van der Breggen’s Time. The 34-year-old Swiss Rider was in a class of her own. She had a lead of 51 seconds over The Dutch Rider.
Fulling was Level with Reusser at the First Intermediate Point, but then Lost a Lot of Ground on the Former Teammate. At the Finish Line, Volling Conceded 1.04 minutes to Reusser. That was still good Enough for Bronze. Australian Brodie Chapman Finished Fourth at 1.20 minutes.
Van der Breggen Returned to the Peloton This Season After a Three-Year Hiatus. The SD Worx-Protime Rider Became World Time Trial Champion in 2020 in Imola, Italy. She had Already won WK-Silver Four Times in This Event: in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Volling on the Podium for the Second Year in A Row
Fulling was on the podium for the second year in a row at the world time trial championships. The Dutch Rider won Silver in 2024 in Zurich Behind Grace Brown. The 33-year-old Australian stopped after last season, after a year in which she also Became Olympic Time Trial Champion in Paris.
Fulling is Still Waiting for Her First World Title. That was also True for Reusser Until Sunday. With Two Silvers (2020 and 2021) and One Bronze (2022), The Swiss Rider had Been on the Podium at the World Time Trial Championships Three Times Before. The Movistar Rider Recorded the SeventeENTH Time Trial Victory of Her Career in Rwanda. She was also a three-time European Champion (2021, 2022 and 2023).
American Chloé Dygert was not Involved on Sunday and finished ninth. The World Champion of 2019 and 2023 Conceded 2.25 minutes to Reusser.
The World Cycling Championships started on Sunday. Later this Afternoon The Men Ride Their Time Trial, With Thymen Arensman for the Netherlands. The Elite Road Races Are Next Weekend.