6 riders to watch in the elite-U23 women's time trial
The first rainbow jerseys will be awarded at the combined elite and under-23 women's time trial on September 18 at UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong, Australia. The route will run along two laps of a circuit starting at Market Street and ending on Marine Drive. Ellen Van Dijk is the obvious favourite for the time trials title, having won the event in Bruges last year and the world title in Florence 2013. Marlen Reusser was the one that beat Ellen van Dijk to win the European Championship for second year in a row. Cyclingnews highlights the riders to watch for the elite/under-under 23 women’s timetrial.
Grace Brown won the time trial title at the Australian Championships in January. She will be looking to cap off her season with a strong performance at a special edition of the World Championships. Brown has the home-team advantage in her favour. She has also won at Ceratiizit Challenge by La Vuelta and the Commonwealth Games.
Kristen Faulkner and Leah Thomas are the US contenders for the time trial at the World Championships. Shirin van Anrooij is a favourite to win the first-ever under-23 time trials world title. This will be the year the UCI awards a world championship for both the under 23 time Trials and the road races. The elite women's time Trial and Road Race is being combined. It is the only event for under23 women. Van Anrooy won the European Championships and Dutch Championships this year.
