Backstedt in triumph, Francesca Pellegrini fourth but happy

The words of Francesca Pellegrini

As was expected, Zoe Backstedt also dominated the junior women’s road race and thus collects her second rainbow title in this edition of the World Championships. The Briton does not give the peloton time to get used to the climate and the streets of the small Australian town, which starts on the attack. She abandons the company and becomes the author of a solo breakaway of more than 60 kilometers.

Francesca Pellegrini collects a fourth place that makes her happy in the end: “I never thought I would get such a result at the start of this trip. We knew that Zoe would be uncatchable and the coach had warned us to also check French Rayer and Dutch Vinke (second and third at the finish, respectively, ed.), but I on the last climb was now in reserve. I managed to come back and organize the finish, also thanks to the help of Elena (Ciabocco, ed.), but the podium was now gone.”