Alena Ivanchenko narrowly beats Zoe Backstedt in junior World Championship time trial

An emotional moment as British rider Backstedt was knocked off the top spot by the final rider

Alena Ivanchenko
(Image credit: Photo by DAVID STOCKMAN/Belga/AFP via Getty Images)

Alena Ivanchenko of Russia claimed the junior World Championship time trial title, narrowly beating Britain’s Zoe Backstedt to the rainbow jersey. 

The junior women’s race, which took place over 19.3km from Knokke-Heist to Bruges, came down to a tense battle between those two riders, with Backstedt dominating her rivals early in the day.

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