Ellen van Dijk powers to an astonishing World Championships individual time trial title in 2021

The Dutch rider went out early and held everyone off with an phenomenal time

Ellen van Dijk
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Ellen van Dijk managed to hold everyone off after finishing an hour before the biggest favourites at the UCI Road World Championships to become the time trial world champion again.

Van Dijk went out early in the race as the middle rider for the Netherlands after Riejanne Markus was the early rider and Annemiek van Vleuten last off. 

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