Chloe Dygert does the double: wins World Champs junior road race and time trial

American rider Chloe Dygert takes second world title in a week, soloing to an impressive victory in the junior women's road race in Richmond - British rider Grace Garner finishes seventh - Photos by Graham Watson

Chloe Dygert (USA) wins the Junior Womens Road Race at the 2015 UCI World Championships
(Image credit: Watson)
Nigel Wynn
By Nigel Wynn
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Chloe Dygert continued her impressive show of strength in the junior women's category of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships by winning the road race on Friday to go with her time trial title.

Dygert gave her home crowd in Richmond, USA, a great display of tactics and power, attacking from a four-rider break to take a clear solo victory at the end of the 64.8-kilometre race.

American celebrations were magnified when Dygert's team-mate Emma White came in for silver, one minute and 23 seconds behind, with Polish rider Agnieszka Skalniak completing the junior women's podium in third to claim the bronze medal.

Emma White (USA) places second in the Junior Womens Road Race at the 2015 UCI World Championships

Emma White (USA) celebrates placing second and her team-mate's win
(Image credit: Watson)

Yumi Kajihara (Japan) and Susanne Andersen (Norway) finish the Junior Womens Road Race at the 2015 UCI World Championships

Great Britain's Grace Garner (far right) placed seventh
(Image credit: Watson)

Great Britain's Grace Garner - sister of former double junior world champion Lucy Garner - put in a solid ride to finish seventh in a group that came in behind the lead trio.

Fellow Brits Abby-Mae Parkinson, Elizabeth Holden and Eleanor Dickinson finished in 18th, 35th and 39th places.

The World Championships road races continue on Friday with the under-23 men's event.

Emma White (USA), Chloe Dygert (USA) and Agnieszka Skalniak (Poland) on the podium for the Junior Womens Road Race at the 2015 UCI World Championships

Emma White (USA), Chloe Dygert (USA) and Agnieszka Skalniak (Poland) on the podium for the Junior Womens Road Race at the 2015 UCI World Championships
(Image credit: Watson)

Result

Junior women's road race, 64.8km

1. Chloe Dygert (USA) in 1-42-16

2. Emma White (USA) at 1-23

3. Agnieszka Skalniak (Poland) at 1-28

4. Yumi Kajihara (Japan) at 1-41

5. Susanne Andersen (Norway)

6. Elisa Balsamo (Italy)

7. Grace Garner (Great Britain)

8. Yara Kastelijn (Netherlands)

9. Jessica Pratt (Australia)

10. Ida Jansson (Sweden) all same time

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Nigel Wynn
Nigel Wynn
Former Associate Editor

Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, n exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed. 

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