Pauline Ferrand-Prevot celebrates an 'unexpected' World Champs win

"I sprinted and I didn't look back" says the 22-year-old Pauline Ferrand-Prevot after taking the women's world title

Pauline Ferrand-Prevot wins the women's road race at the 2014 World Road Championships

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

France's Pauline Ferrand-Prevot thanked the Germans and her Dutch trade team RaboLiv for helping her get her World Championship title in Ponferrada, Spain, today.

"I never expected to win," Ferrand-Prevot said. "I was lucky that the German team rode for me. I had a very good lead-out from them, thank you!"

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.