Mikkel Bjerg at the 2017 Road World Championships U23 time trial (Sunada)
Denmark's Mikkel Bjerg emphatically claimed the World Championships men's under-23 time trial title, setting an early benchmark that proved unbeatable.
Bjerg. who was 19th off the start ramp out of 56 riders, set a time of 47-06.48 over the 37.2km course around Bergen that no-one could come close to. His time eclipsed that of second placed Brandon McNulty (USA), who set off three minutes earlier and had set the best time of 48-12.40.
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