Switzerland defend team time trial mixed relay crown at worlds despite crash
Switzerland successfully defended their team time trial mixed relay crown at the world championships on Tuesday despite a crash for Marlen Reusser.
The Swiss were the last squad - which consists of three women and three men - to tackle the 40.3-kilometre circuit in Glasgow and were under pressure after France set the fastest time.
Stefan Bissegger, Stefan Kung and Mauro Schmid had a good start before they handed it over to the women's team consisting of Reusser, Elise Chabbey and Nicole Koller, when Reusser lost valuable time after a crash.
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There was a bit of a scare from Marlen Reusser in the mixed TTT event but it didn't stop team Switzerland from taking the win! ????#GlasgowScotland2023 ??
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Reusser is one of the favourites for the individual time trial but she did manage to quickly get back on her bike to continue.
The crash did little to hurt their chances as Switzerland eventually finished with a time of 54 minutes and 16.20 seconds, a full seven seconds ahead of France while Germany were third.
Britain were fourth, more than a minute behind, while Italy were fifth after Silvia Persico lost time due to a mechanical.
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“We are a strong team, that was fully committed to defend our world title in the mixed relay. I frightened everyone a bit with my crash, but I’m fine. I’m super happy Switzerland is double world champion in this discipline now”, says Marlen Reusser.
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