Switzerland’s Marlen Reusser overcame illness this year win the women’s individual time trial at the Cycling Road World Championships in Kigali on Sunday, finishing 51.89 seconds quicker than the rest of the field for a dominant victory.
Reusser took the rainbow jersey in a time of 43:09.34 around the 31.2km course in Rwanda's capital on the opening day of the week-long championships, being hosted in Africa for the first time.
Anna van Bruggen from the Netherlands took silver for a fifth time in 44.01.23 with bronze going to her compatriot Demi Vollering in 44:14.07.
The 33-year-old Reusser upgraded to gold after finishing second in the time trial at the 2020 and 2021 world championships and taking bronze in 2022.