Canada’s Magdeleine Vallieres took a surprise gold in the women’s road race at the Road World Championships after a decisive attack on the final climb on Saturday in Kigali.
Vallieres was in a lead group with New Zealand’s Niamh Fisher-Black and Spain’s Mavi García near the end of the 164km slog on a hilly circuit in the Rwandan capital when she burst clear.
Powering up the ascent towards the finish line, the 24-year-old stayed clear of Fisher-Black, who came home second with García third.
The championships, the first to be held in Africa, conclude on Sunday with the elite men’s road race.
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