Cycling - UCI Road World Championships - Women Individual Time Trial - Bergen, Norway - September 19, 2017 - Gold medalist Annemiek van Vleuten reacts on the podium. NTB Scanpix/Cornelius Poppe via REUTERS
BERGEN, Norway (Reuters) - Annemiek van Vleuten claimed an emotional world road title in the women's individual time trial on Tuesday, beating fellow Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen to the gold medal.
Little more than a year after a horrific accident in the Rio Olympics road race left her with three spinal fractures, the 34-year-old powered round the hilly 21.1km (13.1-mile) course in Bergen to win by a comfortable margin.
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