(Reuters) – Denmark’s Amalie Dideriksen timed her sprint to perfection to upset the favorites and claim the women’s road race world title in Doha on Saturday.
The 20-year-old Dideriksen stayed quiet all day before surging past pre-race favorite Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands just before the line.
Finland’s Lotto Lepisto took third place ahead of defending champion Lizzie Deignan.
Netherlands controlled most of the 134.5-km race but they were eventually helpless when Dideriksen, the two-time junior world champion, burst from the middle of the road in the final straight.
The men’s road race will be held on Sunday.
(Reporting by Julien Pretot, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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