The Italian Vittoria Guazzini became this Sunday world champion in the time trial in the hopes category at the World Road Cycling Championships in Wollongong, on the southeast coast of Australia. Aged 21, the member of the FDJ-Suez-Futuroscope team (based in Vienne), finished fourth in the elite ladies time trial, the best result in her category (under 23).
The classification of the time trial hopes: 1. Vittoria Guazzini (ITA) the 34.2 km in 45:20 2. Shirin van Anrooij (NED) at 1:48 3. Rocarda Bauernfeind (GER) at 2:17 4 Marie Le Net (FRA) at 2:43