It is not common for the powerful Dutch team to have to settle for anything less than the rainbow jersey, but that is what happened as Anna van der Breggen and Demi Vollering rode to the silver and bronze medal, respectively, to new world champion Marlen Reusser of Switzerland, in the elite women's individual time trial at the UCI Road World Championships on Sunday in held in Kigali, Rwanda.
"I prefer winning, but I think that is the same for everyone. I am really happy with the silver medal. I think before this time trial, I had no idea where I could end up," said Van der Breggen in a post-race press conference at the Kigali Convention Centre.
