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The Independent UK
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Flo Clifford

France’s Celia Gery wins first under-23 world title as British contenders miss out

Celia Gery won the first-ever standalone U23 world road race title - (AFP via Getty Images)

France’s Celia Gery claimed the first-ever standalone under-23 women’s world road race title, beating Slovakian Viktoria Chladonova by two seconds in a leg-sapping uphill sprint in Kigali.

The 19-year-old was part of a small breakaway group that was caught on the final cobbled climb of the 119km race, the Kimihurura.

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