With five laps to go in the elite women’s road race at the UCI Road World Championships Elise Chabbey attacked and immediately went all in, increasing her gap slowly on the finishing circuits. The Swiss rider played a masterful game of catch me if you can, keeping a steady pace and putting in minor accelerations when the group behind her got too close.
“I'm actually super tired but it was really amazing this atmosphere on the course. Alone in the front, the supporters really cheered on me and they were screaming, I could really enjoy every minute there,” Chabbey said after crossing the finish line.
