
Magdeleine Vallieres (Canada) fended off the favourites to clinch a stunning solo surprise victory in the elite women's road race of Kigali's Road World Championships, blasting up the Côte de Kimihurara alone for an unexpected but utterly well-deserved gold medal.
Vallieres attacked at the foot of the daunting Kimihurara ascent from a three-rider break to claim the victory by 20 seconds over Niamh Fisher-Black (New Zealand) and 27 seconds on Mavi García (Spain).