Vittoria Guazzini (FDJ-SUEZ racing for GS Fiamme Oro) secured the elite women's individual time trial title for the second year in a row at the Italian Road Championships on Thursday. The 24-year-old was the fastest in the 28km race against the clock with a time of 34:19, beating Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) by six seconds and Federica Venturelli (UAE Development) by 1:15 in San Vito al Tagliamento.
Guazzini, who won her first elite time trial title last year, made an exceptional comeback in the last half of the event, making up a 10-second deficit and then putting six more seconds into her biggest rival on the day.
