
Felicity Wilson-Haffenden was "over the moon" to claim the gold medal at the UCI Road World Championships in Scotland on Thursday. The 18-year-old beat favourite Isabel Sharp (Great Britain) and Federica Venturelli (Italy) by 17 and 29 seconds, respectively to win Australia's first rainbow jersey of the combined championships outside the para-cycling.
The Stirling course presented the usual challenge of open roads and undulating terrain but with a sharp sting in the tail – a technical run-in to a steep cobbled climb to the doorstep of the Stirling Castle.