UCI Cycling Road World Championships 2024: Grace Brown adds women's time trial world title to Olympic crown

Newly crowned Olympic champion Grace Brown of Australia added the rainbow jersey to her list of accolades by winning the women’s time trial title at the 2024 2024 UCI Road Cycling World Championships on Sunday (22 September).

Brown was in blistering form in Zürich, Switzerland, racing home on her golden bike in a winning time of 39 minutes, 16.04 seconds (39:16.04), effectively ending her career on a glittering high.

The 32-year-old clocked the fastest split time at the first intermediate but had some work to do at the second where Dutch star Demi Vollering held the edge.

But Brown found some speed in the latter stages of her ride to claim the Olympic and world championship double as she brings her career to a finish at the end of this year.

Vollering finished nearly 17 seconds adrift for silver with defending champion Chloe Dygert rounding out the podium.

The podium finishers from the 2023 championships were the final three riders off the ramp with Dygert the last to set off on the 29.9km route from Gossau to Zürich.

Dygert lined up looking to add to the rainbow jerseys she won last year in Glasgow and 2019 in Harrogate.

But Brown, who was the penultimate rider out on the course courtesy of her 2023 silver, stole the show as flew through the course at the latter stages to clinch the title.

“As I was riding the last couple of kilometres, I kept on telling myself I can be world champion and that gave me the strength to push all the way to the end,” Paris 2024 individual time trial gold medallist Brown said after the race.

“It took me a couple of kilometres on the flat so that I could get into a rhythm after all the climbing, and I thought I gained strength towards the end. That is how was able to gain back the time I lost.

“I am still finishing up at the end of the season and I just feel really lucky to end my career like this. It is special.”

• Full list of men’s and women’s road race world champions

2024 Women's Individual Time Trial World Championships - top 10 results:

1. Grace Brown (AUS) 39:16.04
2. Demi Vollering (NED) +16.79
3. Chloe Dygert (USA) +56.79
4. Antonia Niedermaier (GER) +1:05.10
5. Lotte Kopecky (BEL) +1:39.44
6. Christina Schweinberger (AUT) +1:44.14
7. Anna Henderson (GBR) +1:44.39
8. Ellen van Dijk (NED) +1:47.38
9. Juliette Labous (FRA) +1:51.68
10. Amber Leone Neben (USA) +2:20.33

How to watch the 2024 UCI Road World Championships

Switzerland's SRG is the host broadcaster and will produce the live pictures from Zurich.

In the United Kingdom, the BBC owns the rights and will carry coverage on BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer.

FloBikes will stream live coverage in the United States and Canada, while Eurosport will broadcast the event throughout most of Europe.

In Australia, the action will be on SBS Sport and SBS On Demand.

Please check local listings for coverage in your area.