Vos wins Junior crown
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ByEurosport
Published 01/10/2004 at 09:55 GMT
Dutchwoman Marianne Vos won the 73.75 km Junior Women's road race at the World Championships Friday, dropping the bunch on the final of five circuit laps in Verona, Italy. Italian Marta Bastianelli led in the sprint for silver, with Eleonora Van Dijk of t
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A first-year junior, Vos, 17, hammered free on the final ascent of the short-but-taxing 3.1-km long Torricelle climb, the major obstacle on the 14.75 km Verona, Italy circuit course.
Tucked into a time-trial for the line, Vos -- also the reigning Dutch national junior mountain bike champion -- extended her move to a convincing 29 seconds at the finish, plenty of time to savour a race well won.
Vos' victory was the third consecutive Netherlands win in the Junior Women's category, after Suzanne De Goede and Loes Markering in 2003 and 2002 respectively.
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