“It is very special to win a team time trial and go on the podium together, because you really do it together,” said Van Dijk, the reigning world time trial champion. “To be honest, I wasn’t so sure beforehand that we could win this team time trial, because Elisa Longo Borghini got sick on Friday. So we missed a big engine. We had bad luck on the way, because Lauretta Hanson had a flat and we also got a puncture. Chloe Hosking We soon had only four riders left and we knew we had to finish at least 4. Amalie Dideriksen was having a hard time and as she was the weakest link we had to adjust our pace to her. The fact that we have won despite all those challenges only makes it more beautiful.”
Van Dijk wins with Trek team time trial in Sweden
