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Amalie Dideriksen wins Women's World Championship

Denmark's Amalie Dideriksen is the new Women's Road World Champion after beating Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands and Lotta Lepisto of Finland in the final sprint in Doha

Japanese rider Eri Yonamine attacked shortly after the start and spent some time in the spotlights. She was later joined by Nicole Hanselmann but the duo were eventually caught by the pack.

The road race had a dramatic outcome for Russia's Olga Zabelinskaya who was judged to have accepted an illegal bike change and was as such disqualified by the judges.

Most of the initiative in this race came from the Dutch team with several riders launching short attacks to shake things up, but it was time trial champion Amber Neben to get away and build a gap of almost a minute.

The American wasn't given more space however as the Dutch slowly but surely reduced the gap and caught the lone escapee just after the start of the final lap.

The orange train for Kirsten Wild was in perfect shape ahead of the peloton despite attempts of others to disrupt its organization. Wild launched the final sprint but saw the young Dideriksen surpass her at the very last moment.

Dideriksen (20) has made an impressive arrival to cycling by winning the Junior Road World Championship in 2013 and 2016.

World Championships Elite Road Race Women Top 10

1. Amalie Dideriksen (den)
2. Kirsten Wild (nld) s.t.
3. Lotta Lepistö (Fin) s.t.
4. Lizzie Armitstead (gbr) s.t.
5. Marta Bastianelli (ita) s.t.
6. Roxane Fournier (fra) s.t.
7. Chloe Hosking (aus) s.t.
8. Joelle Numainville (can) s.t.
9. Sheyla Gutiérrez (spa) s.t.
10. Jolien D’Hoore (bel) s.t.

Amalie Dideriksen wins Women's World Championship