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Commonwealth Games 2014 – Time Trial, Elite Women, Villumsen for New Zealand

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Commonwealth Games GlasgowMany times present on a major championship podium but never on the top step, New Zealand’s Linda Villumsen finally claimed her first gold medal today with a six second margin over former World Champion at the discipline Emma Pooley (England), riding her last time trial as a pro cyclist.

The bronze medal went to the German-born professional with Orica-AIS  Katrin Garfoot, riding for Australia, who held off the strong late challenge from Kiwi Jaime Nielson by 16 seconds.

In fifth place only one second further back was Scotland’s Katie Archibald, the 20-year-old showing her adaptability after racing last week on the track in the endurance events.

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Linda Villumsen (New Zealand) winner. Photo©Martin WIlliamson
Villumsen
Emma Pooley (England) silver medal. Photo©Martin Williamson
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Katrin Garfoot (Australia) third. Photo©Martin Williamson
Villumsen
Jaime Nielson (New Zealand) fourth. Photo©Martin Williamson
Katie Archibald
Katie Archibald (Scotland) fifth. Photo©Martin Williamson

When she swept past us on a slight uphill gradient Archibald was going quickly, having just caught her two-minute woman Leah Kirchmann of Canada – but that in itself may not have been an indicator of speed, Kirchmann riding her road bike and showing a bloodied knee probably a sign of a spill in the first part of the course through the city streets.

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Leah Kirchmann (Canada). Photo©Martin Williamson

Archibald spoke after the finish of not having ‘got it all out’ and being ‘really annoyed’ with herself, all of which will go into the experience bank and help her in future major games, you have to think.

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Shara Gillow (Australia) sixth. Photo©Martin Williamson

Keen to end her professional career with a victory, Pooley was the leader through all the on-course time checks, and on our watch just short of mid-distance, we had her five seconds up on Villumsen, looking smooth and efficient over the drag.

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Elinor Barker (England) seventh. Photo©Martin Williamson
Villumsen
Lucy Caldwell (Scotland) eighth. Photo©Martin Williamson
Anna Turvey
Anna Turvey (Scotland) ninth. Photo©Martin Williamson
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Jasmin Glaesser (Canada) tenth. Photo©Martin Williamson

Pooley extended her advantage to a maximum of eight seconds with just the final sector into the city and around Glasgow Green to the finish to go, and it was here that Villumsen pulled back the deficit and put enough time into her rival to ensure first place, Pooley admitting afterwards that she had perhaps been overly cautious on the damp bends in town.

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Time Trial, Elite Women

Result

1 Linda Villumsen (New Zealand) 0:42:25
2 Emma Pooley (England) 0:00:06
3 Katrin Garfoot (Australia) 0:00:48
4 Jaime Nielsen (New Zealand) 0:01:04
5 Katie Archibald (Scotland) 0:01:05
6 Shara Gillow (Australia) 0:01:08
7 Elinor Barker (Wales) 0:01:31
8 Lucy Coldwell (Scotland) 0:01:38
9 Anna Turvey (Scotland) 0:01:43
10 Jasmin Glaesser (Canada) 0:01:47
11 Reta Trotman (New Zealand) 0:02:05
12 Amy Roberts (Wales) 0:02:05
13 Joanna Rowsell (England) 0:02:20
14 Anna Christian (Isle of Man) 0:03:23
15 Ashleigh Moolman (South Africa) 0:03:33
16 Laura Brown (Canada) 0:04:10
17 Antri Christoforou (Cyprus) 0:04:28
18 Tamiko Butler (Antigua) 0:04:53
19 Aurelie Halbwach (Mauritius) 0:05:00
20 Heidi Dalton (South Africa) 0:05:57
21 Nicole Mitchell (Bermuda) 0:06:08
22 Joanna Watts (Guernsey) 0:06:24
23 Ann Bowditch (Guernsey) 0:06:38
24 Leah Kirchmann (Canada) 0:06:40
25 Karina Bowie (Guernsey) 0:07:21
26 Laura Wasley (Isle of Man) 0:07:42
27 Vera Adrian (Namibia) 0:07:56
28 Irene Steyn (Namibia) 0:08:50
29 Claire Fraser-Greene (Guyana) 0:10:37
30 Sriyalatha Wickramasigha (Sri Lanka) 0:12:08
31 Biana Hernould (Jamaica) 0:13:07
DNS Ciara Horne (Wales)

 

Martin Williamson
Martin Williamson
Martin is our Editor and web site Designer/Manager and concentrates on photography. He's been involved in cycle racing for over four decades and raced for much of that time, having a varied career which included time trials, road and track racing, and triathlons. Martin has been the Scottish 25 Mile TT and 100 Mile TT Champion, the British Points Race League Champion on the track, and he won a few time trials in his day, particularly hilly ones like the Tour de Trossachs and the Meldons MTT.

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