Cycling - Russia's Aigul Gareeva wins Women's Junior Time Trial at Road World Championships

Updated 23/09/2019 at 12:03 GMT

Aigul Gareeva has given Russia their first win in the UCI Road World Championships Junior Women's Time Trial since 1997.

Aigul Gareeva of Russia / during the 92nd UCI Road World Championships 2019, Individual Time Trial Women Junior a 13,7km stage from Harrogate to Harrogate / ITT / @Yorkshire2019 / #Yorkshire2019 / on September 23, 2019 in Harrogate, England

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Her win was not without its drama, as she went the wrong way at one point, opening up the chance of Shirin van Anrooij of Netherlands winning the event.

Nonetheless, she composed herself to keep top spot and finished 3.61 seconds ahead of the Dutchwoman, with Great Britain's Elynor Backstedt third.

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"There was a kind of mess in my head, and I kept going," she said of the incident.

"People showed me the way and I went right. I don’t really know what happened really. I knew that I was the best, but I won by just a small bit of time."

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