Not since 2004 has Australia won Olympic gold in road cycling, with Grace Brown topping the podium with a commanding performance in the women's individual time trial on the wet roads of Paris.
Grace Brown has won the individual time trial to give Australia its first gold medal of the Paris Olympics .Cyclist Grace Brown has dominated the women's individual time trial to win Australia 's first gold medal at the Paris Olympics .
"I had a plan to pace the race to win gold and I was able to execute my plan, like, pretty much to perfection, if not better," Brown told the Nine Network.American defending champion Chloe Dygert was third at 1:32.46 after becoming one of many cyclists to crash in the sodden, treacherous conditions. The time trial was contested through the middle of Paris, finishing on the Pont Alexandre III Bridge.
Belgian Lotte Kopecky, the reigning world road race champion, was among the leaders until she also became one of several riders to come to grief and finished sixth.X 'I screamed underwater': Australia made to wait for first medal in Paris after final synchro dive goes awryCyclist Grace Brown wins Australia's first medal of Paris Olympics with gold in time trial
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