'Pretty unexpected' - British junior time trial champion Aalia Clay clinches Worlds bronze by just 0.07 seconds
The 17-year-old adds a world championship medal to her national title, and is already eyeing rainbows for next year
British junior time trial champion Aalia Clay secured a bronze medal at the UCI Road World Championships in Montréal on Tuesday, finishing just 0.07 seconds behind the race winner. The 17-year-old added an international podium to an impressive season, which included a victory at the British junior time trial championships in July and top-10 finishes at other junior events.
The 10.7km course saw Clay complete the race in 15:42, 24 seconds behind Poland's Maria Okrucińska. Belgium's Yana Decruyenaere took silver, 12 seconds ahead of Clay. The final podium spot came down to a mere seven hundredths of a second between Clay and Switzerland's Anja Grossmann. This result follows Clay's breakthrough season, marked by her first-ever World Championship appearance and victory at the British junior time trial championships.
With another season in the junior ranks ahead, Clay aims to build on her current form and possibly secure the world championship title next year.
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