Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS) ticked off another national double Saturday, successfully defending her road race championship to go along with the time trial title she won on Wednesday.
Racing without teammates, Johansson spent the majority of the 124km race off the front, first with Moa Johansson and then solo for the final 50km.
“I’m more than happy, I’m relieved,” Johansson said after the race. “With all my other results, it might not make sense that this is a really important one for me, but it is.”
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The victory is Johansson’s 12th Swedish championship – five in the road race and seven in the time trial.
“It’s one thing to win the time trial, but this is even better,” she said. “There are more things that come into play here – tactics, technical difficulties, luck. “
Initially part of a three-ride break that was brought back by the peloton, Johansson then surprised her main rivals by bridging across to a solo move by Moa Johansson.
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