Sanchis, Johansson, Lepistö among double national champions
At least 13 women earned both time trial and road race titles in their national championship events this weekend, with Swede Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS), Wiggle Honda's Anna Sanchis (Spain), Bigla's Lotta Lepistö of Finland and Boels Dolmans' Christine Majerus (Luxembourg) among them.
Sanchis confirmed her return to the top of the sport following last year’s virus-hit season, with an emphatic sprint on the uphill finishing straight in Cáceras, in the east of Spain to best 2013 champion Ane Santesteban (Inpa Giusfredi) and Alicia Gonzalez (Asturiana).
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“I’m so happy!” Sanchis exclaimed. “I didn’t think I could win today. I’m not really fast in the sprint, but it was an uphill sprint and it was okay; I won!”
It's the second time that Sanchis has doubled in the Spanish championships - she won both in 2012 and the time trial in 2013.
Johansson stacked on her 12th Swedish championship while completing her double this weekend, spending 100km off the front of the road race - initially with one other rider Moa Johansson and then solo for the final 50km.
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