Megan Arens won the Junior Time Trial at the World Championships in Kigali , Rwanda. The Dutch athlete, with a time of 25:47 on the 18.3km course, beat Spain's Paula Ostiz by 35 seconds and Norway's Oda Aune Gissinger by 37 seconds.

The first of the Italians was Chantal Pegolo, fourteenth, 1'44" behind the winner, while Elena De Laurentiis placed twenty-first, 2'28" behind the new world champion.

ORDER OF ARRIVAL:  

1 Arens Megan Netherlands 25.47.41

2 Ostiz Paula Spain 0.35,3

3 Gissinger Oda Aune Norway 0.37,54

4 Müller Roos Netherlands 0.47,51

5 Boothman Erin Great Britain 0.48,69

6 Swierenga Sidney Canada 0.53,73

7 Okrucińska Maria Poland 1.06.84

8 Miller Abigail Great Britain 1.32,02

9 Edwards Liliana United States 1.32,76

10 Fivé Laura Belgium 1.36,13

11 Rojas Marlen Chile 1.40,64

12 Ushakova Milana Ukraine 1.40,77

13 Cusack Lidia United States 1.42,71

14 Pegolo Chantal Italy 1.44,56

15 Danshina Polina Individual Neutral Athletes 1.47,61