Switzerland retained its title of world champion in the mixed time trial relay at the World Road Cycling Championships by beating France on Tuesday in Glasgow. Composed like last year of Nicole Koller, Marlen Reusser, Elise Chabbey, Stefan Bissegger, Stefan Küng and Mauro Schmid, the Swiss team won with only seven seconds ahead of France and 51 seconds over Germany. , despite a fall from Reusser along the way.
France which, unlike other nations, had lined up its best assets — Juliette Labous, Audrey Cordon Ragot, Cedrine Kerbaol, Rémi Cavagna, Bruno Armirail, Bryan Coquard — led until the arrival of Switzerland , the last to start.
On the program for the fourth time at the Worlds, the event brings together three men and three women per team. The men completed the first part of the 40.3 km course together in Glasgow, before being relayed by the three women.
Eighteen nations were at the start with the notable absence of Belgium which did not line up in this event which only exists at the World Championships.
