Aniek van den Aarssen became world champion in the C3 kilometre time trial at the World Championships in Apeldoorn. The 29-year-old Dutch rider won in 1:15.991, narrowly ahead of Canadian Pemble, who took silver in 1:16.161. Dutch debutante Anne Martha Blok finished third in 1:16.162, just one thousandth of a second behind Pemble.

Blok had set the fastest qualifying time and led for much of the final, but lost ground in the last lap. The 28-year-old from Bleskensgraaf, who was born without a right arm and left forearm, had taken up cycling less than a year earlier after a talent day. Van den Aarssen had finished third in this event last year and previously won world titles on the road and in the 500-metre time trial.