Chloé Dygert Clinches Fourth Rainbow Jersey in Individual Pursuit at UCI World Championships
Chloé Dygert, representing the USA and riding for CANYON//SRAM Racing, secured her fourth world championship title in the individual pursuit at the UCI World Championships in Glasgow. Dygert posted the fastest time in the qualifying round with 3:17.73 and went on to defeat Franziska Brausse of Germany in the final with a blistering time of 3:17.54, overtaking her competitor in the final lap.
Dygert expressed her gratitude for the support she received, stating, “It’s so special to win the rainbow stripes. It wasn’t just me out there tonight, it takes a team, and there are so many people I need to thank who helped me get to this point.”
This victory adds to Dygert’s previous wins in the individual pursuit, having claimed the world championship title in 2017, 2018, and 2020. In 2020, she even broke the world record twice at the track world championships in Berlin, lowering it to an impressive 3:16.937.
Dygert rode the newly released Canyon Speedmax CFR Track bike with Zipp disc wheels in the competition. She started strong in the gold-medal final, building a gap of two seconds which ultimately extended to over seven seconds before overtaking Brausse in the final 100m.
Despite her success, Dygert acknowledged that she is still working towards her best form, saying, “I don’t feel like I’m quite back at my absolute best yet. I’m happy to be on the step tonight and love the process of getting back to my best.”
Dygert now sets her sights on the Team Pursuit with Team USA and the individual time trial and road race events next week. Her CANYON//SRAM Racing teammate, Maike van der Duin, will also be competing in the Scratch race, Madison event, and Omnium for the Netherlands.
In addition to Dygert and van der Duin, several other riders from CANYON//SRAM Racing and CANYON//SRAM Generation will be participating in the road world championship events, representing countries such as Germany, Switzerland, Paraguay, Algeria, Rwanda, Poland, Italy, and Australia.
