Women's world champion Amalie Dideriksen shows off new rainbow jersey

Amalie Dideriksen has shown off her rainbow jersey for the first time

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Surprise 2016 women's world road race champion Amalie Dideriksen has been given her first senior rainbow jersey.

Dideriksen shocked the Dutch team in Doha to sprint to victory and deny the attempts of trade teammate Lizzie Deignan (née) Armitstead  to defend her title.

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Chris Marshall-Bell

A freelance sports journalist and podcaster, you'll mostly find Chris's byline attached to news scoops, profile interviews and long reads across a variety of different publications. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013. In 2024 he released a seven-part podcast documentary, Ghost in the Machine, about motor doping in cycling.

Previously a ski, hiking and cycling guide in the Canadian Rockies and Spanish Pyrenees, he almost certainly holds the record for the most number of interviews conducted from snowy mountains. He lives in Valencia, Spain.