The Visma-Lease a Bike rider took her second nationwide title on the roads of North Yorkshire, beating Claire Steels (Movistar) by 33 seconds. Elinor Barker (Uno-X Mobility) got here third, 1:02 behind Henderson.
The winner was virtually 40 seconds forward of Steels on the 15km checkpoint, and elevated her lead by the end on the 30km course.
Apparently, it was the primary victory taken by a rider carrying the Giro Aerohead 2.0, which was launched with a lot fanfare earlier this yr at Tirreno-Adriatico.
Earlier within the day, Josie Nelson (dsm-firmenich PostNL) gained the primary British nationwide title of the week, within the under-23 ladies’s time trial.
The 22-year-old beat second-placed Maddie Leech of Lifeplus Wahoo by 1:54, with Flora Perkins (Fenix-Deceuninck) an extra 18 seconds behind.
The circuit was the identical for each the under-23 riders and elites, with two laps of a 15km course, which means 512m of elevation – it was not a rouleur‘s favorite.
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With final yr’s elite ladies’s champion, Lizzie Holden, lacking from the beginning checklist, there was as a consequence of be a brand new lady within the crimson, white and blue bands.
A stable time was set early on by Lucy Lee (DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK), who completed in 50:26.3, which noticed her take over the new seat.
Steels took over the lead late on, setting the quickest break up time of 23:14.82, and adopted this up with a ending time of 46:39.9.
Nonetheless, Henderson was scorching on her heels, going quicker than Steels on the intermediate test by virtually 40 seconds, and completed in 46:07.0 at a mean pace of 39.03 km/h.
It was a reminder of her time trialling prowess, which noticed her end fourth on the World Championships final summer season, and second on the European Championships in the identical occasion. She is a favorite to medal on the Paris Olympics.
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Earlier on Wednesday, Josie Nelson dominated the under-23 occasion, setting 24:01.48 on the midway mark and ending with a time of 47:58.97. Raced at 37.5km/h, her time would have meant fifth within the elite ladies’s race, proving how spectacular her trip was.
Final off was Maddie Leech, the defending champion, who was simply 31 seconds down on the midway mark, however conceded extra time on the second lap, ultimately ending in 49:52.5.
Outcomes
British Nationwide Street Championships: Ladies’s elite time trial (30km)
1. Anna Henderson, Visma-Lease a Bike, in 46:07 2. Claire Steels, Movistar, +33s 3. Elinor Barker, Uno-X Mobility, +1:02 4. Pfeiffer Georgi, dsm-firmenich PostNL, +1:35 5. Elynor Bäckstedt, Lidl-Trek, +2:07 6. Anna Morris, +2:50 7. Hayley Simmonds, Doltcini O’Shea, +3:21 8. Lucy Lee, DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK, +4:19 9. Sarah Storey, +4:30 10. Alice Wooden, Human Powered Well being, +4:36
British Nationwide Street Championships: under-23 ladies’s time trial (30km)
