Dahle Flesjaa opts not to defend marathon world title

The race for the women’s title at the UCI Marathon World Championships has been thrown wide open with the confirmation that current world champ Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Multivan Merida) will not be on the start line to try and repeat the crown she won in Austria last year. Dahle has taken the bold move to forgo the defence of her marathon title to focus on her cross country riding ahead of those world championships in her home country later this year.

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