Guazzini becomes first ever women's U23 world champion with elite-level time trial

Vittoria Guazzini brings Italy first rainbow jersey in U23 women's time trial of Wollongong World Championships
Vittoria Guazzini brings Italy first rainbow jersey in U23 women's time trial of Wollongong World Championships (Image credit: Getty Images)

Vittoria Guazzini gave Italy its first rainbow jersey of the 2022 UCI Road World Championships on Saturday in Wollongong, Australia. The 21-year-old won the under-23 women's time trial world title held as part of a new combined elite-U23 category event.

"I was very nervous because time trials always make me nervous. It's a discipline that I like, and it's a race inside myself. So, in the end, it didn't count to think about under-23 or elites, I just went full gas from start to finish," Guazzini said in the post-race press conference while wearing her new rainbow jersey.

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Kirsten Frattini
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Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.