Columbia-Highroad's Emilia Fahlin took home the Swedish Time Trial Championship in the village of Götene. Held on a newly constructed highway which will not open for traffic until Friday, the riders were given the best possible conditions on the rather flat course.
With number five on her back, Fahlin set out on the course in a furious pace. The 21-year old from the city of Örebro has been a professional since she moved up from the juniors. Last year she won the road race in the Nationals after being in a break from the second kilometre. Today she proved to everyone that last year was not coincidence.
Article continues belowFahlin won the race with a margin of nine seconds on former world road champion Susanne Ljungskog (Team Flexpoint). At the intermediate time half way through the race Ljungskog had the lead with nine seconds. Johansson never came close to winning. She finished third, 23 seconds down on the winner.
| 1 | Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Örebrocyklisterna | 0:43:02 |
| 2 | Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Skoda CK | 0:00:09 |
| 3 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Härnösands CK | 0:00:23 |
| 4 | Jennie Stenerhag (Swe) AlrikssonsCykel.se CK | 0:00:48 |
| 5 | Sara Mustonen (Swe) Team Cykelcity | 0:00:58 |
| 6 | Kajsa Karlsson (Swe) Team Cykelcity | 0:01:01 |
| 7 | Karin Aune (Swe) Örebrocyklisterna | 0:01:11 |
| 8 | Eva Nyström (Swe) Fredrikshofs IF CK | 0:01:30 |
| 9 | Marie Lindberg (Swe) AlrikssonsCykel.se CK | 0:01:59 |
| 10 | Malin Rydlund (Swe) Hässleholms CK | 0:02:25 |
| 11 | Catrine Josefsson (Swe) AlrikssonsCykel.se CK | 0:02:36 |
| 12 | Monica Holler (Swe) CK Hymer | 0:02:54 |
| 13 | Camilla Niklasson (Swe) Klubben Cyklisten | 0:02:58 |
| 14 | Avalo Lyngbaek (Swe) CK Hymer | 0:02:59 |
| 15 | Carolin Gustafsson (Swe) Svanesunds GIF | 0:03:43 |
| 16 | Madelene Olsson (Swe) Svanesunds GIF | 0:03:48 |
| 17 | Hanna Larsson (Swe) AlrikssonsCykel.se CK | 0:03:55 |
| 18 | Isabelle Söderberg (Swe) Upsala CK | 0:04:12 |
| 19 | Jenni Nilsson (Swe) Sigtuna Märsta Arlanda CK | 0:04:30 |
| 20 | Emma Mills (Swe) Team Sportia CK Karlskoga | 0:04:52 |
| 21 | Linda Eriksson (Swe) Skara CK | 0:04:53 |
| 22 | Malin Stövling (Swe) Borlänge CK | 0:05:17 |
| 23 | Annika Löfström (Swe) Sandvikens CK | 0:05:40 |
| 24 | Maria Ehrin (Swe) Svanesunds GIF | 0:05:53 |
| 25 | Charlotte Brems (Swe) Svanesunds GIF | 0:05:55 |
| 26 | Linnea Sjöblom (Swe) Upsala CK | 0:06:20 |
| 27 | Mirella Ehrin (Swe) Team Cykelcity | 0:06:37 |
| 28 | Johanna Nilsson (Swe) Örebrocyklisterna | 0:06:44 |
| 29 | Sara Olsson (Swe) Svanesunds GIF | 0:06:44 |
| 30 | Angelica Agerteg (Swe) Fredrikshofs IF CK | 0:06:47 |
| 31 | Martina Thomasson (Swe) Svanesunds GIF | 0:07:14 |
| 32 | Alexandra Korff (Swe) Örebrocyklisterna | 0:09:56 |
| DNS | Elin Lundberg (Swe) Örebrocyklisterna | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
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