Annemiek van Vleuten pipped her compatriot Anna van der Breggen as the Dutch dominated the women’s time-trial at the World Road Race Championships in Innsbruck.

Van Vleuten claimed victory by 28 seconds over the reigning Olympic road race champion, with Ellen van Dijk completing the all-orange podium in third.

Van Vleuten completed the 27.8km course in 34min 25sec to regain the title in impressive fashion and continue her dominant end to the current season.

The British pair Alice Barnes and Hayley Simmonds finished more than three-and-a-half minutes behind the winner in 22nd and 23rd places, respectively.

Never in doubt! @AvVleuten defends her Time Trial World title and celebrates with her parents 🌈 #InnsbruckTirol2018 pic.twitter.com/s6VufbKSRT — Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) September 25, 2018

Van Vleuten, who was lucky to escape serious injury after a horror crash during the Olympics, will now focus her attention on Saturday’s road race.