Küng wins Chrono des Nations; Brown takes final bow with dominant victory in women's race

The men's race was thrilling from start to finish. Price-Pejtersen (Bahrain-Victorious) was the first to set a really strong time. The Dane held the lead for a while, but along the way, a number of other men were faster. Mikkel Bjerg (UAE Team Emirates) recorded the fastest time at the first checkpoint, but he faded. Alec Segaert (Lotto Dstny), Vine and Küng were also faster at the first checkpoint. At the second checkpoint, the Swiss rider was the fastest, with a slight lead over Vine and Price-Pejtersen. He held onto that lead until the finish, though just barely: the Australian was four seconds slower, which was just over a second faster than the surprising Dane.

In the women’s race, Grace Brown was by far the best. The Australian (FDJ-Suez) completed the 27.2-kilometer course in 35 minutes and 26 seconds, which is 51 seconds faster than her teammate Vittoria Guazzini. Anna Kiesenhofer, the Olympic road race champion from Tokyo, finished third, 55 seconds behind. With this victory, Brown concludes a fantastic career that includes an Olympic title, a world championship and a win in Liège-Bastogne-Liège.