A surprise victory that brings to light an athlete of undoubted talent: at the national championships, this too can happen. 

The protagonist of this story is called Sif Madsen, she is twenty-four years old, is registered with the club team Aalborg Cykle-Ring and this afternoon she was crowned Danish time trial champion, completing the 29-kilometer circuit at Herning in 37 minutes and 08 seconds. Behind her finished 21-year-old Gertrud Riis Madsen of Team Aalborg, who took second place 9.36 seconds behind, while Silje Weitze Antvorskov was third, 1 minute and 5 seconds adrift.

So far, the cold facts made of numbers. Browsing her social media profile, we came across an emotional clip – which we present to you below – in which Sif's boyfriend and father celebrate after the official announcement of today's victory, the day of her first elite cycling race. Digging a little deeper, tuttobiciweb discovered that Sif has been practicing triathlon for over ten years and in her resume she can boast several participations in World Cup events, but above all she can boast a silver medal at the Youth Olympic Games.

To prepare for the national championships, the 2001-born athlete also spent four weeks at altitude in Sierra Nevada and underwent wind tunnel testing to improve her position on the bike.

We don't know what other results Sif will be able to achieve, some on social media already call her "legendary". It's a bit early to say, but she is certainly an athlete to follow. She, meanwhile, smiles and declares: "I am very happy to be able to prove that triathletes can also excel in cycling."

THE RESULTS (from the Danish Cycling Federation website)

1 11 Sif Nikoline Bendix Madsen Denmark DEN Arrivo 37:08,58 -

2 1 Gertrud Riis Madsen Denmark DEN Arrivo 37:17,94 + 09,36 -

3 4 Silje Weitze Antvorskov Denmark DEN Arrivo 38:13,97 + 1:05,39 -

4 5 Olympia Bianca Norrid-Mortensen Denmark DEN Arrivo 39:04,14 + 1:55,56 -

5 20 Caroline Sofie Poulsen Denmark DEN Arrivo 39:09,56 + 2:00,97 -

6 3 Alberte Emilie Greve Denmark DEN Arrivo 39:24,33 + 2:15,74 -

7 2 Emma Cecilie Norsgaard Bjerg Denmark DEN Arrivo 39:33,38 + 2:24,80 -

8 24 Johanne Resen Denmark DEN Arrivo 40:14,86 + 3:06,28 -

9 13 Alma Walther Møller Rasmussen Denmark DEN Arrivo 40:20,72 + 3:12,14 -

10 17 Amanda POULSEN Denmark DEN Arrivo 40:26,25 + 3:17,66 

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