Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews'⛄ live coverage of the women's individual time trial at the Paris Olympic Games!

The cycling is gett๊ing started at the𓄧 Paris Olympics with the first women's rider Urska Pintar (Slovenia) scheduled to set off at 14:30 CEST, which is in just over an hour and a half.

From then, the full 35-rider field in the women's race will get going at 90-second intervals until World Champ꧒ion Chloé Dygert (ꦕUSA) sets off last at 15:21.

Make sure to catch up on all the start times for the day to ensure you don't miss🙈💝 your favourite:

Paris Olympics: Individual Time Trial start times

Names to look out for:

Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands) - 15:00

Lotte Kopecky (Belgium) - 15:09

Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy) - 15:10:30

Juliette Labous (France) - 15:13:30

Demi Vollering (Netherlands) - 15:15

Anna Henderson (Great Britain) - 15:16:30

Christina Schweinberger (Austria) - 15:18

Grace Brown (Australia) - 15:19:30

Chloe Dygert (United States Of America) - 15:21

Here's a look at the 32.4km route heading out-and-back from central to eastern Paris, starting at Les Invalides and making the turn to finish on the Pont Alexandre III. It'll be th🍌e same route taken on by🌠 both the women and men in today's time trial.

Some great last-minute information from CN's head of news Stephen Farrand, who is on the ground in Parisܫ for the Olympic time trial. Rain is set to be a big fa🦋ctor in both races today:

Paris Olympics time trial race day notes - Rain a factor, huge chainrings and high speeds expected

Grace Brown has established herself as one of the top ITT riders in the world having taken second place at the last two World Championships. Can she m�💙�atch her form with an Olympic medal today or even go on better with gold?

‘I can see that winning is possible’ – Grace Brown chases Australia’s first Olympic Games women’s time trial medal

Here's the pancake-flat profile for the time trial, with the flat course best suiting the purer ITT specialists: Dygert, Van Dijk and Brown. Wet roads, pot꧑holes and slippery conditions in the Bois de Vincennes park will play a much bigger factor than any uphill sections. 

Reminder that it's been a torrid time for three-time World Champion in the time trial, Ellen van Dijk after an ankle fracture in June put her participation in doubt. 💟She has made it though and the Olympic ITT is one of the📖 few goals missing from her illustrious palmares:

'I thought it was all over' – Ellen van Dijk rebounds from fractured ankle to take on Olympic Games time trial

Under an hour from the start of the ITT and reports from our team on the ground arꩵe that it is🐬 still pouring with rain along the course. 

Hard to say for two of the best riders in the world, but for Lotte Kopecky aไnd Elisa Longo Borghini, today's time trial will be about trying to medal instead of maybe winning against the likes of Dygert. However, with the rain, their expert bike handling could put them in with a sho💞t at gold:

'Whatever the colour of an Olympic medal, it's worth gold' - Elisa Longo Borghini hopes for more Olympic medals

Lotte Kopecky eyeing three Olympic medals despite post-Giro d'Italia COVID-19

Despite not having the smoothest build up to the Olympics, Chloe Dygert is looking well poised to compete for victory. The two-time world champion has earned Olympic silver and bronze medalist as part of USA’s team pursuit line-up, bu💟t never gold.

'There were times when I thought I wasnꦐ’t going to make it' – Chloé Dygert ready for third Olympic Games

Demi Vollering might be more fancied for the road race next weekend, but such a quality rider can’t be discounted from success in the time trial either. She shoꦆuld be coming into form, too, with the Tour de France Femmes now just a few weeks away.

Annemiek van Vleuten is reigning champion having 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:triumphed in Tokyo three years, but won’t, of course, be here to defend her title having retired last year. That means that no rider taking part has previously won the Olympics time trial, and therefore a rare ♔chance to add one of the ཧmost prestigious races in the sport to their palmares.

Another rider who won't be here is Tokyo silver medalist Marlen Reusser. The Swiss rider would have been among the favourites for gold, but 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:misses out due to ongoing fitness problems and injuries that have bl🐲ighted her seas𝕴on.

Justꩵ a few minutes now until Urska Pintar rolls down the start ramp to get🐎 the time trial underway.

Former men’s champion Fabian Cancellara is here at the staꦓrt ramp, as a special guest to see them off.

Time trial begins

Anܫd we're off! Urska Pintar rolls down the start ramp to get this time trial underway.

It's not raining at the moment, but the roads are st💎ill wet. The first few riders are taking the first corner out from the start ramp very tentatively.

The first big name of the d𝄹ay is up and running — Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, representing Denmark. She’s likely more invested in the road race, but how she goes here will be indicative of what her form is like.

America’s Taylor Knibb has just begun her൩ ride. She has the unique schedule of also riding the triathlon later these ꦦGames.

Slight hiccup for Eugenia Bujak at the s🅰tart, who had to extend her arm out to keep her balance after mistiming her lunge out of the start ramp. She stayed upright though, and is off and running.

We’re rattling throughꦕ riders quꦺickly. 12 of the 35 competitors are already out on the course. 

Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig at the start ramp.

The wet roads haven't claimed any victims yet, altho♏ugh Taylor Knibb did almost lose balance going over a speed bump.

Ludwig is the quickest of the five riders thro🗹ugh the first 💝time check so far - but only just. Afghanistan’s Yulduz Hashimi was only one second slower.

There's a new faste🌄st time at the firs💫t time check, by Marta Lach, who has beaten Ludwig's time by 19 seconds. 

But mꦦoments later, Lach's time too is bettered by Taylor Knibb, by a whole 30 seconds. 

Bad news for Ludwig, who becomes the first faller on today's wet roads. She's back up again quickly, but will have lo꧅st several seconds and likely qui▨te sore. 

Home favourite Audrey Cordon Ragot is off the start ramp, ⛎to plenty of chee🥃rs from the French spectators. 

Now here comes one of our major med﷽al hopefuls - Ellen van Dijk. This is a huge moment in her career.

Another faller, and it's the leader at the first time check, Knibb. She's fallen at the same corner that Ludwig did. She's also back up and running, but❀ won't now post as strong a time as she was on course for. 

Knibb has fallen again. She's really struggling outಞ🌳 there, but has once again got up and back up to speed. 

Umbrellas are up on the roadside and the rain is falling. These roads aren't going to get any dryer 𝓡at this rate. 

A third fall for Knibb, unfortunately. She had to be careful not to hurt herself ahead of the triathlon. 🙈;

Ludwig is fastest at the s🃏econd time check, despite her fall. 

Knibb's misfortune continues - she's now had a mechnical, and had to change bikes. And even the mechanic slipped and fell as he rushed to hand he𝄹r the new bike. 

Lotte Kopecky is off! It'll be fascinating to see how she gets on today. The time trial𓆏 isn't her speciality, but she's such an all-round brilliant rider these days that you can't discount her from anything.

Lach arrives at the second time check with ⛦by far the quickest time, a w📖hole 30 seconds faster than the next best, Ludwig.

Now Elisa Longo Borghini is off - fitti🍌ngly, just after her Giro d’Italia rival Lotte Kopecky. 

For all her problems, Taylor Knibb has somehow arrived at the second time check with the second quickest time, slower only thanജ Marta Lach 🐽so far.

More for the Frenc🗹h to cheer, as Juliette Labous startsꦐ her ride.

Both Olivia Barilಌ and Eugenia Bujak have reached the second check faster than Lach.

Now♚ Demi Vollering starts her ride. Could this be the day she is crowned Olympic champion, one of the few things missing on her palmares?

Ellen Van Dijk is🍸 through at the first time check…and she’s actually only the 5th fastest. That’s a surprise, and she’ll have to speed up a🎐 lot if she’s to deliver what was expected of her.

Anoth🍰er new fastest time at the 2nd fastest check, from Mieke Kröger. 🤪She's 7 seconds quicker than Baril. 

The day's penultimate starter, Grace Brown, is off. Which leaves💯 only Chloe Dygert left.&nbs🤡p;

And now Dygert starts. Everyone is now off - this 𒁏is going to be an intense 40 minutes or so!

Seven riders have finished so far, and Lach iꦇs easily the fastest of them all. Her time of 43-03 was 1-08 quiꦛcker than the 2nd best, by Ludwig. 

Knibb has just finished her rid꧟e — and extraordinarily, it’s only a fraction of a second slower than Lach. How quick would that ride have been had she stayed uprigh♏t?

Another new fastest time at the sec༺ond check, this time from Kim Cadzow.

And now Lotte Kopecky sets the new fastest ti🔴me at the first check. She’s the first rider all day to beat Knibb’s time there.

Lach&rsquo🌟;s time as leader at the club house is over, as Bujak beats her time.

Borghini’s through the first time check and sh🤡e&🎶rsquo;s just a couple of seconds slower than Kopecky. She’s in medal contention for now.

Lotte Kopecky has crashed! Her back wheel slid out going around a corner. ꦅShe had ꧑been flying but will lose vital time now.

♕Van Dijk is still only the fourth fastest at the 2nd time check. 

Juliette Labous is givi𝓡ng the home crowd something to cheer, as she reaches the first time check second fastest, in between Kopecky and Borghini.&⛄nbsp;

Now Vollering is through, with virtually the same time as Labous. This is proving to 💞be very close between many of the biggest names.

Meanwhile at the finish, Bujak’s best𒈔 time is beaten twice in quick succession  — first by Mieke Kröger, then by Kim Cadzow.

Anna Henderson goes marginally faster than Kopecky to set the fastest time at the first check. That’s a turn up for the books! Could the✅ Briton be in medal contention at the finish?

Now Grace Brown goes through, and she𝓡’s smashed Henderson’s time, by a whole 2🎐0 seconds!

Not even 🦄Dygert can match that - she’s five seconds 𒁃slower. 

So all the riders are through the first time check now, with Brown the fastest, followed by Dygert at 5 seconds, Henderson at 21 seconds, Christina Schweinberger aᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚt 29 seconds, Kopecky at 32 seconds, and both Vollering and Labous at 34 seconds. 

All of those riders are still out on the course, so although Audrey Cordon-Ragot has just finished with the second fastest time behind Kim Cadzow, she won't re🌱main that high for long.

Kopecky looks unhurt by her crash, as she catches and passes Anna Kiesen𓄧hofer ahead of her.

Ellen Van Dijk has finish♎ed, with the third fastest time. She won'𒅌t be in contention for a medal.

There’s a new front runner at the second time check - Juliette Labous. She’s just smashed the times of Borghini and Kopecky by over 20 seconds🎐. Considering that they were on about the same time at the first check, she must be accelerating.

Vollering also can&r♏squo;t compete with Labous time at the second check, trailing by 13 seconds.

But🔯 Anna Henderson can! She's a whole 12 seconds faster than L༺abous.

Amazingly, Grace Brown has overtaken her minute woman Christina Schweinberger prior to reaching the second time check.  She's almost 40 seconds quicker than 🦩Henderson. This is the ride of her life!

Dygert crashes! The American falls as she goes over some cobblestones around a corner. She was perhaps the only rider who could challenge Brown, and she will have lost ജsignificant time.

Despite the crash, Dygert still has the second best time at the second time check, but adrift to Brown by 51 seconds. The golಌd medal is now the Australian's to🀅 lose.

Back at the finish, Cadzow's lengthy spell as leader at the club house is over, as Kopecky bests her time. But neither rider is likely to be in 🐠the medals when the rest of the big hitters arrive. 

🌳Borghini finishes, and she's third, behind Cadzowꦦ and Kopecky. 

There have probably been more crashes we don’t yet know about. Some o🍨f the riders have reached the finish bearing torn jerseys and tell-tale signs of having hit the deck.

Juliette Labous finish🐈es with the best time so far, 15 seconds quicker than Kopecky. Will that be enough for ꦯa medal?

Vollering arrives෴ at the finish...but it's slower than Labous, by 10 seconds. 

Now here comes Anna Henderson...

...aꦏnd it's the quickest so far, 10 seconds fa👍ster than Labous.

Just three riders to go now, Schweinberger, Brown and Dy⭕gert.

Depending on how well Dygeꦰrt has recovered from the crash, this could be heartbreak for Labouꦰs.

Now here comes Brown...

Incred🃏ible! She's 1-30 faster than Henderson! That will 🌳be gold for Grace Brown.

Schweinberger is 9th, which means Henderson is guaranteed a medal. But will it be🐽 silver o⭕r bronze?

All eyes now on Dygert, the last finisher.

As things stand, the medals are gold fཧor Brown, silver for Henderson, bronze for🍌 Labous.

Dygert reaches the line...and it's bronz𝓀e for the American.

Dygert was 1 secꦐond slo꧃wer than Henderson, but beat Labous by the ultimately comfortable margin of 9 seconds.

GRACE BROWN WINS GOLD

So that's gold fo🅷r Grace Brown, silver for Anna Henderson, and bronze for Chloe Dygeꦦrt.

What a final season Grace Brown is having! First a maiden 🌞monument victory at Liège–Bastogne–Liège, now an Olympic title.

Here's the top ten in full:

1 Grace Brown 39-38

2 Anna Henderson at 1-31

3 Chloe Dygert at 1-32

4 Juliette Labous at 1-41

5 Demi Vollering at 1-51

6 Lotte Kopecky at 1-56

7 Kim Cadzow at 2-08

8 Elisa Longo Borghini at 2-11

9 Audrey Cordon-Ragot at 2-13

10 Christina Schweinberger at 2-14

Here's Grace Brown, on her way to gold.

Much talk from riders at t🐲he finish is about how slippy the roads were, and many don’t look happy. “I tried to enjoy the Olympic spirit,” said one of the day’s many fallers, Cecilie Uttrup🧔 Ludwig. “But it’s really painful at the moment.”

One rider who is very happy is of course Grace Brown. Her marꦦgin of victory really is astonishing. Even if Dygert hadn’t crashed, it seems unlikely she’d have been able to comeꦅ close to the Australian.

Here's our report of how today's race unfolded.