In the final lap of the elite women's road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong, it was Kasia Niewiadoma who set the race on fire. In the end, Nieviadma had to settle for eighth place after being caught by a group in the last kilometer before Annemiek Van Hulten attacked for the win in one millionth of a second.

2022 Flanders bronze medalist Nieuwadoma energized the race on the final climb up Mount Pleasant on the Wollongong urban circuit, with Rian Lippert (Germany), Ashley Moolman Passio (South Africa), and Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy), Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Denmark) prompted a reaction from Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Denmark).

"The last lap was definitely intense and very fast. I was very fast on the last lap," Niewiadoma told Cycling News in the mixed zone after the race. 'Because of that, there were a lot of guys that caught up to me in the last two laps. In hindsight, it would have been better if the race had been harder earlier in the day.

"After 150 km, everyone is very cautious. There is no race, just running." I expect the next race to be around 140km.

After being pulled back on the flat before the finish in City Beach, the quintet again showed strength on the final climb, pulling away from several chase groups. Nienyadoma, however, did not expect the rainbow jersey to be waiting for him at the finish.

"I believed that if we escaped with three riders instead of five, the coordination would be smoother and stronger. In the last two kilometers I was thinking about sprinting."

Nienyadoma, who attacked twice at difficult parts of the course and forced the breakaway, lamented that his group was not given a chance.

"When Annemiek went, it was just a perfect moment, but it was a shame to let her go because my breakaway group was quickly chased. Why didn't anyone go after Annemiek ......?" She said.

Because there was no race radio or team car communication, Nienyadoma had no way of knowing what was happening behind the lead group. It also worked against the medal winners and in favor of the chasing group in the back.

"We had no information at all. It was tricky in a way because there was no radio and we had no idea who was behind us, whether the group was big or small, or how big the gap was. 'If you know you only have 10 seconds, you go in very deep. If you don't think about it, you always think about the final."

Niewiadoma was at the back of the chase group in the sprint for the silver medal, but held off many riders as the pack merged in the finale to finish in the top 10 for the fifth time in 10 world championships.

As Nienyadoma shared her thoughts on the finish, a replay of the finale was shown on the mixed-zone television screen. She paused to watch the replay and explained how the finale unfolded. "You can see it now. See, nobody did anything. The moment Van Breutenen started moving, she said.

"I don't know how you sprint with those elbows, chapeau.

As Niewadoma listened to the next question, her former teammate in the Canyon-SRAM trade, Omer Shapira, surprised her with a kiss on the cheek. Afterward, the two embraced, and Shapira said that at one point he thought Nienyadoma had won the world title. Shapira said he thought Nienyadoma had won the world title.