21-year-old Millie Couzens’ first pro win is no other than the British national road title. She took the victory in Aberystwyth with an impressive sprint where she beat three-time consecutive champion Pfeiffer Georgi.
“I’m so happy, it’s not the way I thought it was going to go, so it’s a good week,” said Couzens in a post race interview. “There was a point when the break had quite a big gap and I was worried, but luckily, I had help from a few other teams and [FENIX-Deceuninck teammate] Flora [Perkins] to help control it a little bit. I’m so grateful for Flora, without her I don’t think we were going to bring them back.”
Couzens’ national titles in both elite and U23 categories come three days after she claimed the U23 individual time trial jersey.
Her FENIX-Deceuninck teammate Carina Schrempf also delivered a strong performance, finishing in third place. Both are expected to race on the Austrian national road championships, which will take place on June 29th.
