Great Britain Cycling Team’s Lizzie Armitstead has been crowned women’s road world champion after winning a breathtaking sprint finish at the UCI Road World Championships in Richmond, Virginia on Saturday.

The 26-year-old outsprinted Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen to end her wait for an illustrious rainbow jersey on the road.

“This is the big one,” Armitstead said.

“You get to wear the jersey and the rainbows are a very special thing in cycling.

“It’s a dream come true.”

Armitstead becomes the fourth British woman to win the road race world championships after Beryl Burton, Mandy Jones and Nicole Cooke.