Villumsen, for so long the unlucky lady of Kiwi cycling, overcome a significant deficit in the final stages of last night's race to take gold and, at long last, hear God Defend New Zealand on the podium. "It was incredible - it's the first time the anthem's been for me. I normally hear everyone else's anthems and not my own."
Glasgow: Gold for Villumsen
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