In Canada, Karol-Ann Canuel claimed her first ever road national title on June 26, by winning the time trial in commanding fashion. Canuel's final time of 45 minutes and 5 seconds, was 1 minute 17 seconds ahead of Jasmin Glaesser (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits), and more than 2 minutes ahead of defending champion, Leah Kirchmann (Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefits). 

"This has been a goal of mine since the end of last year and I'm so happy to be Canadian Champion in the time trial," Canuel said. "My progression in time trials has come along since I joined the team in 2014 and I was part of the winning World Championship TTT squad in Ponferrada last year. This year in 2015 with Velocio-SRAM, I've had amazing support from the team with training camps, aerodynamic testing and our sponsors have provided me with really the best equipment. I'm really happy to have this title, to repay some of that team belief and as a reward for my own hard work too to achieve this goal."

In Belarus, Alena Amialisuik has continued her run of success by winning the Belarusian National Time Trial Championships on June 26. Amialiusik clocked a time of 31 minutes and 52 seconds over the 24.2 kilometre course in Narovlia which proved 25 seconds quicker than the second-placed Tatsiana Sharakova, and 1 minute 3 seconds ahead of Elenka Sitsko (Astana-Acca Duo O). The result saw her claim her fifth national time trial title, where she remains undefeated in the last five years after winning her first title in 2011.

Amialiusik's run of wins continued with a victory today in the Belarusian National Road Race. In claiming her fourth road national title she said, "The race was 130 kilometres with 8 large laps and 3 small finish laps with a steep 16% climb in the small laps. I attacked in the first finish lap and rode solo to the line. I'm very happy to win both titles in Belarus. I'm proud of this and to be able to continue to wear the Belarusian colours in both time trials and road races for the next 12 months is great!" Her double national title wins continues her run of success after a win at Winston Salem Cycling Classic in USA in May, a podium third place at the most recent World Cup in Philadelphia, followed by a gold medal win in the road race at the European Games in Baku earlier this month.

Mieke Kröger has taken her first senior time trial national title by winning the German time trial in Einhausen, Hesse on June 26. The youngest rider on Velocio-SRAM, twenty-one year old Kröger powered her way to a win with a consistent pace for the 30 kilometre course. At the first time check, Kroeger and World Champion Lisa Brennauer were only seconds apart, but a strong second lap for Kröger allowed her to take the win. Kröger finished 38 seconds ahead of defending champion Brennauer, and 53 seconds ahead of team mate Trixi Worrack, making it a podium sweep for Velocio-SRAM.

Kröger said, "I was very nervous but I did not want the pressure to influence me in the first lap and to overpace like I did in Spring at the Borsele (Netherlands) time trial. I didn't know my intermediate split time but I knew that it was close between Trixi, Lisa and I. It's my first senior TT title and I'm very happy."

In the German National Road Race today, Trixi Worrack has taken the win to claim her third German National Road title. Worrack who won the title in 2003 and 2013, was in a winning break with Claudia Lichtenberg (Liv-Plantur) and the duo came to the line with over 2 minutes to the peloton. Worrack went solo to the finish line, 10 seconds ahead of second place Lichtenberg while team mate Brennauer won the bunch sprint for third place.  About the German road race Kröger said," Today our team plan worked out very well with Trixi taking the win. I liked to suffer for Trixi and Lisa, they deserve to be on the podium!"

Canuel, Amialisuik, and Kröger will show off their new national stripes when they line up for the team's next stage race the Giro Rosa in Italy on 3-12 June that includes a prologue and individual time trial stage.