Cycling-Ferrand-Prevot wins gold after bizarre finish (Reuters)
(Adds details, quotes) MADRID, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Pauline Ferrand-Prevot became the first French woman in 19 years to win the elite race at the road cycling world championships in Ponferrada when she claimed a cold-blooded victory in a bizarre finish on Saturday. Ferrand-Prevot beat German Lisa Brennauer and Swede Emma Johansson, who were second and third respectively, in a sprint finish in the Spanish city after a breakaway group of four had failed to collaborate following a move that had seemed decisive. No French woman had won the race since Jeannie Longo’s fifth and last title in 1995. …