Cycling: Aussies strike double gold on road worlds' opener

Luke Durbridge, who finished second in the mens under-23 event last year in Australia, produced a time trial masterclass to achieve his years ambition by completing a flat but technical 35.2 km course in 42min 47.13sec.First at every intermediate point, the 20-year-old -- whose next focus is to cement his place in Australias track pursuit team for the London Games in 2012 -- left Denmarks Rasmus Christian Quaade in second at 35sec.Fellow pursuit specialist Michael Hepburn survived a crash three-quarters of the way into his race to go on and take the bronze, giving Australia three medals from the first day of the week-long event.Its fantastic, said Durbridge, who admitted that watching Allen win the womens junior event earlier had given him a boost.I watched Jess win the gold an hour before my race, that was a special moment for her and I wanted to come out here and get mine (gold).Its a really big moment for us, and for Australia.Allen, the 2011 Oceania junior time trial champion, was last to start the 13.9 km race against the clock and went on to clock a winning time of 19min 18.63sec.The 18-year-olds performance ended the brief hopes of Britains Elinor Barker, who moments earlier had timed 19:20.47 to push provisional leader Mieke Kroger of Germany down into second place.Barker, 17, took silver while 18-year-old Kroger, who had set the early pace in 19:21.43, took the bronze.Allen said she had been given a boost from the information being relayed by her team car.It was great to have the race radio with my coach Donna (Rae-Szalinski) in the car behind assisting me through the course, telling me what corners were up ahead, and that really helped me maintain a high speed throughout, she said.