Italian Adriano Malori delighted the home crowd to win the men's under-23 time trial at the world road championships in Varese.

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• Injured Coledan out of time trial

The European under-23 champion, fifth in the same race at the Stuttgart worlds last year, went out last and completed the near 35km course around the northern Italian town in 41 minutes 35.98.

Germany's Patrick Gretsch was second and Australian Cameron Meyer third.

Russia's Dmitry Sokolov, among the favourites, slipped coming out of a tunnel and continued after being helped up.

Italian Marco Coledan was ruled out of the race on Monday when he skidded in training and fell under a truck. Coledan, who was trying out the route, suffered a serious knee injury.

The women's time trial takes place on Wednesday with Olympic champion Kristin Armstrong of the United States going out last.

The annual championships end with the men's elite road race on Sunday when local hope Paolo Bettini bidd for his third world title in a row.