The penalty count was starting to get away from England and South Africa took the lead in the 62nd minute when Elton Jantjies slotted a penalty to make it 18-17. Deignan, handling the bone-shaking "pave" cobblestones with aplomb, maintained her advantage as several fancied riders including European champion Ellen van Dijk crashed heavily. "Gio is someone that Ronald always spoke highly of and he is someone that I keep in regular contact with, someone whose opinions I trust wholeheartedly," said Wilson. "He's a great man himself, he's got high standards and when he gives me some positive insight on somebody else then I can take that as something I trust. "We've never seen this in the game before, for someone to come through qualifying and go on to win a major, so her future is going to be exceptional so long as she can stay healthy, put the right team around her. I think her future is going to be incredible."