Belarus' longtime president, Alexander Lukashenko, declared the games open before a "flame of peace" was lit and fireworks were launched from the roof of the Dinamo stadium.
Just over a year after a horrific accident in the Rio Olympics road race left her with three spinal fractures, the 34 year old powered round the hilly 21.1 km course in Bergen to win by a comfortable margin.
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