UCI Road World Championships: Benjamín Noval makes up for 2025 heartbreak with dominant gold in junior men’s road race

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UCI Road World Championships: Benjamín Noval makes up for 2025 heartbreak with dominant gold in junior men’s road race

Benjamín Noval (Spain) wins the 2026 junior men’s title in the UCI Road World Championships(Image credit: SWPix.com)

After crashing while in pursuit of the gold medal in Kigali last year, Benjamín Noval of Spain made no mistakes en route to victory in the 2026 UCI Road World Championships junior men’s road race in Montreal on Thursday.

Noval soloed away from the breakaway on the penultimate lap of the 134-kilometre race, holding off Simon Defrance (France) to claim his second straight rainbow jersey of the week.

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The last rider to win both the junior time trial and road race title was Remco Evenepoel in 2018: a fact that Noval knew perfectly well.

“Well, we’re going to take it step by step. We’re going to enjoy today and process it as well, because these have been four incredible days, and I think I won’t fully believe it until a few days pass. So yeah, let’s celebrate, think about it, process it well…”

Lyne Lamoureux

Lyne has been involved in professional cycling for more than 15 years in both news reporting and sports marketing. She founded Podium Insight in 2008, quickly becoming a trusted source for news of the North American professional cycling world. She was the first to successfully use social media to consistently provide timely and live race updates for all fans. She is proud to have covered men’s and women’s news equally during her tenure at the helm of the site. Her writing has appeared on Cyclingnews and other news sites. 

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UCI Road World Championships: Benjamín Noval makes up for 2025 heartbreak with dominant gold in junior men’s road race

Benjamín Noval (Spain) wins the 2026 junior men’s title in the UCI Road World Championships(Image credit: SWPix.com)

After crashing while in pursuit of the gold medal in Kigali last year, Benjamín Noval of Spain made no mistakes en route to victory in the 2026 UCI Road World Championships junior men’s road race in Montreal on Thursday.

Noval soloed away from the breakaway on the penultimate lap of the 134-kilometre race, holding off Simon Defrance (France) to claim his second straight rainbow jersey of the week.

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The last rider to win both the junior time trial and road race title was Remco Evenepoel in 2018: a fact that Noval knew perfectly well.

“Well, we’re going to take it step by step. We’re going to enjoy today and process it as well, because these have been four incredible days, and I think I won’t fully believe it until a few days pass. So yeah, let’s celebrate, think about it, process it well…”

Lyne Lamoureux

Lyne has been involved in professional cycling for more than 15 years in both news reporting and sports marketing. She founded Podium Insight in 2008, quickly becoming a trusted source for news of the North American professional cycling world. She was the first to successfully use social media to consistently provide timely and live race updates for all fans. She is proud to have covered men’s and women’s news equally during her tenure at the helm of the site. Her writing has appeared on Cyclingnews and other news sites. 

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UCI Road World Championships: Benjamín Noval makes up for 2025 heartbreak with dominant gold in junior men’s road race

After crashing while in pursuit of the gold medal in Kigali last year, Benjamín Noval of Spain made no mistakes en route to victory in the 2026 UCI Road World Championships junior men’s road race in Montreal on Thursday.

Noval soloed away from the breakaway on the penultimate lap of the 134-kilometre race, holding off Simon Defrance (France) to claim his second straight rainbow jersey of the week.

Latest Videos FromCyclingnews

The last rider to win both the junior time trial and road race title was Remco Evenepoel in 2018: a fact that Noval knew perfectly well.

“Well, we’re going to take it step by step. We’re going to enjoy today and process it as well, because these have been four incredible days, and I think I won’t fully believe it until a few days pass. So yeah, let’s celebrate, think about it, process it well…”

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