{"id":2164167,"date":"2026-09-25T10:04:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T07:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2164167"},"modified":"2026-09-25T10:04:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T07:04:30","slug":"spanish-team-car-goes-airborne-coach-kicked-out-of-montreal-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2164167","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Team Car Goes Airborne, Coach Kicked Out of Montr\u00e9al Worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Benjam\u00edn Noval flew up the road to win the junior road worlds title Thursday and a Spanish team car briefly did the same.<\/p>\n

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A stunning spectator\u2019s video shows the lead sport director\u2019s car barreling downhill behind Noval at a high rate of speed late in the 134km race.<\/p>\n

The car hit a pedestrian crossing and the rear wheels briefly lifted off the road along a section lined with spectators.<\/p>\n

The car landed without losing control and there were no reported injuries, but the UCI race jury was less than impressed.<\/p>\n

It fined Spanish national coach Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosas 1,000 Swiss francs and expelled him from the rest of the 2026 road world championships.<\/p>\n

The UCI communiqu\u00e9:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Driver: ANGUITA HINOJOSAS Eleuterio \u2013 ESP \u2013 UCI ID 100 008 029 59
\nPerson in charge of the vehicle: Fine of 1,000 CHF and exclusion from the entire World Championships in Montreal, Canada.<\/em><\/p>\n

Anguita, a former pro and Spain\u2019s junior men\u2019s road coach, posted photos of himself celebrating Noval\u2019s victory on Instagram.<\/p>\n

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He did not mention the incident, and the Spanish Cycling Federation so far has not issued a public statement on the sanction.<\/p>\n

Noval doubles up in Montr\u00e9al<\/h2>\n
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Noval celebrates with his teammates and the coach Anguita. <\/span> (Photo: Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The viral incident came on a huge day for Spanish cycling.<\/p>\n

Noval attacked on the penultimate lap and soloed home to victory 42 seconds ahead of France\u2019s Simon Defrance. Sweden\u2019s Elias Wendel took bronze more than two minutes back, with American Enzo Hincapie in eighth.<\/p>\n

The highly touted 17-year-old won the junior time trial by six seconds over Belgium\u2019s Vic De Smet on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Those wins equal Noval \u2014 who is set to join the WorldTour next season with Netcompany-Ineos \u2014 with Remco Evenepoel in a rare junior worlds double last achieved by the Belgian superstar in 2018.<\/p>\n

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