Benjamn Noval already has his first rainbow jersey. The Asturian was crowned junior world time trial champion at the Montreal Worlds after delivering a superb ride and beating all his rivals in a race defined by the courses technical difficulty. The Spanish rider came to this World Championship ai...

Belgium arrive at the 2026 World Championships with two proven rainbow jersey contenders in Remco Evenepoel and Wout van Aert, backed by a squad strong enough to keep both leaders protected deep into Sundays road race. Evenepoel has just won a fourth consecutive world time trial title in Montreal,...

For Enzo Hincapie, the final 600 metres of the junior mens World Championships time trial could not end soon enough."Im pretty dead right now," the American said after finishing 12th in Montral on Tuesday. "That was a pretty long 26 minutes. Probably the longest 600 meters of my life from that corner to the finish, so Im glad thats over."Hincapie finished 56 seconds behind Spains Benjamn Noval, who won the rainbow jersey with a siz-second lead over Belgiums Vic de Smet. Denmarks Malthe Risbjerg completed the podium, 16 seconds off Noval's time.There was a familiar family connection between the winner and the American. Hincapies father, George, and Novals father, also Benjamn, spent four seasons as teammates at US Postal and Discovery Channel. Their sons are now establishing themselves on the world stage, with Enzo making his second Road World Championships appearance after racing in Kigali last year.Twelfth was short of the result Hincapie had wanted, but he was already looking towards another opportunity."I obviously wanted to fight for a medal in the time trial, but the legs werent there at all today," he said."Im not really gonna let that bring me down. Ive just got one more race to go and thats my main target, so well see how I feel on Thursday."The course demanded careful pacing, taking riders through a somewhat technical opening and a flatter middle section before an uphill finish. Hincapie suspected he might have spent too much energy early on."The first part felt a bit more sneaky than I thought to be honest," Hincapie said. "You dont really feel the effort because you have the race adrenaline and then you get to kind of coast for a bit in the corners."But by the closing stages, the effort had caught up with him. By the time he turned into the uphill finishing straight, he didn't even look up."I just wanted to not see how far it was and see how hard I could go to the finish and not think about where I really was," he commented. Enzo has already collected five U.S. junior national titles across road racing and time trialling. And Tuesdays disappointment has not diminished his interest in racing against the clock."I really like the time trial. I think its really humbling," he said. "I think its good for you to get out there and, and test your limits and learn more about yourself. I dont want limit myself in disciplines. I want to see how good I can get in each discipline."The question about what he had learned this time, however, came a bit too soon after the finish."Ill have to reflect when I get back to the hotel," he said. The reflection will be short, however, as his next target is just two days away. Thursdays road race offers terrain he has become familiar with through watching the Grand Prix de Montral with his family each year. His father raced that event a few times in his time too, and was able to offer his son some insights. Hincapie expects that it'll be a hard race and one that requires constant attention."I dont think you should really be sleeping at all at, at any point in that race," he said. Its all about being in the right position and hitting the climbs in a good spot."I'm looking forward to it. Its going to be a long race [and] a lot of times up the climb, so just git to keep fighting."For the road race, Hincapie will be joined by Sylvan Garrelts, Cormac Nagle, Rowan Nistal and Kashus Adamski, who finished 13th in the time trial.The junior mens road race takes place on Thursday, September 24, starting at 1:30 p.m. EDT, and covers 134 kilometres (83 miles) with 2,690 metres (8825) of elevation gain.

1Benjamin NOVAL (9)ESP 48.163 km/h 25:17.35Freddie Winkley finished 46th and Rian McCrystal 52nd in the junior mens time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Montral on Tuesday 22 September, won by Benjamin Noval of Spain.Noval covered the 20.3km course in 25:17.35 at 48.16km/h, taking the title by 6.35 seconds from Vic de Smet of Belgium with Malthe Risbjerg of Denmark third at 16.97. Noval was only fourth at the 6km check but was fastest through the middle sector and led from 14.5km to the line.Winkley (bib 34) came home in 27:39.65 at 44.03km/h, 2:22.30 down, and rode into the placings as the race went on 52nd at the first check, 37th over the middle sector and 46th at the finish.McCrystal (bib 12) finished in 28:00.53, 2:43.18 back. He was 45th at 6km and slipped to 52nd over the closing kilometres.Sixty-nine riders finished, with Lachlan Stewart and Gal Stare dead-heating for 26th on identical times.Irish RidersIRLIrish Riders Junior Mens Time TrialTue 22 September 2026 Montral 20.3km46Freddie WINKLEY (34)IRL 44.033 km/h+2:22.3052Rian MC CRYSTAL (12)IRL 43.486 km/h+2:43.18ResultITTResult Junior Mens Time TrialTue 22 September 2026 Montral 20.3km 69 finishers1Benjamin NOVAL (9)ESP 48.163 km/h 25:17.352Vic DE SMET (1)BEL 47.962 km/h +6.353Malthe RISBJERG (7)DEN 47.630 km/h +16.974Julius BIRKEDAL (31)DEN 47.505 km/h+21.005Patrik PEZZO ROSOLA (8)ITA 47.504 km/h+21.056Antoine SALAMIN (14)SUI 46.966 km/h+38.687Sindre ORHOLM-LONSETH (5)NOR 46.846 km/h+42.648Lancelot GAYANT (10)FRA 46.699 km/h+47.569Leon ATKINS (2)GBR 46.645 km/h+49.3910Mads FURENES (35)NOR 46.535 km/h+53.0911Gijs WINTERS (13)NED 46.474 km/h+55.1312Enzo HINCAPIE (4)USA 46.459 km/h+55.6613Kashus ADAMSKI (30)USA 46.410 km/h+57.3014Niklas WIESMAYR (25)AUT 46.350 km/h+59.3615Thijs WIERSMA (36)NED 46.339 km/h+59.7316Owen KINGS (11)GER 46.208 km/h+1:04.1817Andre FREE (23)NZL 46.124 km/h+1:07.0918Vanja KUNTARI IBERT (65)SLO 46.083 km/h+1:08.4919Timotej MICHALIK (18)SVK 46.079 km/h+1:08.6320Raul LOPEZ (39)ESP 45.962 km/h+1:12.6521Alistair FORSYTH (3)AUS 45.922 km/h+1:14.0622Jose RODRIGUEZ (63)MEX 45.896 km/h+1:14.9623Andrea TARALLO (32)ITA 45.891 km/h+1:15.1224Daniel KUBNA (19)CZE 45.769 km/h+1:19.3525Zachari MOREAU (40)CAN 45.398 km/h+1:32.4226Lachlan STEWART (43)AUS 45.336 km/h+1:34.6326Gal STARE (49)SLO 45.336 km/h+1:34.6328Maximilien OUTLET (17)LUX 45.248 km/h+1:37.7629Luan ELSASSER (33)GER 45.205 km/h+1:39.3030Rodrigo JESUS (64)POR 45.084 km/h+1:43.6431Dean WOOLLEY (24)RSA 45.067 km/h+1:44.2532Marwan BARHOUMI (37)SUI 45.045 km/h+1:45.0133Goncalo COSTA (48)POR 45.007 km/h+1:46.4034Tristan HARDY (21)MRI 44.955 km/h+1:48.2935Alex BOTHA (45)NZL 44.913 km/h+1:49.8136Evander WISHART (28)GBR 44.905 km/h+1:50.0837Mikoaj LEGIE (15)POL 44.870 km/h+1:51.3438Ollie JIROVEC (29)AUS 44.815 km/h+1:53.3439Jose Manuel POSADA (6)COL 44.630 km/h+2:00.1240Gleb NOVIKOV (22)KAZ 44.614 km/h+2:00.7141Takumi MATSUMURA (20)JPN 44.459 km/h+2:06.4242Bruno DA SILVA (52)BRA 44.452 km/h+2:06.6743Matas KUBILIUS (59)LTU 44.424 km/h+2:07.7044Selmane MANSOURI (50)ALG 44.327 km/h+2:11.2945Igor MITORAJ (38)POL 44.060 km/h+2:21.3146Freddie WINKLEY (34)IRL 44.033 km/h+2:22.3047Pavel PODLUZHNYY (46)KAZ 44.028 km/h+2:22.5248Milan HUSENICA (42)SVK 43.847 km/h+2:29.3549Rohnan NICHOLSON (72)ZIM 43.707 km/h+2:34.6850Carter DEVEER (16)CAN 43.672 km/h+2:36.0251Adrian SOLIS (69)NCA 43.541 km/h+2:41.0652Rian MC CRYSTAL (12)IRL 43.486 km/h+2:43.1853Juan Esteban SANCHEZ (41)COL 43.185 km/h+2:54.8954Omar ANDRADE (47)MEX 43.184 km/h+2:54.9355Hussain ALSAFR (58)KSA 42.597 km/h+3:18.2856Juliano NDRIAMANAMPY (68)MRI 41.940 km/h+3:45.1557Brian ISHIMWE (70)RWA 41.865 km/h+3:48.2658Chung Ming YAU (57)HKG 41.772 km/h+3:52.1559Ryan THOMPSON (53)CAY 41.685 km/h+3:55.7960Ege ERULKU (71)TUR 41.445 km/h+4:05.9461So TANAKA (44)JPN 41.314 km/h+4:11.5662Benjamin PEREZ (54)CHI 41.192 km/h+4:16.7663Andersson AJPACAJA (56)GUA 41.122 km/h+4:19.8264Pacifique BYUSA (60)RWA 40.746 km/h+4:36.2265Gokturk YUZERLER (61)TUR 40.564 km/h+4:44.2366Jaime CARRENO (26)CHI 39.863 km/h+5:15.9267Carlos Alexander KEE-TUI (62)ZIM 39.434 km/h+5:35.8568Jamaal TABLADA (51)BIZ 38.862 km/h+6:03.1469Keith ENWRIGHT JR (66)BIZ 38.520 km/h+6:19.83Sector AnalysisSECSector Times Top 10 and IrishChecks at 6km and 14.5km sector rank in brackets1Benjamin NOVAL (9)S1 7:15.37 (4) S2 10:04.83 (1) S3 7:57.15 (4) 25:17.352Vic DE SMET (1)S1 7:13.73 (3) S2 10:16.55 (2) S3 7:53.42 (1) 25:23.703Malthe RISBJERG (7)S1 7:21.99 (13) S2 10:17.18 (3) S3 7:55.15 (2) 25:34.324Julius BIRKEDAL (31)S1 7:17.47 (6) S2 10:18.27 (4) S3 8:02.61 (5)25:38.355Patrik PEZZO ROSOLA (8)S1 7:18.87 (8) S2 10:24.23 (6) S3 7:55.30 (3)25:38.406Antoine SALAMIN (14)S1 7:20.07 (11) S2 10:24.76 (7) S3 8:11.20 (7)25:56.037Sindre ORHOLM-LONSETH (5)S1 7:15.65 (5) S2 10:31.09 (10) S3 8:13.25 (8)25:59.998Lancelot GAYANT (10)S1 7:18.19 (7) S2 10:28.79 (8) S3 8:17.93 (18)26:04.919Leon ATKINS (2)S1 7:29.16 (27) S2 10:22.63 (5) S3 8:14.95 (11)26:06.7410Mads FURENES (35)S1 7:19.59 (9) S2 10:33.40 (11) S3 8:17.45 (15)26:10.4446Freddie WINKLEY (34)S1 7:54.23 (52) S2 11:02.58 (37) S3 8:42.84 (44)27:39.6552Rian MC CRYSTAL (12)S1 7:42.40 (45) S2 11:17.91 (48) S3 9:00.22 (56)28:00.53PhotosPhotography by B Sutton IrishCyclingNews.comThe post Results : Junior Mens Individual Time Trial World Championships 2026 appeared first on IrishCyclingNews.com | Irish Cycling News | IrishCycling.

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Visions new SC 45 i30 wheels have already seen competitive action under Merida-sponsored Norwegian elite gravel racer Marius Rren and Australian ultra-rider Lachlan Morton.The new gravel wheelset follows the current template for wider aero profiles with a greater internal width to suit larger 50mm tyres.Vision says the all-new SC 45 i30 wheelset is optimised for modern wide gravel tyres. That's borne out by the ETRTO recommendations for a 30mm internal hooked profile. The 30mm width is ideal for tyres between 47 and 71mm according to ETRTO standards. Scott Windsor / Kelsey The SC 45 i30's rim is 45mm deep, 38.5mm wide externally and has a 30mm hooked internal profile. Vision has paired the new rim with its V-200 hubset. The hubs use sealed-cartridge bearings (two in the front, four at the rear) in oversized hub shells.The flanges are designed to work specifically with straight-pull spokes. The wheel uses bladed aero spokes in a 2:1 cross pattern. The hubs use direct-pull spokes, and the spokes are bladed aero. Scott Windsor / Kelsey The freehub is a tough three-pawl design, and the hubs use press-fit end caps for ease of maintenance, which is good for a wheelset thats built to take plenty of abuse. The rim is 30mm wide internally, which should be ideal for larger-volume gravel tyres. Scott Windsor / Kelsey Marius Rren raced the new Visions to fourth place in this year's 200km Rift gravel race in Iceland and explains: They sure took a lot of beating. I'm a heavy rider, and when riding in a fast group on a place like this, you need to pay attention constantly."If the rider in front of you jumps, you also jump. But sometimes you don't see what's coming and just have to ride over it. Then you need to rely on the equipment to hold. And this setup held up perfectly.The SC 45 i30 wheels are claimed to weigh 1,542g a pair. Our test pair weighed in at 735g front and 861g rear (1,596g for the pair) including tubeless valves and tapes. The SC 45 i30 rim profile. Scott Windsor / Kelsey The SC 45 i30s look to be a good gravel option, especially considering their competitive price of 949.99 / 1,249.The Vision wheels undercut similarly wide aero gravel wheels such as Newmens 1,499 / 1,690 G62s. Zipps 303 XPLR SW wheels cost 1,600 / $2,100 / 1,800 and Hunts Limitless 40 Gravel Aeros are 1,849 / $2,279 / 2,279.Vision SC 45 i30 spec and pricing We like the understated graphics on the rim. Scott Windsor / Kelsey 949.99 / 1,249 Full-carbon 45mm-deep rim 3-pawl Vision V-200 hubs 2:1 aero bladed direct-pull spokes 6 sealed cartridge bearings (2F + 4R) Centerlock rotor mount Available with Shimano HG, Shimano Microspline, SRAM XDR freehubs 1,542g a pair

Specialized has unveiled a new limited-edition S-Works Tarmac SL9 for Remco Evenepoel, with only 100 available worldwide. Hopefully this will give the newly crowned TT World Champion wings heading into the road race.(All Photo/Specialized)S-Works Tarmac SL9 Remco LTDThe S-Works Tarmac SL9 Remco LTD takes the Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe teams 2026 Motion + Emotion design and gives it a gold-heavy twist. The front half of the bike is finished in a deep metallic gold before transitioning into the white sticker slap treatment already used across the team bikes.Its unmistakably Remco, and a lot less subtle than the standard team paint.Gold Up Front, Team Colors Out BackThe paint is the cool story here. Specialized says the design builds on the teams Motion + Emotion theme, meant to represent the push forward and the emotion behind racing. On the Remco LTD, that concept gets a much richer look thanks to the olympic gold front end.The split finish gives the bike a proper special-edition feel without losing the Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe identity. The gold dominates the front triangle and fork area, while the white rear section keeps the familiar team graphics in place.It lands somewhere between race bike and trophy bike, which feels about right for a Remco edition.Same S-Works Tarmac SL9 PlatformUnder the paint, this is still the S-Works Tarmac SL9, Specializeds top-level road race platform.The SL9 was designed around Specialized Equation of Speed approach, balancing aerodynamics, low weight, and ride quality rather than chasing a single metric. We liked the new S-Works SL9 you can read our full review here. Only 100 WorldwideThe Remco LTD build gets:S-Works Tarmac SL9 frameRoval Rapide CLX Sprint wheelsRoval Rapide cockpitS-Works Power saddle with MirrorRemco LTD paintProduction limited to 100 bikesSpecialized will produce just 100 S-Works Tarmac SL9 Remco LTD and exclusively through Specialized.com