Polish rider Maria Okruciska has been crowned junior time trial world champion at the World Championships in Montral 2026. The Polish rider stopped the clock in 15:17.51 at an average speed of 41.983 km/h, claiming the rainbow jersey with a clear win in the fight for gold. Okruciska put 12.25 s...

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Emer Heverin finished 24th in the junior womens time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Montral on Tuesday 22 September, on her first appearance at a world championships.The 17-year-old covered the 10.7km course in 16:43.62 at 38.38km/h, 1:26.11 behind the winner. She was 24th at the 5.8km check and held the position to the line, with the 23rd-fastest time over the closing 4.9km.Maria Okruciska of Poland took the title in 15:17.51 at 41.99km/h, fastest at the intermediate check and over the closing section. Yana Decruyenaere of Belgium was second at 12.25 seconds and Aalia Clay of Great Britain third at 24.51, just 0.07 seconds ahead of Anja Grossmann.Heverin comes to Montral from a strong home season, having finished third in the Rs na mBan time trial at Kilkenny Castle earlier this month, 0.88 seconds off the win, and eleventh overall in that race. Fifty-seven riders finished in Montral.She was the last of Irelands four riders in action on Tuesday, after Freddie Winkley and Rian McCrystal rode the junior mens time trial earlier in the day.NewsDerek Gee withdraws from the World Championships. Cycling Canada confirmed on Tuesday that Gee will not ride the elite mens road race, having crashed at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montral. The Osgoode, Ontario native takes no further part in the championships, and three-time national champion Guillaume Boivin comes into the road race in his place.Irish RiderIRLIrish Rider Junior Womens Time TrialTue 22 September 2026 Montral 10.7km24Emer HEVERIN (17)IRL 38.381 km/h+1:26.11ResultITTResult Junior Womens Time TrialTue 22 September 2026 Montral 10.7km 57 finishers1Maria OKRUCISKA (4)POL 41.983 km/h 15:17.512Yana DECRUYENAERE (24)BEL 41.430 km/h +12.253Aalia CLAY (21)GBR 40.891 km/h +24.514Anja GROSSMANN (38)SUI 40.888 km/h+24.585Laura FIVE (5)BEL 40.410 km/h+35.726Klara DWORATZEK (8)GER 40.260 km/h+39.267Lily EDWARDS (28)USA 40.151 km/h+41.878Matilde ROSSIGNOLI (12)ITA 40.147 km/h+41.969Alejandra NEIRA (6)ESP 39.987 km/h+45.8010Gabriella MCHUGH (2)GBR 39.871 km/h+48.6111August MIKUTYT (45)LTU 39.793 km/h+50.5112Edda BIEBERLE (27)GER 39.399 km/h+1:00.1713Nabyenka GARCIA (47)MEX 39.380 km/h+1:00.6414Zara Sofia LAMPREA (35)COL 39.375 km/h+1:00.7715Neve PARSLOW (39)AUS 39.252 km/h+1:03.8416Megan MOORE (3)AUS 39.152 km/h+1:06.3617Maria ACUTI (30)ITA 39.115 km/h+1:07.2718Karlijn WIJMA (1)NED 38.917 km/h+1:12.2919Elodie MALOIS (13)CAN 38.754 km/h+1:16.4420Emma JIMENEZ PALOS (9)USA 38.684 km/h+1:18.2421June NOTHUM (57)LUX 38.562 km/h+1:21.4122Kinga SOMKA (23)POL 38.509 km/h+1:22.7823Karolina HAJDUKOVA (34)SVK 38.390 km/h+1:25.8824Emer HEVERIN (17)IRL 38.381 km/h+1:26.1125Elena LOPES (46)LUX 38.274 km/h+1:28.9126Maia HOWELL (36)DEN 38.232 km/h+1:30.0127Elly MOORE (31)CAN 38.175 km/h+1:31.5428Neve MCKENZIE (37)NZL 38.117 km/h+1:33.0729Linda SITKOVA (32)CZE 38.062 km/h+1:34.5130Karoline FLATERUD (26)NOR 37.975 km/h+1:36.8331Anel TASHBAY (10)KAZ 37.934 km/h+1:37.9432Ida Ostbye STOVERN (7)NOR 37.924 km/h+1:38.2033Eva DRHOVA (14)CZE 37.898 km/h+1:38.9034Adeele JAHT (33)EST 37.893 km/h+1:39.0435August AUDINYT (56)LTU 37.620 km/h+1:46.4136Lujza BARTOIKOVA (16)SVK 37.587 km/h+1:47.3037Gaetanna ALHACH (58)MEX 37.457 km/h+1:50.8638Elia MARTHE (20)SUI 37.381 km/h+1:52.9739Chloe BOWEN (22)AUS 37.353 km/h+1:53.7240Jesse THOMSON (19)NZL 37.147 km/h+1:59.4441Maite COELHO DA SILVA (40)BRA 37.125 km/h+2:00.0742Ane ZUBELDIA (25)ESP 36.736 km/h+2:11.0443Nanami ISHIKAWA (42)JPN 36.569 km/h+2:15.8544Ching Kiu LAW (43)HKG 36.494 km/h+2:18.0245Yvonne MASENGESHO (50)RWA 36.389 km/h+2:21.0646Estefania CASTILLO (18)COL 36.371 km/h+2:21.5847Kira DUBININA (41)UKR 36.228 km/h+2:25.7748Lina MEHLE (44)SLO 35.884 km/h+2:35.9549Maria JURISAAR (15)EST 35.147 km/h+2:58.4750Nahomi JATIVA MARTINEZ (51)ECU 35.116 km/h+2:59.4351Donatha AKIMANA (61)RWA 34.920 km/h+3:05.5752Pia FERNANDEZ (59)PAR 34.609 km/h+3:15.5053Brania ORQUERA (48)BOL 34.564 km/h+3:16.9654Cheyenne URQUIZU (60)BOL 34.559 km/h+3:17.0955Mercy ERAGAE (53)KEN 32.668 km/h+4:21.6256Alice VILLALBA (49)PAR 32.469 km/h+4:28.8657Lilyarna EGGERSGLUSZ (54)ZIM 28.552 km/h+7:11.59Sector AnalysisSECSector Times Top 10 and IrishCheck at 5.8km sector rank in brackets1Maria OKRUCISKA (4)S1 7:41.47 (1) S2 7:36.04 (1) 15:17.512Yana DECRUYENAERE (24)S1 7:47.09 (2) S2 7:42.67 (2) 15:29.763Aalia CLAY (21)S1 7:58.74 (6) S2 7:43.28 (3) 15:42.024Anja GROSSMANN (38)S1 7:57.80 (4) S2 7:44.29 (4)15:42.095Laura FIVE (5)S1 7:57.13 (3) S2 7:56.10 (8)15:53.236Klara DWORATZEK (8)S1 8:05.28 (10) S2 7:51.49 (7)15:56.777Lily EDWARDS (28)S1 8:08.44 (14) S2 7:50.94 (6)15:59.388Matilde ROSSIGNOLI (12)S1 8:09.17 (15) S2 7:50.30 (5)15:59.479Alejandra NEIRA (6)S1 7:58.31 (5) S2 8:05.00 (12)16:03.3110Gabriella MCHUGH (2)S1 8:04.93 (8) S2 8:01.19 (10)16:06.1224Emer HEVERIN (17)S1 8:18.16 (24) S2 8:25.46 (23)16:43.62PhotosPhotography by B Sutton IrishCyclingNews.comThe post Results : Junior Womens Individual Time Trial World Championships 2026 appeared first on IrishCyclingNews.com | Irish Cycling News | IrishCycling.

Polish rider Maria Okruciska has been crowned junior time trial world champion at the World Championships in Montral 2026. The Polish rider stopped the clock in 15:17.51 at an average speed of 41.983 km/h, claiming the rainbow jersey with a clear win in the fight for gold. Okruciska put 12.25 s...

So heres some interesting news. Backcountry, the outdoor gear retail specialists, just scooped up Velofix. In case you dont know, Velofix is the mobile bike shop network thats been bringing mobile bike repair/bike delivery to your driveway since 2013. The Backcountry deal closed September 17.If youve never used Velofix, their MO is simple and honestly pretty cool. Instead of dropping your bike off at a shop and watching your bike wait in the back for some attention, you can have a certified tech roll up in a fully-loaded van to build, tune, or fix your bike. All right there in your driveway. Velofix has done this for over 215,000 riders across the US and Canada, with 96 techs covering roughly half of North Americas riders.(Photos / Velofix)Backcountry can sell you a bike online, but theyve never had a good answer for what happens between the time when the box shows up on your porch and you actually riding it. Until now. Velofix techs are the way Backcountry will fill that gap. Seriously, Velofix can do builds, tune-ups, drivetrain and suspension work, e-bike diagnostics, bike fits, even race-day prep and support for teams and events.Backcountrys president, Kevin Lenau, says, Backcountry has always been about connecting people to an expert they can rely on. Now that expert comes to the driveway. He continues, A rider in Boulder or Boston can order a bike from us and have a Velofix technician build it, tune it, and hand it over ready to ride. Nice.The first tangible perk lands for Summit Club+ members via exclusive offers. What about existing Velofix franchise owners? According to the recent article from BRAIN, currently about a third of Velofix vans are franchised. Backcountry doesnt seem to have any plans to change that, and hopes the acquisition pushes more business to those franchise owners. It sounds like there are still more details to work out, but were hoping that its a beneficial arrangement for all.Backcountry.comVeloFix.com

Aalia Clay won bronze in the junior womens time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Montral on Tuesday, adding an international podium to a breakthrough season."It means a lot," Clay said. "It was pretty unexpected to me, and its pretty exciting."The British rider completed the 10.7km course in 15:42, 24 seconds down from Polands Maria Okruciska's race-winning time. Belgiums Yana Decruyenaere earned the silver medal, 12 seconds back. Clay beat Switzerlands Anja Grossmann to secure the final podium place by just seven hundredths of a second. This result follows her victory at the British junior time trial championships in July as well as successes on the road. (Image credit: Getty Images)In June, she became the first junior to win the womens Ronde van Wymeswold overall, before adding top-10 finishes at the junior editions of DruivenkoersOverijse and Grand Prix de Plouay.At 17, this is Clay's first season as a junior. It was also her first World Championship appearance. With those results and another season in the junior ranks ahead, Clay already has a target for her return to the World Championships."Hopefully to continue with this form next year and maybe world champion next year - that would be really cool," she told the media after the race. She added that she's uncertain about her chance in "hilly France," but she hopes she'll be selected for them again. "And definitely aim for a jersey."First, though, comes the junior womens road race in Montral. On Friday, Clay will line up alongside Scottish national road race champion Melanie Rowe, Zoe Roche, Peggy Knox, and Gabby McHugh, who is the only member of the British junior womens squad to arrive with previous road world championship experience. The race will take place at 2:15 PM local time / 7:15 PM BST.

The Montral World Championships take place from the 20th to the 27th of September and will take over the cycling world. Below, you will find all the information regarding the dates of all events, the start and finishing times for both local and European time. The event will be split into two parts...

Remco Evenepoel just added another time trial world title to his palmars. The TT world is combing over the fit and setup of his rocket ship, the Specialized Shiv. Now, Specialized is offering riders access to one of the more interesting pieces of equipment behind his TT setup.(All Photos/Specialized)$20K Custom S-Works TT ExtensionsThe new S-Works Custom TT Extensions follow the same rider-specific development process Specialized used with Evenepoel. They combine Body Geometry fit data, 3D printing, wind-tunnel work, some skateboard griptape, and on-road testing.They wont turn you into Remco. However, you can totally feel like Remco when youre in the sticks, just dont expect his power numbers.How Are They Made?Specializeds approach starts with position. Instead of creating a single extension shape and some movable hardware, the custom setup is designed around the riders fit. Reach, stack, hand position, forearm support, and extension angle can all influence how compact and stable a rider can remain over the course of a time trial.Evenepoels TT position has become one of the more recognizable in the peloton. His hands are high and close together, and his forearms are tightly supported. The position keeps his upper body narrow and gives him a repeatable shape he can comfortably hold at speed. The extensions help make that possible.A Small Piece of a Very Fast SetupEvenepoels World Championship TT bike was hardly stock. His setup included a highly developed aero position, oversized gearing, race-specific wheels, and plenty of equipment choices aimed at one thing: finishing as quickly as possible. The custom extensions are a piece of that overall puzzle.The quickest extension for Remco probably isnt the quickest extension for you. Different arm lengths, shoulder widths, flexibility, torso proportions, and riding positions all change what makes sense at the front of a TT bike.That is exactly why Specialized sells these as a custom product.Now You Can Order Your OwnEvenepoels latest rainbow jersey is a good reminder of how much detail now goes into a top-level time trial setup. And now Specialized will build you a set, too.Ready? You can purchase them here.

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