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Maria Okrucińska won the junior women's time trial in Montreal by 12 seconds over pre-race favorite Yana Decruyenaere, then collapsed at the finish line. It's Poland's first road cycling rainbow jersey since Michał Kwiatkowski's elite men's road race title in 2014, and Okrucińska got there faster than anyone expected.
A year ago she finished 7th in this same event, over 26 minutes for a longer course. In Montreal she covered 10.7 km at 42 km/h, five seconds up by the first check and never touched. That jump — from mid-pack junior to a 12-second margin over the favorite — is the story here, not the drought it ends.
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Road World Championships: Maria Okrucińska smashes junior women's time trial to take gold for Poland in Montreal | CyclingnewsMontreal World Championships Junior Women's Time Trial Results: Maria Okrucińska crowned junior time trial world champion in Montréal2025 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior time trialMontréal 2026: Maria Okrucińska mistrzynią świata juniorek w jeździe na czas!
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