TakeWorlds3 weeks ago
Spain has three gold medals at the 2026 Worlds. Every other nation has one, at most. That's not depth showing up in one race — it's a junior time trial, a junior road sprint, and an under-23 breakaway, three different finishes across two age categories.
Benjamín Noval took the junior men's time trial and then won the road race too, completing a junior TT-road double last done by Remco Evenepoel in 2018. Alejandra Neira won the junior women's road race out of a five-rider group sprint. Hector Álvarez added an under-23 time trial bronze and road race silver. Italy has matched Spain's total medal count, but nobody has matched the gold tally — Spain's wins span disciplines and generations, which is a harder thing to fake than a single strong ride.
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