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September 21, 2021
World Championships 2021 – Individual Time Trial MJ ITT – Knokke-Heist – Bruges : 22,3 km
The UCI Road World Championships have been around since 1921 but for the first six years the event only consisted of a Men’s Amateur Road Race.
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September 21, 2021
World Championships 2021 – Individual Time Trial MJ ITT – Knokke-Heist – Bruges : 22,3 km
The UCI Road World Championships have been around since 1921 but for the first six years the event only consisted of a Men’s Amateur Road Race. The first professional World Championships took place in 1927 in Nürburgring, Germany. The amateur road race continued to run alongside the professional race up until 1995 when it was then replaced with the more familiar U-23 event. Jerseys are an integral part of cycling, both as a sport and as a culture. Not only do they indicate a rider’s team affinity or national colours, they also denote achievement and accomplishment too. Wearing the rainbow bands of World Champion is perhaps the highest honour and achievement one can attain in the sport. This year’s UCI Road World Championships is set to be one of the toughest events in recent times. Held in Flanders, Belgium, the 2021 courses are some of the most attritional we’ve seen for a decade and should therefore favour the pure Classic specialists and born Flandriens.
Gustav Wang (Denmark) scorched to victory in the junior men’s time trial at the UCI Road World Championships, beating Joshua Tarling (Great Britain) to the gold medal by 20 seconds on the 22.3km course.
European Champion Alec Segaert (Belgium) had to settle for third place at 29 seconds. The Belgian was the last rider down the start ramp and he edged out Carl-Frederik Bevort (Denmark) by half a second to claim bronze. Eddy le Huitouze (France) took fifth place ahead of Cian Uijtdebroeks (Belgium).
Tarling was the second rider down the start ramp and it was immediately clear that he was in the process of setting a time that would serve as a reference point for the medal candidates who followed, and so it proved.
Wang was also among the early starters, and he came through the intermediate check 14 seconds clear of Tarling before tacking another half a dozen seconds onto his advantage in the final 10km of the pan-flat course.
As Wang settled into the hot seat, it soon became apparent that the later starters would struggle to match his brisk time. Like Tarling, the Dane had not lined out at the recent European Championships, and the riders who had shone in Trento were eclipsed by their performances.
European silver medallist Uijtdebroeks, who will move directly to the WorldTour with Bora-Hansgrohe next year, had to settle for sixth at 41 seconds, just behind the bronze medallist from Trento, Le Huitouze.
Wang’s fellow countryman Bevort also delivered a fine display on the 22.8km course and he sat in the bronze medal position at the intermediate check, just ahead of the stylish Segaert, who was the last man down the start ramp.
As Segaert approached the finish line, the world title was already in the possession of Wang but the Belgian managed to summon up just enough of a surge to pip Bevort to bronze.
Wang’s rainbow jersey was Denmark’s second in as many days after Johan Price-Pejtersen’s victory in the under-23 time trial. He is the second Dane to win the junior men’s time trial after Mads Würtz Schmidt’s victory in Copenhagen a decade ago.
“I think they just know a lot about being aerodynamic,” Wang smiled when asked about his country’s aptitude in the discipline.
“It feels amazing. I dreamt about this since I won nationals the first time in 2019 as a junior. The junior Worlds was cancelled last year, so it feels really good to prove that I’m the best in the world.”
Results :
1 Gustav Wang (Denmark) 0:25:37
2 Joshua Tarling (Great Britain) 0:00:20
3 Alec Segaert (Belgium) 0:00:29
4 Carl-Frederik Bevort (Denmark) 0:00:30
5 Eddy le Huitouze (France) 0:00:33
6 Cian Uijtdebroeks (Belgium) 0:00:42
7 Jan Christen (Switzerland) 0:00:46
8 Finlay Pickering (Great Britain) 0:00:53
9 Samuele Bonetto (Italy) 0:00:54
10 Trym Brennsaeter (Norway) 0:00:59
11 Darren Rafferty (Ireland) 0:01:06
12 Kacper Gieryk (Poland) 0:01:08
13 Ivan Romeo Abad (Spain) 0:01:08
14 Alexander Gustin (United States Of America) 0:01:11
15 Jonathan Vervenne (Belgium) 0:01:11
16 Tibor del Grosso (Netherlands) 0:01:21
17 Martin Svrcek (Slovakia) 0:01:25
18 Luis-Joe Luehrs (Germany) 0:01:27
19 Dylan Bibic (Canada) 0:01:29
20 Moritz Kaersten (Germany) 0:01:32
21 Artemii Khomiakov (Russian Federation) 0:01:33
22 Madis Mihkels (Estonia) 0:01:36
23 Jack Carswell (New Zealand) 0:01:36
24 Tommaso Bessega (Italy) 0:01:38
25 Lewis Bower (New Zealand) 0:01:39
26 Andrey Remkhe (Kazakhstan) 0:01:40
27 Mathieu Kockelmann (Luxembourg) 0:01:42
28 Romet Pajur (Estonia) 0:01:42
29 Romain Gregoire (France) 0:01:42
30 Maksym Varenyk (Ukraine) 0:01:43
31 Cole Kessler (United States Of America) 0:01:44
32 Matyas Kopecky (Czech Republic) 0:01:48
33 Stepan Telecky (Czech Republic) 0:01:49
34 Daniil Zarakovskiy (Russian Federation) 0:01:50
35 Joost Brinkman (Netherlands) 0:01:53
36 Marco Schrettl (Austria) 0:01:55
37 Maxim Taraskin (Kazakhstan) 0:01:57
38 Mateusz Gajdulewicz (Poland) 0:01:57
39 Michael Leonard (Canada) 0:02:00
40 Goncalo Tavares (Portugal) 0:02:02
41 Jaka Spoljar (Slovenia) 0:02:05
42 Brayan Vargas Hernandez (Colombia) 0:02:11
43 Haimar Etxeberria Ansalas (Spain) 0:02:14
44 Antonio Morgado (Portugal) 0:02:15
45 Johan Ravnoey (Norway) 0:02:17
46 Zeteny Szijarto (Hungary) 0:02:18
47 Leevi Kervinen (Finland) 0:02:21
48 Axel Kaellberg (Finland) 0:02:21
49 Dmytro Polupan (Ukraine) 0:02:22
50 Gabriel Grozev (Bulgaria) 0:02:24
51 Mihajlo Stolic (Serbia) 0:02:24
52 Robin Donze (Switzerland) 0:02:27
53 Conal Scully (Ireland) 0:02:28
54 Jomantas Venckus (Lithuania) 0:02:29
55 Liam Flannery (Bermuda) 0:02:33
56 Matiss Kalverss (Latvia) 0:02:33
57 Bence Meszaros (Hungary) 0:02:33
58 Samandar Sultanov (Uzbekistan) 0:02:33
59 Isaac del Toro Romero (Mexico) 0:02:41
60 Noe Ury (Luxembourg) 0:02:42
61 Mihnea-Alexandru Harasim (Romania) 0:02:43
62 Matias Sanchez Jimenez (Mexico) 0:02:47
63 Constantinos Ioannou (Cyprus) 0:02:51
64 Yan Luis Arrieta Diaz (Cuba) 0:03:03
65 Brayan Molano Alvarado (Colombia) 0:03:07
66 Alexander Miller (Bermuda) 0:03:09
67 Nicolas Gojkovic (Croatia) 0:03:13
68 Dejan Cogoljevic (Serbia) 0:03:20
69 Kiya Rogora (Ethiopia) 0:03:26
70 Pablo Bonilla (Uruguay) 0:03:29
71 Oussama Abdellah Mimouni (Algeria) 0:03:29
72 Cristopher Miranda (Panama) 0:03:29
73 Jason Eggett (South Africa) 0:03:40
74 Etienne Tuyizere (Rwanda) 0:03:40
75 Khaled Mansouri (Algeria) 0:04:16
76 Vladislav Troman (Uzbekistan) 0:04:33
77 Derex Segarra Alvarado (Puerto Rico) 0:04:43
78 Miguel Iturrieta Wilson (Chile) 0:05:10
DNF Pedri Crause (South Africa)
 scorched to victory in the junior men’s time trial at the UCI Road World Championships, beating Joshua Tarling (Great Britain) to the gold medal by 20 seconds on the 22.3km course.
European Champion Alec Segaert (Belgium) had to settle for third place at 29 seconds. The Belgian was the last rider down the start ramp and he edged out Carl-Frederik Bevort (Denmark) by half a second to claim bronze. Eddy le Huitouze (France) took fifth place ahead of Cian Uijtdebroeks (Belgium).
Tarling was the second rider down the start ramp and it was immediately clear that he was in the process of setting a time that would serve as a reference point for the medal candidates who followed, and so it proved.
Wang was also among the early starters, and he came through the intermediate check 14 seconds clear of Tarling before tacking another half a dozen seconds onto his advantage in the final 10km of the pan-flat course.
As Wang settled into the hot seat, it soon became apparent that the later starters would struggle to match his brisk time. Like Tarling, the Dane had not lined out at the recent European Championships, and the riders who had shone in Trento were eclipsed by their performances.
European silver medallist Uijtdebroeks, who will move directly to the WorldTour with Bora-Hansgrohe next year, had to settle for sixth at 41 seconds, just behind the bronze medallist from Trento, Le Huitouze.
Wang’s fellow countryman Bevort also delivered a fine display on the 22.8km course and he sat in the bronze medal position at the intermediate check, just ahead of the stylish Segaert, who was the last man down the start ramp.
As Segaert approached the finish line, the world title was already in the possession of Wang but the Belgian managed to summon up just enough of a surge to pip Bevort to bronze.
Wang’s rainbow jersey was Denmark’s second in as many days after Johan Price-Pejtersen’s victory in the under-23 time trial. He is the second Dane to win the junior men’s time trial after Mads Würtz Schmidt’s victory in Copenhagen a decade ago.
“I think they just know a lot about being aerodynamic,” Wang smiled when asked about his country’s aptitude in the discipline.
“It feels amazing. I dreamt about this since I won nationals the first time in 2019 as a junior. The junior Worlds was cancelled last year, so it feels really good to prove that I’m the best in the world.”
<strong>Results : </strong>
1 Gustav Wang (Denmark) 0:25:37
2 Joshua Tarling (Great Britain) 0:00:20
3 Alec Segaert (Belgium) 0:00:29
4 Carl-Frederik Bevort (Denmark) 0:00:30
5 Eddy le Huitouze (France) 0:00:33
6 Cian Uijtdebroeks (Belgium) 0:00:42
7 Jan Christen (Switzerland) 0:00:46
8 Finlay Pickering (Great Britain) 0:00:53
9 Samuele Bonetto (Italy) 0:00:54
10 Trym Brennsaeter (Norway) 0:00:59
11 Darren Rafferty (Ireland) 0:01:06
12 Kacper Gieryk (Poland) 0:01:08
13 Ivan Romeo Abad (Spain) 0:01:08
14 Alexander Gustin (United States Of America) 0:01:11
15 Jonathan Vervenne (Belgium) 0:01:11
16 Tibor del Grosso (Netherlands) 0:01:21
17 Martin Svrcek (Slovakia) 0:01:25
18 Luis-Joe Luehrs (Germany) 0:01:27
19 Dylan Bibic (Canada) 0:01:29
20 Moritz Kaersten (Germany) 0:01:32
21 Artemii Khomiakov (Russian Federation) 0:01:33
22 Madis Mihkels (Estonia) 0:01:36
23 Jack Carswell (New Zealand) 0:01:36
24 Tommaso Bessega (Italy) 0:01:38
25 Lewis Bower (New Zealand) 0:01:39
26 Andrey Remkhe (Kazakhstan) 0:01:40
27 Mathieu Kockelmann (Luxembourg) 0:01:42
28 Romet Pajur (Estonia) 0:01:42
29 Romain Gregoire (France) 0:01:42
30 Maksym Varenyk (Ukraine) 0:01:43
31 Cole Kessler (United States Of America) 0:01:44
32 Matyas Kopecky (Czech Republic) 0:01:48
33 Stepan Telecky (Czech Republic) 0:01:49
34 Daniil Zarakovskiy (Russian Federation) 0:01:50
35 Joost Brinkman (Netherlands) 0:01:53
36 Marco Schrettl (Austria) 0:01:55
37 Maxim Taraskin (Kazakhstan) 0:01:57
38 Mateusz Gajdulewicz (Poland) 0:01:57
39 Michael Leonard (Canada) 0:02:00
40 Goncalo Tavares (Portugal) 0:02:02
41 Jaka Spoljar (Slovenia) 0:02:05
42 Brayan Vargas Hernandez (Colombia) 0:02:11
43 Haimar Etxeberria Ansalas (Spain) 0:02:14
44 Antonio Morgado (Portugal) 0:02:15
45 Johan Ravnoey (Norway) 0:02:17
46 Zeteny Szijarto (Hungary) 0:02:18
47 Leevi Kervinen (Finland) 0:02:21
48 Axel Kaellberg (Finland) 0:02:21
49 Dmytro Polupan (Ukraine) 0:02:22
50 Gabriel Grozev (Bulgaria) 0:02:24
51 Mihajlo Stolic (Serbia) 0:02:24
52 Robin Donze (Switzerland) 0:02:27
53 Conal Scully (Ireland) 0:02:28
54 Jomantas Venckus (Lithuania) 0:02:29
55 Liam Flannery (Bermuda) 0:02:33
56 Matiss Kalverss (Latvia) 0:02:33
57 Bence Meszaros (Hungary) 0:02:33
58 Samandar Sultanov (Uzbekistan) 0:02:33
59 Isaac del Toro Romero (Mexico) 0:02:41
60 Noe Ury (Luxembourg) 0:02:42
61 Mihnea-Alexandru Harasim (Romania) 0:02:43
62 Matias Sanchez Jimenez (Mexico) 0:02:47
63 Constantinos Ioannou (Cyprus) 0:02:51
64 Yan Luis Arrieta Diaz (Cuba) 0:03:03
65 Brayan Molano Alvarado (Colombia) 0:03:07
66 Alexander Miller (Bermuda) 0:03:09
67 Nicolas Gojkovic (Croatia) 0:03:13
68 Dejan Cogoljevic (Serbia) 0:03:20
69 Kiya Rogora (Ethiopia) 0:03:26
70 Pablo Bonilla (Uruguay) 0:03:29
71 Oussama Abdellah Mimouni (Algeria) 0:03:29
72 Cristopher Miranda (Panama) 0:03:29
73 Jason Eggett (South Africa) 0:03:40
74 Etienne Tuyizere (Rwanda) 0:03:40
75 Khaled Mansouri (Algeria) 0:04:16
76 Vladislav Troman (Uzbekistan) 0:04:33
77 Derex Segarra Alvarado (Puerto Rico) 0:04:43
78 Miguel Iturrieta Wilson (Chile) 0:05:10
DNF Pedri Crause (South Africa))
