The young Benjamín Noval, the pearl of Spanish cycling, confirms his class and is proclaimed world time trial champion
Historic day for Spanish cycling. Benjamin Noval He has been proclaimed world junior time trial champion on the demanding, tough and technical Montreal route, 20.3 kilometres. The young runner Lavian PolaHe has confirmed, in case there was any need, the enormous quality that he possesses in his legs and that has led him to be considered the great promise of Spanish cycling. A promise that, despite its youth, is now a reality.
The current corridor of the MMR Academy, son of the former professional cyclist of the same name, has gone from less to more in his victory. In the first time taken (kilometer 6) he set the fourth best time, three seconds behind the Dutchman. Gijs Winters (7’12”), but as he consumed kilometers he has not stopped improving, starting to oil the machinery, which allowed him in the second partial (kilometer 14.5) to set the best time (17’20”) and complete the route in 25’17”.
NovaHe got up from his bike and pushed himself to the maximum on the long and endless straight of the time trial, beating the Dane’s time. Malthe Risbjergwhich surrendered to the exhibition of ‘Benja’. The only thing left to arrive was Belgian Vic De Smetwho in the second set left 10 seconds. He had to row a lot disciple of Evenepoel to get Noval off the podium. He squeezed everything he could, but in the end he was six seconds behind Benjamín’s time, which was enough for him to win silver.
Joy was unleashed within the Spanish team. It was all hugs and tears from a cyclist born to mark an era and who last year in the time trial of Kigali World Cup (Rwanda)) had to settle for being 11th.
Such is its quality, that in June 2025 the British team Netcompany Ineos announced his signing from 2027, where he will compete in the highest division, World Tour. Spanish time trial champion this year in SabiñánigoNoval is a very powerful rider, capable of doing well in several disciplines, as demonstrated by his double titles, 2025 and 2026, in the Spanish Cyclocross Championship, the Spanish XCO Mountain Bike Championship, the Spanish Time Trial Championship and the Spanish Road Championship.
With his triumph, Benjamin Noval He becomes the first Spaniard to be proclaimed world time trial champion. A gold to which he could add second in the road test on Thursday, where he also starts as one of the great candidates for victory.
