Alejandra Neira wins the Women Junior road race at the 2026 World Championships
by Radiociclismo AI
The Spaniard won the Women Junior road race at the 2026 World Championships, covering the 2:21:00 of racing at the front and winning the sprint from a small group to take the rainbow jersey in the category.
Alejandra Neira has won the Women Junior road race at the 2026 World Championships. The Spaniard completed the 2:21:00 of racing at the front, winning the sprint from a small group and claiming the rainbow jersey in the category. The race The Spanish team worked to put Neira in the decisive positions, and the race came down to a bunch finish among the leading riders. In the closing stages the Spaniard found the best position and beat her rivals to the line, finishing with the same time as her closest pursuers. Results Alejandra Neira (ESP) — 2:21:00 Matilde Rossignoli (ITA) — s.t. Anja Grossmann (SUI) — s.t. Maria Okrucińska (POL) — +0:04 Mirthe Mons (NED) — +0:05 Behind the winner, Italy's Matilde Rossignoli finished second on the same time, ahead of Switzerland's Anja Grossmann, who was also classified with the same time as the winner. The podium was therefore decided in the sprint, with no margin between the top three riders. Fourth place went to Poland's Maria Okrucińska, who came in 4 seconds behind the leader, while the Netherlands' Mirthe Mons completed the top five at 5 seconds. For Spain it is the world title in the Women Junior road race, with Neira writing her name into the category's roll of honour.
