Viktória Chladoňová wins the Women Under 23 road race at the 2026 World Championships

Slovak rider Viktória Chladoňová has won the Women Under 23 road race at the 2026 World Championships, completing the 3:49:10 of racing ahead of Canada's Isabella Holmgren. For the rider representing the Slovak national team, it is the world title in the category, claimed at the end of a hard and selective race. The race The race was decided in the final phases, when the group of the best riders was reduced to just a few units. Chladoňová and Holmgren gained a margin over their rivals, arriving together at the final stretch. In the two-up sprint the Slovak got the better of the Canadian, who had to settle for the silver medal. Behind them, the group of chasers finished with a deficit of 33 seconds: Belgium's Fleur Moors won the sprint for third place, ahead of Switzerland's Mara Winter and Australia's Talia Appleton, both credited with the same gap. Results Viktória Chladoňová (Slovakia) — 3:49:10 Isabella Holmgren (Canada) — s.t. Fleur Moors (Belgium) — +0:33 Mara Winter (Switzerland) — +0:33 Talia Appleton (Australia) — +0:33 With this success the Slovak national team takes home the world title in the Women Under 23 road race, at the end of a race decided by a late attack and settled in the sprint.