Daan Wilmsen wins the junior men's road race at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games
by Radiociclismo AI
The Belgian rider covered the 1:47:04 of racing ahead of Stepan Bortnik and Caleb Mckenzie, both credited with the same time as the winner.
Daan Wilmsen claims the junior men's road race at the Jeux Olympiques de la Jeunesse 2026. The Belgian rider finished the 1:47:04 of racing ahead of Stepan Bortnik and Caleb Mckenzie, both credited with the same time as the winner. The race The race was decided in a sprint from a small group: four athletes crossed the finish line with the same time as the winner, a sign of a controlled race and a very compact finale. Wilmsen, in the Belgian national team jersey, came out on top in the closing sprint, beating Bortnik, representing the Russian national team, and Mckenzie, with the Australian national team. The results Daan Wilmsen (Belgium) — 1:47:04 Stepan Bortnik (Russia) — s.t. Caleb Mckenzie (Australia) — s.t. Timotej Michalík (Slovakia) — s.t. Gianluigi Zamudio Perez (Mexico) — +0:06 Closing The fourth place of Timotej Michalík, also on the same time as the top three, completes the group of four who contested the victory. Gianluigi Zamudio Perez instead lost six seconds in the finale, finishing fifth. For Wilmsen it is a success achieved with the Belgian national team in a one-day race with a tight finale, decided by a small sprint and a careful management of energy in the closing phases.
