Angelina Novolodskaia wins the road race at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games

Angelina Novolodskaia has won the junior women's road race at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games, covering the kilometres of the course in 1:31:19. The Russian athlete won the sprint from a small group, finishing ahead of Australia's Elsie Apps and the Czech rider Linda Sítková, both credited with the same time. The race The race was decided in the final phases, with a compact group arriving at the last stretch with the main contenders still in contention. None of the attackers managed to gain a sufficient margin to reach the finish alone: the control of the teams present at the head of the group neutralised the breakaway attempts, bringing the selection down to a reduced bunch sprint. Novolodskaia proved to be the fastest and most clear-headed in the final sprint, managing her position to best effect in the last few hundred metres. Results Angelina Novolodskaia (Russia) — 1:31:19 Elsie Apps (Australia) — s.t. Linda Sítková (Czechia) — s.t. Julia Pośpiech (Poland) — s.t. Jana Gevers (Belgium) — s.t. Closing The Russian's success comes at the end of a controlled race, in which the ability to stay in the leading positions proved decisive. For Apps and Sítková there remains the satisfaction of a podium placing on identical times, while Pośpiech and Gevers complete the top five of a race that produced no gaps among the leading finishers.