Results World Championships Junior Women’s Time Trial: Maria Okrucińska crowned world champion in Montréal as Britain’s Aalia Clay takes third
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Polish rider Maria Okrucińska has been crowned junior time trial world champion at the World Championships in Montréal 2026. The Polish rider stopped the clock in 15:17.51 at an average speed of 41.983 km/h, claiming the rainbow jersey with a clear win in the fight for gold.
Okrucińska put 12.25 seconds into Belgian Yana Decruyenaere, who had to settle for silver. The podium was completed by Britain’s Aalia Clay, third at 24.69 seconds from the new world champion.
The battle for the medals tightened from third place onwards. Switzerland’s Anja Grossmann finished fourth at 25.39 seconds, while Belgian Laura Fivé was fifth at 35.72 seconds. Germany’s Klara Dworatzek placed sixth at 39.26 seconds.
American Liliana Edwards took seventh, 41.87 seconds down, while Alejandra Neira, Spain’s junior time trial champion, finished eighth with a time 41.96 seconds slower than Okrucińska. Neira fell just short of the medal fight in Montréal.
Matilde Rossignoli finished ninth. The Italian rider crossed the line 45.80 seconds behind the new world champion, closing out the top 10.
Outside the first ten were Gabby McHugh, tenth; Augustė Mikutytė, eleventh; Edda Bieberle, twelfth; Nabyenka Valentina García, thirteenth; Zara Sofía Lamprea Morales, fourteenth; and Australian Neve Parslow, fifteenth.
With this result, Maria Okrucińska becomes the new junior time trial world champion, ahead of Decruyenaere and Clay, in a race where Poland takes the top prize in Montréal.
Junior women’s time trial classification
| Pos. | Rider | Country | Time |
| 1 | Maria Okrucińska | Poland | 15:17.51 |
| 2 | Yana Decruyenaere | Belgium | +12.25 |
| 3 | Aalia Clay | Great Britain | +24.69 |
| 4 | Anja Grossmann | Switzerland | +25.39 |
| 5 | Laura Fivé | Belgium | +35.72 |
| 6 | Klara Dworatzek | Germany | +39.26 |
| 7 | Liliana Edwards | United States | +41.87 |
| 8 | Alejandra Neira | Spain | +41.96 |
| 9 | Matilde Rossignoli | Spain | +45.80 |
| 10 | Gabby McHugh | Great Britain | +48.61 |
| 11 | Augustė Mikutytė | Lithuania | +50.69 |
| 12 | Edda Bieberle | Germany | +1:00.17 |
| 13 | Nabyenka Valentina García | Mexico | +1:00.64 |
| 14 | Zara Sofía Lamprea Morales | Colombia | +1:00.77 |
| 15 | Neve Parslow | Australia | +1:03.84 |
| 16 | Megan Moore | Australia | +1:06.36 |
| 17 | Maria Acuti | Italy | +1:07.27 |
| 18 | Karlijn Wijma | Netherlands | +1:12.29 |
| 19 | Emma Jimenez Palos | Canada | +1:16.44 |
| 20 | Élodie Malois | United States | +1:18.24 |
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