Elisa Balsamo and Jakob Egholm win junior road race titles at 2016 World Championships

Riders from Italy and Denmark are triumphant in the junior women's and men's road races at the UCI 2016 Road World Championships in Doha, Qatar

Elisa Balsamo and Jakob Egholm take junior road race titles, 2016 UCI Road World Championships

(Image credit: Graham Watson)
Nigel Wynn
By Nigel Wynn
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Jakob Egholm (Denmark) and Elisa Balsamo (Italy) were crowned the respective junior men's and women's world champions in Qatar on Friday.

Defying the prediction of every road race finishing in a bunch sprint on the pan-flat course in Doha, Egholm was a survivor of a late attack with compatriot Julius Johansen. Although Johansen faded and was caught by the chasing bunch, Egholm pushed on solo to take the victory.

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Nigel Wynn
Nigel Wynn
Former Associate Editor

Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed. 

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