Netcompany INEOS-bound Spanish prodigy wins the Junior World Championship time trial

Benjamin Noval won the world title at the Junior Men’s Time Trial World Championships. The 17-year-old Spaniard, who has already signed a two-year contract with Netcompany INEOS through 2027 as a prospective new prodigy, was faster in the individual time trial than the Dutch riders Gijs Winters and Thijs Wiersma, who finished outside the top ten. Belgium claimed another medal, while Denmark finished third.

Benjamin Noval to Netcompany INEOS in 2027

In 2026, the very young steam locomotive from Pola de Laviana did not stop. Up until the World Championships, he had already claimed 16 races, including four classifications and once again the national junior road titles. Netcompany INEOS offered Noval a two-year contract a long time ago, which takes effect on January 1, 2027. The British team will have been watching the World Championships with a smile.

In an individual time trial of 20.3 kilometers at the World Time Trial Championships in Montreal, he ultimately finished 6 seconds ahead of the Belgian Vic De Smet (also 17 years old). The Dane Malthe Risbjerg (18) came third. He will ride for the Visma | Lease a Bike development team in 2027. And the Netherlands? With Gijs Winters and Thijs Wiersma, they finished eleventh and fifteenth.

1. Benjamin Noval - Spain
2. Vic De Smet - Belgium + 0.06
3. Malthe Risbjerg - Denmark + 0.16
4. Julius Birkedal - Denmark + 0.21
5. Rosola Patrik Pezzo - Italy + 0.21