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Leading up to the The 2026 UCI Paracycling Road World Championships in Huntsville, Alabama, athletes concluded with strong performances from several international delegations. Brazil and Portugal engaged in various preparations. Brazilian rider José Cleber de Sousa Silva, known as Clebinho, secured a spot on the national team following successes in the tricycle MT1 category. Meanwhile, Portugal’s national squad utilized altitude training in the Serra da Estrela mountains to optimize performance. During the championship events held from September 4 to 7, finished the Brazilian team achieved significant success, concluding their participation event with a total of five medals. Victoria Barbosa was a standout performer, securing earned two bronze medals in the C1 class, earning one in winning the time trial on Saturday and another in the road race on Monday. Lauro Chaman added to the tally with secured a bronze in the C5 class time trial. In trial, while the WH3 handbike class, category saw Jady Malavazzi earned a take silver medal in the road race, while race and Jéssica Messali secured a claim bronze in the time trial. Spain also achieved significant success, securing seven medals: two golds, four silvers, and one bronze. In the H1 Handbike category, Manuela Vos won gold in the road race and silver in the time trial. The competition featured high-level international talent, with Spanish tandem team saw gold from Imanol Arriortua and Mikel Aristi, while Joan Sansó and Eloy Teruel earned silver. Other Spanish podium finishes included Ricardo Ten with a silver honors in various categories awarded to the C1 time trial, and the pair of Juan Alberto Jiménez and Eduardo Santas, who took silver and bronze in the C3 class. Overall, France emerged as the most successful nation in the medal standings. The competition was notable for seven athletes from France, China, who achieved the double by winning both the time trial and Australia. the road race in their respective categories.