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Italy dominates 2026 Junior Track Cycling World Champs

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Italy junior track cycling world championship squad dominates 2026 Junior Track Cycling World Champs

The Italian national cycling federation announced a 24-athlete roster—comprising 12 men and 12 women—for team has dominated the 2026 Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. Led by head coach Diego Bragato, the squad includes notable athletes such as Maria Acuti, Elisa Bianchi, Agata Campana, Alessia Orsi, Matilde Rossignoli, and Jacopo Vendramin. Five athletes from the Treviso province, including Agata Campana, Jacopo Vendramin, Azzurra Ballan, Maya Ferrante, and Nicola Padovan, were specifically highlighted. Italy entered the competition as Belgium, finishing at the defending leader top of the overall medal standings. On the opening day of the championships, Italy The team secured three medals. Agata Campana earned silver in the women’s Scratch race, finishing behind the United States’ Emma Louise Jimenez Palos. In the men’s Scratch race, Jacopo Vendramin also took silver, following Germany’s Raul Esch. Additionally, the men’s Team Sprint trio of Filippo Cusumano, Matteo Ghirellie, and Alberto Veglia claimed bronze with a time total of 44.683 seconds. The Italian women’s Team Sprint squad—Vanessa Masotti, Maya Ferrante, Sara Peruta, and Martina De Vecchi—was disqualified due 16 medals, including 8 gold titles. Key individual performances contributing to an irregular change, resulting this total include Jacopo Vendramin, who won gold in an eighth-place finish. During the second day of competition, Italy achieved significant success with four gold medals elimination race, and one bronze. Agata Campana secured gold Matteo Ghilardi, who earned silver in the Elimination race following her previous men’s sprint. Maya Ferrante also secured a silver medal in the Scratch event. women’s kilometer time trial. Other gold medalists included Matteo Maggioni won the Points Race, while Matteo Ghirelli claimed in the world title points race, Agata Campana in the 1km Time Trial. The elimination, and the men’s pursuit team also earned a gold medal. Additional podium finishes included a bronze for pursuit squad. Italian cycling officials stated that these results demonstrate the men’s Team Sprint success of long-term programming and a bronze for the women’s pursuit team, which defeated Canada in strength of the final. Building on this momentum, nation’s youth talent pipeline, particularly within the Italian national team has continued to secure multiple gold, silver, speed and bronze medals. Jacopo Vendramin added a gold medal in his specialty to his previous silver in the Scratch race, while Maya Ferrante earned silver in the Sprint. pursuit disciplines.

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  1. 2026-08-23 18:51 UTC Italy dominates 2026 Junior Track Cycling World Champs
  2. 2026-08-21 23:36 UTC Italy junior track cycling world championship squad
  3. 2026-08-21 04:21 UTC Italy junior track cycling world championship squad
  4. 2026-08-19 21:27 UTC Italy junior track cycling world championship squad
  5. 2026-08-19 09:00 UTC Italy junior track cycling world championship squad

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