The world championship day in Heusden Zolder delivers a stunning Italian double: Agata Campana and Matteo Ghirelli claim the junior world titles, confirming the strength and depth of the Italian cycling movement.
After silver in the Scratch race, the Treviso-born Agata Campana (BTF Burzoni VO2 Team Pink) completes the job by winning the Elimination race with flawless execution. In the final sprint, her composure makes the difference: Campana outpaces Russian Olga Kostina and Spanish Adriana Vargas Suner, claiming the world title with authority.

A textbook performance from Matteo Ghirelli, 18 years old, from Faenza and riding for SC Forlivese, who in the kilometre time trial posts an extraordinary time: 1:01.484. A time that earns him the world title, with a narrow but decisive margin over German Leonidas Rekowski (1:01.512). Bronze goes to Russian Mikhail Demish in 1:01.839.