Doha: The UCI Road World Championships Doha 2016 are definitely in full swing and today, it will be all about Juniors, riders aged 17 and 18 years old.
The Women’s Road race version will start at 8.30am and comprise almost 5 laps to the 15.2-kilometre circuit to sum up a total of 74.5.
Netherland’s Karlijn Swinkels and USA’s Skylar Schneider will be two solid candidates for gold – and rainbow at today’s race but others are also capable of posing a huge threat on their way to the finish line.
In Men’s Junior Road Race which is due to begin at 1.15pm, young men will have to complete a 135.5 kilometre course on nervousness to try and snap a landmark victory. Powerhouses such as current UCI Road World Champion Felix Gall, from Austria, will try to succeed by launching long-range attacks, accompanied by other good rouleurs like France’s Alexey Brunel and Australia’s Harry Sweeny. On the other hand, fast cyclists like Belgium’s Gerben Thijssen and Netherland’s Nils Eekhoff will save the best for last in order to play their chances in an eventual mass sprint.
