World Championship 2025: Mens U23 and Junior ITTs and RRs

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Goddamnit, so i was right the first time. I think i was probably just checking age instead of birthyear. Both Americans still have to turn 18 this year. Means they still are over half a year younger than Mouris though.
Mouris is the third-oldest winner of the junior TT. Considering that the rest of the top four consists of Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Remco Evenepoel and Josh Tarling, I doubt that what little age gap there is will bother him much.
 
Mouris is the third-oldest winner of the junior TT. Considering that the rest of the top four consists of Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Remco Evenepoel and Josh Tarling, I doubt that what little age gap there is will bother him much.
I don't think i said anything about it bothering him. But not only does that list not mean anything unless you assume riders born in jan-feb are better riders by default, you also are missing some context. Evenepoel became WCC JR ITT by 1m24s to Plapp and 1m38s to Piccolo. Tarling won by 19 and 33 seconds. Mouris by 6 and 8 seconds. Van Den Broeck barely won and went on to neglect ITT's to become a climber.

The point was that when you win by a handful of seconds from a guy over a year younger, that age difference is very likely what made the difference in this age category. If you win by 2 minutes, that age difference would likely not have mattered.
 
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I don't know much about U23 and Junior riders, but I do like to watch WC. According to Sporza these are the names to watch for the Junior race:

- Mattia Agostinacchio and Roberto Capello (Italy)
- Jan Jackowiak (Poland)
- Benedikt Benz and Zeno Levi Winter (Germany)
- Seff Van Kerkchove (Belgium)
- Johan Blanc and Théophile Vassal (France)
- Benjamin Noval (Spain)
- Ashlin Barry (US)
- Max Hinds and Dylan Sage (UK)
- Michiel Mouris and Gijs Schoonvelde (Netherlands)
 

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