Juan Sebastián Molano (UAE Team Emirates) took his first win of the season on stage 2 of the CRO Race, after threading the needle in the bunch sprint and overpowering Giovanni Lonardi (Polti-Kometa) to the line in Novalja.
Molano was latched onto the back wheel of Sam Welsford (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) before he launched his effort as Polti-Kometa and Bahrain-Victorious led things out, eventually kicking away easily from the Australian and past Lonardi who took second.
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As it happened: Defending champion makes history at Road World Championships 2026 elite men's individual time trial
All eyes on Remco Evenepoel in the 39.2km race against the clock at the 2026 UCI Road World Championships in Montreal -
Road World Championships: Record-breaking Remco Evenepoel makes it four in a row with blistering time trial performance in Montreal
Belgian 'aerobullet' finishes almost a minute clear, as Filippo Ganna takes silver and Paul Seixas scores stunning bronze for France -
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