Antonio Tiberi overcomes unlucky start to seal remarkable men's junior time trial world title

The Italian had a mechanical as he rolled off the start ramp, needing a bike change on the first corner

Antonio Tiberi (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

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Antonio Tiberi won the men's junior time trial at the Yorkshire Road World Championships 2019 despite his ride being marred by misfortune.

The Italian beat the Netherlands' Enzo Leijnse by eight seconds, after Tiberi had suffered a mechanical in the first few metres of his ride, requiring a bike change on the first corner of the course.

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Jonny was Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor until 2022.

I like writing offbeat features and eating too much bread when working out on the road at bike races.

Before joining Cycling Weekly I worked at The Tab and I've also written for Vice, Time Out, and worked freelance for The Telegraph (I know, but I needed the money at the time so let me live).

I also worked for ITV Cycling between 2011-2018 on their Tour de France and Vuelta a España coverage. Sometimes I'd be helping the producers make the programme and other times I'd be getting the lunches. Just in case you were wondering - Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen had the same ham sandwich every day, it was great.