Julius Johansen wins the junior men's road race at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships.
Julius Johansen (Denmark) won the junior men's road race from a solo attack at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships in Norway on Saturday.
The 18-year-old had attacked on the final lap of the 135.5-kilometre event to go solo and take the victory. It is the second consecutive year that a Danish rider has claimed the title after Jakob Egholm won last season.
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