🇺🇸 Emma Jimenez Palos selected for Junior Track World Championships!
Fresh off a flawless sweep at the 2025 Junior National Track Championships—winning the Omnium, Scratch Race, Elimination Race, and Individual Pursuit—first-year junior Emma Jimenez Palos (Novi, MI; TWENTY28 Aevolo) has been selected to represent Team USA at the UCI Junior Track Worlds in Apeldoorn, Netherlands 🇳🇱, August 20–24.
Track is the only cycling discipline with a stand-alone UCI World Championships dedicated to Junior riders, where the future stars of the sport (ages 17-18) battle for the coveted 🌈 rainbow jersey.
"Being selected for Junior Worlds means a lot to me. It’s all the hard work paying off, and I’m really excited to be there. I feel a mix of excitement and nerves, but I’m ready to do my best and learn from the experience." – Emma
Emma’s dominant run at Nationals came after two intense weeks at the UCI C2 Summer Slam in Carson, CA, where she sharpened her race craft against top international competition. Now, she’s ready to take on the world in the Omnium, Scratch Race, Elimination Race, Points Race, and Individual Pursuit.
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