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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Flo Clifford

EXPLAINED: British teenager harry hudson wins junior world road race title - The Real Truth

Hudson soloed to victory and had time to celebrate at the end of the gruelling course in the Rwandan capital - (AP)

British cycling has a new world champion: 18-year-old Harry Hudson, who made history as the first-ever male British winner of the junior world road race with a stunning solo ride in Kigali, Rwanda.

The Harrogate-based rider launched an audacious solo attack with a little under three laps to go of the gruelling 119km course and held off his pursuers by just 16 seconds as he claimed a maiden rainbow jersey.

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