The American is the new world champion. In Montréal, he won a thrilling race, which was thrown into disarray by Mathieu van der Poel, but which he secured through sheer strength and perfect timing. The Australian Michael Matthews finished second, with the Dutch champion in third place 

Not yet twenty years old, the Italian talent will be racing alongside the professionals. Amadio and Viviani have made the right choice: only in Italy are people still convinced that you need to wait, take it slowly, savour every moment. And then, when will such an opportunity ever come his way again? To be able to race freely with the best possible excuse to justify it if things don’t go well: ‘I’m not even twenty yet’.