The cyclist Yúri Leitão was the world champion of omnium for the second time, winning the race at the 2026 World Tracks, winning the third medal for Portugal in Shanghai, China, the first of gold.
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17/10/2026
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O cyclist Yúri Leitão was now the world champion of omnium for the second time, winning the race in the 2026 World Tracks, winning the third medal for Portugal in Shanghai, China, the first of gold.
The 28-year-old Yúri Leitão won the scratch line, was third in the rhythm and elimination race and confirmed the title in the score race, totaling 143 points, 14 more than the Belgian Fabio van den Bossche and 28 more than the German Tim Torn Teutenberg, who finished in second and third places, respectively.
Vice-Olympic omnium champion in Paris2024, Yúri Leitão won the fourth medal in World track cycling after gold obtained in 2023 in Glasgow (Scotland), also in omnium, silver in 2021, Roubaix (France), in elimination, and bronze in 2025, in Santiago de Chile, in scratch.
The natural cyclist of Viana do Castelo became the third Portuguese to rise to the podium in Shanghai, after Maria Martins and Miguel Salgueiro, who won the bronze medals, respectively, in scratch, on Wednesday, and in the run for points, on Friday.