Jakob Söderqvist has ended his under-23 career in the best possible way – in the rainbow jersey, having won the category’s individual time trial at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali on Monday.
At 22 years old, the Swedish rider will move up to the top-tier of racing with Lidl-Trek’s WorldTour team, and while he may be a specialist in the race against the clock, he is also hoping for a chance to compete in a range of major Spring Classics.
“Personally, I don’t put too much energy into expectations because of what I could be good at, and I don’t want to build a box around me for what rider I am,” Söderqvist said in a post-race press conference at the Kigali Convention Centre.
Söderqvist has spent the previous two seasons developing with the Lidl-Trek Future Racing team with much success. He finished second to his teammate Albert Withen Philipsen at the Paris-Roubaix Espoirs this spring, won the time trial stage and finished second overall to his teammate Mads Pedersen at the Tour of Denmark.
As for the individual time trial in Kigali, Söderqvist said he knew he had what it would take to win the world title, especially after finishing second place to Spain’s Iván Romeo in Zürich last year.
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