Spanish team car goes airborne at Worlds as director is thrown out of event

Anguita was following Noval during the junior men's road race when the Spanish team car lost ground on the narrow circuit.

Footage shared on social media shows the vehicle travelling at high speed as Anguita tried to catch up. At one point, the rear wheels appear to leave the ground with spectators standing close to the barriers as the car passed.

According to Dutch newspaper AD, race officials reviewed footage of the incident and removed Anguita from the remainder of the World Championships. He was also fined €1,060.

One spectator quoted by the newspaper described the incident as frightening and said it could have ended much worse.

The episode came during what had been a day of celebration for the Spanish junior squad.

Noval produced a commanding performance to win the 134 kilometre road race in Montréal. The 17-year-old attacked on the penultimate lap before completing the final 27km alone. He eventually crossed the finish line 42 seconds ahead of France's Simon Defrance, with Sweden's Elias Wendel taking bronze more than two minutes behind.

It was Noval's second rainbow jersey in the space of two days. Earlier in the week, the Spaniard won the junior individual time trial over 20.3km, beating Belgium's Vic De Smet by six seconds.

Anguita, meanwhile, has been closely involved in Noval's development at international level. He is the national coach of Spain's junior men's road team and also led the squad at the 2025 Worlds in Kigali.