Avancini is crowned Brazilian time trial champion

Henrique Avancini has added a new page to his extraordinary palmarès. The former world champion of XCM was crowned individual time trial champion of Brazil in Brasília after winning the 27.8-kilometer course held at Burle Marx Park.

Henrique Avancini conquers the Brazilian Time Trial Championship and confirms his successful transition to the road

At 37 years old, the Brazilian completed the four laps of the 6.95-kilometer circuit with a time of 34:40, recording an average speed of over 48 km/h. His performance also allowed his current team, Localiza Meoo-Swift Pro Cycling, to achieve an absolute dominance of the event by occupying all three podium positions.

João Pedro Rossi, the reigning national champion in the specialty, finished second with a time of 35:17, while Gabriel Sousa da Silva, the under-23 champion from last season, completed the team's triple by stopping the clock at 35:46.

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The victory has a special meaning for Avancini. Considered the best Brazilian biker of all time, the rider from Petrópolis has won two world titles in XCM and accumulated fourteen national mountain bike championships before focusing his career on the road.

Approximately a year and a half after starting that transition, the Brazilian can already boast of wearing the national time trial jersey.

“This victory has a very special meaning. I have been going through a learning process since I decided to steer my career towards road cycling”, explained Avancini after the race.

The new Brazilian champion added that: “I am truly living a dream. Winning a Brazilian Championship shows that we are on the right path. It is a different modality, it is a different time, and standing on the highest step of the podium makes this moment even more special”.

A form that he had already shown in the United States

The triumph in Brasília confirms the excellent form of the Brazilian rider. Last May, he had already shown a glimpse of his adaptation to road cycling by winning the overall classification of the Tour of the Gila, one of the most prestigious stage races on the American calendar.

Now, with the national time trial champion jersey on his shoulders, Avancini adds one of the greatest successes of his second sports career.