Tassie duo reign in Spain

On a golden night for the state's sport, Campbell Flakemore added the under-23 men's time trial world title to the under-19 women's crown Macey Stewart had won shortly before, catapulting both riders down the pro circuit trail already blazed by the likes of Richie Porte, Matt Goss, Will Clarke, Wes Sulzberger and Amy Cure.

As both riders celebrated their success in Ponferrada, their state cycling coach was already fielding expressions of interest back in Launceston.

"I can see both having a future career in road cycling," said Matthew Gilmore of the Tasmanian Institute of Sport.

"There will be teams asking about Macey, I've already had a couple of emails, and it's very rare that the under-23 time trial champion is not signed, so I'm sure Campbell will also get a few offers this week."

Hours after 18-year-old Stewart, of Devonport, romped to a dominant 10-second win over a 13.9-kilometre course, Flakemore, 22, of Hobart, cut things a little finer with a nail-biting 0.5 second triumph over 36km.

Stewart's victory added to her two gold medals at the junior track world titles in Korea in August while Flakemore's followed a frustrating fourth place a year ago and continued Australia's impressive record in the event following previous wins to Jack Bobridge (2009), Luke Durbridge (2011) and Damian Howson (2013).

"This is fantastic, I am just super happy, this is a great start for the championships for Australia," said Flakemore, who made up a 21-second deficit to edge out Irishman Ryan Mullen with a time of 43mins 49.94secs.

"It is pretty special to be able to do this, particularly after Macey's win.

"It is pretty cool for two Tasmanians too to claim the first golds on the same day.

"I was 20 seconds down at both the checks, but I kept a lot in the tank for the last climb. It was super wet out there, so I took all the roundabouts cautiously, and the last downhill with caution, but it was the same for everyone."

Gilmore believed both riders benefitted from the heavy rain, conditions they are used to tackling in their home state.

"The rain really helped," he said. "I know from motorpacing Macey on some pretty average days and you see how she takes corners in the wet that she would not shirk the issue if it's raining and the same goes for Flakey. I reckon Andrew Christie-Johnston (owner of the Avanti cycling team) would be pretty pleased with his performance."

Flakemore's victory comes nearly a month to the day after he claimed the opening prologue at the Tour de l'Avenir, and a week after finding the podium at the Chrono Champenois - an event he won in 2013.

"This was my goal, what I wanted," he said. "I knew if I had a good ride I would definitely be there.

"But I didn't know what to expect coming in here, as there haven't been any time trials in Europe this year, so I was unaware of my form.

"But I did well at the Tour de l'Avenir at the end of August, so I knew it was a case of having to hold conditions for another couple of weeks."

Jayco-AIS World Tour Academy coach James Victor was proud to see the hard-working Flakemore come away with the win.

"We knew it would rain and Campbell has been training in that and was ready for that," Victor said.

"He put a lot of hard work in to get to this point. He has has proven that he is more than capable of standing on top and thoroughly deserves this today.

"I am certain this will seal something for him for his future."

Gilmore added: "For Campbell to walk away with an individual medal, and for it to be gold, is fantastic and really important for him at the age he is.

"That's exactly what the program was set up to do and hopefully he can now negotiate with pro tour teams."

He said both world champions are positioning themselves tidily for a shot at the 2016 Olympics.

"The question we always ask is how riders will make the step to seniors but Macey is a real possibility of representing Australia at the Olympics in Rio and Campbell is also in the frame.

"The next 12 to 18 months will decide how realistic that is but they have both demonstrated a fantastic pedigree to make the next step so it won't be a lack of talent that stops them.

"It's pretty expensive real estate to get into the pro ranks and gain spots in Olympic teams but they both have huge potential and it depends on their focus and whether the Olympics are on their radar."

Stewart's victory extends a phenomenal season for the Tasmanian Christmas carnivals regular. She has medalled in all 11 events she has contested at national or world championships in 2014, collecting six golds including three world titles, adding the road time trial to the omnium and team pursuit on the track.

"Very overwhelmed, blown away, it's all a bit of a whirlwind right now to be honest," she said.

"To win a world title, it is something you dream of. Didn't think I was capable of one, so to achieve a third in one year, it just shows hard work pays off."

Both Tasmanians will contest road races later this week.