In the Men’s Under 23 win by the Norwegian Hvideberg
Annemiek Van Vleuten won today in Plouay (France) the title of Road European Champion in the Women’s Elite category.
The current Dutch World Champion triumphed in a head-to-head sprint with the Italian Elisa Longo Borghini, bronze medallist in the Road race at the 2016 Rio de Janiero Olympic Games. The Pole, Katarzyna Niewiadoma finished third.
The Netherlands and Italy were the countries who controlled the race right from the start pushing forward their riders who took the lead. In the final stages, a group of ten riders remained in front. Just before forty kilometres from the finish, Elisa Longo Borghini, Annemiek Van Vleuten et Katarzyna Niewiadoma made a breakaway, followed soon after by another Dutch rider, Chantal Blaak.
Several breakaways were made in the last lap, the last by Elisa Longo Borghini at approximately two kilometres from the finish. Annemiek Van Vleuten did not leave any gap for the Italian and achieved a decisive win in the final sprint, winning the first European title of her career.
The Men’s Under 23 race was held in the morning and also featured numerous breakaways, especially by Debaumarche (France) and Kulset (Denmark), then by three other riders Geßner (Germany), Repa (Czech Republic) and Van den Berg (Netherlands), who lead a strong attack. In the final stages, 15 riders caught up the leading men.
In the last few kilometres, when a sprint between the eighteen attackers seemed to be on the cards, the Norwegian Hvideberg broke away from the leading group, followed by the Dane Charming and the Czech Repa. These three riders then battled for the title in torrential rain with a sprint clearly won by Jonas Iversby Hvideberg ahead of Charmig and Repa.
The European Championships finish tomorrow, Friday 28 August 2020, with the Women Juniors Road races (68.2 km, start at 9:00) and the Men Juniors (109.2 km start at 11:20) and the Mixed Relay (54.6 km, first team starts at 14:30).
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