Cycling: Joshua Tarling won the European Championship time trial in Emmen. The Brit, who is only 19 years old, relegated the Swiss Stefan Bissegger and the Dutchman Wout van Aert to second and third place in the fight against the clock. Stefan Küng from Switzerland fell and crossed the finish line covered in blood.
Elite Men: Tarling shows his world class again
He already proved at the World Cup time trial in Glasgow that he can become a really great athlete. Has now Joshua Tarling refilled. The Brit, who is only 19 years old, won the European Championships in Emmen and thus celebrated the greatest success of his very young career. wout van aert from Belgium remained behind Stephen Bissegger from Switzerland only third place. When they crossed the finish line, the two were an incredible 42 and 43 seconds behind Joshua Tarling. The day ended bitterly Stefan Kung. The Swiss hit a barrier shortly before the finish and fell. Covered in blood, he crossed the finish line in eleventh place. Before the accident he was on course for a silver or bronze medal.
U23 men: Today Segaert is at the top
Belgium Alec Segaert won the U23 time trial in Emmen and was crowned European champion. The 20-year-old, who recently had to settle for second place at the World Championships, was 38 and 52 seconds faster than the two Danes Carl-Frederik Bévort and Gustav Wang. Unfortunately, the German starters had no chance. Tim Torn Teutenberg and Tobias Buck Gramcko have to be satisfied with ranks 15 and 16. Fabio Christians from Switzerland became 19th in Austria Adrian Stieger drove to the 22nd.
Juniors: Philipsen is now also European champion
The junior road world champion was also crowned European time trial champion just a few weeks after his impressive solo. Albert Withen Philipsen from Denmark is increasingly becoming an absolute top talent. In Emmen he left the Norwegian on the 20,6 kilometer long course Jorgen Nordhagen and the Belgian Sent Sentjens behind. Germany's hope Louis Leidt only remained sixth. At the time trial world championships a few weeks ago he was able to celebrate bronze - partly because he was faster than today's silver medal winner.