Cycling: Tadej Pogacar was unbeatable in the European Championship road race. The Slovenian world champion once again beat Remco Evenepoel in France. Bronze went to the young Paul Seixas. In the women's race, Dutchwoman Demi Vollering triumphed.
Pogacar wins European Championship gold after World Championship
After 202,5 kilometers from Privas to Guilherand-Granges, the result of the European Championship road race looked similar to the World Championship result a few days earlier. Slovenian Tadej Pogacar once again celebrated gold ahead of Belgian Remco Evenepoel . Bronze, however, went to Frenchman Paul Seixas in front of his home crowd, causing a minor upset. The decisive moment came 76 kilometers from the finish. The Belgian national team managed to isolate Pogacar, but he simply pulled away on the steepest section. Evenepoel initially stayed with him but then dropped back. Felix Großschartner from Austria finished 15th, more than seven minutes behind. Only 17 riders completed the race.
Vollering brings European Championship gold to the Netherlands
The women had a significantly shorter distance to cover in the European Championship road race, at 116,1 kilometers. And the Dutch women avenged their World Championship disappointment from the previous week. Demi Vollering won gold ahead of Poland's Kasia Niewiadoma and her compatriot Anna van der Breggen. Switzerland's Elise Chabbey and Germany's Franziska Koch narrowly missed out on a medal, finishing fourth and fifth respectively. Antonia Niedermaier's eighth-place finish further underscores the strong performance of the German women.
“As it was, the attacker of Tadej Pogacar was 75 km from the meta” A single road was driven by Evenepoel, but 'El Pitbull' was incapacitated by the attacker of Pogacar and Pogacar was marching in solitary hacia la meta. Eurosport pic.twitter.com/SEruo9ZsSC
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