Avondetto wins his first elite title, Treudler is European U23 champion
Almost the same picture in the juniors
As in the short track, it was once again Slovenia's Maruša Tereza Šerkezi who took the European title in the cross country. Around 1:30 minutes behind, Lara Liehner also secured the silver medal again. Behind the Swiss athlete, Giada Martinoli (ITA) took the bronze medal. With Sirin Städler, Muriel Furrer and Chloe Tschumi, three Swiss women finished fourth to sixth, while Städler could have done much better had she not had two punctures. Thanks to Noémie Gret in eighth place, five Swiss women finished in the top 10.
In the juniors, Switzerland's Sven Sommer was not quite able to match his performance in the short track, but he still rode a strong race and finished sixth. Nicolas Halter finished tenth. The European title goes to Nikolaj Hougs from Denmark, silver and bronze to Kryštof Bažant
Double victory in the U23 categories
Swiss newcomer Finn Treudler rode to two podium finishes at the World Cup in Brazil and looks set to do the same at the European Championships. While leading the race, his French colleague Luca Martin suffers a puncture and finishes third. Treudler, on the other hand, kept up his pace and won the gold medal. The joy is all the greater when Luke Wiedmann also takes the silver medal. Dario Lillo has to make do with the leather medal in fourth place. The best German is Jan-Lennart Krayer in fifth place.
In the women's race, Kira Böhm is the top favorite. But luck is not on the German's side. It is Switzerland's Monique Halter who dominates her competition and takes the gold medal in the end. Nevertheless, Carla Hahn's silver medal brings the race to a very conciliatory conclusion for the Germans. Just twelve seconds behind Hahn, Anina Hutter won the bronze medal. Elina Benoit (SUI) finishes the race in tenth place, while the Germans have four top 10 racers in Luisa Daubermann (5th), Finja Lipp (7th) and Antonia Weeger (9th).
Avondetto first, Pieterse defends title
Puck Pieterse starts as defending champion. And the Dutchwoman once again leaves nothing to chance. She clearly pulled away from her competitors and won by over a minute ahead of Mona Mitterwallner. The Austrian did not get back on track for a long time after the Cape Epic and is now well on her way back. Behind her, the German Nina Benz is delighted with the bronze medal. This is too far away for Nicole Koller. In fourth place, the Swiss athlete is over a minute behind Benz. Ramona Forchini has recovered from her crash at the Tamaro Trophy and, with twelfth place, proves that she is well on her way back.
In the men's elite, Simone Avondetto rides to gold. The Italian clearly beat Simon Andreassen from Denmark and Julian Schelb from Germany. The Germans also put in a remarkable team performance here: Maximilian Brandl finished fifth, David List sixth and Leon Reinhard Kaiser completed the top 10. The best Swiss rider is Filippo Colombo in eighth place, Lars Forster is eleventh and Thomas Litscher is 20th.
Simone Avondetto is the 2024 European Cross-Country Champion ©Armin Küstenbrück
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