The Swiss get off to a good start in the junior race at the European Championships: Dario Lillo, Janis Baumann and Luke Wiedmann are at the front. At first, however, it was the Czech Jan Zatloukal who put the pressure on and tried to pull away from Wiedmann. However, their pursuers close the gap again and it is the Dane Oliver Sølvhøj who now forms a new leading group - including the three Swiss riders.

Dario Lillo is the first to suffer from the high pace. He loses traction in a technical uphill section and is therefore unable to close the gap.
Wiedmann then also has to let go, but remains close to the leaders. At the front it comes to a showdown between Baumann and Sølvhøj, who is able to pull away a little. The Swiss tried with all his might to hold on, but was unable to close the gap - Sølvhøj became European Junior Champion ten seconds ahead of Baumann.
"It was a super tough race. Someone was always riding away, sometimes it was fast, sometimes slower. I always tried to ride my rhythm, keep up where I could, but not make any mistakes that could have parked me. In that respect, I'm very happy with my race. In the end, there was no strength left - the last lap was so brutal, I almost fell off my bike afterwards," said Baumann.Just four seconds behind the Grisons rider, Luke Wiedmann finished in third place.
"I started the race a little too fast at the beginning and led it. That took its revenge afterwards. But I was able to catch myself again and fought until the end," said Wiedmann, recapping his race, adding: "The medal means a lot to me. I wasn't so lucky at the world championships, I had more crashes and defects. That's why I'm so happy to have won a medal here!"

Dario Lillo also recovers after his brief slump and takes up the fight again - with success. He was able to take fourth place, just a few seconds ahead of the Czech Zatloukal.

Results European Championships Monteceneri, Juniors

Mitterwallner wins with superiority

In the juniors, Mona Mitterwallner is in a class of her own. The Austrian skier pulls away early on and immediately extends her lead significantly. In the end, the junior world champion won by over two and a half minutes ahead of Olivia Onesti from France and three minutes ahead of Puck Pieterse from the Netherlands.

The Swiss Nicole Göldi and Linda Zanetti finished eighth and ninth respectively.

Results European Championships Monteceneri, juniors