It was a demonstration of power that Yaëlle Klauser delivered in the women's mountain bike race. On the course in Kumanovo, not far from the capital Skopje, the Zurich native took the lead right from the start and never relinquished it in the following laps.

Junior Anja Grossmann, reigning European cyclo-cross champion, lives up to her role as favorite and wins the race with a commanding lead of almost two minutes over Marusa Serkezi from Slovenia. Lewin Iten wins the bronze medal in the junior category.

In the U23 category, defending champion Finn Treudler rides to third place. Frenchman Adrien Boichis becomes the new European champion. In the U23 women's category, Switzerland's Anina Hutter takes the silver medal, half a minute behind the new European champion Valentina Corvi from Italy.

After winning silver in the short track, Nicole Koller also finished third on the podium in the cross country at the European Championships in Portugal. The new European champion is Jenny Rissveds from Sweden. In the men's race, the British celebrated a double victory with Tom Pidcock and Charlie Aldridge. Third place went to Simon Andreassen from Denmark.