The European Championship medals in the cross-country and short track mountain bike disciplines will be awarded in Cheile Grădiștei from May 8 to 12. Swiss Cycling has nominated 11 female and 13 male athletes for the continental showdown.

In the second race of the Hot Trail Series in Todtnau in southern Germany, the Swiss-based American Anna Newkirk and the German Steffen Smet take victory in the elite categories. Swiss riders Jolanda Kiener and Emma Iten rode to second and third place in the women's category, while Tom Boonen (BEL) and Alan Nardo (SUI) took the honors in the men's category.

Nina Benz wins the MTB Bundesliga classic in Heubach (GER) ahead of Lia Schrievers and Elisabeth Brandau. David List takes victory in the elite men's UCI-HC race. His compatriots Julian Schelb and Maximilian Brandl came second and third respectively.

The "Bike the Rock" Enduro was also part of the supporting program of the cross-country classic in Heubach. Lea Rutz was the fastest of the women over the four short stages. The Swiss rider won ahead of Denmark's Sandra Bohn and Jana Urban (GER). In the men's race, Max Pfeil took victory ahead of his German colleague Joel Hassfeld and Swiss rider Jonas Bernet.