In the Eliminator competition at the European Championships in Darfo Boario Terme, Kathrin Stirnemann wins the second gold medal for the Swiss team. She wins the final ahead of Barbora Prudkova from the Czech Republic and Anne Terpstra from the Netherlands. "I just tried to get a good start and do clean bunny hops. That was the deciding factor," said Stirnemann, explaining how she secured her third European title in this discipline.

In fact, the decision in all the finals was made after just 100 meters, when the first bend was taken after two jumps over logs on asphalt. Stirnemann jumps with clean technique and fast enough to be the first to enter this bend. After that, there is practically no chance of overtaking on the 700-meter course. "The title is mega cool, also for the team and my sponsors. My season has been a mixed bag so far, so I'm happy that it worked out. The sprint form is still there," says the newly crowned European champion happily.

Andrea Waldis reaches the small final and finishes second. Waldis is only partially satisfied with sixth place overall. "I didn't risk everything on the jumps, but the final would have been nice. I missed the start in the semi-final and that was crucial," explained Waldis.
Ramona Forchini has too much respect for the jumps. "I broke my shoulder blade on a bunny hop like that two years ago," says Forchini.


In fact, many riders fall because the speed in front of the obstacles is simply too high. In both the women's final (Coline Clauzure) and the men's final (David Horvath) there are rollovers on the start straight, so the medals are already taken anyway.

Eliminator world champion Linda Indergand will not be taking part. "Three races are one too many for me," explains Indergand, who was part of the golden team relay on Thursday.