European Road Championships, Italy gold in mixed time trial relay
European Road Championships, Italy gold in mixed time trial
Italy's lineup of Edoardo Affini, Mattia Cattaneo and Mirco Maestri on the men's side and Elena Cecchini, Vittoria Guazzini and Gaia Masetti on the women's side won the gold medal in the mixed time trial at the European Cycling Championships being held in the Belgian province of Limburg.
The Azzurri triumphed with a time of 1h01’43”6. At the test, held over the distance of 52 kilometers, in addition to Italy took part only five other nations, namely Germany, which took the silver, detached by 17”24, Belgium, which è went bronze at 1’32”99, then in the order Bulgaria, Ukraine and Poland.
Instead, the Sabatini Cup was held in Italy, which è was won for the second consecutive year by Marc Hirschi. The Swiss rider è sprinted 36 km from the finish when, on the breakaway, the Greta Wall, he pulled away from the rest of the peloton and è arrived 28 seconds ahead of a trio.
In second place, behind the UAE Team Emirates rider, was Austrian Gregor Mühlberger of Movistar, third was Dane Anders Foldager of Jayco AlUla and fourth, first of the Italians, Kristian Sbaragli of Corratec-Vini Fantini.
