European track championships, no medals for Italy on day three
Europeans on track, no medals for Italy on the third day
Staged on the Heusden-Zolder ring the third day of the European Track Championships 2025. Only placings and wooden medals for Italy, which yesterday had topped the provisional medal table on the strength of the 3 golds won in the first two days of competition.
SPRINT – Miriam Vece finished fourth in the women’s sprint. After succumbing in the semifinals to Britain’s Rhian Edmunds, who won both rounds by a margin of four thousandths in the second, the Italian faces Alina Lysenko in the challenge for bronze. In the first round, Lysenko sets her own pace and crosses the finish line ahead of Vece. In the second, the Italian tried to respond with a decisive acceleration, but her rival resisted and closed the series on 2-0. Vece stops at the foot of the podium, but signs a historic result for Italian cycling, confirming herself among the best sprinters on the continent.
In the men’s, Stefano Moro exits at the sixteenth with a time of 10.488, which in other batteries would have allowed him to pass the round. Unfortunately, his time is not enough to overcome Sarnecki, who advances by only 15 thousandths of a second. Mattia Predomo, on the other hand, qualified for the round of 16 after a very tight challenge with Dornbach, won with 10.223, only two thousandths faster than the German. In the round of 16, however, he found world champion Harrie Lavreysen in front of him. Despite his efforts, Predomo could not get past him and stopped at the edge of the quarters.
INDIVIDUAL ENDS – He tried, Renato Favero. The Italian finished at the foot of the podium in the individual pursuit, stopping in fourth place with a time of 4:12.169. The bronze medal goes to Michael Gill, who takes the third step with a time of 4:09.859. Already from the second kilometer, Gill took the lead in the race, and Favero had to fight to catch up. Although he failed to get on the podium, the Italian showed commitment and determination, reaching the final round with the fourth time (4:08.862) and proving his worth even on the big track. The other Italian competing, Etienne Grimod, finished sixth in 4:09.838.
OMNIUM – Chiara Consonni finished the Omnium in sixth place with 92 points with a performance marked by a series of ups and downs in the four events. In the first test, the Scratch, Consonni finished in eighth place, collecting 26 points. Victory è went to Dutchwoman Lorena Wiebes, who scored 40 points, followed by Poland’s Wankiewicz and Britain’s Leech. In the Tempo Race, Norway’s Stenberg dominated the event, taking the 40 points at stake and moving up in the overall standings after her fourth place in the Scratch. Second place è went to Campos, with 29 points, while Bertau finished third with 28. Consonni placed sixth, adding another 21 points and climbing to a total of 30 points, keeping her hopes for the podium alive. Wiebes, however, struggled and finished 12th, earning only 11 points. In the Elimination, Consonni continued to struggle, but was unable to gain significant positions in the standings. The victory è still went to Wiebes, who moved up the rankings, while Consonni finished in an intermediate position. In the final Race to the Points the Azzurra è failed to make the podium, finishing the Omnium with 92 points. Wiebes, who won the last sprint, triumphed, followed by Sophie Leech and Amalie Dideriksen.
SCRATCH – Iuri Leitao won the gold medal in the Scratch, followed by Vincent Hoppezak with silver and Britain’s William Tidball with bronze. Davide Stella, in his first experience among the Elite, finished in thirteenth place.
