Brief:The European Under-23 Championships are being held in Uppsala, Sweden and conclude on Sunday with the Elite road race. Tomas Nilsson as usual is providing coverage for www.cyclingnews.com from Sweden.ITT Women, 16 kms:1. Diana Ziliute (Lit) 21.26.70 2. Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) 22.07.92 0.41.2 3. Rasa Mazeikyte (Lit) 22.15.15 0.48.4 4. Jenny Algelid (Swe) 22.20.02 0.53.3 5. Megan Hughes (Gbr) 22.40.20 1.13.5 6. Cathy Moncassin (Fra) 22.41.23 1.14.5 7. Mercedes Cagigas Ame (Spa) 22.51.51 1.24.8 8. Jacqueline Brabenetz (Ger) 22.55.30 1.28.6 9. Sylvia Hübscher (Ger) 22.57.94 1.31.2 10. Olga Zabelinskaja (Rus) 23.07.43 1.40.7 ITT Men, 32 kms:1. Oleg Joukov (Rus) 40.32.09 2. Marco Pinotti (Ita) 40.48.11 0.16.0 3. Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) 40.56.75 0.24.7 4. Mirko Lauria (Ita) 41.17.84 0.45.9 5. Thor Hushovd (Nor) 41.31.40 0.59.3 6. Patrick Calcagni (Sch) 41.39.80 1.07.7 7. Florian Wiesinger (Aut) 41.45.64 1.13.6 8. Stephan Schreck (Ger) 41.49.91 1.17.8 9. Florent Brard (Fra) 41.50.25 1.18.2 10. Denis Bondarenko (Rus) 41.54.26 1.22.2 European Under 23 (Espoirs) Road ChampionshipsTomas Nilsson reports that the European Under 23 (Espoirs) Road Championships were both won in bunch sprints. Slovenian Zoran Klemencic won the men’s race while Susanne Ljungskog, on home ground, manage to pass favourite Diana Ziliute, who tried a long sprint, 80 ms before the finishing line in the women's race.Womens Road Race 75 kms: 1. Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) 1.51.57 2. Diana Ziliute (Lit) 3. Mirella van Melis (Ned) 4. Chantal Beltman (Ned) 5. Oksana Saprykina, Ukraine 6. Alessandra D'Ettore (Ita) 7. Megan Hughes (GB) 8. Sandra Rombouts (Ned) 9. Rosa Maria Bravo (Spa) 10. Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Mens Road Race 180 kms:
1. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) 4.03.54 2. Andy Vits (Bel) 3. Raphael Schweda (Ger) 4. Paolo Bossoni (Ita) 5. Gerben Löwik (Ned) 6. Janek Tombak (Est) 7. Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) 8. Franck Pencole (Fra) 9. Jochen Summer (Aut) 10. Ondrej Fadrny (Cze) |