2025 European Championships ***SPOILERS***

[misforturob]

Vollering went solo on the big climb with 37km or so to go. ELB tried to go with her but blew herself up in the process

 

[mjr]

Vollering went solo on the big climb with 37km or so to go. ELB tried to go with her but blew herself up in the process

1m15+ over silver medallist Kasia Niewiadoma by the finish. Oof!

 

[OzzyDuPalais]

Getting countries mixed up is all the rage at the moment… Lithuatvia, Aberbaijan, whatevs…

Seems I got that wrong on two counts. Firstly, it was Lithuania not Latvia (did I catch a glimpse of a Polish flag and get confused by the red and white?), secondly there were actually ten teams competing, three more than for the elite race.

Chapeau to Norway (wrong sort of Vikings) who beat France (silver) and Poland (bronze) to the magical wear-it-once-on-the-podium rainbows

 

[Cathryn]

I thought that was a good race. We don’t often see long range solo attacks like that in the women’s peloton and Demi did a great job. Kasia was an absolute fighter all the way, which I love. I admire Anna vdB for not contesting the final sprint, I assume she recognised the work Kasia had done and was being very sporting! And Demi looks great in that jersey, it’ll be good to see it next year. A very good day’s racing!

 

[knedlicky]

Well done to the Dutch team for its tactics. I hope Anna vdB wasn't too sad about the outcome. And chapeau to Kasia for her efforts.

But for me, Elise Chabbey was the best – without much of a team, she managed 4th again today (after 4th in the WC in Ruanda too), and despite today she leading the chase almost of the time on the last laps.

In interviews, she also strikes me as one of the most thoughtful, considerate, articulate riders - which I like, even though I know such characteristics aren't essential for top sportsmen/women..

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Getting countries mixed up is all the rage at the moment… Lithuatvia, Aberbaijan, whatevs…

I'm hardly likely to get Aberbaijan mixed up with anywhere, my Welsh geography is fairly decent

 

[No Ta Doctor]

So, they're down from the first little starting lump and on their way and three riders have between 30 and 50 seconds (timing seems pretty variable)
Lots of attacks still going on from the peloton

 

[Adam4868]

Like a breakaway stage until the last 80 ish k and then it's a case of who can stay on Pogs wheel ?

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Like a breakaway stage until the last 80 ish k and then it's a case of who can stay on Pogs wheel ?

Could be, depends on if Slovenia can control this break. Coming up to the first time up Côte de Saint-Romain-de-Lerps (7km à 7.2%) now, so we'll see what it looks like when the peloton have gone over the top

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Front of the peloton is two Slovenians, a bunch of Danes*, then more Slovenians and Belgians

*I'm guessing this is Jonas just liking to be up front with riders around him, rather than Denmark being ready to do any work - or Denmark trying to spoil the chase

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Jesus, looks like the riders in the Cro race should be in pedalos today, absolute cats and dogs and probably some rabbits and guinea pigs as well

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Adverts on the live stream (HBO Max / Eurosport) have finally reached me here in Denmark. I'm not happy.

 

[Adam4868]

Vingo blown with 109k to go 😯

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Vingo blown with 109k to go 😯

Ouch. Jonas dropped already, not even halfway into the race, 110km to go.

Doesn't look like he's found the answer to getting in form for one day races yet (though three weeks in Northern Denmark after the Vuelta probably wasn't ideal really)

 

[misforturob]

Crikey. The peloton is still pretty big too