Joshua Tarling, European time trial champion at 19 years old

The British Joshua Tarling19 years old, was declared this Wednesday the European champion of the men’s elite individual time trial of the Europeans to be held in the Dutch province of Drentheby winning the 298 kilometer route drawn in the city of Emmen.

Tarling, the current British champion of the discipline, set a winning time of 31:30.01 minutes and beat the defending champion, the Swiss, by 42 seconds. Stefan Bissegerand by 43 to one of the favorites, the Belgian Wout Van Aertwhich he was about to reach.

The Spanish Xabier Mikel Azparren He finished in twenty-second place in 2:24 minutes.

The swiss Stefan Küng He crashed violently into a barrier late in the course and when he fought for the podium he reached the finish line with a broken helmet and a bloody face.

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In the elite women’s time trial, the Swiss won Marlene Reusser (35:53), ahead of the British Anna Henderson, second in 43 seconds; and the Austrians Christina Schweinbergerthird out of 44. Mireia Benito was twenty-fourth in 2:43. and Sandra Alonso, twenty-eighth in 4:38.

The best result of the Spanish team on the first day of the Europeans was achieved Ivan Romerofourth in the men’s under-23 time trial, four seconds behind the Dane’s podium finish Gustav Wang. Besides, Raúl Garcia Pierna He was sixth, 57 seconds behind the winner.

Belgian victory Alec Segaert ahead of another Dane, Carl-Frederik Bévort.

Britain’s Jane Zoe Backstedt won the women’s under-23 CRI, Dane Albert Philipsen won the men’s junior with Markel Beloki seventh to 1:11; and the Italian Federica Venturelli was the best in the junior women’s division.