2025 EC: Thread for all the women's races + Mixed Relay

[Samu Cuenca]

Only the elite races (ITTs, mixed relay and road races) will be broadcast, but live timing will be available on the official website: https://www.uec.ch/en/event/260/2025-uec-road-european-championships

All riders in the junior ITT have already started. Magdalena Leis of Germany, who wasn't competing in Rwanda and isn't known for being a particular great time trialist, is currently in the lead. Roos Müller, who finished 4th in Kigali, is in second place and Slovenian MTBer Maruša Tereza Šerkezi is third.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Arens, Ostiz and Giesinger are all behind Leis with just the final climb to the finish left. It looks like it will be a German gold medal.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I spoke to soon. Ostiz climbed that hill like a a rocket, taking back over 20 seconds on Leis, and won another jersey. Giesinger gets another bronze medal.

 

[yaco]

This was the ITT for Boothman and somehow no Britain in this race.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Without Bäckstedt the U23 ITT should also be closer than what we saw at Worlds. We've got the likes of Vinke, Ahtosalo and Rayer in the field for this one in addition to some of those we saw last week.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Venturelli has knocked it out of the park. Question is if it will be Luca Vierstraete or Ahtosalo who takes the silver medal.

 

[awavey]

This was the ITT for Boothman and somehow no Britain in this race.

Barely any Brits for these champs at all, only Anna H, Josh Tarling &,Ethan Hayter in the respective elite ITTs and that's it.

 

[broppo]

The camera crew is doing a great job in not showing anything. Random terrible riders are being shown while the favorites are crossing the intermediate points......

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I'm surprised Bjørndal Ottestad has beat Nooijen, but the Norwegian TT setup continues to amaze. Aalerud also keeps going strong.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The three races last week and the long transfer have not affected Reusser much.

Bredewold lose out on the bronze by a fraction.

 

[kingjr]

0.04 seconds between 3 and 4....

 

[RedheadDane]

Hey, @Armchair Cyclist or @Cookster15, maybe this could be stickied?

Reusser should be allowed to make kit that's half-rainbow, half-stars.

 

[search]

in the post race interview, Reusser said that she initially didn't plan to do the TTT, but now she wants revenge after the bad luck in Kigali.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Soundtrack for the day includes Moving On Up by M People (we had J, K and L in the top 6 as well. I almost get inspired to write a cycling related ripoff of Agatha Christie's A.B.C. Murders).

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The junior mixed relay is in its final phase now. I saw the Norwegians as the favourites beforehand, but France, Germany and Italy are not out of it yet. The Polish women have done well and aren't out of the medals yet.

The Italian women must have had an issue and are now completely out of it.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Norway 1st, France 2nd and Poland 3rd. France has another chance for gold later today.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Or, if we credit each group according to their own performance

Junior Men
1st Germany
2nd Norway
3rd France

Junior Women
1st Norway
2nd Poland
3rd Lithuania

French women get a silver medal for being the fifth best women's team: Nonsense official ranking.

 

[RedheadDane]

Why can't all six riders just ride together?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The Swiss have started out in regular fashion with a mechanical. We'll see if they can overcome that this time around.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It will be between France and Italy.

 

[YavorD]

Why can't all six riders just ride together?

Because it won't be a relay then.
You're welcome

 

[RedheadDane]

Because it won't be a relay then.
You're welcome

Well, have it not be a relay. Just an ordinary TTT.

Of course, since it is a relay, the fact that the perfomance of one group affects the result of the entire lineup isn't really a problem... that's kinda how relays work.

 

[YavorD]

Well, have it not be a relay. Just an ordinary TTT.

Of course, since it is a relay, the fact that the perfomance of one group affects the result of the entire lineup isn't really a problem... that's kinda how relays work.

Well a relay is the only chance to have a mixed event.
How do you propose they slow down the mem so that women aren't dropped after 2km?

 

[RedheadDane]

How do you propose they slow down the mem so that women aren't dropped after 2km?

I don't see it as being certain it'll be the case.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I don't see it as being certain it'll be the case.

You should.

Anyway the mixed relay is the mixed relay. There's no reason to mistake it for other events.