Norway’s Elias Dybing won the junior men’s race at the UEC European Championships in Slovenia on Saturday, the 18-year-old breaking clear on the final ascent of the race’s signature climb to Možjanča.
Staying away for the last 15km of the 110.5km race, Dybing held off Aitor Martínez (Spain), who took second place, out-sprinting Jop van den Biggelaar (Netherlands), the pair five seconds ahead of a large group of chasers.
The race took place over five laps of a 22km circuit, starting and finishing in the town of Šenčur, each including the challenging climb to Možjanca, which featured gradients of more than 15%.
Dybing only needed to attack once, his move instantly gapping Martínez and gradually building his advantage. The Spaniard, meanwhile, eventually slipped back into a group of five, though as the peloton closed in he and Van den Biggelaar escaped to sweep up the remaining medals.
Results
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Position
Rider (Country) Team
Time Gap
1
Elias Dybing (Nor)
2:42:40
2
Aitor Martínez (Spa)
0:00:10
3
Jop Van Den Biggelaar (Ned)
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4
Brandon Fedrizzi (Ita)
0:00:15
5
Vic De Smet (Bel)
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6
Sander Willems (Bel)
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7
Tobias Gren (Den)
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8
Michael Hettegger (Aut)
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9
Elias Wändel (Swe)
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10
Sindre Orholm-Løsseth (Nor)
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11
Milan Húsenica (Svk)
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12
Sven Wisse (Ned)
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13
Owen Kings (Ger)
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14
Luca Martinez (Spa)
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15
Adam Drozdowski (Pol)
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16
Benjamín Noval (Spa)
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17
Guilherme Santos (Por)
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18
Emil Siegers (Bel)
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19
Gonçalo Costa (Por)
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20
Maks Olenik (Slo)
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A recent addition to the Cyclingnews staff, Owen Rogers is an experienced journalist, working as a freelancer covering the sport for various magazines and websites for more than 10 years.
Initially concentrating mainly on the women's sport, he has covered hundreds of race days on the ground and interviewed some of the sport's biggest names.
Living near Cambridge in the UK, when he's not working you'll find him either riding his bike or playing drums.
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