Jenny Rissveds (Sweden) wins the elite women's eliminator European title(Image credit: Martin Platter)
World champion Ralph Naef (Switzerland)(Image credit: Martin Platter)
Thomas Litscher and Ralph Naef duke it out(Image credit: Martin Platter)
Daniel Federspiel (Austria) leads around a curve(Image credit: Martin Platter)
Ramona Forchini (Switzerland)(Image credit: Martin Platter)
Elite women's eliminator podium(Image credit: Martin Platter)
Elite men's eliminator podium(Image credit: Martin Platter)
Several Swiss riders in the same heat(Image credit: Martin Platter)
Kathrin Stirnemann (Switzerland) celebrates second place(Image credit: Martin Platter)
Ramona Forchini (Switzerland) happy with third(Image credit: Martin Platter)
Sepp Freiburghaus (Switzerland)(Image credit: Martin Platter)
A rider does a wheelie across the line(Image credit: Martin Platter)
The men's eliminator final(Image credit: Martin Platter)
Daniel Federspiel (Austria) and Jenny Rissveds (Sweden) won the European eliminator championships in Bern Switzerland this weekend.
Federspiel defeated Miha Halzer (Slovenia), Sepp Freiburghaus (Switzerland) and Stefan Peter (Switzerland) in the men's final.
In the women's final, Rissveds beat Kathrin Stirnemann (Switzerland), Ramona Forchini (Switzerland) and Cécile Ravanel (France). Eliminator world champion Alexandra Engen was suffering from a cold and sat out the competition.
Another chance for the sprinters to shine, though the final climb, Côte de Montagny-lès-Buxy, will probably tempt a few riders to try a late stage attack, but the sprinters’ team will have 20 kilometres to reel any attackers back in before reaching Chalon-sur-Saône
From muscle fibres and aerodynamics to peak power and aerobic capacity, knowing where your sprint strengths lie will help shape the finish in your favour, explains training expert Jim van den Berg