Zoe Backstedt dominates in European championships
Briton storms away from Bentveld, Vinke to win junior title









| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoe Backstedt (Great Britain) | 0:44:01 |
| 2 | Leonie Bentveld (Netherlands) | 0:01:06 |
| 3 | Nienke Vinke (Netherlands) | 0:01:30 |
| 4 | Xaydee van Sinaey (Belgium) | 0:01:56 |
| 5 | Monique Halter (Switzerland) | 0:02:17 |
| 6 | Federica Venturelli (Italy) | 0:02:40 |
| 7 | Mirre Knaven (Netherlands) | 0:02:49 |
| 8 | Lilou Fabregue (France) | 0:02:53 |
| 9 | Ella Maclean-Howell (Great Britain) | 0:02:57 |
| 10 | Libby Bell (Great Britain) | 0:03:01 |
| 11 | Hanáková Eliška (Czech Republic) | 0:03:13 |
| 12 | Lauren Molengraaf (Netherlands) | 0:03:26 |
| 13 | Valentina Corvi (Italy) | 0:03:28 |
| 14 | Julia Kopecky (Czech Republic) | 0:03:50 |
| 15 | Cleo Kiekens (Belgium) | 0:04:05 |
| 16 | Electa Gallezot (France) | 0:04:17 |
| 17 | Sophie Auer (Italy) | 0:04:22 |
| 18 | Bibi Verzijl (Netherlands) | 0:04:24 |
| 19 | Pem Hoefmans (Netherlands) | 0:04:31 |
| 20 | Alma Johansson (Sweden) | 0:04:44 |
| 21 | Jerábková Barbora (Czech Republic) | 0:04:49 |
| 22 | Dlasková Vanda (Czech Republic) | 0:05:12 |
| 23 | Elizabeth McKinnon (Great Britain) | 0:05:21 |
| 24 | Julie Bego (France) | 0:05:32 |
| 25 | Lisa Canciani (Italy) | |
| 26 | Nováková Karla (Czech Republic) | 0:05:41 |
| 27 | Elisabeth Ebras (Estonia) | 0:05:43 |
| 28 | Malwina Mul (Poland) | 0:05:51 |
| 29 | Ciriaková Terézia (Slovakia) | 0:06:22 |
| 30 | Stina Kagevi (Sweden) | 0:06:26 |
| 31 | Niamh Murphy (Great Britain) | 0:06:44 |
| 32 | Lore Sas (Belgium) | 0:06:47 |
| 33 | Chloë van den Eede (Belgium) | 0:07:01 |
| 34 | Hladíková Katerina (Czech Republic) | |
| 35 | Nora Fischer (Austria) | |
| 36 | Jule Märkl (Germany) | |
| 37 | Febe de Smedt (Belgium) | |
| 38 | Julie Lillelund (Denmark) | |
| 39 | Xenna de Bruyckere (Belgium) | |
| 40 | Vania Rico Ucles (Spain) | |
| 41 | Marta Beti Perez (Spain) | |
| 42 | Annabrit Prants (Estonia) | |
| 43 | Laura Maria Mira Juarez (Spain) | |
| 44 | Uxia Soto Alvarez (Spain) | |
| 45 | Nette Coppens (Belgium) | |
| DNF | Laura Lizette Sander (Estonia) |
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