Spain's Paula Blasi has followed up her bronze medal in the Road World Championships U23 Road Race with a solo victory in the equivalent event at the European Championships a week later.
On a very hilly 85.7km course starting and finishing in Guilherand-Granges, Blasi conquered Spain's first ever title in the category with a nine-second margin on Italy's Eleonora Ciabocco and France's Julie Bego.
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