UEC Road European Championships Day TwoSaturday 3 October enur, SloveniaElite women 130km, Ljubljana enur 1,342m climbing winners average 40.93km/hJunior women and elite men race on SundayDemi Vollering retained her European title in enur on Saturday 3 October, winning alone a week after taking the rainbow jersey in Montral.The Dutchwoman attacked on the final climb of Mojanca after Puck Pieterses acceleration split the peloton, timed her effort well and held a significant lead to the line. Pieterse came home five seconds later for a Dutch one-two, with Marlen Reusser third on the same time and Elisa Longo Borghini fourth.It is the Netherlands tenth European elite womens title in eleven editions, and a second consecutive European jersey for Vollering, who won the world road race title in Montral last Saturday.Kathrin Schweinberger and Margot Vanpachtenbeke went clear early and built around two minutes before the Dutch team brought them back. The race came alive on the first ascent of Mojanca, where the field was cut to a leading group of contenders. Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig and Franziska Koch went clear in a lull before being caught at the start of the final lap, and a further move by De Vries, Noemi Regg and Liane Lippert was closed down shortly afterwards.Marlen Reusser, Elisa Longo Borghini, Antonia Niedermaier and Katarzyna Niewiadoma led the chase behind Vollering without closing her down.Elite Womens Road RaceRRResult Elite Womens Road RaceSat 3 October 2026 Ljubljana enur 130km 75 classified1Demi VOLLERING (1) 03:10:332Puck PIETERSE (5) +00:053Marlen REUSSER (33) +00:054Elisa LONGO BORGHINI (12)+00:055Antonia NIEDERMAIER (48)+00:156Katarzyna Anna NIEWIADOMA-PHINNEY (20)+00:457Juliette BERTHET (37)+00:598Franziska KOCH (46)+01:559Usoa OSTOLAZA ZABALA (29)+01:5510Femke DE VRIES (7)+01:5611Evita MUZIC (43)+01:5612Cecilie LUDWIG (66)+01:5613Audrey DE KEERSMAEKER (51)+01:5614Ginia CALUORI (30)+01:5615Olha KULYNYCH (72)+02:0016Noemi REGG (34)+02:3717Karlijn SWINKELS (6)+02:3718Maeva SQUIBAN (44)+02:3719Riejanne MARKUS (3)+02:3720Liane LIPPERT (47)+02:4121Emilie MORIER (42)+03:1022Steffi HBERLIN (32)+03:1623Eleonora Camilla GASPARRINI (11)+03:1624Lea FUCHS (31)+03:1625Katharina SADNIK (57)+03:1626Nina BERTON (67)+03:4127Lotte CLAES (50)+03:4128Julia BORGSTRM (60)+04:4829Tiril JRGENSEN (55)+05:3030Lieke NOOIJEN (4)+06:4931Sandrine TAS (52)+06:4932Cedrine KERBAOL (39)+06:4933Margot VANPACHTENBEKE (54)+06:4934La STERN (35)+07:1035Yuliia BIRIUKOVA (70)+07:1036Nikol POSAJ (22)+07:1037Rasa LELEIVYT (79)+07:1038Solbjrk ANDERSON (64)+07:1039Carina SCHREMPF (58)+07:1040Petra STIASNY (36)+07:1041Debora SILVESTRI (16)+07:1042La CURINIER (38)+07:1443Nika BOBNAR (61)+08:0444Marie SCHREIBER (68)+08:0445Varvara FASOI (76)+08:0446Raquel QUEIRS (81)+08:0447Leila GSCHWENTNER (56)+08:0448Marthe TRUYEN (53)+08:0449Marta LACH (19)+08:0450Tjaa SUNIK (63)+08:0451pela KERN (62)+08:0452Celia LE MOUEL (40)+08:0453Alena AMIALIUSIK (86)+08:0454Agnieszka SKALNIAK-SOJKA (23)+08:0455Linda RIEDMANN (49)+08:0456Marta JASKULSKA (17)+08:0457Karolina PEREKITKO (21)+08:0458Francesca BARALE (9)+08:0959Silvia PERSICO (15)+08:0960Marie LE NET (41)+08:0961Gaia MASETTI (13)+08:1162Blanka VAS (74)+08:1363Soraya PALADIN (14)+08:1364Myral GRECO (88)+11:0765Letizia BORGHESI (10)+11:0766Beatriz ROXO (82)+11:0767Antri CHRISTOFOROU (80)+11:0768Sara MARTIN MARTIN (28)+11:1469Amber KRAAK (2)+11:1470Alicia GONZALEZ BLANCO (27)+11:1471Valeriia KONONENKO (71)+12:3672Kristna BURLOV (73)+13:0873Maryna ALTUKHOVA (69)+13:2574Natalia KRZESLAK (18)+14:1975Christina LORENZEN (65)+14:19Junior Mens Road RaceElias Dybing of Norway won the junior mens race, attacking on the final climb of Mojanca and crossing the line alone ten seconds ahead of Spains Aitor Martinez and Jop van den Biggelaar of the Netherlands, who sprinted for the remaining medals.Slovenias Gal Stare had been the days main animator, pulling clear of his breakaway companions on Mojanca to build more than a minute with 50km remaining. He was caught just over 20km from the finish, and a group of nine formed at the front approaching the last ascent with more than 40 seconds on the peloton.RRResult Junior Mens Road RaceSat 3 October 2026 enur 110.5km 87 classified1Elias DYBING (13) 02:42:402Aitor MARTINEZ GROSET (32) +00:103Jop VAN DEN BIGGELAAR (10) +00:104Brandon FEDRIZZI (3)+00:155Vic DE SMET (20)+00:156Sander WILLEMS (24)+00:157Tobias GREN (26)+00:158Michael HETTEGGER (50)+00:159Elias WNDEL (62)+00:1510Sindre ORHOLM-LNSETH (18)+00:1511Milan HSENICA (77)+00:1512Sven WISSE (11)+00:1513Owen KINGS (67)+00:1514Luca MARTINEZ LOS SANTOS (33)+00:1515Adam DROZDOWSKI (83)+00:1516Benjamin NOVAL SUAREZ (36)+00:1517Guilherme SANTOS (74)+00:1518Emil SIEGERS (21)+00:1519Gonalo COSTA (70)+00:1520Maks OLENIK (40)+00:1521Oscar LORENTSSON (61)+00:1522Maksymilian MATYASIK (85)+00:1523Aitor MICHELENA CORRES (34)+00:2224Laurin LINGENHAG (45)+00:2425Patrik PEZZO ROSOLA (4)+00:2426Malthe RISBJERG (30)+00:2427Maksym SHCHERBATSKYI (93)+00:2428Marek STIBLK (57)+00:3429Stan VAN HISSENHOVEN (22)+00:4030Erik Eiksund KSNES (17)+00:4031Georgs TJUMINS (89)+00:4032Kristian HAUGETUN (16)+00:4033Jakob RESEN (29)+00:4234Alessandro BATTISTONI (2)+00:4235Finn BASTIAANSSEN (7)+00:4236Loek HOVERS (9)+00:4237Marco Andrea PIEROTTO (5)+00:4238Gal STARE (42)+00:4239Levin HSLER (44)+00:4240Tijs WITTE (12)+00:4241imon KMENT (56)+00:4242Maj BOHAK (37)+00:4243Mathis VANDENHEEDE (23)+00:4244Magnus HAAGENSEN (27)+00:4245Kristian FLATERUD (14)+00:4246Vanja KUNTARI IBERT (38)+00:4247Marwan Barhoumi (43)+00:4248Urban REPE (41)+00:4249Niko TERHO (119)+00:4250Gian MLLER (47)+00:4751Dmytro STAROVOITOV (94)+01:2552Marco ZOCO (6)+01:2753David ICHA (54)+01:2854Nol GOIJERT (8)+02:1455Nik MURSEC (39)+02:1456Mrk Martin TTH (127)+02:1657Mihai-Bogdan BRINZA (142)+02:1658Lilian BOULANGER (96)+02:2159Dario GIMENO PARDO (31)+03:2760Enrico Andrea BALLIANA (1)+03:3761Tade RYBANSK (80)+03:3762Lenny KARSTEDT (66)+03:3763Ole Jakob GARNVIK (15)+03:3864Ruben FRIEDL (49)+03:3865Michal KACINA (78)+03:3866Timotej MICHALK (79)+03:3867Theodor-Stefan TRICA (146)+03:3868Nick URICH (69)+03:3869Hugo MUOZ TAPIA (35)+03:3870Lorenz LUDWICZEK (52)+03:3871Antonn JOHN (55)+03:3872Toms MATEUS (71)+03:3873Bartlomiej JEDRYSEK (84)+03:4274Jakub ZAKA (59)+03:4275Nand DE BOIS (19)+03:4276Arvid LINDN (60)+04:2877Louis JOOS (65)+04:5878Guilherme RIBEIRO (73)+05:3979Marius Engelbrecht LINDE (28)+05:3980Max JERZYNA (64)+05:3981Oleksandr POLIUSHKO (92)+06:0482Sampo RUONAKOSKI (118)+06:0583Jonas MARTI (46)+06:0784Simo PEDROSA (72)+09:4485Jan BAJDOR (81)+09:4486Alvis PIVORS (88)+09:4487Benedek GALICZ (126)+12:50The championships continue on Sunday with the junior womens road race over 66.3km from 09:00, and the elite mens over 196.2km from 12:30.PhotosPhotography by UEC Sprint Cycling AgencyThe post UEC Road European Championships; Day Two appeared first on IrishCyclingNews.com | Irish Cycling News | IrishCycling.

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UEC Road European Championships Day OneFriday 2 October Ljubljana to enur, SloveniaUnder-23 mens and womens road racesChampionships run to 7 October no Irish entriesHctor lvarez and Mara Winter took the first European titles of the 2026 championships in Slovenia on Friday 2 October, both a week after medalling at the World Championships in Montral.lvarez won the under-23 mens race alone in 3:02:22, twenty seconds clear of Jan Jackowiak of Poland with Niels Driesen third for Belgium at 32 seconds. The Spaniard, third here last year and silver medallist at the Worlds in Montral, attacked after a fifteen-rider group had neutralised Max Bocks move on the second descent of Mojanca, and extended his lead to 45 seconds on the descent.With under 15km remaining Jackowiak, Driesen and Bock caught him. lvarez went again on the next descent and stayed away to the line, while Jackowiak held off Driesen for silver.Earlier, Italys Roberto Capello had led on the second climb with more than thirty seconds, before Belgiums chase brought the race back together.Under-23 Mens Road RaceRRResult Under-23 Mens Road RaceFri 2 October 2026 Ljubljana enur 92 classified1Hector ALVAREZ MARTINEZ (23) 03:02:222Jan JACKOWIAK (80) +00:203Niels DRIESEN (13) +00:324Max BOCK (30)+00:375Mattia NEGRENTE (5)+00:496Daan DIJKMAN (35)+00:497Matisse VAN KERCKHOVE (17)+00:498Erazem VALJAVEC (101)+00:499Daniel MOREIRA (87)+00:4910Richard RIKA (50)+00:4911Matteo VANHUFFEL (18)+00:4912Jurgen ZOMERMAAND (40)+01:0013Michele BICELLI (1)+01:1214Emil NIELSEN (46)+02:0115Lenaic LANGELLA (8)+02:0116Soan RUESCHE (10)+02:0417Eaut URCAREGUI SANZ (27)+02:0818Heorhii CHYZHYKOV (57)+02:0819Dawid LEWANDOWSKI (81)+02:0820Mil MORANG (105)+02:0821Patrick FRYDKJR (44)+02:0822Samuel NOVK (49)+02:0823Blint FELDHOFFER (64)+02:0824Thophile VASSAL (11)+02:0825Kasper BORREMANS (112)+02:0826Kasper HAUGLAND (52)+02:0827Jaka MAROLT (96)+02:1128Viktor SOENENS (15)+02:1129Roberto CAPELLO (2)+02:1430Noah ANDERSEN (41)+03:4131Louis LEIDERT (33)+05:3032Andrei CARBUNAREA (71)+05:3233Eike BEHRENS (29)+05:3234Gijs SCHOONVELDE (38)+05:3235Jonas HOLZKNECHT (116)+05:3236Nicola ZUMSTEG (92)+05:3437Filip SURDYK (82)+05:3438Stefano MASCIARELLI (3)+05:3739Javier CUBILLAS SALVADOR (24)+05:4140Georg Rydningen MARTINSEN (54)+05:4141Jim BREITLER (89)+05:4542Milan KADLEC (21)+05:4743Kevin Andre Sandli MESSEL (55)+05:4744Matar PERETZ HERDEVALL (107)+05:4745Maksim MISHANKOV (125)+05:4746Christodoulos ACHAS (74)+05:4847Nicolas MILESI (4)+05:4848Jonas Kind HYDAHL (53)+05:4849Vicent ZARAGOZA PASCUAL (28)+05:4850Guus VAN DEN EIJNDEN (39)+05:4851Ryan GAL (36)+05:4852Jasper SCHOOFS (14)+05:4853Maxime VEZIE (12)+05:5254Fausto Valentin PENNA (34)+05:5855Daniel LIMA (86)+06:0656Jon PRITRNIK (99)+06:4757Flavio ASTOLFI (102)+06:4758Andrs Gusztv PAKOT (67)+06:4759Ferhat EMISCI (76)+08:5260Yevhen TESTSOV (59)+08:5261Valentin POSCHACHER (117)+08:5262Nicolas GINTER (90)+08:5263Simone ZANINI (6)+08:5464Barnabs VAS (69)+09:5265Gerard MORA VIUDEZ (127)+10:0066Gabriel BAPTISTA (83)+10:1767Nicolas GOJKOVI (119)+10:1768Livio STEFANI (91)+10:1769Gerg GRSZ (65)+10:1770Horea-Stefan PRECUP (73)+10:1771Rastko NIKAEVI (62)+10:1772Mikita BABOVICH (138)+10:1773Yair TOBUL (109)+10:1774Leon LUKI (120)+10:1775Roei EDINGER (106)+10:1776Nicholas VAN DER MERWE (130)+10:1777Aldo TAILLIEU (16)+10:1778Ian PERAN (121)+10:1779Martin BRTA (19)+10:1780Adam BITTMAN (20)+10:1781Radostin ZLATEV (131)+10:1782Mauro BRENNER (31)+10:1783Catalin-Luca CAMPEAN (70)+10:1784Rafael BARBAS (84)+10:2585David HAVERDINGS (37)+10:2786Mads LANDBO (45)+10:2887Tom LAMBERT WETZEL (7)+10:3388Bogdan ZABELINSKIY (75)+10:3589Olivers Jekabs SKRAPCIS (94)+13:2290Ovidiu-Gabriel DORCU (72)+13:2491Bastian PETRI (98)+13:2492Jakub JAVOR (47)+13:24Under-23 Womens Road RaceMara Winter won the under-23 womens race over 88km, four laps of the enur circuit, in a four-up sprint. The Swiss rider, fourth in the same event at the Worlds in Montral days earlier, took the title from Nienke Vinke of the Netherlands, with world champion Viktria Chladoov third all three given the same time of 2:26:48.Italys Gaia Segato attacked with 50km to go and was caught a few kilometres later. Megan Arens and Winter went clear on the penultimate lap, with Stina Kagevi chasing, before Chladoov and Vinke counter-attacked from the peloton at the start of the last lap to bridge across and form the quartet that settled the title. Arens was fourth at four seconds.RRResult Under-23 Womens Road RaceFri 2 October 2026 enur 88km 48 classified1Mara WINTER (40) 02:26:482Nienke VINKE (6) 02:26:483Viktria CHLADOOV (18) 02:26:484Megan ARENS (1)+00:045Justyna CZAPLA (20)+00:246Rosita REIJNHOUT (4)+00:247Eleonora CIABOCCO (13)+00:248Paula OSTIZ TACO (27)+00:249Giada SILO (16)+00:2410Tess MOERMAN (9)+00:2411Alberte GREVE (43)+01:3712Fleur MOORS (10)+01:3713Gaia SEGATO (15)+01:3914Sofia UNGEROV (19)+01:4215Babette VAN DER WOLF (5)+01:4216Oda Aune GISSINGER (30)+01:4217Olympia NORRID-MORTENSEN (45)+01:4218Nina ANDACK (17)+01:4219Liv WENZEL (51)+01:4220Clara JGER (21)+01:4221Stina KAGEVI (65)+01:4522Wilma AINTILA (59)+03:0623Emma SIEGERS (11)+03:0624Gwen NOTHUM (50)+03:0625Martyna SZCZESNA (34)+03:0626Ayala SERRANO MANSO (28)+03:0627Celia TORRES ARIAS (29)+03:0828Mia GJERTSEN (31)+04:2529Weronika WASATY (36)+04:5930Maja TRACKA (35)+05:1931Silje ANTVORSKOV (41)+05:1932Chantal PEGOLO (14)+05:2133Pija GALOF (54)+06:0734Daniela HEZINOVA (47)+06:0735Elika KVASNIKOV (48)+06:0736Jolle Amlie MESSEMER (23)+06:1337Ida Krickau KETELSEN (44)+07:3538Mirre KNAVEN (3)+07:5739Wendy BUNEA (61)+07:5740Melanie BELER (37)+09:4341Milana USHAKOVA (71)+09:4342Tamar BEZALEL (66)+09:4343Jule MRKL (22)+09:4344Adar SHRIKI (67)+09:4345Elizaveta BOR (68)+09:4346Irene MORENO CAPA (26)+09:4347Malu GAGGIOLI (38)+09:5248Cleo KIEKENS (8)+10:57The championships continued on Saturday with the junior mens and elite womens road races.PhotosPhotography by UEC Sprint Cycling AgencyThe post UEC Road European Championships ; Day One appeared first on IrishCyclingNews.com | Irish Cycling News | IrishCycling.