Lechner in the top 10 at the European Championships

Lechner had already won the silver medal with the “Azzurri” relay team on Thursday (SportNews reported) .

On Sunday, the prestigious individual races were on the program as part of the European Championships. Lechner had decided to be at the forefront. Another medal is of course a dream, the 34-year-old emphasized in the run-up to the race.

She knew that this undertaking would be difficult. That's how it happened: Lechner started well in a top-class race and was even on course for a medal after the first intermediate times. When the time was taken after around 13 minutes, Lechner was in third place, but then fell back a bit. After about 3 minutes, the woman from Eppan was in 30th place.

Finally, after seven laps, she crossed the finish line with a time of 1:34.54 hours. The victorious Swiss Jolanda Neff was 4.46 minutes away.

Neff defends gold Top favorite Neff defended her European title in a confident manner. The 26-year-old pushed the Ukrainian Jana Belomoina into second place by 2.52 minutes. Elisabeth Brandau from Germany took bronze (+3.05). Anne Terpstra from the Netherlands narrowly missed out on a medal in fourth place.

The men's races are scheduled for 15 p.m. Then the contracting agent Gerhard Kerschbaumer also intervenes in the racing. The vice world champion is one of the favorites and would like to win a medal. MTB European Championships, Cross Country Women Pos Name Country Time 1. Yolanda Neff Switzerland 1:30.08 hours 2. Jana Belomoina Ukraine +2.52 minutes 3. Elizabeth Brandau Germany +3.05 4. Anne Terpstra Netherlands +3.20 5. Maja Wloszczowska Poland +3.31 6. Alexandra Keller Switzerland +3.34 7. Githa Michaels Belgium +4.07 8. Eve Lechner ITA/Eppan +4.46 9. Janika Loiv Estonia +4.58 10. Tanya Zakelj Slovenia +5.29

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Lechner in the top 10 at the European Championships

It wasn't enough for Eva Lechner to win a medal in the cross-country individual race on Sunday at the European Championships in Brno, Czech Republic, but it was definitely enough for a top 10 place. The woman from Eppan ended up in eighth place. The victory went to Jolanda Neff.

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