Strong start to the European Championship: Lechner takes silver with the relay

After a brilliant comeback, Eva Lechner secured the silver medal in the mixed relay on Thursday evening together with Simone Avondetto, Andrea Colombo, Martina Berta and Luca Braidot.

Things became turbulent in the finish area due to an appeal by the Italians.

In the eagerly awaited opening race in Brno, Italy stayed in the first chasing group for a long time before Lechner, as the third starter, lost a few places. With her, other top nations fell back in the ranking. They then rolled up the field from behind: After the last change, the Swiss Andri Fischknecht took the lead and ultimately secured the European championship title for the big favorite.

However, the Swiss had to fear for their gold until the end, because the Friulian Luca Braidot literally outgrew himself and bravely stood up to his Swiss rival. In the end, only 7 seconds separated Italy from winning the title. Particularly bitter: Fischknecht took a short shortcut in a tricky situation on the final lap, but the Italians' appeal was rejected. Bronze went to the Danish mountain bikers. Eva Lechner's European Championship medal number 7 For Eva Lechner, who is in strong physical shape just in time for the European Championships, this is the 7th medal in continental title fights across all age groups. The now 14-year-old from Eppan won the gold medal in the relay in Belgium 34 years ago.

The European Championship program in the Czech Republic continues on Friday with the Eliminator competition. The elite races for women and men (with Gerhard Kerschbaumer) are scheduled for Sunday. The title fights do not play a role in the race for the Olympic starting places, as the next European Championships will take place in Graz in May 2020. European Championships in Brno (CZE) – team relay: Pos Country Time 1. Switzerland 53,26 Minutes 2. Italy +0,07 3. Denmark +0,34 4. Germany +1,03 5. Spain +1,08 6. Belgium +1,29 7. Netherlands +1,32 8. Austria +1,41 9. Hungary +2,34 10. Russia +2,44

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Strong start to the European Championship: Lechner takes silver with the relay

Italy's team relay team started the first race of the European Championships in Brno (Czech Republic) with great ambitions - and even exceeded them by far. In the end, the Azzurri almost snatched gold from the supposedly overpowering Swiss.

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