Daria Pikulik took the fourth place in the scratch race at the European Championship in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. The gold medal was won by the French Clara Copponi.
In this competition, the two-time bronze medalist of the European Championship (2021, 2023) did not manage to stand on the podium this time, but once again proved that he is among the leaders of Europe. After a very successful road season in the colors of the American group Human Powered Health (6 victories, including two World Tour races), he is fighting to qualify for the Paris Games. On Friday, she will compete again in the Olympic omnium competition in Apeldoorn, where she has already won medals at the world and European championships.
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The performance of the Polish representatives on Thursday also resulted in the sixth place of Alan Banaszek and Wojciech Pscholarski in the Madison race. The Polish pair only scored four points in their flights, but thanks to the circuit, they placed high, giving them 20 points. The winners of this competition were the Germans Roger Kluge and Theo Reinhardt, who scored 64 points.
In the 4-kilometer team race, four Poles competed in the sixth place according to the results of the elimination round. In the final, the Italians defeated the British team.
The participants of the 1 km standing start race had a very fierce battle and the fate of the medals was decided by thousandths of a second. Italian Matteo Bianchi was the fastest. Elias Bednarek was eliminated in the qualifying stage and took 12th place.
In the women's sprint, Nikola Sibiak made it to the top eight of the championship, but in the quarter-finals she had to accept the advantage of French champion Matilda Gross.
jb, PAP
