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October 7, 2026
European Continental Championships 2026 🇸🇮 – Individual Time Trial (CC) WU23 – Šenčur – Šenčur : 22 km
Individual Time Trial – European Championships is a UCI European Championship individual time trial,
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October 7, 2026
European Continental Championships 2026 🇸🇮 – Individual Time Trial (CC) WU23 – Šenčur – Šenčur : 22 km
Individual Time Trial – European Championships is a UCI European Championship individual time trial, placing riders on a fully individual course where aerodynamic efficiency, sustained power and precise pacing are central. The route typically combines long paved straights with gentle climbs, fast descents, technical corners and changes in road direction, producing a varied rhythm across approximately 20–35 km depending on category. Rolling sections can include gradients of 3–7%, while sharper ramps may briefly exceed 8%, requiring riders to balance speed with controlled effort. Exposed roads can make wind an important environmental factor, particularly when the course offers little shelter. Riders start individually at fixed intervals, eliminating drafting and making line choice, cornering and acceleration entirely dependent on each competitor. Technical turns and junctions interrupt the aerodynamic rhythm and demand precise braking before riders quickly return to full speed. The course rewards even pacing rather than repeated surges, with the final kilometres testing the ability to maintain power under increasing fatigue. The finish is decided solely by elapsed time, often with very small gaps separating the leading riders.
After finishing runner-up in the UCI Road World Championships time trial and in the UEC UEC European Championships road race, Nienke Vinke (Netherlands) bagged herself a title with a storming victory in the U23 women’s time trial at the Europeans on Wednesday.
The Dutchwoman got the better of her own compatriot Megan Arens, with the road race world champion Viktória Chladoňová (Slovakia) taking the bronze medal.
Those three riders were all in the four-woman group that contested the finale of the U23 women’s road race last week, but all left without gold as they were stunned by Mara Winter (Switzerland), who was ninth today.
But Vinke, who’s 22 and has been racing at WorldTour level since 2023, made her power and experience count on the 22km course in Slovenia that was effectively one lap of the circuit used in the road races.
With the brutal Možjanca climb (2km at 10%), a rolling plateau, and a fast descent back towards the finish, it was a tough all-round test, but Vienke dominated the course.
As the last starter, she was nine seconds up on Arens, three years her junior, after the flat opening 8km, and by the end of the plateau that followed the Možjanca climb she was 30 seconds to the good over Arens and Chladoňová.
There were no issues on the descent and she stopped the clock on 32:26 to win by 36 seconds from Arens and 42 seconds from Chladoňová.
Results :
 WU23 </strong> - Šenčur - Šenčur : 22 km
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Individual Time Trial – European Championships is a UCI European Championship individual time trial, placing riders on a fully individual course where aerodynamic efficiency, sustained power and precise pacing are central. The route typically combines long paved straights with gentle climbs, fast descents, technical corners and changes in road direction, producing a varied rhythm across approximately 20–35 km depending on category. Rolling sections can include gradients of 3–7%, while sharper ramps may briefly exceed 8%, requiring riders to balance speed with controlled effort. Exposed roads can make wind an important environmental factor, particularly when the course offers little shelter. Riders start individually at fixed intervals, eliminating drafting and making line choice, cornering and acceleration entirely dependent on each competitor. Technical turns and junctions interrupt the aerodynamic rhythm and demand precise braking before riders quickly return to full speed. The course rewards even pacing rather than repeated surges, with the final kilometres testing the ability to maintain power under increasing fatigue. The finish is decided solely by elapsed time, often with very small gaps separating the leading riders.
After finishing runner-up in the UCI Road World Championships time trial and in the UEC UEC European Championships road race, Nienke Vinke (Netherlands) bagged herself a title with a storming victory in the U23 women's time trial at the Europeans on Wednesday.
The Dutchwoman got the better of her own compatriot Megan Arens, with the road race world champion Viktória Chladoňová (Slovakia) taking the bronze medal.
Those three riders were all in the four-woman group that contested the finale of the U23 women's road race last week, but all left without gold as they were stunned by Mara Winter (Switzerland), who was ninth today.
But Vinke, who's 22 and has been racing at WorldTour level since 2023, made her power and experience count on the 22km course in Slovenia that was effectively one lap of the circuit used in the road races.
With the brutal Možjanca climb (2km at 10%), a rolling plateau, and a fast descent back towards the finish, it was a tough all-round test, but Vienke dominated the course.
As the last starter, she was nine seconds up on Arens, three years her junior, after the flat opening 8km, and by the end of the plateau that followed the Možjanca climb she was 30 seconds to the good over Arens and Chladoňová.
There were no issues on the descent and she stopped the clock on 32:26 to win by 36 seconds from Arens and 42 seconds from Chladoňová.
<strong>Results : </strong>
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