Pidcock and Rissveds take European MTB titles
Tom Pidcock has raced to his second career continental title at the European Championships in Melgaço, Portugal, and Jenny Rissveds doubled up with short-track and XCO titles among the elite women, taking over the title from Puck Pieterse who is racing the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.
Pidcock had a hard race on his hands having started from the back. Compatriot Charlie Aldridge meanwhile was having another great race in what has been a brilliant season for the Cannondale rider, with Filippo Colombo also showing top form. Pidcock finally surpassed Aldridge in the fifth of eight laps to go solo, and the pair secured a British one-two, with Denmark's Simon Andreassen snatching third from Colombo.
As for Rissveds, the 31-year-old Swede was dominant from the start, leaving the field behind in the very first lap and riding alone for almost an hour and a half. Evie Richards finished second 1:19 after Rissveds, with Nicole Koller a further 26 seconds down in third.
Women's XCO top 5
- Jenny Rissveds (Sweden) 01:21:47
- Evie Richards (Great Britain) +01:18
- Nicole Koller (Switzerland) +01:45
- Martina Berta (Italy) +03:22
- Linda Indergard (Switzerland) +04:09
Men's XCO top 5
- Tom Pidcock (Great Britain) 01:21:02
- Charlie Aldridge (Great Britain) +00:37
- Simon Andreassen (Denmark) +01:15
- Filippo Colombo (Switzerland) "
- Fabio Püntener (Switzerland) +01:21
