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The first race of Point/Elimination was for the
Junior Ladies category. In the head of the group
were the Italian skaters, the Netherlander team
and the Spanish skater Jessica Rodriguez.
Because a big fall during the test, it was be
suspended and it would be restarted after the
Senior Men race.
The test of Junior Men was really quick. It was
dominated by the French, Italian and
Netherlander teams, but finally the Portuguese
skater Martin Dias got the gold medal with 11
points. The silver and the bronze medals were
for Belgian Jore van den Bergue and the French
Joris Garderes, both with10 points.
In Senior Ladies, Italy got again the first
place with Simona di Eugenio after got 16
points. The silver and the bronze medals were
both for Germany. Mareike Thum, with 14 points
got the second position followed by her
team-mate Sabine Berg with 7 points.
The Belgian Bart Swings dominated the test of
Senior Men, where got almost all the scores of
two points. On the other hand, the Italian
Matteo Amabili got points too, but finally was
eliminated a lost all his points. The gold was
finally for Bart. The silver medal was for the
Spanish skater Patxi Peula and the bronze medal
was for the Netherlander Chrispijn Ariens.
After this race, the test of Junior Ladies
continued with only the skaters who were in the
test when it was suspended and each one with her
points. Finally the Italian Giuliana de Blasio
got the gold medal, meanwhile the German
Katherina Rumpus arrived in second place. The
bronze medal was for the Spanish, Jessica
Rodriguez who made an excellent test.
After a break, at 21.30 h. was the moment for
the last finals of the test of track: the races
of 3.000 meters Relays for the three categories.
In Cadet Ladies Germany dominated and got the
gold medal, meanwhile the silver and the bronze
were for Italy and Belgium. In Men the race was
busier. Italy fell and France was disqualified.
The gold was for Germany followed by The
Netherlands that was second and Denmark that got
its first medal in this European Championship.
In the test of Junior Ladies the selection from
The Netherlanders made an escape and got the
gold medal. The silver was for Germany that
continued being in the European podium. The
bronze was for the Spanish selection. In Men
Belgium susprised and arrived in first position.
The silver medal was for The Netherlanders,
meanwhile in third position arrived Portugal,
but it was disqualified and the bronze medal was
for France.
In Senior Ladies the gold was again for Germany
in an exciting sprint where finally the silver
medal was for Italy. The third position was for
The Netherlanders in an amazing last lap.
The last test of today was for Senior Men, where
France made an escape at the beginning, but in
the last lap the Belgian Bart Swings overcame
(at a speed of 47,46 kilometers per hour) from
the last places and got the gold medal. The
silver was for France meanwhile the bronze was
for Italy.
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