France gained the Blended Group Relay on the 2023 UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships in Pont-Château on Friday afternoon. Nice Britain completed 33 seconds off the successful time of 42:47 to earn silver, and Belgium stopped the clock one other 34 seconds again for bronze.
From the lineup of 5 nations on the inaugural occasion, Czech Republic completed two seconds forward of Italy to spherical out the ultimate outcomes.
In February, the combined group relay was launched as a medal class on the Cyclocross World Championships in Hoogerheide and was gained by the Netherlands. Nice Britain and Belgium took the identical medals as Friday, with France ending fourth.
This outing as the house group, Group France, had strong performances within the six-lap race by their junior and U23 riders to close down the competitors.
The 21-year-old Rémi Lelandais put France into second place using the second lap after males’s junior rider Aubin Sparfel, and 17-year-old Célia Gery continued the strain along with her lap. The stability of the group – Electa Gallezot, Hélène Clauzel and Joshua Dubau – mixed to offer France the gold.
Outcomes
| Pos. | Rider Identify (Nation) Group | End result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 0:42:47 |
| 2 | Nice Britain | 0:00:33 |
| 3 | Belgium | 0:01:07 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 0:01:13 |
| 5 | Italy | 0:01:15 |