Great hope of world cycling, the young Briton Joshua Tarling, 19, was crowned European time trial champion on Wednesday in the Dutch province of Drenthe, where the Swiss Marlen Reusser achieved the hat-trick among women. But the strong image of this race will remain that of Stefan Kung, crossing the line in blood.
The Swiss rider from Groupama-FDJ indeed took on the barriers at full speed. Too focused on his aerodynamic position, the time specialist, who was fighting for a place on the podium, suffered a big fall. He still insisted on finishing the race, which he finished in eleventh place, with a bloody face and a completely shattered helmet.
The French Rémi Cavagna and Bruno Armirail finished respectively in 8th and 12th place in this time trial in which the world champion of the exercise, the Belgian Remco Evenepoel, did not participate.