Cycling: Algarvian Daniela Campos is sixth in the points race at the European Championship

Algarvia achieved the best Portuguese result in the European Track Championship, in Munich, Germany

The Algarve Daniela Campos achieved this Sunday, August 14, the best Portuguese result in the European Track Championship, in Munich, Germany, being the sixth classified in the points race.

«The 125-lap race – 25 kilometers – unfolded in a frenetic way, with attacks and a very strong pace from the opening laps», however «the Portuguese runner chose not to go into shock, controlling her forces to fight for the best possible result», reveals the Portuguese Cycling Federation in a note.

37 laps from the end of the race, Daniela Campos left the field, integrating a sextet that would double the main group. She thus added up the 20 points with which she would finish the race, in sixth place, that is, in the first third of the classification.

“I'm very happy with my result, in a tough race, because it was attacked a lot from the start. I ran the race as tightly as possible, against very strong opponents. There were some failures on my part, but they are part of the learning process», acknowledged the athlete.

Gabriel Mendes, national coach, also highlighted the training path that is still being covered by the cyclist, who «is still in the learning phase for this level of demand so that in the future she can compete with more technical and tactical resources at the highest level. ", said.

Belgian Lotte Kopecky, reigning world champion, became European champion. The cyclist won the gold medal with 85 points, 32 more than the runner-up, Italian Silvia Zanardi. The third, with 47 points, was the French Victoire Berteau.

Also on yesterday's journey, Daniel Dias closed the Portuguese participation in the 13th place in the elimination race. The race was won by the world champion of the specialty, the Italian Elia Viviani, who, hours earlier, finished the long-distance race in seventh position. The German Theo Reinhardt and the Belgian Jules Hesters followed.

 

 



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