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European Youth - on top of the world

By Paul Groves | 11 Oct, 2018

We were crossing our fingers all afternoon but we did not really need to. 

Team 1 Europe are Olympic Champions. A comfortable margin of victory over Team 1 Oceania gave gold to Europe, silver to Oceania and a bronze medal to Team 3 Europe.

An amazing opening leg from Sif Bendix Madsen DEN, has underlined her return to form. Silver medal as an individual athlete, she blew aside the YOG Champion from South Africa, leading into the handover with almost 20 seconds advantage. Against the YOG Champion from New Zealand, Italy’s Alessio Crociani lost the advantage but nevertheless handed over to Anja Weber SUI with the team still in a good position. She was able to claw back a bit more of that lead from the 3rd leg New Zealand athlete and with the title in sight, it was Portugal’s Alexandre Montez, whose biking power was enough to take him past the Australian athlete and comfortably into the gold medal place.

Behind these two powerful teams, it was an amazing sight to see three more European teams, put in an impressive performance each as the final podium place was decided. It was the combination of an opening German duo of Marie Horn, Henry Graf, Emilie Noyer FRA and Igor Bellido Mikailova ESP that proved just too strong for the others and it was Team 3 Europe that claimed the bronze medal.

4 European teams in the top five sends a very clear message to the rest of the world.

For a longer report, by ITU’s Olalla Cernuda and of course a selection of Wagner Araujo’s amazing photos, click this link.

Related Event: Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games
07 - Oct, 2018 • event pageall results
Results: Youth Men
1. Dylan McCullough NZL 00:53:27
2. Alexandre Montez POR 00:53:39
3. Alessio Crociani ITA 00:53:45
4. Andreas Carlsson SWE 00:53:53
5. Baptiste Passemard FRA 00:54:26
6. Igor Bellido Mikhailova ESP 00:54:43
7. Andrew Shellenberger USA 00:54:47
8. Cristóbal Baeza Muñoz CHI 00:54:59
9. Henry Graf GER 00:55:07
10. Calum Young GBR 00:55:12
Results: Youth Women
1. Amber Schlebusch RSA 00:58:45
2. Sif Bendix Madsen DEN 00:58:56
3. Anja Weber SUI 00:59:36
4. Eva Daniels LUX 00:59:49
5. Paula Vega ECU 00:59:49
6. Barbara De Koning NED 01:00:32
7. Emilie Noyer FRA 01:00:37
8. Marie Horn GER 01:00:41
9. Brea Roderick NZL 01:00:55
10. Hanne Peeters BEL 01:01:02
Results: Mixed Youth Relay
1. Team I Europe TRI 01:26:12
2. Team I Oceania TRI 01:26:32
3. Team III Europe TRI 01:28:59
4. Team IV Europe TRI 01:29:21
5. Team VI Europe TRI 01:29:35
6. Team II America TRI 01:30:39
7. Team III America TRI 01:31:43
8. Team V Europe TRI 01:31:48
9. Team I Africa TRI 01:31:54
10. Team I Asia TRI 01:31:57