European Championships Women U23, Mara Winter wins the European title in Ljubljana
by Radiociclismo Reporter
Mara Winter wins the Women U23 European road race title in Ljubljana. Nienke Vinke takes silver, with Viktória Chladoňová third.
European Championships Women U23, Mara Winter wins the European title in Ljubljana Mara Winter won the European title in the Women Under 23 road race at the 2026 European Road Championships in Ljubljana. The Swiss rider completed the race in 2:26:48, finishing ahead of Dutch rider Nienke Vinke and Slovak rider Viktória Chladoňová, who took second and third place respectively. Megan Arens was fourth, four seconds behind the winner, while Justyna Czapla finished fifth at 24 seconds. Rosita Reijnhout was sixth, with Italy's Eleonora Ciabocco taking seventh place. Among the other Italian riders, Paula Ostiz Taco finished eighth, Giada Silo ninth, Gaia Segato 13th and Chantal Pegolo 32nd. The official results list 48 finishers, 14 riders outside the time limit and 13 DNFs. There were no disqualifications and no DNS riders. The race covered 88 kilometres, with 2,076 metres of elevation gain, over four 22-kilometre laps.
