Cycling - Van Dijk and Campenaerts win thrilling time trial races


  • Cycling
  • Wednesday, 08 Aug 2018

2018 European Championships - Road Cycling - Time Trial Women - Glasgow Cycling Road Race Course, Glasgow, Britain - August 8, 2018 Ellen Van Dijk of Netherlands celebrates with her gold medal on the podium after victory REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

GLASGOW (Reuters) - Ellen van Dijk and Victor Campenaerts retained their time trial titles at the European Championships by agonisingly narrow margins after the most dramatic of finishes on Wednesday.

Van Dijk won her third consecutive women's title over the demanding 32.3 kilometre course around the streets of Glasgow but only by two seconds after the tightest of battles with her Dutch compatriot Anna van der Breggen.

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