Alexander Kristoff (Norway) used his power and sprinting skills to win the European road race championships in Herning, Denmark, beating Elia Viviani (Italy) after a close sprint along the barriers.
Kristoff led out the sprint into a headwind and left enough room for Viviani to come up along the barriers. The two went shoulder to shoulder in the final metres, even touching at one point, but the photo finish showed that Kristoff won by a tyre width with a late lunge to the line. Moreno Hofland (Netherlands) finished third.
Viviani was not happy that Kristoff squeezed him close to the barriers. He waved his finger in protest but after judges watched several replays of the sprint, they confirmed Kristoff as the new European champion. He will now wear the distinctive white and blue European champion’s jersey for the next 12 months.
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