Overview

• Tadej Pogacar attacked on the final ascent of Saint-Romain-de-Lerps and rode alone for roughly 75 km to win in Guilherand-Granges.
• Remco Evenepoel took silver at 31 seconds after going clear of the chase, while 19-year-old Paul Seixas earned bronze at 3:41 by dropping Christian Scaroni on the last Val d’Enfer climb.
• The victory is Pogacar’s first European crown and completes a Worlds–Europe double previously achieved only by Peter Sagan in 2016.
• Only 17 riders finished the men’s race, reflecting severe attrition just a week after the demanding World Championships in Rwanda; Jonas Vingegaard cracked with over 100 km to go and abandoned.
• In the women’s race, Demi Vollering won the European title with a solo move from about 38–40 km, as attention now turns to Tre Valli Varesine and Il Lombardia to close the season.