Overview

• Netherlands’ Demi Vollering soloed to victory on the Ardèche course, finishing 1:18 ahead of Kasia Niewiadoma with Anna van der Breggen taking bronze.
• Germany’s Franziska Koch placed fifth in the 116.1 km route from Privas to Guilherand-Granges, leaving the nation without an elite medal so far.
• Germany’s breakthrough came a day earlier as 16-year-old Karl Herzog won the junior men’s road race solo over 103.4 km in Guilherand-Granges for the country’s first gold of the event.
• German coach Wolfgang Ruser praised the “grandiose” team effort and noted Herzog’s win came in his final race before retirement at year’s end.
• Spain added titles with Paula Blasi taking the U23 women’s race and Paula Ostiz winning the junior women’s event, where Linda Riedmann was best German in fifth and Magdalena Leis placed 13th.