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Like last year, mountain biker Mona Mitterwallner won the European Championship silver medal in cross country. On Sunday in Cheile Gradistei, Romania, the Tyrolean was 1:11 minutes behind winner Puck Pieterse after a battle of rain and mud.
12.05.2024 14.04
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The Dutchwoman successfully defended her title. World champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (FRA), who had been on course for a medal for a long time, gave up after a fall. The German Nina Benz took bronze (+2:14).
Mitterwallner fell on the penultimate lap on slippery rocky terrain in the same place as Ferrand-Prevot, but was able to continue. The marathon world champion had a positive start to the Olympic season in difficult conditions.
The 22-year-old missed the first two World Cups in April due to illness. The next World Cup is scheduled for the end of May in Nove Mesto.
