Bytagand the publication "The complete program (maps, profiles, retransmission) of the European Championships in Trento (Italy)"
The European Cycling Championships on route will take place from September 08 to 12 in Trento, Italy, after being postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
By Olivier Dulaurent – Photos: UCI
The time trials use the same course, regardless of the category. It is a 22,4-kilometre long, completely flat track. The start is in the Muse district while the finish is located at Piazza delle Donne Lavoratrici. While the course is mostly long straights, there are a few roundabouts to negotiate, as well as a few right-angled bends.
As for the road races, they all use a 13,2 km urban circuit with a 250 m elevation gain. The number of laps to be completed obviously varies according to the category, from 5 laps for the Junior women to 10 laps for the Espoir men. The Elite men will only do 8 laps of the circuit. But before that they will have completed a 73 km road course in the Monte Bondone region, which brings the total distance of the race to 179 km.
In terms of difficulty, while the first two kilometres are mainly flat, the main difficulty of the circuit is the climb of the Povo (3,6 km at 4,7%). The descent that follows takes the riders to Piazza Vicenza, then to the last 4 kilometres entirely flat in the streets of the city centre until the finish line.
If the first day concerned the junior Time Trial events, Thursday will see the other categories (Women's and Men's Espoirs, Women's and Men's Elites) compete in the same race format.
Friday will see the road race for the Junior men and women as well as for the Espoir women.
The Elite women and Espoirs men will compete on Saturday while the Elite men will fight for victory in Sunday's race.
The elite races (time trials and road races) will be available live on Eurosport 1, live and in full on and the Eurosport app. The U23 men's road race will be available live and in full on the Eurosport app and Eurosport.fr.
