Paula Ostiz, sixth in a sub-23 time trial with a double for the Netherlands

The Dutch cyclist Nienke Vinke prevailed in the women’s under-23 time trial of the cycling Europeans on the road of Ljubljana (Slovenia), which are disputed from October 2 to 7, with a time of 32:36.93, ahead of his teammate Megan Arens (33:13.71), while the Spanish Paula Ostiz she was sixth (34:04.64).

Ostiz, who started 2026 with physical problems, I already knew what it was be crowned in a Europeansince it was proclaimed double continental champion in junior category in 2025. In Ljubljanaalready like under-23, in the online race She had to settle for eighth place, and in the time trial she improved her performance to be sixth.

All routes of these Europeans were organized around a 22.1 kilometer circuit in which the protagonist was the ascent to Mozjanca (2.1 kilometers at 10.2% average slope, with maximums of 15.8%). In all the individual time trial events, the course consisted of going around the circuit.

The Navarrese, Movistar Team cyclist, she passed all the time controls in provisional second place, behind the Belgian Emma Siegers, but she was overtaken by several of the cyclists who took the exit after her.

The fight for top was always between Vinke and Arens. The one of SD Worx, world time trial runner-up and who started last, was the best in the two intermediate controls, increasing her advantage as the race progressed to end up winning by almost 37 seconds.

The podium, occupied by the dutch In its first two steps, it was completed by the Slovak Viktoria Chladonova (33:19.04), online world champion of the category in Montreal.

This Wednesday all the time trial categories, from junior to elite, both masculine and feminine, to conclude with the Europeans.