# Italy and Slovenia at European Cycling Championships

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/italy-at-european-cycling-championships
> Updated: 2026-10-06T03:05:54.000Z. Sources: 47. Developments: 2.

Italy achieved multiple successes at the European Cycling Championships in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Azzurra Ballan secured Italy’s first gold medal of the youth competition by winning the junior women’s road cycling race in a sprint finish. Following this individual victory, Italy earned further medals in relay events. The Italian Juniores Mixed Team Relay squad, which included Azzurra Ballan, Brandon Davide Fedrizzi, Enrico Andrea Balliana, Patrik Pezzo Rosola, Elisa Bianchi, and Matilde Rossignoli, won the gold medal with a time of 1:07:22, finishing ahead of Poland and Switzerland. In the Elite Mixed Team Relay, the Italian squad—comprising Mattia Cattaneo, Marco Frigo, Matteo Sobrero, Elisa Longo Borghini, Alessia Vigilia, and Monica Trinca Colonel—earned a silver medal with a time of 1:00:19, finishing 1 minute and 12 seconds behind the gold-winning French team. Alessia Vigilia also earned a silver medal in the Elite Mixed Team Time Trial Relay. In individual time trial events, Spanish riders Benjamin Noval Suarez and Alejandra Neira secured gold in the junior men’s and junior women’s categories, respectively. Italian rider Patrick Pezzo Rosola finished in fifth place in the junior men’s time trial. Additional results in the time trials included gold for Spain’s Héctor Álvarez in the Men’s Under-23 category, silver for Belgium’s Laura Fivé in the junior women’s event, and bronze for Vic De Smet in the junior men’s time trial. In the men's elite individual time trial, Slovenian Primož Roglič secured the title on home soil in Šenčur with a time of 28:16, finishing seven seconds ahead of France's Bruno Armirail. Roglič, who noted that his radio malfunctioned shortly after the start, secured his first career Elite European title. Maxime Decomble of France took the bronze medal. While Spain saw continued success in junior and U23 categories, Iván Romeo finished tenth in the elite men's event.

## Claims

- Marlen Reusser won the 2026 European Championships women’s elite individual time trial. (corroborated by 4 sources)
- Demi Vollering finished in second place to take the silver medal. (corroborated by 4 sources)
- This is Reusser's fifth European individual time trial title. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- Reusser won the race by a margin of 23 seconds. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- Juliette Berthet secured the bronze medal. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- The race took place over a 22.1 km course in Ljubljana, Slovenia. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- Italy won gold in the junior Team Relay at the European Cycling Championships. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- The event was held in Slovenia. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- The men's trio included Enrico Andrea Balliana, Brandon Fedrizzi, and Patrik Pezzo Rosola. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- The women's trio included Azzurra Ballan, Elisa Bianchi, and Matilde Rossignoli. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- The women's team achieved a total time of 1:07:22. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- Poland finished in second place. (corroborated by 2 sources)

## Timeline

### 2026-10-06: Primož Roglič wins European individual time trial title

Primož Roglič won the men's individual time trial at the European Cycling Championships in Slovenia, while Marlen Reusser took the women's title. Italy secured multiple medals in relay events.

45 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/italy-wins-gold-in-junior-team-relay-at-european-cycling-championships

### 2026-10-04: Azzurra Ballan wins junior women's European cycling title

Azzurra Ballan won the junior women's road cycling European Championship title in Slovenia, defeating Morgane Lestrade and Klara Dworatzek in a sprint finish.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/azzurra-ballan-wins-junior-womens-european-cycling-title

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