After the excellent podium achieved two days ago in a demanding World Tour race such as the Ladies Tour of Norway, Chiara Consonni wins the gold medal at the European Championships U23 in Apeldoorn (Holland) in the elimination specialty with disarming ease, taking the Portuguese Maria Martins off the wheel in the last sprint. The bronze was won by the Dutch Maike Van der Duin.
The Bergamo-based Valcar – Travel & Service, who recently signed a two-year contract renewal, is not new to these exploits on the track: in fact, Chiara had won three golds last year (elimination, team pursuit and Madison), demonstrating his precocious talent with a series of perfect performances.
For the Valcar – Travel & Service athletes there will be other opportunities to stand out and try to win other medals: tomorrow Eleonora Gasparrini will run team pursuit, while on Sunday Eleonora herself will compete in the keirin; finally Chiara Consonni will be back on the saddle together with Martina Fidanza for the final madison again on Sunday.
