French cyclist Melvin Landerneau was crowned European champion in the kilometer on Monday in Munich.
The French track cycling team continues its harvest of medals at the European Championships in Munich! This Monday, it was Melvin Landerneau who won the Grail, becoming European champion in the kilometer! The nearly 25-year-old Martiniquais, who had already won the silver medal in the team event, won his first individual gold medal in a major international competition, after a perfect day. He had indeed set the best qualifying time at the start of the afternoon, setting a time of 59″653, while his compatriot Quentin Lafargue (31), European champion 2016 and 2019, achieved the fifth time. in 1’00″550 and also qualified. Landerneau was therefore the last to start in this eight-man final, and he won in 59″975, managing to overtake the Italian Matteo Bianchi on the last lap after having been dominated during the first four. The German Maximilian Dörnbach won the bronze medal, while Quentin Lafargue could not do better than seventh (1’01″030).
The French delegation is also guaranteed to win a second medal on Monday, since Mathilde Gros will compete in the individual sprint final, against the German world champion Emma Hinze.
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