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European Youth Olympics Festival » Maribor 2023
Maribor, Slovenia – The 17th edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival, also known as EYOF 2023 or Maribor 2023, will take place from July 23 to 29, 2023, in Maribor and will be an exciting showcase of young talent in various sports. Among the athletes representing the Slovenian women's cycling team was the promising cyclist Vesna Potočnik (BTC City Ljubljana Team), who competed in both the time trial (TT) and the road race (RR).
The paved streets of Maribor witnessed intense competition in the women's and men's road races, which concluded today. Both races were tense battles, with Italy winning the women's race and Great Britain winning the men's race. There was a particularly exciting moment in the boys' race when British cyclist Himds Max broke away on his own and led for 50 kilometers of the total distance of 68 kilometers. Vanja Kuntarič Žibert (Pogi TEAM) forced a chase of the escaped cyclist and remained in the breakaway for more than 20 km. Despite his courageous efforts, he failed to catch the leading Briton, and the peloton caught up with him in the penultimate lap. Unfortunately, Bastian Petrič had some bad luck, as he was involved in a crash on a slope during the penultimate lap, which prevented him from catching up with the peloton. However, Maia Prevejšek from @adriamobilcycling narrowly missed the podium with an excellent fourth place in the final sprint.
Congratulations to all participants for their dedication and successful performances!
Results
EYOF – TT, European Youth Olympic Festival – KRONOMETER 2023 https://prijavim.se//results/live_score/4914
EYOF – RR, European Youth Olympic Festival – ROAD RACE 2023 https://prijavim.se//results/live_score/4915