There is a bit of regret. There is because the Italians in the men’s road race of the European championship on the streets of Limburg in Holland had a great race and Jonathan Milan in the end he had all the cards in order to play it. But sprints go like this, they are often an unknown that goes beyond tactics and commitment, beyond merit and that pay the price of luck or bad luck, depending on the point of view. “It’s a shame that Jonathan Milan was unable to express himself at his best and to realize the efforts of his teammates, but there remains the awareness of the value demonstrated in the race even on a day in which the result did not reward our efforts – comments Cordiano Dagnoni, president of the Italian Cycling Federation – If on the one hand there is a bit of regret for the missed podium, we can still be proud of another great result: the silver won by Andrea Garibbo in the first Enduro World Championship, which took place this weekend in Canazei. This demonstrates the versatility and versatility of our movement, as well as the commitment and attention we are giving to all sectors, which are repaying us with important results”. Italy closes the European Championships cycling on the road with an overall balance of five medals (2 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronzes) in third place in the medal table behind Holland and Belgium and with the same number of medals as the hosts. “The balance of this European road championship in Limburg is undoubtedly positive -continues Dagnoni-. We return home with two European titles, thanks to the splendid victory of Edward Affini in the individual time trial and the success of our Mixed Team Relay elite. In addition to these, there are two bronze medals, one won by Mattia Cattaneo in the time trial and the other from Eleonora Gasparrini in the U23 road race, in addition to yesterday’s silver Elisa Balsamo. Unfortunately, we were unable to get on the podium with the elite men, despite the great teamwork: the Azzurri worked in a compact and determined manner, demonstrating once again the solidity and harmony of the group, qualities that distinguish us at an international level”.