2020 European Road Championships

{{short description|26th European Road Cycling Championships}} {{Infobox cycling championship |image=European_Road_Championships-2020.jpg |venue = [[Plouay]], [[France]] |date = 24–28 August 2020 |nations = |cycling = |events = 13 |previous = [[2019 European Road Championships|2019]] |next = [[2021 European Road Championships|2021]] |map_caption=Location within France|pushpin_map=France Brittany#France|coordinates={{coord|47|54|56|N|3|20|2|W|type:landmark_region:Fr|display=inline}}|pushpin_label=Plouay|image_size=}} The '''2020 European Road Cycling Championships''' was the 26th running of the [[European Road Championships|European Road Cycling Championships]] that took place from 24 to 28 August 2020 in [[Plouay]], [[France]]. The event consisted of a total of 6 road races and 7 time trials.

==Location== On 10 June 2019, it was announced that [[Trentino]], [[Italy]] would host this event from 9 to 13 September 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/trentino-will-host-2020-european-championships/|title=Trentino will host 2020 European Championships|publisher=CyclingNews|date=10 June 2019|access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref> However, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Italy]], the [[European Cycling Union|UEC]] and Trentino officials decided to postpone the city's hosting of the event to 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.velonews.com/news/european-championships-postponed-until-2021/|title=European championships postponed until 2021|publisher=VeloNews|date=2 May 2020|access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref> It was later announced in July that [[Plouay]], [[France]] would step up to host the event from 24 to 28 August 2020, with the city also hosting the [[French National Road Race Championships|French National Road Race]] and [[French National Time Trial Championships|Time Trial Championships]] the week prior, as well as the [[Bretagne Classic]] and [[GP de Plouay – Bretagne]] on 25 and 26 August, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/plouay-confirmed-as-host-of-2020-european-championships/|title=Plouay confirmed as host of 2020 European Championships|publisher=CyclingNews|date=6 July 2020|access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref>

==Race Schedule== All times are in [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+2]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Programme|url=http://www.uec.ch/resources/2020%20Events/2020%20road%20plouay/tv%20schedule%20Plouay.pdf|access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Date !colspan=2| Timings ! Event ! Distance |- !colspan=5| Individual time trial events |- |rowspan=6| 24 August | 9:00 | 10:20 | Junior women | {{convert|25.6|km|abbr=on}} |- | 10:25 | 11:55 | Junior men | {{convert|25.6|km|abbr=on}} |- | 12:00 | 13:05 | Under-23 women | {{convert|25.6|km|abbr=on}} |- | 13:10 | 14:25 | Under-23 men | {{convert|25.6|km|abbr=on}} |- | 14:30 | 15:35 | Elite women | {{convert|25.6|km|abbr=on}} |- | 16:10 | 17:15 | Elite men | {{convert|25.6|km|abbr=on}} |- !colspan=5| Road race events |- | rowspan=2| 26 August | 9:00 | 12:00 | Under-23 women | |{{convert|81.9|km|abbr=on}} |- | 13:40 | 16:00 | Elite men | |{{convert|177.45|km|abbr=on}} |- | rowspan=2| 27 August | 9:00 | 12:00 | Under-23 men | |{{convert|136|km|abbr=on}} |- | 13:40 | 15:55 | Elite women | |{{convert|109.2|km|abbr=on}} |- | rowspan=2| 28 August | 11:20 | 14:00 | Junior men | |{{convert|109.25|km|abbr=on}} |- | 9:00 | 11:00 | Junior women | |{{convert|68.25|km|abbr=on}} |- !colspan=5| Mixed Team Relay |- | 28 August | 14:30 | 17:15 | Mixed Team Relay | {{convert|54.6|km|abbr=on}} |}

==Elite== {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | colspan=7 | '''Men's Elite Events''' |- | Road race<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/uec-road-european-championships/2020/result|title=European Continental Championships - Road Race|work=ProCyclingStats|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref> | {{flagathlete|[[Giacomo Nizzolo]]|ITA}} || 4h 12' 23" | {{flagathlete|[[Arnaud Démare]]|FRA}}|| + 0" | {{flagathlete|[[Pascal Ackermann]]|GER}}|| + 0" |- |Time trial<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/uec-road-european-championships-itt/2020/result|title=European Continental Championships - ITT|work=ProCyclingStats|access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref> | {{flagathlete|[[Stefan Küng]]|SUI}} || 30' 18" | {{flagathlete|[[Rémi Cavagna]]|FRA}}|| + 17" | {{flagathlete|[[Victor Campenaerts]]|BEL}}|| + 21" |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | colspan=7 | '''Women's Elite Events''' |- |Road race<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/uec-road-european-championships-we/2020/result|title=European Continental Championships WE - Road Race|work=ProCyclingStats|access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref> | {{flagathlete|[[Annemiek van Vleuten]]|NED}} || 2h 50' 46" | {{flagathlete|[[Elisa Longo Borghini]]|ITA}} || + 0" | {{flagathlete|[[Katarzyna Niewiadoma]]|POL}} || + 6" |- |Time trial<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/uec-road-european-championships-we-itt/2020/result|title=European Continental Championships WE - ITT|work=ProCyclingStats|access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref> | {{flagathlete|[[Anna van der Breggen]]|NED}} || 34' 03" | {{flagathlete|[[Ellen van Dijk]]|NED}} || + 31" | {{flagathlete|[[Marlen Reusser]]|SUI}} || + 59" |}

==Under-23== {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | colspan=7 | '''Men's Under-23 Events''' |- |Road race<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/european-championships/2020/result|title=European Continental Championships U23 - Road Race|work=ProCyclingStats|access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref> | {{flagathlete|[[Jonas Hvideberg]]|NOR}} || 3h 11' 17" | {{flagathlete|[[Anthon Charmig]]|DEN}} || + 0" | {{flagathlete|[[Vojtěch Řepa]]|CZE}} || + 2" |- bgcolor="#cccccc" |- |Time trial<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/european-championships-itt-u23/2020/result|title=European Continental Championships U23 - ITT 2020|work=ProCyclingStats|access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref> | {{flagathlete|[[Andreas Leknessund]]|NOR}} || 30' 58" | {{flagathlete|[[Stefan Bissegger]]|SUI}} || + 23" | {{flagathlete|[[Ilan Van Wilder]]|BEL}} || + 28" |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | colspan=7 | '''Women's Under-23 Events''' |- |Road race<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/european-championship-we-u23/2020/result|title=European Continental Championships WU23 - Road Race|work=ProCyclingStats|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref> | {{flagathlete|[[Elisa Balsamo (cyclist)|Elisa Balsamo]]|ITA}} || 2h 15' 27" | {{flagathlete|[[Lonneke Uneken]]|NED}} || + 0" | {{flagathlete|[[Emma Cecilie Norsgaard]]|DEN}} || + 0" |- |Time trial<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/european-championships-itt-wu23/2020/result|title=European Continental Championships WU23 - ITT|work=ProCyclingStats|access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref> | {{flagathlete|[[Hannah Ludwig]]|GER}} || 35' 53" | {{flagathlete|[[Franziska Koch (cyclist)|Franziska Koch]]|GER}} || + 24" | {{flagathlete|[[Marta Jaskulska]]|POL}} || + 1' 18" |}

==Junior== {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} |- bgcolor="#cccccc"| colspan=7 | '''Men's Junior Events''' |- |Road race<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/european-championship-mj/2020/result|title=European Continental Championships MJ - Road Race|work=ProCyclingStats|access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref> | {{flagathlete|[[Kasper Andersen (cyclist)|Kasper Andersen]]|DEN}} || 2h 38' 28" | {{flagathlete|[[Pavel Bittner]]|CZE}} || + 0" | {{flagathlete|[[Arnaud de Lie]]|BEL}} || + 0" |- |Time trial<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/european-championship-itt-mj/2020/result|title=European Continental Championships MJ - ITT|work=ProCyclingStats|access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref> | {{flagathlete|[[Mathias Vacek]]|CZE}} || 32' 39" | {{flagathlete|[[Marco Brenner]]|GER}} || + 3" | {{flagathlete|[[Lorenzo Milesi]]|ITA}} || + 17" |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | colspan=7 | '''Women's Junior Events''' |- |Road race<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/european-championship-wj/2020/result|title=European Continental Championships WJ - Road Race|work=ProCyclingStats|access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref> | {{flagathlete|[[Eleonora Gasparrini]]|ITA}} || 1h 54' 22" | {{flagathlete|[[Marith Vanhove]]|BEL}} || + 0" | {{flagathlete|[[Katrijn De Clercq]]|BEL}} || + 0" |- |Time trial<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/european-championship-wj-itt/2020/result|title=European Continental Championships WJ - ITT|work=ProCyclingStats|access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref> | {{flagathlete|[[Elise Uijen]]|NED}} || 37' 24" | {{flagathlete|[[Maeva Squiban]]|FRA}} || + 1' 01" | {{flagathlete|[[Carlotta Cipressi]]|ITA}} || + 1' 28" |}

==Mixed Team Relay== {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} |- bgcolor="#cccccc"| colspan=7 | '''Mixed Team Relay''' |- |rowspan=2|Time Trial<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/european-continental-championships-mixed-relay-ttt/2020|title=European Continental Championships - Mixed Relay TTT|work=ProCyclingStats|access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref> | {{GER}} || 1h 14' 14" | {{SUI}} || + 26" | {{ITA}} || + 2' 35" |- | colspan=2| [[Lisa Brennauer]] [[Lisa Klein (cyclist)|Lisa Klein]] [[Mieke Kröger]] [[Miguel Heidemann]] [[Michel Hessmann]] [[Justin Wolf]] | colspan=2| [[Elise Chabbey]] [[Marlen Reusser]] [[Kathrin Stirnemann]] [[Stefan Bissegger]] [[Robin Froidevaux]] [[Claudio Imhof]] | colspan=2| [[Vittoria Bussi]] [[Elena Cecchini]] [[Vittoria Guazzini]] [[Edoardo Affini]] [[Liam Bertazzo]] [[Davide Plebani]] |}

== Overall medal table == {{Medals table | caption = | host = Host nation (France) | show_limit = | remaining_link = | flag_template = | event = | team = | gold_NED = 3 | silver_NED = 2 | bronze_NED = 0 | gold_ITA = 3 | silver_ITA = 1 | bronze_ITA = 3 | gold_GER = 2 | silver_GER = 2 | bronze_GER = 1 | gold_NOR = 2 | silver_NOR = 0 | bronze_NOR = 0 | gold_SUI = 1 | silver_SUI = 2 | bronze_SUI = 1 | gold_CZE = 1 | silver_CZE = 1 | bronze_CZE = 1 | gold_DEN = 1 | silver_DEN = 1 | bronze_DEN = 1 | gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 3 | bronze_FRA = 0 | host_FRA = yes | gold_BEL = 0 | silver_BEL = 1 | bronze_BEL = 4 | gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 0 | bronze_POL = 2 }}

== References == {{Reflist|30em}}

== External links == * [http://www.uec.ch/en/event/133/2020-uec-road-jun-u23-elite-european-championships UEC 2020 Road European Championships]

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