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#EUROTRACK21 JUNIORS AND UNDER 23, MEETING IN APELDOORN

433 riders are registered to compete in the 2021 edition of the Juniors and Under 23 Track European
Championships to be held from 17 to 22 August in Apeldoorn (Netherlands).
The continental race will be organised in the modern Omnisport facility, which has already hosted two editions
of the World Championships and two European Championships, as well as a Handisport Cycling World
Championship. Over the six days of racing, riders from 27 countries will battle it out for 44 titles, divided equally
with 22 for Men (Juniors and Under 23) and 22 for Women (Juniors and Under 23).
Among the most representative riders, will be some of the interesting young talents from the international
scene, some of who competed in the recent Tokyo Olympic Games: Vittoria Guazzini and Letizia Paternoster
(Italy), Maria Martins (Portugal), Ivan Gladyshev (Russia) and Mauro Schmid (Switzerland).
Germany, at the top of the 2020 medals table will be one of the teams to beat, thanks to, among others, Alessa
Catriona Propster, gold medallist last year in the Under 23 Team Sprint, Anton Hohne, winner of the Keirin last
year and the 2020 Juniors Points Race winner Mortitz Kretschy, now in the Under 23s.
Watch out also for the Italians Chiara Consonni, Martina Fidanza and Silvia Zanardi, the Russians Daniil
Komkov, Pavel Rostov and Dmitry Nesterov, the Belgians Noah Vandenbranden, Shari Bossut and Fabio Van
den Bossche, the Pole Nikola Wielowska, the French rider Taky Marie Divine Kouame, the Britons Rhys
Britton, William Tidball and Blaine Ridge-Davis, the Irish rider Lara Gillespie and the Greek Konstantinos
Livanos,
Enrico Della Casa, President of the Union Européenne de Cyclisme: «From 17 to 22 August the Apeldoorn
velodrome will welcome on its track girls and boys who are about to experience one of the first international
moments of their career, an experience that they will undoubtedly remember as one of their best memories.
On a technical level, during the six days of racing we will see top level and unique competition. We believe
that it is vital to give significant and targeted visibility to our youngest riders, their National Federations and
teams and the high level of participation in this event proves that we are on the right track.
We will experience a unique and exciting event with six days of great cycling, and I would like to thank the
Dutch Cycling Federation for its co-operation and commitment, the organisers Libema Profcycling, with who
we have always had a close working relationship and a strong synergy, the City of Apeldoorn, the Ministry of
Health, Welfare and Sport, the Province of Gelderland and the Omnisport».