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The Swiss four-four missed the final

The weakened four-way Swiss scull competes for the bronze medal in the team pursuit at the European Championships in Plovdiv (BUL). Opponents will be Belarus on Thursday. The quartet with Claudio Imhof, Simon Vitzthum, Lukas Rüegg and Dominik Bieler covered 4000 meters in 3: 57.591 minutes in the main round and had to admit defeat for a good second in the fight for the final against Italy. Due to the crown pandemic, numerous nations do not participate in the European Championship at all or only with a weakened team.

Groenewegen atone for his offense

The Dutch professional Dylan Groenewegen was suspended for 9 months after the momentous maneuver against his compatriot Fabio Jakobsen in the Tour of Poland. According to the World Cycling Federation, he had “collaborated” in the process and accepted his sentence. In early August, the Jumbo Visma rider had pushed Jakobsen towards the barricade in the final sprint at a speed of more than 80 km / h. Jakobsen was seriously injured and was in an artificial coma for two days. It had to be sewn with 130 stitches on the face.

Riis demolishes – NTT trembles over the future

The ailing South African cycling team NTT and Danish coach Bjarne Riis part ways after just one year. The 1996 Tour de France winner leaves his post as team manager after the 2020 season has ended by mutual agreement. Therefore, further discussions about the acquisition of shares in the team by Riis and his partners are out of the question. The only World Tour team from the African continent is fighting for its continued existence as the sponsor’s name disappears.