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October 15, 2019 | Empowerment

Great Britain’s Emily Nelson won the gold medal in the European Track Championships in the Netherlands.

The 22-year-old finished before a strong field in the scratch race to get her elite European title, holding off Ireland’s Shannon McCurley who claimed silver. “I began my sprint a couple of laps before than I usually would, but I knew I wished to lead out instead of attempt to have around other riders,” Nelson told British Cycling. “I am quite happy with the jersey, especially with this being my first elite European title.” A scrape race finds that the riders start together with the winner crossing the line . Britain’s men’s team sprint squad were made to settle for silver since the trio of Ryan Owens, Jack Carlin along with Jason Kenny were edged out by world champions Holland. The women’s pursuit team slipped through to the gold medal while the guys group will ride off for bronze. Read more here: http://midriks.com/ashes-2019-no-pressure-on-captain-joe-root-says-england-coach-trevor-bayliss/

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