02
Oct
LJUBLJANA - Only placings and no podiums at the U23 European Road Championships. Mattia Negrente was the best Italian rider in the category's road race in Ljubljana. The Italian champion finished fifth, 49 seconds behind the new European champion Héctor Álvarez. Silver went to Eñaut Urkaregi, and bronze to Jesper Stiansen. Roberto Capello also performed well, launching a solo attack in the decisive phase of the race and then retaking it with two laps to go. Among the women, Eleonora Ciabocco placed seventh in the Under-23 women's road race at the European Road Cycling Championships in Slovenia. The Italian…