{"id":174226,"date":"2025-10-02T02:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T02:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/174226\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T02:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T02:33:10","slug":"road-european-championships-jonathan-vervenne-wins-for-belgium-in-under-23-mens-time-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/174226\/","title":{"rendered":"Road European Championships: Jonathan Vervenne wins for Belgium in under-23 men’s time trial"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jonathan Vervenne kept the European under-23 men’s time trial title in Belgium for the fourth year in a row following three triumphs from Alec Segaert.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old edged out fellow Belgian Matisse Van Kerckhove by 1.6 seconds on the 24km course in Etoile-sur-Rh\u00f4ne, finishing his ride with an average speed of 47.266kph with a time of 30:27.96.<\/p>\n

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The Belgian pair beat Adam Rafferty (Ireland) into third place. He scored the bronze medal at six seconds down.<\/p>\n

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Maxime Decomble (France) and Mads Landbo (Denmark) rounded out the top five at 15 and 26 seconds down, respectively.<\/p>\n

Vervenne, who will join the pros with Soudal-QuickStep for 2026, finished eighth at the recent under-23 time trial at the Road World Championships in Rwanda behind Sweden’s Jakob S\u00f6derqvist, who races with the elites this week. He said he didn’t expect this result.<\/p>\n

“I knew that I was in good shape and that on a good day I could come close to victory, but I can\u2019t say I was expecting to become European Champion,” he said after his win.<\/p>\n

“As soon as I rolled down the ramp, I rode according to my pre-race pacing plan, but then, in the second part of the race, I increased the speed, as I felt better and better. Maybe that was what made the difference in the end on this course which I liked a lot.<\/p>\n

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“It feels amazing to bring to a conclusion my time in the U23 with such a big success. It\u2019s something that makes me very proud and motivates me for next year, when I can\u2019t wait to race in the World Tour\u201d, said Jonathan, who in 2026 will turn pro with Soudal-QuickStep.”<\/p>\n

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\"ETOILE-SUR-RHONE,\n<\/p>\n

The final podium \u2013 Vervenne, Van Kerckhove, Rafferty (Image credit: Getty Images)Results<\/p>\n

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