Europeans on track, a silver and a bronze in Madison, Italy closes with 7 podiums

Two more podiums for Italy on the last day of the Europeans on track of Grenchen. The two Madison bring the Azzurri to 7 podiums, in third place in the medal table behind Germany and Great Britain. And he’s still on the podium Simone Consonni, who paired with Michele Scartezzini finished in 2nd place behind the Germans Kluge and Reinhardt and ahead of the French Grondin-Thomas. An all-attack race for the Azzurri, who remained in the hunt for almost half the race, but without being able to gain the lap. On the other hand, a great harvest of points arrived from the intermediate sprints. Consonni and Scartezzini took the lead before the final sprint, however won by Kluge: the German sprinter’s paw allowed the overtaking at the last minute. 43 to 34 for Germany on Italy, in the end.

Bronze, on the other hand, for Elisa Balsamo And Victory Guazzini in women’s Madison. The title went to the pair of Great Britain composed by Elinor Barker and Katie Archibald, while the silver goes to the neck of France (Berteau-Copponi). Italy closes the European championships with 3 golds, 3 silvers and a bronze. Simone Consonni returns home with 2 golds and 2 silvers.