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8-8-2011 Jaroslav Kulhavy MTB European Champion!

Fot. europemtb2011.com

Top race of the European Championship was on program at 14:00 on Sunday. In list were all main top favorities as a double olympic winner Julien Absalon from France, actual World Champion José Antonio Hermida Ramos from Spain, or Czech Jaroslav Kulhavy, defender of European title.

During first couple of kilometers all favorities were together. But in second round there stayed only Kulhavý and Absalon. With them kept tempo Swiss Florian Vogel. Spanish Hermida was already 30 seconds late.

Clue was seventh round when Kulhavý run away in hilly part of the lane. He made 17 seconds advance instead of Absalon and kept such a safe distance untill the end. He won in front of Absalon with 23 seconds. On third place came Vogel with 1:04 deficit.
Source:  "europemtb2011.com"      

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