More prestigious results are coming for the Italian colors from the European Youth Cyclocross Championships currently taking place in Vatra Dornei, Romania. The Turin-based Alberto Mario, representing MTB Academy Giaveno, has won a splendid silver medal, finishing second in the Under 15 category.

The Italian athlete had to settle for second place behind Belgian Seppe Ley, who claimed the continental title, while Czech Jakub Zakostelecky completed the podium with the bronze medal. The performance of other Italian competitors was also positive, with Thomas Vitaloni finishing fifth, Luca Bacchin ninth, and Riccardo Grava tenth.

Among the women's Under 23 category, the podium narrowly slipped away from Mantua-based Vittoria Bondi (Santa Cruz TSA Beltrami), who delivered a strong performance and crossed the finish line in fourth place. Aurora Cerame also made the top five, finishing fifth. The European title went to Czech Katerina Perinova, who finished ahead of Dutch Cheyenne Van Der Meer and Romanian Diana Maia Faut. Rebecca Ducco placed eleventh.

In the Under 14 races, Federico Forlani finished tenth in the men's event, while among the girls Beatrice Di Pardo concluded in twelfth place.