On his 30th birthday, Sebastian Kienle won the European Championships in Frankfurt to take his first major long distance title in a course record time of 7:55:14.
3 weeks from the European Championships in Frankfurt, Sebastian Kienle dominated Challenge Kraichgau and won with a 6 minute margin over his closest competitors.
With the fastest bike split of the day Marino Vanhoenacker came close to the win at the half-distance race in St. Pölten (Austria). With only a few kilometers to go, he was caught by Spaniard Eneko Llanos who recorded the fastest run split of the day.
Esteban Chaves soloed to victory atop Mountain High on stage six of the Amgen Tour of California. The Colombian was part of the early breakaway and one of three from the escape to hold off the peloton on the summit finish.
