European Championships: Sofie van Rooijen leads Dutch one-two in U23 women’s road race

Sofie van Rooijen took the U23 women’s road race title at the UEC Road European Championships, sprinting to victory from a full peloton in Hasselt.

The 22-year-old scored the Netherlands’ third gold medal of the week after a perfect run-in to the line for her and her team. Her Dutch teammate and lead-out woman Scarlett Souren finished off a one-two in second place.