European-Amialiusik pounces late to take road race gold (Reuters)
(Adds details, quotes) By Justin Palmer BAKU, June 20 (Reuters) – Alena Amialiusik’s power-packed finish in a three-way sprint secured European Games road race gold for the Belarusian around the streets of Baku on Saturday. Poland’s Katarzyna Niewiadoma took silver and Dutchwoman Anna van der Breggen bronze with the trio credited with the same time of three hours, 20 minutes and 36 seconds. The Netherlands had already qualified for next year’s Olympics but unlike other Rio-bound leading nations sent a strong squad to Baku, despite the absence of injured Olympic gold medallist and 12-time world champion Marianne Vos.