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Emma Finucane wins historic gold at European Track Championships

12-Jan-2024 23:13:49 | The Guardian

• Reigning world champion shines in the Netherlands
• Dan Bigham also wins gold in all-British pursuit final

Emma Finucane has become Britain’s first female European sprint champion at the European Track Cycling Championships in the Netherlands.

The 21-year-old breezed through her semi-final against Emma Hinze to set up a repeat of her victorious world championship final against Germany’s Lea Sophie Friedrich. Finucane won the first two races, taking her opponent on the home straight in the second to clinch the title.