{"id":206275,"date":"2025-10-03T17:02:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/road-european-championships-karl-herzog-makes-late-pass-of-roberto-capello-and-wins-junior-mens-road-race-title\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T17:02:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:02:34","slug":"road-european-championships-karl-herzog-makes-late-pass-of-roberto-capello-and-wins-junior-mens-road-race-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/road-european-championships-karl-herzog-makes-late-pass-of-roberto-capello-and-wins-junior-mens-road-race-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Road European Championships: Karl Herzog makes late pass of Roberto Capello and wins junior men&#8217;s road race title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"78a07f09-0950-4e99-a57d-dd265400ca16\">Karl Herzog (Germany) won the men&#8217;s junior road race at the 2025 <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/uec-road-european-championships\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/uec-road-european-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UEC Road European Championships<\/a> on Friday afternoon using a massive effort to catch and pass a 20km breakaway effort by Roberto Capello (Italy).<\/p>\n<p>Capello&#8217;s margin of nearly one minute was wiped away by the surging Herzog, who won by 13 seconds in Guilherand-Granges. David Gaffney (Ireland) was another 30 seconds back for the bronze medal. Seven other riders lost chances for a medal as they chased 13 seconds behind Gaffney, and others were more than another full minute back.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"78a07f09-0950-4e99-a57d-dd265400ca16-2\">It was the first gold medal of this European Championships, so far, for Germany. The 16-year-old, who turns 17 in one month, was second at road nationals in June and 16th in the road race at Road World Championships in Rwanda. He showed Friday he was still in top form from his overall victory a month ago at Grand Prix R\u00fcebliland in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\">\n<span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The 103.4km route with a pair of circuits to the north and west of Guilherand-Granges. The junior men opened with a pair of passes on the tough Saint-Romain-des-Lerps climb (7.1km at 7%), followed by three climbs of the Val d&#8217;Enfer (1.5km at 10.5%) and twice up Mont\u00e9e de Costebelle (400 metres at 9.5%) for a flat finish. The final summit at Val d&#8217;Enfer left 6km to the finish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">On the second pass of Saint Romain de Lerps, a large group of riders remained together at the front.<\/p>\n<p>Then on the shorter circuits with 35km to go, splits had formed, with Belgium getting two riders, Leader De Gendt and Seff Van Kerckhove, in an 11-rider lead bunch. David Gaffney (Ireland), Roberto Capello (Italy), Karl Herzog (Germany), Lindholm M\u00f8ller Noah Andersen (Denmark), Javier Cubillas Salvador (Spain), Daan Dijkman (Netherlands), Tom Stirnimann (Switzerland), Soan Ruesche (France) and Jan Jackowiak (Poland) were also there, with just 10 seconds to chasers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"34eb17ce-7246-4c97-ae72-b25382678eb9\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/7FTJW7S9mu3pv4fyqmcKnH-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/7FTJW7S9mu3pv4fyqmcKnH-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/7FTJW7S9mu3pv4fyqmcKnH-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/7FTJW7S9mu3pv4fyqmcKnH-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/7FTJW7S9mu3pv4fyqmcKnH-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/7FTJW7S9mu3pv4fyqmcKnH-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Roberto Capello (Italy) competes in the breakaway with under 20km to go <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"5670bfdd-e23c-427f-8dd4-8ad7a9ad4ff7\">On the final circuit with 17km to go, Capello had cleared the lead group solo, with a 58-second advantage. In the chase, Edouard Claisse had tagged on to make it three riders for Belgium, Salvador no longer part of the chase.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-gnHH6LXK8pKdm7Vk5Aohd7\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-gnHH6LXK8pKdm7Vk5Aohd7 slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But it was Germany&#8217;s Herzog who made an acceleration from the chasers on the final kilometres, catching and passing the Italian for a career-defining victory.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"4489cbdf-37e2-4499-ac90-890cb6461914\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vnBkAKTmTZytHcfUKvAXbM-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vnBkAKTmTZytHcfUKvAXbM-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vnBkAKTmTZytHcfUKvAXbM-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vnBkAKTmTZytHcfUKvAXbM-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vnBkAKTmTZytHcfUKvAXbM-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vnBkAKTmTZytHcfUKvAXbM-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vnBkAKTmTZytHcfUKvAXbM.jpg\" alt=\"GUILHERAND-GRANGES, FRANCE - OCTOBER 03: (L-R) Silver medalist Roberto Capello and Team Italy, gold medalist Karl Herzog and Team Germany and bronze medalist David Gaffney and Team Ireland pose on the podium during the medal ceremony after the 31st UEC Road Cycling European Championships 2025 - Men&amp;amp;amp;apos;s U19 Road Race a 103,4km one day race from Guilherand-Granges to Guilherand-Granges on October 03, 2025 in Guilherand-Granges, France. (Photo by Billy Ceusters\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vnBkAKTmTZytHcfUKvAXbM-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vnBkAKTmTZytHcfUKvAXbM-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vnBkAKTmTZytHcfUKvAXbM-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vnBkAKTmTZytHcfUKvAXbM-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vnBkAKTmTZytHcfUKvAXbM-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vnBkAKTmTZytHcfUKvAXbM-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vnBkAKTmTZytHcfUKvAXbM.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vnBkAKTmTZytHcfUKvAXbM.jpg\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Junior men on the podium at UEC Road European Championships after road race (L-R): silver medalist Roberto Capello (Italy), gold medalist Karl Herzog (Germany) and bronze medalist David Gaffney (Ireland) <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-results\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-results\"><span>Results<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"435dd6b9-572f-4a82-be1e-d1cbb9aa8e09\"><strong>Results powered by <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"><strong>FirstCycling<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-f5de09b1-b86c-42fb-8e17-bcbad888e839\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><iframe allow=\"\" height=\"410\" width=\"100%\" id=\"\" style=\"\" data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/widget\/?r=885&amp;y=2025&amp;lang=EN&amp;cn=1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/uec-road-european-championships-2025\/junior-men-rr\/results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karl Herzog (Germany) won the men&#8217;s junior road race at the 2025 UEC Road European Championships on Friday afternoon using a massive effort to catch and pass a 20km breakaway effort by Roberto Capello (Italy). Capello&#8217;s margin of nearly one minute was wiped away by the surging Herzog, who won by 13 seconds in Guilherand-Granges. 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