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Swiss rider wins first-ever European Games gold medal

Xinhua, June 13, 2015 Adjust font size:

Switzerland's Jolanda Neff claimed the first-ever European Games gold medal by winning the women's mountain bike event at the Baku 2015 Games here on Saturday.

The 22-year-old world No.1 lived up to her pre-race tag of favourite with a dominant display at the Mountain Bike Velopark, finishing in one hour 31 minutes and five seconds.

The battle for silver and bronze was much tighter, with Switzerland's Kathrin Stirnemann finishing behind her compatriot and just ahead of Poland's Maja Wloszczowska.

The inaugural 2015 European Games are underway in Baku and feature more than 6,000 athletes from 50 European countries competing in 20 sports. Endi