The championships comprised four races: the men's race which was 12km long with an 804m ascent and 714m descent, the women's and under-20s men's competitions over 8.75km and containing a 566m ascent and 476m descent, and finally the under-20s women's race which was competed over 4km with a rise and fall of 238m.[2]
Ahmet Arslan defended his title in the men's senior race while Elisa Desco took the gold medal in the women's race. Bernard Dematteis headed home Italy to the senior men's team gold medal and Great Britain won the women's team gold, with bronze medallist Sarah Tunstall the nation's best finisher. The junior men's competition was largely a Turkish affair, with Hasan Pak winning gold and leading a 1-2-3 for his country. The women's junior race was won by Mariya Bykova who, along with Tatyana Prorokova, took the team gold.[1]
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