World Cup winners favorites for European marathon championship

Trans Germany men's stage five winners Thomas Dietsch and Martin Kraler

Trans Germany men's stage five winners Thomas Dietsch and Martin Kraler (Image credit: Trans Germany)

European Marathon Championship titles will be awarded at the Gonson Albstadt MTB Classic this weekend on June 14-15. More than 1000 racers from 17 nations are registered for the 95km race, top among them World Cup marathon leaders Frenchman Thomas Dietsch (Gewiss Bianchi) and Finn Pia Sundstedt (Rocky Mountain). Both won the first round of the World Cup earlier this season in Manavgat, Turkey.