Fresh temperature, alternating with a warm sun, with hail in the last few kilometers: the weather was very variable today.
20 km men
On go and back course of one kilometer at the third kilometer two athletes had forced the pace: Christopher Linke (GER) and Nils Brembach (GER) with a pace around 4 minutes/km.
At the penultimate lap Linke took the lead by breaking off Nils Brembach and won in 1:20:26 his fourth championship title on this distance.
Second place then for Nils Brembach, in 1:20:43 obtaining the entry standard for the World Championships in London and the personal best (previous of 1:20:56 obtained in Podebrady, CZE on April 9, 2016)
Hagen Pohle (GER) was fighting for bronze when after 16km Karl Junghanns (GER) passed him and arriving in third place in 1:22:08.
Hagen Pohle arrived fourth in 1:22:29.
The following table, updated to date, presents the top 20 male athletes of the 2017 European list.
| Time | Pos | Athlete | YoB | Nation | Venue | Date |
| | | | | | | |
| 1:18:25 | 1. | Sergey SHIROBOKOV | 99 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 1:18:59 | 2. | Christopher LINKE | 88 | GER | Podebrady (CZE) | 08:04 |
| 1:20:28 | 3. | Kevin CAMPION | 88 | FRA | Podebrady (CZE) | 08:04 |
| 1:20:43 | 4. | Nils BREMBACH | 93 | GER | Naumburg (GER) | 23:04 |
| 1:20:58 | 5. | Tom BOSWORTH | 90 | GBR | Rio Maior (POR) | 01.04 |
| 1:21:11 | 6. | Alvaro MARTIN | 94 | ESP | Mérida (ESP) | 02.04 |
| 1:21:16 | 7. | Artur BRZOZOWSKI | 85 | POL | Adelaide (AUS) | 19.02 |
| 1:21:17 | 8. | Alex WRIGHT | 90 | IRL | Rio Maior (POR) | 01.04 |
| 1:21:18 | 9. | Luis Alberto AMEZCUA | 92 | ESP | Mérida (ESP) | 02.04 |
| 1:21:27 | 10. | Marius ZIUKAS | 85 | LTU | Adelaide (AUS) | 19.02 |
| 1:21:41 | 11. | Hagen POHLE | 92 | GER | Podebrady (CZE) | 08.04 |
| 1:21:55 | 12. | Perseus KARLSTRÖM | 90 | SWE | Rio Maior (POR) | 01.04 |
| 1:22:01 | 13. | Miguel Angel LOPEZ | 88 | ESP | Lugano (SUI) | 19.03 |
| 1:22:04 | 14. | Francesco FORTUNATO | 94 | ITA | Cassino (ITA) | 26.03 |
| 1:22:08 | 15. | Karl JUNGANNS | 96 | GER | Naumburg (GER) | 23:04 |
| 1:22:15 | 16. | Jakub JELONEK | 85 | POL | Adelaide (AUS) | 19.02 |
| 1:22:46 | 17. | Alexandros PAPAMIKHAIL | 88 | GRE | Rio Maior (POR) | 01.04 |
| 1:22:48 | 18. | Nathaniel SEILER | 96 | GER | Naumburg (GER) | 23:04 |
| 1:22:53 | 19. | Federico TONTODONATI | 89 | ITA | Cassino (ITA) | 26.03 |
| 1:22:57 | 20. | Nazar KOVALENKO | 89 | UKR | Ivano-Frankivsk (UKR) | 11.03 |
20 km women
In women race, the victory went to Julia Takacs (ESP) in 1:30:14 but, of course, she competed out of the German Championship. Champion of Germany was Emilia Lehmeyer GER) in 1:36:20.
Third (but silver) Saskia Feige (GER) in 1:37:14
Fourth (but bronze) Kathrin Shulze (GER) in 1:48:43
With this performance Julia Takacs is in first place in the 2017 European list (without Russian athletes who will not be able to participate in next European Cup in Podebrady).
The following table, updated today, presents the top 20 female athletes of the 2017 European list.
| Time | Pos | Athlete | YoB | Nation | Venue | Date |
| | | | | | | |
| 1:30:55 | 1. | Julia TAKACS | 85 | ESP | Naumburg (GER) | 23.04 |
| 1:30:55 | 2. | Brigita VIRBALYTĖ-DIMSIENĖ | 85 | LTU | Adelaide (AUS) | 19.02 |
| 1:30:57 | 3. | Lidia SANCHEZ-PUEBLA | 96 | ESP | Mérida (ESP) | 02.04 |
| 1:31:33 | 4. | Laura GARCÍA-CARO | 95 | ESP | Mérida (ESP) | 02.04 |
| 1:31:44 | 5. | Nadiya BOROVSKA | 81 | UKR | Ivano-Frankivsk (UKR) | 12.03 |
| 1:31:46 | 6. | Maria PEREZ | 96 | ESP | Mérida (ESP) | 02.04 |
| 1:31:47 | 7. | Ana CABECINHA | 84 | POR | Ciudad Juárez (MEX) | 12.03 |
| 1:31:50 | 9. | Amanda CANO | 94 | ESP | Mérida (ESP) | 02.04 |
| 1:32:00 | 9. | Emilie MENUET | 91 | FRA | La Roche-sur-Yon (FRA) | 12.03 |
| 1:32:15 | 10. | Ines HENRIQUES | 80 | POR | Rio Maior (POR) | 01.04 |
| 1:32:47 | 11. | Antigoni DRISBIOTI | 84 | GRE | Rio Maior (POR) | 01.04 |
| 1:33:03 | 12. | Ainhoa PINEDO | 83 | ESP | Mérida (ESP) | 02.04 |
| 1:33:23 | 13. | Živilė VAICIUKEVIČIŪTĖ | 96 | LTU | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 1:33:26 | 14. | Mária CZÁKOVÁ | 88 | SVK | Lugano (SUI) | 19.03 |
| 1:33:45 | 15. | Valentina TRAPLETTI | 85 | ITA | Cassino (ITA) | 26.03 |
| 1:33:49 | 16. | Inna KASHINA | 91 | UKR | Ivano-Frankivsk (UKR) | 12.03 |
| 1:34:04 | 17. | Maria LARIOS LOPEZ | 92 | ESP | Mérida (ESP) | 02.04 |
| 1:34:16 | 18. | Katarzyna GOLBA | 89 | POL | Lugano (SUI) | 19.03 |
| 1:34:19 | 19. | Anežka DRAHOTOVÁ | 95 | CZE | Lugano (SUI) | 19.03 |
| 1:35:25 | 20. | Olena MIZERNYUK | 95 | UKR | Ivano-Frankivsk (UKR) | 12.03 |
In the U20 races, as expected, victories to favorites of the eve Teresa Zurek (women) in 45:09 and Leo Köpp (42:28) in men.
50km
Another historic 50km with only eight athletes at the start (7 men and 1 woman): three Mexicans, 2 Spanish, 2 Italians and 1 Swiss.
They finish the race in four, including Maria Dolores Marcos Valero (ESP) who sets the Spanish record on the distance at 4:48:26. The previous best result was of Marina Hoerneke-Gil with the time of 5:37:24 obtained in Basildon (ESP) in 1993.
These her split times:
- 10km: 54:43
- 20km: 1:49:01
- 30km: 2:44:32
- 40km: 3:43:47
- the last 10km in 1:04:39
In the men, only the three Mexicans finished the race.
First José Leyver Ojeda (MEX) in 3:45:09 who marks the third world performance of the year
These his split times:
- 10km: 45:31
- 20km: 1:30:39
- 30km: 2:11:51
- 40km: 3:00:37
- the last 10km in 44:32
Second Luis Amauri Bustamante (MEX) in 3:48:45
Third place to Cristian David Berdeja (MEX) in 4:07:47
The two Italians in the race DNF:
Stefano Mansutti (ITA) near 43°km (42km in 3:35:24)
These his split times:
- 10km: 51:57
- 20km: 1:42:57
- 30km: 2:33:54
- 40km: 3:24:43
Lorenzo Dessì (ITA) nearr 42° km (41km in 3:24:43)
These his split times:
- 10km: 49:05
- 20km: 1:37:44
- 30km: 2:26:55
- 40km: 3:18:18
Following table, updated up doday, shows the first 20 athletes of world list 2017
| Result | Pos. | Athlete | YoB | Nation | Venue | Date |
| | | | | | | |
| 3:43:40 | 1. | Havard HAUKENES | 90 | NOR | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 3:44:42 | 2. | Rafal AUGUSTYN | 84 | POL | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 3:45:09 | 3. | José LEYVER OJEDA | 85 | MEX | Naumburg (GER) | 23.04 |
| 3:46:03 | 4. | Evan DUNFEE | 90 | CAN | Monterrey (MEX) | 19.03 |
| 3:46:12 | 5. | Wenbin NIU | 91 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 05.03 |
| 3:47:18 | 6. | Hirooki ARAI | 88 | JPN | Wajima (JPN) | 16.04 |
| 3:47:37 | 7. | Andres CHOCHO | 83 | ECU | Monterrey (MEX) | 19.03 |
| 3:48:04 | 8. | Pedro Daniel GOMEZ | 90 | MEX | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 3:48:38 | 9. | Qianlong WU | 90 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 05.03 |
| 3:48:39 | 10. | Adrian BLOCKI | 90 | POL | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 3:48:41 | 11. | Tongda BIAN | 91 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 05.03 |
| 3:48:45 | 12. | Luis Amauri BUSTAMANTE | 85 | MEX | Naumburg (GER) | 16.04 |
| 3:48:56 | 13. | Rafal FEDACZYNSKI | 80 | POL | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 3:49:00 | 14. | Veli-Matti PARTANEN | 91 | FIN | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 3:49:17 | 15. | Satoshi MARUO | 91 | JPN | Wajima (JPN) | 16.04 |
| 3:49:49 | 16. | Hayato KATSUKI | 90 | JPN | Wajima (JPN) | 16.04 |
| 3:50:38 | 17. | Dongpo LUO | 95 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 05.03 |
| 3:51:18 | 18. | Quentin REW | 84 | NZL | Monterrey (MEX) | 19.03 |
| 3:52:30 | 19. | Julio Cesar SALAZAR | 93 | MEX | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 3:52:38 | 20. | Lin ZHANG | 93 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 05.03 |
(foto by Race Walk Pictures - GER)
Full official results in the section Results or download directly from this link: click here
Nils Brembach (16) and Christipher Linke (18) during the race
Hagen Pohle (27) and Karl Junghanns (18) during the race
Emilia Lehmeyer (59) and Saskia Feige (60) during the race
L'arrivo vittorioso di Julia Takacs