The European 10 km record has been broken but remains French. After Jimmy Gressier's performance last March (27'07''), already in Lille, it was Etienne Daguinos who won the best European mark by winning the Urban trail in Lille on Saturday in 27 minutes and 4 seconds . The 24-year-old US Talence athlete exploded his personal best, improving it by 45 seconds.
“A consecration”
“I can't believe it, some predicted this time to me but I didn't believe it. I knew that I had very good legs at the Valencia semi, deciphered the vice-European hopeful team champion in 2022 in Stadium delighted with his performance. I was instructed not to go faster than 13'36 (13'32 in the end, perfect regularity between the two 5 km). I'm still in shock, it's a consecration. »
Well placed at the head of the race, the French athlete took off at the seventh kilometer and was no longer caught. This is a confirmation for Daguinos who had already impressed last week in the Valencia half-marathon, where he became the third best Frenchman in a half-marathon in 59'46''.
