by RBR Admin
The Euro Cup 10,000m is a fascinating event. Held in Pacé, France for the last three editions, this is one of the 40 plus events shown for FREE via Streaming on European Athletics website. Phil MInshull provided thoughtful commentating, allowing fans to enjoy the events and not have to deal with constant commentating. Good stats, and the communication of exciting parts of the races are what highlight Minshull’s comments. He is a track fan who knows what track fans like.
The women’s A race was fun to watch, as were both men’s A and B races. Now in its 27th holding, the EA Euro Cup 10,000m is a fascinating evening of 25 lappers in Europe.
Jana Van Lent scored a huge PB in her win of the Euro Cup 10,000m. It was a first for her country, Belgium, to win the Euro Cup. To add even more of a story for the day, Belgium won the top team for women in the 10,000m, beating Italy by only 20 seconds! Van Lent’s previous PB was 31:59.6, :Van Lent ran 31:32.28 to win over Italy’s Alessia Zarbo, 31:50.62, and Chloé Herbiet of Belgium, 31:54.06. All three scored personal bests and Herbiet had just won the European Road Race Champs at the half marathon in April!
Efram Gidey gave Ireland its first win at the Euro Cup 10000m on May 24!! In March, at the Sound Running #10k Efram broke the Irish NR by Alistair Cragg by 11 seconds (Alistair is now the coach of a PUMA Running Club in North America) with his 27:26.95. In January 2025, Efram Gidey had broken the NR for 10k by one John Treacy, Olympic bronze medalist (LA 1984, marathon) and two time World XC champion, with Gidey’s 27:43! Efram Gidey is a member of the iconic Irish club, Conliffe AC!
The 10,000m is a glorious event. 25 laps of chess-like moves, where the athlete red lines and then, with 800 or so to go, just turns into a sprinter! In the world in 2025, there are just a handful of events focused on giving athletes at all levels a chance to truly race over the 10,000 meters. The Euro Cup 10,000m is one of them. When Team GBR did not send a team, one Brit paid his own way and was rewarded with a PB! That is dedication!
Next year, we should have the Night of 10,000m PBs, presented by the HighGate Harriers in 2026. The event took a sabbatical this year.
European Athletics
Euro Cup 10,000m 2025
(27th edition)
Pacé, France
WOMEN’S RESULTS
10000m Women A
Pos. Name Nat. Time
1 VAN LENT Jana BEL 31:32.28 PB
2 ZARBO Alessia FRA 31:50.62 PB
3 HERBIET Chloé BEL 31:54.06 PB
4 DIETERICH Eva GER 31:56.91
5 PALMERO Elisa ITA 32:05.95 SB
6 DEL BUONO Federica ITA 32:12.72 SB
7 YILDIRIM Bahar TUR 32:15.78 PB
8 BERZOSA Alicia ESP 32:20.49 PB
9 NESTOLA Sara ITA 32:21.65 PB
10 VERBRUGGEN Hanne BEL 32:35.78 PB
11 NAVARRETE Esther ESP 32:36.85 SB
12 TABET Célia FRA 32:50.15 SB
13 DE LA BIGNE Philippine FRA 32:59.72 SB
14 MAÂMOURI Coraline FRA 33:18.13 SB
15 CAUNE Agate LAT 33:21.16 SB
16 LONEDO Rebecca ITA 33:25.05 SB
17 VINDICS-TÓTH Lili Anna HUN 33:34.07
18 JULIEN Mélody FRA 33:42.93 SB
19 KUTLUK Yonca TUR 33:53.22
DNF ATANANE Soukaina (Pacer) MAR
10000m Women B
Pos. Name Nat. Time
1 KALIUZHNA Viktoriia UKR 32:30.35 PB
2 ÇETO Nursena TUR 32:34.69 PB
3 MAZURENKO Mariia UKR 32:49.19 PB
4 WARPY Victoria BEL 33:17.08 PB
5 SHKURKO Viktoriia UKR 33:17.49
6 HALABI KABLAN Karawan ISR 33:18.24 PB
7 ÖZTÜRK Dilek TUR 33:48.34
8 AVRAMOVA Devora BUL 33:52.91 PB
9 KUNUR Derya TUR 34:02.93
10 NYZHNYK Olga UKR 34:04.02
11 BREZA Olimpia POL 34:09.34
12 MEIER Andrea SUI 34:13.29 SB
13 HEYMANN Nele GER 34:33.64
14 EICHENBERGER Elena SUI 34:40.15 SB
15 BALLA Ntenisa GRE 34:40.95 PB
16 ARNAUDO Anna ITA 34:49.16 SB
17 WOLHAUSER Romane SUI 34:57.71 PB
18 FULGINITI Giulia SUI 35:48.78 SB
DNS PÉREZ María José ESP
10000m Women Team CUP
Pos. Name Time
1 BELGIUM 1:36:02.12
2 ITALY 1:36:40.32
3 FRANCE 1:37:40.49
4 UKRAINE 1:38:37.03
5 TÜRKIYE 1:38:38.81
6 SWITZERLAND 1:43:51.15
MEN’S RESULTS
10000m Men A
Pos. Name Nat. Time
1 GIDEY Efrem IRL 27:40.47
2 GONDOUIN Valentin FRA 27:41.95 SB
3 BOUR Felix FRA 27:42.00 SB
4 DEBOGNIES Simon BEL 27:48.40 PB
5 MENACHO Eduardo ESP 28:05.33 PB
6 BEDARD Simon FRA 28:06.72 SB
7 GUYON Baptiste FRA 28:09.13 SB
8 GUERRA Francesco ITA 28:23.59 SB
9 VOIGT Nils GER 28:25.33
10 PÉREZ Juan Antonio ESP 28:26.39 SB
11 RAMOS Jesús ESP 28:26.89 SB
12 LAS HERAS Aarón ESP 28:31.43
13 BOULVIN Dorian BEL 28:32.04 PB
14 CHIAPPINELLI Yohanes ITA 28:32.67 SB
15 LE PALLEC Florian FRA 29:00.69
DNF FIFA Ilias ESP
DNF KIPROTICH Martin (Pacer) UGA
DNF FÖRSTER Tom GER
DNF EL GOUMRI Othmane (Pacer) MAR
10000m Men B
Pos. Name Nat. Time
1 DEFLANDRE Clément BEL 28:30.91 PB
2 HASSAOUS Nassim ESP 28:32.79 SB
3 URSANO Luca ITA 28:36.06 SB
4 MARQUES Miguel POR 28:39.22 PB
5 EHRLE Lukas GER 28:40.22 PB
6 ALFIERI Luca ITA 28:46.67 SB
7 Ó GAILÍN Oisín IRL 29:02.05 SB
8 GRIMARD Guillaume BEL 29:03.25 SB
9 VESTERHAUG WARNES Vegard NOR 29:11.45 PB
10 BALABANOV Ivo BUL 29:15.81 SB
11 MANTHORPE Alfie GBR 29:19.52 PB
12 FUTSELAAR Frank NED 29:24.20 SB
13 KARSAI Gábor HUN 29:32.89 SB
14 JOCIS Ugis LAT 29:48.48 SB
DNF HINTERNDORFER Timo AUT
DNF OUHDA Ahmed ITA
DNF OUTALHA Mohcin (Pacer) MAR
Men’s 10000m Team Cup
Pos. Name Time
1 FRANCE 1:23:30.67
2 BELGIUM 1:24:51.35
3 SPAIN 1:24:58.61
4 ITALY 1:25:32.32
