MOUNTAIN Bike Orienteering star Emily Benham has become European Champion after an exciting Long Distance race.
The Morgan’s Vale cyclist won by a margin of just 20 seconds from Gaelle Barlet after over 100 minutes of racing in Portugal.
Emily is currently World Cup Middle Distance Champion and is making a strong defence of her title and hopes to add to her new crown.
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