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 AthleticsEuro Cup 10,000m 2025(27th edition)
Pacé, France
WOMEN’S RESULTS
10000m Women A
Pos. Name Nat. Time1 VAN LENT Jana BEL 31:32.28 PB2 ZARBO Alessia FRA 31:50.62 PB3 HERBIET Chloé BEL 31:54.06 PB4 DIETERICH Eva GER 31:56.915 PALMERO Elisa ITA 32:05.95 SB6 DEL BUONO Federica ITA 32:12.72 SB7 YILDIRIM Bahar TUR 32:15.78 PB8 BERZOSA Alicia ESP 32:20.49 PB9 NESTOLA Sara ITA 32:21.65 PB10 VERBRUGGEN Hanne BEL 32:35.78 PB11 NAVARRETE Esther ESP 32:36.85 SB12 TABET Célia FRA 32:50.15 SB13 DE LA BIGNE Philippine FRA 32:59.72 SB14 MAÂMOURI Coraline FRA 33:18.13 SB15 CAUNE Agate LAT 33:21.16 SB16 LONEDO Rebecca ITA 33:25.05 SB17 VINDICS-TÓTH Lili Anna HUN 33:34.0718 JULIEN Mélody FRA 33:42.93 SB19 KUTLUK Yonca TUR 33:53.22DNF ATANANE Soukaina (Pacer) MAR
10000m Women B
Pos. Name Nat. Time1 KALIUZHNA Viktoriia UKR 32:30.35 PB2 ÇETO Nursena TUR 32:34.69 PB3 MAZURENKO Mariia UKR 32:49.19 PB4 WARPY Victoria BEL 33:17.08 PB5 SHKURKO Viktoriia UKR 33:17.496 HALABI KABLAN Karawan ISR 33:18.24 PB7 ÖZTÜRK Dilek TUR 33:48.348 AVRAMOVA Devora BUL 33:52.91 PB9 KUNUR Derya TUR 34:02.9310 NYZHNYK Olga UKR 34:04.0211 BREZA Olimpia POL 34:09.3412 MEIER Andrea SUI 34:13.29 SB13 HEYMANN Nele GER 34:33.6414 EICHENBERGER Elena SUI 34:40.15 SB15 BALLA Ntenisa GRE 34:40.95 PB16 ARNAUDO Anna ITA 34:49.16 SB17 WOLHAUSER Romane SUI 34:57.71 PB18 FULGINITI Giulia SUI 35:48.78 SBDNS PÉREZ María José ESP
10000m Women Team CUP
Pos. Name Time1 BELGIUM 1:36:02.122 ITALY 1:36:40.323 FRANCE 1:37:40.494 UKRAINE 1:38:37.035 TÜRKIYE 1:38:38.816 SWITZERLAND 1:43:51.15
MEN’S RESULTS
10000m Men A
Pos. Name Nat. Time1 GIDEY Efrem IRL 27:40.472 GONDOUIN Valentin FRA 27:41.95 SB3 BOUR Felix FRA 27:42.00 SB4 DEBOGNIES Simon BEL 27:48.40 PB5 MENACHO Eduardo ESP 28:05.33 PB6 BEDARD Simon FRA 28:06.72 SB7 GUYON Baptiste FRA 28:09.13 SB8 GUERRA Francesco ITA 28:23.59 SB9 VOIGT Nils GER 28:25.3310 PÉREZ Juan Antonio ESP 28:26.39 SB11 RAMOS Jesús ESP 28:26.89 SB12 LAS HERAS Aarón ESP 28:31.4313 BOULVIN Dorian BEL 28:32.04 PB14 CHIAPPINELLI Yohanes ITA 28:32.67 SB15 LE PALLEC Florian FRA 29:00.69DNF FIFA Ilias ESPDNF KIPROTICH Martin (Pacer) UGADNF FÖRSTER Tom GERDNF EL GOUMRI Othmane (Pacer) MAR
10000m Men B
Pos. Name Nat. Time1 DEFLANDRE Clément BEL 28:30.91 PB2 HASSAOUS Nassim ESP 28:32.79 SB3 URSANO Luca ITA 28:36.06 SB4 MARQUES Miguel POR 28:39.22 PB5 EHRLE Lukas GER 28:40.22 PB6 ALFIERI Luca ITA 28:46.67 SB7 Ó GAILÍN Oisín IRL 29:02.05 SB8 GRIMARD Guillaume BEL 29:03.25 SB9 VESTERHAUG WARNES Vegard NOR 29:11.45 PB10 BALABANOV Ivo BUL 29:15.81 SB11 MANTHORPE Alfie GBR 29:19.52 PB12 FUTSELAAR Frank NED 29:24.20 SB13 KARSAI Gábor HUN 29:32.89 SB14 JOCIS Ugis LAT 29:48.48 SBDNF HINTERNDORFER Timo AUTDNF OUHDA Ahmed ITADNF OUTALHA Mohcin (Pacer) MAR
Men’s 10000m Team Cup
Pos. Name Time1 FRANCE 1:23:30.672 BELGIUM 1:24:51.353 SPAIN 1:24:58.614 ITALY 1:25:32.32
