England team selected for European Under 20 Trofeo Opitergium Road Race

England Athletics is delighted to announce the team selected to compete at the European Under 20 Road Race at the Trofeo Opitergium on 1 May.

The race will see the England teams competing against some of Europe's best Under 20 athletes in a team competition over 5k and 10k. The race takes place in the beautiful Italian town of Oderzo in Italy and has become a regular fixture for England teams over the past few years. In 2024 the England women won their 5k team event and the men took bronze in the 10k team event.

Women

• Lucy Wilkinson (Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow AC, Shireen Higgins)
• Isla Porter (Lincioln Wellington AC, Marc Thorpe)
• Charlotte Dillon (Houghton Harriers and AC, Lynn Cooper)
• Freya Bradley (Yate and District AC / Westbury Harriers, Neil Miller)

Men

• Matthew Pickering (Aldershot, Farnham and District AC, Mick Woods)
• Fionn O'Murchu (Chichester Runners and AC, Ian Kipromo / self)
• Thomas Webb (Wells City Harriers, Jodie Swallow)
• Owen Smith (Aldershot, Farnham and District AC, Mick Woods)

The team will be supported by Team Leader Hayley Hemmings and Team Coach Spencer Duval.

Matthew Pickering winning the U20 national XC: photo by Graham Smith