Irene Schouten is in top form this season.
Ⓒ HH/ANP
For Irene Schouten, the European Championship distances started very well. De Andijkse, who has been in the shape of her life all season, raced in a time of 3.56.62 to European gold. The silver went to Antoinette de Jong and Francesca Lollobrigida took the bronze.