afterwards he said it was one of his best experiences in cycling. france booked their place in the quarter finals of the euros with a game to spare, after beating belgium 2 1 in rotherham. belgium had levelled france s early goal, but the french quickly responded through griedge mbock to put them back in control. they missed a penalty late on, but by then they d already done enough to win the game and reach the last eight. valentina bergamaschi was italy s saviour, as they scraped a h draw with iceland. the draw means both sides have a fighting chance of making the quarter finals. back to tonight, where it s another clash of home nations, as england take on northern ireland here in southampton. it will mark the end of northern ireland s euros adventure, as they lost their opening two games. but against england, they will want to leave the tournament on a high. it will be tough up against the hosts, though,
and by winning the stage by a8 seconds, he has given british cycling fans a vision of the future. nick parrott, bbc news. in the women s euros, france booked their place in the quarterfinals with a game to spare after beating belgium in rotherham. kadidiatou diani was in the right place to give them an early lead at the new york stadium. but belgium, who drew their opening game with iceland, fought their way back into the game as janice cayman levelled ten minutes before the break. france showed why they re one of the tournament favourites as griedge mbock gave them a 2 1 win, despite wendy rennard missing a late penalty. earlier, italy drew 1 1 with iceland at manchester city s academy stadium. iceland took an early lead, with karolina lea vihalmsdottir scoring after 2.5 minutes. italy equalised just after the hour through valentina bergamaschi. they hit the post, too, but 1 1 was how it finished.
to spare after beating belgium in rotherham. kadidiatou diani was in the right place to give them an early lead at the new york stadium. but belgium, who drew their opening game with iceland, fought their way back into the game as janice cayman levelled ten minutes before the break. france showed why they re one of the tournament favourites as griedge mbock gave them a 2 1 win, despite wendy rennard missing a late penalty. earlier, italy drew 1 1 with iceland at manchester city s academy stadium. iceland took an early lead, with karolina lea vihalmsdottir scoring after 2.5 minutes. italy equalised just after the hour through valentina bergamaschi. they hit the post, too, but 1 1 was how it finished. the draw keeps both sides in with a chance of progressing to the quarterfinals. and that s all the sport for now. more on the website including all the build up to the world athletics championships in oregon, which we ll cover extensively across the bbc tomorrow evening. see you soon.