Massimo Stano's world record and much more. This was the third edition of the European Race Walking Team Championships, a follow-up competition to the European Cup.

After two years, history was rewritten again in Poděbrady, only this time in the men's category. Massimo Stano of Italy walked 35 kilometres in 2:20:43 at the European Race Walking Team Championships, beating Evan Dunfee's world record from the recent event in Dudince by almost a minute.