First pro win for Knees

Team Milram' Christian Knees has achieved his first pro victory at Rund um Köln in Germany on Sunday, April 16, where only 25 of the 174 starters finished. The 25 year-old broke away in a four-men group with nine kilometres to go and rode the finale in front, finished four seconds off second-placed David Kopp (Gerolsteiner).

"I'm of course very happy about this victory, because it's my first as a pro," Knees said after the race. "I've worked towards this for a long time. It's especially great because I'm on home turf - I live only 30 kilometres from here. The podium ceremony was wonderful, but the most beautiful moment was when I passed that finish line. A dream came true for me today."

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