Nils Politt reclaims German time trial title as narrow margins separate stacked podium

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Max Walscheid second, Jasha Sütterlin third on 41km course in Streufdorf

UAE Team Emirates-XRG's German rider Nils Politt competes during the fourth stage, a 23.7 km time trial from Aarburg to Aarburg, at the Men's Tour of Switzerland (Tour de Suisse) cycling race in Aarburg, Switzerland, on June 20, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
Nils Politt in a TT earlier this year (Image credit: Getty Images)
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UAE Team Emirates-XRG's Nils Politt reclaimed the elite men's time trial title at the German Road Championships on Friday morning in a tight race that saw the podium separated by only two seconds.

Politt won by only a second on the 41km course in Streufdorf, only narrowly beating Max Walscheid (Lidl-Trek). Third-placed Jasha Sütterlin (Jayco AlUla) was also incredibly close, only two seconds down.

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Matilda is an NCTJ-qualified journalist based in the UK who joined Cyclingnews in March 2025. Prior to that, she worked as the Racing News Editor at GCN, and extensively as a freelancer contributing to Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Velo, Rouleur, Escape Collective, Red Bull and more. She has reported on the ground at all of the biggest events on the calendar, including the men's and women's Tours de France, the Giro d'Italia, the Vuelta a Espana, the Spring Classics and the World Championships. She has particular experience and expertise in women's cycling, and women's sport in general. She is a graduate of modern languages and sports journalism.

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