Franziska Koch scores first German time trial title after double road race victories

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Koch puts 26 seconds into Antonia Niedermaier whilst Lisa Klein takes third

AARBURG, SWITZERLAND - JUNE 20: Franziska Koch of Germany and Team FDJ United - SUEZ competes during the 89th Tour de Suisse 2026, Stage 4 a 23.7km individual time trial stage from Aarburg to Aarburg / #UCIWT / on June 20, 2026 in Aarburg, Switzerland. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Koch in action at the Tour de Suisse (Image credit: Getty Images)
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Franziska Koch (FDJ United-Suez) scored her first elite women's time trial title at the German Road Championships on Friday, adding TT gold to her two road race victories from 2025 and 2024.

Koch, who won Paris-Roubaix Femmes earlier this year, powered round the 26.2km course in Streufdorf 26 seconds faster than second-placed Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon-SRAM) to take the victory.

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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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