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

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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Pos	Rider	Time
1	Franziska Koch (Ger)	2.3587962962962963E-2
2	Antonia Niedermaier (Ger)	2.388888888888889E-2
3	Lisa Klein (Ger)	2.4421296296296295E-2
4	Corinna Lechner (Ger)	2.4571759259259258E-2
5	Katharina Palm (Ger)	2.4594907407407409E-2
6	Stephanie Meder (Ger)	2.462962962962963E-2
7	Mieke Kröger (Ger)	2.4699074074074075E-2
8	Helena Bieber (Ger)	2.4826388888888887E-2
9	Karoline Goldschmidt (Ger)	2.5115740740740741E-2
10	Franziska Brauße (Ger)	2.5266203703703704E-2
11	Inka Tulowitzki (Ger)	2.5416666666666667E-2
12	Aileen Schweikart (Ger)	2.5578703703703704E-2
13	Isabella Bertold (Ger)	2.5868055555555554E-2
14	Anna Erlmeier (Ger)	2.5902777777777778E-2
15	Fabienne Jährig (Ger)	2.6099537037037036E-2
16	Selma Lantzsch (Ger)	2.6400462962962962E-2
17	Katharina Julia Hinz (Ger)	2.644675925925926E-2
18	Fenja Gerpott (Ger)	2.644675925925926E-2
19	Mara Becker (Ger)	2.6481481481481481E-2
20	Linda Riedmann (Ger)	2.6643518518518518E-2
21	Birgit Stegmeier (Ger)	2.6655092592592591E-2
22	Lena Charlotte Reißner (Ger)	2.6851851851851852E-2
23	Paula Thieme (Ger)	2.6851851851851852E-2
24	Amélie Hild (Fra)	2.7071759259259261E-2
25	Ilsa Beig (Ger)	2.7118055555555555E-2
26	Lisa Strothmann (Ger)	2.7199074074074073E-2
27	Marie Lagershausen (Ger)	2.7222222222222221E-2
28	Sarah Hahn (Ger)	2.7233796296296298E-2
29	Melina Fritz (Ger)	2.7453703703703702E-2
30	Amy Addlesee (GBr)	2.7453703703703702E-2
31	Clara Wüsten (Ger)	2.7627314814814816E-2
32	Marla Sigmund (Ger)	2.7662037037037037E-2
33	Marie Bendszus (Ger)	2.7766203703703703E-2
34	Heidi Harting (Ger)	2.7939814814814813E-2
35	Victoria Stelling (Ger)	2.8113425925925927E-2
36	Mira Winkelhag (Ger)	2.8148148148148148E-2
37	Luisa Krüger (Ger)	2.8530092592592593E-2
38	Lena Marie Krohn (Ger)	2.8541666666666667E-2
39	Julia Klein (Ger)	2.9027777777777777E-2
40	Stefanie Lipsky (Ger)	2.9097222222222222E-2
41	Maya Miller (Ger)	2.9467592592592594E-2
42	Vanessa Helen Nieminen (Ger)	2.9652777777777778E-2
43	Meike Kohlenberger (Ger)	2.9664351851851851E-2
44	Yasmin Anstruther (Ger)	3.0046296296296297E-2
45	Claudia Marek (Ger)	3.3611111111111112E-2
DNS	Hannah Charlotte Frickenhelm (Ger)	Row 45 - Cell 2

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