German National Championships: Franziska Koch wins from break to add third consecutive road race title to time trial glory

SONDRIO, ITALY - JUNE 17: Franziska Koch of Germany and Team FDJ United - SUEZ competes in the chase group during the 10th Tour de Suisse Women 2026, Stage 1 a 109.3km stage from Sondrio to Sondrio / #UCIWWT / on June 17, 2026 in Sondrio, Italy. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Franziska Koch (FDJ United-Suez) in action at Tour de Suisse Women (Image credit: Getty Images)

Franziska Koch (FDJ United-Suez) made it three in a row in the road race at the German Road Championships, after scoring her first women's time trial title yesterday in Bad Liebenstein.

In a similar scenario to her two previous victories, Koch came out on top from a five-rider breakaway, which included Liane Lippert (Movistar), Nele Laing and the Canyon-SRAM duo of Antonia Niedermaier and Justina Czapla.

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Position

Rider (Country) Team

Time Gap

01

Franziska Koch (Ger) FDJ United-SUEZ

03:07:43

02

Liane Lippert (Ger) Movistar Team

Row 1 - Cell 2

03

Justyna Czapla (Ger) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto

Row 2 - Cell 2

04

Nele Laing (Ger)

00:00:02

05

Antonia Niedermaier (Ger) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto

00:00:02

06

Linda Riedmann (Ger) Lotto-Intermarché

00:01:41

07

Clara Jäger (Ger) Lkt-Team

00:01:41

08

Maria Rosa Klöser (Ger) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto

00:01:41

09

Karoline Goldschmidt (Ger) Rembe | Rad-Net Women

00:01:43

10

Laura Süßemilch (Ger) Rembe | Rad-Net Women

00:04:26

Lyne has been involved in professional cycling for more than 15 years in both news reporting and sports marketing. She founded Podium Insight in 2008, quickly becoming a trusted source for news of the North American professional cycling world. She was the first to successfully use social media to consistently provide timely and live race updates for all fans. She is proud to have covered men's and women's news equally during her tenure at the helm of the site. Her writing has appeared on Cyclingnews and other news sites. 

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