Trixi Worrack's having a pretty solid 2005 so far(Image credit: Joel Roberts)
Bert Grabsch (Columbia-Highroad).
World TIme Trial champion Bert Grabsch stormed through the German championship course to take home his national title. The Columbia-Highroad rider bested his own teammate, Tony Martin by just 11 seconds. Saxo Bank's Jens Voigt rounded out the podium at 1'16 behind the winner.
In the women's race, Equipe Nuernberger's Trixi Worrack squeaked out the win just four seconds ahead of Columbia-Highroad's Judith Arndt. In a surprising twist, sprinter Ina Teutenberg took the final podium spot ahead of former world TT champion Hanka Kupfernagel.
'We haven’t had many sprinters in the team in the past but when we have, they’ve been pretty successful, so hopefully Sam can continue that history' says Director of Racing Geraint Thomas