Fabian Wegmann of Garmin-Barracuda won his third German national road title. He took the sprint of a three-man group, with Linus Gerdemann (RadioShack-Nissan) second and Julian Kern of Leopard Trek Continental third.
Wegmann, 32, had previously won the title in 2007 and 2008. It was his first win this season, and in fact his first win since May 2010.
The race featured 19 laps of a 10.5km circuit course. On only the second lap, an escape group formed containing not only Kern but such big names as Jens Voigt, Danilo Hondo and Marcel Kittel. With about 60 km to go, Wegmann, Gerdemann, Andre Greipel, and Paul Martens, amongst others, joined them.
With only four laps to go, Wegmann, Gerdemann, Kern and Martens attacked out of the group and quickly built up a lead. Martens was unable to stay with the others. Wegmann proved to have the best legs on the uphill finale.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabian Wegmann (Garmin-Barracuda) | 4:54:26 |
| 2 | Linus Gerdemann (RadioShack-Nissan) | 0:00:01 |
| 3 | Julian Kern (Leopard - Trek Continental Team) | 0:00:03 |
| 4 | Paul Martens (Rabobank Cycling Team) | 0:01:02 |
| 5 | Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing) | 0:02:30 |
| 6 | Stefan Schumacher (Christina Watches) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Mario Vogt (Team Specialized Concept Store) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Danilo Hondo (Lampre - ISD) | 0:04:24 |
| 9 | Marcel Sieberg (Lotto Belisol Team) | 0:04:30 |
| 10 | André Greipel (Lotto Belisol Team) | 0:04:38 |
| 11 | Jan Dieteren (Raiko Stölting) | 0:04:58 |
| 12 | Matthias Friedemann (Champion System Pro Cycling Team) | 0:06:33 |
| 13 | Alexander Gottfried (Nutrixxion Abus) | 0:06:36 |
| 14 | Paul Voß (Endura Racing) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Stefan Schäfer (Team NSP Ghost) | 0:13:06 |
| 16 | Ruben Zepuntke (Continental-Team Rabobank) | 0:13:07 |
| 17 | Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Nissan) | 0:13:08 |
| 18 | Markus Fothen (Team NSP Ghost) | 0:15:18 |
| 19 | Jan Oelerich (Raiko Stölting) | 0:15:19 |
| 20 | Fabio Nappa (Team Specialized Concept Store) | 0:15:22 |
| 21 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Team Argos-Shimano) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Markus Eichler (Team Netapp) | 0:15:23 |
| 23 | Alexander Krieger (Team Heizomat) | 0:32:27 |
| 24 | Andreas Schillinger (Team Netapp) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Fabian Schnaidt (Team Specialized Concept Store) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Michel Koch (LKT Team Brandenburg) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Florian Bissinger (Team Vorarlberg) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Nikodemus Holler (Team Specialized Concept Store) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Dirk Müller (Nutrixxion Abus) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Emanuel Buchmann (Team Specialized Concept Store) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Daniel Klemme (SC Wiedenbrück 2000) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Matthias Bertling (Team Eddy-Merckx-Indeland) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Marius Jessenberger (Team Heizomat) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Sebastian Baldauf (RSC Kempten) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Alex Schmitt (Nutrixxion Abus) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Christoph Springer (Team Specialized Concept Store) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Frank Dreßler-Lehnhof (Continental Cyclingteam CCI Di) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Jacob Fiedler (Team NSP Ghost) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Dominic Klemme (Team Argos-Shimano) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Rüdiger Selig (Katusha Team) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 42 | Michael Schweizer (Nutrixxion Abus) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Jonas Schmeiser (Team NSP Ghost) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Steffen Radochla (Team NSP Ghost) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Stefan Gaebel (RSV Speiche) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Harry Kraft (Athletik Club 1892 Weinheim) | 0:33:29 |
| 47 | Rick Zabel (Continental-Team Rabobank) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Jan-Niklas Droste (Radsport Rhein-Neckar) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Marten Klöpping (Raiko Stölting) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 50 | Manuel Straub (Team Heizomat) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| 51 | Hannes Baumgarten (RSV Irschenberg) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| 52 | Marcel Fischer (Bad Doberaner SV 90) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Robert Retschke (Team Eddy-Merckx-Indeland) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 54 | Stefan Zeidler (RSG Muldental Grimma) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| 55 | Felix Dehmel (Raiko Stölting) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Michael Schweizer (Harvestehuder RSV v. 1909) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 57 | Mathias Wiele (RC Kleinmachnow) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| 58 | Raphael Freienstein (Team Heizomat) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| 59 | Robin Eckmann (California Giant Cycling Team) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| 60 | Karsten Volkmann (Team Isaac Torgau) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Michael Kurth (Team Eddy-Merckx-Indeland) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 62 | Christian Grasmann (RSV Irschenberg) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| 63 | Grischa Jan Niermann (Rabobank Cycling Team) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
| 64 | Benjamin Edmüller (ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndor) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
| 65 | Daniel Westmattelmann (Team Eddy-Merckx-Indeland) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| 66 | Sergej Fuchs (Team NSP Ghost) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
| 67 | Bert Grabsch (Omega Pharma - QuickStep) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| 68 | David Rösch (Team ATLAS Personal - Jakroo) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| 69 | Robert Bengsch (Berliner TSC) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| 70 | Grischa Janorschke (Team Netapp) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
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