Greipel wins German national road title

Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) successfully defended his German national road race title, winning the bunch sprint by half a bike length over John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano). Third place went to 19-year-old Phil Bauhaus of Team Stölting.

"I am very, very happy," Greipel said after the race. "The race was not easy, you couldn't really relax. Marcel Sieberg once again prepared the sprint perfectly for me."

He also paid tribute to his teammate and good friend in his first tweet after the race, saying, "Proud to be one more year German champion....thanks to my mate ‪@MarcelSieberg very special moment....‪#nowords"

One of the top favourites in a bunch sprint was not there at the end. Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano) suffered from cramps in the final lap of the circuit course and was not part of the final sprint.

The men were riding 12 laps of the 17.2 km circuit course, for a total of 206.4km. Only minutes after the race started, four riders got away. Mario Vogt (rad-net ROSE), Grischa Janorschke (Team Vorarlberg), Philipp Zwingenberger (KED-Stevens) and Nils Politt (Team Stölting) were subsequently joined by Arne Egner and Christian Mager, both Team Stölting. They rode out a gap of up to five and a half minutes.

When the gap dropped under two minutes, world and national time trial champion Tony Martin moved to the front of the field and attacked. Working slowly but surely, he caught the leading group, 1:15 ahead of the favourites' group.

Martin took three others with him into the penultimate lap, with a gap of 1:08. By the time the final lap started, Martin and Janorschke were alone with 15 seconds, and were soon caught by the ever-smaller field setting up the expected bunch sprint.

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1André Greipel (Lotto Belisol)4:49:51
2John Degenkolb (Team Giant-Shimano)Row 1 - Cell 2
3Phil Bauhaus (Team Stölting)Row 2 - Cell 2
4Alexander Krieger (Team Stuttgart)Row 3 - Cell 2
5Henning Bommel (Rad-Net Rose Team)Row 4 - Cell 2
6Sascha Weber (Veranclassic - Doltcini)Row 5 - Cell 2
7Ralf Matzka (Team NetApp – Endura)Row 6 - Cell 2
8Jasha Sütterlin (Movistar Team)Row 7 - Cell 2
9Willi Willwohl (LKT Team Brandenburg)Row 8 - Cell 2
10Rick Zabel (BMC Racing Team)Row 9 - Cell 2
11Nikodemus Holler (Team Stuttgart)Row 10 - Cell 2
12Marcel Meisen (Kwadro - Stannah)Row 11 - Cell 2
13Matthias Plarre (Leopard Development Team)Row 12 - Cell 2
14Jonas Koch (LKT Team Brandenburg)Row 13 - Cell 2
15Benjamin Edmüller (Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer)Row 14 - Cell 2
16Oliver Mattheis (Team Heizomat)Row 15 - Cell 2
17Eric SÜßemilch (MLP Team Bergstraße)Row 16 - Cell 2
18Daniel Bichlmann (Bike Aid - Ride for Help)Row 17 - Cell 2
19Alexander Grad (Team Heizomat)Row 18 - Cell 2
20Florenz Knauer (Team Heizomat)Row 19 - Cell 2
21Michael Schweizer (Synergy Baku Cycling Project)Row 20 - Cell 2
22Joshua HuppertzRow 21 - Cell 2
23Julian Kern (AG2R La Mondiale)Row 22 - Cell 2
24Florian Bissinger (WSA-Greenlife)Row 23 - Cell 2
25Emanuel Buchmann (Rad-Net Rose Team)Row 24 - Cell 2
26Jonas TenbrockRow 25 - Cell 2
27Roger Kluge (IAM Cycling)Row 26 - Cell 2
28Christian Knees (Team Sky)Row 27 - Cell 2
29Tino Thömel (Team Stuttgart)Row 28 - Cell 2
30Simon NuberRow 29 - Cell 2
31Paul Martens (Belkin-Pro Cycling Team)Row 30 - Cell 2
32Christoph Pfingsten (Cyclingteam de Rijke)Row 31 - Cell 2
33Jan Dieteren (Team Stölting)Row 32 - Cell 2
34Tim Schlichenmaier (MLP Team Bergstraße)Row 33 - Cell 2
35Dominic Klemme (IAM Cycling)Row 34 - Cell 2
36Linus Gerdemann (MTN - Qhubeka)Row 35 - Cell 2
37Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing Team)Row 36 - Cell 2
38Marcel Sieberg (Lotto Belisol)Row 37 - Cell 2
39Felix Dehmel (Team Stölting)Row 38 - Cell 2
40Johannes Frohlinger (Team Giant-Shimano)0:00:06
41Philipp Walsleben (BKCP - Powerplus)Row 40 - Cell 2
42Jens Voigt (Trek Factory Racing)Row 41 - Cell 2
43Andreas Schillinger (Team NetApp – Endura)Row 42 - Cell 2
44Julien Essers (Team Heizomat)Row 43 - Cell 2
45Thomas Koep (Team Stölting)Row 44 - Cell 2
46Simon Geschke (Team Giant-Shimano)Row 45 - Cell 2
47Danilo Hondo (Trek Factory Racing)Row 46 - Cell 2
48Silvio Herklotz (Team Stölting)Row 47 - Cell 2
49Markus Eichler (Team Stölting)0:00:12
50Tony Martin (Omega Pharma - Quick-Step)Row 49 - Cell 2
51Sven Forberger0:00:24
52Lucas Liß (Team Stölting)0:00:28
53Dirk Finders (Josan - To Win Cycling Team)Row 52 - Cell 2
54Arnold Fiek0:00:38
55Benedikt Kendler (Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer)0:00:40
56Mike Egger (MLP Team Bergstraße)Row 55 - Cell 2
57Marco KÖnig (Leopard Development Team)Row 56 - Cell 2
58Lars TeutenbergRow 57 - Cell 2
59Paul Voss (Team NetApp – Endura)0:00:43
60Nikias Arndt (Team Giant-Shimano)0:00:44
61Heinrich Berger0:00:46
62Nils Politt (Team Stölting)0:00:50
63Jan Oelerich (Team Stölting)Row 62 - Cell 2
64Maximilian Werda (Team Stölting)Row 63 - Cell 2
65Frank LÜtters0:00:58
66Holger BurkhardtRow 65 - Cell 2
67Jonathan Dinkler0:01:02
68Max Walscheid (Team Stölting)0:01:06
69Jan Droste (Team Heizomat)Row 68 - Cell 2
70Andre Niklas Benoit (Team Kuota)Row 69 - Cell 2
71Ole QuastRow 70 - Cell 2
72Robert Retschke (Team Kuota)0:01:18
73Dominic Weinstein (Rad-Net Rose Team)0:01:33
74Andreas Stauff (MTN - Qhubeka)0:01:52
75Tim Gebauer (Team Stölting)Row 74 - Cell 2
76Stefan Schafer (LKT Team Brandenburg)0:01:55
77Carl Soballa (LKT Team Brandenburg)Row 76 - Cell 2
78Michael Schwarzmann (Team NetApp – Endura)0:02:08
79Philipp Lesche0:03:10
80Maximilian FriesingerRow 79 - Cell 2
81Nico DenzRow 80 - Cell 2
82Tobias Knaup (LKT Team Brandenburg)Row 81 - Cell 2
83Daniel Klemme (Synergy Baku Cycling Project)Row 82 - Cell 2
84Konrad Geßner0:05:13
85Fabian Schormair (Team Heizomat)Row 84 - Cell 2
86Lukas LöerRow 85 - Cell 2
87Ruben Zepuntke (Bissell Development Team)Row 86 - Cell 2
88Nils Schomber (Rad-Net Rose Team)Row 87 - Cell 2
89Maximilian Schachmann (Development Team Giant-Shimano)0:06:17
90Marco Mathis (Rad-Net Rose Team)Row 89 - Cell 2
91Theo Reinhardt (Rad-Net Rose Team)Row 90 - Cell 2
92Matthias FriedemannRow 91 - Cell 2
93Mario Vogt (Rad-Net Rose Team)0:08:32
94Christian Mager (Team Stölting)Row 93 - Cell 2
95Grischa Janorschke (Team Vorarlberg)Row 94 - Cell 2
96Fabian GenuitRow 95 - Cell 2
97Philipp Sohn0:10:06
98Joschka BeckRow 97 - Cell 2
99Felix Intra (Rad-Net Rose Team)Row 98 - Cell 2
100Dominik MerseburgRow 99 - Cell 2
101Sascha StarkerRow 100 - Cell 2
102Felix HötteRow 101 - Cell 2
103Richard Stockhausen (Bike Aid - Ride for Help)Row 102 - Cell 2
104Jan Brockhoff (Development Team Giant-Shimano)Row 103 - Cell 2
105Marcel Kittel (Team Giant-Shimano)0:10:11
106Patrick Lechner (Bike Aid - Ride for Help)0:12:02
107Benjamin StauderRow 106 - Cell 2
108Robert Da Costa MeiraRow 107 - Cell 2
109Philipp ZwingenbergerRow 108 - Cell 2
110Fabian DannerRow 109 - Cell 2
111Adrian AuerbacherRow 110 - Cell 2
112Alexander NordhoffRow 111 - Cell 2
113Florian KretschyRow 112 - Cell 2
114Lorenz FiegeRow 113 - Cell 2
115Lucas CarstensenRow 114 - Cell 2
116Dennis KlemmeRow 115 - Cell 2
117Fabian Brintrup (Rad-Net Rose Team)Row 116 - Cell 2
118Max ValteyRow 117 - Cell 2
119Benedikt BeckerRow 118 - Cell 2
120Nick MöllerRow 119 - Cell 2
121Stefan GaebelRow 120 - Cell 2
122Yannick Mayer (Bike Aid - Ride for Help)Row 121 - Cell 2
123Michael Kurth (Team Kuota)Row 122 - Cell 2
124Marius JessenbergerRow 123 - Cell 2
125Michel Koch (Cannondale)Row 124 - Cell 2
126Christoph Springer (Team Vorarlberg)Row 125 - Cell 2
127Fabian Schnaidt (Team Vorarlberg)Row 126 - Cell 2
128Tim Reske (LKT Team Brandenburg)Row 127 - Cell 2
129Fabian Bruno (MLP Team Bergstraße)Row 128 - Cell 2
130Fabio Nappa (MLP Team Bergstraße)Row 129 - Cell 2
131Peter ClaussRow 130 - Cell 2
132Erik Bothe (MLP Team Bergstraße)Row 131 - Cell 2
133Daniel Westmattelmann (Team Kuota)Row 132 - Cell 2
134Felix DonathRow 133 - Cell 2
135Florian Nowak (Team Stuttgart)Row 134 - Cell 2
136Max Walsleben (Team Stuttgart)Row 135 - Cell 2
137Patrick NaglerRow 136 - Cell 2
138Moritz Schaffner (Rad-Net Rose Team)0:14:14

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