Kröger wins German time trial title
Velocio-SRAM sweep the podium with Brennauer second and Worrack third


Meike Kröger took an upset win in the German women’s national time trial championships, beating world champion Lisa Brennauer by 38 seconds, claiming the title with a time of 39:37.73. Third place went to Trixi Worrack, 53 seconds down. All three women ride for Velocio-SRAM.
Brennauer, reigning world and German champion, was the overwhelming favourite going into the race, which was two laps of the 15km circuit course. Only two seconds down at the halfway point, she steadily lost time on the second lap.
Kröger, 22, started as fourth last and consistently put in a strong time. She led at the halfway point with a time of 19:36, with Brennauer unable to match that time. Kröger remained strong on the closing lap, while Brennauer faded.
It was the first win of the season for the young German. She finished fourth in the national time trial last year and won the U23 European title.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Mieke Kröger (Ger) Velocio-SRAM | 0:39:37 |
2 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Velocio-SRAM | 0:00:38 |
3 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Velocio-SRAM | 0:00:53 |
4 | Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Rusvelo | 0:01:06 |
5 | Stephanie Pohl (Ger) | 0:02:04 |
6 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Hitec Products | 0:02:29 |
7 | Adelheid Schütz (Ger) VC Corona W | 0:02:30 |
8 | Corinna Lechner (Ger) | 0:02:40 |
9 | Gudrun Stock (Ger) | 0:03:16 |
10 | Elena Büchler (Ger) | 0:03:19 |
11 | Clara Koppenburg (Ger) | 0:03:26 |
12 | Katharina Venjakob (Ger) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Dorothee Lorch (Ger) | 0:03:32 |
14 | Lisa Klein (Ger) | 0:03:39 |
15 | Claudia Häusler (Ger) | 0:03:41 |
16 | Romy Kasper (Ger) | 0:03:47 |
17 | Sam Sandten (Ger) | 0:03:53 |
18 | Larissa Kleinmann (Ger) | 0:04:00 |
19 | Franziska Banzer (Ger) | 0:04:06 |
20 | Beate Zanner (Ger) | 0:04:19 |
21 | Tatjana Paller (Ger) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Ronja Köckerling (Ger) | 0:04:22 |
23 | Jacqueline Dietrich (Ger) | 0:04:34 |
24 | Lisa Küllmer (Ger) | 0:04:49 |
25 | Jessica Lambracht (Ger) | 0:04:50 |
26 | Stefanie Paul (Ger) | 0:05:00 |
27 | Luisa Kattinger (Ger) | 0:05:01 |
28 | Wiebke Rodieck (Ger) | 0:05:05 |
29 | Madeleine Ortmüller (Ger) | 0:05:12 |
30 | Stefanie Meizer (Ger) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Theres Klein (Ger) | 0:05:21 |
32 | Lena Köckerling (Ger) | 0:05:38 |
33 | Heike Noever (Ger) | 0:05:51 |
34 | Christina Koep (Ger) | 0:06:07 |
35 | Carolin Dietmann (Ger) | 0:06:13 |
36 | Sarah Scharbach (Ger) | 0:06:20 |
37 | Ellen Heiny (Ger) | 0:06:25 |
38 | Liv-Susanne Bachmann (Ger) | 0:06:48 |
39 | Yvonne Fiedler (Ger) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Sofie Mangertseder (Ger) | 0:07:10 |
41 | Jasmin Rebmann (Ger) | 0:07:14 |
42 | Annika Wohlfahrt (Ger) | 0:07:21 |
43 | Nadja Hasenstab (Ger) | 0:07:23 |
44 | Johanna Peters (Ger) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Alina Lange (Ger) | 0:07:36 |
46 | Claudia Alfes (Ger) | 0:07:51 |
47 | Dana Wagner (Ger) | 0:07:53 |
48 | Sonja Ludwig (Ger) | 0:08:39 |
49 | Sandra Klotz (Ger) | 0:08:53 |
50 | Ulrike Baetz (Ger) | 0:08:54 |
51 | Stephanie Hermann (Ger) | 0:09:04 |
52 | Julia Deuerlein (Ger) | 0:09:17 |
53 | Sonja Rau (Ger) | 0:09:45 |
54 | Nina Schulz (Ger) | 0:11:59 |
55 | Kerstin Schulz (Ger) | 0:12:18 |
56 | Hannah Scheffler (Ger) | 0:13:03 |
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