Greipel sprints to German national title

Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) wins the German title for the third time

Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) wins the German title for the third time (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) won the battle of the sprinters in the German national road race in Erfurt, claiming his third national title. Max Walscheid (Giant-Alpecin) was second and Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep) third.

The flat course in and around Erfurt was an obvious invitation for a bunch sprint finish. 200 riders took to the start, although both Greipel and Kittel had only one helper each – Marcel Sieberg for Greipel, and Tony Martin for Kittel.

Martin went to work early, leading the race and pushing a very high tempo, to decimate the field as far as possible. It wasn’t until the sixth of 11 laps of the circuit course that a group got away. But with Greipel and Martin in that group, the rest of the field couldn’t let it go and caught them again. No further attacks were successful, and a large group came to the finish.

Greipel stayed with Sieberg, who went into the wind early, and then looked for Kittel’s rear wheel. "John Degenkolb opened the sprint about 400 meters before the finish line and I was on his wheel and then I sprinted for it too," the winner said.

The second place would have been quite an accomplishment for Walscheid under any circumstances, but this silver medal is a special one. He was one of six Giant-Alpecin riders to have been seriously injured in training camp accident in January. Suffering a broken hand and tibia, he was the last of the group to return to training and this was only his fourth race of the year.

"For a few months after the accident I was not sure if I could ride a bike in the race, so this is a good day," he said.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal4:32:49
2Max Walscheid (Ger) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 1 - Cell 2
3Marcel Kittel (Ger) Etixx - Quick-StepRow 2 - Cell 2
4Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Rad-Net Rose TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 4 - Cell 2
6Konrad Geßner (Ger)Row 5 - Cell 2
7Willi Willwohl (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 6 - Cell 2
8Alexander Krieger (Ger) Leopard Pro CyclingRow 7 - Cell 2
9Florian Tenbruck (Ger)Row 8 - Cell 2
10Marco Mathis (Ger) Rad-Net Rose TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Aaron Grosser (Ger) Team Sauerland Nrw p/b Henley & PartnersRow 10 - Cell 2
12Jonas Koch (Ger) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Jannik Steimle (Ger) Team Felbermayr Simplon WelsRow 12 - Cell 2
14John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 13 - Cell 2
15Patrick Lechner (Ger) Stradalli - Bike AidRow 14 - Cell 2
16Florian Bissinger (Ger) WSA - GreenlifeRow 15 - Cell 2
17Hermann Keller (Ger)Row 16 - Cell 2
18John Mandrysch (Ger) Christina Jewelry Pro CyclingRow 17 - Cell 2
19Nikodemus Holler (Ger) Stradalli - Bike AidRow 18 - Cell 2
20Robert Muller (Ger) Team HeizomatRow 19 - Cell 2
21Nathan Müller (Ger) Team HeizomatRow 20 - Cell 2
22Nico Brenner (Ger)Row 21 - Cell 2
23Joshua Huppertz (Ger) Team Kuota-LottoRow 22 - Cell 2
24Rudiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 23 - Cell 2
25Florian Obersteiner (Ger)Row 24 - Cell 2
26Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Nico Denz (Ger) AG2R La MondialeRow 26 - Cell 2
28Timon Loderer (Ger)Row 27 - Cell 2
29Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 28 - Cell 2
30Stefan Schneider (Ger) Team Sauerland Nrw p/b Henley & PartnersRow 29 - Cell 2
31Joschka Beck (Ger) Stradalli - Bike AidRow 30 - Cell 2
32Erik Kohler (Ger)Row 31 - Cell 2
33Jakob Heni (Ger)Row 32 - Cell 2
34Moritz Malcharek (Ger)Row 33 - Cell 2
35Marek Bosniatzki (Ger)Row 34 - Cell 2
36Christoph Schweizer (Ger) Team Sauerland Nrw p/b Henley & PartnersRow 35 - Cell 2
37Christopher Heider (Ger)Row 36 - Cell 2
38Luca Niederlag (Ger)Row 37 - Cell 2
39Fabian Schormair (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 38 - Cell 2
40Fabian Fritz (Ger) Team Sauerland Nrw p/b Henley & PartnersRow 39 - Cell 2
41Silvio Herklotz (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 40 - Cell 2
42Lukas Löer (Ger) Team Kuota-LottoRow 41 - Cell 2
43Victor Brück (Ger)Row 42 - Cell 2
44Pascal Treubel (Ger) Team HeizomatRow 43 - Cell 2
45Dario Rapps (Ger) Team Kuota-LottoRow 44 - Cell 2
46Georg Loef (Ger) Christina Jewelry Pro CyclingRow 45 - Cell 2
47Manuel Porzner (Ger) Team Vorarlberg0:00:12
48Jonas Tenbruck (Ger)Row 47 - Cell 2
49Moritz Fußnegger (Ger) Christina Jewelry Pro CyclingRow 48 - Cell 2
50Christian Koch (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 49 - Cell 2
51Paul Voss (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 50 - Cell 2
52Daniel Bichlmann (Ger) Stradalli - Bike AidRow 51 - Cell 2
53Matthias Schnapka (Ger) Stradalli - Bike AidRow 52 - Cell 2
54Felix Intra (Ger) Team Sauerland Nrw p/b Henley & PartnersRow 53 - Cell 2
55Marvin Kötting (Ger) Team Sauerland Nrw p/b Henley & PartnersRow 54 - Cell 2
56Andreas Schreier (Ger)Row 55 - Cell 2
57Simon Laib (Ger)0:00:16
58Gabriel Ossyra (Ger)0:00:18
59Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin0:00:19
60Max Kanter (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 59 - Cell 2
61Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto SoudalRow 60 - Cell 2
62Sandro Kuhmel (Ger)Row 61 - Cell 2
63Robert Wagner (Ger) Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:00:23
64Patrick Haller (Ger) Rad-Net Rose Team0:00:25
65Laurin Winter (Ger) Team HeizomatRow 64 - Cell 2
66Mario Vogt (Ger) Rad-Net Rose TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Thomas Lienert (Ger)Row 66 - Cell 2
68Sven Reutter (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 67 - Cell 2
69Lennard Kämna (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 68 - Cell 2
70Luca Henn (Ger) Team Kuota-LottoRow 69 - Cell 2
71Martin Salmon (Ger)Row 70 - Cell 2
72Marcel Meisen (Ger) Team Kuota-LottoRow 71 - Cell 2
73Martin Gluth (Ger)Row 72 - Cell 2
74Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:00:29
75Raffael Freienstein (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto0:00:31
76Johannes Heider (Ger)0:00:33
77Nils Politt (Ger) Team Katusha0:00:35
78Sebastian Wotschke (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg0:00:38
79Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La MondialeRow 78 - Cell 2
80Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Team RothRow 79 - Cell 2
81Max Wörner (Ger)Row 80 - Cell 2
82Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 81 - Cell 2
83Lucas Carstensen (Ger)Row 82 - Cell 2
84Carl Soballa (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 83 - Cell 2
85Jonas Härtig (Ger) Team Sauerland Nrw p/b Henley & PartnersRow 84 - Cell 2
86Johannes Schinnagel (Ger) Team Felbermayr Simplon WelsRow 85 - Cell 2
87Frederik Dombrowski (Ger) Team Kuota-LottoRow 86 - Cell 2
88Jasper Frahm (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 87 - Cell 2
89Leon R. Rohde (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 88 - Cell 2
90Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:00:48
91Alexander Weifenbach (Ger)0:00:58
92Thomas Koep (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 91 - Cell 2
93Jonathan Dinkler (Ger)Row 92 - Cell 2
94Louis Leinau (Ger) Team Sauerland Nrw p/b Henley & PartnersRow 93 - Cell 2
95Stefan Gaebel (Ger)Row 94 - Cell 2
96Fabian Danner (Ger)Row 95 - Cell 2
97Jonas Tenbrock (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 96 - Cell 2
98Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 97 - Cell 2
99Toni Franz (Ger)Row 98 - Cell 2
100Julian Schulze (Ger) Christina Jewelry Pro CyclingRow 99 - Cell 2
101Lukas Meiler (Ger) Team VorarlbergRow 100 - Cell 2
102Maximilian Beyer (Ger) Rad-Net Rose TeamRow 101 - Cell 2
103Dorian Lübbers (Ger) Team HeizomatRow 102 - Cell 2
104Jonas Rapp (Ger) Team HeizomatRow 103 - Cell 2
105Tobias Knaup (Ger) Team Kuota-LottoRow 104 - Cell 2
106Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Kuota-LottoRow 105 - Cell 2
107Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Kuota-LottoRow 106 - Cell 2
108Sébastian Baldauf (Ger) Hrinkow Advarica CycleangteamRow 107 - Cell 2
109Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 108 - Cell 2
110Robert Kessler (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 109 - Cell 2
111Aaron Krauss (Ger) Team Heizomat0:01:21
112Moritz Backofen (Ger) Team Kuota-LottoRow 111 - Cell 2
113Lars Bartlau (Ger)0:01:28
114Yannick Mayer (Ger) Veranclassic-Ago0:01:34
115Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-AlpecinRow 114 - Cell 2
116Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:01:46
117Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Wanty - Groupe Gobert0:01:51
118Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Stölting Service GroupRow 117 - Cell 2
119Raven Lübbers (Ger)0:01:55
120Victor Müller (Ger) Team Sauerland Nrw p/b Henley & PartnersRow 119 - Cell 2
121Christian Mager (Ger) Stölting Service Group0:02:06
122Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 180:02:10
123Yannik Stehlin (Ger)0:03:06
124Tony Martin (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step0:03:16
125Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Klein ConstantiaRow 124 - Cell 2
126Tobias Magdeburg (Ger)0:03:27
127Malte Jürß (Ger)Row 126 - Cell 2
128Alexander Meier (Ger) Hrinkow Advarica Cycleangteam0:04:31
129Jan Brockhoff (Ger) Leopard Pro Cycling0:05:12
130Sascha Damrow (Ger)0:06:34
131Jan Tschernoster (Ger) Rad-Net Rose Team0:07:54
132Florian Stork (Ger) Team Sauerland Nrw p/b Henley & Partners0:09:52
133Philipp Sohn (Ger)Row 132 - Cell 2
134Yannic Maus (Ger)Row 133 - Cell 2
135Martin Bauer (Ger)0:09:53
DNFChristoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Argon 18Row 135 - Cell 2
DNFArnold Fiek (Ger) Christina Jewelry Pro CyclingRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFKai Kautz (Ger) Christina Jewelry Pro CyclingRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFFlorian Nowak (Ger) Christina Jewelry Pro CyclingRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFAndy Beran (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFLeon Berger (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFMarcel Franz (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFFranz Schiewer (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFLucas Liß (Ger) Rad-Net Rose TeamRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFTimo Schäfer (Ger) Stradalli - Bike AidRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFSimon Redmers (Ger) Team HeizomatRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFPhilipp Zwingenberger (Ger) Team HeizomatRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFJulian Braun (Ger) Team Kuota-LottoRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFFelix Drumm (Ger) Team Kuota-LottoRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFChristopher Hatz (Ger) Team Kuota-LottoRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFRichard Weinzheimer (Ger) Team Kuota-LottoRow 150 - Cell 2
DNFJulius Domnick (Ger) Team Sauerland Nrw p/b Henley & PartnersRow 151 - Cell 2
DNFJoann Leinau (Ger) Team Sauerland Nrw p/b Henley & PartnersRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFAndre Fonseca (Ger)Row 153 - Cell 2
DNFMarcel Fischer (Ger)Row 154 - Cell 2
DNFPascal Husterer (Ger)Row 155 - Cell 2
DNFChristoph Hench (Ger)Row 156 - Cell 2
DNFLukas Von Coelln (Ger)Row 157 - Cell 2
DNFMarcel Weber (Ger)Row 158 - Cell 2
DNFMarco Barke (Ger)Row 159 - Cell 2
DNFRaphael Bertschinger (Ger)Row 160 - Cell 2
DNFLorenz Tegl (Ger)Row 161 - Cell 2
DNFErik Schubert (Ger)Row 162 - Cell 2
DNFRick Ampler (Ger)Row 163 - Cell 2
DNFFlorian Gindhart (Ger)Row 164 - Cell 2
DNFRobert Jägeler (Ger)Row 165 - Cell 2
DNFTim Becker (Ger)Row 166 - Cell 2
DNFBenedikt Becker (Ger)Row 167 - Cell 2
DNFBastian Becker (Ger)Row 168 - Cell 2
DNFLeon Echtermann (Ger)Row 169 - Cell 2
DNFMoritz Horn (Ger)Row 170 - Cell 2
DNFPhilipp Küllmer (Ger)Row 171 - Cell 2
DNFTobias Ohlenschläger (Ger)Row 172 - Cell 2
DNFFrederik Hähnel (Ger)Row 173 - Cell 2
DNFFlorian Kretschy (Ger)Row 174 - Cell 2
DNFTim Reske (Ger)Row 175 - Cell 2
DNFLukas Steidten (Ger)Row 176 - Cell 2
DNFMatthias Wiele (Ger)Row 177 - Cell 2
DNFDominik Bauer (Ger)Row 178 - Cell 2
DNFLuke Derksen (Ger)Row 179 - Cell 2
DNFMarcel Peschges (Ger)Row 180 - Cell 2
DNFJeski Vietense (Ger)Row 181 - Cell 2
DNFGero Walbrül (Ger)Row 182 - Cell 2
DNFSven Forberger (Ger)Row 183 - Cell 2
DNFChristian Karl (Ger)Row 184 - Cell 2
DNFPatrick Nagler (Ger)Row 185 - Cell 2
DNFJonathan Plag (Ger)Row 186 - Cell 2
DNFJonas Wehrmann (Ger)Row 187 - Cell 2
DNFHenrik Hamm (Ger)Row 188 - Cell 2
DNFMax Valtey (Ger)Row 189 - Cell 2
DNFArne Burkhardt (Ger)Row 190 - Cell 2
DNFMatthias Deuble (Ger)Row 191 - Cell 2
DNFJohannes Ringwald (Ger)Row 192 - Cell 2
DNFSimon Schwitzer (Ger)Row 193 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Treffeisen (Ger)Row 194 - Cell 2
DNFLuka Zetzsche (Ger)Row 195 - Cell 2
DNFPeter Förster (Ger)Row 196 - Cell 2
DNFHendrik Eggers (Ger)Row 197 - Cell 2
DNFOliver Romahn (Ger)Row 198 - Cell 2

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