German nationals: Klein wins women's road race

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Brennauer is second, Becker third

Lisa Klein (Cervelo-Bigla) leads the sprint classification

Lisa Klein (Cervelo-Bigla) leads the sprint classification (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Cervélo-Bigla's Lisa Klein won the German national title in a sprint photo finish ahead of Canyon-SRAM's and Lisa Brennauer and Hitec's Charlotte Becker. The 20-year-old, who was fourth in the time trial, was in disbelief after her first professional victory.

"I can't believe it right now. This is a really special feeling. I started my sprint early but I trusted Stephie [Pohl] 100% because she did a perfect leadout for me. Clara [Koppenburg] was fighting the whole day and did a long leadout with 5km to go, she was incredible," Klein said. "It was a team performance; without the team I would not have won. In my career, it's one of the greatest moments, I have no words. It's so crazy.

"I've made some mistakes with gearing in the sprints this year and this time everything was perfect; it was really really amazing. Also congratulations to Nicole, in the race [team manager] Thomas told us through the radio that Nicole won which motivated me. And congratulations to Cille [Uttrup Ludwig] for the time trial title, well done."

The team's general manager Thomas Campana echoed the words of Klien, explaining the result was a full team effort and was proud of his riders for giving it their all.

"The German championships was a win of the team. We didn't get rewarded as much as we wanted from the time trial yesterday but last night after the ITT it was interesting to watch the girls. They came back after the race and said 'tomorrow we will try even harder," Campana said.

"On today's course, everything was possible for us. Clara [Koppenburg] was incredible, she is a real German fighter. She kept coming back and driving the pace. She did a leadout from 5km to go to 1km to go then Stephie [Pohl] took over and perfectly delivered Lisa. It was an unbelievable performance from three riders, they wanted it desperately. This is our team mentality and I couldn't be more proud. It's a well-deserved victory for Lisa. It proves again that we are on the right track by developing young riders, signing them for their character and believing in them."

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Lisa Klein (Ger) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team3:10:59
2Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Canyon SRAM RacingRow 1 - Cell 2
3Charlotte Becker (Ger) Hitec ProductsRow 2 - Cell 2
4Romy Kasper (Ger) Alé CipolliniRow 3 - Cell 2
5Liane Lippert (Ger) Team Sunweb WomenRow 4 - Cell 2
6Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Wiebke Rodieck (Ger)Row 6 - Cell 2
8Carolin Schiff (Ger)Row 7 - Cell 2
9Corinna Lechner (Ger) BTC City LjubljanaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Christa Riffel (Ger)Row 9 - Cell 2
11Claudia Lichtenberg (Ger) Wiggle High5Row 10 - Cell 2
12Kathrin Hammes (Ger) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley BankRow 11 - Cell 2
13Jacqueline Dietrich (Ger)Row 12 - Cell 2
14Clara Koppenburg (Ger) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team0:00:21
15Tatjana Paller (Ger)0:01:07
16Kerstin Brachtendorf (Ger)0:02:02
17Lisa Fischer (Ger)0:09:19
18Hanna Muegge (Ger) Visit Dallas DNA Pro CyclingRow 17 - Cell 2
19Michaela Ebert (Ger)Row 18 - Cell 2
20Lisa Küllmer (Ger)Row 19 - Cell 2
21Tanja Erath (Ger)Row 20 - Cell 2
22Carolin Dietmann (Ger)Row 21 - Cell 2
23Christina Koep (Ger)Row 22 - Cell 2
24Luisa Beck (Ger)Row 23 - Cell 2
25Franziska Banzer (Ger)Row 24 - Cell 2
26Lea Feder (Ger)Row 25 - Cell 2
27Benita Wesselhoeft (Ger)Row 26 - Cell 2
28Beate Zanner (Ger)Row 27 - Cell 2
29Lisa Brommel (Ger)Row 28 - Cell 2
30Theres Klein (Ger)0:09:25
31Stefanie Paul (Ger)0:09:55
32Inga Rodieck (Ger)Row 31 - Cell 2
33Franka Heidenreich (Ger)Row 32 - Cell 2
34Lisa Robb (Ger)Row 33 - Cell 2
35Svenja Failenschmid (Ger)Row 34 - Cell 2
36Larissa Luttuschka (Ger)Row 35 - Cell 2
37Sam Sandten (Ger)Row 36 - Cell 2
38Kim Johan Kohlmeyer (Ger)0:10:55
39Laura Süßemilch (Ger)0:10:58
40Dörte Martischewsky (Ger)Row 39 - Cell 2
41Maxie Rathmann (Ger)0:14:40
DNFMieke Kroeger (Ger) Canyon SRAM RacingRow 41 - Cell 2
DNFTrixi Worrack (Ger) Canyon SRAM RacingRow 42 - Cell 2
DNFDaniela Gass (Ger) Servetto GiustaRow 43 - Cell 2
DNFLaura Neumann (Ger)Row 44 - Cell 2
DNFBianca Bernhard (Ger)Row 45 - Cell 2
DNFMelanie Wotsch (Ger)Row 46 - Cell 2
DNFGudrun Stock (Ger)Row 47 - Cell 2
DNFKatharina Venjakob (Ger)Row 48 - Cell 2
DNFLena-Marie Gerstäcker (Ger)Row 49 - Cell 2
DNFJenny Hofmann (Ger)Row 50 - Cell 2
DNFSandra Klotz (Ger)Row 51 - Cell 2
DNFMarie Wawrzinek (Ger)Row 52 - Cell 2
DNFFranziska Brauße (Ger)Row 53 - Cell 2
DNFSarah Scharbach (Ger)Row 54 - Cell 2
DNFYasmin Anstruther (Ger)Row 55 - Cell 2
DNFLisa Gärtitz (Ger)Row 56 - Cell 2
DNFAnna Giesen (Ger)Row 57 - Cell 2
DNFSonja Ludwig (Ger)Row 58 - Cell 2
DNFEmily Schmidt (Ger)Row 59 - Cell 2
DNFAnja Schneidenbach (Ger)Row 60 - Cell 2
DNFPaula Weg (Ger)Row 61 - Cell 2
DNFCornelia Brückner (Ger)Row 62 - Cell 2
DNFKatharina Hinz (Ger)Row 63 - Cell 2
DNFAlexandra Nohles (Ger)Row 64 - Cell 2
DNFStefanie Wendt (Ger)Row 65 - Cell 2
DNFSandra Janorschke (Ger)Row 66 - Cell 2
DNFAlina Lange (Ger)Row 67 - Cell 2
DNFMarie Burneleit (Ger)Row 68 - Cell 2
DNFJosefine Dreier (Ger)Row 69 - Cell 2
DNFJulia Deuerlein (Ger)Row 70 - Cell 2

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