German nationals: Klein wins women's road race
Brennauer is second, Becker third
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
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Lisa Klein (Ger) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 3:10:59 |
2 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Hitec Products | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Romy Kasper (Ger) Alé Cipollini | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Liane Lippert (Ger) Team Sunweb Women | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Wiebke Rodieck (Ger) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Carolin Schiff (Ger) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Corinna Lechner (Ger) BTC City Ljubljana | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Christa Riffel (Ger) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Claudia Lichtenberg (Ger) Wiggle High5 | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Kathrin Hammes (Ger) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Jacqueline Dietrich (Ger) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Clara Koppenburg (Ger) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:21 |
15 | Tatjana Paller (Ger) | 0:01:07 |
16 | Kerstin Brachtendorf (Ger) | 0:02:02 |
17 | Lisa Fischer (Ger) | 0:09:19 |
18 | Hanna Muegge (Ger) Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Michaela Ebert (Ger) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Lisa Küllmer (Ger) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Tanja Erath (Ger) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Carolin Dietmann (Ger) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Christina Koep (Ger) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Luisa Beck (Ger) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Franziska Banzer (Ger) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Lea Feder (Ger) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Benita Wesselhoeft (Ger) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Beate Zanner (Ger) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Lisa Brommel (Ger) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Theres Klein (Ger) | 0:09:25 |
31 | Stefanie Paul (Ger) | 0:09:55 |
32 | Inga Rodieck (Ger) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Franka Heidenreich (Ger) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Lisa Robb (Ger) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Svenja Failenschmid (Ger) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Larissa Luttuschka (Ger) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Sam Sandten (Ger) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Kim Johan Kohlmeyer (Ger) | 0:10:55 |
39 | Laura Süßemilch (Ger) | 0:10:58 |
40 | Dörte Martischewsky (Ger) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Maxie Rathmann (Ger) | 0:14:40 |
DNF | Mieke Kroeger (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniela Gass (Ger) Servetto Giusta | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Laura Neumann (Ger) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bianca Bernhard (Ger) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Melanie Wotsch (Ger) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gudrun Stock (Ger) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Katharina Venjakob (Ger) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lena-Marie Gerstäcker (Ger) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jenny Hofmann (Ger) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sandra Klotz (Ger) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marie Wawrzinek (Ger) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Franziska Brauße (Ger) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sarah Scharbach (Ger) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yasmin Anstruther (Ger) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lisa Gärtitz (Ger) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anna Giesen (Ger) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sonja Ludwig (Ger) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Emily Schmidt (Ger) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anja Schneidenbach (Ger) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Paula Weg (Ger) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cornelia Brückner (Ger) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Katharina Hinz (Ger) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexandra Nohles (Ger) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stefanie Wendt (Ger) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sandra Janorschke (Ger) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alina Lange (Ger) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marie Burneleit (Ger) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Josefine Dreier (Ger) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julia Deuerlein (Ger) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
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