Ackermann takes out German road race title

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Bora-Hansgrohe rider continues impressive season

Pascal Ackermann (Bora-Hansgrohe) wins the German title

Pascal Ackermann (Bora-Hansgrohe) wins the German title (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Pascal Ackermann of Bora-Hansgrohe continued his successful season by winning the bunch sprint in the German national road race. He topped the country's better-known sprinters, with John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) second and Max Walscheid (Sunweb) third.

Bora-Hansgrohe's goal was to keep the title within the team. "[2017 champion] Marcus Burghardt said he would love to hand over the jersey to me," the 24-year-old Ackermann said after the race. "But it still feels a little surreal now wearing it.

"We knew that it was key to go into the last corner already in front. My team did a great job to deliver me in a perfect position. I still had Rudi (Selig) in front of me coming on to the home straight, basically I just had to roll over the line then."

The German field took off for 19 laps of a 12km totally flat circuit in and around Einhausen on a hot and sunny day. The race was marked by a series of breakaways, with Bora-hansgrohe and Katusha-Alpecin keeping a sharp eye on the happenings.

All the groups were brought back, and the expected mass sprint was set up. On the difficult closing section, Rick Zabel tried to set things up for Kittel, but Selig and Ackermann took control. Walscheid protested the win, claiming he was hindered by Selig and Ackermann, but the jury upheld the finish.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe4:57:36
2John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-SegafredoRow 1 - Cell 2
3Maximilian Walscheid (Ger) Team SunwebRow 2 - Cell 2
4André Greipel (Ger) Lotto SoudalRow 3 - Cell 2
5Alexander Krieger (Ger) Leopard Pro CyclingRow 4 - Cell 2
6Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 5 - Cell 2
7Joshua Huppertz (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern HausRow 6 - Cell 2
8Jannik Steimle (Ger) Team Vorarlberg SanticRow 7 - Cell 2
9Sven Thurau (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ | AkkonRow 8 - Cell 2
10Marcel Kittel (Ger) Katusha-AlpecinRow 9 - Cell 2
11Hermann Keller (Ger) Rad Union 1913 WangenRow 10 - Cell 2
12Yannick Mayer (Ger) Veloclub RatisbonaRow 11 - Cell 2
13Simon Nuber (Ger) RV Edelweiß RoschbachRow 12 - Cell 2
14Aaron Grosser (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS GermanyRow 13 - Cell 2
15Robert Jägeler (Ger) P&S Team ThüringenRow 14 - Cell 2
16Roger Kluge (Ger) Mitchelton-ScottRow 15 - Cell 2
17Christian Knees (Ger) Team SkyRow 16 - Cell 2
18Nico Brenner (Ger) Team Sportforum Düsseldorf/KaaRow 17 - Cell 2
19Robert William Kessler (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern HausRow 18 - Cell 2
20Patrick Haller (Ger) Heizomat Rad-Net.deRow 19 - Cell 2
21Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe0:00:04
22Max Lindenau (Ger) STEVENS Racing TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23John Mandrysch (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ | AkkonRow 22 - Cell 2
24Martin Bauer (Ger) Team schnelleStelle Ur-KrostitRow 23 - Cell 2
25Per Christian Münstermann (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS GermanyRow 24 - Cell 2
26Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step FloorsRow 25 - Cell 2
27Toni Franz (Ger) P&S Team ThüringenRow 26 - Cell 2
28Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 27 - Cell 2
29Adrian Rips (Ger) elektroland24 Bundesliga TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Manuel Porzner (Ger) TirolRow 29 - Cell 2
31Stephan Duffner (Ger) BL Embrace The World/Olympia BRow 30 - Cell 2
32Timon Loderer (Ger) Hrinkow Advarics CycleangRow 31 - Cell 2
33Luca Felix Happke (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS GermanyRow 32 - Cell 2
34Christopher Heider (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ | AkkonRow 33 - Cell 2
35Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team SunwebRow 34 - Cell 2
36Lucas Carstensen (Ger) Bike AidRow 35 - Cell 2
37Michae Gannopolskij (Ger) LV-Meister SAR!!Row 36 - Cell 2
38Luka Zetzsche (Ger) Team-Gesundshop24.de - Männer-Row 37 - Cell 2
39Patrick Lechner (Ger) Bike AidRow 38 - Cell 2
40Erik Köhler (Ger) TRIEBWERK - ENERGY Cycling TeaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Moritz Malcharek (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 40 - Cell 2
42Benjamin Ahrendt (Ger) TRIEBWERK - ENERGY Cycling TeaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Lorenz Fiege (Ger) BL Embrace The World/Olympia BRow 42 - Cell 2
44Robert Müller (Ger) Herrmann RadteamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Johannes Hodapp (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS GermanyRow 44 - Cell 2
46Florian Obersteiner (Ger) Herrmann RadteamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Konrad Geßner (Ger) Leopard Pro CyclingRow 46 - Cell 2
48Simon Laib (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ AKKONRow 47 - Cell 2
49Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto SoudalRow 48 - Cell 2
50Vladi Riha (Ger) VC VegesackRow 49 - Cell 2
51Jan Hugger (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus0:00:10
52Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin0:00:11
53Julius Gärtner (Ger) Veloclub RatisbonaRow 52 - Cell 2
54Jeremias Schramm (Ger) BL TEAM Magnesium PurRow 53 - Cell 2
55Lukas Löer (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ | AkkonRow 54 - Cell 2
56Mario Vogt (Ger) Team Sapura CyclingRow 55 - Cell 2
57Justin Rudolph (Ger) TRIEBWERK - ENERGY Cycling TeaRow 56 - Cell 2
58Jan Brockhoff (Ger) Leopard Pro CyclingRow 57 - Cell 2
59Tim Rieckmann (Ger) elektroland24 Bundesliga TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Tobias Magdeburg (Ger) KED-Stevens Radteam BerlinRow 59 - Cell 2
61Tobias Nolde (Ger) Heizomat Rad-Net.deRow 60 - Cell 2
62Nikodemus Holler (Ger) Bike AidRow 61 - Cell 2
63Dorian Lübbers (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern HausRow 62 - Cell 2
64Julius Domnick (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS GermanyRow 63 - Cell 2
65Michel Gießelmann (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS GermanyRow 64 - Cell 2
66Johannes Schinnagel (Ger) TirolRow 65 - Cell 2
67Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 66 - Cell 2
68Philipp Plambeck (Ger) BL Embrace The World/Olympia0:00:18
69Maik Schindler (Ger) elektroland24 Bundesliga TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Marcel Peschges (Ger) BL Embrace The World/OlympiaRow 69 - Cell 2
71Sascha Starker (Ger) SSG BensheimRow 70 - Cell 2
72Dominik Bauer (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ | AkkonRow 71 - Cell 2
73Immanuel Stark (Ger) P&S Team ThüringenRow 72 - Cell 2
74Julian Braun (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ | AkkonRow 73 - Cell 2
75Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern HausRow 74 - Cell 2
76Richard Banusch (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 75 - Cell 2
77Peter Clauß (Ger) Rad Union 1913 Wangen i. A. e.Row 76 - Cell 2
78Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-AlpecinRow 77 - Cell 2
79Johannes Adamietz (Ger) Tirol0:00:25
80Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team SunwebRow 79 - Cell 2
81Fabian Schormair (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern HausRow 80 - Cell 2
82Paul Lindenau (Ger) STEVENS Racing TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
83Christian Maximilian Koch (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg0:00:30
84Louis Leinau (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany0:00:32
85Benjamin Bräuer (Ger) Bike Market TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Max Kanter (Ger) Development Team SunwebRow 85 - Cell 2
87Niklas Märkl (Ger) Development Team SunwebRow 86 - Cell 2
88Florian Stork (Ger) Development Team SunwebRow 87 - Cell 2
89Georg Zimmermann (Ger) Tirol0:00:38
90Christopher Hatz (Ger) Herrmann RadteamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Erik Schubert (Ger) Team schnelleStelle Ur-KrostitRow 90 - Cell 2
92Philipp Walsleben (Ger) P&S Team ThüringenRow 91 - Cell 2
93Raphael Freienstein (Ger) BL Embrace The World/Olympia BRow 92 - Cell 2
94Jonas Rutsch (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern HausRow 93 - Cell 2
95Benjamin Herden (Ger) Veloclub RatisbonaRow 94 - Cell 2
96Michael Vogel (Ger) BL TEAM Magnesium Pur0:00:42
97Matthias Schnapka (Ger) Bike AidRow 96 - Cell 2
98Frederik Dombrowski (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ | AkkonRow 97 - Cell 2
99Laurin Winter (Ger) Team Differdange LoschRow 98 - Cell 2
100Jonas Rapp (Ger) Hrinkow Advarics CycleangRow 99 - Cell 2
101Justin Wolf (Ger) Team Sportforum Düsseldorf/KaaRow 100 - Cell 2
102Peter Förster (Ger) TRIEBWERK - ENERGY Cycling TeaRow 101 - Cell 2
103Hannes Augustin (Ger) KED-Stevens Radteam BerlinRow 102 - Cell 2
104Robert Wagner (Ger) LottoNL-JumboRow 103 - Cell 2
105Marcel Meisen (Ger) Corendon-CircusRow 104 - Cell 2
106Luca Henn (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern HausRow 105 - Cell 2
107Florenz Knauer (Ger) Herrmann RadteamRow 106 - Cell 2
108Jonas Sonnleitner (Ger) Veloclub RatisbonaRow 107 - Cell 2
109Friedrich Meingast (Ger) Herrmann RadteamRow 108 - Cell 2
110Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern HausRow 109 - Cell 2
111Sandro Kühmel (Ger) P&S Team ThüringenRow 110 - Cell 2
112Alexander Kuesters (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ AKKONRow 111 - Cell 2
113Felix Holst (Ger) elektroland24 Bundesliga Team0:00:48
114Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 113 - Cell 2
115Simon Geschke (Ger) Team SunwebRow 114 - Cell 2
116Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team SunwebRow 115 - Cell 2
117Richard Weinzheimer (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus0:00:54
118Dominik Röber (Ger) P&S Team ThüringenRow 117 - Cell 2
119Thomas Lienert (Ger) Rad Union 1913 Wangen i. A. e.Row 118 - Cell 2
120Marco Barke (Ger) Rad Union 1913 Wangen i. A. e.0:00:56
121Johannes Banzer (Ger) elektroland24 Bundesliga Team0:00:57
122Marc Clauss (Ger) Team Dauner D&DQ | AkkonRow 121 - Cell 2
123Axel Lippmann (Ger) Team-Gesundshop24.de - Männer-Row 122 - Cell 2
124Tim-Jonas Reuß (Ger) Hessen - Frankfurt - Opelit0:01:03
125Daniel Bichlmann (Ger) Bike AidRow 124 - Cell 2
126Gregor Hoops (Ger) Team schnelleStelle Ur-KrostitRow 125 - Cell 2
127Jan-Niklas Jünger (Ger) Team Embrace The World CyclingRow 126 - Cell 2
128Felix Intra (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS GermanyRow 127 - Cell 2
129Torben Xanke (Ger) Hessen - Frankfurt - OpelitRow 128 - Cell 2
130Florian Kretschy (Ger) Team schnelleStelle Ur-KrostitRow 129 - Cell 2
131Johannes Kaufmann (Ger) Hessen - Frankfurt - OpelitRow 130 - Cell 2
132Stefan Brandlmeier (Ger) Veloclub RatisbonaRow 131 - Cell 2
133Simon Redmers (Ger) Team-Gesundshop24.de - Männer-0:01:25
134Maximilian Priewich (Ger) BL TEAM Magnesium Pur0:01:26
135Ilias Kulke (Ger) BL Embrace The World/Olympia B0:01:29
136Tobias Knaup (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus0:01:34
137Jonathan Dinkler (Ger) P&S Team ThüringenRow 136 - Cell 2
138Martin Alexander Salmon (Ger) Development Team SunwebRow 137 - Cell 2
139Sven Reutter (Ger) Heizomat Rad-Net.deRow 138 - Cell 2
140Philip Weber (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 139 - Cell 2
141Paul Rudys (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 140 - Cell 2
142Viktor Müller (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS GermanyRow 141 - Cell 2
143Sebastian Beyer (Ger) BL Embrace The World/Olympia BRow 142 - Cell 2
144Luke Derksen (Ger) Team Sportforum Düsseldorf/Kaa0:02:04
145Fabian Käßmann (Ger) P&S Team ThüringenRow 144 - Cell 2
146Paul Taebling (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg0:02:23
147Pascal Treubel (Ger) Heizomat Rad-Net.deRow 146 - Cell 2
148Jan Dieteren (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 147 - Cell 2
149Matthias Mangertseder (Ger) Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels0:02:24
150Florian Nowak (Ger) Team Lotto-Kern Haus0:02:26
151Lukas Meiler (Ger) Team Vorarlberg SanticRow 150 - Cell 2
152Arne Burkhardt (Ger) Team-Gesundshop24.de - Männer-Row 151 - Cell 2
153Marcel Franz (Ger) Herrmann Radteam0:02:31
154Jonas Bokeloh (Ger) LKT Team BrandenburgRow 153 - Cell 2
155René Otterbein (Ger) Team Sportforum Düsseldorf/Kaa0:02:33
156Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team0:02:37
157Denis Bojarkin (Ger) BL Embrace The World/Olympia B0:02:41
158Nicolas Heling (Ger) Team Sportforum Düsseldorf/Kaa0:02:42
159Björn Büttner (Ger) elektroland24 Bundesliga Team0:02:45
160Tony Martin (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin0:02:48
161Tilman Steger (Ger) BL TEAM Magnesium Pur0:03:02
162Victor Brück (Ger) Herrmann Radteam0:03:19
163Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 162 - Cell 2
164Marco Mathis (Ger) Katusha-AlpecinRow 163 - Cell 2
165Christian Mager (Ger) Herrmann RadteamRow 164 - Cell 2
166Lajos Ostfalk (Ger) Team Sportforum Düsseldorf/KaaRow 165 - Cell 2
167Arne Egner (Ger) Herrmann RadteamRow 166 - Cell 2
168Leonhardt Berger (Ger) Hessen - Frankfurt - Opelit0:03:27
169Niklas Reinhardt (Ger) Hessen - Frankfurt - OpelitRow 168 - Cell 2
170Bastian Becker (Ger) Team Isaac Torgau0:03:37
171Benedikt Becker (Ger) Team Isaac TorgauRow 170 - Cell 2
172Matthias Deuble (Ger) Team-Gesundshop24.de - Männer-Row 171 - Cell 2
173Martin Meiler (Ger) Team Vorarlberg Santic0:03:53
174Juri Hollmann (Ger) Heizomat Rad-Net.de0:04:18
175Leon Echtermann (Ger) Herrmann Radteam0:04:19
176Willi Thielebeule (Ger) KED-Stevens Radteam Berlin0:04:27
177Yannick Sinske (Ger) LV-Meister NDS!!0:05:41
178Leon Heinschke (Ger) Development Team Sunweb0:06:12
179Christoph Schweizer (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b SKS Germany0:06:42
180Nicolas Brandt (Ger) TRIEBWERK - ENERGY Cycling0:07:18
181Andreas Batzek (Ger) BL TEAM Magnesium Pur0:13:30

 

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