Liane Lippert wins second consecutive German road race title for elite women

GHENT BELGIUM FEBRUARY 25 Liane Lippert of Germany and Movistar Team prior to the 18th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite 2023 Womens Elite a 1322km one day race from Ghent to Ninove OHN23 on February 25 2023 in Ghent Belgium Photo by David StockmanGetty Images

Liane Lippert will continue to wear the German national jersey for Movistar this year after winning a second time at road race nationals (Image credit: David Stockman/Getty Images)

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Liane Lippert (Movistar) defended her title in the elite women's road race Saturday for a third national crown at the German Road Championships. Kathrin Hammes (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB) rode solo 1:07 back for second place in Bad Dürrheim.

In the three-way sprint for the final spot on the podium, Romy Kasper (AG Insurance-Soudal QuickStep) secured third in front of Ricarda Bauernfeind (Canyon-SRAM) and Clara Koppenburg (Cofidis), who was third in the time trial on Friday.

Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).