Franziska Koch (DSM-firmenich-PostNL) is the new German road champion after she beat Liane Lippert (Movistar) and Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon-SRAM) in a three-up sprint in in Bad Dürrheim.
Lippert was chasing her third successive title, and her fourth in total, but she had to settle for the silver medal after Koch sprang a surprise by opening her sprint with some 300m still to race.
Results
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Giro d'Italia Women GC standings – First pink jersey of 2026 changes hands after podium presentation
Elisa Balsamo awarded the maglia rosa late on Saturday after Lorena Wiebes ejected from race for bike weight violation -
'I knew it was possible' - Felix Gall and Jai Hindley celebrate Giro d'Italia podium after final battle up to Piancavallo
'For me the Grand Tours are the pinnacle' says Australian after first overall podium in the three week battles since 2022 Giro victory -
As it happened: Traka 360 winner solos to men’s Unbound Gravel 200 victory as sprints deliver repeat winner first time in five years in women’s race
Stay up to date with all of the action from the elite women's and elite men's Unbound Gravel 200 as they tackle more than miles of gravel grinding for a signature event in the Flint Hills of Kansas -
Unbound Gravel 200 women: Sofia Gomez Villafañe emerges from the mud to win gruelling 20th anniversary edition from five-way sprint
A second title for the 2022 winner, with Specialized Off-road teammate Geerike Schreurs second
