Mieke Kröger wins third elite women's German national time trial title

Mieke Kröger competing at the 2023 ITT World Championships (Image credit: Getty Images)

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Mieke Kröger won her third German national time trial title in Bad Dürrheim, besting top young talent Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon SRAM) after the 21-year-old led at the first checkpoint.

Kröger, 30, retired from road racing after the 2023 season but has maintained a focus on her best discipline of time trialling and racing on the track, with the Paris Olympics as her key goal of the season.

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