Knees scores Milram's second national title

Milram's Christian Knees winning his national championship.

Milram's Christian Knees winning his national championship. (Image credit: AFP Photo)

Christian Knees of Team Milram won the German national road title in a solo effort. He broke away on the final lap to finish 50 seconds ahead of escape companions Steffen Radochla (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse) and Andreas Schillinger of Team NetApp.

“This is a dream come true for me,” Knees said.  “I wouldn't have had a chance against Radochla in a sprint, so I attacked on the final climb and gave it my best.”

 “We made the race hard from the very start, were in every escape group, and had everything under control,” said Milram directeur sportif Ralf Grabsch.  “That is a well-deserved win.“

Milram had sent 15 riders into the race and controlled the whole race. The whole race was marked by attacks and escape groups. A nine-rider group was finally able to establish itself with 60 km to go. The final decision came in the last lap of the race. Knees attacked with nine km to go out of the three-man group, which had formed 20 km earlier.

The title was the second one for Milram on Sunday. Knees' teammates Niki Terpstra won the road title in the Netherlands as well.

Race organisers shortened the race by one lap and started it early, to avoid any overlap with the afternoon World Cup game between Germany and England.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Christian Knees (Team Milram)4:37:36
2Steffen Radochla (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse)0:00:50
3Andreas Schillinger (Team Netapp)0:00:51
4Tony Martin (Team HTC - Columbia)0:01:36
5Dominic Klemme (Saxo Bank)Row 4 - Cell 2
6Markus Eichler (Team Milram)0:01:40
7Markus Fothen (Team Milram)0:01:44
8Fra Dreßler-Lehnhof0:01:52
9Christoph Pfingsten (Van Vliet EBH Elshof)0:02:04
10David Hesselbarth (Heizomat)0:04:24
11Danilo Hondo (Lampre-Farnese Vini)0:04:35
12Andreas Klier (Cervelo Test Team)Row 11 - Cell 2
13Fabian Wegmann (Team Milram)Row 12 - Cell 2
14Sebastian Forke (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse)Row 13 - Cell 2
15Michael Schweizer (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse)Row 14 - Cell 2
16Jacob Fiedler (KED Bianchi)Row 15 - Cell 2
17Martin Gründer (KED Bianchi)Row 16 - Cell 2
18Philipp Ries (Heizomat)Row 17 - Cell 2
19Benjamin Sydlik (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse)Row 18 - Cell 2
20Dirk Müller (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse)Row 19 - Cell 2
21Frank Daniel Wagner (Seven Stones)Row 20 - Cell 2
22Heinrich Berger (Harvestehuder R)0:04:37
23Eric Baumann (Team Netapp)Row 22 - Cell 2
24Robert Förster (Team Milram)Row 23 - Cell 2
25Michael Schwarzmann (Team Netapp)Row 24 - Cell 2
26Christoph Springer (Team SP Tablewa)Row 25 - Cell 2
27Dominik Nerz (Team Milram)Row 26 - Cell 2
28Nils Plötner (Heizomat)Row 27 - Cell 2
29Patrik Sinkewitz (ISD Neri-Cyclin)Row 28 - Cell 2
30René Weissinger (RSG Nürnberg)Row 29 - Cell 2
31Grischa Ja Niermann (Rabobank)Row 30 - Cell 2
32Benjamin Edmüller (RSV Irschenberg)Row 31 - Cell 2
33Martin Reimer (Cervelo Test Team)Row 32 - Cell 2
34Grischa Janorschke (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse)Row 33 - Cell 2
35Alexander Krieger (Heizomat)Row 34 - Cell 2
36Florian Bissinger (RSV Irschenberg)0:04:43
37Robert Retschke (Continental Team Differdange)Row 36 - Cell 2
38Nico Schneider (Continental Team Differdange)Row 37 - Cell 2
39David Rösch (Team Atlas Pers)0:04:45
40Bert Grabsch (Team HTC - Columbia)Row 39 - Cell 2
41Johannes Fröhlinger (Team Milram)0:04:47
42Florian Bodenschatz (KED Bianchi)Row 41 - Cell 2
43Jonas Schmeiser (Heizomat)Row 42 - Cell 2
44Helmut Trettwer (Team Baier Land)Row 43 - Cell 2
45Alexander Nordhoff (Seven Stones)Row 44 - Cell 2
46Florenz Knauer (Team Kuota - Indeland)Row 45 - Cell 2
47Yannick Mayer (Heizomat)Row 46 - Cell 2
48Fabian Schaar (Heizomat)0:04:50
49Philipp Mamos (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse)Row 48 - Cell 2
50Holger Burkhardt (CKT TMIT - Champion System)Row 49 - Cell 2
51Simon Geschke (Skil - Shimano)0:04:52
52Alexander Gottfried (Team Netapp)Row 51 - Cell 2
53Björn Schröder (Team Milram)0:04:55
54Sergej Fuchs (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse)Row 53 - Cell 2
55Tassilo Fricke (Team Netapp)Row 54 - Cell 2
56Timon Seubert (Team Netapp)0:05:00
57Patrick Bercz (Seven Stones)Row 56 - Cell 2
58Björn Glasner (Team Kuota - Indeland)Row 57 - Cell 2
59Thomas Fothen (Team Milram)Row 58 - Cell 2
60Matthias Bertling (Team Kuota - Indeland)Row 59 - Cell 2
61Dani Westmattelmann (Team Kuota - Indeland)Row 60 - Cell 2
62Frank Scherzinger (Team Atlas Pers)Row 61 - Cell 2
63Jens Voigt (Team Saxo Bank)Row 62 - Cell 2
64Dominik Roels (Team Milram)Row 63 - Cell 2
65Kim Lachmann (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse)Row 64 - Cell 2
66Andreas Stauff (Quick Step)Row 65 - Cell 2
67René Obst (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse)0:05:07
68André Greipel (Team HTC - Columbia)Row 67 - Cell 2
69Paul Voß (Team Milram)0:05:08
70René Birkenfeld (Harvestehuder R)Row 69 - Cell 2
71Artur Gajek (Team Milram)Row 70 - Cell 2
72Tino Meier (LKT Team Brandenburg)Row 71 - Cell 2
73Robert Wagner (Skil - Shimano)0:05:14
74Roger Kluge (Team Milram)Row 73 - Cell 2
75Michael jun Hümbert (Seven Stones)Row 74 - Cell 2
76Thomas Bontenackels (Seven Stones)0:05:19
77Leif Lampater (RSV Irschenberg)0:05:20
78André Schulze (PSK Whirlpool - Author)Row 77 - Cell 2
79Florian Salzinger (Team Atlas Pers)0:05:23
80Marcel Sieberg (Team HTC - Columbia)Row 79 - Cell 2
81Jan Deutschmann (SC Wiedenbrück)0:05:34
82Linus Gerdemann (Team Milram)0:05:37
83Patrick Gretsch (Team HTC - Columbia)0:07:08
84Sven Krauß (RSV Öschelbron)0:11:51
85Ralf Matzka (Heizomat)Row 84 - Cell 2
DNFGerald Ciolek (Team Milram)Row 85 - Cell 2
DNFMatthias Russ (Team Milram)Row 86 - Cell 2
DNFMarcus Burghardt (BMC Racing Team)Row 87 - Cell 2
DNFTim Barth (Heizomat)Row 88 - Cell 2
DNFLars Wackernagel (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse)Row 89 - Cell 2
DNFMarcel Meisen (Team Kuota - Indeland)Row 90 - Cell 2
DNFFlorian MonrealRow 91 - Cell 2
DNFChristopher Roth (Seven Stones)Row 92 - Cell 2
DNFBenjamin StauderRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFPhilipp Walsleben (BKCP - Powerplus)Row 94 - Cell 2
DNFPatrick Schubert (DHL - Author)Row 95 - Cell 2
DNFTobias ErlerRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFVladi RihaRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFSascha WagnerRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFMichae GannopolskijRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFRoman KuntschikRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFTino ThömelRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFDirk VobbeRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFRüdiger SeligRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFErik Mohs (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse)Row 104 - Cell 2
DNFJesco VietenseRow 105 - Cell 2
DNSMax Stahr (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse)Row 106 - Cell 2

 

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