Alexandra Engen (Ghost Factory Racing) and Simon Stiebjahn (Team Bulls) won the eliminator race at the Bike the Rock in Germany on Saturday.
Women
In the women's eliminator, a handful of top sprinters took to the start. In muddy conditions on a fair and interesting track, eliminator world champion Alexandra Engen (Ghost Factory Racing) took her second eliminator victory after Münsingen one week before.
"I am very happy to take the win against such important competitors," Engen said. Kathrin Stirnemann (Sabine Spitz-Haibike), fifth at the worlds 2012, finished second in front of her Swiss country-mate Katrin Leumann (Ghost Factory Racing), while Jenny Rissveds (Scott), World Cup winner at La Bresse last year, took the fourth spot on the podium in front of Jolanda Neff (Giant Pro XC).
The men's eliminator went to Simon Stiebjahn (Team Bulls). The 23-year-old won his first ever Bundesliga eliminator, by passing German champion Simon Gegenheimer (Ultrasports-Rose) in a smart manoeuvre. Heiko Gutmann (Lexware-Rothaus) took his third place just ahead of Markus Schulte-Lünzum (Focus).
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) Team Bulls |
| 2 | Simon Gegenheimer (Ger) Rose UltraSports |
| 3 | Heiko Gutmann (Ger) Lexware Rothaus Team |
| 4 | Markus Schulte-Lünzum (Ger) Focus XC Team |
| 5 | Wenzel Boehm (Ger) Focus XC Elite Team |
| 6 | Andy Eyring (Ger) Bergamont |
| 7 | Marco Schätzing (Ger) FujiBikes Rockets |
| 8 | Jonas Pedersen (Den) Danish National Team |
| 9 | Timo Häfner (Ger) Radwerk Racing Team |
| 10 | Gustav Höög (Swe) ck bure |
| 11 | Niklas Petersen (Den) Dmk |
| 12 | Nicklas Gormsen (Den) DMK SRAM |
| 13 | Sam Weber (Ger) MHW-Cube-Racing-Team |
| 14 | Ludwig Söderquist (Swe) Cykloteket Racing Team |
| 15 | Pascal Ketterer (Ger) Wheeler- iXS Team |
| 16 | Louis Bendixen (Den) Danish National Team |
| 17 | Robin Thyrstedt (Swe) Allebike Sweden |
| 18 | Pirmin Kuss (Ger) Wheeler- iXS Team |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandra Engen (Swe) Ghost Factory Racing |
| 2 | Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Sabine Spitze Haibike Pro Team |
| 3 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing |
| 4 | Jenny Rissveds (Swe) Falu CK Sweden |
| 5 | Jolanda Neff (Swi) Area Giant Pro XC Team |
| 6 | Nadine Rieder (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing Team |
| 7 | Barbara Benko (Hun) Focus XC Team |
| 8 | Majlen Müller (Ger) Fujibikes Rockets / Landeskader NRW |
| 9 | Sofia Wiedenroth (Ger) Team Fiat Rotwild |
| 10 | Lena Wehrle (Ger) Lexware Rothaus Team |
| 11 | Lena Putz (Ger) SolutionXXL |
| 12 | Frida Rönning (Nor) Norwegische Nationalmannschaft |
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