Cycling: Nils Politt became the new German champion at the Sauerland tour. Liane Lippert triumphed in the women's category.
Politt defeats Arndt
Nils Politt (Bora-hansgrohe) will wear the German champion's jersey in the future. The 28-year-old prevailed over Nikias Arndt (DSM) at the Sauerland Tour. The two rode together for many kilometers. Politt ultimately proved the stronger, even though he had done the lion's share of the work beforehand. Simon Geschke (Cofidis) secured third place despite a crash. The top German professional cyclists had to cover around 210 kilometers today in beautiful weather from Arnsberg-Neheim to the Kahler Asten mountain. Steep climbs and spectacular descents repeatedly ensured an exciting race.
Lippert celebrates second championship title
The women held their German Championships even before the men. Liane Lippert (DSM) celebrated her second title after 2018. The 24-year-old won with the same time as Ricarda Bauernfeind (Canyon SRAM), who had won the U23 time trial title the day before yesterday. Nadine Gill (Sopela) completed the podium ahead of Clara Koppenburg (Cofidis), who also finished with the same time. The women had to cover approximately 130 kilometers from Siedlinghausen to the Kahler Asten mountain in their German Championships and completed the course before the men. Since the top four riders couldn't drop each other on the final climb, the race was ultimately decided in a sprint. The strongest riders broke away together beforehand and built up a lead of over eight minutes.
No good pictures, little information
Unfortunately, the Federation of German Cyclists didn't really cover themselves in glory this year either. While other national championships are even broadcast abroad, German cycling fans once again have to do without a top broadcast. The website of the Sauerland Tour - on which the live stream should be visible - was always overloaded and could not be called up immediately after the start. The live stream on sportdeutschland.tv was available, but the viewers had to do without a lot of information. Without local knowledge, you didn't know where the riders were, how far it was to the destination and what the distances between the groups were. It was only thanks to the competent commentators that the overview was maintained to some extent.