Team Lübbering/ Inside Blog: Last Sunday, the third GCC race, the Skoda Velodom 3, took place in Cologne. Team Lübbering had a strong field, and twelve riders took on the long-distance 2018km course. The challenging route through the Bergisches Land region largely ran on the professional "Rund um Köln" course and featured a classic... read more
Cycling: Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) has won the historic German one-day race Rund um Köln (Round Cologne). The Irishman left Mihkel Räim (Israel Cycling Academy) and Szymon Sajnok (CCC Sprandi Polkowice) behind in the crowd sprint in the cathedral city. Marcel Kittel (Katusha-Alpecin), initially ranked third, finished fifth. Bora-hansgrohe and Katusha-Alpecin forced... read more
Report by Tanja Hennes My preparations for the classic race and the season highlight, the Rund um Köln, were anything but optimal. After two crashes, however, I have to say: "All's well that ends well." With my injuries from the fall and several ups and downs in the days leading up to it, I didn't have my expectations quite as high – a win was my original goal, but... read more
Race report by Manuela Freund / Team Green'n Fit We're in the anniversary year of Rund um Köln... 100th edition... and there was once again much to celebrate for Team Green'n Fit from Gütersloh. Saturday. It starts, as always, the day before. Usually with picking up the bib numbers. But first, I'm off to Cologne/Bonn Airport to pick up Tamara, who's in... read more
Cycling: Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) has won the 100th anniversary of the Rhineland classic Rund um Köln. The Dutchman prevailed over the favorite André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) after 205km, with Nikias Arndt sprinting to third place. After the day's breakaway group was finally caught 12km from the finish, life came back into what had been a rather... read more
