It lasts about a month Summer break in the German Cycling Cup. But the riders from the Merkur Cycling Team cannot complain about boredom. Christian Dengler used the first week after the last race at the German Professional Championships in Baunatal in Hesse to make a detour into the mountains. There the all-rounder from the Everyman racing team of Norderstedter Merkur Druck GmbH competed together with guest driver Boris Halsner Tour Transalp and finished the demanding crossing of the Alps in tenth place overall in his age group.
Now the Regensburger and four of his teammates face the next challenge before the end of July in the German Cycling Cup wheel on the ring (July 26) continues to roll. Because next Saturday Christian Dengler will start together with Friedrich Schweizer, Daniel Knyss, Stefan Räth and Alexander Loos at the 24 Hours of Kelheim. The Merkur Druck quintet has big plans for the Danube. Because after second place last year, the boys in the black and multicolored cycling jerseys are aiming for a podium finish again.
The starting signal for Germany's oldest 24-hour race will be on Saturday at 14.00:16,4 p.m. at Kelheim's old harbour. The 18 kilometer circuit of the 180th edition is quite demanding with 24 meters in altitude and will demand a lot from the teams within the 56-hour race. Last year, the Merkur Cycling Team, consisting of Daniel Knyss, Christian Dengler, Friedrich Schweizer, Jens Wilk and Bernd Weinhold, completed XNUMX laps and ended up only six minutes behind the winners of Racing Team Glasservice Weber.