The Merkur Cycling Team continues to go from success to success in the fight for the German Everyman Championship. On Sunday, Friedrich Schweizer made it onto the top step of the podium at the Sparkasse Giro in Bochum. The all-rounder brought us the fourth day's victory in this year's German Cycling Cup series.
In a gripping sprint final, Friedrich was able to prevail against German Cycling Cup title defender Marek Bosniatzki after 80 kilometers of racing. Daniel Knyss finished third and defended his overall lead. At the same time, the Merkur Cycling Team extended its lead in the team classification.
“Everything was quite hectic in the final. We were in a good position to start the sprint for Daniel Knyss. But then there was almost a fall in the last corner. From then on, everyone was on their own and we just went full throttle to the finish line.", Friedrich commented on the sprint crime thriller on the last meters. "In my second place in Leipzig, Marek Bosniatzki had the better legs. So I'm all the happier that I was able to put him behind me today."
Christoph Mönig (8th), Till Baltes (9th), Christian Dengler (13th), Alexander Looß (14th), Bernd Weinhold (19th), Thomas Jablonski (22nd), Stefan Räth (29th) and Manfred Böhm (36th) dominated the race for long stretches and combined their strength to ensure that Friedrich Schweizer and Daniel Knyss placed on the podium.
After the ninth of 14 races, Knyss from Cologne leads the overall standings with 2.985 points and a lead of 14 points over Marek Bosniatzki (Bürstner Duemo / 2.971). Third overall is Bosnitzki's teammate Sandro Kühmel (2.960). With his victory in Bochum, Friedrich Schweizer moved up to fourth place and now has his sights set on the podium with 2.944 points. Stefan Räth, Christian Dengler and Till Baltes follow in sixth, seventh and eighth place in the top ten.
In the ranking of the best teams, we are still in the lead ahead of Bürstner Duemo and Lock8 Cycling.
Christine Goeldner, who was able to move up to fourth place in the overall standings, and her male teammates have no time to rest in August. After the performance in Bochum, the Merkur Cycling Team will start next Sunday (August 10) in the Skoda Velorace in Dresden.