Cycling: After Marcel Kittel won gold for Germany in the junior category eight years ago, Lennard Kämna from Cottbus managed to bring the rainbow jersey to Germany again. With an impressive lead of almost 45 seconds, he relegated his competitors to the places this morning.
To honor last year's junior world champion, Igor Decraene, who died a few weeks ago, start number one was not awarded for the junior race. As the reigning German and European champion, Kämna was the big favorite in today's race for the world championship title. And he should more than live up to this role.
He was the last rider to leave the starting pad in Ponferrada and set off for his first world title. Already after split one, Kämna was 19,8 seconds ahead. The young man from Cottbus was able to double this lead by the second split of the almost 30-kilometer distance and finally clinched the deserved victory.
“I was extremely nervous the last few days, but ten minutes before the start my pulse dropped and I was able to attack. I still can't believe I actually won", said Kämna after his victory.
With a lead of 44,66 seconds and an average speed of 48,8 km/h, he relegated the American Adrien Costa and the Australian Michael Storer to second place.