Cross News: Hanka Kupfernagel, the grande dame of cyclocross sports, will start at the Cross DM in Kleinmachnow next Saturday. The four-time world champion can draw on 4 years of experience and, according to her own statements, rode more bikes last autumn than she has in a long time.
Kleinmachnow near Berlin is no stranger to the 44-year-old cyclocross specialist. Hanka Kupfernagel has competed in many successful races here in the past and probably knows the course better than anyone else. Next Saturday there will be a reunion at the Cross DM. After the temporary end of her racing career, the multiple world champion in 2016 and 2017 was significantly involved in the organization of the only German Cross Country World Cup in Zeven and fought for its continuation. Without justification, the World Cup in Zeven was not included in the World Cup calendar by the UCI for 2018 and 2019. After this grueling experience, Hanka Kupfernagel is now switching back to the active side of CX sports.
"Feeling all the different emotions of a race is a potpourri of emotions you won't find anywhere else" - Hanka Kupfernagel
“That which made me start again is probably called passion. Cross was always my favorite discipline… It's interesting how quickly the body remembers the processes and technique,” explains Hanka Kupfernagel. According to her own statement, she felt much better at the race in Vechta than she had six days before in Switzerland. After catching up, she was able to move from 20th place to an impressive third place. “I'm looking forward to getting back into the competitive atmosphere. The tension, the excitement, the struggle, the joy and the excitement of feeling all the different emotions of a race is a potpourri of emotions that you won't find anywhere else," Hanka Kupfernagel continues. The women's race of the Cross DM in Kleinmachnow will start on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 15.00:XNUMX p.m.