Cycling: On the second day of the European Track Cycling Championships, it was the women who made BDR cheer. While the silver medal was won in the team pursuit, tomorrow's women's sprint could even do better. Lea Sophie Friedrich and Emma Hinze are in the semifinals.
Only the ladies from Great Britain were faster
As announced yesterday, the German women had legitimate hopes of a medal in the team pursuit make. With the best time in the first lap and two new German records, a clear sign was set. In the final, however, Franziska Brausse, Lisa Brennauer, Lisa Klein and Mieke Kröger with a time of 4:16,328 had no chance against Great Britain - after all, the world record holders. The German-speaking ladies played no role at all Elimination Driving. While women from Germany and Austria did not start at all, the Swiss Andrea Waldis placed 17th. Kirsten Wild from the Netherlands secured gold almost befitting her status. Emma Hinze and Lea Sophie Friedrich want to get this precious metal tomorrow Sprint organize. There could be a direct duel in the final.
Still no medal for the German men
So far, the German gentlemen have not been able to put their stamp on the European Track Cycling Championships. In the Scratch Maximilian Beyer showed a strong performance, but did not get past ninth place. The Austrian Stefan Mastaller and the Swiss Lukas Ruegg also placed 13th and 14th in the European championship title of the Spaniard Sebastian Mora Verdi Sprint Maximilian Dornbach was eliminated in the round of XNUMX and Eric Engler in the round of XNUMX. The semi-finals and the final will therefore be held in Apeldoorn tomorrow without German-speaking participants. The Swiss almost had a surprising medal in the team pursuit caught. In the fight for bronze, however, they lost to Great Britain and thus ended up in the thankless fourth place.