Cycling: The women's four of the BDR seems to be unbeatable. After gold at the Olympics and the European Championships, Franziska Brauße, Lisa Brennauer, Mieke Kröger and Laura üßmilch also secured the title for German cycling at the World Championships in Roubaix.
Track World Cup: Women's foursome 2021 unbeatable
The German women's team pursuit trifecta is complete! Following their triumph at the Tokyo Olympics and the European Championships in Grenchen, the German Cycling Federation can now also celebrate a gold medal at the World Championships in Roubaix. Once again, the gold-medal quartet – this time consisting of Franziska Brauße, Lisa Brennauer, Mieke Kröger, and Laura Süßemilch – proved unbeatable. In the final, the four riders decisively beat the Italians (4:13,690) with a time of 4:08,752 minutes.
Lisa Brennauer:
"We weren't under any pressure today and came here with a new team. We've improved every run step by step since the European Championships and we've also fine-tuned our strategy a bit. It's nice that we were able to drive a time like this again. A dream. For me it will continue in 2022. I have to let everything sink in first.”
The Italians win the men's
The men were even more successful than the Italian women. Led by Filippo Ganna, the Italian men's four reached the top of the podium. This had last happened in 1997. After their impressive Olympic victory, the Italians, clad entirely in blue, went into the final against France as clear favorites – and they did not disappoint. The German men, unfortunately, finished no higher than seventh place.
🇬🇧 track foursome 2021 🚀
Olympic champions 🥇
European champions 🇪🇺
WORLD CHAMPIONS 🌈#wearecycling #Roubaix2021 #uci #trackworlds📸 Arne Mill | Frontal vision pic.twitter.com/UtviEJWjQt
— German Cycling Federation (@wirsindradsport) October 21, 2021
Powering to the rainbow jerseys 🌈
Golden year for Germany in the Women's Team Pursuit 🥇 #Roubaix2021 pic.twitter.com/mNUGZ4Whfk
— UCI Track Cycling (@UCI_Track) October 21, 2021