Race report by Jonathan Reuning: After the chaotic race in Frankfurt and a five-week break from racing in the German Cycling Cup, the third race of the series finally took place on Sunday. The weather was absolutely perfect that day in southeastern Thuringia at the Schleizer Dreieck junction. With a pleasant 20 degrees Celsius and a bright blue sky, there was no need to worry about the usual… read more
Since the entire team arrived late Friday evening, our tactics meeting took place the following morning after breakfast. Our task was twofold: to secure the overall victory in the GCC team classification and to get Stefan onto the podium. Thanks to the pace-setting by Team Bürstner, the race was very fast. I stayed close from the start… read more
In 10°C and pouring rain, the Central German Cross Country Championships took place today at the Bike and Outdoor Park in Bad Salzdetfurth. Since "Badse" is only about 25 kilometers from Salzgitter, I made an exception to my "no more XCO races" strategy and embraced the mud bath of the season. I set off on Thursday... read more
I slept great, the alarm didn't ring until 6, and thanks to my Transalp routine, every move was perfect, so I rolled into formation exactly two minutes before the start. The starting gun fired, and off I went into the first climb. It was fast, 350 watts, but I remember with horror previous editions of this race where I was fighting off breakfast at the Ova Spin... read more
Sadly, our training camp in Tscherms near Merano has now come to an end. However, we made perfect use of the 10 days and enjoyed fantastic cycling conditions every day! While snow and storms raged back home, making outdoor training almost unimaginable, we stormed up the magnificent climbs in shorts and enjoyed the breathtaking panoramas… read more
