Team Lübbering/Inside Blog: Last Sunday, the third race of the GCC took place in Cologne, the Skoda Velodom 2018. Team Lübbering was well represented, with twelve riders tackling the long-distance course of 123,3 km. The challenging route through the Bergisches Land region largely followed the professional course of "Rund um Köln" and featured a classic… read more
Cycling: Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) won the prestigious German one-day race Rund um Köln. The Irishman outsprinted Mihkel Räim (Israel Cycling Academy) and Szymon Sajnok (CCC Sprandi Polkowice) in the mass sprint in the cathedral city. Marcel Kittel (Katusha-Alpecin), initially seeded third, finished fifth. Bora-hansgrohe and Katusha-Alpecin force… read more
Report by Tanja Hennes: My preparations for the classic race and season highlight, Rund um Köln, were anything but ideal. After two crashes, however, I have to say: "All's well that ends well." With my crash injuries and some ups and downs in the days leading up to it, I didn't set my expectations too high – a victory was my original goal, but… read more
Race report by Manuela Freund / Team Green'n Fit. We're in the anniversary year of Rund um Köln… the 100th edition… and there was plenty to celebrate for Team Green'n Fit from Gütersloh. Saturday. It starts as always the day before. Normally with picking up the race numbers. But first, I'm off to Cologne/Bonn Airport to pick up Tamara, who is in… read more
Cycling: Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) won the 100th anniversary of the Rhine classic Rund um Köln. The Dutchman prevailed after 205km against the favorite André Greipel (Lotto Soudal), with Nikias Arndt sprinting to third place. After the day's breakaway was finally caught 12km from the finish, the race, which had been rather uneventful until then, came to life… read more
