Track racing: The Maloja Pushbikers win the Cottbus Nights. In a three-day battle from September 4th to 6th, Leif Lampater and Marcel Kalz prevailed against the favorite duo de Pauw/de Ketele from Belgium. Pushbiker Nico Heßlich and his partner Lucas Liss finished third. Only in the final standings did Lampater/Kalz turn things around. "It was the... read more
Cycling: 28-year-old track specialist Robert Förstemann suffered a herniated disc on December 20, just before the Sportsman of the Year gala in Baden-Baden. This naturally means that the January training camp in South Africa has been canceled, and the World Championships and the 6-Days are in doubt. It was supposed to be a celebratory and relaxed evening at the... read more
Cycling: Former track professional Robert Bartko is expected to bring new momentum to German speed skating as a career changer. Robert Bartko, two-time Olympic track cycling champion from Sydney 2000, is the new sports director of the German Speed Skating Association (DESG). Internal disputes have led to the DESG, in cooperation with the German Olympic Sports Confederation... read more
