Cycling: Former track cycling pro Robert Bartko is set to bring new energy to German speed skating. Bartko, a two-time Olympic track cycling champion from Sydney 2000, is the new sports director of the German Speed Skating Association (DESG). Internal disputes led to the DESG, in cooperation with the German Olympic Sports Confederation… read more
Team LKT Brandenburg is considered one of the best U23 teams in the country. In recent years, riders such as Roger Kluge, Martin Reimer, Michel Koch, and Nikias Arndt have made the leap to the elite of cycling. Furthermore, the Cottbus-based team has won the U23 Bundesliga, the most important series in Germany, three times in a row. The team has included… read more
Robert Bartko (LKT Team Brandenburg) announced his retirement from active racing a week ago. At the Berlin Six Day Race, his announcement moved many spectators to tears. For him personally, however, his career ended on a high note. After finishing third overall at the capital's velodrome, the Brandenburg native, along with fellow Berliner Marcel Kalz (Rudy… read more
For six days, the Berlin Six-Day Race held the capital in its grip. Six days filled with highs and lows. As a photographer, you're always on the lookout for the emotions that define these phases. In our recap, we show you the highlights of the 103rd Berlin Six-Day Race from our perspective… read more
It's starting again. Tomorrow, Thursday, the starting gun will fire at the Berlin Velodrome for the 103rd edition of the Berlin Six-Day Race. German football legends Franz Beckenbauer and Uwe Seeler will jointly send the top-class field of riders onto the wooden oval of the Velodrome, opening the oldest Six-Day Race in the world. About a month before the… read more
