Cycling: Filippo Baroncini won the gold medal in the U23 road race. The Italian broke away a few kilometers from the finish and held on to his lead, crossing the line just seconds ahead of the chasing group. In the junior category, Norway's Per Strand Hagenes triumphed. Eritrea's Biniam Ghirmay won silver. Filippo Baroncini is the new… read more
Cycling: Tony Martin (Katusha-Alpecin) has won his eighth German time trial title. The 33-year-old once again outclassed the competition on Friday. Jasper Frahm (Heizomat-rad.net) is the new German U23 champion. Lisa Brennauer (Wiggle High5) triumphed in the women's race for the third time. Tony Martin was over a minute ahead… read more
By Lennert Lifka. This year we were in Vrsar again, and I'm proud to now call my reports a trilogy. Because I, just an ambitious cyclist myself, am writing this report for the third time in a row. Even though the third part of a trilogy is usually the finale, I hope to write a few more installments about our future… read more
Demanding course, difficult conditions. The course is very challenging. What looks rather unspectacular on paper turns out to be a tough test in the race, demanding everything from the drivers from start to finish – physically and mentally. During the first half of the race, we also had to contend with the fact that the road was damp and slippery… read more
Cycling: Lennard Kämna (Germany) narrowly missed out on the gold medal in the U23 road race. He was beaten in the two-man sprint by the new world champion, Benoit Cosnefroy (France). Bronze went to pursuer Michael Svendgaard (Denmark). Earlier, in the junior women's race, Italy's Elena Pirrone once again emerged victorious. The German women… read more
