Knees scores Milram's second national title
Solo effort for new German champion
Christian Knees of Team Milram won the German national road title in a solo effort. He broke away on the final lap to finish 50 seconds ahead of escape companions Steffen Radochla (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse) and Andreas Schillinger of Team NetApp.
“This is a dream come true for me,” Knees said. “I wouldn't have had a chance against Radochla in a sprint, so I attacked on the final climb and gave it my best.”
“We made the race hard from the very start, were in every escape group, and had everything under control,” said Milram directeur sportif Ralf Grabsch. “That is a well-deserved win.“
Milram had sent 15 riders into the race and controlled the whole race. The whole race was marked by attacks and escape groups. A nine-rider group was finally able to establish itself with 60 km to go. The final decision came in the last lap of the race. Knees attacked with nine km to go out of the three-man group, which had formed 20 km earlier.
The title was the second one for Milram on Sunday. Knees' teammates Niki Terpstra won the road title in the Netherlands as well.
Race organisers shortened the race by one lap and started it early, to avoid any overlap with the afternoon World Cup game between Germany and England.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Christian Knees (Team Milram) | 4:37:36 |
2 | Steffen Radochla (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse) | 0:00:50 |
3 | Andreas Schillinger (Team Netapp) | 0:00:51 |
4 | Tony Martin (Team HTC - Columbia) | 0:01:36 |
5 | Dominic Klemme (Saxo Bank) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Markus Eichler (Team Milram) | 0:01:40 |
7 | Markus Fothen (Team Milram) | 0:01:44 |
8 | Fra Dreßler-Lehnhof | 0:01:52 |
9 | Christoph Pfingsten (Van Vliet EBH Elshof) | 0:02:04 |
10 | David Hesselbarth (Heizomat) | 0:04:24 |
11 | Danilo Hondo (Lampre-Farnese Vini) | 0:04:35 |
12 | Andreas Klier (Cervelo Test Team) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Fabian Wegmann (Team Milram) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Sebastian Forke (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Michael Schweizer (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Jacob Fiedler (KED Bianchi) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Martin Gründer (KED Bianchi) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Philipp Ries (Heizomat) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Benjamin Sydlik (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Dirk Müller (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Frank Daniel Wagner (Seven Stones) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Heinrich Berger (Harvestehuder R) | 0:04:37 |
23 | Eric Baumann (Team Netapp) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Robert Förster (Team Milram) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Michael Schwarzmann (Team Netapp) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Christoph Springer (Team SP Tablewa) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Dominik Nerz (Team Milram) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Nils Plötner (Heizomat) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Patrik Sinkewitz (ISD Neri-Cyclin) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | René Weissinger (RSG Nürnberg) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Grischa Ja Niermann (Rabobank) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Benjamin Edmüller (RSV Irschenberg) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Martin Reimer (Cervelo Test Team) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Grischa Janorschke (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Alexander Krieger (Heizomat) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Florian Bissinger (RSV Irschenberg) | 0:04:43 |
37 | Robert Retschke (Continental Team Differdange) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Nico Schneider (Continental Team Differdange) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | David Rösch (Team Atlas Pers) | 0:04:45 |
40 | Bert Grabsch (Team HTC - Columbia) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Team Milram) | 0:04:47 |
42 | Florian Bodenschatz (KED Bianchi) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Jonas Schmeiser (Heizomat) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Helmut Trettwer (Team Baier Land) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Alexander Nordhoff (Seven Stones) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Florenz Knauer (Team Kuota - Indeland) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Yannick Mayer (Heizomat) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Fabian Schaar (Heizomat) | 0:04:50 |
49 | Philipp Mamos (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Holger Burkhardt (CKT TMIT - Champion System) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Simon Geschke (Skil - Shimano) | 0:04:52 |
52 | Alexander Gottfried (Team Netapp) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Björn Schröder (Team Milram) | 0:04:55 |
54 | Sergej Fuchs (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Tassilo Fricke (Team Netapp) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Timon Seubert (Team Netapp) | 0:05:00 |
57 | Patrick Bercz (Seven Stones) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Björn Glasner (Team Kuota - Indeland) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Thomas Fothen (Team Milram) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Matthias Bertling (Team Kuota - Indeland) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Dani Westmattelmann (Team Kuota - Indeland) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Frank Scherzinger (Team Atlas Pers) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Jens Voigt (Team Saxo Bank) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Dominik Roels (Team Milram) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Kim Lachmann (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Andreas Stauff (Quick Step) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | René Obst (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse) | 0:05:07 |
68 | André Greipel (Team HTC - Columbia) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Paul Voß (Team Milram) | 0:05:08 |
70 | René Birkenfeld (Harvestehuder R) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Artur Gajek (Team Milram) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Tino Meier (LKT Team Brandenburg) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Robert Wagner (Skil - Shimano) | 0:05:14 |
74 | Roger Kluge (Team Milram) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Michael jun Hümbert (Seven Stones) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Thomas Bontenackels (Seven Stones) | 0:05:19 |
77 | Leif Lampater (RSV Irschenberg) | 0:05:20 |
78 | André Schulze (PSK Whirlpool - Author) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Florian Salzinger (Team Atlas Pers) | 0:05:23 |
80 | Marcel Sieberg (Team HTC - Columbia) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Jan Deutschmann (SC Wiedenbrück) | 0:05:34 |
82 | Linus Gerdemann (Team Milram) | 0:05:37 |
83 | Patrick Gretsch (Team HTC - Columbia) | 0:07:08 |
84 | Sven Krauß (RSV Öschelbron) | 0:11:51 |
85 | Ralf Matzka (Heizomat) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gerald Ciolek (Team Milram) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthias Russ (Team Milram) | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing Team) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tim Barth (Heizomat) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lars Wackernagel (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marcel Meisen (Team Kuota - Indeland) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Monreal | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christopher Roth (Seven Stones) | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benjamin Stauder | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Philipp Walsleben (BKCP - Powerplus) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Patrick Schubert (DHL - Author) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tobias Erler | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vladi Riha | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sascha Wagner | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michae Gannopolskij | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Roman Kuntschik | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tino Thömel | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dirk Vobbe | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rüdiger Selig | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Erik Mohs (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse) | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jesco Vietense | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Max Stahr (Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse) | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
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