German U23 men national championships - CH

Lorsch, Germany, June 8, 2008

2007 Results Results Past winners

Reimer German U23 Champion

Martin Reimer (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg
Photo ©: Michael Deines

Martin Reimer from LKT Team Brandenburg is the new German U23 Champion, winning the title race in Lorsch. Reimer, who will turn 21 next Sunday, scored the victory on a very difficult 181.6-kilometre course in 4.55.07. He took the sprint of a four-man lead group, beating Sebastian Hans (Team Mapei Heizomat), Mitja Schlüter (Continental Team Milram) and Dennis Pohl (Team 3C Gruppe).

In the penultimate lap a lead group around defending champion Dominic Klemme, along with favourites like Kim Lachmann, Paul Voß, John Degenkolb and Simon Geschke, couldn't quite agree on taking turns, so they were caught. On the final way back to Lorsch, the decisive group went clear.

National coach Patrick Moster explained, "After that, it was immediately quiet in the peloton. Thüringer Energie didn't have to ride anymore, 3C neither, so behind they stopped pedaling."

500 metres from the finish, Hans started the sprint, but Reimer came around him. "That was incredible," Reimer said at the finish.

Moster added that Reimer deserved to win. "We saw a fascinating race; it was a tough parcours... Somebody who can't put some power on the pedals can't be on the podium here." Moster did admit that he hadn't considered Reimer amongst the favourites before the race. "Maybe with Reimer we didn't see a winner from the first string, but he also wasn't a complete underdog."

The day was marked by very hot temperatures and early attacks. But only in the last three laps of the 17-kilometre circuit did the race start in earnest. One of the strongest riders was Voß. "He was super-strong today," Moster noticed. The 3C-rider ended the day in fifth place. Last year's winner Klemme was eight in the end.

Photography

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Images by Michael Deines

Martin Reimer (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg takes the U23 German national title.

Results - 181.6km

1 Martin Reimer (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg       4.55.57
2 Sebastian Hans (Ger) Team Mapei Heizomat              
3 Jean Mitja Schlüter (Ger) Continental Team Milram     
4 Dennis Pohl (Ger) Team 3C-Gruppe Lamonta              
5 Paul Voß (Ger) Team 3C-Gruppe Lamonta             1.32
6 Marcel Barth (Ger) Thüringer Energie                  
7 John Degenkolb (Ger) Thüringer Energie                
8 Dominic Klemme (Ger) Team 3C-Gruppe Lamonta           
9 Mathias Belka (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg              
10 Philipp Ries (Ger) Team Rothau                       
11 David Hesselbarth (Ger) Team Mapei Heizomat          
12 Dominik Nerz (Ger) Team Ista                         
13 Mathias Wiele (Ger) Team Citec                       
14 Björn Thurau (Ger) Einzelstart                       
15 Dani Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Mapei Heizomat        
16 Andreas Henig (Ger) Einzelstart                      
17 Erik Mohs (Ger) Continental Team Milram              
18 Simon Geschke (Ger) Bianchi                          
19 Thomas Bontenackels (Ger) Team Vlasse                
20 David Rösch (Ger) Team Rothau                        
21 Felix Andris (Ger) Team Rothau                       
22 Florian Völk (Ger) Team Mapei Heizomat           1.40
23 Maximilian May (Ger) Thüringer Energie           1.46
24 Oliver Giesecke (Ger) Thüringer Energie          1.52
25 Florian Frohn (Ger) Thüringer Energie            1.58
26 Kim Lachmann (Ger) Team Mapei Heizomat           3.30
27 Yannic Maus (Ger) Team Kuota                         
28 Johannes Heider (Ger) Team Citec                 3.33
29 David Heimpel (Ger) FC Rheinlan                  3.35
30 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista                        
31 Andreas Ciensky (Ger) Team Citec Team Citec      3.47
32 Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Team 3C-Gruppe Lamonta `      3.48
33 Nico Schneider (Ger) Einzelstart                     
34 Janosc Wintermantel (Ger) RG Team Ber            3.54
35 Matthias Bertling (Ger) Team Kuota                   
36 Rainer Rettner (Ger) LG Mountain                     
37 Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Einzelstart              3.57
38 Frank Lütters (Ger) Schäfer Sho                  4.19
39 Peter Clauß (Ger) Continental Team Milram            
40 Yannick Tiedt (Ger) Einzelstart                      
41 Christoph Hench (Ger) PZ Racing/R                    
42 Florenz Knauer (Ger) Team Kuota                      
43 Patrick Pöhnl (Ger) RG Team Ber                      
44 Florian Harbig (Ger) Thüringer Energie               
45 Fabian Schaar (Ger) Team Ista                        
46 Sascha Wagner (Ger) Einzelstart                      
47 Björn Gollhardt (Ger) Bianchi                        
48 Michael Weicht (Ger) Continental Team Milram     4.24
49 Andreas Stauff (Ger) Continental Team Milram         
50 Peter Hartmann (Ger) Team Jenate                 5.49
51 Markus Reichert (Ger) PZ Racing/R                    
52 Tobias Lautwein (Ger) Schäfer Sho                    
53 Pascal Gorenflo (Ger) Radteam                        
54 Tino Meier (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg                
55 Robert Müller (Ger) PZ Racing/R                      
56 Ivo Ebert (Ger) Radteam                              
57 Jonathan Obländer (Ger) Radteam                      
58 Pascal Weerts (Ger) Team Rothau                      
59 Georg Gall (Ger) RG Team Ber                    12.58
60 Marc Mertens (Ger) RG Team Ber                       
61 Felix Rehberger (Ger) RG Team Ber                    
62 Ralf Matzka (Ger) Team Ista                          
63 Florian Bodenschatz (Ger) Continental Team Milram    
64 Michael Kurth (Ger) Team Kuota                       
65 Robin Schmuda (Ger) Team Ista                        
66 Jonas Schmeiser (Ger) Team Mapei Heizomat            
67 Moritz Bleymehl (Ger) FC Rheinlan                    
68 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                         
69 Felix Willems (Ger) Schäfer Sho                      
70 Sebastian Pristl (Ger) Team 3C-Gruppe Lamonta        
71 Heiko Breitwieser (Ger) LG Mountain

Past Winners

2007 Dominic Klemme