The two-man team race was particularly dramatic. Roger Kluge from Team REMBE® rad-net and Moritz Augenstein (RSV Irschenberg) were among the strongest teams, collecting points and winning two laps, putting them on course for a medal.
In the results list, they were initially listed as bronze medallists, but after the jury corrected the results, the Germans suddenly found themselves in fourth place. ‘It feels like we've been cheated out of a medal. Ultimately, however, the result as it stands now is correct. If the correct result had been displayed correctly during the race, we would have ridden the race very differently and kept a closer eye on the Danes,’ lamented Lucas Schädlich, sporting director at REMBE® rad-net and national track coach.
The German quartet, consisting of REMBE® rad-net riders Moritz Binder, Benjamin Boos and Felix Groß, as well as Ben-Felix Jochum (Lotto-Kern-Haus-PSD Bank), narrowly missed out on the small final. Their time of 3:49.002 minutes – less than one-tenth of a second behind the German record – was just not enough for the bronze medal race, falling short by only about one-hundredth of a second. They were thus ranked fifth in the World Championships.
Kluge finished fifth in the points race. He held back a little at the start, but picked up speed in the second half of the race, made up ground and was within striking distance of the podium. With 38 points, he was only three points short of the bronze medal in the end. Groß and Binder also achieved top ten finishes in the individual pursuit. Groß finished seventh in 4:08.250 minutes, while Binder took tenth place in 4:11.865 minutes.
The German quartet, consisting of REMBE® rad-net riders Moritz Binder, Benjamin Boos and Felix Groß, as well as Ben-Felix Jochum (Lotto-Kern-Haus-PSD Bank), narrowly missed out on the small final. Their time of 3:49.002 minutes – less than one-tenth of a second behind the German record – was just not enough for the bronze medal race, falling short by only about one-hundredth of a second. They were thus ranked fifth in the World Championships.
Kluge finished fifth in the points race. He held back a little at the start, but picked up speed in the second half of the race, made up ground and was within striking distance of the podium. With 38 points, he was only three points short of the bronze medal in the end. Groß and Binder also achieved top ten finishes in the individual pursuit. Groß finished seventh in 4:08.250 minutes, while Binder took tenth place in 4:11.865 minutes.
Source: Image Mareike Engelbrecht
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