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Franziska Koch

Franziska Koch

German cyclist

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  • Sep 27

    Brandon McNulty wins men's world road race title in Montreal after 33-kilometre solo attack

    American rider Brandon McNulty held off a chasing group to win the 273.4-kilometre world championship road race in Montreal, finishing 13 seconds ahead of Michael Matthews.

  • Sep 26

    Demi Vollering wins women's road race world title in Montreal sprint

    The Dutch rider beat Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney in a two-up sprint across 180.1 kilometres in Canada, completing a season sweep of the Giro, Tour and worlds.

  • Sep 20

    Remco Evenepoel wins fourth consecutive world time trial title in Montreal as Filippo Ganna takes silver

    Remco Evenepoel finished the 39.2-kilometer course in Montreal in 44 minutes 53.13 seconds to claim gold, beating Filippo Ganna by 57.31 seconds.

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