Hinze, Dörnbach and Brauße win titles at track cycling championships

Emma Hinze from RSC Cottbus also won the sprint competition at the German Track Cycling Championships.

The six-time world champion, who had previously triumphed in the keirin, time trial and team sprint, won the final in Cottbus against her club and national team colleague Lea Sophie Friedrich after trailing 2:1.

Hinze had already secured all four gold medals last year. "The result is really cool and gives me confidence. Winning all the titles is special - even more so two years in a row," said the 25-year-old.

"Very pleased that it went like this"

Maximilian Dörnbach from Cottbus and Olympic team champion Franziska Brauße from Eningen also won four titles each. Dörnbach won the keirin final on Sunday ahead of his club colleagues Paul Groß and Anton Höhne. "I was able to confirm my last results in Cottbus. It felt a bit tough, so I'm very pleased that it went like this," said Dörnbach.

Brauße won the women's madison together with Lea Lin Teutenberg (Ceratizit WNT Pro Cycling Team). The duo dominated the race at will. Moritz Augenstein (RSC Kempten) came out on top in the final points race. It was Augenstein's third success in Cottbus.

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