Cyclocross: Sascha Weber ends Meisen's DM winning streak

After 19.6 kilometres in Munich's Olympic Park, 34-year-old Sascha Weber won by 39 seconds ahead of Marcel Meisen (Stevens), who had recently won the German cyclo-cross championship title six times in a row. For Weber, who mainly races MTB marathons in addition to cyclo-cross, this is his first DM success after five second places. Michael Gaßner came third.

Cyclocross-DM 2023: Krahl wins the women's race

Judith Krahl had confidently won the women's race of the national cyclocross championship in Germany the day before. After winning three titles in a row in the U23 category, the 21-year-old claimed her first elite championship. At the finish line, second-placed Lisa Heckmann was 1:53 minutes behind Krahl, with third-placed Stefanie Paul a minute further back. Defending champion and six-time German cyclocross champion Elisabeth Brandau was not at the start due to her pregnancy.

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