German Junior Cyclists Win Double Gold at Cottbus European Championships
At the U19 European Track Cycling Championships held in the Cottbus velodrome, German teams captured gold in both the men's and women's team sprint events.
The men's trio of Til Krüger (RSC Cottbus), Matyas Malina (Dresdner SC) and Leonidas Rekowski (RSV Chemnitz) posted the fastest times in qualification and the final, defeating Great Britain to claim the title.
The women's team, comprising Marie Louise Raake (RSC Cottbus), Celine Prochnau (RC Frankfurt) and Lara Colberg – recently named elite pupil of the Cottbus sports school – also secured gold.
Bundestrainer Maximilian Levy oversees the U19 squad. In the junior women's sprint, Clara Schneider (RSV Finsterwalde), Lara‑Sophie Jäger (RV Dudenhofen) and Anastasia Kuniß (Leipzig) earned silver.