Third placement for ex-world champion Friedrich at Keirin in Cottbus!

Third placement for ex-world champion Friedrich at Keirin in Cottbus!

What an exciting weekend for the train wheel sports fans! The 25-year-old Lea Sophie Friedrich, a former world champion in Keirin, took a solid third place in the Keirin competition at the Grand Prix of Germany in Cottbus. As n-tv , Friedrich, who achieved second place the previous day, had to be second place beat. The victory in Kyrin went to the talented Lauren Bell, followed by Emma Finucane.

it becomes fascinating when we know that Friedrich is not only known for her current success, but has already had an impressive career. She recently achieved second place on the train Sprint and first place on the train team sprint in Apeldoorn at the European 2024 championship. Publications on Teamdeutschland.de Show that she also achieved excellent performance at the World Championships 2023 in Glasgow, including first place on the train team sprint and two third places on the train 500 m time trial as well as in Keirin.

many successes in sight

Friedrich's career is characterized by numerous successes. In 2022 she became world champion on the train team sprint and on the Keirin train in Saint Quentin en Yvelines. She also beaten up in Tokyo at the 2021 Olympics in 2021, where she achieved a place in the team sprint and fifth place in the sprint. Her first great success came in 2018 when she won impressive four gold medals in various disciplines at the World Cups in Aigle.

The Keirin, a discipline that comes from Japan and is known as a "fighting sprint", is a spectacular event for both men and women. As reports wikipedia , this competition is usually held with six drivers and has unique tactical elements. The pacemaker, who determines the pace, leaves the train after 750 meters and the sprint begins. The challenge of preventing the opponent from overtaking brings additional thrills to this format.

fighting spirit on the train

in the men's Keirin prevailed at the great event of the Polish driver Mateusz Rudyk, who competed against the strong rival Harrie Lavreysen from the Netherlands and Rayan Halal from France. The best German, Luca Spiegel, from Kaiserslautern, won the small final and took seventh place. It remains exciting how the German athletes will beat among the experienced international drivers.

Lea Sophie Friedrich once again shows that she is among the top of the train wheel sport and can continuously assert herself in international competition. With further competitions in front of the door, fans can look forward to even more gripping races!