Emma Hinze: After nine months of return with a strong fifth place!

Emma Hinze: After nine months of return with a strong fifth place!

Cottbus, Deutschland - A conciliatory comeback celebrated Emma Hinze at the Grand Prix in Cottbus, where the eight-time world champion gave her comeback in the Bahnrad sprint after a nine-month break. The Grand Prix, which is an important competition in the calendar of the cycling racers: on the inside, offered an exciting backdrop for Hinze, which took fifth place.

After her extensive preparations and the necessary recovery, which she had treated to after the Olympic Games in Paris to come back both mentally and physically, this was a well -respected step backwards. The national coach Jan van Eijden expressed very positive about Hinzes performance and highlighted her international level. "Emma shows that she is ready to return," said van Eijden.

exciting duels in the sprint race

In the women's sprint, the British world champion and team sprint Olympic champion Emma Finucane impressively prevailed in the final with 2-0 against the second of Lea Sophie Friedrich from Cottbus. Lauren Bell secured third place from Great Britain, followed by the French Mathilde Gros.

in the men's sprint was Harrie Lavreysen from the Netherlands the great winner, who also shone with a 2-0 victory against Rayan Helal from France. It was already his second win in Cottbus after he was able to triumph in 2018. Third place secured Jeffrey Hoogland, also from the Netherlands. The best German in the men's sprint was U23 European champion Luca Spiegel from Kaiserslautern, who was also able to assert himself in the strong competition.

outlook for further races

For the 27-year-old Hinze it continues: On Saturday, the Keirin race is already waiting for the athlete: inside, and many fans are excited to see whether it can then drive again for the podium. With a solid performance today, she showed that in the future you can rely on her.

The Grand Prix in Cottbus once again demonstrated the talent and the competition in railway sports. The eyes are now looking forward to the upcoming races, and the anticipation increases when the athlete: enter the train again to access their best performance. It remains to be seen whether Hinze can continue your upward trend.

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