The successful streak of the German women’s foursome, which has undergone major changes, came to an end at the Track Cycling World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
The two Tokyo Olympic champions Mieke Kröger and Franziska Brauße missed the medal runs together with the newcomers Lena Charlotte Reissner and Lana Eberle. With a time of 4:15.017 minutes, the quartet improved by almost two seconds compared to the qualification, but missed the small final with the sixth fastest time.
The German women’s four had won almost everything in the past two years. After gold in Tokyo, the foursome, who were named Team of the Year at the Sports Gala, also triumphed at the 2021 World Cup and at the 2021 and 2022 European Championships. After the 2022 European Championships in Munich, however, multiple world champion Lisa Brennauer ended her career. In addition, Lisa Klein decided not to start at the World Cup due to health problems. Successor Laura üßmilch has not yet fully recovered from her fall injury at the Tour de France.
The final will be contested on Thursday evening by Great Britain (4:10.109) and Italy (4:11.562).
