Now the time has come: With the European Championships, the top cycling stars are coming to Fürstenfeldbruck.
The individual time trials start on Wednesday.
You can read all the news in the live ticker.
The European Championships are coming to Fürstenfeldbruck: on Wednesday, August 18, first the women and later the men will start in the individual time trial.
Fan enthusiasm increases.
Many residents welcome the athletes with activities along the route.
All news and developments relating to cycling are available in our live ticker.
Update from August 17, 12:30 p.m .:
It is getting serious for the German team of road cyclists.
The athletes are in the starting blocks.
The racers have been testing the track over the past few days.
They tried to memorize the peculiarities, including potholes, in order to get as ideal a line as possible during the race.
Maximilian Walscheid, Lisa Brennauer, Miguel Heidemann and Lisa Klein were on site at the Fürstenfeld monastery.
Brennauer now has the chance to win the third precious metal at this European Championship.
She has already won gold on the track in the team pursuit – with Lisa Klein on the team, with whom she has also won Olympic gold – and silver in the individual pursuit.
European Championships: Women start at 2 p.m. at the Fürstenfeld monastery
Update from August 17, 12 noon:
The women's individual time trial starts in two hours.
The athletes will start at 2:00 p.m., one and a half minutes apart.
Olympic champion Lisa Brennauer starts third.
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Bruck's ex-cycling aces Thomas Stannecker (right) and Alfred Völk (left).
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The ex-professional cyclists from Fürstenfeldbruck, Thomas Stannecker and Alfred Völk, are preparing behind the scenes.
After the cancellation of Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard, the two now rely on the Italian star: four-time world champion Fillipo Ganna.
European Championships: Athletes and emergency services gather behind the scenes
Update from August 17, 11:30 a.m.:
Numerous roads are closed because of the European Championships and the individual time trial in Fürstenfeldbruck.
A route map and the closures can be found here.
Athletes, team teams, organizers and emergency services gradually arrive at the Fürstenfeld monastery area, where the individual time trial for women and men starts and ends.
30 police motorcycles accompany each of the 63 time trialists on the route.
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Ready to start: race director Günther Schlecht (2nd from right, Mainburg), course director Ewald Strohmeier (2nd from left, Wartenberg) as well as Alex Vögginger (left) and Andreas Knorr from the traffic police FFB.
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Original article from August 17, 2022:
Fürstenfeldbruck
- The European Championships are coming to the district of Fürstenfeldbruck.
On Wednesday (17 August) the women's time trial will take place at 2 p.m. and the men's time trial at 5.30 p.m.
Start and finish is the monastery Fürstenfeld.
Bad news for cycling fans: Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard will not be taking part in the time trial, as announced two weeks ago.
However, cycling fans can look forward to the women's individual time trial: Among others, Olympic champion Lisa Brennauer will start there.
By the way: everything from the region is also available in our regular FFB newsletter.
European Championships in Fürstenfeldbruck: fans along the route - with beer and barbecue
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European Championships: The EM athletes are welcomed in Landsberied.
© Caroline Mueller
Fans have been tinkering with special activities along the route for days.
Now, in the hours before the start, the first fan groups are forming along the route.
In Landsberied, residents drew "Welcome" and "Servus" on the street with chalk.
"In a spontaneous action, young and old met and had a lot of fun," writes Caroline Müller.
There are two fan zones in Landsberied: one on Schloßbergstrasse.
There is a bouncy castle, table football, drinks, music and a barbecue.
Drinks and a speed check are available at the Dorfplatz bus stop.
According to Carolin Müller, all Landsberieder are called upon to line up with flags, costumes and fan articles.
You can find more current news from the district of Fürstenfeldbruck at Merkur.de/Fürstenfeldbruck.
