TEAM GOES NEW WAYS: START IN THE GRAVEL SECTOR
The successful cyclocross cycling team Heizomat powered by Kloster Kitchen has planned something new for the coming season and will start for the first time in the Gravel area. With Amanda Voss, Lukas Herrmann and Christopher Hatz - the team sets a new challenge.
The goal is ambitious: the team wants to compete in the world championships in Italy in October of this year and assert itself in this discipline. The riders have prepared intensively for the sport of gravel and are motivated to compete with the best in the world.
"The up-and-coming sport of gravel cycling is gaining in popularity. We are very pleased that we are now also active in this field this year," says team boss Stefan Herrmann. "Our rider and our riders have invested a lot of energy and time to prepare for this. We are sure that they will be just as successful on the gravel path as they were in cyclocross."
The drivers:in themselves are also confident that they will be successful.
Amanda Voss sees participating in the World Championships as the big goal: "Participating in the World Championships in Italy is a big incentive for all of us. We will train hard and give everything to qualify for the race." Voss has already participated in the 2022 World Championship, also in Italy. Now she has already laid the foundation for her participation last weekend. At the UCI Gravel World in Blaavandshuk/Denmark, Voss secured an impressive second place in her age group, thus punching her ticket for Italy.
"The challenge of gravel racing is new to us," explains Lukas Herrmann. "Cyclocross and gravel differ in their requirements and demand different skills. But there are also similarities: Both disciplines require endurance, strength and good technique to be successful."
Gravel and cyclocross are both bike racing disciplines that take place on uneven terrain and in nature. Gravel races take place on gravel, gravel or forest tracks over 120 km, while cyclocross races are held on a closed-off circuit with various obstacles such as sand or mud passages, stairs and barriers over 60 minutes.
Team Heizomat p/b Kloster Kitchen is known for its successful participation in cyclocross races at home and abroad. The rider:s of the team have already won several German championship titles and podium places in national and international races in the past.
Gravel and cyclocross are similar
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