 The champion's jersey | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Region | Germany |
| Discipline | Mountain biking |
| Type | National championship |
| Organiser | German Cycling Federation |
| History | |
| First edition | 1990 |
The German National Mountain Bike Championships are held annually to decide the cycling champions in the mountain biking discipline, across various categories. [1]
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jochen Käß | Sönke Wegner | Sven Baumann |
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Sascha Meyenborg | ||
| 2004 | Guido Tschugg | Thomas Schäfer | Enrico Schaumburg |
| 2005 | Thomas Schäfer | Johannes Fischbach | Gregor Alf |
| 2006 | No race | ||
| 2007 | Johannes Fischbach | Sascha Meyenborg | Sascha Baier |
| 2008 | Johannes Fischbach | Guido Tschugg | Thomas Schäfer |
| 2009 | No race | ||
| 2010 | Johannes Fischbach | Aiko Göhler | Nico Seidel |
| 2011 | Johannes Fischbach | Klaus Beige | Guido Tschugg |
| 2012 | Marko Runst | Petrik Brückner | Aiko Göhler |
| 2013 | Benedikt Last | Marc Oppermann | Aiko Göhler |
| 2015 | Johannes Fischbach | Benedikt Last | Axel Flakowski |
| 2014 | Benedikt Last | Jonas Gauss | Stefan Scherz |
| 2016 | Benedikt Last | Klaus Beige | Jonas Gauss |
| 2017 | Benedikt Last | Jonas Gauss | Klaus Beige |
| 2018 | Ingo Kaufmann | Erik Emmrich | David Horvath |
| 2019 | Benedikt Last | Klaus Beige | Erik Emmrich |
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | André Wagenknecht | ||
| 2015 | Fabian Scholz | ||
| 2016 | Christian Textor | ||
| 2017 | Leonhard Putzenlechner | Christian Textor | André Kleindienst |
| 2018 | Christian Textor | Leonhard Putzenlechner | Fabian Heim |
| 2019 | Christian Textor | Fabian Heim | Felix Heine |
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Elisabeth Brandau | Veronika Brüchle | Helen Grobert |
| 2013 | Veronika Brüchle | Saskia Hauser | Nadine Rieder |
| 2014 | Sabine Spitz | Lena Putz | Nadine Rieder |
| 2015 | Nadine Rieder | Majlen Müller | Hannah Grobert |
| 2016 | Nadine Rieder | Lena Putz | Lena Wehrle |
| 2017 | Clara Brehm | Lena Putz | Susann Frey |
| 2018 | Lia Schrievers | Marion Fromberger | Nadine Rieder |
| 2019 | Lia Schrievers | Nadine Rieder | Kim Ames |
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Alina Bähr | Janina Baumann | Ariane Blaschzyk |
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sonja Granzow | ||
| 2008 | Steffi Marth | Laura Brethauer | Sonja Granzow |
| 2009 | No race | ||
| 2010 | Steffi Marth | Laura Brethauer | Dana Elena Schweika |
| 2011 | Steffi Marth | Laura Brethauer | Anna Börschig |
| 2012 | Steffi Marth | Laura Brethauer | Anna Börschig |
| 2013 | Laura Brethauer | Tanja Hendrysiak | Anna Börschig |
| 2014 | Laura Brethauer | Lisa Schaub | Julia Lackas |
| 2015 | Katrin Karkhof | Julia Lackas | Jessica Schmulbach |
| 2016 | Franziska Meyer | Jessica Schmulbach | Katrin Karkhof |
| 2017 | Franziska Meyer | Jessica Schmulbach | Amelia Mauz |
| 2018 | Steffi Marth | Franziska Meyer | Raphaela Richter |
| 2019 | Raphaela Richter | Laura Küderle | Nicol Schwadke |
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ines Thoma | ||
| 2015 | Franziska Meyer | ||
| 2016 | Raphaela Richter | Sandra Rübesam | Veronika Brüchle |
| 2017 | Raphaela Richter | Ines Thoma | Veronika Brüchle |
| 2018 | Raphaela Richter | Sofia Wiedenroth | Veronika Brüchle |
| 2019 | Raphaela Richter | Ines Thoma | Sofia Wiedenroth |
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