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| Born | 16 April 1997 [1] | ||||||||||||||
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Moritz Augenstein (born 16 April 1997) is a German track cyclist. He was a gold medalist at the 2025 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the men's scratch race.
In September 2024, Augenstein fell at the German Criterium Championships when a pedestrian crossed the street in front of him, and Augenstein suffered multiple shoulder fractures and was unable to compete at the 2024 World Championships. [2]
In January 2025, Augenstein was part of a group of six German cyclists who were seriously injured in a training accident in Mallorca after an 89 year-old man drove into them whilst they were on a group training ride. [3] [4] He had to undergo shoulder surgery and missed the 2025 European Track Championships the following month. [5] [2]
In September 2025, Augenstein became European Derny Champion behind pacemaker Christian Ertel. [6] [7]
In October 2025, he won the gold medal at the 2025 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the men's scratch race in Santiago, Chile. [2] Alongside Roger Kluge he also placed fourth in the men's madison at the Championships. [8]
Scratch, UCI Track World Championships 
Derny, European Championships 
