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FOUND: Nils politt reclaims german time trial title as narrow margins separate stacked podium | Mind Blowing Facts

UAE Team Emirates-XRG's German rider Nils Politt competes during the fourth stage, a 23.7 km time trial from Aarburg to Aarburg, at the Men's Tour of Switzerland (Tour de Suisse) cycling race in Aarburg, Switzerland, on June 20, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP).

UAE Team Emirates-XRG's Nils Politt reclaimed the elite men's time trial title at the German Road Championships on Friday morning in a tight race that saw the podium separated by only two seconds.

Politt won by only a second on the 41km course in Streufdorf, only narrowly beating Max Walscheid (Lidl-Trek). Third-placed Jasha Sütterlin (Jayco AlUla) was also incredibly close, only two seconds down.

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