BDR wants Lisa Brennauer after resigning as coach

"Of course we're in talks about that. We don't yet know to what extent she will stay in cycling. But we would like her to," said BDR Sports Director Patrick Moster. The 34-year-old world champion in the individual pursuit and Olympic champion in the team pursuit on the track will retire after the road races. of the European Championships her career in Munich.

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Today, Wednesday, she will compete in the time trial on the road, having already bid farewell to the track with silver in the individual pursuit on Sunday. The BDR recently brought former world champions Jan van Eijden, Karsten Bergemann and Maximilian Levy into its coaching team for the short time trial.

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At the same time, Moster conceded that the association could offer few incentives for formerly successful athletes to pursue a coaching career. "If you look at the system as a whole, you have to say that the working conditions for coaches are poor in terms of the financial environment. It is very difficult today to persuade a young athlete to embark on a coaching career when they are constantly travelling at weekends and earning less than a school teacher," said the sports director.

Nothing ready for decision yet

According to Lisa Brennauer, nothing has been finalised yet. "I have said that I would like to stay in the sport and share a bit of experience. What exactly that looks like is really still up in the air," she said after the time trial on the road. In particular, the Bundeswehr would have to be brought on board, as she had become a professional soldier. "That's a decision that neither Patrick Moster nor I can make alone," she said.

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