Berlin, July 1. Caroline Kirk Schad from the Danish team ACR Women won the criterium at the start of the "Tour de Berlin Feminin" on Saturday. Schad won the 72-kilometre circuit (24 laps of 3 km each) on the street "17. Juni" in a sprint ahead of Nikola Bajgerova from the Polish team MAT Atom and Josephine Peloquin (Team Grand Est La Fabrique) from France. Just under halfway through the race, a group of seven had broken away. "We don't have any hills or mountains in Denmark, so the very flat course here suited me well. I am a sprinter and knew that I would have a good chance in the final," said Kirk Schad after her success. The Dane is expecting a tough race on Sunday: "It's longer and not as technical, so it won't be easy to get away," said the criterium winner.
The 100-kilometre main race is scheduled for Sunday (2 July). The race will be held again for the first time since 1994 and will be included in the UCI calendar (status 1.2) at the restart. 24 teams from twelve nations, including the World Tour team Israel Premier Tech Roland and the internationally renowned Continental teams Valkenburg (Netherlands), Cofidis Women (France) and MAXX Solar Rose Women Racing from Erfurt, have registered for the race organized by the Berlin Cycling Federation (BRV) in the heart of the sporting metropolis of Berlin. The start is at 9:15 a.m., with the fastest riders expected to arrive on the Straße des 17. Juni at 11:45 a.m. The "Tour de Berlin Feminin" will be held as part of the "GENERALI VeloCity Berlin" event for men and women.
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