Schlagwort-Archive: Kim Heiduk

Kim Heiduk (Lotto-Kernhaus) wechselt in die World Tour zum Team Ineos Grenadiers in 2022

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German under-23 national road race champion joins the team from January 2022


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The INEOS Grenadiers are delighted to confirm the signing of the German under 23 national road race champion Kim Heiduk.

Heiduk, 21, has spent three years with Team Lotto – Kern Hause and enjoyed some impressive results across 2021, catching the eye of the team.
The neo-pro has signed a two-year deal with the team and can’t wait to get started and continue his development as a rider.
He said: “As soon as I heard about INEOS’ interest, I knew it was the right team for me. It was an incredible feeling. I’m delighted to become a Grenadier.
“I’m a very disciplined rider and I’m focused on what I need to improve over the next two years. I believe I can be good in the Classics and I’ve had a lot of fun in those races. I see myself as a pretty good sprinter but I don’t know where I’ll be with the pros. It’s not very easy to win a race solo, so it’s good to have a sprint!
“I can’t wait to experience lots of different races next year. It will be all about discovery and development.”

INEOS Grenadiers Deputy Team Principal Rod Ellingworth said: “Kim had an impressive start to 2021 and all of our interactions with him have been extremely positive. He’s determined to learn and improve and he’s starting his professional career from a great place. We’re excited to see him push on next year and adapt to life as a Grenadier.”
Heiduk raced to the under 23 German road race title in May and enjoyed further impressive results in the opening part of the season, at the Tour of Rhodes, Tour d’eure-et-Loir and Orlen Nations Grand Prix.
“The first part of my year was very good,” explained Kim. “In all of my races, I feel that I had good results or did a good job for the team. But the second half has been tough – I crashed in Tour de l’Avenir and after a few days off, I got back into racing at the Deutschland Tour, but the legs weren’t quite there as I hoped. I then had a training accident with a car and a week before the worlds the doctor said my shoulder was still not ready to compete. Mentally, that was quite hard, but I’ve put that behind me now and am enjoying my end to the season.”
Before signing his deal, Heiduk went for a training ride with the Grenadiers Development Sports Director Christian Knees in their native Germany. The pair have struck up a good relationship which has helped Kim integrate into the team.
“The first ride with Christian was great and we spoke a lot. He lives a few hours away from me so we’ve not been able to ride together much since but we’ve spoken a lot – we have contact nearly every day. I feel really comfortable and have nothing but good feelings about joining the team.”
Heiduk is also very thankful to Lotto – Kern Hause for their support over the last three years. “I was with the team for three seasons and I was very happy. They helped me feel confident and it was the right team for my development. I now feel the same about this next step and I can’t wait to start.”

Müller Lila Logistik – Radbundesliga 2021 – Gippingen 5.6.2021

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Gippingen (rad-net) – Georg Steinhauser hat das Rennen der «Müller – Die lila Logistik Rad-Bundesliga» in Gippingen gewonnen. Nach schweren 141,4 Kilometern setzte sich der 20-Jährige mit einigen Metern Vorsprung auf das Feld.

Das Rennen war von zahlreichen Angriffen geprägt. Zwischenzeitlich führten Pierre-Pascal Keup (Lotto-Kern Haus) und Stefan Brandlmeier (Bornträger-Hanau) das Rennen zu zweit an, dann löste sich eine kleine Gruppe um Fahrer wie Henri Uhlig (rad-net ROSE Team) und Tobias Nolde (P&S Metalltechnik), die zu dem Spitzenduo aufschloss.
Doch im Feld war man mit der Situation nicht zufrieden. Das Tempo wurde weiter hochgehalten und es setzten sich weitere Fahrer ab, die zur Spitze aufschlossen, unter anderem der Deutsche U23-Meister Kim Heiduk (Lotto-Kern Haus), Dominik Bauer (Dauner-Akkon), Moritz Kretschy (rad-net ROSE Team) – und der spätere Sieger Georg Steinhauser. Dadurch fuhren am Ende noch rund 15 Fahrer um den Sieg.
Auf der ansteigenden Zielgeraden hatte Steinhauser angetreten und kam mit zwölf Sekunden Vorsprung vor Heiduk und Bauer ins Ziel.
Da aufgrund des schweren Profils viele Fahrer den Anschluss ans Feld verloren hatten, kam es zu Überrundungen. Dadurch war Steinhauser im ersten Moment offenbar gar nicht bewusst, dass er das Rennen gewonnen hat. «An der Anzeigetafel stand noch eine Runde und ich dachte erst, wir müssten noch eine Runde fahren, aber das war für die überrundeten Fahrer», so Steinhauser direkt nach dem Zieleinlauf. «Ich freue mich sehr über den Sieg, das war heute nicht einfach.»

Damit führt Georg Steinhauser, Sohn des ehemaligen Straßenprofis Tobias Steinhauser, die Bundesliga-Gesamtwertung an, auch in der Bergwertung hat er die Nase vorn. Das Sprinttrikot übernahm Brandlmeier. Als bester Nachwuchsfahrer wurde Kretschy geehrt. In der Mannschaftswertung liegt Lotto-Kern Haus vorne.
Es war das erste Mal, dass ein Bundesligarennen im benachbarten Ausland, in der Schweiz stattfand, «aber ganz sicher nicht das letzte Mal», wie BDR-Vizepräsident Günter Schabel bemerkte, der die gute Organsiation der Eidgenossen lobte. Morgen fahren die Junioren an gleicher Stelle um Bundesliga-Punkte.
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Orlen Nations Grand Prix – Etappe 2

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Białystok – Białystok

1 VAN DEN BERG Marijn NED NETHERLANDS 02:33:49
2 HEIDUK Kim Alexander GER GERMANY 00:00
3 VAN DIJKE Mick NED NETHERLANDS 00:00
4 GUDMESTAD Tord NOR NORWAY 00:00
5 SYRITSA Gleb RUS RUSSIAN FEDERATION 00:00
6 ŤOUPALÍK Jakub CZE CZECH REPUBLIC 00:00
7 BITTNER Pavel CZE CZECH REPUBLIC 00:00
8 PLUIMERS Rick NED NETHERLANDS 00:00
9 SØGAARD Kasper Viberg DEN DENMARK 00:03
10 HEßMANN Michel GER GERMANY 00:06

Endstand:
1 VAN DEN BERG Marijn NED NETHERLANDS 05:32:40
2 HEIDUK Kim Alexander GER GERMANY 00:08
3 BITTNER Pavel CZE CZECH REPUBLIC 00:16
4 VAN DIJKE Mick NED NETHERLANDS 00:16
5 GUDMESTAD Tord NOR NORWAY 00:20
6 ŤOUPALÍK Jakub CZE CZECH REPUBLIC 00:20
7 PLUIMERS Rick NED NETHERLANDS 00:25
8 HEßMANN Michel GER GERMANY 00:31
9 VAN UDEN Casper NED NETHERLANDS 00:37
10 SYRITSA Gleb RUS RUSSIAN FEDERATION 00:45

Orlen Nations Grand Prix Polen

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Białystok – Białystok
29. Mai 2021

1 VAN DEN BERG Marijn NED NETHERLANDS 02:59:11
2 HEIDUK Kim Alexander GER GERMANY 00:00
3 BITTNER Pavel CZE CZECH REPUBLIC 00:00
4 VOGEL Alex SUI SWITZERLAND 00:00
5 GUDMESTAD Tord NOR NORWAY 00:00
6 HODAPP Johannes GER GERMANY 00:00
7 COATI Luca ITA ITALY 00:00
8 VAN DIJKE Mick NED NETHERLANDS 00:00
9 ŤOUPALÍK Jakub CZE CZECH REPUBLIC 00:00
10 LØLAND Sakarias Koller NOR NORWAY 00:00

Tour d’Eure-et-Loir – FRA

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2. Etappe: Courville-Sur-Eure – Dreux – 187 Km

1 LAMPERTI Luke USA TRINITY RACING 04:16:14 43,60
2 KIELICH Timo BEL ALPECIN-FENIX DEVELOPMENT TEAM 00:00
3 PAGE Hugo FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 00:00
4 PENHOET Paul FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 00:00
5 JARNET Maxime FRA VELO CLUB VILLEFRANCHE BEAUJOLAIS 00:00
6 VAN DER POEL David NED ALPECIN-FENIX DEVELOPMENT TEAM 00:00
7 FROIDEVAUX Robin SUI SWISS RACING ACADEMY 00:00
8 TURNER Ben GBR TRINITY RACING 00:00
9 PITHIE Laurence NZL GROUPAMA – FDJ 00:00
10 DUJARDIN Sandy FRA VENDÉE U 00:00
11 SEXTON Tom NZL BLACK SPOKE PRO CYCLING ACADEMY 00:00
12 HEIDUK Kim Alexander GER TEAM LOTTO – KERN HAUS 00:00

Gesamtstand:
1 HEIDUK Kim Alexander GER TEAM LOTTO – KERN HAUS 07:05:48
2 PENHOET Paul FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 00:04
3 KIELICH Timo BEL ALPECIN-FENIX DEVELOPMENT TEAM 00:04
4 PAGE Hugo FRA GROUPAMA – FDJ 00:06
5 FROIDEVAUX Robin SUI SWISS RACING ACADEMY 00:08