Franziska Koch (cyclist)
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| Full name | Franziska Koch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 July 2000 Mettmann, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | FDJ United–Suez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2013 | RV Edelweiss Mettmann 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | RSV Unna 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Watersley R&D Cycling Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019–2025 | Team Sunweb[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026- | FDJ United–Suez[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Franziska Koch (born 13 July 2000 in Mettmann) is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam FDJ United–Suez.[4]
Koch started her career at local club RV Edelweiss Mettmann 1906 in 2010. In 2016 she won second place in junior national track championships on the Omnium. In 2017 she returned to win the Omnium national title. That year, she also won the Cross Country national title in mountain biking, and came third in the national junior road championships.
In 2024, Koch won her first major title by winning the German National Road Race Championships.
In 2026, Koch won her first UCI Women's World Tour race by winning Paris–Roubaix Femmes.
Major results
- 2018
- 3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 2019 (1 pro win)
- 1st Stage 4 Boels Ladies Tour
- 4th Overall Festival Elsy Jacobs
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 7th Omloop van Borsele
- 10th Overall Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
- 2020
- UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 2nd
Time trial - 4th Road race
- 2nd
- 2021
- 7th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- 7th Paris–Roubaix
- 7th Ronde van Drenthe
- 2023
- 2nd Antwerp Port Epic
- 3rd
Team relay, UCI Road World Championships - 3rd
Team relay, UEC European Road Championships - 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2024 (1)
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Road race - 4th Time trial
- 1st
- 2nd
Team relay, UCI World Championships - 2nd Team relay, UEC European Championships
- 6th Binche Chimay Binche
- 2025 (1)
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st
- Tour de France
Combativity award Stages 1 & 4
- 2026 (1)
- 1st Paris–Roubaix
- 5th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 8th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 10th Tour of Flanders
References
- ↑ "Team Sunweb strengthens roster with two new signings". Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ↑ "Team Sunweb". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "Franziska Koch begins a new chapter with FDJ-SUEZ". Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Team DSM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Franziska Koch (cyclist).
- Franziska Koch at ProCyclingStats