Erik second in Germany

NAMIBIAN national cyclist Erik Hoffmann finished second as he rode for the Team 3C Group-Lamonta at the Baden-Wuerttemberg championships in Ellmendingen in Germany on Sunday.

The 26-year-old watched as Martin Lang of Team Aqua-Roemers beat him across the line. “It’s a pity, I was eager to win, but Martin Lang was the stronger sprinter today”, Hoffman conceded.The championship, which covers 135 kilometres, turned into a serious war of attrition from the start.The 9-km circuit included a stiff climb and the leading group shrank by the lap.In the second-last of 14 laps Hoffmann and Lang managed to break from the leading group of eight riders.The two continental pro riders stayed away to reach the finish together, where the sprint decided the result.Hoffman has shown good form early in his season, which bodes well for the Namibian team that will contest the B World Championships in Cape Town in June and the All-Africa Games in July.”It’s a pity, I was eager to win, but Martin Lang was the stronger sprinter today”, Hoffman conceded.The championship, which covers 135 kilometres, turned into a serious war of attrition from the start.The 9-km circuit included a stiff climb and the leading group shrank by the lap.In the second-last of 14 laps Hoffmann and Lang managed to break from the leading group of eight riders.The two continental pro riders stayed away to reach the finish together, where the sprint decided the result.Hoffman has shown good form early in his season, which bodes well for the Namibian team that will contest the B World Championships in Cape Town in June and the All-Africa Games in July.