{"id":662521,"date":"2026-06-28T09:29:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T09:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/662521\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T09:29:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T09:29:24","slug":"nils-politt-and-antonio-morgado-win-their-national-time-trial-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/662521\/","title":{"rendered":"Nils Politt and Ant\u00f3nio Morgado win their National Time Trial Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hot on the heels of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uaeteamemirates.com\/tadej-pogacar-takes-his-third-stage-win-and-overall-title-at-tour-de-suisse\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jan Christen\u2019s success in Switzerland<\/a>, Nils Politt claimed the German National Time Trial Championships for UAE Team Emirates-XRG. The German rouleur bettered his competition by less than two seconds, landing another national title for the Emirati squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Riding aboard the new Colnago TT2 bike, Politt produced a splendid performance in Streufdorf, setting the fastest time across the 41km course. It marks the third time that the 32-year-old has landed the national title aboard his time trial bike, and will give the German another year wearing the national colours against the clock.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Friday afternoon, both Max Walscheid (Lidl-Trek) and Jasha S\u00fctterlin (Jayco AlUla) came close to Politt\u2019s time of 48:25, but neither man was able to overhaul the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider come the line. For Politt, the display was one worthy of the team\u2019s 46th win of the 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Politt: \u201cI am super happy with the title. It was close! I had a small problem in the second half of the course when my chain dropped, so it was getting even closer then, but in the end, two seconds are two seconds. I am super happy to take this with me to the next race, it is my third title in the time trial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photo above: \u00a9 Mareike Engelbrecht<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>German National Championships ITT \u2013 Elite Men results:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1. Nils Politt (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 48:25<\/p>\n<p>2. Max Walscheid (Lidl-Trek) +2\u2033<\/p>\n<p>3. Jasha S\u00fctterlin (Jayco AlUla) s.t<\/p>\n<p>It was a successful afternoon for UAE Team Emirates-XRG on the nationals front, with Ant\u00f3nio Morgado also picking up the Portuguese National Time Trial Championship. For the young talent, it is his third crown in a row, and the Emirati squad could also celebrate Ivo Oliveira in third place.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Over in Denmark, Mikkel Bjerg was narrowly pipped to the gold medal by Kristian Egholm of Lidl-Trek. Bjerg missed out by less than a second, but can nevertheless take a lot of satisfaction from his strong performance. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Equally, Tim Wellens, Rune Herregodts and Florian Vermeersch showed themselves well in the Belgian National Time Trial Championships. The trio finished second, fourth, and sixth, respectively, on a course that had been halved to 20km due to the intense heat.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Portuguese National Championships ITT \u2013 Elite Men results:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1. Ant\u00f3nio Morgado (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 33:15<\/p>\n<p>2. Rafael Reis (Anicolor\/Campicarn) +1\u2033<\/p>\n<p>3. 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