The German drivers left empty on the third day of the competition at the World Road Bike Championships in Rwanda.
On Tuesday, the juniors Benedikt Benedikt Benedikt and Zeno Levi Winter missed a medal in the individual time trial.
Benz had 1:39 minutes behind title bearer Michiel Mouris (29:07 minutes/Netherlands) after 22.6 km and was 22nd, followed by winter (+1: 41).
For the juniors, the title went from the Netherlands to Megan Arens after 18.3 km (25:47 minutes). A German starter was not reported.
On Wednesday, the German Association hopes for a medal in the mixed relay. In this discipline, German drivers were often successful in the past, in the previous year the German sextet missed the gold medal by only 0.8 seconds.
For the sick Max Schachmann, U23 driver Louis is moving into the team. In addition, Jonas Rutsch, Miguel Heidemann, Liane Lippert, Franziska Koch and Antonia Niedermaier, who had ranked sixth in individual time trials on Sunday, are in action. “They are all in good shape and fight for a medal tomorrow,” said national coach André Korff.