Namibian professional cyclist Erik Hoffmann has been in great form in Germany lately and on Sunday won the Great Rebland Tour in the Baden Wurtemburg town of Wittnau. Riding for the Baier Landshut team, Hoffmann beat a field of more than 100 cyclists to comfortably win the 112km event in a time of 2:52:53.
Christian Heule of Team Burgi FIDI BC followed in second place, 10 seconds behind, while his team mate Mirco Saggiorato came third, 23 seconds behind.
It was a fantastic solo performance by Hoffmann, considering that he had no support from his team mates and had to fend off the attacks by Team Burgi - FIDI BC, who’s cyclists finished second, third and fourth.
Hoffmann finished third in the King of the Mountains points classification with five points, behind the winner, Henning Beck on 10 points and Christian Heule on six points. Hoffmann also finished eighth in the Sprints Hot Spot points classification with two points, behind the winer, Michel Luginbuhl who won with 15 points.
The victory was the latest in a great season which has seen Hoffmann winning 12 races in Germany, while finishing second three times and third once.
The previous weekend, on July 17, Hoffmann finished second at the Waginger Criterium behind his Baier Landshut teammate Helmut Trettwer.
Hoffmann’s previous victory came on July 11 when he won the Rheinzabern Criterium, while he also won the Baden Baden Gaggenau Criterium two days earlier.
Other recent victories of Hoffmann include the Donnersberg Criterium on June 27, the Darmsheimer Criterium on June 14 and the Team Baier Corratec Cycling Sport Festival on June 13.