Challenge Roth preview: Bracht and van Vlerken among 2015 favourites
With Challenge Roth just around the corner, we take a look at the top athletes racing in Bavaria this Sunday (12 July).
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Odds-on favourite in the men’s race is defending champ Timo Bracht (GER), who is skipping Kona this year and says Roth will be his A-race for 2015.
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However, Bracht will almost certainly be pushed hard by younger compatriot and 2014 runner-up Nils Frommhold, who cruelly suffered a bike mechanical in 2013 which cost him a likely victory.