Franziska Koch

Franziska Koch (born 13 July 2000 in Mettmann) is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam .

Koch started her career at local club RV Edelweiss Mettmann 1906 in 2010. In 2016 she won second place in junior national track championships on the Omnium. In 2017 she returned to win the Omnium national title. That year, she also won the Cross Country national title in mountain biking, and came third in the national junior road championships.

In 2024, Koch won her first major title by winning the German National Road Race Championships.

In 2026, Koch won her first UCI Women's World Tour race by winning Paris–Roubaix Femmes.

Major results

2018 3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships 2019 (1 pro win) 1st Stage 4 Boels Ladies Tour 4th Overall Festival Elsy Jacobs 1st Young rider classification 4th Road race, National Road Championships 5th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships 7th Omloop van Borsele 10th Overall Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta 2020 UEC European Under-23 Road Championships

4th Road race 2021 7th Road race, UEC European Road Championships 7th Paris–Roubaix 7th Ronde van Drenthe 2023 2nd Antwerp Port Epic

4th Time trial, National Road Championships 2024 (1) National Road Championships 1st Road race 4th Time trial

6th Binche Chimay Binche 2025 (1) National Road Championships 1st Road race Tour de France Combativity award Stages 1 & 4 2026 (1) 1st Paris–Roubaix 5th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 8th Dwars door Vlaanderen 10th Tour of Flanders