Jochen Dornbusch

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Jochen Dornbusch is the coach of the German National Women 's Cycling Team, a position he has held for a number of years. Under his tutelage, a large number of young German cycle racers have developed and advanced to the top ranks of women cycle racers worldwide. Among the riders whom he has helped develop or who have riden on his teams are Ina Teutenberg, Jacqueline Brabenetz, Angela Brodtka, Judith Arndt, and former World Junior Champion Tina Liebig.

In Germany, there is a system where promising riders are selected when they are 14 or 15 years old. The most promising ones are taken onto the national team - the junior national team, which is coached by Dornbusch.

Some of these young juniors are enrolled in sports schools or other sports training centers, mostly in eastern Germany, but also in western Germany (Frankfurt/Oder, Cottbus, and Kaiserslautern, to name a few) where a variety of sports, including cycling, are given specialized training and attention.