World Cup winner Judith Arndt soloed to a spectacular victory in the 129 kilometre Rund um die Nurnberger Altstadt, the last round of the series.After taking the Tour of Flanders and the GP Montreal, Nürnberger is Arndt’s third World Cup win of 2008.

Part of a much larger break of 18 which also included Columbia team-mate Alex Rhodes, Arndt broke away 14 kilometres from the line for her nineth victory of the season.

"When I reached the top of the climb [the Burgberg] I thought I had a good chance of victory.” Arndt said.

“But really I didn’t believe I’d done it until there was a kilometre left to race. I won alone but great team-work was the key to it all. Alex tried a few good attacks which wore out the group and that meant I had a better chance myself.”

“There were a lot of sprinters in the break, and other teams had three riders in the move, too, so we knew we had to get away before the sprint if we wanted a chance of succeeding.”

“It’s a great feeling to win here in Germany, on home soil. My family come to watch this race every year, and to be able to do something here is very special. Wearing the leader’s jersey of the series makes this World Cup win even more enjoyable.”

Already in an unbeatable position overall, Arndt’s victory is the icing on the cake for Columbia in the World Cup series, where the squad have also won the teams prize overall. The German will now go on to the Giro della Toscana-Memorial Michela Fanini stage race in Italy next week before taking part in the World Championships time trial and road-race.

“I’m not a time triallist specialist but I will do my best in that event. Really, though, my main target will be the road-race.”