We let the Brits get too far away in the first 1500m. We planned to stay closer but we didn’t manage to do it. We paid the price when we couldn’t catch them in the sprint. We are happy with the result because we gave everything. It’s a new team and in this post-Olympic year we focused more on our studies and less on our training, so we are all in all happy with the result.
It is not dramatic to lose here in Lucerne. The big aim is still to win at the World Championships. We now go to training camp for five weeks and train as hard and good as we can. This combination is new but our aim now is to keep up with the US team.
It's unbelievable. We worked so hard for this race. It was such a tough race. Martin SAUER (GER, the coxswain) told us 'come on guys' and then we went. It's unbelievable.