Moritz Augenstein

Moritz Augenstein
	Augenstein in 2024
Personal information
Born	16 April 1997 (age 29); Pforzheim, Germany
Team information
Current team	RSV Irschenberg
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2006–2021	RSV Ellmendingen
2016–2017	Maloja Pushbikers Back
2018	KED Stevens Radteam Berlin
2022–2024	RSC Kempten
2025–	RSV Irschenberg
Major wins
	Track World Championships Scratch (2025)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Germany
World Championships
European Championships

Moritz Augenstein (born 16 April 1997) is a German track cyclist. He was a gold medalist at the 2025 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the men's scratch race.

Career

In September 2024, Augenstein fell at the German Criterium Championships when a pedestrian crossed the street in front of him, and Augenstein suffered multiple shoulder fractures and was unable to compete at the 2024 World Championships.^[2]

In January 2025, Augenstein was part of a group of six German cyclists who were seriously injured in a training accident in Mallorca after an 89 year-old man drove into them whilst they were on a group training ride.^[3]^[4] He had to undergo shoulder surgery and missed the 2025 European Track Championships the following month.^[5]^[2]

In September 2025, Augenstein became European Derny Champion behind pacemaker Christian Ertel.^[6]^[7]

In October 2025, he won the gold medal at the 2025 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the men's scratch race in Santiago, Chile.^[2] Alongside Roger Kluge he also placed fourth in the men's madison at the Championships.^[8]