In 2007 and 2008 Bernhard Franzpötter was second in the Danish sprint championship , and third in each of the following two years. In 2011, at the age of 46, he won the championship title, and one more time the following year. By now he had already taken part in Masters competitions.
Franzpötter, nicknamed "Bear", starts for the Roskilde Cykle Ring . In 2012 he finished his cycling career in the elite.
The Danish championship in sprint for professionals was not held continuously. From 1994, after the separation of amateurs and professionals, the riders belong to the elite.