Internationale Hessen Rundfahrt, Cat 2.5

Germany, September 22-27, 1998

1997 Results     Past Winners

The Stages

Stage 1 Wiesbaden - Rosbach v.d.H., 171.5 kms:
Stage 2 Büdingen - Melsungen, 161.5 kms:
Stage 3 Melsungen - Bad Karlshafen, 148.2 kms:
Stage 4 Bad Karlshafen - Lauterbach, 210.3 kms:
Stage 5a Lauterbach - Wetzlar, 121.7 kms:
Stage 5b Braunfels - Wetzlar, ITT 31.5 kms:
Stage 6 Wetzlar - Frankfurt am Main, 174.2 kms:

Stage 1, Wiesbaden - Rosbach v.d.H., 171.5 kms:

 1. Sascha Henrix (Ger) Gerolsteiner     	     	     4.04.20 (42.237)
 2. Rene Hasselbacher (Aut) Austria
 3. Andreas Klier (Ger) Nurnberger
 4. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Austria
 5. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
 6. Stefan van Dijk (Ned) Netherlands

GC after Stage 1 

 1. Sascha Henrix (Ger) Gerolsteiner			     4.04.10
 2. Rene Hasselbacher (Aut) Austria 				0.04
 3. Andreas Klier (Ger) Nurnberger 				0.06
 4. Michael Sandstod (Den) Chicky World 			0.07
 5. Guido Fulst (Ger) Peugeot Team Berlin			0.07
 6. Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Continentale 			0.08
 7. Volker Ordowski  (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg		0.08
 8. Mike Weißmann (Ger) Nurnberger				0.08
 9. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Austria 				0.10
10. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg			0.10

Stage 2, Büdingen - Melsungen, 161.5 kms:

 1. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg  		     3.54.42 (41.21)
 2. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World
 3. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Austria
 4. Jörn Reuß (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
 5. Danny Nelissen (Ned) Team Home Jack and Jones
 6. Sascha Henrix (Ger) Gerolsteiner				s.t.

GC after Stage 2 

 1. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 		     7.58.52
 2. Sascha Henrix (Ger) Gerolsteiner
 3. Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Austria 				0.04
 4. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World				0.04
 5. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Austria 				0.06
 6. Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Continentale 			0.06
 7. Enrico Poitschke  (Ger) Thu					0.07
 8. Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Peugeot Team Berlin 		0.07
 9. Mike Weißmann (Ger) Nurnberger 				0.07
10. Volker Ordowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 		0.08
11. Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Thu 				0.09
12. Dijk Van Stefan (Ned) Netherlands  				0.10

Stage 3, Melsungen - Bad Karlshafen, 148.2 kms:

 1. Danny Nelissen(Ned) Team Home Jack and Jones	     3.34.48 (40.36)
 2. Raimondas Rumsas (Lit) Mroz
 3. Jörn Reuß (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
 4. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World
 5. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Continentale
 6. Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) Mroz

GC after Stage 3 

 1. Danny Nelissen (Ned) Team Home Jack and Jones 	    11.33.40
 2. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World 				0.04
 3. Raimondas Rumsas (Lit) Mroz 				0.04
 4. Jörn Reuß (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 			0.06
 5. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Continentale 			0.10
 6. Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Peugeot Team Berlin 		1.16
 7. Thomas Liese (Ger) Thu 					1.19
 8. Matthias Kessler (Ger) Germany 				1.19
 9. Allan Johansen (Den) Chicky World 				1.19
10. Jesper Skibby (Den)  Team Home Jack and Jones		1.19
11. Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) Mroz 					1.27
12. Sascha Henrix (Ger) Gerolsteiner 				1.28

Stage 4, Bad Karlshafen - Lauterbach, 210.3 kms:

 1. Raimondas Rumsas (Lit) Mroz 			     5.13.00
 2. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Continentale
 3. Thomas Liese (Ger) Thu 					0.04   
 4. Filip Branko  (Slo) Krka					0.14
 5. Matthias Kessler (Ger) Germany 				0.14
 6. Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) Mroz 					0.14

GC after Stage 4 

 1. Raimondas Rumsas (Pol) Mroz				    16.46.34
 2. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Continentale 			0.10
 3. Danny Nelissen (Ned) Team Home Jack and Jones		0.20
 4. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World 				0.22
 5. Jörn Reuß (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 			0.26
 6. Thomas Liese (Ger) Thu 					1.25
 7. Matthias Kessler (Ger) Germany 				1.39
 8. Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) Mroz 					1.47
 9. Sascha Henrix (Ger) Gerolsteiner 				1.48
10. Massimiliano Martini (Ita) Amore e Vita			1.58
11. Jens Zemke (Ger) Nurnberger 				1.58
12. Filip Branko  (Slo) Krka					1.58

Stage 5a, Lauterbach - Wetzlar, 121.7 kms:

 1. Arvis Pizikis (Lat) Team Home Jack and Jones   	     2.47.31
 2. Dennis Rasmussen (Den) Chicky World 			0.15
 3. Raphael Schweda (Ger) Germany 				0.15
 4. Volker Ordowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 		0.15
 5. Mikael Kyneb Holst (Den) Team Home Jack and Jones 		0.15
 6. Jan Faltynek (Cze) Czech Republic 				0.15

GC after Stage 5a 

 1. Thomas Brozyna (Pol) Mroz 				    19.36.07
 2. Raimondas Rumsas (Lit) Mroz 				0.01
 3. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Continentale 			0.11
 4. Danny Nelissen (Den) Team Home Jack and Jones  		0.21
 5. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World 				0.23
 6. Jörn Reuß (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 			0.27
 7. Volker Ordowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 		0.43
 8. Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Peugeot Team Berlin 		1.17
 9. Allan Johansen (Den) Chicky World 				1.20
10. Thomas Liese (Ger) Thu 					1.26
11. Kees Jeurissen (Ned) Netherlands				1.35
12. Dennis Rasmussen (Den) Chicky World 			1.35

Stage 5b, Braunfels - Wetzlar, ITT 31.5 kms:

 1. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Continentale 		38.5753
 2. Dario Andriotto (Ita) Amore e Vita 			38.5856    0.0103
 3. Thomas Liese (Ger) Thu  				39.2423    0.2670
 4. Raimondas Rumsas (Lit) Mroz 			39.2692    0.2939
 5. Danny Nelissen (Ned) Team Home Jack and Jones 	39.3257    0.3504
 6. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World 			39.3929    0.4176

GC after Stage 5b 

 1. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Continentale  		    20.15.15
 2. Raimondas Rumsas (Lit) Mroz 				0.19
 3. Danny Nelissen (Ned) Team Home Jack and Jones 		0.45
 4. Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) Mroz 					0.46
 5. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World 				0.54
 6. Thomas Liese (Ger) Thu 					1.42
 7. Jörn Reuß (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 			2.58
 8. Volker Ordowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 		3.02
 9. Jens Zemke (Ger) Nurnberger 				3.29
10. Sascha Henrix (Ger) Gerolsteiner 				3.30
11. Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Peugeot Team Berlin 		3.35
12. Filip Branko (Slo) Krka		 			3.42

Stage 6 Wetzlar - Frankfurt am Main, 174.2 kms:

 1. Svein-Gaute Hölestöl (Nor) Chicky World		     4.20.37 (39.60
 2. Raimondas Rumsas (Lit) Mroz					1.07
 3. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World 				1.11
 4. Thomas Brozyna (Pol) Mroz					1.11
 5. Jens Zemke (Ger) Nürnberger					1.12

Final GC 

 1. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Continentale 		    24.37.04
 2. Raimondas Rumsas (Lit) Mroz					0.08
 3. Danny Nelissen (Ned) Team home Jack and Jones		0.45
 4. Thomas Brozyna (Pol) Mroz					0.45
 5. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Chicky World				0.49
 6. Thomas Liese (Ger) Thu					1.42
 7. Jörn Reuss (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 			2.58
 8. Volker Ordowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 		3.02
 9. Jens Zemke (Ger) Nürnberger					3.29
10. Michael Kyneb (Den) Team home Jack and Jones		3.41
11. Filip Branko (Slo) Krka 					3.42
12. Matthias Kessler (Ger) Germany				4.07

Past Winners

1995 Pavel Padranos (Tch)
1996 Ralf Grabsch (Ger)
1997 Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom
Past Winners by Mario Stiehl, Berlin