20th Tour of Bavaria/Bayern-Rundfahrt, Cat 2.5

Germany, May 20-24, 1999

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German Rolf Aldag (Telekom) awon the 20th International Tour of Bavaria after the fifth stage was completed between Dachau and Oberstdorf (180 kms). The stage was won by Australian Scott McGrory after a 175 kms breakaway. The leader of the Telekom team Jan Ullrich, the only German to have won the Tour de France (in 1997), was 14th overall at the end and showed that he is coming into form for this year's Tour de France.

30-year old Rolf Aldag, a teammate of Ullrich, finished the stage in 7th place 1.50 behind McGrory and his two breakaway companions - Swede Martin Rittsel (2nd) and German Stephan Gottschling (3rd). He took the yellow leader's jersey on Saturday after the 2nd part of Stage 3 - a 14.6 kms ITT - when he finished 2nd.

Ullrich had finished in 5th position in the decisive ITT some 32 and 80/100s behind the winner Martin Rittsel. In an interview on Saturday after the stage with the German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau, Ullrich said in relation to his physical condition: "I am still perhaps 10 to 15 per cent from my top form."

Stage 5, Dachau - Oberstdor, 178.7 kms:

  1. Scot McGrory (Aus) Team Gerolsteiner                        4.03.20
  2. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Chicky World
  3. Stephan Gottschling (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg
  4. Christian Wegmann (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia               1.50
  5. Jürgen Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger                            1.50
  6. Miguel Meza (Mex) G.S. Record Cucine                           1.50
  7. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                         1.50
  8. Christian Lademann (Ger) Peugeot Radteam Berlin                1.50
  9. Malte Urban (Ger) Hohenfelder-Concorde                         1.50
 10. Antonio Salomone (Ita) G.S. Record Cucine                      1.50
 11. Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                    1.50
 12. Torsten Schmidt (Den) Chicky World                             1.50
 13. Artour Babaitsev (Rus) Die Continentale Olympia                1.50
 14. Andreas Walzer (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                         1.50
 15. Armin Kröninger (Ger) Bayern                                   1.50
 16. Kristof Trouve (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                           1.50
 17. Bostjan Mervar (Slo) KRKA Telekom Slovenije                    1.50
 18. Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nürnberger                               1.50
 19. Heinrich Trumheller (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia             1.50
 20. Giacomo Battistel (Ita) KRKA Telekom Slovenije                 1.50
 21. Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Nürnberger                             1.50
 22. Christian Henn (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     1.50
 23. Ronny Lauke (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia                     1.50
 24. Patrick Riedesser (Aut) Austria                                1.50
 25. Markus Wilfurth (Ger) Germany                                  1.50
 26. Harald Gruber (Aut) Austria                                    1.50
 27. Christian Pepoli (Ita) G.S. Record Cucine                      1.50
 28. Andreas Kittinger (Aut) Austria                                1.50
 29. Wesley Huvaere (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                           1.50
 30. Christian Sidler (Swi) Team Ericsson-Colnago                   1.50
 31. Bert Dietz (Ger) Team Nürnberger                               1.50
 32. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Chicky World                              1.50
 33. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                        1.50
 34. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        1.50
 35. Mark Tune Madsen (Den) Chicky World                            1.50
 36. Roland Müller (Swi) Team Nürnberger                            1.50
 37. Matthias Jandt (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                    1.50
 38. Urs Graf (Swi) Team Ericsson-Colnago                           1.50
 39. Sven Gaute Hölestöl (Nor) Chicky World                         1.50
 40. Kris Gerits (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                              1.50
 41. Kurt Van Lancker (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                         1.50
 42. Uwe Ampler (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                        1.50
 43. Tedey Valjavec (Slo) G.S. Record Cucine                        1.50
 44. Steffen Kjaergard (Nor) Chicky World                           1.50
 45. Christian Heule (Swi) Team Ericsson-Colnago                    1.50
 46. Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Nürnberger                          1.50
 47. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                       1.50
 48. Sandi Papez (Svk) KRKA Telekom Slovenije                       1.50
 49. Sascha Henrix (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                          1.50
 50. René Stadelman (Swi) Team Ericsson-Colnago                     1.50
 51. Thorsten Rund (Ger) Peugeot Radteam Berlin                     1.50
 52. Maurizio Despasquale (Ita) Amore e Vita                        1.50
 53. Kurt Schwarzlmüller (Aut) Austria                              2.10
 54. Martin Müller (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                     2.10
 55. Andre Kalfack (Ger) Peugeot Radteam Berlin                     2.10
 56. Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Hohenfelder-Concorde                    2.10
 57. Olaf Pollack (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                      2.30
 58. Andrea Patuelli (Ita) Amore e Vita                             3.00
 59. Andreas Riedel (Ger) Hohenfelder-Concorde                      3.00
 60. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                         3.00
 61. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     3.00
 62. Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       3.00
 63. Timoty Jones (Zim) Amore e Vita                                3.50
 64. Sebastian Lang (Ger) Germany                                   6.10
 65. Willi Koller (Ger) Bayern                                      6.10
 66. Tobias Erler (Ger) Bayern                                      6.10
 67. Simone Boscaini (Ita) G.S. Record Cucine                       6.10
 68. Florian Huber (Ger) Bayern                                     6.10
 69. Nathan Dahlberg (NZ) Hohenfelder-Concorde                      6.10
 70. Florian Bauer (Ger) Bayern                                     6.10
 71. Rene Weissinger (Ger) Germany                                  6.10
 72. Guido Fulst (Ger) Peugeot Radteam Berlin                      12.10
 73. Daniel Becke (Ger) Germany                                    12.10
 74. Sven Biermann (Ger) Hohenfelder-Concorde                      12.10
 75. Pierre Ackermann (Swi) Team Ericsson-Colnago                  12.10
 76. Rico Schmidt (Ger) Peugeot Radteam Berlin                     12.10
 77. Matthias Wilfurth (Ger) Germany                               12.10

* Times after place 52 are approximate.

Final GC after Stage 5 

  1. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     20.23.37
  2. Sven Gaute Hölestöl (Nor) Chicky World                         0.20
  3. Torsten Schmidt (Den) Chicky World                             0.26
  4. Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Nürnberger                             1.00
  5. Christian Henn (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     1.05
  6. Ronny Lauke (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia                     1.12
  7. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                        1.27
  8. Kurt Van Lancker (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                         1.43
  9. Kris Gerits (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                              6.22
 10. Kristof Trouve (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                           7.15
 11. Giacomo Battistel (Ita) KRKA Telekom Slovenije                 7.20
 12. René Stadelman (Swi) Team Ericsson-Colnago                    11.25
 13. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Chicky World                             17.42
 14. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       20.18
 15. Stephan Gottschling (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg              20.26
 16. Markus Wilfurth (Ger) Germany                                 20.33
 17. Roland Müller (Swi) Team Nürnberger                           20.41
 18. Sascha Henrix (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                         20.51
 19. Artour Babaitsev (Rus) Die Continentale Olympia               20.59
 20. Mark Tune Madsen (Den) Chicky World                           21.01
 21. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                      21.02
 22. Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                   21.06
 23. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Chicky World                             21.11
 24. Steffen Kjaergard (Nor) Chicky World                          21.14
 25. Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nürnberger                              21.14
 26. Jürgen Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger                           21.17
 27. Uwe Ampler (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                       21.18
 28. Bert Dietz (Ger) Team Nürnberger                              21.36
 29. Heinrich Trumheller (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia            21.40
 30. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        21.44
 31. Christian Pepoli (Ita) G.S. Record Cucine                     21.49
 32. Urs Graf (Swi) Team Ericsson-Colnago                          21.49
 33. Patrick Riedesser (Aut) Austria                               21.50
 34. Wesley Huvaere (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                          21.55
 35. Martin Müller (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                    22.07
 36. Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      22.14
 37. Tedey Valjavec (Slo) G.S. Record Cucine                       22.17
 38. Harald Gruber (Aut) Austria                                   22.35
 39. Timoty Jones (Zim) Amore e Vita                               23.01
 40. Maurizio Despasquale (Ita) Amore e Vita                       23.04
 41. Matthias Jandt (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                   23.35
 42. Andrea Patuelli (Ita) Amore e Vita                            23.56
 43. Thorsten Rund (Ger) Peugeot Radteam Berlin                    25.57
 44. Andreas Walzer (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                        26.13
 45. Christian Wegmann (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia              26.15
 46. Sandi Papez (Svk) KRKA Telekom Slovenije                      26.52
 47. Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Nürnberger                         26.53
 48. Christian Sidler (Swi) Team Ericsson-Colnago                  27.07
 49. Christian Heule (Swi) Team Ericsson-Colnago                   27.30
 50. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    27.45
 51. Christian Lademann (Ger) Peugeot Radteam Berlin               28.28
 52. Kurt Schwarzlmüller (Aut) Austria                             28.54
 53. Sebastian Lang (Ger) Germany                                  30.09
 54. Florian Bauer (Ger) Bayern                                    31.51
 55. Rico Schmidt (Ger) Peugeot Radteam Berlin                     34.05
 56. Scot McGrory (Aus) Team Gerolsteiner                          35.47
 57. Daniel Becke (Ger) Germany                                    36.20
 58. Guido Fulst (Ger) Peugeot Radteam Berlin                      36.53
 59. Olaf Pollack (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                     37.27
 60. Andreas Kittinger (Aut) Austria                               38.41
 61. Antonio Salomone (Ita) G.S. Record Cucine                     38.52
 62. Armin Kröninger (Ger) Bayern                                  39.05
 63. Malte Urban (Ger) Hohenfelder-Concorde                        39.08
 64. Andre Kalfack (Ger) Peugeot Radteam Berlin                    39.10
 65. Bostjan Mervar (Slo) KRKA Telekom Slovenije                   39.31
 66. Miguel Meza (Mex) G.S. Record Cucine                          39.44
 67. Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Hohenfelder-Concorde                   40.20
 68. Andreas Riedel (Ger) Hohenfelder-Concorde                     40.53
 69. Rene Weissinger (Ger) Germany                                 43.05
 70. Florian Huber (Ger) Bayern                                    43.05
 71. Tobias Erler (Ger) Bayern                                     43.11
 72. Willi Koller (Ger) Bayern                                     43.58
 73. Simone Boscaini (Ita) G.S. Record Cucine                      44.23
 74. Nathan Dahlberg (NZ) Hohenfelder-Concorde                     45.13
 75. Pierre Ackermann (Swi) Team Ericsson-Colnago                  49.17
 76. Matthias Wilfurth (Ger) Germany                               49.24
 77. Sven Biermann (Ger) Hohenfelder-Concorde                      50.00