Deutschland Tour, Cat 2.4

Germany, May 28-June 3, 1999

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World Cup champion Michele Bartoli of Italy sustained a serious knee injury in a fall in Wednesday's sixth stage of the Tour of Germany cycle race, organisers said. Bartoli was taken to hospital after he fell some 75 kms into a 153.5 km ride from Koblenz. He was to undergo surgery and will be out of action for several weeks.

Stage 6, Koblenz - Bensheim, 153.3 kms:

  1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      3.33.42
  2. Olaf Pollack (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg
  3. De Steven Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
  4. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Team Polti
  5. Christian Andersen (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones
  6. Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia
  7. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
  8. Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti
  9. Lars Teutenberg (Ger) Team EC/Bayer
 10. Jürgen Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger
 11. Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank
 12. Kris Gerits (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 13. Markus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank
 14. Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nürnberger
 15. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux
 16. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner
 17. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Chicky World
 18. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux
 19. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
 20. Svein Gaute Hölestöl (Nor) Team Chicky World
 21. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
 22. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank
 23. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Française des Jeux
 24. Jens Heppner (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
 25. Jans Koerts (Ned) Team Cologne
 26. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin
 27. Matthias Jandt (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg
 28. Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank
 29. Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Nürnberger
 30. Rolf Järmann (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 31. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
 32. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 33. Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Nürnberger
 34. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones
 35. Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
 36. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
 37. Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank
 38. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 39. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
 40. Bjarke Nielsen (Den) Team Chicky World
 41. Sergei Ouchakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites
 42. Udo Bölts (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
 43. Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg
 44. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank
 45. Michael Skelde (Den) Team EC/Bayer
 46. Michael Kyneb (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones
 47. Michael Van der Wolf (Ned) Team Cologne
 48. Scott McGrory (Aus) Team Gerolsteiner
 49. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 50. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne
 51. Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti
 52. Ole Simensen (Nor) Agro-Adler Brandenburg
 53. Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) Team Chicky World
 54. Volker Ordowski (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
 55. Thomas Mühlbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner
 56. Christian Wegmann (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia
 57. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin
 58. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti
 59. Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank
 60. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
 61. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 62. Davy Daniels (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 63. Rene Jörgensen (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones
 64. Jörn Reuss (Ger) Team Nürnberger
 65. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 66. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 67. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 68. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
 69. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites
 70. Dennis Rasmussen (Den) Team Chicky World
 71. Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                           0.20
 72. Daniel Atienza (Spa) Team Polti                                0.20
 73. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                0.20
 74. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne                                0.20
 75. Bekim Christensen (Den) Team EC/Bayer                          0.20
 76. Stephan Gottschling (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg               0.20
 77. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                            0.20
 78. Hans-Kurt Brand (Swi) Die Continentale Olympia                 0.20
 79. Bert Dietz (Ger) Team Nürnberger                               0.20
 80. Jason Phillips (Aus) Die Continentale Olympia                  0.20
 81. Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) Team EC/Bayer                        0.20
 82. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus                      0.20
 83. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           0.20
 84. Ludo Dierckxens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                            0.20
 85. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                  0.20
 86. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              0.20
 87. Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                             0.20
 88. Andreas Walzer (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                         0.20
 89. Sascha Henrix (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                          0.20
 90. Tristan Hoffmann (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                         0.20
 91. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        0.20
 92. Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                        0.20
 93. Michael Rosborg (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones                   0.20
 94. Martin Müller (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                     0.20
 95. Johan Musseuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                           0.20
 96. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                        0.20
 97. Roland Müller (Swi) Team Nürnberger                            0.20
 98. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            0.20
 99. Nick Gates (Aus) Die Continentale Olympia                      1.00
100. Michael Schlickau (Ger) Team Cologne                           1.18
101. Christian Van Dartel (Ned) Team Nürnberger                     1.18
102. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina-Lotus                               1.18
103. Anthony Morin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      1.18
104. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                              1.26
105. Heinrich Trumheller (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia             1.33
106. Patrick Köhler (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                    1.40
107. Allan Johansen (Den) Team Chicky World                         1.49
108. Erwin Thiys (Bel) Team Cologne                                 2.39
109. Raymond Meijs (Ned) Team Cologne                               2.39
110. Davy Dubbeldam (Ger) Team Cologne                              2.39
111. Marc Streel (Bel) Team Home-Jack & Jones                       2.39
112. Arvis Piziks (Lat) Team Home-Jack & Jones                      2.39
113. Raphael Otto (Ger) Team EC/Bayer                               2.39
114. Franck Perque (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      2.39
115. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus                           2.39
116. Mario Bolz (Ger) Team EC/Bayer                                 2.39
117. Andrea Dolci (Ita) Festina-Lotus                               2.39
118. Bradley McGee (Aus) La Française des Jeux                      2.39
119. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Team Chicky World                         4.06
120. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Team Polti                              10.54

GC after Stage 6 

  1. Jens Heppner (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   27.06.30
  2. Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                    1.36
  3. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Française des Jeux                   1.44
  4. Christian Wegmann (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia               1.44
  5. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                1.48
  6. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones                  1.51
  7. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             1.52
  8. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                 1.52
  9. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                          1.52
 10. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                            1.52
 11. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne                                1.52
 12. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     1.52
 13. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team                       1.52
 14. Thomas Mühlbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner                      1.52
 15. Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) Team Chicky World                     1.52
 16. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                              1.52
 17. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        2.11
 18. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   4.20
 19. Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                             4.37
 20. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne                                4.43
 21. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                            4.46
 22. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                         5.38
 23. Bjarke Nielsen (Den) Team Chicky World                         6.16
 24. Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Nürnberger                          6.17
 25. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner                          6.18
 26. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                       6.18
 27. Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nürnberger                               6.18
 28. Michael Kyneb (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones                     6.18
 29. Jürgen Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger                            6.18
 30. Svein Gaute Hölestöl (Nor) Team Chicky World                   6.18
 31. Lars Teutenberg (Ger) Team EC/Bayer                            6.18
 32. Jörn Reuss (Ger) Team Nürnberger                               6.18
 33. Rene Jörgensen (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones                    6.18
 34. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin                        6.18
 35. Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank                                       6.18
 36. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Chicky World                         6.18
 37. Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                       6.18
 38. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team                          6.18
 39. Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti                                6.18
 40. Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Nürnberger                             6.18
 41. Ole Simensen (Nor) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                      6.18
 42. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        6.18
 43. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           6.18
 44. Udo Bölts (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                          6.18
 45. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                 6.18
 46. Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       6.18
 47. Davy Daniels (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                             6.18
 48. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Post Swiss Team                          6.18
 49. Sergei Ouchakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                          6.18
 50. Sascha Henrix (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                          6.35
 51. Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                           6.38
 52. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           6.38
 53. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus                      6.38
 54. Stephan Gottschling (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg               6.38
 55. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              6.38
 56. Hans-Kurt Brand (Swi) Die Continentale Olympia                 6.38
 57. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                  6.38
 58. Roland Müller (Swi) Team Nürnberger                            6.38
 59. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                6.38
 60. Daniel Atienza (Spa) Team Polti                                6.38
 61. Johan Musseuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                           6.38
 62. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                        6.38
 63. Anthony Morin (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      7.36
 64. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina-Lotus                               7.36
 65. Michael Schlickau (Ger) Team Cologne                           8.16
 66. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina-Lotus                           8.57
 67. Bradley McGee (Aus) La Française des Jeux                      8.57
 68. Raymond Meijs (Ned) Team Cologne                               8.57
 69. Marc Streel (Bel) Team Home-Jack & Jones                       8.57
 70. Arvis Piziks (Lat) Team Home-Jack & Jones                      9.29
 71. Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                        9.36
 72. Ludo Dierckxens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                            9.56
 73. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Team Chicky World                        10.24
 74. Bert Dietz (Ger) Team Nürnberger                              13.00
 75. Allan Johansen (Den) Team Chicky World                        15.21
 76. Markus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                   15.24
 77. Jason Phillips (Aus) Die Continentale Olympia                 15.44
 78. Michael Rosborg (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones                  15.55
 79. Christian Van Dartel (Ned) Team Nürnberger                    16.42
 80. De Steven Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                         17.03
 81. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                   17.09
 82. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Team Polti                            17.09
 83. Rolf Järmann (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            17.09
 84. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          17.09
 85. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Team Polti                              17.12
 86. Heinrich Trumheller (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia            18.42
 87. Olaf Pollack (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                     21.48
 88. Volker Ordowski (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                       21.52
 89. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                                22.56
 90. Kris Gerits (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                             22.56
 91. Tristan Hoffmann (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        23.16
 92. Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                                24.23
 93. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      25.35
 94. Jans Koerts (Ned) Team Cologne                                26.01
 95. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                       26.03
 96. Christian Andersen (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones               26.05
 97. Michael Skelde (Den) Team EC/Bayer                            26.05
 98. Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                                  26.05
 99. Scott McGrory (Aus) Team Gerolsteiner                         26.05
100. Erwin Thiys (Bel) Team Cologne                                27.55
101. Andreas Walzer (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                        27.59
102. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           28.19
103. Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank                            28.25
104. Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) Team EC/Bayer                       28.56
105. Matthias Jandt (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                   29.06
106. Bekim Christensen (Den) Team EC/Bayer                         29.26
107. Martin Müller (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                    30.26
108. Andrea Dolci (Ita) Festina-Lotus                              31.45
109. Dennis Rasmussen (Den) Team Chicky World                      31.52
110. Patrick Köhler (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                   33.32
111. Nick Gates (Aus) Die Continentale Olympia                     34.19
112. Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia               39.06
113. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                          39.06
114. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                                39.06
115. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                             40.32
116. Franck Perque (Fra) La Française des Jeux                     41.45
117. Michael Van der Wolf (Ned) Team Cologne                       44.45
118. Mario Bolz (Ger) Team EC/Bayer                                46.31
119. Davy Dubbeldam (Ger) Team Cologne                             47.25
120. Raphael Otto (Ger) Team EC/Bayer                            1.07.24

Overall Sprints:

  1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                          110
  2. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux                         76
  3. Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                      52
  4. De Steven Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            45
  5. Olaf Pollack (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                        45
  6. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Française des Jeux                     40
  7. Jans Koerts (Ned) Team Cologne                                   39
  8. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner                            28
  9. Jürgen Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger                              27
 10. Arvis Piziks (Lat) Team Home-Jack & Jones                        26
 11. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                         24
 12. Christian Wegmann (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia                 22
 13. Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                               20
 14. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     18
 15. Markus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                      18
 16. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                          18
 17. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne                                  16
 18. Lars Teutenberg (Ger) Team EC/Bayer                              16
 19. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Team Polti                               16
 20. Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia                  15
 21. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones                    14
 22. Sascha Henrix (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                            14
 23. Jens Heppner (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                         12
 24. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                  11
 25. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                            11
 26. Christian Andersen (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones                  11
 27. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                                11
 28. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          10
 29. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne                                  10
 30. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                              10
 31. Bert Dietz (Ger) Team Nürnberger                                 10
 32. Thomas Mühlbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner                         8
 33. Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank                                          8
 34. Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                                    8
 35. Michael Kyneb (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones                        7
 36. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                       6
 37. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                    5
 38. Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) Team Chicky World                        5
 39. Raymond Meijs (Ned) Team Cologne                                  5
 40. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                               4
 41. Rolf Järmann (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                4
 42. Kris Gerits (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                                 4
 43. Martin Müller (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                        4
 44. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                                2
 45. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                                 2
 46. Bjarke Nielsen (Den) Team Chicky World                            2
 47. Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nürnberger                                  2
 48. Svein Gaute Hölestöl (Nor) Team Chicky World                      2
 49. Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Nürnberger                             1
 50. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              1
 51. Michael Van der Wolf (Ned) Team Cologne                           1

Overall Mountains:

  1. Jens Heppner (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                         29
  2. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          19
  3. Bert Dietz (Ger) Team Nürnberger                                 14
  4. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      8
  5. Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) Team Chicky World                        6
  6. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                               5
  7. Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nürnberger                                  4
  8. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Team Polti                                  3
  9. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                   2
 10. Michael Schlickau (Ger) Team Cologne                              2
 11. Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                                1
 12. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne                                   1
 13. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                            1
 14. Marc Streel (Bel) Team Home-Jack & Jones                          1
 15. Michael Rosborg (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones                      1