Deutschland Tour, Cat 2.4

Germany, May 28-June 3, 1999

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Stage 7 of the Tour of Germany was declared a null stage. The time trial was raced while a very violent storm was raging and the organisers decided that it would not count towards the GC. The GC is thus identical to that of Stage 6.

However, this did not stop disaster from striking Emmanuele Magnien. With Michele Bartoli seriously injuring himself in the morning, one might have thought that such bad luck could not strike twice in a day in the same tour. Bartoli was operated on during the afternoon for a fractured patella (a la Museeuw) and badly torn right knee ligaments. The race doctor, Georg Huber told local press that: "The injury is so serious that it is very unlikely he will be able to race again this season."

In the afternoon during the 29.9 kms ITT a very bad storm hit the peloton and La Française des Jeux rider Emmanuele Magnien was involved in a very serious accident. He was riding in very strong rain and strong wind gusts when he lost control of his bike and fell. A following motorbike rider carrying a member of the press ran into him. He was 3rd in the overall at the time. The accident appeared to be caused by a piece of iron fencing along the road side being blown by the fierce storm in front of Magnien's bike. He flew through the air with his bike and fell heavily. The motorbike hit the fencing too and then rode over Magnien. The bike also fell.

Magnien was taken to hospital with broken ribs and a knee injury. He is also likely to miss the best part of the season to come. Latvian Raivis Belohvoscik posted the fastest time (below is top 10) but the stage was ruled nul for GC purposes.

Race leader, Jens Heppner said afterwards that: "It was crazy. I had never seen anything like it." He rode the 23rd fastest time.

Stage 7, Viernheim - Bensheim, ITT, 29.8 kms:

 1. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin		          35.36
 2. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Chicky World				   0.03
 3. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 		   0.05
 4. Bradley McGee (Aus) La Française des Jeux			   0.13
 5. Marc Streel (Bel) Team Home-Jack & Jones			   0.21
 6. Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Nürnberger				   0.24
 7. Andrea Dolci (Ita) Festina					   0.31
 8. Andreas Walzer (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner			   0.42
 9. Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) Chicky World			   0.57
10. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin			   0.58

GC after Stage 7 

  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