Deutschland Tour, Cat 2.4

Germany, May 28-June 3, 1999

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German Jens Heppner (Telekom) has won the overall Tour of Germany. He came in safely in 8th place on the last stage which was won by Frenchman Jimmy Casper (La Française des Jeux). It was Casper's 4th stage victory in this first edition of the Tour of Germany.

The race between Weisbaden and Bonn was shortened by 7.5 kms because the race organisers received a bomb threat.

Stage 8, Wiesbaden - Bonn, 152 kms:

  1. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux                    3.15.59
  2. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
  3. Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia
  4. Lars Teutenberg (Ger) Team EC/Bayer
  5. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
  6. Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Nürnberger
  7. Olaf Pollack (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg
  8. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Team Polti
  9. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank
 10. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner
 11. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites
 12. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
 13. De Steven Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
 14. Svein Gaute Hölestöl (Nor) Team Chicky World
 15. Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg
 16. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin
 17. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne
 18. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 19. Christian Wegmann (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia
 20. Sascha Henrix (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
 21. Bjarke Nielsen (Den) Team Chicky World
 22. Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nürnberger
 23. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 24. Matthias Jandt (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg
 25. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
 26. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 27. Scott McGrory (Aus) Team Gerolsteiner
 28. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 29. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 30. Michael Skelde (Den) Team EC/Bayer
 31. Christian Andersen (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones
 32. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
 33. Michael Kyneb (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones
 34. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
 35. Nick Gates (Aus) Die Continentale Olympia
 36. Bekim Christensen (Den) Team EC/Bayer
 37. Thomas Mühlbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner
 38. Jörn Reuss (Ger) Team Nürnberger
 39. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
 40. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones
 41. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 42. Dennis Rasmussen (Den) Team Chicky World
 43. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
 44. Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank
 45. Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank
 46. Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 47. Jens Heppner (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
 48. Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) Team Chicky World
 49. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne
 50. Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Nürnberger
 51. Ole Simensen (Nor) Agro-Adler Brandenburg
 52. Erwin Thiys (Bel) Team Cologne
 53. Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti
 54. Rene Jörgensen (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones
 55. Tristan Hoffmann (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
 56. Bert Dietz (Ger) Team Nürnberger
 57. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 58. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 59. Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
 60. Ludo Dierckxens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin
 61. Michael Rosborg (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones
 62. Udo Bölts (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
 63. Johan Musseuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
 64. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux
 65. Franck Perque (Fra) La Française des Jeux
 66. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank
 67. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 68. Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) Team EC/Bayer
 69. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin
 70. Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank
 71. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus
 72. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina-Lotus
 73. Michael Schlickau (Ger) Team Cologne
 74. Raymond Meijs (Ned) Team Cologne
 75. Hans-Kurt Brand (Swi) Die Continentale Olympia
 76. Stephan Gottschling (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg
 77. Volker Ordowski (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
 78. Davy Daniels (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 79. Jason Phillips (Aus) Die Continentale Olympia
 80. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus
 81. Jürgen Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger
 82. Rolf Järmann (Swi) Post Swiss Team
 83. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 84. Daniel Atienza (Spa) Team Polti
 85. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
 86. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 87. Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
 88. Markus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank
 89. Roland Müller (Swi) Team Nürnberger
 90. Martin Müller (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg
 91. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step
 92. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step
 93. Allan Johansen (Den) Team Chicky World
 94. Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank
 95. Mario Bolz (Ger) Team EC/Bayer
 96. Kris Gerits (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 97. Sergei Ouchakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites
 98. Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti
 99. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites
100. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti
101. Heinrich Trumheller (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia
102. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
103. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Team Chicky World                         1.29
104. Andrea Dolci (Ita) Festina-Lotus                               1.29
105. Patrick Köhler (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                    1.29
106. Arvis Piziks (Lat) Team Home-Jack & Jones                      1.29
107. Christian Van Dartel (Ned) Team Nürnberger                     1.38

Final GC after Stage 8 

  1. Jens Heppner (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   30.22.29
  2. Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                    1.36
  3. Christian Wegmann (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia               1.44
  4. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                1.48
  5. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones                  1.51
  6. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             1.52
  7. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                 1.52
  8. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                          1.52
  9. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne                                1.52
 10. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                            1.52
 11. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team                       1.52
 12. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     1.52
 13. Thomas Mühlbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner                      1.52
 14. Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) Team Chicky World                     1.52
 15. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                              1.52
 16. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        2.11
 17. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   4.20
 18. Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                             4.37
 19. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne                                4.43
 20. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                            4.46
 21. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                         5.38
 22. Michael Kyneb (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones                     6.16
 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. Lars Teutenberg (Ger) Team EC/Bayer                            6.18
 29. Svein Gaute Hölestöl (Nor) Team Chicky World                   6.18
 30. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin                        6.18
 31. Jörn Reuss (Ger) Team Nürnberger                               6.18
 32. Jürgen Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger                            6.18
 33. Rene Jörgensen (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones                    6.18
 34. Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                       6.18
 35. Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank                                       6.18
 36. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team                          6.18
 37. Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Nürnberger                             6.18
 38. Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti                                6.18
 39. Ole Simensen (Nor) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                      6.18
 40. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        6.18
 41. Udo Bölts (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                          6.18
 42. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                 6.18
 43. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Post Swiss Team                          6.18
 44. Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       6.18
 45. Davy Daniels (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                             6.18
 46. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           6.18
 47. Sergei Ouchakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                          6.18
 48. Sascha Henrix (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                          6.35
 49. Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                           6.38
 50. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           6.38
 51. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina-Lotus                      6.38
 52. Stephan Gottschling (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg               6.38
 53. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              6.38
 54. Hans-Kurt Brand (Swi) Die Continentale Olympia                 6.38
 55. Roland Müller (Swi) Team Nürnberger                            6.38
 56. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                6.38
 57. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                  6.38
 58. Daniel Atienza (Spa) Team Polti                                6.38
 59. Johan Musseuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                           6.38
 60. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                        6.38
 61. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina-Lotus                               7.33
 62. Michael Schlickau (Ger) Team Cologne                           8.16
 63. Raymond Meijs (Ned) Team Cologne                               8.57
 64. Ludo Dierckxens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                            9.56
 65. Arvis Piziks (Lat) Team Home-Jack & Jones                     10.58
 66. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Team Chicky World                        11.53
 67. Bert Dietz (Ger) Team Nürnberger                              13.00
 68. Allan Johansen (Den) Team Chicky World                        15.21
 69. Markus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                   15.24
 70. Jason Phillips (Aus) Die Continentale Olympia                 15.44
 71. Michael Rosborg (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones                  15.55
 72. De Steven Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                         17.07
 73. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                   17.09
 74. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Team Polti                            17.09
 75. Rolf Järmann (Swi) Post Swiss Team                            17.09
 76. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                          17.09
 77. Christian Van Dartel (Ned) Team Nürnberger                    18.20
 78. Heinrich Trumheller (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia            18.42
 79. Olaf Pollack (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                     21.48
 80. Volker Ordowski (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                       21.52
 81. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                                22.55
 82. Kris Gerits (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                             22.56
 83. Tristan Hoffmann (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        23.16
 84. Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                                24.23
 85. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux                      25.35
 86. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                       26.03
 87. Christian Andersen (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones               26.05
 88. Michael Skelde (Den) Team EC/Bayer                            26.05
 89. Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                                  26.05
 90. Scott McGrory (Aus) Team Gerolsteiner                         26.05
 91. Erwin Thiys (Bel) Team Cologne                                27.55
 92. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           28.19
 93. Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank                            28.25
 94. Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) Team EC/Bayer                       28.56
 95. Matthias Jandt (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                   29.06
 96. Bekim Christensen (Den) Team EC/Bayer                         29.26
 97. Martin Müller (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                    30.26
 98. Dennis Rasmussen (Den) Team Chicky World                      31.52
 99. Andrea Dolci (Ita) Festina-Lotus                              33.14
100. Nick Gates (Aus) Die Continentale Olympia                     34.19
101. Patrick Köhler (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                   35.01
102. Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia               39.02
103. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                          39.06
104. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                                39.06
105. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                             40.32
106. Franck Perque (Fra) La Française des Jeux                     41.45
107. Mario Bolz (Ger) Team EC/Bayer                                46.31
															     
Overall Sprints:											     
															     
  1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                          130
  2. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux                        101
  3. Olaf Pollack (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                        54
  4. Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                      53
  5. De Steven Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            48
  6. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Française des Jeux                     40
  7. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner                            34
  8. Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia                  31
  9. Lars Teutenberg (Ger) Team EC/Bayer                              29
 10. Jürgen Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger                              27
 11. Arvis Piziks (Lat) Team Home-Jack & Jones                        26
 12. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                         24
 13. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Team Polti                               24
 14. Christian Wegmann (Ger) Die Continentale Olympia                 22
 15. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                          22
 16. Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                               20
 17. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     18
 18. Markus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                      18
 19. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                            16
 20. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne                                  16
 21. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones                    14
 22. Sascha Henrix (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                            14
 23. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                               13
 24. Jens Heppner (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                         12
 25. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                  11
 26. Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Nürnberger                            11
 27. Christian Andersen (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones                  11
 28. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                                11
 29. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne                                  10
 30. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          10
 31. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                              10
 32. Bert Dietz (Ger) Team Nürnberger                                 10
 33. Michael Kyneb (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones                        9
 34. Thomas Mühlbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner                         8
 35. Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank                                          8
 36. Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                                    8
 37. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                                    7
 38. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                       6
 39. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                    5
 40. Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) Team Chicky World                        5
 41. Raymond Meijs (Ned) Team Cologne                                  5
 42. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                               4
 43. Svein Gaute Hölestöl (Nor) Team Chicky World                      4
 44. Rolf Järmann (Swi) Post Swiss Team                                4
 45. Kris Gerits (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                                 4
 46. Martin Müller (Ger) Agro-Adler Brandenburg                        4
 47. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                  3
 48. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                                 2
 49. Bjarke Nielsen (Den) Team Chicky World                            2
 50. Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nürnberger                                  2
 51. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team                              1
 52. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                                    1

Overall Mountains:

  1. Jens Heppner (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                         30
  2. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          22
  3. Bert Dietz (Ger) Team Nürnberger                                 16
  4. Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) Team Chicky World                       12
  5. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      8
  6. Markus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                       6
  7. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                               5
  8. Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nürnberger                                  4
  9. Michael Kyneb (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones                        4
 10. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Team Chicky World                            4
 11. Thomas Mühlbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner                         3
 12. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne                                   3
 13. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Team Polti                                  3
 14. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                   2
 15. Michael Schlickau (Ger) Team Cologne                              2
 16. Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                                1
 17. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                            1
 18. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                  1
 19. Marc Streel (Bel) Team Home-Jack & Jones                          1
 20. Michael Rosborg (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones                      1