34th International Rheinland-Pfalz-Rad-Rundfahrt, Cat 2.5

Germany, 13-19 September, 1999

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Stage 3, Bad Marienberg - Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler 161 km

By Tomas Nillson, cyclingnews.com correspondent

Team Cologne's Dutch sprinter Jan Koerts won the third stage of the Rheinland Pfalz Rundfahrt. This was the 16th victory this season for the 30 year old Dutchman who is returning home to TVM-Farm Frites next year.

This stage had all the features of a Grand Tour flat stage: An early attack at 20 kms by Russian teenager Vladimir Karpets, Norwegian Svein-Gaute Hølestøl and Belgian Glenn D'Hollander gave them a six minutes lead before the peloton, or rather Rabobank, started the chase. At 117 kms the field was together again for a nice fast 50 kms transport to the finish in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. 

Stage 3
1     Jan Koerts                    (Ned)  Team Cologne               04.01.56
2     Andre Schulze                 (Ger)  Team Bunte Berte Leipzig
3     Michael Van der Wolff         (Ned)  Team Cologne
4     Daniel Becke                  (Ger)  Germany Track
5     Torsten Nitzsche              (Ger)  Team Bunte Berte Leipzig
6     Alexei Markov                 (Rus)  Russia
7     Enrico Poitschke              (Ger)  Team Bunte Berte Leipzig
8     Lars Teutenberg               (Ger)  EC Bayer Worringen
9     Vasyl Yakovlev                (Ukr)  Ukraine
10    Sascha Henrix                 (Ger)  Team Gerolsteiner
11    Stefan Kupfernagel            (Ger)  Team Bunte Berte Leipzig
12    Josef Lontscharitsch          (Aut)  Austria
13    Michael Skelde                (Den)  EC Bayer Worringen
14    Jürgen Van Roosbroeck         (Bel)  Team Vlaanderen 2002
15    Bekim Christensen             (Den)  EC Bayer Worringen
16    Arno Kaspret                  (Aut)  Austria
17    Nick Gates                    (Aus)  Team Continentale
18    Jörn Reuss                    (Ger)  Team Nürnberger
19    Christian Lademann            (Ger)  Germany Track
20    Denis Hey                     (Ned)  MGI Fietsen
21    Alexander Aeschbach           (Swi)  EC Bayer Worringen
22    Christoph Göhring             (Swi)  Team Ericsson-Villiger
23    Christian Wegmann             (Ger)  Team Continentale
24    Sebastian Lang                (Ger)  Team Bellheimer Lord
25    Eduard Gritsoun               (Rus)  Team Gerolsteiner
26    Timo Scholz                   (Ger)  Team Bunte Berte Leipzig
27    Jens Zemke                    (Ger)  Team Nürnberger
28    Torsten Schmidt               (Ger)  Team Chicky World
29    Sebastian Siedler             (Ger)  Germany Track
30    Marc Wauters                  (Bel)  Rabobank
31    Jürgen Werner                 (Ger)  Team Nürnberger
32    Robert Bartko                 (Ger)  Germany Track
33    Erik Dekker                   (Ned)  Rabobank
34    Anton Chantyr                 (Rus)  Team Gerolsteiner
35    Stephan Schreck               (Ger)  Germany Road
36    Marko Schlittchen             (Ger)  EC Bayer Worringen
37    Andre Kalfack                 (Ger)  Team Peugeot Berlin
38    Dennis Rasmussen              (Den)  Team Chicky World
39    Raphael Schweda               (Ger)  Team Nürnberger
40    Ronny Lauke                   (Ger)  Team Continentale
41    Matthias Buxhofer             (Aut)  Austria
42    Andreas Kappes                (Ger)  Agro-Adler Brandenburg
43    Michael Schlickau             (Ger)  Team Cologne
44    Matthias Kessler              (Ger)  Germany Road
45    Uwe Hardter                   (Ger)  Germany Road
46    Heinrich Trumheller           (Ger)  Team Continentale
47    Artur Babaitsev               (Rus)  Team Continentale
48    Marc Lotz                     (Ned)  Rabobank
49    Ole-Sigurd Simensen           (Nor)  Agro-Adler Brandenburg
50    Andreas Sauerborn             (Ger)  Team Gerolsteiner
51    Denis Smyslov                 (Rus)  Russia
52    Nicki Sörensen                (Den)  Team Chicky World
53    Marco Appler                  (Ger)  Team Peugeot Berlin
54    Hannes Hempel                 (Aut)  Austria
55    Markus Wilfurth               (Ger)  Germany Road
56    Branko Filip                  (Slo)  Team Gerolsteiner
57    Karl Platt                    (Ger)  Team Bellheimer Lord
58    Mario Zeckra                  (Ger)  Team Peugeot Berlin
59    Olivier Penny                 (Gbr)  MGI Fietsen
60    Erwin Hickl                   (Ger)  Team Bellheimer Lord
61    Christian Werner              (Ger)  Germany Road
62    Thomas Liese                  (Ger)  Team Nürnberger
63    Vladislav Borissov            (Rus)  Russia
64    Erwin Thijs                   (Bel)  Team Cologne
65    Jens Lehmann                  (Ger)  Germany Track
66    Stephan Gottschling           (Ger)  Agro-Adler Brandenburg
67    Steffen Kjerdgaard            (Nor)  Team Chicky World
68    Thorsten Rund                 (Ger)  Germany Track
69    Torsten Hieckmann             (Ger)  Germany Road               00.15
70    Kris Gerits                   (Bel)  Team Vlaanderen 2002
71    Rico Schmidt                  (Ger)  Team Peugeot Berlin        00.25
72    Roland Müller                 (Swi)  Team Nürnberger            00.29
73    Jochen Summer                 (Aut)  Austria
74    Florian Zanke                 (Ger)  Team Peugeot Berlin
75    Nico Vuurens                  (Ned)  MGI Fietsen                00.37
76    Martin Rittsel                (Swe)  Team Chicky World          00.46
77    Ruslan Pidgorny               (Ukr)  Ukraine                    00.53
78    René Stadelmann               (Swi)  Team Ericsson-Villiger     02.43
79    Serguei Klimov                (Rus)  Russia
80    Enrico Höhme                  (Ger)  Team Bellheimer Lord       04.15
81    Raymond Meijs                 (Ned)  Team Cologne               05.41
82    Bert Hiemstra                 (Ned)  Rabobank
83    Sven Steiner                  (Ger)  Team Peugeot Berlin
84    Peter Rogers                  (Aus)  Team Continentale
85    Lukas Zumsteg                 (Swi)  Team Ericsson-Villiger
86    Chris Barnsley                (Nzl)  Team Ericsson-Villiger
87    Jeroen Boelen                 (Ned)  MGI Fietsen
88    Svein Holestol                (Nor)  Team Chicky World
89    Roger Leuenberger             (Swi)  Team Ericsson-Villiger
90    Sergej Chernyasky             (Ukr)  Ukraine                    06.19
91    Stefan Steinweg               (Ger)  Team Bellheimer Lord       06.53
92    Bart Grabsch                  (Ger)  Team Cologne
93    Rafael Otto                   (Ger)  EC Bayer Worringen
94    Alexandr Fedenko              (Ukr)  Ukraine
95    Casper Van der Meer           (Ned)  MGI Fietsen
96    Glenn D'Hollander             (Bel)  Team Vlaanderen 2002
97    Stijn De Schoenmacker         (Bel)  Team Vlaanderen 2002       08.59
98    Daniel Van Elven              (Ned)  MGI Fietsen
99    Kurt Van Lancker              (Bel)  Team Vlaanderen 2002
100   Alexandr Symonenko            (Ukr)  Ukraine
101   Vladimir Karpets              (Rus)  Russia
102   Maxim Karpatchev              (Rus)  Russia                     15.05
103   Martin Müller                 (Ger)  Agro-Adler Brandenburg     15.05
104   Sergej Grechin                (Ukr)  Ukraine
105   Dirk Märkl                    (Ger)  Team Bellheimer Lord
106   Olaf Pollack                  (Ger)  Agro-Adler Brandenburg
107   Mark Vlijm                    (Bel)  Rabobank

Sprints
1     Olaf Pollack                  (Ger)  Agro-Adler Brandenburg          5
2     Andre Schulze                 (Ger)  Team Bunte Berte Leipzi         3
3     Jan Koerts                    (Ned)  Team Cologne                    2
4     Christian Wegmann             (Ger)  Team Continentale               1

1     Vladimir Karpets              (Rus)  Russia                          5
2     Glenn D'Hollander             (Bel)  Team Vlaanderen 2002            3
3     Svein Holestol                (Nor)  Team Chicky World               2
4     Olaf Pollack                  (Ger)  Agro-Adler Brandenburg          1

1     Svein Holestol                (Nor)  Team Chicky World               5
2     Vladimir Karpets              (Rus)  Russia                          3
3     Stefan Steinweg               (Ger)  Team Bellheimer Lord            2
4     Raymond Meijs                 (Bel)  Team Cologne                    1

Mountains
1     Heinrich Trumheller           (Ger)  Team Continentale               5
2     Hannes Hempel                 (Aut)  Austria                         3
3     Michael Schlickau             (Ger)  Team Cologne                    2
4     Vladimir Karpets              (Rus)  Russia                          1

1     Svein Holestol                (Nor)  Team Chicky World               3
2     Vladimir Karpets              (Rus)  Russia                          2
3     Glenn D'Hollander             (Bel)  Team Vlaanderen 2002            1

1     Svein Holestol                (Nor)  Team Chicky World               3
2     Torsten Schmidt               (Ger)  Team Chicky World               2
3     Daniel Becke                  (Ger)  Germany Track                   1


GC aftPlatz
1     Marc Wauters                  (Bel)  Rabobank                11.05.39
2     Erik Dekker                   (Ned)  Rabobank                   00.07
3     Artur Babaitsev               (Rus)  Team Continentale          00.54
4     Jürgen Van Roosbroeck         (Bel)  Team Vlaanderen 2002       01.54
5     Torsten Schmidt               (Ger)  Team Chicky World          02.56
6     Anton Chantyr                 (Rus)  Team Gerolsteiner          03.22
7     Jens Zemke                    (Ger)  Team Nürnberger            03.45
8     Michael Schlickau             (Ger)  Team Cologne               03.45
9     Jörn Reuss                    (Ger)  Team Nürnberger            03.46
10    Olivier Penny                 (Ned)  MGI Fietsen                03.58
11    Heinrich Trumheller           (Ger)  Team Continentale          04.05
12    Arno Kaspret                  (Aut)  Austria                    04.11
13    Matthias Buxhofer             (Aut)  Austria                    04.14
14    Christoph Göhring             (Swi)  Team Ericsson-Villiger     04.17
15    Ole-Sigurd Simensen           (Nor)  Agro-Adler Brandenburg     04.32
16    Uwe Hardter                   (Ger)  Germany Road               04.34
17    Andreas Kappes                (Ger)  Agro-Adler Brandenburg     08.50
18    Dennis Rasmussen              (Den)  Team Chicky World          09.12
19    Christian Lademann            (Ger)  Germany Track              09.20
20    Ronny Lauke                   (Ger)  Team Continentale          10.07
21    Denis Hey                     (Ned)  MGI Fietsen                10.25
22    Timo Scholz                   (Ger)  Team Bunte Berte Leipzi    12.23
23    Sascha Henrix                 (Ger)  Team Gerolsteiner          12.27
24    Sebastian Lang                (Ger)  Team Bellheimer Lord       12.40
25    Torsten Hieckmann             (Ger)  Germany Road               12.41
26    Alexander Aeschbach           (Swi)  EC Bayer Worringen         13.02
27    Daniel Becke                  (Ger)  Germany Track              13.07
28    Bekim Christensen             (Den)  EC Bayer Worringen         13.19
29    Thomas Liese                  (Ger)  Team Nürnberger            13.26
30    Marko Schlittchen             (Ger)  EC Bayer Worringen         13.33
31    Christian Werner              (Ger)  Germany Road               13.37
32    Andre Kalfack                 (Ger)  Team Peugeot Berlin        13.46
33    Markus Wilfurth               (Ger)  Germany Road               13.48
34    Svein Holestol                (Nor)  Team Chicky World          13.49
35    Karl Platt                    (Ger)  Team Bellheimer Lord       14.19
36    Matthias Kessler              (Ger)  Germany Road               14.29
37    Michael Skelde                (Den)  EC Bayer Worringen         14.36
38    Nicki Sörensen                (Den)  Team Chicky World          14.51
39    Stefan Steinweg               (Ger)  Team Bellheimer Lord       15.26
40    Peter Rogers                  (Aus)  Team Continentale          15.33
41    Martin Rittsel                (Swe)  Team Chicky World          19.04
42    Bart Grabsch                  (Ger)  Team Cologne               19.57
43    Raymond Meijs                 (Ned)  Team Cologne               20.04
44    Lukas Zumsteg                 (Swi)  Team Ericsson-Villiger     20.11
45    Alexandr Fedenko              (Ukr)  Ukraine                    21.50
46    Stefan Kupfernagel            (Ger)  Team Bunte Berte Leipzi    22.07
47    Steffen Kjerdgaard            (Nor)  Team Chicky World          22.33
48    Michael Van der Wolff         (Ned)  Team Cologne               24.16
49    Christian Wegmann             (Ger)  Team Continentale          24.51
50    René Stadelmann               (Swi)  Team Ericsson-Villiger     25.41
51    Chris Barnsley                (Nzl)  Team Ericsson-Villiger     30.14
52    Jan Koerts                    (Ned)  Team Cologne               40.35
53    Marco Appler                  (Ger)  Team Peugeot Berlin        41.57
54    Mark Vlijm                    (Ned)  Rabobank                   42.04
55    Eduard Gritsoun               (Rus)  Team Gerolsteiner          43.25
56    Stephan Schreck               (Ger)  Germany Road               43.44
57    Thorsten Rund                 (Ger)  Germany Track              44.03
58    Lars Teutenberg               (Ger)  EC Bayer Worringen         44.07
59    Vladislav Borissov            (Rus)  Russia                     44.07
60    Josef Lontscharitsch          (Aut)  Austria                    44.08
61    Erwin Thijs                   (Bel)  Team Cologne               44.16
62    Marc Lotz                     (Ned)  Rabobank                   44.19
63    Torsten Nitzsche              (Ger)  Team Bunte Berte Leipzi    44.21
64    Robert Bartko                 (Ger)  Germany Track              44.21
65    Hannes Hempel                 (Aut)  Austria                    44.24
66    Jürgen Werner                 (Ger)  Team Nürnberger            44.34
67    Alexei Markov                 (Rus)  Russia                     44.45
68    Jens Lehmann                  (Ger)  Germany Track              44.49
69    Roland Müller                 (Swi)  Team Nürnberger            44.53
70    Andre Schulze                 (Ger)  Team Bunte Berte Leipzi    45.09
71    Andreas Sauerborn             (Ger)  Team Gerolsteiner          45.10
72    Erwin Hickl                   (Ger)  Team Bellheimer Lord       45.15
73    Vasyl Yakovlev                (Ukr)  Ukraine                    45.17
74    Stephan Gottschling           (Ger)  Agro-Adler Brandenburg     45.24
75    Rico Schmidt                  (Ger)  Team Peugeot Berlin        45.30
76    Denis Smyslov                 (Rus)  Russia                     45.33
77    Kris Gerits                   (Bel)  Team Vlaanderen 2002       45.39
78    Enrico Poitschke              (Ger)  Team Bunte Berte Leipzi    45.43
79    Nico Vuurens                  (Ned)  MGI Fietsen                45.48
80    Nick Gates                    (Aus)  Team Continentale          45.54
81    Jochen Summer                 (Aut)  Austria                    46.00
82    Florian Zanke                 (Ger)  Team Peugeot Berlin        46.11
83    Mario Zeckra                  (Ger)  Team Peugeot Berlin        46.20
84    Sebastian Siedler             (Ger)  Germany Track              46.47
85    Ruslan Pidgorny               (Ukr)  Ukraine                    47.25
86    Branko Filip                  (Slo)  Team Gerolsteiner          47.48
87    Raphael Schweda               (Ger)  Team Nürnberger            47.51
88    Serguei Klimov                (Rus)  Russia                     48.55
89    Enrico Höhme                  (Ger)  Team Bellheimer Lord       50.36
90    Sven Steiner                  (Ger)  Team Peugeot Berlin        51.07
91    Bert Hiemstra                 (Ned)  Rabobank                   51.33
92    Glenn D'Hollander             (Bel)  Team Vlaanderen 2002       51.37
93    Roger Leuenberger             (Swi)  Team Ericsson-Villiger     51.39
94    Sergej Chernyasky             (Ukr)  Ukraine                    52.51
95    Casper Van der Meer           (Ned)  MGI Fietsen                52.54
96    Vladimir Karpets              (Rus)  Russia                     53.14
97    Jeroen Boelen                 (Ned)  MGI Fietsen                53.22
98    Rafael Otto                   (Ger)  EC Bayer Worringen         53.26
99    Kurt Van Lancker              (Bel)  Team Vlaanderen 2002       53.37
100   Daniel Van Elven              (Ned)  MGI Fietsen                54.46
101   Stijn De Schoenmacker         (Bel)  Team Vlaanderen 2002       55.12
102   Alexandr Symonenko            (Ukr)  Ukraine                    55.16
103   Olaf Pollack                  (Ger)  Agro-Adler Brandenburg     59.49
104   Dirk Märkl                    (Ger)  Team Bellheimer Lord       01.58
105   Martin Müller                 (Ger)  Agro-Adler Brandenburg     02.33
106   Maxim Karpatchev              (Rus)  Russia                     02.55
107   Sergej Grechin                (Ukr)  Ukraine                    02.55

Mountains
1     Torsten Schmidt               (Ger)  Team Chicky World              10
2     Svein Holestol                (Nor)  Team Chicky World               6
3     Heinrich Trumheller           (Ger)  Team Continentale               5
4     Michael Schlickau             (Ger)  Team Cologne                    5
5     Vladimir Karpets              (Rus)  Russia                          3
6     Hannes Hempel                 (Aut)  Austria                         3
7     Erik Dekker                   (Ned)  Team Ericsson-Villiger          3
8     Arno Kaspret                  (Aut)  Team Ericsson-Villiger          2
9     Daniel Becke                  (Ger)  Germany Track                   1
10    Glenn D'Hollander             (Bel)  Team Vlaanderen 2002            1

Sprints GC
1     Stefan Steinweg               (Ger)  Team Bellheimer Lord           12
2     Vladimir Karpets              (Rus)  Russia                          8
3     Svein Holestol                (Nor)  Team Chicky World               7
4     Jan Koerts                    (Ned)  Team Cologne                    7
5     Olaf Pollack                  (Ger)  Agro-Adler Brandenburg          6
6     Christian Wegmann             (Ger)  Team Continentale               5
7     Artur Babaitsev               (Rus)  Team Ericsson-Villiger          5
8     Glenn D'Hollander             (Bel)  Team Vlaanderen 2002            3
9     Andre Schulze                 (Ger)  Team Bunte Berte Leipzi         3
10    Peter Rogers                  (Aus)  Team Ericsson-Villiger          3