Internationalen Bayern-Rundfahrt, Cat 2.5

Prologue
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3a
Stage 3b
Stage 4
Stage 5 and Final GC

Prologue, Marktoberdorf, 5.6 kms:

  1. Dirk Muller (Ger) Bayer Worringen         	6.29
  2. Andreas Kloden (Ger)                   	0.05
  3. Andreas Walzer (Ger) Schauff          	0.07
  4. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM                	0.10
  5. Bert Grabsch (Ger) PSV Cologne          	0.10
  6. Mario Kummer (Ger) Telekom              	0.14

Stage 1, Marktoberdorf-Beilngries, 212.1 kms:

  1. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM            4.58.32
  2. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom
  3. Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Nurnberger
  4. Johan Capiot (Bel) TVM
  5. Henk Vogels (Australia) Gan            all s.t.

GC after Stage 1

  1. Dirk Muller (Ger) Bayer Worringen       5.05.01
  2. Andreas Kloden (Ger)                    	0.05
  3. Andreas Walzer (Ger) Schauff            	0.06
  4. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM                	0.10
  5. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) PSV Cologne          	0.10

Stage 2, Beilngries - Gunzenhausen 151 km:

  1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom               3.38.01 
  2. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM
  3. Nitsche (Ger)
  4. Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Nurnberger
  5. Andreas Walzer (Ger) Schauff          all s.t.

the stage finished with a mass sprint

Ooverall standings:

  1. Dirk Muller (Ger) Bayer Worringen
  2. Andreas Kloden (Ger)                    	0.05
  3. Andreas Walzer (Ger) Schauff            	0.06

Stage 3a, 162.6 kms:

  1. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom           4.07.23
  2. Arnaud Pretot (Fra) Gan
  3. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom
  4. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco         all s.t.
  5. Bjornar Vestol (Nor)                    + 1.41
  6. Servis Knaven (Ned) TVM                   s.t.

Stage 3b, 46.2 kms:

  1. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) PSV Cologne         1.05.13
  2. Philip Buschor (Sch) Saeco              + 0.02
  3. Lademann (Ger)                          + 0.06
  4. Steffen Rein (Ger) N|rnberger           + 0.28
  5. Nitsche (Ger)                           + 1.05
  6. Juris Silovs (Let) Schauff

Overall standings:

  1. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom          13.56.12
  2. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom                + 0.02
  3. Arnaud Pretot (Fra) Gan                 + 0.19
  4. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco           + 0.51
  5. Andreas Kloden (Ger)                    + 2.24
  6. Servis Knaven (Ned) TVM

Stage 4, Auerbach-Regen, 231 km:

  1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom
  2. Dirk Muller (Ger) Bayer Worringen         s.t.
  3. Henk Vogels (Aus) Gan                   + 7.03

Overall:

Stage 5, Regen-Pfarrkirchen, 106,1 km:

  1. Stuart O'Grady (Australia) Gan        2.34.43 
  2. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita)  Telekom
  3. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) MG
  4. Andreas Walzer (Ger) Schauff
  5. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco
  6. Thorsten Nitsche (Ger)                all s.t.

Final overall:

  1. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom           23.15.11
  2. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom               	0.02
  3. Arnaud Pretot (Fra) Gan                 	0.19
  4. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco           	0.51
  5. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM                	2.40
  6. Andreas Kloden (Ger)                    	2.42

Other classifications

Teams: 

  1. Team Deutsche Telekom,
  2. Gan (Fra)
  3. Saeco (Smr)

Sprint competition: 

  1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom    23 pts
  2. Thorsten Nitsche (Ger)      13
  3. Stuart O'Grady (Aus)         9

Mountains: 

  1. Juris Silovs (Let) Schauff  21 pts
  2. Dirk M|ller (Ger) Worringen 19
  3. Erik Zabel (Ger)            12

U23: 

  1. Andreas Kloden (Ger)
  2. Robert Bartko (Ger)
  3. Yvan Haymoz (Sch)