Telekom GP Karlsruhe/GP Breitling, Cat 1.2

Germany, September 14, 1997

Recent Winners

1989  Laurent Fignon (Fra) - Thierry Marie (Fra) 
1992  Tony Rominger (Swi) - Domenik Krieger (Ger) 
1993  Gianni Bugno (Ita) - Maurizio Fondriest (Ita)
1994  Tony Rominger (Swi) - Jens Lehmann (Ger)
1995  Tony Rominger (Swi) - Andrea Chiurato (Ita)
1996  Chris Boardman (GB) - Uwe Peschel (Ger)
1997  ???

Race Report

A massive 150,000 crowd cheered new German hero Jan Ullrich on Sunday as he brought his Tour de France-winning season to a close.

Ullrich, the first German to win cycling's most prestigious race, and his partner Rolf Aldag came third in an 84 km team time trial in the southern city of Karlsruhe.

Current Belgian world champion Johan Museeuw and Swiss Oskar Camenzind won, ahead of Frenchman Eddy Seigneur and Italian Andrea Peron.

``You can't always win,.. said Ullrich, who said he was drained after appearing in races and exhibitions all over Germany since his Tour triumph in July. ``The last few weeks have been really exhausting,.. he added.

Ullrich will miss next month's world road championships in San Sebastian, Spain and resume training late in October in Merdingen, the small town in the Black Forest where he lives.

Race distance - 84 kms, 7 x 12 km laps

 1. Johan Museeuw (Bel) - Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei-GB            1.39.1968  (51,862 km/h)
 2. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) - Andrea Peron (Ita) La Francaise des Jeux  1.50
 3. Jan Ullrich (Ger) - Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom 		    2.08
 4. Christian Henn (Ger) - Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom 		    2.11
 5. Jens Heppner (Ger) - Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom 		    3.23
 6. Richard Virenque (Fra) - Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina 	    3.42
 7. Jens Lehmann (Ger) - Thomas Liese (Ger) SC DHfK Leipzig	    4.10
 8. Erik Zabel (Ger) - Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom 		    5.58
 9. Axel Merckx (Bel) - Joerg Jaksche (Ger) Polti 		    6.11
10. Ivan Gotti (Ita) - Gianmatteo Fagnin (Ita) Saeco 		    9.58