Luk-Cup Bühl - 1.3

Germany, October 3, 2003

2002 Results Results Past winners

Kessler beats Rebellin

Matthias Kessler (Telekom) has beaten last year's winner Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) in the LuK-Cup in Bühl. Kessler won a three man sprint at the end of the 192 km race, with Felix Garcia Casas (Team Bianchi) taking third. It was Kessler's second professional victory in his career after winning the GP Miguel Indurain in April.

"It took a lot out of me," said Kessler. "I didn't think it would go so well however. After the Tour I had a rest and trained a little bit. Today I also had the good luck that one needs. I felt very good on the last climb. I can also prevail against classics specialists like Rebellin in a sprint and I am very happy about that."

The winning break formed on the last climb of Neusatzeck on the finishing lap, as the peloton exploded. The leaders made it to the long finishing straight in Bühl with a comfortable gap to Markus Zberg (Gerolsteiner), who finished fourth at 29 seconds, as Kessler beat Rebellin and Garcia Casas in the sprint.

Photography

Images by Mario Stiehl/www.world-of-cycling.com

The start in Buehl
The Bankgiroloterij team leads the field
Strong winds made for tough going
Bankgiroloterij battles the breeze
Gerben Loweik (Bankgiroloterij leads the peloton
The devil hard at work doing... whatever the heck it is he does
Christophe Brandt (Lotto-Domo) attacks on the hardest climb, near Neusatzeck
Heiko Szonn (Flanders-iteamNova) is Germany's international vagabound in the peloton. He's ridden for Linda McCartney, De Nardi, Team Greese, and Team Cologne. This year he and his girlfriend have returned to Germany from the UK.
The final attack: Matthias Kessler (Telekom) attacks and last year's winner David Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) and Felix Garcia Casas (Bianchi) follow him.
The podium: David Rebellin (Gerolsteiner, second), Matthias Kessler (Telekom, first), and Felix Garcia Casas (Bianchi, third)

Images by Christine Grein/www.capture-the-peloton.com

Results - 192 km

1 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom                        4.29.41 (42.73 km/h)
2 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
3 Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi
4 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                               0.29
5 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone
6 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Fassa Bortolo
7 Aitor Garmendia Arbilla (Spa) Team Bianchi                    1.03
8 Gerben Löwik (Ned) BankGiroLoterij Cycling Team               1.07
9 Michael Skelde (Den) Team fakta
10 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo
11 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Fassa Bortolo
12 Marek Rutiewicz (Pol) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone
13 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo
14 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner
15 Robert Sassone (Fra) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone
16 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
17 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo
18 Holger Sievers (Ger) Team Lamonta
19 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
20 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta
21 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone
22 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Telekom
23 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) De Nardi-Colpack
24 David Kopp (Ger) Team Telekom
25 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Flanders-IteamNova.com
26 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
27 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Team Telekom
28 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI
29 Michal Precechtel (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ
30 Matthé Pronk (Ned) BankGiroLoterij Cycling Team
31 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
32 Michael Giebelmann (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
33 Robert Retschke (Ger) Vermarc Sportswear
34 Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI
35 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
36 Charles Wegelius (GBr) De Nardi-Colpack
37 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone
38 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner
39 Bram Schmitz (Ned) BankGiroLoterij Cycling Team
40 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
41 Frank Hoj (Den) Team fakta
42 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Lotto-Domo
43 Heiko Szonn (Ger) Flanders-IteamNova.com
44 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
45 Leonardo Zanotti (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
46 Allan Iacuone (Aus) Flanders-Iteamnova.com
DNF Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner
DNF Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner
DNF Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
DNF Bert Hiemstra (Ned) BankGiroLoterij Cycling Team
DNF Jan Van Velzen (Ned) BankGiroLoterij Cycling Team
DNF Bart Voskamp (Ned) BankGiroLoterij Cycling Team
DNF Remco Van der Ven (Ned) BankGiroLoterij Cycling Team
DNF Angelo Lopeboselli (Ita) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone
DNF Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone
DNF Stefan Cohnen (Ned) Team ComNet-Senges
DNF Markus Eichler (Ger) Team ComNet-Senges
DNF Axel Hauschke (Ger) Team ComNet-Senges
DNF Daniel Meinke (Ger) Team ComNet-Senges
DNF Hans-Jürgen Juretzek (Ger) Team ComNet-Senges
DNF Scott MC Grory (Aus) Team ComNet-Senges
DNF Wolfram Wiese (Ger) Team ComNet-Senges
DNF Michele Colleoni (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
DNF Ondrej Fadrny (Cze) De Nardi-Colpack
DNF Matteo Carrara (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
DNF Andrea Rossi (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
DNF Allan Johansen (Den Team fakta
DNF Fredrik Modin (Swe) Team fakta
DNF Martin Rittsel (Swe) Team fakta
DNF Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team fakta
DNF Scott Sunderland (Aus) Team fakta
DNF Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
DNF Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
DNF Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo
DNF Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
DNF Marco Zanotti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
DNF Vincent Cali (Bel) Flanders-IteamNova.com
DNF Jürgen Landrie (Bel) Flanders-IteamNova.com
DNF Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Flanders-IteamNova.com
DNF Jérôme Lepron (Fra) Flanders-IteamNova.com
DNF Mikhail Timochine (Rus) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Kurt Van Landeghem (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Erik Lievens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Tom Stremersch (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Stefan Wynands (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Domo
DNF Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto-Domo
DNF Gert Steegmans (Bel) Lotto-Domo
DNF Ief Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo
DNF Thierry De Groote (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
DNF Frederik Penne (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
DNF Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
DNF Peter Wuyts (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
DNF Erwin Thijs (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
DNF Francisco Lara (Spa) Team Bianchi
DNF Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Bianchi
DNF David Plaza Romero (Spa) Team Bianchi
DNF Steffen Radochla (Ger) Team Bianchi
DNF Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Bianchi
DNF Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Telekom
DNF Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Telekom
DNF Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Team Telekom
DNF Daniele Nardello (Ita) Team Telekom
DNF Serge Herz (Ger) Team Lamonta
DNF Sebastian Drenker (Ger) Team Lamonta
DNF Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Lamonta
DNF Armin Kröninger (Ger) Team Lamonta
DNF Philipp Mamos (Ger) Team Lamonta
DNF Jonas Owczarek (Ger) Team Lamonta
DNF Sebastian Denke (Ger) Merlin Logistik
DNF Samuel Faruhn (Ger) Miche
DNF Ronny Lauke (Ger) Merlin Logistik
DNF Wolfgang Teuchner (Ger) Merlin Logistik
DNF Lars Brötner (Ger) Merlin Logistik
DNF Roman Hermann (Ger) Merlin Logistik
DNF Karsten Hermann (Ger) Merlin Logistik
DNF Artjom Botschkarew (Ger) Vermarc Sportswear
DNF Mathias Jelitto (Ger) Vermarc Sportswear
DNF Sebastian Linser (Ger) Vermarc Sportswear
DNF Steffen Lockan (Ger) Vermarc Sportswear
DNF Jason Phillips (Aus) Vermarc Sportswear
DNF Rene Weisinger (Ger) Vermarc Sportswear
DNF Dario Andriotto (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI
DNF Marco Gili (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI
DNF Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI
DNF Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI
DNF Steve Zampieri (Swi) Vini Caldirola-SO.DI
DNF Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
DNF Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
DNF Jef Peeters (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
DNF Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
DNF Frederik Willems (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
DNF Enrico Nikolai (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
DNF René Obst (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
DNF Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
DNF Timo Scholz (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
DNF Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
DNF Linus Gerdemann (Ger) WINfix-techem
DNF Manuel Leder (Ger) WINfix-techem
DNF Felix Odebrecht (Ger) WINfix-techem
DNF Daniel Olszweski (Ger) WINfix-techem
DNF Ronald Otto (Ger) WINfix-techem
DNF Petr Bencik (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ
DNF David Kupka (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ
DNF Tomas Konecny (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ
DNF Martin Laciak (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ
DNF Jindrich Vana (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ
DNF Pavel Zerzan (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ
DNF Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC-Polsat
DNF Jacek Mickiewicz (Pol) CCC-Polsat
DNF Radoslaw Romanik (Pol) CCC-Polsat
DNF Dariusz Skoczylas (Pol) CCC-Polsat
DNF Krzysztof Szafranski (Pol) CCC-Polsat
DNF Mark Weisshaupt (Ger) CCC-Polsat
DNF Jaroslaw Zarebski (Pol) CCC-Polsat

Climbs

Climb 1

1 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone     5 pts
2 Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi                            3
3 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo                               2
4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               1

Climb 2

1 Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi                            5 pts
2 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone     3
3 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Telekom                              2
4 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo                               1

Climb 3

1 Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi                            5 pts
2 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom                              3
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               2
4 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone            1

Mountains classification

1 Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi                           13 pts
2 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone     8
3 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom                              3
4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               3
5 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo                               3
6 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Telekom                              1

Past winners

2002 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 192.0 kms in 4.44.14 (40.54 km/h)              
2001 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Rabobank      192.0 kms in 4.44.55 (40.43 km/h)
2000 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei         194.0 kms in 4.38.59
1999 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei           191.0 kms in 4.34.41
1998 Piotr Ugrumov (Ita) Ballan	        191.0 kms in 5.03.53
1997 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom          194.4 kms in 4.47.03
1996 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank       209.0 kms in 5.26.00


Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com