3-Länder-Tour - 2.1

Germany, September 13-17, 2006

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Stage 1 - September 13: Erfurt - Kassel, 190 km

Sinkewitz wins opening stage

By Susan Westemeyer

Patrik Sinkewitz took his first victory for the T-Mobile Team, winning the first stage of the 3-Länder Tour. He finished seven seconds ahead of CSC's Frank Schleck and 15 seconds ahead of Gerolsteiner's Sebastian Lang.

They were part of a group of 13 who escaped after only 30 kilometres, and built up a maximum lead of 22 minutes. Eventually, the three were able to get away, finishing 6 minutes ahead of the nearest competitor, Björn Glasner (Team Lamonta), with the peloton more than 20 minutes behind.

"I am totally happy to have won here," said Sinkewitz, who said that his goal was to win a stage at the team presentation on Tuesday. "Naturally, I want to wear the leader's jersey as long as possible."

Thursday's second stage from Kassel to Battenberg/Allendorf features five climbs of either second and third category, with the first coming only 4.4 kilometres into the race.

Photography

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Images by Florian Schaaf/www.cyclingpictures.de

German champion Dirk Mueller signs in.
Matthew Goss (Team SouthAustralia.com) signs in.
Riders getting ready for the off.
The start in Erfurt/Thueringen.
The devil and Bjoern Schroeder.
Jens Voigt is one of the stars of the 3-Laender-Tour.
Didi Senft obviously enjoys the 3-Laender-Tour.
The start in Erfurt/Thueringen.
A group of 13 riders escaped.
Jens Voigt (CSC) rides in the peloton.
Patrik Sinkewitz (T-Mobile) wins before Frank Schleck (CSC) and Sebastian Lang.
Patrik Sinkewitz (T-Mobile) wins the first stage of 3-Laender-Tour in Kassel.
Patrik Sinkewitz salutes the crowd.
Patrik Sinkewitz (T-Mobile) wears the leader's yellow jersey.
The podium

Results

1 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team                         5.08.46
2 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                    0.03
3 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               0.05
4 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Lamonta                                5.53
5 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram
6 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         10.00
7 Richard Faltus (Cze) Team Sparkasse
8 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                   10.05
9 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                               21.09
10 Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) Intel-Action                              21.15
11 Stephan Parinussa (Ger) Team Sparkasse                        23.15
12 Koen Barbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen        23.18
13 Jan Brata (Cze) Elk Haus-Simplon
14 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Knauf Team
15 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Team Wiesenhof-Akud
16 Philipp Mamos (Ger) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover            23.20
17 Hannes Blank (Ger) Team Lamonta                               23.22
18 Tilo Schüler (Ger) Team Sparkasse                             24.09
19 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
20 Daniel Musiol (Ger) Team Milram
21 Arjen De Baat (Ned) Rabobank
22 Dennis Pohl (Ger) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover
23 Mathias Belka (Ger) Team B.D.R.
24 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Team Lamonta
25 Evert Verbist (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
26 Paul Voss (Ger) Team B.D.R.
27 Aivaras Baranauskas (Ltu) Agritubel
28 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Team Lamonta                            24.12
29 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Team Wiesenhof-Akud                   24.13
30 Timo Honstein (Ger) Team Sparkasse
31 Thomas Brozyna (Pol) Intel-Action
32 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram
33 Jason Phillipps (Aus) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover
34 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC
35 Denis Robin (Fra) Agritubel
36 José Alberto Martinez Trinidad (Spa) Agritubel
37 Konstantin Schubert (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges
38 Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Sparkasse
39 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
40 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon
41 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team
42 James Meadley (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
43 Huub Duyn (Ned) Rabobank
44 Maarten Wljnants (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
45 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC
46 Harald Totschnig (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon
47 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Rabobank
48 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner
49 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC
50 Simon Clarke (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
51 Sebastian Skiba (Pol) Intel-Action
52 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team
53 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner
54 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Milram
55 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner
56 Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Team Regiostrom-Senges
57 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof-Akud
58 Wojciech Pawlak (Pol) Knauf Team
59 Mathew Lloyd (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
60 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges
61 Jarsoslaw Rebiewski (Pol) Knauf Team
62 Tony Martin (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
63 Björn Papstein (Ger) Team Lamonta
64 Michael Pichler (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon
65 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
66 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof-Akud
67 Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) Knauf Team
68 Holger Sievers (Ger) Team Lamonta
69 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank
70 Jochen Summer (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon
71 Elnathan Heizmann (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges
72 Christian Pfannberger (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon
73 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank
74 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner
75 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team
76 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen     31.28
77 Serge Herz (Ger) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover
78 Tomasz Lisowicz (Pol) Knauf Team
79 Aron Huysmans (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
80 Krzysztof Jezowski (Pol) Knauf Team
81 Enrico Prix (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
82 Björn Gollhardt (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
83 Matthias Hahn (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
84 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Regiostrom-Senges
85 Torsten Struch (Ger) Team B.D.R.
86 Jonas Owczarek (Ger) Team Sparkasse
87 Dominik Klemme (Ger) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover
88 Krzysztof Miara (Pol) Intel-Action
89 Malte Urban (Ger) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover
90 Lénaic Olivier (Fra) Agritubel
91 Philip Patzer (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
92 Gregor Willwohl (Ger) Team Wiesenhof-Akud
93 Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Team B.D.R.
94 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank
95 Matthew Goss (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
96 Jens Mouris (Ned) Team Regiostrom-Senges
97 Sebastian Hans (Ger) Team B.D.R.                              36.35
98 Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Team Wiesenhof-Akud                    36.36
HD Dariusz Rudnicki (Pol) Intel-Action
HD Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Team B.D.R.
DNF Jacob Storm Piil (Den) Team CSC
DNF Mark Cavendish (GBr) T-Mobile Team
DNF Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile Team
DNF Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram
DNF Linas Balciunas (Ltu) Agritubel
DNF Peter Dawson (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
 
Sprints
 
Sprint #1
1 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                  6 pts
2 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               4
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                       2
 
Sprint #2
1 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                  6 pts
2 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               4
3 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                   2
 
Sprint #3
1 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                       6 pts
2 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Lamonta                                   4
3 Richard Faltus (Cze) Team Sparkasse                                2
 
Mountains
 
Climb #1
1 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                       7 pts
2 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               5
3 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                  3
4 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Lamonta                                   2
5 Richard Faltus (Cze) Team Sparkasse                                1
 
Climb #2
1 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                       7 pts
2 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  5
3 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               3
4 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                  2
5 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Lamonta                                   1
 
Young rider
 
1 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                            5.14.39
2 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          4.07
3 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                    4.12
4 Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) Intel-Action                               15.22
5 Koen Barbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen         17.25
6 Jan Brata (Cze) Elk Haus-Simplon
7 Philipp Mamos (Ger) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover             17.27
8 Hannes Blank (Ger) Team Lamonta                                17.29
9 Daniel Musiol (Ger) Team Milram                                18.16
10 Arjen De Baat (Ned) Rabobank
11 Dennis Pohl (Ger) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover
12 Mathias Belka (Ger) Team B.D.R.
13 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Team Lamonta
14 Evert Verbist (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
15 Paul Voss (Ger) Team B.D.R.
16 Timo Honstein (Ger) Team Sparkasse                            18.20
17 Konstantin Schubert (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges
18 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team
19 James Meadley (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
20 Huub Duyn (Ned) Rabobank
21 Maarten Wljnants (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
22 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Rabobank
23 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner
24 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC
25 Simon Clarke (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
26 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof-Akud
27 Mathew Lloyd (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
28 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges
29 Tony Martin (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
30 Michael Pichler (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon
31 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
32 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof-Akud
33 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank
34 Elnathan Heizmann (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges
35 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank
36 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen     25.35
37 Serge Herz (Ger) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover
38 Enrico Prix (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
39 Björn Gollhardt (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
40 Matthias Hahn (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
41 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Regiostrom-Senges
42 Torsten Struch (Ger) Team B.D.R.
43 Dominik Klemme (Ger) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover
44 Krzysztof Miara (Pol) Intel-Action
45 Philip Patzer (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
46 Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Team B.D.R.
47 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank
48 Matthew Goss (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
49 Sebastian Hans (Ger) Team B.D.R.                              30.42
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team                         5.08.32
2 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                    0.07
3 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               0.15
4 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                               6.01
5 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Lamonta                                6.05
6 Richard Faltus (Cze) Team Sparkasse                            10.13
7 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         10.14
8 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                   10.19
9 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                               21.22
10 Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) Intel-Action                              21.29
11 Stephan Parinussa (Ger) Team Sparkasse                        23.29
12 Koen Barbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen        23.32
13 Jan Brata (Cze) Elk Haus-Simplon
14 Marcin Sapa (Pol) Knauf Team
15 Tomas Konecny (Cze) Team Wiesenhof-Akud
16 Philipp Mamos (Ger) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover            23.34
17 Hannes Blank (Ger) Team Lamonta                               23.36
18 Tilo Schüler (Ger) Team Sparkasse                             24.23
19 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
20 Daniel Musiol (Ger) Team Milram
21 Arjen De Baat (Ned) Rabobank
22 Dennis Pohl (Ger) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover
23 Mathias Belka (Ger) Team B.D.R.
24 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Team Lamonta
25 Evert Verbist (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
26 Paul Voss (Ger) Team B.D.R.
27 Aivaras Baranauskas (Ltu) Agritubel
28 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Team Lamonta                            24.26
29 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Team Wiesenhof-Akud                   24.27
30 Timo Honstein (Ger) Team Sparkasse
31 Thomas Brozyna (Pol) Intel-Action
32 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram
33 Jason Phillipps (Aus) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover
34 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC
35 Denis Robin (Fra) Agritubel
36 José Alberto Martinez Trinidad (Spa) Agritubel
37 Konstantin Schubert (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges
38 Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Sparkasse
39 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
40 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon
41 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team
42 James Meadley (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
43 Huub Duyn (Ned) Rabobank
44 Maarten Wljnants (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
45 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC
46 Harald Totschnig (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon
47 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Rabobank
48 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner
49 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC
50 Simon Clarke (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
51 Sebastian Skiba (Pol) Intel-Action
52 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team
53 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner
54 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Milram
55 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner
56 Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Team Regiostrom-Senges
57 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof-Akud
58 Wojciech Pawlak (Pol) Knauf Team
59 Mathew Lloyd (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
60 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges
61 Jarsoslaw Rebiewski (Pol) Knauf Team
62 Tony Martin (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
63 Björn Papstein (Ger) Team Lamonta
64 Michael Pichler (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon
65 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
66 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof-Akud
67 Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) Knauf Team
68 Holger Sievers (Ger) Team Lamonta
69 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank
70 Jochen Summer (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon
71 Elnathan Heizmann (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges
72 Christian Pfannberger (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon
73 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank
74 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner
75 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team
76 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen     31.42
77 Serge Herz (Ger) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover
78 Tomasz Lisowicz (Pol) Knauf Team
79 Aron Huysmans (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
80 Krzysztof Jezowski (Pol) Knauf Team
81 Enrico Prix (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
82 Björn Gollhardt (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
83 Matthias Hahn (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
84 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Regiostrom-Senges
85 Torsten Struch (Ger) Team B.D.R.
86 Jonas Owczarek (Ger) Team Sparkasse
87 Dominik Klemme (Ger) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover
88 Krzysztof Miara (Pol) Intel-Action
89 Malte Urban (Ger) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover
90 Lénaic Olivier (Fra) Agritubel
91 Philip Patzer (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
92 Gregor Willwohl (Ger) Team Wiesenhof-Akud
93 Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Team B.D.R.
94 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank
95 Matthew Goss (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
96 Jens Mouris (Ned) Team Regiostrom-Senges
97 Sebastian Hans (Ger) Team B.D.R.                              36.49
98 Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Team Wiesenhof-Akud                    36.50
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              20 pts
2 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                 18
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                      18
4 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Lamonta                                  11
5 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  8
6 Richard Faltus (Cze) Team Sparkasse                                6
7 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             5
8 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                   4
9 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                       3
10 Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) Intel-Action                                  1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                      14 pts
2 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               8
3 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  5
4 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                  5
5 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Lamonta                                   3
6 Richard Faltus (Cze) Team Sparkasse                                1
 
Young riders' classification
 
1 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                            5.14.39
2 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          4.07
3 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                    4.12
4 Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) Intel-Action                               15.22
5 Koen Barbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen         17.25
6 Jan Brata (Cze) Elk Haus-Simplon
7 Philipp Mamos (Ger) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover             17.27
8 Hannes Blank (Ger) Team Lamonta                                17.29
9 Daniel Musiol (Ger) Team Milram                                18.16
10 Arjen De Baat (Ned) Rabobank
11 Dennis Pohl (Ger) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover
12 Mathias Belka (Ger) Team B.D.R.
13 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Team Lamonta
14 Evert Verbist (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
15 Paul Voss (Ger) Team B.D.R.
16 Timo Honstein (Ger) Team Sparkasse                            18.20
17 Konstantin Schubert (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges
18 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team
19 James Meadley (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
20 Huub Duyn (Ned) Rabobank
21 Maarten Wljnants (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
22 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Rabobank
23 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner
24 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC
25 Simon Clarke (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
26 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof-Akud
27 Mathew Lloyd (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
28 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges
29 Tony Martin (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
30 Michael Pichler (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon
31 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
32 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof-Akud
33 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank
34 Elnathan Heizmann (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges
35 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank
36 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen     25.35
37 Serge Herz (Ger) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover
38 Enrico Prix (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
39 Björn Gollhardt (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
40 Matthias Hahn (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
41 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Regiostrom-Senges
42 Torsten Struch (Ger) Team B.D.R.
43 Dominik Klemme (Ger) Heinz Von Heiden Team Hannover
44 Krzysztof Miara (Pol) Intel-Action
45 Philip Patzer (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team
46 Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Team B.D.R.
47 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank
48 Matthew Goss (Aus) SouthAustralia.com-AIS
49 Sebastian Hans (Ger) Team B.D.R.                              30.42