23rd Rothaus Regio-Tour International - 2.1

Germany, August 22-26, 2007

Photos

Stage 5 - August 26: Lahr/Schwarzwald - Vogtsburg i. K., 169.1km

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Locals claim their wine is the only dope-free one.
Local boy Alex Gut rode the Regio Tour but doesn't like the Texas Pass other than in training.
Hiekmann (Gerolsteiner) and Schreck (T-Mobile) set the early action in the hills.
T-Mobile had one guy in the front and on in the second group.
Burghardt leads Kiryienka second time up the hill
Marcus Burghardt (T-Mobile) on the lower part of the climb.
Dirk Müller (Sparkasse) checks on his chasers.
Andy Cappelle (Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner) tries to defend the sprinter's jersey.
The lead was small in lap three but kept kept hovering around the one-minute mark for a long time.
Vladimir Kiryienka (Tinkoff) was in the main break.
Dailos Manuel Diaz Armas (Fuerteventura) the mountain's leader.
Moisés Dueñas (Agritubel) was very attentive on the slopes.
Andrea Moletta (Gerolsteiner) is back in action after his bad crash in Milano-Sanremo
Local boy Alexander Gut (Atlas) got a bit hot on the climb and used a sponge to cool down.
The second KOM was not contested really.
And Kiryienka quenched his thirst
The downhill was treacherous which is why the riders were warned.
The peloton flying down on the dark side.
The attack by Kiryienka in the next to last lap.
Burghardt attentive close before the KOM.
Stagiaire Thomas Wagner (Gerolsteiner) rode a brilliant race, close to home turf.
The peloton in the last lap just before they hit the hill for the final time.
Petacchi after the sprint.
Michael Rogers (T-Mobile) at the finish.
The Australian quenched his thirst but could not improve on his second place last year.
Stage winner Adrian Palomares Villaplana was also thirsty.
Legs and prizes.
Petacchi got wine from the wine queen herself.
Adrian Palomares Villaplana was happy with first.
Moisés Dueñas (Agritubel) won the young rider's award as well as the overall.
Petacchi got the sprinter's jersey in the last moment.
Cristiano Salerno (Tenax) snatched the mountain jersey in the last second.
Tinkoff won the team award even though most of the team was gone already (Weigold and Ignatiev stayed around).
Those bibs belong to the winner.
Moisés Dueñas (Agritubel) with the yellow jersey.
Dueñas with the Rothaus beer that he says he really likes.
Dueñas also got a trophy that reflected the many spectators.
The Spaniard had more trophies than he could carry.
The Spanish national anthem is played in his honour.

Stage 4 - August 25: Sexau - Sexau ITT, 26km

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Dominik Roells (U23 National Team) on the first climb of the day.
Alberto Ongarato (Milram) is more comfortable in the Milram train.
Tim Klinger (stagiaire at Gerolsteiner) lives right in the area, but knowing the mountains didn't make them smaller.
The yellow jersey abandons?
Dailos Diaz Armas (Fuerteventura-Canarias) is cheered on by cycling fans.
Steven Kleynen (Landbouwkrediet) almost seem to smile.
Andy Cappelle (Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner) won the previous day.
Sergio Ghisalberti (Milram) concentrated on the hill.
Giorgioi Orizio (Selle Italia) enjoys the pretty hill sides!?!
Bert Grabsch (T-Mobile) powers up the first hill, but the German champion crashed later and lost all chances.
Giuseppe Palumbo (Acqua & Sapone) grimaces as he realizes that the hill isn't even halfway done.
Cristiano Salerno (Tenax) on a pretty day, if only those damn hills weren't in the way!
Michael Rogers (T-Mobile) on his way up, still using the street.
Andrei Kunitski (Acqua & Sapone) riding up to the Hochburg.
Niklas Axelsson (Selle Italia) is a cronoman.
Beat Zberg (Gerolsteiner) gives it his all in his last season as a professional.
Robert Retschke (Wiesenhof) has been a good surprise in the overall classification.
Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) in the young rider's lead jersey.
The Russian had his eyes on the prize of the time trial.
Moisés Dueñas (Agritubel) put hard work in to stay in the lead after the time trial.
This is the Hochburg or 'High Castle' that everyone feared was a little too high for a time trial.
Plenty to do for the chaperones at a time trial, so keeping cool is crucial

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Ignatiev right after the finish and still going pretty darn fast!
Hanka Kupfernagel was on the scene as well just returning from the Albstadt race.
Moisés Dueñas (Agritubel) on the podium.
The pensive Spaniard already thinks about the tough stage on the next day.
Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit Systems) is happy to have won and isn't too worried about tomorrow yet.
The Russian with the trophy.
Ignatiev got flowers as well.
The podium from left Dueñas, Ignatiev, Kunitski.
Ignatiev deserved the champagne.
Dueñas only received sparkling water but this may be the better choice for tomorrow.
The quiet Spaniard can smile after all.
The wearer of the Regio jersey for best sprinter, Andy Capelle.
Dailos Diaz Armas (Fuerteventura-Canarias) the mountain jersey leader.
Dueñas in yellow with the Agritubel lettering pinned on somewhat un-aerodynamically.
And another beer for the Spaniard.
Not that he didn't also get some local wine.
With the hands full the Spaniard leaves the podium.
He hopes to be back on the final day.

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Spain's Moises Duenas Nevado (Agritubel) gave it everything he had in the hope of holding on to his yellow leader's jersey heading into tomorrow's final stage.
Moises Duenas Nevado (Agritubel) pushed his way to second place, but stage winner Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit System) halved the gap between the pair on general classification and now only needs 23 seconds to win.
Adrian Palomares Villa (Fuerteventura) is 1.56 minutes down in fifth place on general classification.
Spain's Mikel Artetxe Gezurag (Fuerteventura) finished 20th on the stage but just managed to stay in the top 10 overall.
From Russia with speed: Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff Credit System) went 34 seconds faster than second place general classification leader Moises Duenas Nevado (Agritubel) on the ITT.
Robert Retschke (Wiesenhof Felt) is the highest placed German on general classification, currently holding sixth place.
Beat Zberg (Gerolsteiner) was the 12th fastest during the ITT, but retains his top 10 position on general classification.
Andrei Kunitski (Acqua & Sapone) holds third spot on general classification.
Australian Michael Rogers (T-Mobile) posted the fourth fastest time.
German Bert Grabsch (T-Mobile) looks set for a top 15 finish on general classification.
Linas Balciunas (Agritubel) finished five minutes down on the Individual Time Trial.

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This Fuerteventura rider is jealous of the Rothaus riders takign a break while he has to struggle up the hill.
Björn Thurau (Atlas) was chased by two Spaniards of the Fuerteventura team and got passed by Rodrigo Garcia Rena (15. place) on the long climb of the day.
Alberto Ongarato (Milram) with jersey unzipped rides up the Allmendsberg. The first part was shady, but the top is exposed.
This is the scary left turn that marks the beginning of the longest climb of the day, up the Allmendsberg.

Stage 3 - August 24: Wehr - Schopfheim, 159.4km

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Riders rest in the shade following a tough day of riding.
Alessandro Petacchi (Team Milram) takes a moment to rest following the 159.4 kilometre stage.
Sprinter Alessandro Petacchi (Team Milram) finished just over five minutes down on Stage 3.
Local hero Alexander Gut (Atlas Romers Hausbackerei) lost nearly eight and a half minutes today.
Gerolsteiner stagiaire Thomas Wagner was all smiles before Stage 3.
The riders enjoy a moment of rest as they wait for the third stage to begin.
Spain's Moises Duenas Nevado (Agritubel) was feeling confident ahead of today's stage, and despite finishing five minutes down he still holds the yellow leader's jersey.
Alessandro Petacchi (Team Milram) rides in the bunch as the race gets underway.
With the early kilometres complete the pace begins to pick up in the peloton.
Fans watch on as the peloton shoots on by.
Agritubel riders drove the pace in the peloton throughout Stage 3.
Belgian Andy Cappelle (Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner) broke away and didn't look back, taking victory nearly five minutes before second placed Paul Voss (Team 3C - Gruppe Lamonta) crossed the line.
Björn Thurau (Atlas Romers Hausbackerei) rode home in 10th place, in the first large group.
Belgian Andy Cappelle (Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner) takes a well deserved stage win.
Stage winner Andy Cappelle (Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner) had time to celebrate; in fact he had 4.45 minutes before the second rider crossed the line.
German Paul Voss (Team 3C - Gruppe Lamonta) takes out the sprint for second place.
The podium girls wait for the riders to arrive.
Podium (L-R): Paul Voss (Team 3C - Gruppe Lamonta), Andy Cappelle (Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner) and Giuseppe Palumbo (Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo).
Stage 3 winner Belgian Andy Cappelle (Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner) collects his kisses on the podium.
In addition to the general classification Moises Duenas Nevado (Agritubel) also leads the young rider classification.
Andy Cappelle (Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner) now leads the sprint classification.
Moises Duenas Nevado (Agritubel) enjoys a nice cold German drink after a hard day's work.