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29th International Bayern Rundfahrt - 2.HC
Germany, May 28-June 1, 2008
2007 results Stage List Preview Start List Past winners
The Stages
- Stage 1 - May 28: Freyung - Sankt Englmar, 175.4 km
- Stage 2 - May 29: Straubing - Neusäß, 219.9 km
- Stage 3 - May 30: Donauwörth - Würzburg, 189.5 km
- Stage 4 - May 31: Neustadt a.d.Saale (ITT), 25.9 km
- Stage 5 - June 1: Bad Neustadt a.d.Saale - Erlangen, 161.2 km
Rolling through Bavaria
Stefan Schumacher will look to defend his title at this year's Bayern Rundfahrt, a race which gets off to a big start this year. Despite its location, it is historically known as a race for sprinters and time trialers. This year's edition, however, could favor a climber, as the very first stage features two ranked climbs plus a mountaintop finish.
Six ProTour Teams will be at the start this year: CSC, Gerolsteiner, Milram, Credit Agricole, High Road and Bouygues Telecom. They are joined by seven Professional Continental teams and four Continental teams.
This year's race could be decided on the hilly first stage, which runs 175.4 km from Freyung to the hilltop finish at Sankt Englmar. The second and third stage are more rolling than mountainous, and offer themselves to escape groups. If the overall classification is still close, the 25.9 kilometre individual time trial in and around Bad Neustadt a.d. Saale will certainly break up the standings. The races finishes Sunday, June 1, in Erlangen.
Schumacher has not been able to repeat his successes from the past years and is still looking for his first win this season. If he falters, his team-mates, climber Bernhard Kohl or German champion Fabian Wegmann, might be able to take the race. High Road will send Marcus Burghardt, who is recovering rapidly from knee surgery and is eager to test his condition with the Tour de France in mind. CSC won't sent the popular Jens Voigt, who is currently riding the Giro d'Italia, but it is sending Stuart O'Grady and Bradley McGee, both of whom broke collarbones in stage four of the Giro and are hoping to regain some form in Germany.
Start list
Gerolsteiner Team Milram 1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) 11 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) 2 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) 12 Christian Knees (Ger) 3 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) 13 Brett Lancaster (Aus) 4 Stephan Schreck (Ger) 14 Dominik Roels (Ger) 5 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) 15 Björn Schröder (Ger) 6 Peter Wrolich (Aut) 16 Sebastian Schwager (Ger) 7 Markus Zberg (Swi) 17 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Crédit Agricole Ceramica Flaminia Bossini Doce 21 Eric Berthou (Fra) 31 Julian Dario Atehortua Bedoya (Col) 22 Simon Gerrans (Aus) 32 Maurizio Biondo (Ita) 23 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) 33 Antonio d'Aniello (Ita) 24 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) 34 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) 25 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) 35 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) 26 Maxime Méderel (Fra) 36 Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) 27 Nicolas Roche (Irl) 37 Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Elk Haus - Simplon Team 3C - Gruppe Lamonta 41 Stefan Denifl (Aut) 51 Tobias Erler (Ger) 42 Markus Eibegger (Aut) 52 Christian Leben (Ger) 43 Steffen Radochla (Ger) 53 René Obst (Ger) 44 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) 54 Björn Papstein (Ger) 45 Harald Totschnig (Aut) 55 Dennis Pohl (Ger) 46 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) 56 Frank Scherzinger (Ger) 47 Jan Valach (Svk) 57 Paul Voss (Ger) Team Kuota - Senges Bouygues Telecom 61 Laurent Didier (Lux) 71 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) 62 Björn Glasner (Ger) 72 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) 63 Mathias Jelitto (Ger) 73 Stef Clement (Ned) 64 Florenz Knauer (Ger) 74 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) 65 Michael Kurth (Ger) 75 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) 66 Luke Roberts (Aus) 76 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) 67 Malaya Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) 77 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo Topsport Vlaanderen 81 Dario Andriotto (Ita) 91 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) 82 Stefano Cavallari (Ita) 92 Nick Ingels (Bel) 83 Alessandro Donati (Ita) 93 Maarten Neyens (Bel) 84 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) 94 Serge Pauwels (Bel) 85 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) 95 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) 86 Luca Paolini (Ita) 96 Bart Vanheule (Bel) 87 Andrea Rossi (Ita) 97 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Team High Road Thüringer Energie Team 101 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) 111 Marcel Barth (Ger) 102 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) 112 Daniel Becke (Ger) 103 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) 113 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) 104 Bert Grabsch (Ger) 114 Kartsten Hess (Ger) 105 Kim Kirchen (Lux) 115 Marcel Kittel (Ger) 106 Andreas Klier (Ger) 116 Philipp Klein (Ger) 107 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) 117 Lucas Schädlich (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author Team Volksbank 121 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) 131 Andreas Dietziker (Swi) 122 Petr Bencik (Cze) 132 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) 123 Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) 133 André Korff (Ger) 124 Leopold Konig (Cze) 134 Harald Morscher (Aut) 125 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) 135 Olaf Pollack (Ger) 126 Martin Mares (Cze) 136 Florian Stalder (Swi) 127 André Schulze (Ger) 137 René Weissinger (Ger) Team Mapei Heizomat Benfica 141 Michael Franzl (Ger) 151 José Azevedo (Por) 142 Sebastian Hans (Ger) 152 Javier Benitez Pomares (Spa) 143 David Hesselbarth (Ger) 153 Bruno Castanheira (Por) 144 Robert Retschke (Ger) 154 Mario Costa (Por) 145 Christoph Schwerdt (Ger) 155 Edgar Pinto (Por) 146 Philip Seubert (Ger) 156 Pedro Miguel Lopes Goncalves (Por) 147 Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) 157 Candido Joaquim Venda Moreira Barbosa (Por) Team CSC 161 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) 162 Lasse Bøchman (Den) 163 Matti Breschel (Den) 164 Karsten Kroon (Ned) 165 Bradley McGee (Aus) 166 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) 167 André Steensen (Den)
Past winners
2007 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2006 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Agritubel 2005 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2004 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 2003 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2002 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2001 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole 2000 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole 1999 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 1998 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) Chicky World 1997 Christian Henn (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 1996 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Germany 1995 Timo Scholz (Ger) Histor Öschelbronn 1994 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) 1993 Alexander Kastenhuber (Ger) Bayern 1992 Jacques Jolidon (Swi) 1991 Brian Walton (Can) Motorola 1990 Jörg Paffrath (Ger) Hessen 1989 Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Nordrhein-Westfalen Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com
