Deutschland Tour - 2.2

Germany, June 3-9, 2003

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Stage 2 - June 4: Altenburg - Kronach, 183 km

Löwik wins after marathon break; Rast into GC lead

Gerben Löwik
Photo: © AFP

Gerben Löwik (Bankgiroloterij) won today's second stage of the Tour of Germany, outsprinting breakaway companion Grégory Rast (Phonak) after a day long escape. Thanks to their time gaps at the finish, the two moved into first and second in the general classification, though it was Rast who held the advantage and now wears the race leader's jersey. Erik Zabel showed his sprinting form once more, winning the field sprint behind a group of four that finished between the leaders and just ahead of the main field.

The parcours of stage 2 was ideal for breakaways, seldom flat and with plenty of short climbs to break up the rhythm of the main field. Early in the stage Rast and Löwik broke clear with the help of Roberto Lochowski of Team Wiesenhof. The trio built an enormous lead of nearly 16 minutes before the peloton decided it was time to react. Eventually a new round of attacks came from the field, including an attempt from Amstel Gold Race winner Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom), whose effort was quickly marked by the bunch.

The heat is on
Photo: © AFP

Nonetheless it was Telekom that remained active, working to protect Erik Zabel's overall lead, but more importantly another opportunity for a bunch sprint. Rast and Löwik eventually dropped Lochowski, and continued on with their effort, despite the rapidly falling time gaps.

With 15km remaining in the stage, the lead duo still held a gap of five minutes, which virtually assured victory by race end. There was still plenty of racing behind, and even as Telekom drove the bunch in a now futile effort to catch the leaders, Team fakta's Jorgen Bo Petersen put in the effort to take the last remaining mountain points on the category three climb at Geholz, maintaining his overall lead in that competition.

At the finish it was Löwik who showed the best sprint, getting the jump on Rast and taking the stage by a bike length. Rast could be content as well, taking over the general classification from Erik Zabel, who beat the bunch for seventh spot, behind Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner), Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Team fakta), Steffen Wesemann (Telekom), and Isidro Nozal (ONCE). Zabel hangs onto the points classification heading into stage 3.

Photos

Images by AFP Photo

German cycling champion Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) is crowded by autograph-seeking fans prior to the start of the second stage
Erik Zabel (Telekom) autographing for his fans
Gerben Lowik (Team Bangiroloterij) follows Swiss rider Gregory Rast (Team Phonak)
Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) drives with compatriot Jens Heppner (Wiesenhof) and Portuguese Jose Azevedo (ONCE)
German cyclists Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) and Ralf Grabsch (Wiesenhof)
Team Telekom sprinter Erik Zabel speeds towards the finish line
Gerben Lowik (Team Bangiroloterij) celebrates as he crosses the finish line
Gregory Rast (Team Phonak) is kissed on the podium

Results

1 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team           4.49.40
2 Grégory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                    0.01
3 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            2.20
4 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta
5 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Telekom
6 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
7 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                                2.25
8 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Team Saeco
9 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole
10 Stefan Kupfernagel (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems
11 Michael Skelde (Den) Team fakta
12 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner
13 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
14 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
15 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Team Saeco
16 Michael Albasini (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
17 Thierry Loder (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
18 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
19 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
20 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Team Telekom
21 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
22 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Bianchi
23 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
24 Jens Heppner (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
25 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
26 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
27 Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
28 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick Step-Davitamon
29 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo
30 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole
31 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
32 Stéphane Berges (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
33 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski
34 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon
35 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) ONCE-Eroski
36 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner
37 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo
38 Udo Bölts (Ger) Gerolsteiner
39 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Telekom
40 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick Step-Davitamon
41 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner
42 Jorgen Bo Petersen (Den) Team fakta
43 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom
44 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Bianchi
45 Santiago Botero Echeverry (Col) Team Telekom
46 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
47 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom
48 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner
49 Christopher Jenner (Fra) Credit Agricole                    6.56
50 Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
51 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Telekom                            12.47
52 Marc Weisshaupt (Ger) CCC Polsat                           15.17
53 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
54 Julian Winn (GBr) Team fakta
55 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
56 Slawomir Kohut (Pol) CCC Polsat
57 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Credit Agricole
58 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo
59 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
60 Glenn D'hollander (Bel) Lotto-Domo
61 Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
62 Yan Tournier (Fra) Credit Agricole
63 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
64 Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) Lotto-Domo
65 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
66 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner
67 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
68 Olivier Trastour (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
69 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon
70 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
71 Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance
72 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
73 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance
74 Erki P¸tsep (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance
75 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Lotto-Domo
76 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon
77 Andris Nauduzs (Lat) CCC Polsat
78 Juan José De Los Angeles Segui (Spa) Fassa Bortolo
79 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole
80 Johan Museeuw (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon
81 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2R Prevoyance
82 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto-Domo
83 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
84 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Team Saeco
85 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi
86 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Saeco
87 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
88 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Team Bianchi
89 Martin M¸ller (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
90 Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems
91 Bjarke Nielsen (Den) Team fakta
92 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Fassa Bortolo
93 Allan Johansen (Den) Team fakta
94 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
95 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Credit Agricole
96 Jan Hruska (Cze) ONCE-Eroski
97 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems
98 Aitor Garmendia Arbilla (Spa) Team Bianchi
99 Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Team Bianchi
100 Jaroslaw Zarebski (Pol) CCC Polsat
101 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Credit Agricole
102 Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Bianchi
103 David Plaza Romero (Spa) Team Bianchi
104 Dariusz Skoczylas (Pol) CCC Polsat
105 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
106 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Lotto-Domo
107 Jans Koerts (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
108 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
109 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team          15.27
110 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
111 Nicola Gavazzi (Ita) Team Saeco                           18.08
112 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
113 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Team Saeco
114 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Quick Step-Davitamon
115 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
116 Cristian Pepoli (Ita) Team Saeco
117 Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Team Saeco
118 Matthew Gilmore (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
119 Jacek Mickiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat
120 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
 
Points
 
1 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team                25 Pts
2 Grégory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      20
3 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              16
4 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta                             13
5 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Telekom                            11
6 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                            10
7 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                                   9
8 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Team Saeco                                 8
9 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                            7
10 Stefan Kupfernagel (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                6
11 Michael Skelde (Den) Team fakta                                5
12 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                4
13 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                          3
14 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                   2
15 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Team Saeco                            1
 
Mountains
 
Lobenstein - Cat. 3, km 110
 
1 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team                 3 Pts
2 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                          2
3 Grégory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       1
 
Geholz - Cat. 3, km 163.2
 
1 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team                 3 Pts
2 Grégory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       2
3 Jorgen Bo Petersen (Den) Team fakta                             1
 
Sprints
 
Greiz, km 50
 
1 Grégory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       6 Pts
2 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                          4
3 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team                 2
 
Zeulenroda, km 69
 
1 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team                 6 Pts
2 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                          4
3 Grégory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       2
 
Teams
 
1 Phonak Hearing Systems                                   14.33.51
2 Team Telekom                                                 2.19
3 Gerolsteiner
4 ONCE-Eroski
5 Team fakta
6 Team Wiesenhof                                               2.24
7 Quick Step-Davitamon
8 Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team                                 4.30
9 Credit Agricole                                              6.55
10 Vlaanderen-T Interim                                       15.16
11 Team Saeco
12 Ag2R Prevoyance
13 Fassa Bortolo
14 Team Bianchi
15 Lotto-Domo                                                 28.08
16 CCC Polsat                                                 41.00
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Grégory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                 9.33.23
2 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team              0.24
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                                2.01
4 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                         2.09
5 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Telekom                          2.11
6 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
7 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Team Saeco                              2.12
8 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                        2.16
9 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner
10 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
11 Jens Heppner (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
12 Stefan Kupfernagel (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems
13 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon
14 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Team Saeco
15 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick Step-Davitamon
16 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Bianchi
17 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
18 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Team Telekom
19 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
20 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
21 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) ONCE-Eroski
22 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski
23 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner
24 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo
25 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo
26 Santiago Botero Echeverry (Col) Team Telekom
27 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           2.17
28 Jorgen Bo Petersen (Den) Team fakta                         2.23
29 Stéphane Berges (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                       2.26
30 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole
31 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
32 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Telekom
33 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner
34 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom
35 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
36 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta                          2.28
37 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                2.34
38 Thierry Loder (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
39 Michael Skelde (Den) Team fakta
40 Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
41 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick Step-Davitamon
42 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom
43 Udo Bölts (Ger) Gerolsteiner
44 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Bianchi
45 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner
46 Michael Albasini (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems               2.42
47 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                  2.57
48 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team             5.48
49 Christopher Jenner (Fra) Credit Agricole                    6.57
50 Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team           7.05
51 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Telekom                            12.38
52 Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                          15.08
53 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
54 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole
55 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2R Prevoyance
56 Andris Nauduzs (Lat) CCC Polsat
57 Jans Koerts (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
58 Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems
59 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
60 Jan Hruska (Cze) ONCE-Eroski
61 Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Bianchi
62 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Credit Agricole                    15.18
63 Slawomir Kohut (Pol) CCC Polsat
64 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo
65 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
66 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon
67 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Fassa Bortolo
68 Bjarke Nielsen (Den) Team fakta
69 Allan Johansen (Den) Team fakta
70 Aitor Garmendia Arbilla (Spa) Team Bianchi
71 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
72 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems
73 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team            15.25
74 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                        15.26
75 Marc Weisshaupt (Ger) CCC Polsat
76 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner
77 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
78 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
79 Glenn D'hollander (Bel) Lotto-Domo
80 Julian Winn (GBr) Team fakta
81 Olivier Trastour (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
82 Johan Museeuw (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon
83 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Team Bianchi
84 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
85 Yan Tournier (Fra) Credit Agricole
86 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto-Domo
87 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Saeco
88 Martin M¸ller (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
89 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
90 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon
91 Juan José De Los Angeles Segui (Spa) Fassa Bortolo
92 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi
93 Lilian Jegou (Fra) Credit Agricole
94 Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Team Bianchi
95 David Plaza Romero (Spa) Team Bianchi
96 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                 15.34
97 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team           15.55
98 Jaroslaw Zarebski (Pol) CCC Polsat                         16.23
99 Dariusz Skoczylas (Pol) CCC Polsat
100 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                     16.42
101 Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                           16.56
102 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Credit Agricole                       16.58
103 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim            17.57
104 Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) Lotto-Domo                         17.59
105 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Team Saeco                             18.09
106 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                    18.17
107 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                       18.26
108 Erki P¸tsep (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance
109 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Lotto-Domo
110 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Team Saeco
111 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Lotto-Domo
112 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team           18.50
113 Cristian Pepoli (Ita) Team Saeco                          19.49
114 Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Team Saeco                            19.52
115 Jacek Mickiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat                         20.16
116 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Quick Step-Davitamon                 20.50
117 Nicola Gavazzi (Ita) Team Saeco                           21.17
118 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                     26.55
119 Matthew Gilmore (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
120 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim            30.26
 
Points classification
 
1 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                                  44 Pts
2 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team                33
3 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                           29
4 Grégory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      28
5 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Team Saeco                                24
6 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              16
7 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                          16
8 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta                             13
9 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                12
10 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Telekom                           11
11 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2R Prevoyance                            11
12 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                           10
13 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Davitamon                     10
14 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                        9
15 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                         8
16 Jans Koerts (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team                 7
17 Jens Heppner (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                              6
18 Stefan Kupfernagel (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                6
19 Jorgen Bo Petersen (Den) Team fakta                            6
20 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                            5
21 Michael Skelde (Den) Team fakta                                5
22 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                          4
23 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                 4
24 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                   2
25 Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                              2
26 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Team Saeco                            1
27 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick Step-Davitamon                    1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Jorgen Bo Petersen (Den) Team fakta                             7 Pts
2 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team                 6
3 Grégory Rast (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       3
4 Julian Winn (GBr) Team fakta                                    2
5 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Fassa Bortolo                             2
6 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                          2
7 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski                                  1
8 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Telekom                             1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Phonak Hearing Systems                                   28.44.43
2 Gerolsteiner                                                 2.09
3 Team Telekom
4 ONCE-Eroski
5 Team Wiesenhof                                               2.14
6 Quick Step-Davitamon                                         2.24
7 Team fakta                                                   2.29
8 Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team                                 4.55
9 Credit Agricole                                              6.55
10 Fassa Bortolo                                              15.06
11 Team Saeco                                                 15.16
12 Team Bianchi
13 Vlaanderen-T Interim                                       15.34
14 Ag2R Prevoyance
15 Lotto-Domo                                                 28.26
16 CCC Polsat                                                 41.18