GP Tell - 2.2U

Switzerland, August 23-27, 2006

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Stage 4 - August 27: Pfaffnau - Sursee, 154.7km

Dutch double win - Austria gets the Tell-Trophy for the first time

Exhaustion was an important word on the final day. 18 of 91 started riders gave up on this concluding stage. From a sporting point of view the stage was a little bit disappointing. 13 riders got away in the first part of the stage. The German national squad was the only one to have two riders in the group with Sebastian Hans and Tony Martin, the winner of this year's Thüringen-Rundfahrt. The most dangerous rider in the lead group was Swedish athlete Michael Stevenson who was 3 mins 50 secs behind overall leader Eibegger. This was the reason why the group didn't get away more than by two and a half minutes. Most of the time the lead was around two minutes. On the last climb, 15 kms in front of the finish line, Tony Martin took the lead together with the two Dutchmen Stamsnijder and Timmer. They were strong until the end. After having missed the win in the prologue by only 86 hundredths of a second, Tom Stamsnijder, the son of former cyclocross world champion Hennie, got the decision in an impressive manner. German Tony Martin had a good day and finished third.

Behind Peter Velits, Miha Svab and the Swiss riders were not in the position to bring Markus Eibegger into danger. The most difficult situation the Austrian leader had lived after 40 kms, when his back-wheel punctured and none of his team-mates were present to support their colleague. It took almost 10 kilometres to get back in the peloton. Finally Eibegger celebrated the biggest win of his career and now hopes to get a contract with a professional team, as 2006 will be his last year in the under-23 category.

Peter Velits he didn't appear to the final victory ceremony. He preferred to take a warming shower first and then to be present only after one hour the race had ended.... Noone was in the ceremony spot anymore only a jury-member, who fined him by a considerable amount.

Photography

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Images by Andreas Oppliger

France were the best team overall
Marcel Wyss (Switzerland) winner of the youngster classification
Markus Eibegger holds happily the Tell Trophy and hopes on a contract with a pro team
Martin Velits and John Lee Augustyn set the pace for second overall Peter Velits
Pirmin Lang winner of the sprint classification
The leading group led by Grega Bole Slovenia
The peloton from a helicopters view
The peloton in the rain
Tom Stamsnijder celebrates his sprint win over his compatriot Albert Timmer Team Lowik
Tom Stamsnijder celebrates his stage win in Sursee
Unlucky Thomas Frei (Switzerland) winner of the GPM classification

Results

1 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                           3.53.28 (39.757 km/h)
2 Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                               
3 Tony Martin (Ger) German national team                            0.02
4 Nazareno Rossi (Swi) Swiss national team                          0.39
5 Philip Patzer (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                            
6 Matthew Crane (USA) USA national team                                 
7 Alexey Kunshin (Rus) Premier St Petersburg / Russia                   
8 Grega Bole (Slo) Slovenian national team                              
9 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R Chambéry Cyclisme Formation            
10 Laurent Beuret (Swi) VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admira             
11 Yann Huguet (Fra) French national team                               
12 Michael Stevenson (Swe) Swedish national team                    0.42
13 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                               1.15
14 Romain Feillu (Fra) French national team                             
15 Markus Eibegger (Aut) Austrian national team                         
16 Brent Bookwalter (USA) USA national team                             
17 Maurizio Anzalone (Ita) VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admira          
18 Jérome Coppel (Fra) French national team                             
19 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                                      
20 Arjen De Baat (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                                   
21 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                              
22 Piotr Zielinski (Pol) Polish national team                           
23 Miha Svab (Slo) Slovenian national team                              
24 Marcel Wyss (Swi) Swiss national team                                
25 Cyril Gautier (Fra) French national team                             
26 Pierre Rolland (Fra) French national team                            
27 Mathias Blumer (Swi) Hadimec                                         
28 Keith Jennings (USA) USA national team                               
29 Nico Graf (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                               
30 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Konica Minolta                               
31 Simon Wyss (Swi) Hadimec                                             
32 Simon Spilak (Slo) Slovenian national team                           
33 John Devine (USA) USA national team                                  
34 Steve Bovay (Swi) VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admira                
35 Alexandre Pliuschin (Mda) Team Mixte Central                         
36 Christian Ebner (Aut) Austrian national team                         
37 Mathias Frank (Swi) Team Mixte Central                               
38 Roman Klimov (Rus) Premier St Petersburg / Russia                    
39 Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Slovenian national team                        
40 Fabian Züsli (Swi) Team Mixte Central                                
41 Lucas Persson (Swe) Swedish national team                            
42 Thomas Frei (Swi) Swiss national team                                
43 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                          
44 Ben Gastauer (Lux) Luxembourg national team                          
45 Sebastian Hans (Ger) German national team                            
46 Jean Charles Sénac (Fra) AG2R Chambéry Cyclisme Formation            
47 Peter Andres (Swi) Hadimec                                           
48 Travis Allen (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                               
49 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Konica Minolta                              
50 Janick Wisler (Swi) Team Mixte Central                               
51 Vladimir Kerkez (Slo) Slovenian national team                        
52 Lars Jun (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                               2.23
53 Kim Lachmann (Ger) German national team                              
54 Florian Frohn (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                           
55 Maarten Krommendijk (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                        
56 Bernhard Oberholzer (Swi) Hadimec                                    
57 Tobias Eggli (Swi) Hadimec                                           
58 Andreas Moser (Swi) Team Mixte Central                               
59 Christoph Sokoll (Aut) Austrian national team                        
60 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Austrian national team                           
61 Rick Fransen (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                               
62 Lukasz Modzelewski (Pol) Polish national team                        
63 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Polish national team                             
64 Kristjan Koren (Slo) Slovenian national team                         
65 Pirmin Lang (Swi) Swiss national team                                
66 Mathieu Deschenaux (Swi) VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admira         
67 Michael Farel (Ger) German national team                         2.38
68 Sergey Smirnov (Rus) Premier St Petersburg / Russia              2.46
69 Cyrille Heymans (Lux) Luxembourg national team                   4.27
70 Mateusz Komar (Pol) Polish national team                         7.28
71 Karsten Hess (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                       14.53
72 Sander Oostlander (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                          
73 Radoslaw Kwiatkowski (Pol) Polish national team                 16.09
DNF Maxime Beney (Swi) Swiss national team                              
DNF Stefan Trafelet (Swi) Swiss national team                           
DNF Alexandre Roger (Fra) French national team                          
DNF Simon Geschke (Ger) German national team                            
DNF Loïc Mühlemann (Swi) VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admira            
DNF Björn Gollhardt (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                        
DNF Huub Duyn (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                                      
DNF Alexander Lebedev (Rus) Premier St Petersburg / Russia              
DNF Roman Mikhailov (Rus) Premier St Petersburg / Russia                
DNF Tom White (GBr) Team Konica Minolta                                 
DNF Josef Kugler (Aut) Austrian national team                           
DNF Marco-Leonardo Oreggia (Aut) Austrian national team                 
DNF Julien Bérard (Fra) AG2R Chambéry Cyclisme Formation                
DNF Thomas Rostollan (Fra) AG2R Chambéry Cyclisme Formation             
DNF Adam Sznitko (Pol) Polish national team                             
DNF Michael Randin (Swi) Hadimec                                        
DNF Thierry Fondère (Fra) Team Mixte Central                            
DNF Viktor Folkesson (Swe) Swedish national team                        
 
Points
 
1 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                                25 pts
2 Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                             20
3 Tony Martin (Ger) German national team                              16
4 Nazareno Rossi (Swi) Swiss national team                            13
5 Philip Patzer (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                          11
6 Matthew Crane (USA) USA national team                               10
7 Alexey Kunshin (Rus) Premier St Petersburg / Russia                  9
8 Grega Bole (Slo) Slovenian national team                             8
9 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R Chambéry Cyclisme Formation           7
10 Laurent Beuret (Swi) VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admira            6
11 Yann Huguet (Fra) French national team                              5
12 Michael Stevenson (Swe) Swedish national team                       4
13 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                                  3
14 Romain Feillu (Fra) French national team                            2
15 Markus Eibegger (Aut) Austrian national team                        1
 
Mountains
 
Stocki - Cat. 3, 41.4km
 
1 Cyril Gautier (Fra) French national team                             3 pts
2 Michael Stevenson (Swe) Swedish national team                        2
3 Alexandre Roger (Fra) French national team                           1
 
Ränzlingen (1st lap) - Cat. 3, 71.4km
 
1 Alexey Kunshin (Rus) Premier St Petersburg / Russia                  3 pts
2 Michael Stevenson (Swe) Swedish national team                        2
3 Laurent Beuret (Swi) VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admira             1
 
Ränzlingen (3rd lap) - Cat. 3, 115.2km
 
1 Alexey Kunshin (Rus) Premier St Petersburg / Russia                  3 pts
2 Laurent Beuret (Swi) VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admira             2
3 Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                              1
 
Sprints
 
Pfaffnau Raiffeisenbank, 14.0km
 
1 Pierre Rolland (Fra) French national team                            6 pts
2 Miha Svab (Slo) Slovenian national team                              3
3 Pirmin Lang (Swi) Swiss national team                                1
 
Grosswangen Kirche, 98.2km
 
1 Yann Huguet (Fra) French national team                               6 pts
2 Laurent Beuret (Swi) VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admira             3
3 Michael Stevenson (Swe) Swedish national team                        1
 
Grosswangen Kirche, 142.0km
 
1 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                                 6 pts
2 Tony Martin (Ger) German national team                               3
3 Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                              1
 
Teams
 
1 Rabobank (RB3)                                                11.42.54
2 Swiss Cycling                                                     0.39
3 USA National Team                                                     
4 Slovenian National Team                                               
5 VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admiral                                  
6 French National Team                                                  
7 Team Löwik Meubelen                                               1.08
8 German National Team                                              1.10
9 Hadimec                                                           1.15
10 Team Konica Minolta                                                  
11 Team Mixte Central                                                   
12 Thüringer Energie Team                                           1.47
13 Premier Russia                                                   2.10
14 Austrian National Team                                           2.23
15 Polish National Team                                             3.31
 
Final General classification
 
1 Markus Eibegger (Aut) Austrian national team                  15.13.57
2 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Konica Minolta                            0.10
3 Miha Svab (Slo) Slovenian national team                           0.28
4 Thomas Frei (Swi) Swiss national team                             1.02
5 Marcel Wyss (Swi) Swiss national team                             1.05
6 Steve Bovay (Swi) VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admira             1.06
7 Cyril Gautier (Fra) French national team                          1.11
8 Jean Charles Sénac (Fra) AG2R Chambéry Cyclisme Formation         1.26
9 Alexandre Pliuschin (Mda) Team Mixte Central                      1.53
10 Roman Klimov (Rus) Premier St Petersburg / Russia                3.05
11 Michael Stevenson (Swe) Swedish national team                    3.16
12 Jérome Coppel (Fra) French national team                         3.45
13 Christian Ebner (Aut) Austrian national team                     3.47
14 Pierre Rolland (Fra) French national team                        4.59
15 Ben Gastauer (Lux) Luxembourg national team                      5.08
16 Piotr Zielinski (Pol) Polish national team                       6.39
17 John Devine (USA) USA national team                             10.01
18 Simon Spilak (Slo) Slovenian national team                      10.22
19 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                            10.29
20 Laurent Beuret (Swi) VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admira        10.33
21 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                     10.50
22 Simon Wyss (Swi) Hadimec                                        10.55
23 Andreas Moser (Swi) Team Mixte Central                          11.12
24 Alexey Kunshin (Rus) Premier St Petersburg / Russia             11.16
25 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                         12.11
26 Fabian Züsli (Swi) Team Mixte Central                           12.49
27 Rick Fransen (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                          14.05
28 Michael Farel (Ger) German national team                        14.14
29 Peter Andres (Swi) Hadimec                                      15.26
30 Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                         15.52
31 Yann Huguet (Fra) French national team                          15.54
32 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                              17.05
33 Mathias Frank (Swi) Team Mixte Central                          17.19
34 Tobias Eggli (Swi) Hadimec                                      17.31
35 Lucas Persson (Swe) Swedish national team                       18.17
36 Vladimir Kerkez (Slo) Slovenian national team                   18.47
37 Romain Feillu (Fra) French national team                        20.04
38 Mathias Blumer (Swi) Hadimec                                    20.18
39 Janick Wisler (Swi) Team Mixte Central                          20.24
40 Matthew Crane (USA) USA national team                           22.27
41 Tony Martin (Ger) German national team                          22.41
42 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Austrian national team                      23.01
43 Nico Graf (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                          23.11
44 Philip Patzer (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                      23.31
45 Arjen De Baat (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                              23.36
46 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                                 23.39
47 Brent Bookwalter (USA) USA national team                        23.44
48 Maurizio Anzalone (Ita) VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admira     23.50
49 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Konica Minolta                         23.55
50 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R Chambéry Cyclisme Formation      24.00
51 Keith Jennings (USA) USA national team                          24.12
52 Kim Lachmann (Ger) German national team                         25.00
53 Pirmin Lang (Swi) Swiss national team                           25.23
54 Christoph Sokoll (Aut) Austrian national team                   25.48
55 Sergey Smirnov (Rus) Premier St Petersburg / Russia             26.06
56 Mateusz Komar (Pol) Polish national team                        29.14
57 Nazareno Rossi (Swi) Swiss national team                        29.20
58 Travis Allen (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                          30.06
59 Cyrille Heymans (Lux) Luxembourg national team                  30.40
60 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Polish national team                        31.09
61 Mathieu Deschenaux (Swi) VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admira    31.10
62 Sander Oostlander (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                     32.46
63 Kristjan Koren (Slo) Slovenian national team                    34.56
64 Lukasz Modzelewski (Pol) Polish national team                   36.12
65 Sebastian Hans (Ger) German national team                       37.10
66 Bernhard Oberholzer (Swi) Hadimec                               37.37
67 Lars Jun (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                              37.44
68 Grega Bole (Slo) Slovenian national team                        37.49
69 Florian Frohn (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                      37.53
70 Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Slovenian national team                   45.32
71 Karsten Hess (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                       49.16
72 Radoslaw Kwiatkowski (Pol) Polish national team                 59.51
73 Maarten Krommendijk (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                 1.03.06
 
Points classification
 
1 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                                59 pts
2 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                                  57
3 Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                             40
4 Nico Graf (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                              36
5 Markus Eibegger (Aut) Austrian national team                        34
6 Alexey Kunshin (Rus) Premier St Petersburg / Russia                 33
7 Alexandre Pliuschin (Mda) Team Mixte Central                        32
8 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Konica Minolta                              25
9 Matthew Crane (USA) USA national team                               23
10 Nazareno Rossi (Swi) Swiss national team                           23
11 Jérome Coppel (Fra) French national team                           22
12 Stefan Trafelet (Swi) Swiss national team                          19
13 Miha Svab (Slo) Slovenian national team                            16
14 Piotr Zielinski (Pol) Polish national team                         16
15 Tony Martin (Ger) German national team                             16
16 Steve Bovay (Swi) VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admira              13
17 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                            13
18 Thomas Frei (Swi) Swiss national team                              11
19 Vladimir Kerkez (Slo) Slovenian national team                      11
20 Philip Patzer (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                         11
21 Björn Gollhardt (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                       10
22 Marcel Wyss (Swi) Swiss national team                              10
23 Andreas Moser (Swi) Team Mixte Central                             10
24 Mateusz Komar (Pol) Polish national team                           10
25 Cyril Gautier (Fra) French national team                           10
26 Grega Bole (Slo) Slovenian national team                           10
27 Romain Feillu (Fra) French national team                           10
29 Roman Klimov (Rus) Premier St Petersburg / Russia                   9
30 Mathias Frank (Swi) Team Mixte Central                              8
31 Sander Oostlander (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                         8
32 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R Chambéry Cyclisme Formation          8
33 Huub Duyn (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                                      8
34 Michael Stevenson (Swe) Swedish national team                       8
35 Jean Charles Sénac (Fra) AG2R Chambéry Cyclisme Formation           7
36 Arjen De Baat (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                                  7
37 Cyrille Heymans (Lux) Luxembourg national team                      7
38 Laurent Beuret (Swi) VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admira            6
39 Kristjan Koren (Slo) Slovenian national team                        6
40 Marco-Leonardo Oreggia (Aut) Austrian national team                 5
41 Yann Huguet (Fra) French national team                              5
42 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                                     4
43 Christian Ebner (Aut) Austrian national team                        3
44 Kim Lachmann (Ger) German national team                             2
45 Pierre Rolland (Fra) French national team                           1
46 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                         1
 
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Thomas Frei (Swi) Swiss national team                               24 pts
2 Cyril Gautier (Fra) French national team                            17
3 Miha Svab (Slo) Slovenian national team                             15
4 Michael Stevenson (Swe) Swedish national team                        9
5 Michael Farel (Ger) German national team                             8
6 Alexey Kunshin (Rus) Premier St Petersburg / Russia                  6
7 Jérome Coppel (Fra) French national team                             6
8 Pierre Rolland (Fra) French national team                            6
9 Nico Graf (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                               5
10 Markus Eibegger (Aut) Austrian national team                        4
11 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                                4
12 Huub Duyn (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                                      4
13 Roman Klimov (Rus) Premier St Petersburg / Russia                   3
14 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                                  3
15 Laurent Beuret (Swi) VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admira            3
16 Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                             2
17 Bernhard Oberholzer (Swi) Hadimec                                   2
18 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Konica Minolta                              2
19 Jean Charles Sénac (Fra) AG2R Chambéry Cyclisme Formation           2
20 Simon Wyss (Swi) Hadimec                                            2
21 Alexandre Roger (Fra) French national team                          1
22 Piotr Zielinski (Pol) Polish national team                          1
23 Mathias Frank (Swi) Team Mixte Central                              1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Pirmin Lang (Swi) Swiss national team                               19 pts
2 Pierre Rolland (Fra) French national team                           15
3 Vladimir Kerkez (Slo) Slovenian national team                       13
4 Miha Svab (Slo) Slovenian national team                              9
5 Bernhard Oberholzer (Swi) Hadimec                                    7
6 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank (RB3)                                 6
7 Michael Farel (Ger) German national team                             6
8 Yann Huguet (Fra) French national team                               6
9 Mateusz Komar (Pol) Polish national team                             6
10 Laurent Beuret (Swi) VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admira            6
11 Björn Gollhardt (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                        3
12 Cyril Gautier (Fra) French national team                            3
13 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                         3
14 Tony Martin (Ger) German national team                              3
15 Nico Graf (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team                              3
16 Kim Lachmann (Ger) German national team                             3
17 Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                             2
18 Thomas Frei (Swi) Swiss national team                               1
19 Michael Stevenson (Swe) Swedish national team                       1
20 Peter Andres (Swi) Hadimec                                          1
21 Mathias Blumer (Swi) Hadimec                                        1
22 Matthew Crane (USA) USA national team                               1
23 Sander Oostlander (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen                         1
24 Lukasz Modzelewski (Pol) Polish national team                       1
 
Teams classification
 
1 French National Team                                          45.42.50
2 Swiss Cycling                                                    10.22
3 Austrian National Team                                           14.40
4 Team Mixte Central                                               14.50
5 Hadimec                                                          19.27
6 Slovenian National Team                                          19.41
7 Rabobank (RB3)                                                   22.39
8 Team Konica Minolta                                              25.25
9 VC Mendrisio-PL Valli Casino Admiral                             26.05
10 Premier Russia                                                  27.04
11 Team Löwik Meubelen                                             33.03
12 German National Team                                            45.11
13 USA National Team                                               46.58
14 Polish National Team                                            48.54
15 Thüringer Energie Team                                        1.02.12