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27th International Bayern Rundfahrt - 2.HC

Germany, May 24-28, 2006

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Stage 4 - May 27: Einzelzeitfahren Plattling - Deggendorf ITT, 25.4 km

Beat Zberg takes the time trial

By Susan Westemeyer

There was another surprise winner at the Bayern Rundfahrt, as Gerolsteiner's Beat Zberg surprised even himself by winning the 25,4 km individual time trial. He finished a whole 32 seconds before the second-placed Jose Alberto Martinez of Agritubel, who was in turn 2 seconds faster than T-Mobile's Andreas Klöden. "I would never have thought that I would do so well, but the course suited me," said the Swiss rider. "After my not-so-great spring, I now think that my form is good for the Tour de Suisse."

Zberg is now second in the GC, nine seconds behind Martinez, who took over the leader's jersey from Gerhard Trampusch. The Austrian finished 41st on the day and fell to 16th overall. He had an adventurous ride, though - as he was going down the ascent near the end of the time trial, a deer jumped in front of him. It ran across the road and disappeared, so that Trampusch received only the shock of seeing the animal.

T-Mobile directeur sportif Valerio Piva was very happy with Klöden's performance, saying he "rode very well" and "right now is at about 80 percent" of his ability. The race marks Klöden's return after a training crash and subsequent shoulder operation.

Sunday's final stage runs 163,5 km from Plattling to Cham and includes a Cat.1 and a Cat. 2 climb.

Results

1 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                         32.36
2 Alberto Martinez (USA) Agritubel                       0.18
3 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                     0.32
4 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                          0.35
5 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                         0.49
6 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        0.53
7 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team                  0.59
8 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC                        1.03
9 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                      1.16
10 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                      1.18
11 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                           1.19
12 Thomas Brozyna (Pol) Intel-Action                     1.24
13 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                          1.27
14 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare              1.27
15 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                   1.27
16 Jens Mouris (Ned) Regiostrom-Senges                   1.28
17 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                        1.32
18 Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Team Voralberg-Volksbank    1.32
19 Hannes Blank (Ger) Team Lamonta                       1.32
20 Jacob Piil (Den) Team CSC                             1.39
21 Aivares Baranauskas (Ltu) Agritubel                   1.42
22 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                   1.44
23 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Intel-Action                   1.51
24 Massimo Codol (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano                   1.52
25 Mercado Martin, Miguel                                1.53
26 Markus Eichler (Ger) Regiostrom-Senges                1.54
27 Elnathan Heizmann (Ger) Regiostrom-Senges             1.57
28 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                    1.58
29 Mark Rutkiewicz (Pol) Intel-Action                    1.59
30 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                      2.01
31 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud                   2.01
32 Mariusz Witecki (Pol) Intel-Action                    2.07
33 Konstantin Schubert (Ger) Regiostrom-Senges           2.07
34 Joshua Collingwood (Aus) Regiostrom-Senges            2.08
35 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                      2.09
36 Seweryn Kohut (Pol) Miche                             2.11
37 Robert Retschke (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud                  2.14
38 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                    2.19
39 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         2.19
40 Stefan Cohnen (Ned) Naturino-Sapore di Mare           2.25
41 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Wiesenhof-Akud                2.25
42 Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Regiostrom-Senges             2.28
43 Dariusz Rudnicki (Pol) Intel-Action                   2.33
44 Slawomir Kohut (Pol) Miche                            2.35
45 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                          2.36
46 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Miche                              2.37
47 Benoit Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                         2.37
48 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques               2.41
49 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Team Lamonta                    2.44
50 Andre Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                       2.49
51 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                     2.51
52 Arkadiusz Wojtas (Pol) Miche                          3.00
53 Jaroslaw Zarebski (Pol) Intel-Action                  3.01
54 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) Chocolade Jacques            3.01
55 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                        3.05
56 Cedric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                       3.10
57 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                   3.13
58 Fischer Murilo, Antonio                               3.14
59 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Tenax-Salmilano                  3.18
60 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                      3.18
61 Felix Odebrecht (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud                  3.23
62 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques             3.30
63 Calvente Gorbas, Manuel                               3.31
64 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud                    3.34
65 Harald Morscher (Aut) Team Voralberg-Volksbank        3.35
66 Patrik Riedesser (Aut) Team Voralberg-Volksbank       3.42
67 Micula Dematteis (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano                3.44
68 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Agritubel                          3.47
69 Antonio D'Aniello (Ita) Miche                         3.51
70 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Team Voralberg-Volksbank     3.58
71 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano               4.03
72 Koen Barbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques                    4.04
73 Girschweiler, Christoph                               4.08
74 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano                4.15
75 Antonio Quadranti (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare       4.16
76 Giancarlo Ginestri (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano              4.19
77 Gregor Willwohl (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud                  4.22
78 Stefan Heiny (Ger) Team Lamonta                       4.25
79 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) Chocolade Jacques                4.30
80 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques           4.49
81 Bo Hamburger (Den) Miche                              4.52
82 Van Der Linden, Wesley                                4.53
83 Martin Mares (Cze) Naturino-Sapore di Mare            4.54
84 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Team Voralberg-Volksbank     5.03
85 Luigi Sestili (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare           5.06
86 Artur Gajek (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud                      5.07
87 Soren Petersen (Den) Team Lamonta                     5.11
88 Marco Kiritschenko (Ger) Notebooksbilliger:de         5.20
89 Pasquale Muto (Ita) Miche                             5.20
90 Emanuele Rizza (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare          5.35
91 Marcus Weinberg (Ger) Notebooksbilliger:de            5.45
92 Julian Rammler (Ger) Notebooksbilliger:de             6.03
93 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Team Voralberg-Volksbank         6.11
94 Marcus Lewandowski (Pol) Intel-Action                 6.19
95 Tobias Schleifring (Ger) Notebooksbilliger:de         8.03
 
Teams
 
1 Gerolsteiner                                          32.36
2 Team Milram                                            1.27
4 Team CSC                                               0.34
5 Agritubel                                              0.18
6 Team Lamonta                                           1.32
7 Regiostrom-Senges                                      1.28
8 Tenax-Salmilano                                        1.52
9 Wiesenhof-Akud                                         2.01
10 Naturino-Sapore di Mare                               1.27
11 T-Mobile Team                                         0.32
12 Team Miche                                            2.10
13 Chocolade Jacques                                     2.40
14 Team Voralberg-Volksbank                              1.32
15 Intel-Action                                          1.24
16 Notebooksbilliger.de                                  5.19
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Alberto Martinez (USA) Agritubel                   14.46.47
2 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                          0.09
3 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                         0.28
4 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                          0.43
5 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                      0.59
6 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team                  1.07
7 Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Team Voralberg-Volksbank     1.18
8 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC                            1.28
9 Massimo Codol (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano                    1.29
10 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare              1.36
11 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                        1.38
12 Hannes Blank (Ger) Team Lamonta                       1.41
13 Jacob Piil (Den) Team CSC                             1.46
14 Mariusz Witecki (Pol) Intel-Action                    1.50
15 Aivares Baranauskas (Ltu) Agritubel                   1.51
16 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Wiesenhof-Akud                1.54
17 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Intel-Action                   2.00
18 Migu Mercado Martin (Spa) Agritubel                   2.01
19 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud                   2.02
20 Markus Eichler (Ger) Regiostrom-Senges                2.03
21 Stefan Cohnen (Ned) Naturino-Sapore di Mare           2.04
22 Elnathan Heizmann (Ger) Regiostrom-Senges             2.05
23 Mark Rutkiewicz (Pol) Intel-Action                    2.07
24 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                      2.10
25 Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Regiostrom-Senges                 
26 Robert Retschke (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud                  2.23
27 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                          2.32
28 Benoit Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                         2.46
29 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) Chocolade Jacques            3.07
30 Arkadiusz Wojtas (Pol) Miche                          3.09
31 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques             3.29
32 Micula Dematteis (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano                3.53
33 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Team Voralberg-Volksbank     4.07
34 Man Calvente Gorbas (Spa) Agritubel                   4.37
35 Christ Girschweiler (Swi) Team Voralberg-Volksbank    5.14
36 Giancarlo Ginestri (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano              8.39
37 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                     10.02
38 Thomas Brozyna (Pol) Intel-Action                    13.06
39 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                    14.32
40 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Team Lamonta                   18.37
41 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                         21.20
42 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                   21.50
43 Luigi Sestili (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare          21.56
44 Jens Mouris (Ned) Regiostrom-Senges                  22.49
45 Anto Fischer Murilo (Bra) Naturino-Sapore di Mare    22.57
46 Cedric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel                      23.03
47 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC                      23.23
48 Dariusz Rudnicki (Pol) Intel-Action                  23.25
49 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                       23.27
50 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                     26.07
51 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                  26.11
52 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                   26.18
53 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                  26.33
54 Joshua Collingwood (Aus) Regiostrom-Senges           26.57
55 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        27.08
56 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Miche                             27.25
57 Kurt Hovelijnck (Bel) Chocolade Jacques              27.26
58 Pasquale Muto (Ita) Miche                            27.37
59 Andre Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                           
60 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                  27.54
61 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                     27.55
62 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                   28.05
63 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud                   28.23
64 Harald Morscher (Aut) Team Voralberg-Volksbank            
65 Patrik Riedesser (Aut) Team Voralberg-Volksbank      28.44
66 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano              28.52
67 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano               29.20
68 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques          29.39
69 Martin Mares (Cze) Naturino-Sapore di Mare           29.43
70 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner                      29.52
71 Koen Barbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques                   31.05
72 Konstantin Schubert (Ger) Regiostrom-Senges          31.07
73 Jaroslaw Zarebski (Pol) Intel-Action                 32.00
74 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Tenax-Salmilano                 32.18
75 Slawomir Kohut (Pol) Miche                           32.31
76 Stefan Heiny (Ger) Team Lamonta                      33.24
77 Bo Hamburger (Den) Miche                             33.26
78 Wesl Van Der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques          33.53
79 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Team Voralberg-Volksbank    34.02
80 Seweryn Kohut (Pol) Miche                            34.05
81 Antonio Quadranti (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare      34.12
82 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) Chocolade Jacques               34.16
83 Emanuele Rizza (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare         34.35
84 Antonio D'Aniello (Ita) Miche                        36.28
85 Soren Petersen (Den) Team Lamonta                    37.47
86 Marco Kiritschenko (Ger) Notebooksbilliger:de        37.56
87 Gregor Willwohl (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud                 38.47
88 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Team Voralberg-Volksbank        40.06
89 Marcus Lewandowski (Pol) Intel-Action                40.09
90 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Agritubel                         40.11
91 Artur Gajek (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud                     43.08
92 Julian Rammler (Ger) Notebooksbilliger:de            44.27
93 Felix Odebrecht (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud                 47.12
94 Marcus Weinberg (Ger) Notebooksbilliger:de           47.47
95 Tobias Schleifring (Ger) Notebooksbilliger:de        50.04
 
Points classifiation after stage 4
 
1 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Wiesenhof-Akud                    9 pts
2 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques                 9
3 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                            8
4 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud                       8
5 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques               8
6 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                              7
7 Patrik Riedesser (Aut) Team Voralberg-Volksbank           5
8 Massimo Codol (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano                       4
9 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                          4
10 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC                          4
11 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                      4
12 Stefan Cohnen (Ned) Naturino-Sapore di Mare              3
13 Alberto Martinez (USA) Agritubel                         3
14 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                           3
15 Anto Fischer Murilo (Bra) Naturino-Sapore di Mare        3
16 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                      3
17 Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Team Voralberg-Volksbank       2
18 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                           2
19 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Miche                                 2
20 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Agritubel                             2
21 Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Regiostrom-Senges                1
22 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                        1
23 Frank Hoj (Den) Gerolsteiner                             1
24 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                       1
25 Pasquale Muto (Ita) Miche                                1
26 Andre Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                          1
 
Mountains classification after stage 4
 
1 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques                 9 pts
2 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                        6
3 Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Team Voralberg-Volksbank        5
4 Patrik Riedesser (Aut) Team Voralberg-Volksbank           5
5 Dariusz Rudnicki (Pol) Intel-Action                       3
6 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques               3
7 Alberto Martinez (USA) Agritubel                          3
8 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                             3
9 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare                  3
10 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                           3
11 Joshua Collingwood (Aus) Regiostrom-Senges               3
12 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            3
13 Aivares Baranauskas (Ltu) Agritubel                      2
14 Man Calvente Gorbas (Spa) Agritubel                      2
15 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                         2
16 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC                          2
17 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                         1
18 Anto Fischer Murilo (Bra) Naturino-Sapore di Mare        1
 
Best young rider classification after stage 4
 
1 Hannes Blank (Ger) Team Lamonta                    14.48.28
2 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud                    0.21
3 Markus Eichler (Ger) Regiostrom-Senges                 0.22
4 Stefan Cohnen (Ned) Naturino-Sapore di Mare            0.23
5 Elnathan Heizmann (Ger) Regiostrom-Senges              0.24
6 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques              1.48
7 Micula Dematteis (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano                 2.12
8 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Team Voralberg-Volksbank      2.26
9 Luigi Sestili (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare           20.15
10 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC                      21.42
11 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                     26.14
12 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud                   26.42
13 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano              27.11
14 Martin Mares (Cze) Naturino-Sapore di Mare           28.02
15 Konstantin Schubert (Ger) Regiostrom-Senges          29.26
16 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Tenax-Salmilano                 30.37
17 Stefan Heiny (Ger) Team Lamonta                      31.43
18 Wesl Van Der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques          32.12
19 Emanuele Rizza (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare         32.54
20 Marco Kiritschenko (Ger) Notebooksbilliger:de        36.15
21 Artur Gajek (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud                     41.27
22 Julian Rammler (Ger) Notebooksbilliger:de            42.46
23 Felix Odebrecht (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud                 45.31
24 Marcus Weinberg (Ger) Notebooksbilliger:de           46.06
25 Tobias Schleifring (Ger) Notebooksbilliger:de        48.23