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29th International Bayern Rundfahrt - 2.HC

Germany, May 28-June 1, 2008

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Stage 5 - June 1: Bad Neustadt a.d.Saale - Erlangen, 161.2 km

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• A pair of riders from German Team 3C Gruppe.
• Australia rider Luke Roberts is popular in Germany.
• Thomas Rohregger (Elk Haus - Simplon) won the Mountains competition.
• German champion, Fabian Wegmann with some of his fans.
• Overall winner Christian Knees lines up for the final stage.
• Knees and Rohregger wait for the start.
• The start was a bit chaotic, with riders going everywhere...
• but they eventually went the right way.
• Knees (in yellow) was attentive at the front of the race.
• Knees kept out of trouble on his way to the overall win.
• Great summer weather greeted the peloton for the final days racing.
• Some local fans took the opportunity to cheer for the riders.
• The escape group of the day.
• Fast roads and rolling country side in Germany.
• The break was unsuccessful today...
• but they all worked together well.
• It was no surprise to see the German teams well represented in the break.
• Knees safely tucked in behind his team.
• Flowers were blooming for summer as Knees made his way to the finish.
• Milram are familiar with how this works.
• As the pace hotted up the peloton strung out.
• Fabian Wegmann enjoyed the stage.
• The joys of summer.
• The peloton as they chase the 5 leaders.
• The peloton as they pass through the finish area for the first time.
• Milram leads them through.
• Knees safely at the front of the field.
• German - Australian Heinrich Haussler takes a stage in his adopted home of Germany.
• Haussler is happy with the final stage.
• Haussler takes the stage by over a bike length.
• The victory is a good sign for Haussler as the Dauphine nears.
• Haussler on the podium.
• The top three from the stage.
• Thomas Rohregger (Elk Haus - Simplon) takes the final mountains jersey.
• Gerald Ciolek (Team High Road) overall winner of the sprint classification.
• The German could get used to this.
• Niki Terpstra (Team Milram) was the best young rider.
• Terpstra gets the attention of the podium girls.
• Knees takes the final trophy...
• and the kisses..
• Top three overall: Andreas Dietziker (Team Volksbank), Christian Knees (Team Milram) & Niki Terpstra (Team Milram).
• Knees dones the winners pants!

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• Best youngster Niki Terpstra (Team Milram).
• Best youngster Niki Terpstra (Team Milram) in good spirits.
• Christian Knees (Team Milram) is the winner of the Tour of Bayern 2008.
• Christian Knees (Team Milram) wins the Tour of Bayern 2008.
• The podium of the Tour 2008.
• The two Milram riders Christian Knees and Niki Terpstra.
• Tour of Bayern winner Christian Knees and best youngster Niki Terpstra.
• Tour of Bayern winner, Christian Knees, and his team mate and best youngster, Niki Terpstra.
• Team Milram can be very happy with their results of the Tour this year.
• The Bavarian town Bad Neustadt hosts the start of the last stage of the Tour of Bayern.
• Bouygues Telecom team car.
• Team Benfica.
• Marcus Burghardt (High Road).
• Marcus Burghardt (High Road) feeling good for the race.
• Bert Grabsch (High Road) talking with tour director Uwe Peschel.
• Gerald Ciolek from the High Road team giving autographs before the start.
• Florian Stalder (Team Volksbank).
• Gerhard Trampusch (Team Elk Haus Simplon).
• The riders signing the jerseys of the kids.
• Tour of Bayern winner Christian Knees (Milram) before the last stage.
• Tour of Bayern winner Christian Knees from Team Milram.
• Christian Knees (Team Milram).
• The leader Christan Knees (Milram).
• Most of the riders are in a very good spirits before the beginning last stage of the Tour.
• Milram rider Martin Mueller.
• Milram rider Martin Mueller gives an interview.
• The Bavarian town Bad Neustadt an der Saale.
• Stef Clement of the French Team Bouygues Telecom.
• Julien Belgy, the French rider of Team Bouygues Telecom.
• Julien Belgy (Bouygues Telecom) signing the startlist.
• Bouygues Telecom rider Johann Tschopp.
• Yevgeni Sokolov (Bouygues Telecom).
• Russian rider Yevgeni Sokolov before the start of the stage.
• Yannik Tabalardon (Crédit Agriole).
• The riders of the team CSC on their way to the podium.
• Karsten Kroon - winner of the German race Henniger Turm this year.
• Stuart O'Grady (Team CSC) feeling good for the race.
• All riders have signed the list for the last stage from Bad Neustadt a.d.Saale to Erlangen.
• Dutch rider Stef Clement (Bouygues Telecom) is ready for the start.
• Team Volksbank is ready and in good spirits for the start.
• Only a few minutes left before the start.
• The leader Christian Knees wearing the yellow jersey.
• Leader Christina Knees (Milram).
• Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner).
• The leaders waiting for the start at 11a.m...
• Niki Terpstra (Miram) - best youngster of the tour of Bayern 2008.
• Christian Knees - The winner of 2008.
• Bert Grabsch (High Road) waiting for the start.
• Sebastian Hans (Team Mapei Heizomat).
• The riders wating for the start of the stage.

Stage 4 - May 31: Neustadt a.d.Saale (ITT), 25.9 km

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• Matthias Friedmann (Team 3C Gruppe Lamonta)
• Stuart O'Grady (Team CSC) crashed out of the Giro d'Italia with a broken collarbone but is back racing again already.
• O'Grady was taking the TT pretty easy, and finished 57th.
• Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) produced a great ride today.
• Schumacher turns up the power en route to the stage win.
• The German was already too far down on GC to have a hope of repeating last year's victory.
• Thomas Rohregger (Elk Haus)
• Milram's Christian Knees posted a respectable time to place fourth.
• Paul Voss (Team 3C Gruppe Lamonta) came in 26th today.
• Karsten Kroon (Team CSC) sits 1'32 off the lead after today.
• Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) slipped down for second to 17th in the overall standings.
• Race leader Gerald Ciolek (High Road) lost the yellow jersey today.
• Gerald Ciolek heads up a climb.
• Stef Clement (Bouygues Telecom) and Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) with their eyes on the prize.
• Stefan Schumacher savours a sweet moment on the podium.
• Christian Knees (Milram) is the new race leader.
• Knees knows how to make the podium girls laugh.
• Best young rider Niki Terpstra (Milram).
• A good day for Milram with two riders on the podium.

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• Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) feeling good before the time trial in bad Neustadt.
• Peter Wrolich (Gerolsteiner).
• Bouygues Telecom rider Johann Tschopp before the start.
• Bouygues Telecom rider Olivier Bonnaire in good spirits.
• Giovanni Bernaudeau (Bouygues Telecom).
• The bottles for the Bouygues Telecom rider's are prepared.
• Guess whose bike this is?
• Niki Terpstra (Team Milram).
• Christian Knees (Miram) gives an interview.
• Stage winnner, Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) gives an interview.
• Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) took the stage but not the overall.
• Stef Clement (Bouygues Telecom) came in 2nd, 22 seconds down.
• Stef Clement (Bouygues Telecom) was just not good enough today.
• Stef Clement (Bouygues Telecom) waiting for the beginning of the ceremony.
• Niki Terpstra (Team Milram).
• Dutch time trial champion Stef Clement finished second in the time trial in Bad Neustadt.
• Time trial winner Stefan Schumacher (Team Gerolsteiner) accepts the flowers...
• and the kisses.
• Stefan Schumacher, happy with the win today.
• Bavarian beer for the stage winner Stefan Schumacher.
• Germans do love their beer!
• Bavarian beer for the stage winner , as Clements looks on in envy?.
• Race director and former rider Uwe Peschel.
• Uwe Peschel - Race director and former Gerolsteiner rider.
• Bernhard Kohl (Gerolsteiner) warming for the time trial in Bad Neustadt.
• Markus Fothen (Gerolsteiner) in good spirits before the time trail.

Stage 3 - May 30: Donauwörth - Würzburg, 189.5 km

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• The jersey wearers before the start
• The start in Donauwörth where many people came out to show that in Germany
• Perrig Quemeneur (Bouygues Telecom) rides by
• Donauwörth is pretty and well worth a visit!
• The peloton in Bavaria
• The temperatures were good and a few riders went sleeveless.
• Paul Voss in white is second in the young rider classification, but gets to wear the jersey, as Gerald Ciolek was busy carrying yellow.
• Milram is about to reel in the break.
• Ciolek makes it two!
• Voss can't get past the High Road sprinter.
• Ciolek celebrates early as he took a convincing victory.
• Gerald Ciolek (High Road) takes the win in Neusäß.
• Ciolek on the podium with the Bavarian podium girls.
• Thomas Rohregger (Elk Haus) leads the mountains classification
• Ciolek also leads the young rider classification
• And of course Ciolek is in yellow
• The peloton rides past the Fachwerkhäuser.
• Ciolek on the finishing circuit
• A house without corners!
• Ciolek wins ahead of Voss
• Ciolek is also the sprints classification leader

Stage 2 - May 29: Straubing - Neusäß, 219.9 km

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• Elk Haus heads to staging for the start of stage two.
• Sprint leader Stefan Denifl (Elk Haus) and his teammates before the start.
• at the front it was all High Road with some Milram pals before the start.
• The morning's jersey holders line up at the front.
• The chasing was not too urgent as the three men up front were easily caught.
• The High Road team led the peloton throughout the second stage.
• Ciolek was protected by the High Road team all day.
• The bunch rolls along.
• CSC and High Road lead the peloton as it heads to the finish of stage 2.
• The High Road train assembles.
• Ciolek was annoyed at losing the sprint.
• Olaf Pollack surprises Ciolek in the sprint.
• Pollack regains his balance after his victory salute went wobbly.
• Olaf Pollack took the stage on the same day it was announced he would take part in the Olympics for the German track squad.
• Gerald Ciolek kept the overall lead.
• Gerald Ciolek puts on the jersey of the overall leader.
• The jersey podium Pollack in blue, Ciolek in yellow and Rohregger in the mountains jersey.
• The break of the day Frank Scherzinger (Team 3C Gruppe), Stefan Ganser (Team Kuota Senges) and Karsten Hess (Thüringer Energie Team).
• At the front it was all High Road all the time, controlling the race for Ciolek.
• Team High Road takes charge of the pace making on stage two.
• Ciolek had his team around him but missed out on the stage win.
• Ciolek rides in yellow on stage two.
• Olaf Pollack takes the sprint ahead of Ciolek.
• Ciolek, Pollack and Björn Schröder (Milram) made up the stage two podium.
• Thomas Rohregger (Elk Haus) leads the climber's competition.
• Olaf Pollack took lead in the sprint competition.
• Gerald Ciolek (High Road) kept the overall lead, but was annoyed to lose the stage.
• The leaders of the sprint, overall and mountains classifications.

Stage 1 - May 28: Freyung - Sankt Englmar, 175.4 km

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• Gerald Ciolek (High Road) and Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) fight it out in the final 50 metres.
• Ciolek is too strong for the German champion and takes the victory.
• Fabian Wegmann contemplates what might have been.
• But has the good sportsmanship to shake hands with the stage winner.
• Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) rolls across the line some seven minutes down.
• Thomas Rohregger (Elk Haus - Simplon) leads the mountains classification.
• Team-mate Stefan Denifl heads the sprint competition.
• Gerald Ciolek is the best young rider.
• And also the race leader.
• 'Down it, down it!' No champagne in this part of the world, thank you very much.
• The three jersey wearers after stage one of the Bayern Rundfahrt.