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41st Rund um den Henninger Turm - 1.1/1.7.1
Germany, May 1, 2002
2001 Results Results U23 Results Past winners
Zabel wins his second Henninger Turm
By Jeff Jones
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Just as he did in 1999, Team Telekom's 'Topfahrer' Erik Zabel has won the Rund um den Henninger Turm, held in Frankfurt. Despite a relatively slow start to the year, Zabel certainly had his eyes on the prize today, showing excellent form on the tough 206 km course to arrive at the finish in a group of 57 riders. His Telekom team performed superbly, guiding him to the finish where he executed a textbook sprint to beat Jo Planckaert (Cofidis), Serguei Ivanov (Fassa Bortolo) and Oscar Freire (Mapei).
In cool, overcast conditions, the peloton set out from Frankfurt for a hilly 206 kilometre ride, incorporating three 33 km laps after an initial 76 km tour. The first breakaway to stick came from Polish strong man Piotr Przydzial (CCC-Polsat), Slovenian Gorazd Stangelj (Fassa Bortolo) and Belgian Dave Bruylandts (Domo). With Telekom and Gerolsteiner keeping a tight rein on the bunch, the trio were not allowed to get much more than 2 minutes in front, as Przydial showed impressive strength on the climbs to claim the mountains prize.
As the gap came down to under a minute on the second lap, last year's runner up Davide Rebellin jumped clear on the Mammolshainer to bridge to the three leaders. Rebellin injected a new impetus into the break, and they were able to stay clear of the peloton. However, others were getting itchy feet, as Amstel Gold Race winner Michele Bartoli (Fassa Bortolo) bridged the gap, along with teammate Serguei Ivanov, Telekom's Steffen Wesemann and CSC's Nicki Sørensen. But this high quality group could not withstand the Telekom motors, who were working solely for Zabel and chased them down.
Przydzial somehow stayed away for longer, firstly in the company of an EDS-fakta rider, and then with Thorsten Schmidt (Gerolsteiner) and Nicki Sørensen (CSC). Finally, on the second of three 4.5 kilometre finishing circuits, the Pole was caught and rode out the rest of the race in the bunch.
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Schmidt and Sørensen stayed away until one lap to go, but they too could not break free of the now Telekom/Mapei/Fassa Bortolo-led bunch. A mass sprint was inevitable, with Zabel, Freire, Petacchi, Ivanov, Planckaert all in with a chance. The Telekom train had disintegrated by this stage, with Mapei and Fassa taking over the leadout. But Zabel was excellently placed and started the sprint in second wheel. He had no problems coming around Ivanov to take the win, with Jo Planckaert sneaking up for second place.
Afterwards, Zabel commented that "Like in my 1999 victory and that of Olaf Ludwig in 1994, the team burned itself out at the end of the race. Luckily, there was another chasing pair of Tafi and Nardello of Mapei. In the sprint, I followed Fassa Bortolo. I was on Ivanov's wheel, but I did not feel good, Petacchi and Freire were on my back wheel. The last 100 metres took forever, that is actually not a good finishing situation on an uphill finishing straight."
Photography
Photos by AFP, Hans Will/www.radsport-forum.de and Miwako Sasaki
- Piotr Przydzial (CCC-Polsat) - takes the mountain prime the second time up the Mammolsheiner Berg (km 140)
- The Telekom express - led by Steffen Wesemann, Jens Heppner and Udo Bölts, pilots Erik Zabel into the final lap.
- Erik Zabel (Telekom) - was too good for Jo Planckaert (Cofidis, L) and Serguei Ivanov (Fassa, C) to win
- Oscar Freire (Mapei) - winds down after placing fourth in the race.
- The podium: Jo Planckaert (Cofidis, 2nd), Erik Zabel (Telekom, 1st) and Serguei Ivanov (Fassa Bortolo, 3rd).
Photos courtesy Carlo Rosenkranz
- Polish rider Piotr Przy (CCC) who was in escape groups all day, saw his advantage fade in the final laps.
- Gerolsteiner´s Italian star Davide Rebellin attacks on the taunus hills, but Telekom chased him down.
- German Thorsten Schmitt gets the feeling he's being followed as the Telekom train hunts him down with only 2km to go.
- Erik Zabel gets his first big win this year.
- Zabel complains to the press for being so critical about his classic season.
Elite Men - 206 km
1 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom 5.00.17 (41.26 km/h) 2 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Cofidis 3 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo 4 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step 5 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 6 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 7 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) EDS-fakta 8 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) EDS-fakta 9 Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Fassa Bortolo 10 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank 11 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour 12 Cezary Zamana (Pol) CCC-Polsat 13 Sasa Sviben (Slo) Team Nürnberger Versicherung 14 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems 15 Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo 16 Michael Skelde (Den) EDS-fakta 17 Allan Johansen (Den) EDS-fakta 18 René Joergensen (Den) EDS-fakta 19 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 20 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis 21 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 22 Petr Bencik (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ 23 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Coast 24 Holger Sievers (Ger) Team Nürnberger Versicherung 25 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 26 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank 27 Daniele Righi (Ita) Index Alexia 28 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team Coast 29 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC Tiscali 30 Geert Verneyen (Bel) Rabobank 31 Lennie Kristensen (Den) EDS-fakta 32 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC Tiscali 33 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Jean Delatour 34 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Jean Delatour 35 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger Versicherung 36 Bram Tankink (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites 37 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 38 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo 39 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 40 Nick Gates (Aus) Team Wiesenhof 41 Piotr Przydzial (Pol) CCC-Polsat 42 Eric De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop 43 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 44 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites 45 Man Calvente Corpas (Spa) Team CSC Tiscali 46 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank 47 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 48 Steve De Wolf (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites 49 Matthias Buxhofer (Aut) Phonak Hearing Systems 50 Niki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC Tiscali 51 Jens Heppner (Ger) Team Telekom 52 Björnar Vestöl (Nor) EDS-fakta 53 Udo Bölts (Ger) Team Telekom 54 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Telekom 55 Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Team Telekom 56 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner 57 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Mapei-Quick Step 0.31 58 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.52 59 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom 2.01 60 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Lotto-Adecco 2.10 61 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Jean Delatour 4.01 Mountains competition 1st climb, km 46 - Kittelhuette 1 Piotr Przydzial (Pol) CCC-Polsat 5 pts 2 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Fassa Bortolo 3 3 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites 2 4 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis 1 2nd climb, km 52.6 - Feldberg 1 Piotr Przydzial (Pol) CCC-Polsat 5 pts 2 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Fassa Bortolo 3 3 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites 2 4 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis 1 3rd climb, km 79.9 - Billtalhoehe 1 Piotr Przydzial (Pol) CCC-Polsat 5 pts 2 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Fassa Bortolo 3 3 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites 2 4 Christian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1 4th climb, km 87.8 - Ruppertshainer 1 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Fassa Bortolo 5 pts 2 Piotr Przydzial (Pol) CCC-Polsat 3 3 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites 2 4 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Gerolsteiner 1 5th climb, km 107 - Mammolshainer 1 Piotr Przydzial (Pol) CCC-Polsat 5 pts 2 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Fassa Bortolo 3 3 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites 2 4 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Gerolsteiner 1 6th climb, km 112.9 - Billtalhoehe 1 Piotr Przydzial (Pol) CCC-Polsat 5 pts 2 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Fassa Bortolo 3 3 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites 2 4 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Telekom 1 7th climb, km 120.8 - Ruppertshainer Berg 1 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Fassa Bortolo 5 pts 2 Piotr Przydzial (Pol) CCC-Polsat 3 3 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites 2 4 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Gerolsteiner 1 8th climb, km 140 - Mammolshainer Berg 1 Piotr Przydzial (Pol) CCC-Polsat 5 pts 2 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites 3 3 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Fassa Bortolo 2 4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 1 9th climb, km 145.9 - Billtalhoehe 1 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 5 pts 2 Piotr Przydzial (Pol) CCC-Polsat 3 3 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites 2 4 Udo Bölts (Ger) Team Telekom 1 10th climb, km 153.8 - Ruppertshainer Berg 1 Piotr Przydzial (Pol) CCC-Polsat 5 pts 2 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 3 3 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 2 4 Niki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC Tiscali 1 Mountains classification 1 Piotr Przydzial (Pol) CCC-Polsat 44 pts 2 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Fassa Bortolo 27 3 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites 19 4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 9 5 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Gerolsteiner 3 6 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 2 7 Médéric Clain (Fra) Cofidis 2 8 Niki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC Tiscali 1 9 Udo Bölts (Ger) Team Telekom 1 10 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Telekom 1 11 Christian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1
U23 Men - 173 km
1 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Österreich 4.24.44 2 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Österreich 3 Steffen Lockan (Ger) ISPO Lotusa 3.00 4 Christian Knees (Ger) Vermarc Spo 3.02 5 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) TEAG Team K 3.10 6 Tilo Schüler (Ger) RV Henninge 3.23 7 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Techem 3.40 8 Eric Baumann (Ger) TEAG Team K 9 Waldemar Schmidt (Ger) Vermarc Spo 10 Daniel Musiol (Ger) KED Bianchi 11 Harm Bronkhorst (Ned) Trias Niede 12 Martin Winkelmann (Ger) ISPO Lotusa 13 Robert Bengsch (Ger) KED Bianchi 14 David Orvalho (Ned) Cycling Tea 15 Stefan Heinz (Ger) Team Rothau 16 Falk Dworatzek (Ger) TEAG Team K 17 Christian May (Ger) Team Mapei 18 Sebastian Linser (Ger) Team Rothau 19 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Österreich 20 Ola Larner (Swe) Trek Ästorp 21 Lars Frederiksen (Den) Dänemrk Nat 22 Michael Albasini (Swi) Schweiz Nat 23 Artjom Botschkarew (Ger) Vermarc Spo 24 Tom Southam (GBr) British Nat 25 Ronald Otto (Ger) Team Techem 26 Bart Oegema (Ned) Cycling Tea 27 Johannes Kaiser (Ger) TEAG Team K 28 David Loosli (Swi) Schweiz Nat 29 Frank Kwarten (Ned) Cycling Tea 30 Mathias Ruß (Ger) Die Höfbräu 31 Martin Schmidt (Ger) Team Stutt 32 Oliver Wirz (Swi) Radsport Te 33 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Schweiz Nat 34 Matthias Roblick (Ger) ISPO Lotusa 35 Martin Nyman (Swe) Trek Ästorp 36 Johann Jauk (Aut) Österreich 37 Thomas Kaufmann (Ger) Team Rothau 38 Koen Loos (Ned) Cycling Tea 39 Clemens Großlechner (Aut) Österreich 40 Gregory Rast (Swi) Schweiz Nat 41 Steffen Greger (Ger) Die Höfbräu
Junior Men
1 Andreas Welsch (Team MAPEI Bayern) 2.34.30 2 Sebastian Schwager (Team MAPEI Bayern) 3 Artur Gajek (RG TV Attendorn) 4 Felix Odebrecht (RSV Werner Otto Berlin) 5 Thorsten Struch (Team DIW Instandhaltung St) 6 Domenik Wurm (Optik Delker - Udo Bölts R) 7 Vchristian Kern (Optik Delker - Udo Bölts R) 8 Michael Muck (Team DIW Instandhaltung St) 10 Sebastian Körber (Team MAPEI Bayern) 0.40 10 Andy Schleck (Nationalteam Luxemburg) 11 Hendrik Röglin (Berliner TSC) 12 Björn Lucke (SC Berlin) 13 Laurent Didier (Nationalteam Luxemburg) 14 Th. Schmottermeyer (Team MAPEI Bayern) 15 Armin Spitzbarth (SC Berlin) 16 Felix Wolf (Racingteam Commoda-Häuser) 17 Daniel Braun (Rennsport-Club 1988 Regens) 18 Denis Sowka (RSV Werner Otto Berlin) 19 Alexander Knyss (Radschläger Düsseldorf) 20 Daniel Heizmann (Optik Delker - Udo Bölts R) 21 Alexander Gut (RSV Achkarren) 22 Michael Gannopolskij (Optik Delker - Udo Bölts R) 23 Tobias Riedl (Racingteam Commoda-Häuser) 24 Nicolai Roasch (Berliner TSC) 25 Felix Gniot (N.R.Vg. Luisenstadt 1910 B) 26 Christoph Schwerdt (Racingteam Commoda-Häuser) 27 Nico Graf (Team DIW Instandhaltung St) 28 Marco Nürminger (Team MAPEI Bayern) 29 Daniel Scheffel (RG TV Attendorn) 30 Ralf Weber (Saarländischer Radfahrer-B) 31 Rüdiger Wilhelm (Saarländischer Radfahrer-B) 32 Sascha Thil (Saarländischer Radfahrer-B) 33 Leonardo Papalardo (RV Oberhausen) 34 Tim Blome (Radschläger Düsseldorf) 35 Tobias Rück (MSC St. Ilgen) 36 Tilmann Beye (RV Henninger Sossenheim) 37 Jan Knodt (RV Henninger Sossenheim) 38 Philipp Kellermann (RG TV Attendorn) 39 Manuel Kirfel (SG BP Köln Worringen) 40 Benedikt Wochinger (Racingteam Commoda-Häuser) 41 Michael Günthert (RV Henninger Sossenheim) 42 Henrik Habenicht (N.R.Vg. Luisenstadt 1910 B) 43 Stefan Schwager (Radsportgemeinschaft Ansba) 44 Gilles Hendel (Nationalteam Luxemburg) 45 Mario Mekelburg (Berliner TSC) 46 Karsten Fischer (Optik Delker - Udo Bölts R) 47 Hans-Jürgen Leipold (Racingteam Commoda-Häuser) 48 Marco Hergert (N.R.Vg. Luisenstadt 1910 B) 49 Hans Christi Jorgensen (Horsens/Dänemark) 50 Sebastian Brandstetter (RV Henninger Sossenheim) 51 Thomas Leckermann (Rennsport-Club 1988 Regens) 52 Dominik Dörflinger (RV Merdingen) 53 Cristoph Niemann (N.R.Vg. Luisenstadt 1910 B) 54 Thilo Trabner (Saarländischer Radfahrer-B) 55 Michael Bückers (Team MAPEI Bayern) 56 Christian Batz (Team MAPEI Bayern) 57 Marcel Langer (Optik Delker - Udo Bölts R) 58 Tony Martin (RSC Turbine Erfurt) 59 Armand Müller (RV Dudenhofen) 60 Alexander Kleinschmidt (N.R.Vg. Luisenstadt 1910 B) 61 Patrick Sauer (RG TV Attendorn) 62 Frank Mutschler (Team DIW Instandhaltung St) 63 Joe Kirch (Nationalteam Luxemburg) 64 Michael Görig (RSV Sonthofen) 65 Martin Soldner (Bike Sport Ansbach) 66 Tim Grothe (N.R.Vg. Luisenstadt 1910 B) 3.40 67 Jürgen Legler (SC Berlin) 68 Erik Lorenz (RSV Werner Otto Berlin) 69 Constantin Weiler (Team MAPEI Bayern) 70 Konrad Opitz (SV Zehlendorfer Eichhörnch) 71 Marko Sawall (SC Berlin) 72 Sören Hofmann (Team Bergstraße) 73 Patrick Stiehl (RV Henninger Sossenheim) 74 Sven Landmann (RV Merdingen) 75 Sven Mähnert (N.R.Vg. Luisenstadt 1910 B) 76 Christian Schminder (N.R.Vg. Luisenstadt 1910 B) 77 Andreas Kempf (TV Miltenberg) 78 David Hanke (RSV Werner Otto Berlin) 79 Steven Röse (Berliner TSC) 80 Fabio Allegrini (Club Cycliste Intern. Diff) 81 Laurent Mars (Club Cycliste Intern. Diff) 82 Marco Schreiber (Optik Delker - Udo Bölts R) 83 Michael Sitter (Optik Delker - Udo Bölts R) 84 Felix Inden (Optik Delker - Udo Bölts R) 85 Steve Edwards (RSC Turbine Erfurt)
Students
1 Marcus Peter (SSV Gera) 45.15 2 Oliver Jakob (RV Dudenhofen 1908) 3 John Degenkolb (RC Germania Weißenburg) 4 Sascha Wolsiefer (RSV Linden 1906) 5 Marcus Fahnert (RSC Turbine Erfurt) 6 Björn Thurau (RV Henninger Sossenheim) 7 Philipp Klein (RSC Turbine Erfurt) 8 Dominik Stuppi (RSV "Sturmvogel" Bad Neuenahr) 9 Lucas Schädlich (ESV Lok Zwickau) 10 Christian Seithel (RC-Silber-Pils-Bellheim) 11 Danilo Kupfernagel (SSV Gera) 12 Florian Trepke (RSG Frankfurt) 13 Christoph Mai (SSV Gera) 14 Thorsten Zentzheim (RSG Boppard) 15 Tim Müller (RSC Schönaich) 16 Benjamin Gutjahr (SV Glückauf Sondershausen) 17 Nils Plötner (SSV Gera) 18 Dominik Ivo (TV Attendorn 1900) 19 Michael Peschek (Bike Sport Ansbach) 20 Sebastian Stecher (SV Glückauf Sondershausen) 21 Christoph Rau (RC Herpersdorf 1919) 22 Christoph Dehmer (RSV Seeheim 1971) 23 Benjamin Braut (SSV Gera) 24 Stefan Hirsch (RC-Silber-Pils Bellheim) 25 Sebastian Döll (RSG Frankfurt)
Youth U13
1 Dominik Eberle (RSV Linden 1906) 34.50 2 Alexander Krieger (RSC Komet Ludwigsburg) 3 Susanne Zink (RSV Oberhausen) 4 Felix Terschlüsen (TV Attendorn 1900) 5 Daniel Schneider (RV Concordia 1926 Karbach) 6 Bastian Bürgel (RC Concordia 1926 Karbach) 7 Jana Diedrichs (RSC Waltershausen-Gotha) 8 Martina Zwick (RSC Wörth) 9 Tony Müller (ESV Lok Zwickau) 10 Christoph Rödel (RVE Rodenbach) 11 Marina Rentsch (RV Concordia 1926 Karbach) 12 Hanna Amend (TSV Werneck) 13 Christian Willard (Radfahr-Verein Union 1886) 14 Jonas Seubert (RSC Reinheim) 15 Sandra Schwartz (SV Grün-Weiß 90 Hildburgha) 16 Michael jun. Hümbert (RSC Überherrn) 17 Anton Peterhänsel (SV Grün-Weiß 90 Hildburgha) 18 Anke Pöse (RSC Wiesbaden) 19 Felix Vollmer (RV 1912 Saulheim) 20 Jan Torben Böhm (RV Germania Rockenberg) 21 Ricardo Happerberge (RVE Rodenbach) 22 Florian Gloede (RSG Frankfurt) 23 Ron Pfeifer (FSV Lahnlust Buchenau) 24 Simon van den Höö (RMV Concordia Strullendorf) 25 Domenik Olmaer (RV 1912 Saulheim) 26 Alexander Kerling (RV "Concordia" Altenkunsta) 27 Tamara Siebert (RSC Unkel) 28 Benjamin Aspacher (RV 1912 Saulheim) 29 Patrick Jordan (Bike Sort Ansbach) 30 Johannes Göbel (RV 1889 Schweinfurt) 31 Fabian Böhm (RV Concordia 1926 Karbach) 32 Anika Werheit (RSC Unkel) 33 Sebastian Roersch (RV Concordia 1926 Karbach) 34 Raphael Rüdesheim (RSF Brohltal) 35 Tobias Werner (RSV Pfeil Wingerode) 36 Hans Jürgen Keller (RSV Oberhausen)
Youth U11
1 Stefan Bötticher (TSV 1891 Breitenworbis) 8.40 2 Felix Fischer (RV 1889 Schweinfurt) 0.12 3 Dominik Hennes (TV Attendorn 1900) 0.24 4 Pascal Ackermann (RV Edelweiß Kandel) 5 David Janorschke (RV "Concordia" Altenkunstadt) 6 Francois Schmitt (RSV Linden 1906) 0.38 7 Maria Hesse (SV Grün-Weiß 90 Hildburghaus) 0.50 8 Lisa Fischer (RV 1889 Schweinfurt) 0.55 9 Adrian Heymann (RV Henninger Sossenheim) 10 Linda Rinker (RSV Achkarren) 11 Sven Lindner (RV Henninger Sossenheim) 0.59 12 Wenzel Böhm-Gräber (RSC Wiesbaden) 1.22 13 Dominik Sturm (RV 1889 Schweinfurt) 1.29 14 Julian Herrmann (RSG Würzburg) 1.35 15 Daniel Henkel (RV "All Heil 1903" Großheuba) 1.43 16 Michele Kaiser (RV 1889 Schweinfurt) 2.01 17 Julia Etmüller (RV Rosenheim) 2.05
Beginners 9-11
1 Thilo Vogel (RSV Seeheim) 8.06 2 Patrick Wensing (RSC Unkel) 3 David Woog (RV 1912 Saulheim) 4 Christian Braun (RSG Ansbach) 5 Nils Albert (RV 1912 Saulheim) 6 Bela Figge (RSG Würzburg) 7 Maxi Mußhoff (RSC Unkel) 8 Dennis Kopp (VFL Rheinbach) 9 Marcel Theiss (RSV Linden) 10 Samuel Paus 11 Jannik Pleier (TV Hassloch) 12 David Werner (RSV Pfeil Wingerode) 13 Kevin Kliem (RV Germania Rockenber) 14 Sophie Heinemann (TusPo Weende)
Beginners 6-8
1 Julian Hallfell (RSC Eifelland) 10.14 2 Leon Sauser (RSpV 06 Schwenningen) 3 Kira Claudi (FSV Lahnlust Buchenau) 4 Jakob Britz 5 Leonhard Brandenburg 6 Gabriel Herrmann (RSG Würzburg) 7 Fabian Fritz (RV Henninger Sossenhei) 8 Maurice Coutandin (RV Henninger Sossenhei) 9 Falk-Simon Kohl
Past winners
2001 1. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 206 kms in 5.05.35 2. Rebellin (Ita) Liquigas-Pata 3. Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Adecco 2000 1. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Deutsche Telekom-ARD 206 kms in 5.01.08 2. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 3. Jens Heppner (Ger) Deutsche Telekom-ARD 1999 1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom 206 kms in 5.03.40 2. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank 3. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Ballan-Alessio 1998 1. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti 206 kms in 5.00.14 2. Nicolaij Bo Larsen (Den) TVM-Farm Frites 3. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno 1997 1. Michele Bartoli (Italy) 2. Bjarne Riis (Denmark) 3. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) 1996 1. Beat Zberg (Switzerland) 2. Jens Heppner (Germany) 3. Rolf Sörensen (Denmark) 1995 1. Francesco Frattini (Italy) 2. Jens Heppner (Germany) 3. Massimo Podenzana (Italy) 1994 1. Olaf Ludwig (Germany) 2. Andreas Kappes (Germany) 3. Emmanuele Magnien (France) 1993 1. Rolf Sörensen (Denmark) 2. Max Sciandri (Italy) 3. Eddy Bouwmans (Belgium) 1992 1. Frank Van den Abbeele (Belgium) 2. Claudio Chiappucci (Italy) 3. Frans Maassen (Netherlands) 1991 1. Johan Bruyneel (Belgium) 2. Johan Musseuw (Belgium) 3. Martin Earley (Ireland) 1990 1. Thomas Wegmüller (Switzerland) 2. Jan Wijnants (Belgium) 3. Peter Winnen (Netherlands) 1989 1. Jean-Marie Wampers (Belgium) 2. Martial Gayant (France) 3. Claudio Chiappucci (Italy) 1988 1. Michel Dernies (Belgium) 2. Rolf Sörensen (Denmark) 3. G. Montovani (Italy) 1987 1. Dag-Otto Lauritzen (Norway) 2. Peter Stevenhaagen (Netherlands) 3. Henk Lubberding (Netherlands) 1986 1. Jean-Marie Wampers (Belgium) 2. Steve Bauer (Canada) 3. Micheal Wilson (Australia) 1985 1. Phil Anderson (Australia) 2. Johan Lammerts (Netherlands) 3. Rolf Gölz (Germany) 1984 1. Phil Anderson (Australia) 2. Erik Vanderaerden (Belgium) 3. Sean Kelly (Ireland) 1983 1. Ludo Peters (Belgium) 2. Leo van Vliet (Netherlands) 3. Luc Colijn (Belgium) 1982 1. Ludo Peters (Belgium) 2. Jostien Wilmann (Norway) 3. Sean Kelly (Ireland) 1981 1. Jos Jakobs (Belgium) 2. Didi Thurau (Germany) 3. Daniel Willems (Belgium) 1980 1. Giabattista Baronchelli (Italy) 2. Francesco Moser (Italy) 3. Alfons de Wolf (Belgium) 1979 1. Daniel Willems (Belgium) 2. Henk Lubberding (Netherlands) 3. Gregor Braun (Germany) 1978 1. Gregor Braun (Germany) 2. Rudy Pevenage (Belgium) 3. Hennie Kuiper (Netherlands) 1977 1. Gerrei Knetemann (Netherlands) 2. Didi Thurau (Germany) 3. Frans Veerbeck (Belgium) 1976 1. Freddy Maertens (Belgium) 2. Frans Verbeek (Belgium) 3. Roger De Vlaeminick (Belgium) 1975 1. Roi Schuiten (Netherlands) 2. Frans Verbeeck (Belgium) 3. Walter Godefroot (Belgium) 1974 1. Walter Godefrood (Belgium) 2. Eddy Merckx (Belgium) 3. Frans Verbeeck (Belgium) 1973 1. Georges Pintens (Belgium) 2. Jürgen Tschan (Germany) 3. Freddy Maertens (Belgium) 1972 1. Gilbert Bellone (France) 2. Eddy Merckx (Belgium) 3. Noël Vantygmen (Belgium) 1971 1. Eddy Merckx (Belgium) 2. Jos Deschoenmaker (Belgium) 3. Lucien Aimar (France) 1970 1. Rudi Altig (Germany) 2. Joop Zopetemelk (Netherlands) 3. Ottavio Crepaldi (Italy) 1969 1. Georges Pintens (Belgium) 2. Michele Dancelli (Italy) 3. Herman van Springel (Belgium) 1968 1. Eddy Beugels (Netherlands) 2. V. van Sweevelt (Belgium) 3. Herman van Springel (Belgium) 1967 1. Daniël von Rijckeghem (Belgium) 2. Willy Planckaert (Belgium) 3. Georges van Coningsloo (Belgium) 1966 1. Barry Hoban (England) 2. Walter Godefroot (Belgium) 3. Willy Planckaert (Belgium) 1965 1. Jean Stablinski (France) 2. Frans Verbeeck (Belgium) 3. Georges van Coningsloo (Belgium) 1964 1. Clement Roman (Belgium) 2. François Mahé (France) 3. Yvo Molengers (Belgium) 1963 1. Hans Junkermann (Germany) 2. Willi Altig (Germany) 3. Jean Stablinski (France) 1962 1. Armand Desmet (Belgium) 2. Huub Zilverberg (Netherlands) 3. Rik van Looy (Belgium) Past winners courtesy of Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com
