Int. Oberösterreich GP-Linz-Passau-Budweis - 2.7.1

Austria, August 30 - September 1, 2002

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Stage 2a - August 31: Linz - Passau, 94,2 km

Australian team report

By Brian Stephens, AIS U23 manager

This morning was the first of two stages today and was run between Linz in Austria and Passau in Germany. The course crosses a tough climb before a flat run of 25km in to a tricky finish. Mark Renshaw went hard after the only sprint of the stage aided by Peter Dawson and David Pell. He was able to run 2nd which moved him into the lead in the Sprint Classification by 2 points.

The field was split into two over the climb and stayed that way with 64 riders finishing in the front group. The stage was won by German Robert Retschke from Kostritzer. Gene Bates continued to improve as a bunch sprinter running 4th and Rory Sutherland held onto his overall lead but lost some time due to a 5 second split in the group over the final few hundred metres.

Results

1 Robert Retschke (Ger) Köstritzer                    2.13.45
2 Moritz Veit (Ger) Köstritzer
3 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Austrian National Team
4 Gene Bates (Aus) Australian National Team
5 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) Rabobank
6 Gregory Rast (Swi) Swiss National Team
7 Gordon Leimeister (Ger) Bayern
8 Andre Greipel (Ger) Köstritzer
9 Martin Schmid (Ger) Bayern
10 Christian Grasmann (Ger) Bayern
11 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Austrian National Team
12 Oliver Wirz (Swi) Swiss National Team
13 Pavel Martinek (Cze) Mähren                           0.05
14 Matej Marin (Slo) Slovenian National Team
15 Matic Strgar (Slo) Slovenian National Team
16 Thijs Verhagen (Ned) Rabobank
17 Harald Berger (Aut) Kärnten/Tirol
18 Josef Soukup (Cze) Südböhmen
19 Rok Jesre (Slo) Slovenian National Team
20 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Australian National Team
21 Jeremy Roy (Fra) French National Team
22 Gusty Bausch (Lux) Luxembourg National Team
23 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Rabobank
24 Peter Dawson (Aus) Australian National Team
25 Michal Vodicka (Cze) Remerx
26 Michel Wolter (Lux) Luxembourg National Team
27 Josef Benetseder (Aut) Upper Austria
28 Daniel Gysling (Swi) Swiss National Team
29 Ralph Zimmermann (Swi) Swiss National Team
30 Thijs Zonneveld (Ned) Tegeltoko
31 Christian May (Ger) Bayern
32 Michael Mourecek (Cze) Prag
33 Leo Karstens (Ger) German National Team
34 Martin Mares (Cze) Remerx
35 Markus Burghardt (Ger) German National Team
36 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) German National Team
37 Oliver Bonnaire (Fra) French National Team
38 Falk Dworatzek (Ger) Köstritzer
39 Simon Heimkreitner (Ger) Bayern
40 Christoph Pleier (Ger) German National Team
41 Steve Morabito (Swi) Swiss National Team
42 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) Prag
43 Jochen Uhrig (Ger) German National Team
44 Martin Nyman (Swe) Swedish National Team
45 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Austrian National Team
46 Michael Neumann (Aut) Kärnten/Tirol
47 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) French National Team
48 Koen De Kort (Ned) Rabobank
49 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Austrian National Team
50 Luuc Hutten (Ned) Rabobank
51 Libor Hlavac (Cze) Prag
52 Lubos Pelanek (Cze) Mähren
53 Mathieu Boiche (Fra) French National Team
54 Lukas Pavlech (Cze) Mähren
55 Benjamin Johnson (Aus) Australian National Team
56 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Slovenian National Team
57 Clemens Großlercher (Aut) Austrian National Team
58 Michael Creed (USA) USA National Team
59 Jan Jobanek (Cze) Mähren
60 Jan Vodehnal (Cze) Mähren
61 Pierre Therville (Fra) French National Team
62 Adam Hansen (Aus) RAPSO
63 William Frischkorn (USA) USA National Team
64 David Kasek (Cze) Südböhmen                           0.28
65 Marcel Beima (Ned) Tegeltoko                          0.49
66 Mario Lexmüller (Aut) Upper Austria                   4.48
67 Willibald Erhart (Aut) RAPSO
68 Marc Schiltz (Lux) Luxembourg National Team
69 Ronny Kremer (Lux) Luxembourg National Team
70 Mathieu Claude (Fra) French National Team
71 Martin Zlamalik (Cze) Südböhmen
72 Claude Wolter (Lux) Luxembourg National Team
73 David Krejci (Cze) Remerx
74 Jan Pokrandt (Ger) Köstritzer
75 Franz Neumüller (Aut) RAPSO
76 Rene Kopeinig (Aut) Kärnten/Tirol
77 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Australian National Team
78 Nathan Treto (USA) USA National Team
79 Dale Suttle III (USA) USA National Team
80 Michael Neuweg (Aut) Upper Austria
81 Hummel Kenny Van (Ned) Rabobank
82 Alexander Malik (Aut) RAPSO
83 Christofer Stevensson (Swe) Swedish National Team
84 Hakan Nilsson (Swe) Swedish National Team
85 Andrew Bradley (Aut) Upper Austria
86 Johan Levin (Swe) Swedish National Team
87 Stefan Zoss (Swi) Swiss National Team
88 Milan Behunek (Cze) Remerx
89 Michael Kesl (Cze) Prag
90 Austin H. King (USA) USA National Team
91 Daniel Vobora (Cze) Südböhmen
92 Norbert Poels (Ned) Tegeltoko
93 Martin Bina (Cze) Südböhmen
94 Michael Mützel (Ger) Bayern
95 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Remerx
96 Robert Wagner (Ger) Köstritzer
97 Thomas Fothen (Ger) German National Team
98 Arne Kornegoor (Ned) Tegeltoko
99 David Orvalho (Ned) Tegeltoko
100 David Pell (Aus) Australian National Team            5.00
101 Lubos Trnka (Cze) Mähren
102 Borut Bozic (Slo) Slovenian National Team
103 Jure Zrimsek (Slo) Slovenian National Team
104 Walter De Kok (Ned) Tegeltoko                       12.29
105 Rickard Sjöberg (Swe) Swedish National Team
106 Florian Hauser (Aut) Kärnten/Tirol
 
Mountains
 
1 Michael Creed (USA) USA National Team                    12
2 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Rabobank                            8
3 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Austrian National Team                6
4 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Austrian National Team                4
5 Robert Retschke (Ger) Köstritzer                          2
 
Sprints
 
1 Hummel Kenny Van (Ned) Rabobank                           4
2 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Australian National Team               2
3 Matic Strgar (Slo) Slovenian National Team                1
 
Points
 
1 Christoph Pleier (Ger) German National Team              20
2 Robert Wagner (Ger) Köstritzer                           15
3 Peter Dawson (Aus) Australian National Team              11
4 Martin Zlamalik (Cze) Südböhmen                           8
5 Lukas Pavlech (Cze) Mähren                                6
6 Lubos Trnka (Cze) Mähren                                  4
7 Pavel Martinek (Cze) Mähren                               2
8 Jan Vodehnal (Cze) Mähren                                 1
 
Combined classification
 
1 Christoph Pleier (Ger) German National Team              20
2 Robert Wagner (Ger) Köstritzer                           15
3 Michael Creed (USA) USA National Team                    12
4 Peter Dawson (Aus) Australian National Team              11
5 Martin Zlamalik (Cze) Südböhmen                           8
6 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Rabobank                            8
7 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Austrian National Team                6
8 Lukas Pavlech (Cze) Mähren                                6
9 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Austrian National Team                4
10 Lubos Trnka (Cze) Mähren                                 4
11 Hummel Kenny Van (Ned) Rabobank                          4
12 Pavel Martinek (Cze) Mähren                              2
13 Robert Retschke (Ger) Köstritzer                         2
14 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Australian National Team              2
15 Jan Vodehnal (Cze) Mähren                                1
16 Matic Strgar (Slo) Slovenian National Team               1
 
Teams
 
1 Köstritzer                                          6.41.15
2 Bayern
3 Swiss National Team                                    0.05
4 Austrian National Team
5 Rabobank                                               0.10
6 Australian National Team
7 Slovenian National Team                                0.15
8 German National Team
9 French National Team
10 Mähren
11 Prag
12 Luxembourg National Team                              4.58
13 Remerx
14 Kärnten/Tirol
15 USA National Team
16 Südböhmen                                             5.21
17 Tegeltoko                                             5.42
18 Upper Austria                                         9.41
19 RAPSO
20 Swedish National Team