Grand Prix Tell - 2.7.2

Switzerland, September 18-22, 2002

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Stage 2 - September 19: Huttwil - Brunnen , 140.0 km

Simon Gerrans takes Stage 2 of the Grand Prix Tell

Australian Simon Gerrans, 22, has claimed victory in the second stage of the five day Grand Prix Tell U/23 road cycling tour in Switzerland. The 140km stage from Huttwil to Brunnen which was ridden in rainy conditions with crashes claiming several contenders.
"The final 40 km were the wettest and were raced over some small twisty roads with some sections of cobbles," explained Australian Under 23 Road Coach, Brian Stephens. "Fortunately Simon (Gerrans) kept himself out of trouble and joined a lead group of four."
Two of the leaders came to grief on the slippery roads leaving Gerrans and Danish rider Thomas Oredson to do battle for stage honours. Gerrans victory moves him into fourth place overall, 13 seconds behind Italian race leader Fabio Borghesi but Gerrans leads the sprinters competition and the Australians hold a narrow lead in the teams' classification.
"This result comes at a good time for us as we prepare for next month's World Road Cycling Championships in Belgium," said Stephens. The Australian team to contest the World Road Cycling Championships will be announced on October 1st.
Photography

Images by Daniel Erismann and Tony Stutz
European Champion Michael Albasini (V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali)
Aussie Simon Gerrans proudly stands on the highest step of the podium
Swiss Champ Gregory Rast (Swiss National Team) tells the local radio station about his crash just 100 metres before the finish. Look at his knee!
Australian U23 Champion Simon Gerrans celebrates his victory on the finish-line after a dramatic finale in Brunnen
The wearers of special jerseys present themselves at the line before the start of the 2nd stage in Huttwil (Canton of Berne)
Results

1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Australian National Team            3.29.51 (40.03 km/h)
2 Thomas Oredsson (Den) Danish National Team
3 Gregory Rast (Swi) Swiss National Team
4 Fabio Borghesi (Ita) Italian National Team                 0.18
5 Jan Pokrandt (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart
6 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Austrian National Team
7 David Loosli (Swi) Swiss National Team
8 Matic Strgar (Slo) Slovenian National Team
9 Alberto Tiberio (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED
10 Michael Baumgartner (Swi) GS Hörmann-Romer's
11 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart
12 Borut Bozic (Slo) Slovenian National Team
13 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team
14 Gene Bates (Aus) Australian National Team
15 Florian Stalder (Swi) G.S. Hadimec Electronics
16 Stefan Mischler (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED
17 Olivier Wirz (Swi) Swiss National Team
18 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Slovenian National Team
19 Steve Grossenbacher (Swi) G.S. Hadimec Electronics
20 Rasmus Dyring (Den) Danish National Team
21 Denis Lynch (Irl) Irish National Team
22 Clemens Grosslercher (Aut) Austrian National Team
23 Braulio Juanes (Spa) G.S. Hadimec Electronics
24 Glen Zelderloo (Bel) RDM Bianchi Team Baardegem
25 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Swiss National Team
26 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Slovenian National Team
27 Daniel Gysling (Swi) Swiss National Team
28 David Mc Partland (Aus) Australian National Team
29 Tobias Lergard (Swe) Swedish National Team
30 Jonathan Retseck (USA) USA National Team
31 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Slovenian National Team
32 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Swedish National Team
33 Andrea Del Biaggio (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali
34 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Swiss National Team
35 Dale Suttle (USA) USA National Team
36 Steffen Lockan (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart
37 Brian Vandborg (Den) Danish National Team
38 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Austrian National Team
39 Bruno Dreyer (Swi) G.S. Hadimec Electronics
40 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Italian National Team                0.42
41 Stef Clement (Ned) RDM Bianchi Team Baardegem
42 David Pell (Aus) Australian National Team                 0.50
43 Michael Albasini (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali       0.52
44 Viktor Shestakov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team           0.53
45 Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart                0.56
46 Jonas Holmkvist (Swe) Swedish National Team               0.59
47 Roman Gugger (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali
48 Steve Morabito (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali
49 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) French National Team                   1.03
50 Kurt Bühler (Swi) GS Hörmann-Romer's
51 Morten Knudsen (Den) Danish National Team
52 Marco Hartmann (Swi) GS Hörmann-Romer's
53 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team              1.06
54 Andrea Liverani (Ita) Italian National Team
55 Ralph Zimmermann (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali       2.06
56 Shawn Milne (USA) USA National Team
57 Patrick Gassmann (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED          2.07
58 Hans-Jörg Leopold (Aut) Austrian National Team
59 Christoph Pleier (Ger) German National Team
60 Gary Mcquaid (Irl) Irish National Team
61 Patrick Sala (Swi) G.S. Hadimec Electronics
62 Simon Heimkreitner (Ger) German National Team
63 David Romischer (Bel) RDM Bianchi Team Baardegem
64 Kenny Van Der Schueren (Bel) RDM Bianchi Team Baardegem
65 Steffen Greger (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart
66 Nathan Treto (USA) USA National Team
67 Jochen Uhrig (Ger) German National Team
68 Jonas Meng (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED
69 Bakhtiyr Mamyrov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team
70 Fabrice Piemontesi (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali
71 Timothy Cassidy (Irl) Irish National Team
72 Christoph Girschweiler (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED
73 Vadim Gorbachevskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team        2.14
74 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) French National Team             2.15
75 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) German National Team
76 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Australian National Team
77 Ivan Ravaioli (Ita) Italian National Team
78 Matej Marin (Slo) Slovenian National Team                 2.35
79 Stefan Sulser (Swi) G.S. Hadimec Electronics              2.59
80 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team         5.52
81 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Swedish National Team            7.16
82 Cornel Bachmann (Swi) GS Hörmann-Romer's                 11.44
83 Roland Reiser (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED
84 André Greipel (Ger) German National Team                 11.45
85 Mikaël Mille (Fra) French National Team
86 Fredrik Modin (Swe) Swedish National Team
87 Stefan Nägelin (Swi) GS Hörmann-Romer's
88 Martin Pedersen (Den) Danish National Team
89 Carl Naibo (Fra) French National Team
90 Glenn Bak (Den) Danish National Team                     16.10
91 David Heine (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart                 16.11
92 Thomas Fothen (Ger) German National Team
93 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Italian National Team
94 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) French National Team
95 Martin Nyman (Swe) Swedish National Team
96 Brian Ahern (Irl) Irish National Team
97 Markus Wimmer (Aut) Austrian National Team
98 Koen Barben (Bel) RDM Bianchi Team Baardegem
99 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Italian National Team            16.33
100 Jurgen Van Loocke (Bel) RDM Bianchi Team Baardegem      18.45
DNF Lloyd Mondory (Fra) French National Team
DNF Sterling Magnell (USA) USA National Team
DNF Adam Craig (USA) USA National Team
DNF Arian Buchwalder (Swi) GS Hörmann-Romer's
DNF Conor Murphy (Irl) Irish National Team
DNF Stephen Gallagher (Irl) Irish National Team
 
Points
 
1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Australian National Team                 25 pts
2 Thomas Oredsson (Den) Danish National Team                   20
3 Gregory Rast (Swi) Swiss National Team                       16
4 Fabio Borghesi (Ita) Italian National Team                   13
5 Jan Pokrandt (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart                    11
6 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Austrian National Team                   10
7 David Loosli (Swi) Swiss National Team                        9
8 Matic Strgar (Slo) Slovenian National Team                    8
9 Alberto Tiberio (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED               7
10 Michael Baumgartner (Swi) GS Hörmann-Romer's                 6
11 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart          5
12 Borut Bozic (Slo) Slovenian National Team                    4
13 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team               3
14 Gene Bates (Aus) Australian National Team                    2
15 Florian Stalder (Swi) G.S. Hadimec Electronics               1
 
Mountains
 
Rüppiswil - 11.1 km, Cat. 3
 
1 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) French National Team                 3 pts
2 Gary Mcquaid (Irl) Irish National Team                        2
3 Jonas Holmkvist (Swe) Swedish National Team                   1
 
Schlierbach - 45.1 km, Cat. 2
 
1 Steffen Lockan (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart                   6 pts
2 André Greipel (Ger) German National Team                      4
3 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Austrian National Team                    3
4 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Australian National Team                 2
5 Stefan Sulser (Swi) G.S. Hadimec Electronics                  1
 
Ecce Homo - 109.2 km, Cat. 1
 
1 Brian Vandborg (Den) Danish National Team                    12 pts
2 Olivier Wirz (Swi) Swiss National Team                        8
3 Michael Albasini (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali           6
4 Stefan Mischler (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED               4
5 Andrea Del Biaggio (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali         2
 
Sprints
 
Dagmarsellen - 32.2 km
 
1 André Greipel (Ger) German National Team                      3 pts
2 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Austrian National Team                    2
3 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Australian National Team                 1
 
Neudorf - 57.4 km
 
1 André Greipel (Ger) German National Team                      3 pts
2 Steffen Lockan (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart                   2
3 Alberto Tiberio (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED               1
 
Immensee - 93.6 km
 
1 André Greipel (Ger) German National Team                      3 pts
2 Steffen Lockan (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart                   2
3 Alberto Tiberio (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED               1
 
Brunnen - 127.7 km
 
1 Michael Albasini (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali           3 pts
2 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                  2
3 Gregory Rast (Swi) Swiss National Team                        1
 
Teams
 
1 Australian National Team                               10.29.59
2 Danish National Team                                       0.04
3 SUI                                                        0.06
4 Slovenian National Team                                    0.28
5 Team Hofbräu Stuttgart
6 G.S. Hadimec Electronics
7 Austrian National Team
8 Swedish National Team                                      1.09
9 Italian National Team                                      1.40
10 V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali                              1.43
11 Kazakhstan National Team                                  1.51
12 GS Hörmann-Romer's                                        1.58
13 USA National Team                                         2.16
14 Swiss National Team MIXED                                 2.17
15 RDM Bianchi Team Baardegem                                2.41
16 Irish National Team                                       4.06
17 German National Team                                      5.55
18 French National Team                                     14.37
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Fabio Borghesi (Ita) Italian National Team              5.16.06
2 David Loosli (Swi) Swiss National Team                     0.04
3 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Swedish National Team                 0.10
4 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Australian National Team               0.13
5 Thomas Oredsson (Den) Danish National Team                 0.17
6 Gregory Rast (Swi) Swiss National Team                     0.19
7 Brian Vandborg (Den) Danish National Team                  0.39
8 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart        0.41
9 Alberto Tiberio (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED
10 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team
11 Michael Baumgartner (Swi) GS Hörmann-Romer's
12 Florian Stalder (Swi) G.S. Hadimec Electronics
13 Denis Lynch (Irl) Irish National Team
14 Steve Grossenbacher (Swi) G.S. Hadimec Electronics
15 Daniel Gysling (Swi) Swiss National Team
16 Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Slovenian National Team
17 David Mc Partland (Aus) Australian National Team
18 Rasmus Dyring (Den) Danish National Team
19 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Slovenian National Team
20 Tobias Lergard (Swe) Swedish National Team
21 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Austrian National Team
22 Andrea Del Biaggio (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali
23 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Slovenian National Team
24 Michael Albasini (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali       1.04
25 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Italian National Team                1.05
26 Stef Clement (Ned) RDM Bianchi Team Baardegem
27 Roman Gugger (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali           1.22
28 Steve Morabito (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali
29 Kurt Bühler (Swi) GS Hörmann-Romer's                      1.26
30 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team              1.29
31 Gene Bates (Aus) Australian National Team                 2.01
32 Steffen Lockan (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart
33 Bakhtiyr Mamyrov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team           2.30
34 Hans-Jörg Leopold (Aut) Austrian National Team
35 Jan Pokrandt (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart                 2.32
36 Jonathan Retseck (USA) USA National Team
37 Clemens Grosslercher (Aut) Austrian National Team
38 Olivier Wirz (Swi) Swiss National Team
39 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Austrian National Team
40 Glen Zelderloo (Bel) RDM Bianchi Team Baardegem
41 Braulio Juanes (Spa) G.S. Hadimec Electronics
42 Bruno Dreyer (Swi) G.S. Hadimec Electronics
43 Dale Suttle (USA) USA National Team
44 Matic Strgar (Slo) Slovenian National Team
45 Borut Bozic (Slo) Slovenian National Team
46 Stefan Mischler (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED
47 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Swiss National Team
48 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Swiss National Team
49 Viktor Shestakov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team           2.53
50 Matej Marin (Slo) Slovenian National Team                 2.58
51 David Pell (Aus) Australian National Team                 3.04
52 Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart                3.10
53 Jonas Holmkvist (Swe) Swedish National Team               3.13
54 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) French National Team                   3.17
55 Marco Hartmann (Swi) GS Hörmann-Romer's
56 Morten Knudsen (Den) Danish National Team
57 Andrea Liverani (Ita) Italian National Team               3.20
58 Ralph Zimmermann (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali       4.20
59 Patrick Gassmann (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED          4.21
60 Steffen Greger (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart
61 Gary Mcquaid (Irl) Irish National Team
62 Timothy Cassidy (Irl) Irish National Team
63 Jonas Meng (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED
64 Jochen Uhrig (Ger) German National Team
65 Simon Heimkreitner (Ger) German National Team
66 David Romischer (Bel) RDM Bianchi Team Baardegem
67 Kenny Van Der Schueren (Bel) RDM Bianchi Team Baardegem
68 Christoph Pleier (Ger) German National Team
69 Fabrice Piemontesi (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali
70 Nathan Treto (USA) USA National Team
71 Christoph Girschweiler (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED
72 Ivan Ravaioli (Ita) Italian National Team                 4.29
73 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Australian National Team
74 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) French National Team
75 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) German National Team
76 Stefan Sulser (Swi) G.S. Hadimec Electronics              5.13
77 Shawn Milne (USA) USA National Team                       6.49
78 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Swedish National Team            7.04
79 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team         8.06
80 Patrick Sala (Swi) G.S. Hadimec Electronics               8.56
81 Vadim Gorbachevskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team        9.03
82 Stefan Nägelin (Swi) GS Hörmann-Romer's                  12.08
83 Fredrik Modin (Swe) Swedish National Team
84 Carl Naibo (Fra) French National Team                    13.50
85 Roland Reiser (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED            13.58
86 Cornel Bachmann (Swi) GS Hörmann-Romer's
87 Mikaël Mille (Fra) French National Team                  13.59
88 André Greipel (Ger) German National Team
89 Martin Pedersen (Den) Danish National Team
90 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) French National Team               16.34
91 Glenn Bak (Den) Danish National Team                     18.10
92 Markus Wimmer (Aut) Austrian National Team               18.25
93 Alessandro Proni (Ita) Italian National Team
94 Martin Nyman (Swe) Swedish National Team
95 Thomas Fothen (Ger) German National Team
96 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Italian National Team            21.16
97 David Heine (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart                 23.00
98 Brian Ahern (Irl) Irish National Team
99 Koen Barben (Bel) RDM Bianchi Team Baardegem
100 Jurgen Van Loocke (Bel) RDM Bianchi Team Baardegem      25.34
 
Points classification
 
1 Fabio Borghesi (Ita) Italian National Team                   38 pts
2 David Loosli (Swi) Swiss National Team                       29
3 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Australian National Team                 25
4 Thomas Oredsson (Den) Danish National Team                   20
5 Gregory Rast (Swi) Swiss National Team                       20
6 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Swedish National Team               16
7 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Swedish National Team                   13
8 Christoph Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart          13
9 Michael Albasini (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali          11
10 Jan Pokrandt (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart                   11
11 Brian Vandborg (Den) Danish National Team                   10
12 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Austrian National Team                  10
13 Alberto Tiberio (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED             10
14 Matej Marin (Slo) Slovenian National Team                    9
15 Matic Strgar (Slo) Slovenian National Team                   8
16 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                 7
17 Michael Baumgartner (Swi) GS Hörmann-Romer's                 6
18 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Italian National Team                   6
19 Kurt Bühler (Swi) GS Hörmann-Romer's                         5
20 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team               5
21 Borut Bozic (Slo) Slovenian National Team                    4
22 Gene Bates (Aus) Australian National Team                    2
23 Florian Stalder (Swi) G.S. Hadimec Electronics               1
24 Roman Gugger (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali              1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Brian Vandborg (Den) Danish National Team                    12 pts
2 Olivier Wirz (Swi) Swiss National Team                       11
3 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Swedish National Team               10
4 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Swedish National Team                    7
5 David Loosli (Swi) Swiss National Team                        7
6 Steffen Lockan (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart                   6
7 Michael Albasini (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali           6
8 André Greipel (Ger) German National Team                      4
9 Stefan Mischler (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED               4
10 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) French National Team                3
11 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Austrian National Team                   3
12 Morten Knudsen (Den) Danish National Team                    2
13 Gary Mcquaid (Irl) Irish National Team                       2
14 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Australian National Team                2
15 Andrea Del Biaggio (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali        2
16 Tobias Lergard (Swe) Swedish National Team                   1
17 Jonas Holmkvist (Swe) Swedish National Team                  1
18 Stefan Sulser (Swi) G.S. Hadimec Electronics                 1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 André Greipel (Ger) German National Team                     12 pts
2 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Swedish National Team                7
3 David Loosli (Swi) Swiss National Team                        6
4 Fabio Borghesi (Ita) Italian National Team                    4
5 Steffen Lockan (Ger) Team Hofbräu Stuttgart                   4
6 Michael Albasini (Swi) V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali           3
7 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Austrian National Team                    2
8 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                  2
9 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Italian National Team                 2
10 Alberto Tiberio (Swi) Swiss National Team MIXED              2
11 Gregory Rast (Swi) Swiss National Team                       1
12 Hans-Jörg Leopold (Aut) Austrian National Team               1
13 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Australian National Team                1
14 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) German National Team                  1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Swiss National Team                                    15.49.22
2 Danish National Team                                       0.33
3 Swedish National Team                                      0.34
4 Slovenian National Team                                    0.59
5 Australian National Team                                   1.51
6 V.C. Mendrisio Mapei PL Vali                               2.03
7 Kazakhstan National Team                                   2.22
8 GS Hörmann-Romer's                                         2.29
9 G.S. Hadimec Electronics                                   2.50
10 Austrian National Team
11 Italian National Team                                     3.21
12 Team Hofbräu Stuttgart                                    4.10
13 Swiss National Team MIXED                                 6.30
14 RDM Bianchi Team Baardegem                                6.54
15 Irish National Team                                       8.19
16 USA National Team                                         8.20
17 German National Team                                     11.59
18 French National Team                                     18.41