16th Rund um den Flughafen Köln-Bonn - 1.3

Germany, May 16, 2004

2003 Results Results Past winners

Photos

Images by Mani Wollner/foto-grafik-satz.de

The riders looking relaxed before the start
Corey Sweet leading the peloton over the second GPM
The peloton at the second GPM
Corey Sweet (winner of the GPM overall) also leads the group of about 25 riders over the third GPM
Team Volksbank Ideal controlled the race
Sven Krauß (Gerolsteiner) and a guy from Team Cyclingnews attack from the peloton
The leading group working on a flat passage
The two riders still between the leading group and the peloton
De Nardi working in the peloton
The leading group splits with 55 kilometers to go
Torsten Schmidt (Gerolsteiner) tries to keep contact
The peloton following about four minutes behind
A group of nine riders crossing the line with 25 kilometers to go
The peloton finishing the race quite relaxed
Pascal Hungerbühler crossing the finish line first
David Kopp (Team Lamonta) suffering on the finish line
Pascal Hungerbühler gets the compliments of his teammates
The podium: Jef Peeters (Vlaanderen-T Interim), Pascal Hungerbühler and Harald Morscher (Volksbank Ideal Leingruber)

Results

1 Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Volksbank Ideal Leingruber    4.53.53
2 Jef Peeters (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                         
3 Harald Morscher (Aut) Volksbank Ideal Leingruber           0.03
4 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                      
5 Stefan Kupfernagel (Ger) Team Lamonta                          
6 Corey Sweet (Aus) Team Comnet-Senges                           
7 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             
8 Ronny Lauke (Ger) Winfix Arnolds Sicherheit                    
9 David Kopp (Ger) Team Lamonta                              0.30
10 Holger Sievers (Ger) Team Lamonta                         3.20
11 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim             3.21
12 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim              3.24
13 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Mixed Team 1                         3.32
14 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                          
15 Allan Johansen (Den) Bankgiroloterij                          
16 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                     
17 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              
18 Ludovic Martin (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover               
19 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                     3.37
20 René Weissinger (Ger) Volksbank Ideal Leingruber

Past winners

2003 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Telekom 199 kms in 4.59.29
2002 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank      192 kms in 4.41.40
2001 Davide Casarotto (Ita) Alessio      192 kms in 4.44.32
2000 Sören Petersen (Den) Cologne        197 kms in 4.33.46

Past winners courtesy of Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com