Rund um die Sparkasse - NE

Krefeld, Germany, July 26, 2005

2004 results Results The inside story of the post-TdF crits Past winners

Jens Voigt (CSC)
Photo ©: Elmar Krings

Photography

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Images by Elmar Krings

Jörg Ludewig (Domina Vacanze) warms up
The Akud team with their very youthful German champion Gerald Ciolek
Jens Voigt (CSC) signs autographs for fans. The post-Tour crits are a chance to get close to heroes.
Jens Voigt (CSC) looking very determined on his way to the win
Sebastian Lang (Gerolsteiner) - a tireless worker in the Tour and now putting on a show in Krefeld.
Jan Schaffrath (T-Mobile) speeds through the streets of Krefeld as dusk falls.
Markus Fothen (Gerolsteiner) is another young German rising star
Gerald Ciolek (Akud) in the German champion's colours
The huge crowd practically swamps Wegmann and Zabel
Erik Zabel (T-Mobile) may not have even ridden the Tour this year, but is still a superstar in Germany.
The podium - Erik Zabel (T-Mobile), Jens Voigt (CSC) and Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner)
Jens Voigt (CSC) and Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) on the podium

Results - 90 km

Elite Men
 
1 Jens Voigt (Ger) CSC                                    1.58.52
2 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile
4 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Akud Arnold
5 Joerg Ludewig (Ger) Domina Vacanze
6 Andreas Kappes (Ger) Koenig Pilsener Team
7 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
8 Christian Mueller (Ger) CSC
9 Paul Budach  (Ger) Team Sparkasse
10 Jonas Owczarek (Ger) SG Kaarst
11 Thomas Weyers (Ger) Koenig Pilsener Team
12 Bjoern Schroeder (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
13 Arthur Gajek (Ger) Akud Arnold
14 Robert Retschke (Ger) ComNet Senges
15 Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Team Sparkasse
16 Andreas Junkermann (Ger) Team Moells
17 Michel Teichert (Ger) Profil Huertgenwald
18 Uwe Nepp (Ger) SG Worringen
19 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) SG Kaarst
20 Sebastian Flaskamp (Ger) Koenig Pilsener Team
21 Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
22 Sea Keong Loh (Chn) Marco Polo Cycling Team
23 Sascha Louven (Ger) Team Krefeld
24 Erik Weisspfennig (Ger) Team Sparkasse
25 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak
26 Remko Kramer (Ned) Marco Polo Cycling Team
27 Hans Peter Franken (Ger) Team Krefeld
28 Karsten Goetel (Ger) RSV Unna
29 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) T-Mobile
30 Sven Rehbein (Ger) Profil Huertgenwald

Women - 40 km

1 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nuernberger                   55.04
2 Tanja Hennes  (Ger) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint
3 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Equipe Nuernberger
4 Christina Becker (Ger) Red Bull
5 Eva Lutz (Ger) Euregio
6 Larissa Kleinmann (Ger) Stuttgart
7 Katharina Blum (Ger) Stuttgart
8 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Red Bull
9 Clarissa Breuer (Ger) RSV Sturmvogel  Bad Neuenahr
10 Fabienne Sandig (Ger) Euregio
11 Gina Haatz (Ger) Marcel Wuest Junior Team
12 Anja Lungwitz (Ger) Euregio

Past winners

2004 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner
2003 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom