Kristoff wins in Frankfurt
Katusha sprinter out-paces Degenkolb in Germany












Milan-San Remo winner Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) won a soggy sprint in the Eschborn-Frankfurt, beating race-favorite German John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) on his home turf. Belgian Jérôme Baugnies (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) was third from several bike lengths behind.
"I never expected this before the race,” Kristoff said. “I have to be honest, after Paris-Roubaix I took a well-deserved break and these past few days I just did long distance training, and I had a travel day yesterday. On the bike, I didn’t feel good in the beginning but then when you see your teammates doing a perfect job, the only thing I had to do was to follow. In the end, I started to feel better and better. Moreover, I never start a race with the idea that I will not finish. I’ll always do the sprint, and when I had such a perfect train in front of me, it was my duty to try to win. I’m really happy to put my name on the winner’s list."
The field caught a 10-man breakaway near the end of the race. Kristoff’s teammate, Alexandr Kolobnev, made a timely counter attack but was caught by the field in the last 10km. Kristoff, who was already well-placed near the front of the peloton, started his sprint with 300 meters to go. He said that during last 200 meters he was taking in a lot of wind but felt strong enough to continue to sprint.
“Most likely Degenkolb was a bit more tired,” Kristoff said. “He was the local favorite and everybody was watching him. In the end, he had to work himself too, thanks to the perfect job of Kolobnev who attacked earlier. A perfect day, and again, a win in the rain. The roads were sometimes very slippery but we managed to survive. We even did more..."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha | 4:49:31 |
2 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Rick Zabel (Ger) Deutsche Nationalmannschaft | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Deutsche Nationalmannschaft | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Jan Dieteren (Ger) Team Stölting | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Christian Mager (Ger) Team Stölting | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Silvio Herklotz (Ger) Team Stölting | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN Qhubeka p.b. Samsung | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Jaco Venter (RSA) MTN Qhubeka p.b. Samsung | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Sebastian Deckert (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Antonio Parrinello (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | 0:00:06 |
20 | Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Kuota | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:12 |
24 | Gustav Larsson (Swe) IAM Cycling | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Frantisek Padour (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne - Séché.environnement | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Christophe Laborie (Fra) Bretagne - Séché.environnement | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Rad-net Rose Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R - La Mondiale | 0:00:18 |
34 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp - Endura | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Nikodemus Holler (Ger) Team Stuttgart | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Backer Bert De (Bel) Team Giant-Shimano | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:00:32 |
42 | Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:00:37 |
44 | Mirco Saggiorato (Swi) Team Stölting | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Séché.environnement | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Branislau Samoilau (Blr) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:00:45 |
47 | Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Alexander Krieger (Ger) Team Stuttgart | 0:00:50 |
49 | Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN Qhubeka p.b. Samsung | 0:10:00 |
50 | Thomas Degand (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 0:10:07 |
52 | Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) MTN Qhubeka p.b. Samsung | 0:10:10 |
53 | Julian Kern (Ger) AG2R - La Mondiale | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R - La Mondiale | 0:10:15 |
55 | Hugo Houle (Can) AG2R - La Mondiale | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Biel Kadri (Fra) AG2R - La Mondiale | 0:10:18 |
57 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R - La Mondiale | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Deutsche Nationalmannschaft | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Bretagne - Séché.environnement | 0:10:25 |
60 | Marco Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | 0:10:44 |
61 | Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:10:59 |
63 | Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Team Katusha | 0:20:06 |
65 | Mario Vogt (Ger) Rad-net Rose Team | 0:20:49 |
66 | Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne - Séché.environnement | 0:40:13 |
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