International Tour of Hellas 2011: Stage 1 Results

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Timo Thömel (Team NSP) won the first stage of the Tour of Greece.(Image credit: International Tour of Hellas)

Tino Thömel of Team NSP was the winner of the first stage of 17th international tour of Greece. After 149 km and a powerful sprint in Preveza, west of the country, the German topped LKT Brandenberg teammates Niklas Arndt and Stefan Schäfer to don the blue leader's jersey.

"I m very happy for my victory, my teammates did a very good job for me, but tomorrow there is an individual time trial, so it will be difficult for me to keep the light blue jersey," Thömel said.

The green points jersey is on the shoulders of Dean Podgornik (Manisaspor) and the red jersey of the king of the mountains classification went to Periklis Ilias (SP Tableware).

Ilias spent the early part of the race up the road ahead of the group with Podgornik in order to gain the points toward the mountain classification, but the peloton caught them just a few kilometres before the line of the intermediate sprint.

Podgornik claimed both intermediate sprints, while Ilias got away with teammate Ioannis Tamouridis to take the mountain prize.

A group of three with Podgornik, Esad Hasanovic (Partizan Powermove) and Gabor Kasa (Manisaspor) gained a maximum of 2:15, but were reeled in with 3km to go.

Results

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Timo Thömel (Ger) Team NSP	3:31:40
2	Nikias Arndt (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Stefan Schäfer (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) SP Tableware	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Zolt Der (Srb) Serbia	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Jan Sokol (Aut) RC ARBÖ Gourmetfein Wels	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Polychronis Tzortzakis (Gre) Greece	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) RC ARBÖ Gourmetfein Wels	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Jovan Zekavica (Srb) Partizan Powermove	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Ivan Stevic (Srb) Partizan Powermove	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Ahmet Akdylek (Tur) Manisaspor Cycling Team	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Mustafa Sayar (Tur) Konya Torku Seker Spor - Vivelo	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Marko Stankovic (Srb) Serbia	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Sebastiaan Kamphuis (Ned) OWC Global Team	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Apostolos Bouglas (Gre) KTM - Murcia	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Florian Bissinger (Ger) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Gernot Auer (Aut) RC ARBÖ Gourmetfein Wels	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Jim Van Den Berg (Ned) OWC Global Team	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Andreas Graf (Aut) RC ARBÖ Gourmetfein Wels	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Daniel Petrov (Bul) Konya Torku Seker Spor - Vivelo	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Alberto Di Lorenzo (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Champion System	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Champion System	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Marcel Ternovsek (Slo) Tusnad Cycling Team	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Markus Fothen (Ger) Team NSP	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Kenny Van Der Schueren (Bel) Team Worldofbike:gr	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Jacob Fiedler (Ger) Team NSP	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Norberto Wilches (Col) Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Mariano Giallorenzo (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Jaume Rovira Pous (Spa) KTM - Murcia	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Darko Blazevic (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Periklis Ilias (Gre) SP Tableware	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Bruno Radotic (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Christoph Sokoll (Aut) RC ARBÖ Gourmetfein Wels	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Petros Gkazonis (Gre) Team Worldofbike:gr	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Michael Weicht (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Georgios Pattes-Toumanis (Gre) Greece	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Martin Riska (Svk) RC ARBÖ Gourmetfein Wels	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Mark O'brien (Aus) SP Tableware	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Christoph Springer (Ger) SP Tableware	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Esad Hasanovic (Srb) Partizan Powermove	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Dimitrios Polydoropoulos (Gre) Greece	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Kostas Konstantinidis (Gre) Greece	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Gabor Kasa (Srb) Manisaspor Cycling Team	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Harald Gruber (Aut) Profiline	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Benjamin Höber (Ger) Profiline	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Ruud Kooymans (Ned) Babydump - Lemmers	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Andi Bajc (Slo) Manisaspor Cycling Team	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Jakub Kratochvila (Cze) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Stanislav Zaraliev (Bul) Konya Torku Seker Spor - Vivelo	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Tino Meier (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Julien Schick (Fra) Equipe CMI/BST	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Nebojsa Jovanovic (Srb) Partizan Powermove	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Georgios Karatzios (Gre) SP Tableware	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Evgeni Gerganov (Bul) Konya Torku Seker Spor - Vivelo	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Tobias Barkschat (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Alexandru Niculae Ciocan (Rom) Dinamo Buchurest	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Magkoyras Neofytos Sakellaridis (Gre) SP Tableware	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Sebastiaan Beens (Ned) Babydump - Lemmers	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Goran Smelcerovic (Srb) Serbia	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Pavlos Chalkiopoulos (Gre) Greece	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Alexandr Braico (Mda) Tusnad Cycling Team	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Lars Pria (Rom) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Nieck Busser (Ned) Babydump - Lemmers	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Predrag Prokic (Srb) Serbia	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Anastasios Kourmpetis (Gre) Greece	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Jeremy Yates (NZl) Manisaspor Cycling Team	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Felix Dehmel (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Dragan Spasic (Srb) Partizan Powermove	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Dean Podgornik (Slo) Manisaspor Cycling Team	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Aleksandar Milivojevic (Srb) Serbia	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Marian Frunzeanu (Rom) Dinamo Buchurest	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Stefan Stadler (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Marek Canecky (Svk) Manisaspor Cycling Team	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Andreas Keuser (Ger) Team Worldofbike:gr	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Glenn Vandemaele (Bel) Team Worldofbike:gr	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Jacob Arnold (USA) Equipe CMI/BST	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Alexandros Papaderos (Gre) KTM - Murcia	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Georgi Petrov Georgiev (Bul) Tusnad Cycling Team	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Sergiu Cioban (Mda) Tusnad Cycling Team	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Guillaume Soula (Fra) Equipe CMI/BST	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Stefano Zanichelli (Ita) Konya Torku Seker Spor - Vivelo	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Joris Boillat (Swi) Champion System	Row 84 - Cell 2
86	René Obst (Ger) Team NSP	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Zbigniew Gucwa (Pol) Equipe CMI/BST	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Daniel Reiter (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	0:00:27
89	Harmen Mijnen (Ned) Babydump - Lemmers	0:00:33
90	Job Smit (Ned) Babydump - Lemmers	Row 89 - Cell 2
91	Nikolaos Nomikos (Gre) Team Worldofbike:gr	0:00:41
92	Tamas Csicsaky (Rom) Dinamo Buchurest	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Eduard Novak (Rom) Tusnad Cycling Team	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Ferdinand Bruckner (Aut) Profiline	Row 93 - Cell 2
95	Peter Van Agtmaal (Ned) OWC Global Team	0:00:49
96	Simeon Green (GBr) Equipe CMI/BST	Row 95 - Cell 2
97	Benjamin Trouche (Fra) Equipe CMI/BST	Row 96 - Cell 2
98	Nandor Lazar (Rom) Tusnad Cycling Team	0:00:55
99	Dejan Maric (Srb) Serbia	Row 98 - Cell 2
100	Sven Forberger (Ger) Team NSP	Row 99 - Cell 2
101	Lucas Schädlich (Ger) Team NSP	0:03:07
102	Stavros Papadimitrakis (Gre) KTM - Murcia	0:17:45
103	Georgios Bouglas (Gre) KTM - Murcia	Row 102 - Cell 2
104	Christos Katrakis (Gre) Team Worldofbike:gr	Row 103 - Cell 2
105	Charalampos Kastrantas (Gre) Partizan Powermove	Row 104 - Cell 2
106	Wouter De Groot (Ned) OWC Global Team	Row 105 - Cell 2
107	Timo Niesing (Ger) Profiline	Row 106 - Cell 2
108	Stavros Kanellopoulos (Gre) Profiline	Row 107 - Cell 2
109	Konstantinos Efstathiou (Gre) KTM - Murcia	Row 108 - Cell 2
110	Thijs Poelstra (Ned) OWC Global Team	Row 109 - Cell 2
111	Mihai Varabiev (Rom) Dinamo Buchurest	Row 110 - Cell 2
112	Marien Wallink (Ned) OWC Global Team	Row 111 - Cell 2
113	Mihail Rusu (Rom) Dinamo Buchurest	Row 112 - Cell 2
114	Pavlin Balinsky (Bul) Konya Torku Seker Spor - Vivelo	Row 113 - Cell 2
DNQ	Nicolae Juganaru Razvan (Rom) Dinamo Buchurest	Row 114 - Cell 2
DNQ	Steven Wong (HKg) Champion System	Row 115 - Cell 2
DNQ	Holger Burkhardt (Ger) Champion System	Row 116 - Cell 2
DNQ	Paul Dekkers (Ned) Babydump - Lemmers	Row 117 - Cell 2
DNF	Rene Ruzmarinovic (Aut) Profiline	Row 118 - Cell 2

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General classification after stage 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Timo Thömel (Ger) Team NSP	3:31:30
2	Nikias Arndt (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	0:00:04
3	Stefan Schäfer (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	0:00:06
4	Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) SP Tableware	0:00:10
5	Zolt Der (Srb) Serbia	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Jan Sokol (Aut) RC ARBÖ Gourmetfein Wels	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Polychronis Tzortzakis (Gre) Greece	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) RC ARBÖ Gourmetfein Wels	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Jovan Zekavica (Srb) Partizan Powermove	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Ivan Stevic (Srb) Partizan Powermove	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Ahmet Akdylek (Tur) Manisaspor Cycling Team	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Mustafa Sayar (Tur) Konya Torku Seker Spor - Vivelo	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Marko Stankovic (Srb) Serbia	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Sebastiaan Kamphuis (Ned) OWC Global Team	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Apostolos Bouglas (Gre) KTM - Murcia	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Florian Bissinger (Ger) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Gernot Auer (Aut) RC ARBÖ Gourmetfein Wels	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Jim Van Den Berg (Ned) OWC Global Team	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Andreas Graf (Aut) RC ARBÖ Gourmetfein Wels	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Daniel Petrov (Bul) Konya Torku Seker Spor - Vivelo	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Daniel Petrov (Bul) Konya Torku Seker Spor - Vivelo	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Champion System	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Champion System	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Marcel Ternovsek (Slo) Tusnad Cycling Team	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Markus Fothen (Ger) Team NSP	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Kenny Van Der Schueren (Bel) Team Worldofbike:gr	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Jacob Fiedler (Ger) Team NSP	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Norberto Wilches (Col) Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Mariano Giallorenzo (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Jaume Rovira Pous (Spa) KTM - Murcia	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Darko Blazevic (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Periklis Ilias (Gre) SP Tableware	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Bruno Radotic (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Christoph Sokoll (Aut) RC ARBÖ Gourmetfein Wels	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Petros Gkazonis (Gre) Team Worldofbike:gr	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Michael Weicht (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Georgios Pattes-Toumanis (Gre) Greece	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Martin Riska (Svk) RC ARBÖ Gourmetfein Wels	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Mark O'brien (Aus) SP Tableware	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Christoph Springer (Ger) SP Tableware	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Esad Hasanovic (Srb) Partizan Powermove	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Dimitrios Polydoropoulos (Gre) Greece	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Kostas Konstantinidis (Gre) Greece	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Gabor Kasa (Srb) Manisaspor Cycling Team	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Harald Gruber (Aut) Profiline	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Benjamin Höber (Ger) Profiline	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Ruud Kooymans (Ned) Babydump - Lemmers	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Andi Bajc (Slo) Manisaspor Cycling Team	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Jakub Kratochvila (Cze) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Stanislav Zaraliev (Bul) Konya Torku Seker Spor - Vivelo	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Tino Meier (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Julien Schick (Fra) Equipe CMI/BST	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Nebojsa Jovanovic (Srb) Partizan Powermove	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Georgios Karatzios (Gre) SP Tableware	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Evgeni Gerganov (Bul) Konya Torku Seker Spor - Vivelo	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Tobias Barkschat (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Alexandru Niculae Ciocan (Rom) Dinamo Buchurest	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Magkoyras Neofytos Sakellaridis (Gre) SP Tableware	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Sebastiaan Beens (Ned) Babydump - Lemmers	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Goran Smelcerovic (Srb) Serbia	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Pavlos Chalkiopoulos (Gre) Greece	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Alexandr Braico (Mda) Tusnad Cycling Team	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Lars Pria (Rom) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Nieck Busser (Ned) Babydump - Lemmers	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Predrag Prokic (Srb) Serbia	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Anastasios Kourmpetis (Gre) Greece	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Jeremy Yates (NZl) Manisaspor Cycling Team	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Felix Dehmel (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Dragan Spasic (Srb) Partizan Powermove	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Dean Podgornik (Slo) Manisaspor Cycling Team	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Aleksandar Milivojevic (Srb) Serbia	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Marian Frunzeanu (Rom) Dinamo Buchurest	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Stefan Stadler (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Marek Canecky (Svk) Manisaspor Cycling Team	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Andreas Keuser (Ger) Team Worldofbike:gr	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Glenn Vandemaele (Bel) Team Worldofbike:gr	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Jacob Arnold (USA) Equipe CMI/BST	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Alexandros Papaderos (Gre) KTM - Murcia	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Georgi Petrov Georgiev (Bul) Tusnad Cycling Team	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Sergiu Cioban (Mda) Tusnad Cycling Team	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Guillaume Soula (Fra) Equipe CMI/BST	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Stefano Zanichelli (Ita) Konya Torku Seker Spor - Vivelo	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Joris Boillat (Swi) Champion System	Row 84 - Cell 2
86	René Obst (Ger) Team NSP	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Zbigniew Gucwa (Pol) Equipe CMI/BST	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Daniel Reiter (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer	0:00:37
89	Harmen Mijnen (Ned) Babydump - Lemmers	0:00:43
90	Job Smit (Ned) Babydump - Lemmers	Row 89 - Cell 2
91	Nikolaos Nomikos (Gre) Team Worldofbike:gr	0:00:51
92	Tamas Csicsaky (Rom) Dinamo Buchurest	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Eduard Novak (Rom) Tusnad Cycling Team	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Ferdinand Bruckner (Aut) Profiline	Row 93 - Cell 2
95	Peter Van Agtmaal (Ned) OWC Global Team	0:00:59
96	Simeon Green (GBr) Equipe CMI/BST	Row 95 - Cell 2
97	Benjamin Trouche (Fra) Equipe CMI/BST	Row 96 - Cell 2
98	Nandor Lazar (Rom) Tusnad Cycling Team	0:01:05
99	Dejan Maric (Srb) Serbia	Row 98 - Cell 2
100	Sven Forberger (Ger) Team NSP	Row 99 - Cell 2
101	Lucas Schädlich (Ger) Team NSP	0:03:17
102	Stavros Papadimitrakis (Gre) KTM - Murcia	0:17:55
103	Georgios Bouglas (Gre) KTM - Murcia	Row 102 - Cell 2
104	Christos Katrakis (Gre) Team Worldofbike:gr	Row 103 - Cell 2
105	Charalampos Kastrantas (Gre) Partizan Powermove	Row 104 - Cell 2
106	Wouter De Groot (Ned) OWC Global Team	Row 105 - Cell 2
107	Timo Niesing (Ger) Profiline	Row 106 - Cell 2
108	Stavros Kanellopoulos (Gre) Profiline	Row 107 - Cell 2
109	Konstantinos Efstathiou (Gre) KTM - Murcia	Row 108 - Cell 2
110	Thijs Poelstra (Ned) OWC Global Team	Row 109 - Cell 2
111	Mihai Varabiev (Rom) Dinamo Buchurest	Row 110 - Cell 2
112	Marien Wallink (Ned) OWC Global Team	Row 111 - Cell 2
113	Mihail Rusu (Rom) Dinamo Buchurest	Row 112 - Cell 2
114	Pavlin Balinsky (Bul) Konya Torku Seker Spor - Vivelo	Row 113 - Cell 2

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Teams classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Rc Arbo Wels Gourmetfein	10:35:00
2	Lkt-Team-Brandenburg	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Champion System-Hong Kong	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Team Nsp	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Partizan Powermove Sebia	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Meridiana - Kamen	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Sp Tableware	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	National Team Of Serbia	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Konya Torku Seker-Vivelo	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	National Team Of Greece	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Manisaspor	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Ktm Murcia Kastro	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Arbo Gebruder Weiss	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Worldofbike	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Tusnad Cycling Team	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Babydump-Lemmers-Wilvo	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Equipe Cmi/Bst	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Profiline	0:00:41
19	Dinamo Buchurest	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Owc Global Team	0:00:49

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