Schafer wins Hellas

Stefan Schafer was the winner of the 17th International Tour of Greece. The LKT Brandeburg rider maintained his 5 second of advantage on the final day of the race, the 5th stage from Marathon to Athens.

Stefan Schafer won two stages, his first win coming in Delfi and his second in Marathon, and thus he wore the light blue jersey for the final two days of the Tour. Bad weather conditions also played a huge role in the last two days of the race, with rain and low temperatures (almost 10°C, which is very low for Greece in April).

"I am very happy because it was very difficult for us to make it,” Schafer said after the finish. “Today the road was very slippery because of the rain and we had to be careful. It was dramatic, especially on the pavement below the archaeological sites of the Acropolis. But my general opinion about 17th International Tour of Greece is that it was a very good Tour. Our only problem was the weather, but we are professionals and have to accept this. I want also to congratulate my team who helped me until the last metre of the race."

Ioannis Tamouridis of SP Tableware remained in second place, just five seconds behind and Markus Fothen of Team NSP was third, 56 seconds back.

"The progress of the race for my team makes me believe that it would have been a good scenario for a movie,” Tamouridis said. “We had very bad luck, and this started one week before Tour of Greece when our teammate, a French guy Guillame Pont, was injured. Our drama completed in Marathon with the escapees who fell just a few metres before the finish line. Today my teammates had four punctures and a fall, so I stayed in second place of GC."

The winner of the final stage was Tino Thomel (team NSP) who also won the first stage in Preveza. Second was Jacob Fiedler (Team NSP) and third was Jeremy Yates of Manisaspor.

Results

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Stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Tino Thomel (Ger) Team NSP2:30:34
2Jacob Fiedler (Fra) Team NSPRow 1 - Cell 2
3Jeremy Yates (NZl) ManisasporRow 2 - Cell 2
4Stefan Schafer (Ger) LKT-Team-BrandenburgRow 3 - Cell 2
5Polychronis Tzortzakis (Gre) National Team of GreeceRow 4 - Cell 2
6Iannis Tamouridis (Gre) SP TablewareRow 5 - Cell 2
7Alberto Di Lorenzo (Ita) Meridiana - KamenRow 6 - Cell 2
8Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) RC Arbo Wels GourmetfeinRow 7 - Cell 2
9Florian Bissinger (Ger) Arbo Gebruder WeissRow 8 - Cell 2
10Jakub Kratochvila (Cze) Arbo Gebruder WeissRow 9 - Cell 2
11Gernot Auer (Aut) RC Arbo Wels GourmetfeinRow 10 - Cell 2
12Mariano Giallorenzo (Ita) Meridiana - KamenRow 11 - Cell 2
13Joris Boillat (Swi) Champion System-Hong KongRow 12 - Cell 2
14Marek Canecky (Svk) ManisasporRow 13 - Cell 2
15Pous Jaume Rovira (Spa) KTM Murcia KastroRow 14 - Cell 2
16Markus Fothen (Ger) Team NSPRow 15 - Cell 2
17Evgeni Gerganov (Bul) Konya Torku Seker-ViveloRow 16 - Cell 2
18Christoph Sokoll (Aut) RC Arbo Wels GourmetfeinRow 17 - Cell 2
19Alexander Braico (Mda) Tusnad Cycling TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Zbigneiw Gucwa (Pol) Equipe CMI/BSTRow 19 - Cell 2
21Sebastiaan Kamphuis (Ned) OWC Global Team0:00:15
22Nikias Arndt (Ger) LKT-Team-BrandenburgRow 21 - Cell 2
23Sergiu Cioban (Mda) Tusnad Cycling Team0:00:20
24Martin Riska (Svk) RC Arbo Wels GourmetfeinRow 23 - Cell 2
25Nieck Busser (Ned) Babydump-Lemmers-WilvoRow 24 - Cell 2
26Andreas Graf (Aut) RC Arbo Wels GourmetfeinRow 25 - Cell 2
27Ivan Stevic (Srb) Partizan PowermoveRow 26 - Cell 2
28Jan Sokol (Aut) RC Arbo Wels GourmetfeinRow 27 - Cell 2
29Stanislav Zaraliev (Bul) Konya Torku Seker-ViveloRow 28 - Cell 2
30Apostolos Bouglas (Gre) KTM Murcia Kastro0:00:31
31Anastasios Kourmpetis (Gre) National Team of Greece0:00:44
32Sven Forberger (Ger) Team NSP0:00:55
33Ahmet Akdelek (Tur) Manisaspor0:01:09
34Michael Weicht (Ger) LKT-Team-BrandenburgRow 33 - Cell 2
35Andi Bajc (Slo) ManisasporRow 34 - Cell 2
36Darko Blazevic (Cro) Meridiana - KamenRow 35 - Cell 2
37Mart Ojevee (Est) Champion System-Hong KongRow 36 - Cell 2
38Esad Hasanovic (Srb) Partizan Powermove0:01:49
39Aleksandar Milivojevic (Srb) National Team of Serbia0:02:03
40Petros Gkazonis (Gre) Worldofbike.grRow 39 - Cell 2
41Rodrig Wilches (Col) Meridiana - KamenRow 40 - Cell 2
42Georgios Bouglas (Gre) KTM Murcia Kastro0:03:15
43Stavros Papadimitrakis (Gre) KTM Murcia Kastro0:03:19
44Rene Obst (Ger) Team NSP0:03:26
45Lucas Schadlich (Ger) Team NSPRow 44 - Cell 2
46Konstantinos Konstantinidis (Gre) National Team of Greece0:05:39
47Christoph Springer (Ger) SP Tableware0:07:07
48Harald Gruber (Aut) Profiline0:07:17
49Jacob Arnold (USA) Equipe CMI/BSTRow 48 - Cell 2
50Gabor Kasa (Srb) ManisasporRow 49 - Cell 2
51Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Champion System-Hong KongRow 50 - Cell 2
52Jovan Zekavica (Srb) Partizan PowermoveRow 51 - Cell 2
53Alexandru Niculae Ciocan (Rom) Dinamo BuchurestRow 52 - Cell 2
54Nebojsa Jovanovic (Srb) Partizan PowermoveRow 53 - Cell 2
55Andreas Keuser (Ger) Worldofbike.grRow 54 - Cell 2
56Dragan Spasic (Srb) Partizan PowermoveRow 55 - Cell 2
57Pavlos Chalkiopoulos (Gre) National Team of Greece0:08:01
58Georgios Pattes-Toumanis (Gre) National Team of GreeceRow 57 - Cell 2
59Periklis Ilias (Gre) SP TablewareRow 58 - Cell 2
60Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Champion System-Hong KongRow 59 - Cell 2
61Daniel Reiter (Aut) Arbo Gebruder WeissRow 60 - Cell 2
62Marko Stankovic (Srb) National Team of SerbiaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Lars Pria (Rom) Arbo Gebruder WeissRow 62 - Cell 2
64Stefan Stadler (Aut) Arbo Gebruder WeissRow 63 - Cell 2
65Benjamin Hoeber (Ger) ProfilineRow 64 - Cell 2
66Mark O'Brien (Aus) SP TablewareRow 65 - Cell 2
67Dejan Maric (Srb) National Team of SerbiaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Dean Podgornik (Slo) ManisasporRow 67 - Cell 2
69Felix Dehmel (Ger) LKT-Team-BrandenburgRow 68 - Cell 2
70Tino Meier (Ger) LKT-Team-BrandenburgRow 69 - Cell 2
71Georgi Georgiev (Bul) Tusnad Cycling TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Georgios Karatzios (Gre) SP TablewareRow 71 - Cell 2
73Tobias Barkschat (Ger) LKT-Team-BrandenburgRow 72 - Cell 2
74Ferry Bruckner (Aut) ProfilineRow 73 - Cell 2
75Ruud Kooijmans (Ned) Babydump-Lemmers-WilvoRow 74 - Cell 2
76Julien Schick (Fra) Equipe CMI/BSTRow 75 - Cell 2
77Thijs Poelstra (Ned) OWC Global TeamRow 76 - Cell 2
78Wouter Groot (Ned) OWC Global TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Csicsaky Tamas (Rom) Dinamo BuchurestRow 78 - Cell 2
80Guillaume Soula (Fra) Equipe CMI/BSTRow 79 - Cell 2
81Benjamin Trouche (Fra) Equipe CMI/BSTRow 80 - Cell 2
82Daniel Petrov (Bul) Konya Torku Seker-ViveloRow 81 - Cell 2
83Stafano Zanichelli (Ita) Konya Torku Seker-ViveloRow 82 - Cell 2
84Mustafa Sayar (Tur) Konya Torku Seker-ViveloRow 83 - Cell 2
85Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Meridiana - KamenRow 84 - Cell 2
86Bruno Radotic (Cro) Meridiana - KamenRow 85 - Cell 2
DNFHarmen Mijnen (Ned) Babydump-Lemmers-WilvoRow 86 - Cell 2
DNFNeof Sakellaridis-Magkouras (Gre) SP TablewareRow 87 - Cell 2
DNFMarien Wallink (Ned) OWC Global TeamRow 88 - Cell 2
DNFVan Der Berg (Ned) OWC Global TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
DNFKenny Van Der Schueren (Bel) Worldofbike.grRow 90 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Georgios Bouglas (Gre) KTM Murcia Kastro3pts
2Rodrig Wilches (Col) Meridiana - Kamen2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Andi Bajc (Slo) Manisaspor1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Rodrig Wilches (Col) Meridiana - Kamen3pts
2Andi Bajc (Slo) Manisaspor2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Georgios Bouglas (Gre) KTM Murcia Kastro1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Rodrig Wilches (Col) Meridiana - Kamen3pts
2Andi Bajc (Slo) Manisaspor2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Rene Obst (Ger) Team NSP1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountains 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Rodrig Wilches (Col) Meridiana - Kamen3pts
2Andi Bajc (Slo) Manisaspor2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Kenny Van Der Schueren (Bel) Worldofbike.gr1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Final General Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Stefan Schafer (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg16:55:48
2Iannis Tamouridis (Gre) SP Tableware0:00:05
3Markus Fothen (Ger) Team NSP0:00:56
4Jakub Kratochvila (Cze) Arbo Gebruder Weiss0:01:34
5Evgeni Gerganov (Bul) Konya Torku Seker-Vivelo0:01:46
6Polychronis Tzortzakis (Gre) National Team of Greece0:01:54
7Pous Jaume Rovira (Spa) KTM Murcia Kastro0:02:16
8Florian Bissinger (Ger) Arbo Gebruder Weiss0:02:33
9Nikias Arndt (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg0:02:34
10Jeremy Yates (NZl) Manisaspor0:02:05
11Alberto Di Lorenzo (Ita) Meridiana - Kamen0:02:53
12Martin Riska (Svk) RC Arbo Wels Gourmetfein0:02:59
13Christoph Sokoll (Aut) RC Arbo Wels Gourmetfein0:03:14
14Sergiu Cioban (Mda) Tusnad Cycling Team0:03:24
15Marek Canecky (Svk) Manisaspor0:03:31
16Joris Boillat (Swi) Champion System-Hong Kong0:03:42
17Esad Hasanovic (Srb) Partizan Powermove0:03:57
18Jacob Fiedler (Fra) Team NSP0:04:38
19Mariano Giallorenzo (Ita) Meridiana - Kamen0:04:51
20Andi Bajc (Slo) Manisaspor0:05:16
21Stanislav Zaraliev (Bul) Konya Torku Seker-Vivelo0:05:19
22Ahmet Akdelek (Tur) Manisaspor0:06:09
23Anastasios Kourmpetis (Gre) National Team of Greece0:06:52
24Alexander Braico (Mda) Tusnad Cycling Team0:06:58
25Michael Weicht (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg0:07:09
26Ivan Stevic (Srb) Partizan Powermove0:08:02
27Rodrig Wilches (Col) Meridiana - Kamen0:08:21
28Zbigneiw Gucwa (Pol) Equipe CMI/BST0:10:08
29Christoph Springer (Ger) SP Tableware0:10:29
30Andreas Keuser (Ger) Worldofbike.gr0:10:33
31Andreas Graf (Aut) RC Arbo Wels Gourmetfein0:11:24
32Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) RC Arbo Wels Gourmetfein0:11:37
33Nieck Busser (Ned) Babydump-Lemmers-Wilvo0:11:41
34Apostolos Bouglas (Gre) KTM Murcia Kastro0:12:07
35Konstantinos Konstantinidis (Gre) National Team of Greece0:12:02
36Gabor Kasa (Srb) Manisaspor0:12:47
37Petros Gkazonis (Gre) Worldofbike.gr0:13:01
38Mart Ojevee (Est) Champion System-Hong Kong0:14:02
39Jovan Zekavica (Srb) Partizan Powermove0:14:25
40Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Champion System-Hong Kong0:14:31
41Tino Thomel (Ger) Team NSP0:15:18
42Aleksandar Milivojevic (Srb) National Team of Serbia0:15:34
43Jan Sokol (Aut) RC Arbo Wels Gourmetfein0:15:47
44Dragan Spasic (Srb) Partizan Powermove0:16:26
45Jacob Arnold (USA) Equipe CMI/BST0:16:46
46Nebojsa Jovanovic (Srb) Partizan Powermove0:18:31
47Sebastiaan Kamphuis (Ned) OWC Global Team0:18:34
48Gernot Auer (Aut) RC Arbo Wels GourmetfeinRow 47 - Cell 2
49Darko Blazevic (Cro) Meridiana - Kamen0:18:59
50Harald Gruber (Aut) Profiline0:21:41
51Pavlos Chalkiopoulos (Gre) National Team of Greece0:22:00
52Rene Obst (Ger) Team NSP0:23:27
53Lucas Schadlich (Ger) Team NSP0:26:55
54Alexandru Niculae Ciocan (Rom) Dinamo Buchurest0:28:44
55Sven Forberger (Ger) Team NSP0:31:08
56Georgios Bouglas (Gre) KTM Murcia Kastro0:31:37
57Stavros Papadimitrakis (Gre) KTM Murcia Kastro0:41:31
58Georgios Pattes-Toumanis (Gre) National Team of GreeceRow 57 - Cell 2
59Periklis Ilias (Gre) SP TablewareRow 58 - Cell 2
60Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Champion System-Hong KongRow 59 - Cell 2
61Daniel Reiter (Aut) Arbo Gebruder WeissRow 60 - Cell 2
62Marko Stankovic (Srb) National Team of SerbiaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Lars Pria (Rom) Arbo Gebruder WeissRow 62 - Cell 2
64Stefan Stadler (Aut) Arbo Gebruder WeissRow 63 - Cell 2
65Benjamin Hoeber (Ger) ProfilineRow 64 - Cell 2
66Mark O'Brien (Aus) SP TablewareRow 65 - Cell 2
67Dejan Maric (Srb) National Team of SerbiaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Dean Podgornik (Slo) ManisasporRow 67 - Cell 2
69Felix Dehmel (Ger) LKT-Team-BrandenburgRow 68 - Cell 2
70Tino Meier (Ger) LKT-Team-BrandenburgRow 69 - Cell 2
71Georgi Georgiev (Bul) Tusnad Cycling TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Georgios Karatzios (Gre) SP TablewareRow 71 - Cell 2
73Tobias Barkschat (Ger) LKT-Team-BrandenburgRow 72 - Cell 2
74Ferry Bruckner (Aut) ProfilineRow 73 - Cell 2
75Ruud Kooijmans (Ned) Babydump-Lemmers-WilvoRow 74 - Cell 2
76Julien Schick (Fra) Equipe CMI/BSTRow 75 - Cell 2
77Thijs Poelstra (Ned) OWC Global TeamRow 76 - Cell 2
78Wouter Groot (Ned) OWC Global TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Csicsaky Tamas (Rom) Dinamo BuchurestRow 78 - Cell 2
80Guillaume Soula (Fra) Equipe CMI/BSTRow 79 - Cell 2
81Benjamin Trouche (Fra) Equipe CMI/BSTRow 80 - Cell 2
82Daniel Petrov (Bul) Konya Torku Seker-ViveloRow 81 - Cell 2
83Stafano Zanichelli (Ita) Konya Torku Seker-ViveloRow 82 - Cell 2
84Mustafa Sayar (Tur) Konya Torku Seker-ViveloRow 83 - Cell 2
85Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Meridiana - KamenRow 84 - Cell 2
86Bruno Radotic (Cro) Meridiana - KamenRow 85 - Cell 2
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Final Teams Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Manisaspor50:57:29
2Meridiana - Kamen50:57:34
3LKT-Team-Brandenburg50:57:37
4ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer51:00:12
5National Team Of Greece51:07:00
6Team NSP51:07:05
7Champion System-Hong Kong51:08:56
8Partizan Powermove Sebia51:09:56
9KTM Murcia Kastro51:15:45
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Final Points Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Dean Podgornik (Slo) Manisaspor15pts
2Rodrig Wilches (Col) Meridiana - Kamen8Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mart Ojevee (Est) Champion System-Hong Kong8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ivan Stevic (Srb) Partizan Powermove6Row 3 - Cell 3
5Andi Bajc (Slo) Manisaspor5Row 4 - Cell 3
6Gabor Kasa (Srb) Manisaspor5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Georgios Bouglas (Gre) KTM Murcia Kastro4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Alberto Di Lorenzo (Ita) Meridiana - Kamen4Row 7 - Cell 3
9Mariano Giallorenzo (Ita) Meridiana - Kamen4Row 8 - Cell 3
10Esad Hasanovic (Srb) Partizan Powermove3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Jan Sokol (Aut) RC Arbo Wels Gourmetfein2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Rene Obst (Ger) Team NSP1Row 11 - Cell 3
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Final Mountains Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Periklis Ilias (Gre) SP Tableware14pts
2Alberto Di Lorenzo (Ita) Meridiana - Kamen12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Gabor Kasa (Srb) Manisaspor11Row 2 - Cell 3
4Iannis Tamouridis (Gre) SP Tableware8Row 3 - Cell 3
5Mariano Giallorenzo (Ita) Meridiana - Kamen5Row 4 - Cell 3
6Dean Podgornik (Slo) Manisaspor5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Rodrig Wilches (Col) Meridiana - Kamen4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Marek Canecky (Svk) Manisaspor3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Ivan Stevic (Srb) Partizan Powermove3Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jan Sokol (Aut) RC Arbo Wels Gourmetfein3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Andi Bajc (Slo) Manisaspor2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Andreas Keuser (Ger) Worldofbike.gr2Row 11 - Cell 3
13Mart Ojevee (Est) Champion System-Hong Kong2Row 12 - Cell 3
14Markus Fothen (Ger) Team NSP1Row 13 - Cell 3
15Jakub Kratochvila (Cze) Arbo Gebruder Weiss1Row 14 - Cell 3
16Nebojsa Jovanovic (Srb) Partizan Powermove1Row 15 - Cell 3
17Gernot Auer (Aut) RC Arbo Wels Gourmetfein1Row 16 - Cell 3
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Final Young Rider General Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Polychronis Tzortzakis (Gre) National Team of Greece16:57:42
2Nikias Arndt (Ger) LKT-Team-Brandenburg0:00:40
3Apostolos Bouglas (Gre) KTM Murcia Kastro0:10:13
4Gabor Kasa (Srb) Manisaspor0:10:53
5Petros Gkazonis (Gre) Worldofbike.gr0:11:07
6Jovan Zekavica (Srb) Partizan Powermove0:12:31
7Jan Sokol (Aut) RC Arbo Wels Gourmetfein0:13:53
8Jacob Arnold (USA) Equipe CMI/BST0:14:52
9Gernot Auer (Aut) RC Arbo Wels Gourmetfein0:16:40
10Georgios Bouglas (Gre) KTM Murcia Kastro0:29:43

 

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