On the third day of the 99th version of the six-day race in Berlin, Team Saxo Bank's Michael Mørkøv and Alex Rasmussen convincingly demonstrated that they are back in peak shape and ready to go for the overall victory:
"Tonight, we were both feeling strong and we managed to retrieve some of the points that we lost yesterday. After a rather difficult Friday, everything went smooth tonight. We were constantly in control of the situation which resulted in our first victory in tonight's big hunt.
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| 1 | Axel Rasmussen / Michael Mörköv (Den) Techem | 10 | pts |
| 2 | Robert Bartko / Roger Kluge (Ger) LKT Brandenburg - Axel Lange | 8 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Andreas Beikirch / Kenny de Ketele (Ger/Bel) Wolfram | 5 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Robert Bengsch / Marcel Kalz (Ger) KED Bianci Team Berlin - LCW | 5 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Tino Thömel / Marc Hester (Ger/Den) Dürkop | 5 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Alois Kankovsky / Petr Lazar (Cze) Gesundheitszentrum Prenzl.Berg | 5 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Leif Lampater / Christian Grasmann (Ger) Team Irschenberg – Schultheiss | 3 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Alexander Aeschbach / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Demag Cranes | 3 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Andreas Müller / Erik Mohs (Aut/Ger) 105’5 Spreeradio | 3 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Andreas Müller / Erik Mohs (Aut/Ger) 105’5 Spreeradio | 8 | pts |
| 2 | Alexander Aeschbach / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Demag Cranes | 5 | (-1 lap) |
| 3 | Robert Bartko / Roger Kluge (Ger) LKT Brandenburg - Axel Lange | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Danny Stam / Peter Schep (Ned) KIA Motors | 3 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Leif Lampater / Christian Grasmann (Ger) Team Irschenberg – Schultheiss | 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Axel Rasmussen / Michael Mörköv (Den) Techem | 1 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Andreas Beikirch / Kenny de Ketele (Ger/Bel) Wolfram | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Marcel Barth / Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Gera – Oßwald | Row 7 - Cell 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Robert Bengsch / Marcel Kalz (Ger) KED Bianci Team Berlin - LCW | Row 8 - Cell 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Christian Bach / Henning Bommel (Ger) Bloch Catering | Row 9 - Cell 2 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Alexej Shmidt / Sergej Kolesnikow (Rus) Burlington | Row 10 - Cell 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Daniel Musiol / Karl-Christian König (Ger) POT Marketing | Row 11 - Cell 2 | (-2 laps) |
| 12 | Milan Kadlec / Tristan Marguet (Cze/Swi) Holiday Inn | Row 12 - Cell 2 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Tino Thömel / Marc Hester (Ger/Den) Dürkop | Row 13 - Cell 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Thomas Juhas / Theo Reinhardt (Ger) BDR – Baseline | Row 14 - Cell 2 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Bastian Faltin / Jan-Moritz Müller (Ger) BDR – Zeilinga | Row 15 - Cell 2 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Alois Kankovsky / Petr Lazar (Cze) Gesundheitszentrum Prenzl.Berg | Row 16 - Cell 2 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Alexander Aeschbach / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Demag Cranes | 20 | pts |
| 2 | Axel Rasmussen / Michael Mörköv (Den) Techem | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Leif Lampater / Christian Grasmann (Ger) Team Irschenberg – Schultheiss | 10 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Robert Bartko / Roger Kluge (Ger) LKT Brandenburg - Axel Lange | 8 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Alois Kankovsky / Petr Lazar (Cze) Gesundheitszentrum Prenzl.Berg | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Alexej Shmidt / Sergej Kolesnikow (Rus) Burlington | 4 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Danny Stam / Peter Schep (Ned) KIA Motors | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Milan Kadlec / Tristan Marguet (Cze/Swi) Holiday Inn | Row 7 - Cell 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Christian Bach / Henning Bommel (Ger) Bloch Catering | Row 8 - Cell 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Daniel Musiol / Karl-Christian König (Ger) POT Marketing | Row 9 - Cell 2 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Robert Bengsch / Marcel Kalz (Ger) KED Bianci Team Berlin - LCW | 10 | pts |
| 2 | Axel Rasmussen / Michael Mörköv (Den) Techem | 8 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Danny Stam / Peter Schep (Ned) KIA Motors | 6 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Andreas Beikirch / Kenny de Ketele (Ger/Bel) Wolfram | 4 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Robert Bartko / Roger Kluge (Ger) LKT Brandenburg - Axel Lange | 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Leif Lampater / Christian Grasmann (Ger) Team Irschenberg – Schultheiss | Row 5 - Cell 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Axel Rasmussen / Michael Mörköv (Den) Techem | 12 | pts |
| 2 | Robert Bartko / Roger Kluge (Ger) LKT Brandenburg - Axel Lange | 11 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Danny Stam / Peter Schep (Ned) KIA Motors | 5 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Leif Lampater / Christian Grasmann (Ger) Team Irschenberg – Schultheiss | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Alexander Aeschbach / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Demag Cranes | 2 | (-1 lap) |
| 6 | Andreas Beikirch / Kenny de Ketele (Ger/Bel) Wolfram | 1 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Andreas Müller / Erik Mohs (Aut/Ger) 105’5 Spreeradio | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Robert Bengsch / Marcel Kalz (Ger) KED Bianci Team Berlin - LCW | Row 7 - Cell 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Tino Thömel / Marc Hester (Ger/Den) Dürkop | 1 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Christian Bach / Henning Bommel (Ger) Bloch Catering | Row 9 - Cell 2 | (-2 laps) |
| 10 | Alois Kankovsky / Petr Lazar (Cze) Gesundheitszentrum Prenzl.Berg | Row 10 - Cell 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Alexej Shmidt / Sergej Kolesnikow (Rus) Burlington | Row 11 - Cell 2 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Milan Kadlec / Tristan Marguet (Cze/Swi) Holiday Inn | Row 12 - Cell 2 | (-3 laps) |
| 14 | Marcel Barth / Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Gera – Oßwald | Row 13 - Cell 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Daniel Musiol / Karl-Christian König (Ger) POT Marketing | Row 14 - Cell 2 | (-4 laps) |
| 14 | Thomas Juhas / Theo Reinhardt (Ger) BDR – Baseline | Row 15 - Cell 2 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Bastian Faltin / Jan-Moritz Müller (Ger) BDR – Zeilinga | Row 16 - Cell 2 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Tino Thömel / Marc Hester (Ger/Den) Dürkop |
| 2 | Christian Bach / Henning Bommel (Ger) Bloch Catering |
| 3 | Alois Kankovsky / Petr Lazar (Cze) Gesundheitszentrum Prenzl.Berg |
| 4 | Alexej Shmidt / Sergej Kolesnikow (Rus) Burlington |
| 5 | Bastian Faltin / Jan-Moritz Müller (Ger) BDR – Zeilinga |
| 6 | Daniel Musiol / Karl-Christian König (Ger) POT Marketing |
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| 1 | Robert Bartko / Roger Kluge (LKT Brandenburg - Axel Lange) | 162 | pts |
| 2 | Axel Rasmussen / Michael Mörköv (Dänemark - Techem) | 141 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Alexander Aeschbach / Franco Marvulli (Schweiz -Demag Cranes) | 113 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Danny Stam / Peter Schep (Niederlande –KIA Motors) | 91 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Leif Lampater / Christian Grasmann (Team Irschenberg – Schultheiss) | 92 | (-1 lap) |
| 6 | Robert Bengsch / Marcel Kalz (KED Bianci Team Berlin -LCW) | 82 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Andreas Müller / Erik Mohs (Österreich/Leipzig – 105’5 Spreeradio) | 57 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Andreas Beikirch / Kenny de Ketele (Titz/Belgien – Wolfram) | 49 | (-3 laps) |
| 9 | Marcel Barth / Sebastian Siedler (Gera – Oßwald) | 18 | (-7) |
| 10 | Christian Bach/Henning Bommel (Erfurt/Cottbus – Bloch Catering) | 18 | (-8) |
| 11 | Alexej Shmidt / Sergej Kolesnikow (Russland – Burlington) | 25 | (-9) |
| 12 | Tino Thömel / Marc Hester (Berlin/Dänemark – Dürkop) | 36 | (-10) |
| 13 | Alois Kankovsky / Petr Lazar (Tschechien – Gesundheitszentrum Prenzl.Berg) | 34 | (-12) |
| 14 | Milan Kadlec / Tristan Marguet (Tschechien/Schweiz – Holiday Inn) | 6 | (-14) |
| 15 | Bastian Faltin / Jan-Moritz Müller (BDR – Zeilinga) | 12 | (-15) |
| 16 | Thomas Juhas / Theo Reinhardt (BDR – Baseline) | 3 | (-16) |
| 17 | Daniel Musiol / Karl-Christian König (Cottbus/Berlin – POT Marketing) | 6 | (-17) |
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| 1 | Maximilain Levy |
| 2 | Sebastian Döhrer |
| 3 | Stefan Nimke |
| 4 | Rene Enders |
| 5 | Denis Spicka |
| 6 | Clemens Selzer |
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| 1 | Sebastian Döhrer | 6 | pts |
| 2 | Maximilian Levy | 5 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Stefan Nimke | 4 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Rene Enders | 3 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Denis Spicka | 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Clemens Selzer | 1 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Rene Enders | 6 | pts |
| 2 | Maximilian Levy | 5 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Denis Spicka | 4 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Stefan Nimke | 3 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Sebastian Döhrer | 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Clemens Selzer | 1 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Maximilian Levy | 44 | pts |
| 2 | Sebastian Döhrer | 40 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Rene Enders | 34 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Stefan Nimke | 33 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Denis Spicka | 21 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Clemens Selzer | 17 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Timo Scholz | 1 |
| 2 | Peter Jörg | 2 |
| 3 | Jan-Eric Schwarzer | 3 |
| 4 | Mario Vonhof | 4 |
| 5 | Giuseppe Atzeni | 5 |
| 6 | Marcel Möbus | 6 |
| 7 | Florian Fernow | 7 |
| 8 | Philipp Klein | 8 |
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| 1 | Timo Scholz | 6 | pts |
| 2 | Peter Jörg | 9 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Mario Vonhof | 12 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Giuseppe Atzeni | 13 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Jan-Eric Schwarzer | 13 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Marcel Möbus | 15 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Florian Fernow | 16 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Philipp Klein | 24 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
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