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John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) took his second stage win at the Bayern Rundfahrt during the stage 5 finale sprint on Sunday in Nürnberg. The German strong man won the bunch sprint to the finish line ahead of Rudiger Selig (Team Katusha) and Sam Bennett (Bora-Argon18).
"It was a perfect day, everything went according to plan and I am very happy with this victory," Degenkolb said.
"The finale was hectic but the team did well. We stayed together and they guys laid down another good lead-out for me. From 200 meters I started the sprint and won."
Alex Dowsett (Movistar) secured the overall title upon the conclusion of the five-stage race. He moved into the overall race lead after winning the stage 4 individual time trial on Saturday. He finished with the top spot in the overall standings ahead of Tiago Machado (Team Katusha) and Jan Barta (Bora-Argon18).
"I’m really good on losing yellow jerseys, so keeping this one makes me really happy!" Dowsett said. "It was amazing to have the whole team working for me. Everyone committed at 100%, more or less from kilometre zero. We had a good plan for today by the team directors, plus Javi (Moreno) made some good calls on the road, took some good sort of decisions on how to ride so everything could go right. Really all of the guys gave their best - It was so fantastic that even inside three kilometers to go, the Movistar Team was still sending guys to the front to make sure the bunch came all together. When I crossed the finish… it was phenomenal. I barely did anything today."
The Bayern Rundfahrt concluded with a 197km stage from Hassfurt to Nürnberg where a breakaway of six riders made their way off the front of the peloton during the early kilometres. CULT Energy Pro Cycling’s Christian Mager was in that move, and with 20km to go, he attacked his breakaway companions in an attempt to make it to the finish line alone.
Unfortunately for Mager, Movistar were looking to hold the race together for their leader Dowsett and the sprinters' teams were hungry for a bunch sprint. He was reeled back into the fold in the closing kilometres.
Full Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | 4:40:38 |
| 2 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Team Katusha | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| 4 | Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Roompot Oranje Peloton | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Michael Svendgaard (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Reinhardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Andriato De Mattos (Bra) Southeast | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) IAM-Cycling | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Willi Willwohl (Ger) Lkt Team Brandenburg | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Ramuna Navardauskas (Ltu) Team Cannondale - Garmin | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Alex Kirsch (Lux) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Mekseb Debesay (Eri) Bike Aid | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| 16 | Nikodemus Holler (Ger) Bike Aid | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Kai Kautz (Ger) Team Stuttgart | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Jonas Koch (Ger) Rad-Net Rose Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | Henning Bommel (Ger) Rad-Net Rose Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Jonas Tenbrock (Ger) Team Stölting | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team Katusha | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Shane Archbold (NZl) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Phili Zwingenberger (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Nils Politt (Ger) Team Stölting | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Luca Wackermann (Ita) Southeast | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty Groupe Gobert | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Valencia Valencia Gonzalers (Col) Colombia | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Benjamin Edmüller (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) IAM-Cycling | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Bike Aid | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Matej Mohoric (Slo) Team Cannondale - Garmin | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Jan Barta (Cze) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Team Cannondale - Garmin | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Jack Bauer (NZl) Team Cannondale - Garmin | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Lennard Kämna (Ger) Team Stölting | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Viachesla Kuznetsov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| 42 | Marco Minnard (Ned) Wanty Groupe Gobert | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Merhawi Kudus (Eri) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Arnold Fiek (Ger) Team Stuttgart | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Team Cannondale - Garmin | 0:00:07 |
| 49 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| 50 | Holger Burkhardt (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| 51 | Fabian Schormair (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| 52 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM-Cycling | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) IAM-Cycling | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| 54 | Rasmus Chris Quaade (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 55 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Ca Quintero Norena (Col) Colombia | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| 57 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| 58 | Christian Koch (Ger) Lkt Team Brandenburg | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| 59 | Patrick Schelling (Swi) IAM-Cycling | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
| 60 | Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:11 |
| 61 | Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| 62 | Laurin Winter (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
| 63 | Julian Schulze (Ger) Team Stuttgart | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
| 64 | Samuele Conti (Ita) Southeast | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| 65 | Carl Ramirez Botero (Col) Colombia | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
| 66 | Edwar Diaz Cardenas (Col) Colombia | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| 67 | Johannes Weber (Ger) Team Stuttgart | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| 68 | Georg Loef (Ger) Team Stuttgart | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| 69 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Colombia | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
| 70 | Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot Oranje Peloton | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| 71 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| 72 | Zakkari Jo Dempster (Aus) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| 73 | Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| 74 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM-Cycling | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
| 75 | Jan Oelerich (Ger) Team Stölting | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
| 76 | Giorgio Cecchinel (Ita) Southeast | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
| 77 | Ole Quast (Ger) Team Stölting | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
| 78 | Kersten Thiele (Ger) Rad-Net Rose Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
| 79 | Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN-Qhubeka | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
| 80 | Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Southeast | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
| 81 | Marc De Maar (Ned) Roompot Oranje Peloton | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
| 82 | Mirko Tedeschi (Ita) Southeast | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
| 83 | Yannick Mayer (Ger) Bike Aid | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
| 84 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Team Cannondale - Garmin | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
| 85 | Thomas Koep (Ger) Team Stölting | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
| 86 | Moreno Moser (Ita) Team Cannondale - Garmin | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
| 87 | Mike Terpstra (Ned) Roompot Oranje Peloton | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
| 88 | Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty Groupe Gobert | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
| 89 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty Groupe Gobert | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
| 90 | Florian Nowak (Ger) Team Stuttgart | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
| 91 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
| 92 | Domenic Weinstein (Ger) Rad-Net Rose Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
| 93 | Sascha Starker (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
| 94 | Leon Rohde (Ger) Lkt Team Brandenburg | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
| 95 | Carl Soballa (Ger) Lkt Team Brandenburg | 0:00:26 |
| 96 | Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot Oranje Peloton | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
| 97 | Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | 0:00:39 |
| 98 | Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:41 |
| 99 | Winne Anacona Gomez (Col) Movistar Team | 0:00:43 |
| 100 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
| 101 | Thomas Degand (Bel) IAM-Cycling | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
| 102 | Huub Duijn (Ned) Roompot Oranje Peloton | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
| 103 | Max Walsleben (Ger) Team Stuttgart | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
| 104 | Daniel Bichlmann (Ger) Bike Aid | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
| 105 | Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:01:36 |
| 106 | Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
| 107 | Matthias Schnapka (Ger) Bike Aid | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
| 108 | Simone Antonini (Ita) Wanty Groupe Gobert | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
| 109 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:01:42 |
| 110 | Sjoerd Van Ginneken (Ned) Roompot Oranje Peloton | 0:01:57 |
| 111 | Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
| 112 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | 0:02:01 |
| 113 | Leon Berger (Ger) Lkt Team Brandenburg | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
| 114 | Christoph Schweizer (Ger) Bike Aid | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
| 115 | Christian Mager (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 0:02:03 |
| 116 | Franz Schiewer (Ger) Lkt Team Brandenburg | 0:02:33 |
| 117 | Bray Ramirez Chacon (Col) Colombia | 0:03:10 |
| 118 | Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:03:29 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Huub Duijn (Ned) Roompot Oranje Peloton | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Bray Ramirez Chacon (Col) Colombia | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Bray Ramirez Chacon (Col) Colombia | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Christian Mager (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | 5 | pts |
| 2 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Team Katusha | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 18 | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Roompot Oranje Peloton | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Michael Svendgaard (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty Groupe Gobert | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty Groupe Gobert | 2 | pts |
| 2 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | 1 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty Groupe Gobert | 2 | pts |
| 2 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | 1 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty Groupe Gobert | 2 | pts |
| 2 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | 1 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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| 1 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty Groupe Gobert | 2 | pts |
| 2 | Christian Mager (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 1 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
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