Defending champ Sauser opens Trans Germany with stage win

Reigning marathon world champion Christoph Sauser (Specialized) brought the home best possible start for his mission of securing the three-peat. As the favorite, he mastered the opening and so-called 73km queen's stage of this year's edition from Sonthofen to Pfronten in 3:05.48 and was 1:12 faster than surprise runner-up Matthias Bettinger (Team Centurion-Vaude). David George (Nedbank Team 360life) rounded out the podium in third.

After his wins in 2010 and 2011, Sauser seems to be well-prepared to write Trans Germany history. So far, no mountain biker has ever won the overall ranking of the four-day event three times in a row.

However, the 2000 Olympic bronze is facing some strong competition. Today, he had to close the gap to George over almost half of the distance of the Allgau leg; George had outpaced the field in the first climb to Imberger Horn and thus taken over the lead in the best climber category for the green jersey.

"It was pretty tough today," said Sauser right after the finish. Just like last year, I had some problems on the first ascent. But fortunately, I get better and better as the race goes on."

At the second food station, Sauser and last year's third ranked Markus Kaufmann drew level with George. Thereafter, Sauser was able to - after later on runner-up Matthias Bettinger had also caught up - break away at the final climb up to Edelsberg. "At this point, I finally was able to outdistance them. Now, it'a all about defending the yellow jersey and riding tactically."

Disappointed King

Other than Sauser, George was - understandably enough - not so pleased with the result as the Cape Town resident had to content himself with the third spot after being in the lead for quite a long time.

"Of course I'm a little bit disappointed. Maybe I should have gone a bit easier on the first climb. But I wanted to see how strong the other guys were and also to isolate Christoph," said George.

Although "King George" is now already a bit behind, his tactic remains the same. "I will keep on attacking and take every opportunity I get."

It will be interesting to see if Bettinger will be able to mix it at the top again as the fastest German in the field was pretty surprised by himself. "I never thought of anything like that although I did train very well over Whitsun. But anyway, I didn't think of being that strong. We'll see how it goes on the next days."

Women: Landtwing puts defending champion in her place

In the women's category, Milena Landtwing, who had finished the Trans Germany in third in 2010 and 2011, took over the pink leader's jersey for the first time. Despite a flat, the Swiss woman cranked the pedals for Centurion-Vaude into Pfronten, finishing in a time of 3:43:13, 1:45 ahead of last year's winner Pia Sundstedt (Craft-Rocky Mountain).

"I'm pretty surprised. I had to be careful not to over pace during the race," said Landtwing.

Sundstedt was handicapped by some stomach problems and could not recharge her batteries properly at the food stations.

Silke Schmidt (notebooksbilliger.de) came in third in 3:47.14.

Masters 40+: Strobel saves one second in the master category

Among the 40+ racers, Garmisch-Partenkirchen resident Andreas Strobel finished things off with a bang. After the Centurion-Vaude rider had gained a lead of some two minutes over the course of the stage, he lost nearly all of it again to his strongest pursuer Carsten Bresser (Craft - Rocky Mountain); in the end, the 40-year-old crossed the finish line after 3:14.31, only one second ahead of the reigning champion.

"I felt very strong in the beginning and really enjoyed my time keeping up with the elite racers," said Strobel. "But then, Rupert (Palmberger) had a flat tire, and I was all alone out there. You never know how big the advantage would have been with a strong teammate at my side."

Austria's Heinz Zoerweg of Team Factory Cube came in third in the master's category.

Masters 50+: Perkmann best super master

Among the 50+ racers, South Tyrolean Walter Perkmann clinched the Trans Germany stage opener and thus took over the green leader's jersey in 3:40.16. The Craft and Friends team member now has a decent lead of some nine minutes on his pursuers.

Henrik Cohen (Team Geels) and Werner Hoepperger (Team Tiroler Zugspitz Arena) have to hope for a mistake of the leading senior in order to put Perkmann under pressure over the course of the three remaining stages.

Full Results

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Men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Christoph Sauser (Specialized)3:05:48
2Matthias Bettinger (Team Centuiron Vaude)0:01:12
3David George (Nedbank Team 360Life)0:01:20
4Thomas Dietsch (Team Bulls)0:02:22
5Daniel Geismayr (Team Centuiron Vaude)0:04:23
6Max Knox0:05:21
7Thomas Litscher0:05:34
8Markus Kaufmann (Team Centuiron Vaude)0:05:34
9Frans Claes0:05:35
10Karl Platt (Team Bulls)0:08:42
11Tim Böhme (Team Bulls)0:08:42
12Konny Looser (Team Stöckli-Pro)0:08:43
12Stefan Sahm (Team Bulls)Row 12 - Cell 2
14Matthias Leisling0:11:00
15Robby De Bock0:11:01
16Christian Schneidawind (Team Texpa-Simplon)0:12:17
17Roland Golderer (Team Texpa-Simplon)0:12:18
18Michael Schuchardt (Team Texpa-Simplon)0:14:15
19Matjaz Budin (Idrija Alpine Town Of The Year)0:14:45
20Massimo De Bertolis (Team Autopolar Volvo Cannondal)0:15:50
21Marcus Nicolai (Team Bulls)0:15:50
22Philipp Pangerl (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)0:15:56
23Uwe Hardter (Team Texpa-Simplon)0:16:36
24Thomas Holtkamp (Metz Team Davos)0:16:37
25Guido Thaler (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)0:18:47
26Torsten Marx (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)0:18:48
27Calle Friberg0:18:48
28Peter Reiche (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)0:19:53
29Timo Modosch0:19:54
30Tobias Reiser (Notebooksbilliger.De)0:19:55
31Werner Höbarth (Tiroler Zugspitz Arena)0:20:38
32Daniel Gathof (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)0:21:33
33Hallvar Barlaup (Fannefjord Sk)0:21:50
34Uli Zettl0:22:02
35Tomasz Kubiak (Millenium Hall Marma Polskie F)0:22:30
36Matthias Gärtner (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)0:22:40
37Oliver Vonhausen (Team Texpa-Simplon)0:22:40
38Jochen Weisenseel0:22:48
39Thomas Bundgaard (Racing29Ers)0:23:28
40Hutter Michael0:23:29
41Torsten Mützlitz (Team Scott)0:23:29
42Matthias Baldauf (RSV Sonthofen)0:24:10
43Ludwig Döhl0:25:44
44Alexander Warthmann (Team Centurion Vaude By Saikls)0:25:45
45Benedikt Lärch (Rslc Holzkirchen/Haibike)0:25:46
46Paul Remy (Focus Coaching-System.Fr)0:25:49
47Ulrich Rose (Focus Rapiro Racing)0:27:40
48Stefan Sulser (Metz Team Davos)0:27:41
49Mario Schädle (Tiroler Zugspitz Arena)0:28:55
50Robert Wittmann (Rsc Auto Brosch Kempten)0:29:50
51Gerald Klocke (Nrt / Badbikes)0:29:51
52Rupert Palmberger (Team Centuiron Vaude)0:29:51
53Paul van der Ploeg0:29:52
54Pascal Fontain (Mountain Heroes)0:31:49
55Florian Presslauer (Tiroler Zugspitz Arena)0:32:23
56Tobias Friedrich (Ssv Forchheim)0:32:57
57Sjoerd Meijdam (Teamventoux MTB Tilburg)0:33:34
58Bart Classens (Licht Verzet)0:33:35
59Alexander Rebs (Focus Rapiro Racing)0:33:56
60Thomas Palussek (Velociped-Cube)0:34:20
61Florian Willbold (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)0:35:04
62Jan Verboven0:35:05
63Christian Baldauf (RSV Sonthofen)0:35:16
64Blaz Pristovnik (Idrija Alpine Town Of The Year)0:36:46
65Steffen Greger (Radwer Racing Team)0:37:21
66Andreas Schrödl (Race Team Schillig)0:37:22
67Paul Timmer0:39:11
68Bert Verboven0:40:26
69Danny Götze (Team Nrt-Bad Bikes)0:41:11
70Dariusz Miroslaw (Vimar Rzeszow)0:41:12
71Hugo Prado (Oce Brasil)0:41:12
72Rainer Rettner (Rsc Auto Brosch Kempten)0:41:13
73Slim Gamh-Drid (Craft And Friends)0:43:14
74Stefan Kast (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)0:43:38
75Carsten Pflugbeil (Team Punch Cycles)0:43:55
76Lars Vollmer (Brothers-Racing-Team)0:44:15
77Christian Knappe (Team Scott)0:44:49
78Colin Osborn (Honey Stinger/Bontrager Trek)0:44:50
79Erkan Sakallioglu (Rsc Auto Brosch Kempten)0:46:47
80Tobias Achatz (Craft And Friends)0:47:04
81Ivan Vila0:47:06
82Christian Burger (Gea Cfs Bühl Kempten)0:47:35
83Tibor Gijssen (Sram)0:48:50
84Christian Groß (Team Storm Biker)0:49:01
85Markus Jäger (RSV Sonthofen)0:49:22
86Iroy Cosse (Teamventoux MTB Tilburg)0:49:34
87Miron Elisei0:49:34
88Juul van Loon0:50:27
89Alex Bellera0:51:23
90Marius Ionascu (Dhs-Tibiscus Team)0:52:18
91Michael Tauziet0:52:21
92Benjamin Michael (Ghost Racing Team)0:53:58
93Nikolaus Syc (Focus Rapiro Racing)0:54:03
94Jesse Beurskens (Teamventoux MTB Tilburg)0:54:18
95Martin Bill (Thömus Factory Team)0:54:23
96Philippe Cardinaels (Team Joven)0:55:20
97Patrick Wolf0:56:34
98Michael Kunz0:56:57
99Harry Lipp (Qloom Sports)0:57:01
100Kai Gläßer (Nutrixxion MTB)0:57:43
101Nelson Luis (Soul Bikers)0:59:04
102Mario Keller0:59:08
103Daniel Hechenblaickner (Team Katzung-Klaus Dengg)1:00:12
104Sebastian Jayne1:00:33
105Daniel Rossmanith (Team Maxxis & Friends)1:00:45
106Marco Beetz (Team Oberfranken/Komdsl)1:00:57
107Alexander Briest (RSV Sonthofen)1:01:15
108Bernd Tröbelsperger (RSV Sonthofen)1:01:42
109Lars Bresche (Craft And Friends)1:01:44
110Holger Bülow (Sebamed Bike Team)1:02:19
111Alexej Schulz (Team Sigma)1:02:30
112Alexander Bietz (Delta-Bike.De)1:02:32
113Oliver Kurz1:03:41
114Michael Teutschmann1:03:50
115Andreas Warner (Nordic Schenkeldruck)1:03:57
116Michel Tubée (Velociped-Cube)1:03:58
117Martin Thomsen1:04:37
118Stefanus Hackl (Racerholix Chemnitz)1:04:44
119Jonas Victorin (Almby Ik)1:04:49
120Thomas Kleiner (MTB-Club-Karlsruhe)1:04:53
121Tobias Hoffmann (Craft And Friends)1:05:20
122Mike Bredemus (Soul Bikers)1:05:30
123Tor Magnus Kolflaath1:05:49
124Werner Bergmann1:06:15
125Sven Krieger (Bayerische Staatsforsten)1:06:24
126Christian Ratzisberger1:06:28
127Tommy Arnoldy (Team Toproad)1:07:15
128Guido Türks1:07:31
129Jan Henrik Hoilund1:07:40
130Florian Stock1:07:42
131Björn Heigel (Dextro Energy/Radsport Reuter)1:08:15
132Uli Schmittlutz (Team Oberfranken/Komdsl)1:08:17
133Christian Amdahl (Glamdal Sk)1:08:29
134Alexander Nehls1:08:44
135Thiago Fernandes (Oce Brasil)1:10:25
136Gilian De Visser1:10:46
137Davor Kisker (Team2Race)1:11:12
138Christoph Keßler (MTB-Club-Karlsruhe)1:11:18
139Mark Cosijn1:11:53
140Marcel Teilich1:12:03
141Mario Brenkers (De Heideroosjes)1:12:17
142Marco Eckert (Team Oberfranken/Komdsl)1:12:38
143Marcus Werf (Bike-Werf)1:12:53
144Marc Sanwald1:12:57
145Oyvind Viken1:12:58
146Martin Schoch (Dlc Aachen)1:13:46
147Stefan Koller (Craft And Friends)1:14:34
148Daniel Morrogh (Dfar)1:15:15
149Michal Glowacki (Team Webstep)1:15:21
150Christian Rottmair (Team Autohaus Rottmair)1:15:38
151Stefan Bastuck1:16:32
152Max Podschun1:16:44
153Florian Probst1:16:50
154Wolfgang Denk1:17:05
155Andreas Wöcker (Team Tretlager)1:17:12
156Johan Grosemans (De Heideroosjes)1:17:34
157Tore Fallet1:17:58
158Jakub Skala1:18:07
159Thorsten Sauren (Dlc Aachen)1:18:09
160Bernd Den Hollander (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)1:18:30
161Thorsten Birk1:18:52
162Marius Ingjer1:18:55
163Nils Höpcke (MTB-Club-Karlsruhe)1:19:11
164Lasse Sommer1:19:43
165Christian Canstein (Craft And Friends)1:19:44
166Davey Johnston (4 Square Racing)1:19:46
167Richard Kelt (4 Square Racing)1:20:08
168Tore-Christian Haukland (Ragde Eiendom)1:20:36
169Jan Bartsch (Fahrrad Xxl Emporon)1:21:26
170Daniel Höner1:21:27
171Emile Muijsenberg (Peerkes Bike Team)1:21:48
172Gabriel Moniz (Fanfiluca Bikestyle)1:22:05
173Jasper van de Luytgaarden (26 Inch Is 4 Children)1:22:16
174Remco Govers1:22:48
175Michel Pannekeet1:22:48
176Daniel Spiess (Tssc 07)1:23:19
177Marcel Presoli (Team Katzung-Klaus Dengg)1:23:34
178Frank Hertel1:23:51
179Alexander Philipp1:23:53
180Jesper Davidsen (Slagelse MTB)1:24:34
181Simon Green (4 Square Racing)1:24:43
182Urs Breinlinger1:24:46
183Jan-Willem Heidmeijer (Teamventoux MTB Tilburg)1:26:07
184Martial Naehring (Stadtkinder)1:26:32
185Tobias Körber (Bayerwald Bike)1:26:50
186Jens Enevoldsen (Slagelse MTB)1:28:21
187Christian Schmit (Team Toproad)1:28:24
188Marcel Mangel1:28:44
189Harkaitz Zubillaga (Mkl Team)1:29:07
190Sven Gaidies (Amc Rodheim-Bieber)1:29:17
191Tim Gasseling (Klever-Fahrradprofi.De)1:29:23
192Kevin Stanley (Team MTB Ireland)1:29:47
193Tino Käßner1:29:52
194Sven Lattermann (Tssc 07)1:31:07
195Markus Honka (Sebamed Bike Team)1:31:24
196Giulliano Mendes (Oce Brazil - Cemig Telecom_V3)1:32:35
197Sebastian Einsle (Team Toproad)1:32:42
198Markus Pauzenberger (Team Alpenstadt Sonthofen)1:32:44
199Till Clos (Bayerische Staatsforsten)1:32:48
200Michael Gudmundsson1:33:01
201Tobias Schillig (Race Team Schillig)1:34:04
202Matthias Hüger (RSV Staubwolke Haslach)1:34:14
203Manuel Neher1:35:21
204Alexander Weith (Team Oberfranken/Komdsl)1:37:11
205Jürgen Purrer1:38:32
206Slobodan Markovic (Sbh Cc)1:38:35
207Niclas Nilsson (Almby Ik)1:38:45
208Eoghan Carton (Dfar)1:40:28
209Michael Schwarz (Mb Team Hopfen)1:40:39
210Markus Schwab1:40:54
211Kristian Skogsrud (Ragde Eiendom)1:41:32
212Maik Frische1:41:47
213Martin Grummel (Kuytenbijters)1:42:32
214Marco Umbreit (Dlc Aachen)1:42:55
215Ubbo Kuper (Rhein-Bikers)1:43:53
216Nico Bonanni (Bayerische Staatsforsten)1:44:00
217Kyrre Skjetne1:45:20
218Gert Roobaert (Bikeaid.Be)1:45:33
219Maarten Moonens (Bikeaid.Be)1:45:34
220Hans Tranberg (Slagelse MTB)1:46:04
221Ole Andreas Fuglesang (Sportsklubben Rye)1:46:08
222Den Hutmacher (Team Toproad)1:46:09
223Mathew Williams (4 Square Racing)1:47:30
224André Harre (Velociped-Cube)1:49:23
225Georg Keutzer (Ibc Dimb Racing Team)1:50:43
226Stefan Eckinger (Ortstaferlsprinter Kirchham)1:50:48
227Henrik Tychsen1:50:52
228Paul Goroll (Rsc Auto Brosch Kempten)1:50:53
229Tilo Eichinger (Eibe Team Grenzbereich)1:51:52
230Andreas Nicke (Fahrrad Xxl Emporon)1:51:59
231Felix Meermann (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)1:53:10
232Helge Fugmann (Bike Team Baumberge E.V.)1:53:40
233Matthias Wasserzier (29Erbikesbayreuth)1:53:44
234Sebastian Andres (29Erbikesbayreuth)1:53:46
235Thorsten Rietze (MTB-Verein Zierenberg E. V.)1:54:19
236David Broo (Bike Magazin)1:54:34
237Thierry Muijsenberg (Peerkes Bike Team)1:55:51
238Rune Hellem (Sk Rye)1:56:01
239Eric Fuchs (Team Toproad)1:56:06
240Patrick Grun (Kuytenbijters)1:56:10
241Steffen Abel (Nrt-Bad Bikes)1:57:57
242Benjamin De Vaal1:59:32
243Christopher Kinzel (Hemer)1:59:33
244Alexander Schulze (Sebamed Bike Team)2:02:31
245Roman Franke (Roman Franke)2:03:57
246Jonas Riebel2:04:19
247Holm Hofmann2:04:36
248Dirk Henke (Bikedress.De)2:04:50
249David Aumüller (Team Autohaus Rottmair)2:05:39
250Roderick Zwijns2:06:23
251Henrik Glendorf (Slagelse MTB)2:07:22
252Ben Morrogh2:08:08
253Richard Spierings2:09:13
254Darragh Staunton (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)2:09:34
255Espen Berg-Hansen (Fræna Sk)2:09:48
256Daragh Smith (Team MTB Ireland)2:10:46
257Ken Barry2:11:30
258Patrick Anderle (Turnbeutelvergesser)2:11:41
259Andrea Marcellini2:14:07
260Rene Schikowski2:14:38
261Matthias Gummelt (Bike - Team Baumberge)2:14:45
262Sam Bolssens (The Mouseketeers)2:19:39
263Pascal Moser2:20:48
264Marc Windorfer2:21:03
265Sascha Schmitt (Ä-Team)2:21:23
266Christian Schosser (Bayerwald Bike)2:22:24
267Bernd Vetter2:25:35
268Jörg Klein2:25:54
269Mike Hörner (Team Maxxis & Friends)2:29:13
270Robert Romijn (Ftd-Bv)2:30:14
271Ronald Kontek (Turnbeutelvergesser)2:34:33
272Reiner Buck (Stöber In Motion)2:35:00
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Women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Milena Landtwing (Team Centuiron Vaude)3:43:13
2Pia Sundstedt (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)0:01:46
3Silke Schmidt (Notebooksbilliger.De)0:04:01
4Elisabeth Brandau0:09:52
5Mona Eiberweiser0:10:37
6Bettina Uhlig (Team Wheeler-Ixs)0:15:31
7Verena Krenslehner (Conway Racing Team)0:17:28
8Andrea Kuster (Metz Team Davos)0:18:37
9Andrea Scharrer0:26:33
10Kristina Weber0:26:38
11Sarah Bosch (Mountain Heroes)0:26:39
12Nicoletta De Jager0:27:55
13Regina Genser0:31:25
14Daniela Storch (Team Scott)0:31:26
15Isabelle Klein (Team Toproad)0:32:54
16Nadine Rieder (Ergon 24/ 2Xu Team Sonthofen)0:33:35
17Florentine Striegl (Rsc Auto Brosch Kempten)0:36:42
18Sonya Looney (Team Topeak Ergon)0:38:21
19Alexa Hüni (Tiroler Zugspitz Arena)0:49:03
20Katharina Alberti (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)0:49:24
21Nicole Marcec (Velociped-Cube)0:51:33
22Veronika Weiß (Fi`Zi:K Ti:M)0:52:19
23Jana Zieschank (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)0:55:14
24Sabine Halkes0:55:36
25Sandra Wöhning0:56:35
26Mirjam Horn (Rsc Auto Brosch Kempten)0:56:38
27Irina Koch (Team Centurion Vaude By Saikls)1:10:09
28Berit Barlaup (Molde Cykleklubb)1:17:54
29Sarah Runge (MTB-Club-Karlsruhe)1:18:39
30Susann Cudok (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)1:18:56
31Dorothee Richters (Sebamed Bike Team)1:24:17
32Ana Mariutti (T3 Iron Team)1:24:34
33Michaela Chmelikova1:26:25
34Claudia Langer (Craft And Friends)1:27:09
35Kerstin Kindler (Craft And Friends)1:28:07
35Silke Pokrop (Craft And Friends)Row 35 - Cell 2
37Ute Claus (Unter Falscher Flagge)1:36:38
38Melanie Leveau1:36:42
39Mandy Beumer1:36:56
40Selina Jörg (2Xu Team Sonthofen)1:38:58
41Maeve Ogrady1:42:02
42Laura van Leeuwen1:44:50
43Raquel Walty (Fanfiluca Bikestyle)1:44:54
44Marcia Cardinali (Oce Brasil)1:47:44
45Sofie Renier1:54:12
46Jennifer Stratmann (Turnbeutelvergesser)1:57:08
47Ellen Blome (Craft And Friends)1:57:14
48Michaela Salzgeber (Craft And Friends)1:59:22
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Masters 40+
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Andreas Strobel (Team Centuiron Vaude)3:14:31
2Carsten Bresser (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)0:00:01
3Heinz Zörweg (Team Factory Cube)0:03:35
4Klaus Reinisch (Focus Rapiro Racing)0:07:39
5Hans Grasegger (Team Scott)0:11:35
6Stefan Danowski0:12:02
7Andreas Pircher (Tiroler Zugspitz Arena)0:17:04
8Bernd Demmeler (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)0:19:51
9Andreas Laner (Team Scott)0:23:51
10Jan Olav Beitmyren (Team Merida)0:23:57
11Oliver Gaedicke (Focus Rapiro Racing)0:32:06
12Beatus Dietsche (Soq.De-Coldblack)0:32:48
13Ulrich Struben (Team Centurion Vaude By Saikls)0:33:15
14Christian Strebl (Tiroler Zugspitz Arena)0:36:40
15Gerald Dietrich (Marinbikes.De)0:39:53
16Thomas Lauterbach (Team Oberfranken/Komdsl)0:40:52
17Josef Steurer0:44:41
18Jeroen Spijkerman0:45:30
19Stefan Böhm (Team Oberfranken/Komdsl)0:48:34
20Raf Rosius (De Heideroosjes)0:49:12
21Stefan Koch (Bike-Aid)0:50:33
22Manuel Mehlhorn (Team Storm Biker)0:51:41
23Rainer Böck (Team Fit & Squash Bad Wörishof)0:52:06
24Henrik Albaek (Team Geels)0:52:09
25Björn Glüsing (Dextro Energy/Radsport Reuter)0:52:48
26Wolfgang Kaim (Team Oberfranken/Komdsl)0:52:59
27Eric Danner (Rv Röschbach)0:53:00
28Niklas Domberg (Bike Team Baumberge E.V.)0:56:21
29Bernd Michalke (Craft And Friends)0:56:36
30Albert Preinesberger (Craft And Friends)0:56:36
31Felix Weese (Craft And Friends)0:57:57
32James Rutherford0:58:59
33Bonde Nordset (Lesja & Dovre Sk)0:59:36
34Armin Schatz0:59:59
35Thomas Junk (Teamadidas)1:00:01
36Nils Ehrke (Kaptain Donnerschenkel)1:00:04
37Olve Skjetne1:00:51
38Henry Schneider (Rad`N Roll)1:03:05
39Dirk Bangert (Multisport Team Campana)1:03:49
40Klaus Rübensaal (Team Mr.Bike Cube)1:03:54
41Gerhard Reutzel1:04:39
42Mario Rembold1:05:13
43Gregor Kruk (Team Bike Special Parts Velber)1:08:45
44Jörg Fiedler1:08:46
45Roland Baudenbacher (Alpenstadt Herisau.Ch)1:08:47
46Axel Herbrich1:09:44
47René Pennacchio (Soul Bikers)1:11:00
48Harald Hörmann (Rsc Auto Brosch Kempten)1:11:01
49Roger Brudermann (Sherpa Tensing-Pedalerie)1:13:03
50Rudolf Bonholzer1:13:15
51Thomas Hechler1:13:16
52Albert Rundel (Albrad Featuring Killertal Rid)1:13:21
53Vegard Aaloekken (If Froy)1:13:59
54Patrick Mollbrink1:14:07
55Roel Tubée (Velociped-Cube)1:14:08
56Werner Baur (Ibc Dimb Racing Team)1:15:07
57Stefan Johansson1:17:03
58Jorgen Lokkegaard1:17:44
59Thomas Gipperich (RSV Sonthofen)1:18:27
60Peter Wouters (Peerkes Bike Team)1:18:37
61Philip Geudens (Peerkes Bike Team)1:18:38
62Claudio Mata (Oce Brasil)1:18:43
63Hannes Schierle1:18:49
64Rahbek Kreilgaard Morten1:18:56
65Roland Ast (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)1:19:55
66Hanno Schimpf (Sbh Cc)1:21:10
67Jörg Heinze (Ortstaferlsprinter Kirchham)1:21:35
68Christian Kimmling1:21:50
69Richard Führer (Bikearena Wertach)1:21:50
70Guido Raymann (Bejan)1:22:20
71Thorsten Röttgers (Team Centurion Vaude By Saikls)1:22:56
72Andy Salminger (Craft And Friends)1:23:00
73Thilo Hahn (MTBc Wehrheim)1:23:14
74Michael Seargent1:23:15
75Ron Mourik (Teamventoux MTB Tilburg)1:23:38
76Thomas Otte (Ac Marine)1:23:56
77Graham Pinkney1:24:03
78Eric Rainer (Tv Bad Orb / Bike-Work Desch)1:24:09
79Helmut Rieder (Team Alpenstadtt Sonthofen)1:25:06
80Eckhardt Münch1:25:50
81Jan Sievers1:25:58
82Manfred Gubler (Power Team Seerücken)1:26:24
83Jesper Hansen1:26:25
84Alexander Voos (Sebamed Bike Team)1:27:16
85Arjan Smit (Mulder_Smit Cycling Team)1:27:18
86Johannes Larsen (Team Geels)1:27:26
87Stefan Achilles (Biketeam Sonthofen)1:28:03
88Bernd Reimers (Sbh Cc)1:28:45
89Lars Henrik Katteland (Jarda)1:29:05
90Hubert Jacobsen (Toten-Kranken)1:29:15
91Bjorn Tiller (Jarda)1:29:16
92Robert Dorroch (Bike Sport Mayer Waging)1:29:45
93Christian Uhlemair (Team Bikearena Wertach)1:30:40
94Stefan Kaiser (Fitline Team Monheim Am Rhein)1:30:46
95Eddy Jans (De Heideroosjes)1:30:48
96Uwe Vogt (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)1:31:03
97Theo Mulder (Mulder_Smit Cycling Team)1:31:08
98Per Strandvig Sorensen (Team Ac Marine)1:31:12
99Argo Kerner (Velo Clubbers)1:31:19
100Soren Kjær (Rold Skov)1:31:21
101Palle Sorensen (Rold Skov)1:31:23
102Jochen Graubner (Rsg Frankfurt)1:32:12
103Rudi Bloemen (Team Joven)1:32:13
104Werner Bruns1:33:31
105Hansjürgen Horn (Team Oberfranken/Komdsl)1:33:36
106Edgar Haugen (Ragde Eiendom)1:33:52
107Michael Scheuer (Slagelse MTB)1:34:05
108Ludger Bruns1:34:24
109Michael Staiger (Team Modi-Craft)1:34:32
110Gilad Kohav (Kohav)1:35:06
111Ronald De Graaf (Rhein-Bikers)1:35:09
112Burkhard Barsikow (Delta-Bike.De)1:36:17
113Markus Stille (Tretmühle Racing Rsc Wetter)1:37:11
114Henrik Kragh (Slagelse MTB/Handelsbanken)1:37:22
114Thomas SchierleRow 114 - Cell 2
116Peter Janschek (Phuthu)1:38:24
117Roger Meihost (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)1:38:40
118Oskar Lindinger1:40:54
119Mark Kidd (Team MTB Ireland)1:41:02
120Frank Mathiesen (MTB-Als)1:41:31
121Frank Kunold (MTB-Verein Zierenberg E.V.)1:41:39
122Jens Rüschhoff (Bike Team Baumberge E.V.)1:41:43
123Asbjoern Moen (Jarda)1:41:51
124Christian Höchst (R.C. Die Schwalben München 189)1:41:59
125Michael Mainusch (Rsc Auto Brosch Kempten)1:42:31
126Stefan Niederberghaus1:42:36
127Alberto Caponi (De Heideroosjes)1:42:55
128Guy van Elsen (Team Joven)1:43:16
129Markus Müller1:44:27
130Arjo Spans1:44:27
131Jens Wegner (Bikeschmiede262)1:44:35
132Jochen Wehrheim (MTBc Wehrheim)1:44:59
133Soren Palm (Dmk Sram)1:45:22
134Pedro van de Louw (Teamventoux MTB Tilburg)1:45:37
135Jürgen Konrad (Team Bikearena Wertach)1:46:44
136Rene Horber1:46:53
137Heinrich Müller (Müller Räume Zum Wohlfühlen)1:47:09
138Wim Geerlinks1:47:15
139Andre Bräuer1:47:47
140Sascha Nadalin (Sbh Cc)1:47:52
141Karsten Kraechter1:47:55
142Reiner Ploem (Craft And Friends)1:48:57
143Peter Zott (Craft And Friends)1:48:57
144Daniel Borklund (Fanfiluca Bikestyle)1:49:12
145Petter Jorman1:49:27
146Uwe Ruscheweyh (Sturm & Drang)1:49:37
147Christian Birle1:49:45
148Jürgen Hoffmann (Albrad Feautering Killertal Ri)1:50:59
149Johan Gerhardsson (Ck Wheelsucker)1:51:00
150Mirko Weinandy1:52:39
151Alexandre Mariutti (T3 Iron Team)1:53:17
152Steffen Blattert (Probst Racing Lauffen)1:53:55
153Peter Uhland (MTB-Team-Daaden)1:54:21
154James Stevenson1:55:13
155Roelant Horree1:55:13
156Michael Lella (Craft And Friends)1:55:51
157Leo Muis1:56:28
158Erik Kailing (Tv Bad Orb / Bike-Work Desch)1:58:14
159Urs Grendelmeier (Schnell (Müde))1:58:17
160Roger Bürgisser1:59:24
161Michael Herzberg (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)2:00:53
162Stephan Scholze (Stöber In Motion)2:01:28
163Marcel Röthlisberger (Power Team Seerücken)2:01:38
164Roger Nell2:01:48
165Jörg Buggenhagen (Spinning Wheelz)2:01:49
166Jeffry Dominczak (De Heideroosjes)2:02:00
167Ray Doyle (Team MTB Ireland)2:02:05
168Michael Stejskal2:03:24
169Oliver Bergmann2:04:03
170Marcus Euteneuer2:04:50
171Frank Greco2:04:55
172Nils Gieskes (Unter Falscher Flagge)2:05:20
173Bronislav Skovajsa (Six Monkeys Of The Universe)2:06:13
174Egmont Goedeke2:06:18
175Volker Hess (Craft And Friends)2:08:32
176Sven Marien (The Mouseketeers)2:10:55
177Jörg Filter2:11:06
178Hans-Christian Keller Rix2:11:11
179Christophe Crombez2:11:28
180Hendrik Tesche2:11:48
181Erik Christensen Knud (Team Ac Marine)2:12:02
182Claus Matthiesen (Team Ac Marine)2:12:02
183Lars Schnell (Statnett Bil Sf)2:12:15
184Claus-Dieter Lang (Stöber In Motion)2:12:33
185Peter Mertens2:12:36
186Hermann Hanßen2:13:01
187Axel Lenders2:13:02
188Ewald Riedl (Ib Company)2:14:03
189Ralf Maciejewski2:15:29
190Manfred Ismair (Raumgewinn)2:16:39
191Peter Stelzig (Raumgewinn)2:16:40
192Peter Klein2:17:17
193Ingo Dechent2:17:41
194Stefan Mair (Team Katzung-Klaus Dengg)2:18:49
195Petr Spora2:19:59
196Harald Hecht2:20:30
197Thomas Hebbel (MTBc Wehrheim)2:20:37
198Camille Reding (Team Toproad)2:22:24
199Roger Molleman (Swiss Hammer Team)2:23:24
200Niels Mayer (Asses Of Fire)2:24:46
201Martin Wehner2:26:06
202Virgilio Alcover (Matamon Trail)2:26:52
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Masters 50+
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Walter Perkmann (Craft And Friends)3:40:16
2Henrik Cohen (Team Geels)0:09:27
3Werner Höpperger (Tiroler Zugspitz Arena)0:09:57
4Georg Niggl (Craft And Friends)0:12:36
5Ewald Wacker (Soq.De-Coldblack)0:17:49
6Willi Hengartner0:22:35
7Michael Fenske0:32:24
8Told Thomas (Tiroler Zugspitz Arena)0:35:06
9Reinhold Kotz (Biketeam Sonthofen)0:35:43
10Peter Modosch (Sportteam Buhler)0:38:00
11Ad van de Sande (Teamventoux MTB Tilburg)0:38:56
12Gabor Rusovszki0:44:22
13Pino Ferrari (Büli Bike Tigers)0:45:35
14Jesper Worre (Team Ac Marine)0:46:16
15Arnold Haas (Rival)0:46:40
16Thomas Bauer0:48:15
17Kjell Friberg0:48:21
18Thor Wiig (Ragde Eiendom)0:53:34
19Soren Rasmussen (MTB-Team Fussingo)0:54:51
20Poul Jensen0:54:51
21Kjartan Aas (Raufoss & Gjovik Sykkelklubb)0:55:19
22Michael Beilborn (Delta-Bike.De)0:56:02
23Wim Jansen (Bejan)0:56:35
24Wolfgang Hackl0:57:31
25Jorgen Bjerre (Dmk Sram)1:00:55
26Helmut Maier (Biketeam Sonthofen)1:01:28
27Josef Happach (Biketeam Sonthofen)1:02:53
28Karl Koller (Sk Rueckenwind Triathlon)1:04:06
29Ferdi Koller (Büli Bike Tigers)1:04:15
30Rudolf Trumbach1:05:20
31Karsten Olsen (Fredericia Dk)1:05:30
32Helmut Hupfauer (Race Team Toni's)1:13:43
33Roland Herterich1:15:21
34Franz-Josef Hüttemeister (Happychain.De)1:18:33
35Heinrich Grebner (Team Mr. Bike - Cube)1:19:16
36Andreas Wittmann (Mr. Bike Lichtenfels)1:19:16
37Chris Kemmer1:19:21
38Leon Wurth (Soul Bikers)1:20:35
39Reinhard Bichler (Tiroler Zugspitz Arena)1:21:15
40Lothar Franke (Team Bike Special Parts Velber)1:21:16
41Sandor Kocsis1:23:30
42Kurt Poullie1:31:07
43Josef Heher (Biketeam-Sonthofen)1:33:09
44Hougs Lind Carsten1:34:05
45Walter Pütz1:34:18
46Tommy Petersen (Team Geels)1:37:15
47Andreas Deusser1:39:47
48Karl-Otto Walz1:40:10
49Christoph Müller1:40:26
50Pierre Billet1:42:44
51Klaus Molleskov1:43:05
52Joachim Meyer1:44:21
53Horst Schwarz (MTB-Verein Zierenberg E.V)1:45:23
54Franz Pohlhammer (Craft And Friends)1:47:49
55Gerd Hoehna1:48:45
56Piet van de Wiel (Peerkes Bike Team)1:49:58
57Michel Rasmussen1:54:13
58Michael Marx (City Bike+Fun Oberu)1:58:36
59Jos Kerkhofs1:58:58
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Men general classification after stage 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Christoph Sauser (Specialized)3:05:48
2Matthias Bettinger (Team Centuiron Vaude)0:01:12
3David George (Nedbank Team 360Life)0:01:20
4Thomas Dietsch (Team Bulls)0:02:22
5Daniel Geismayr (Team Centuiron Vaude)0:04:23
6Max Knox0:05:21
7Thomas Litscher0:05:34
8Markus Kaufmann (Team Centuiron Vaude)0:05:34
9Frans Claes0:05:35
10Karl Platt (Team Bulls)0:08:42
11Tim Böhme (Team Bulls)0:08:42
12Konny Looser (Team Stöckli-Pro)0:08:43
12Stefan Sahm (Team Bulls)Row 12 - Cell 2
14Matthias Leisling0:11:00
15Robby De Bock0:11:01
16Christian Schneidawind (Team Texpa-Simplon)0:12:17
17Roland Golderer (Team Texpa-Simplon)0:12:18
18Michael Schuchardt (Team Texpa-Simplon)0:14:15
19Matjaz Budin (Idrija Alpine Town Of The Year)0:14:45
20Massimo De Bertolis (Team Autopolar Volvo Cannondal)0:15:50
21Marcus Nicolai (Team Bulls)0:15:50
22Philipp Pangerl (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)0:15:56
23Uwe Hardter (Team Texpa-Simplon)0:16:36
24Thomas Holtkamp (Metz Team Davos)0:16:37
25Guido Thaler (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)0:18:47
26Torsten Marx (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)0:18:48
27Calle Friberg0:18:48
28Peter Reiche (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)0:19:53
29Timo Modosch0:19:54
30Tobias Reiser (Notebooksbilliger.De)0:19:55
31Werner Höbarth (Tiroler Zugspitz Arena)0:20:38
32Daniel Gathof (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)0:21:33
33Hallvar Barlaup (Fannefjord Sk)0:21:50
34Uli Zettl0:22:02
35Tomasz Kubiak (Millenium Hall Marma Polskie F)0:22:30
36Matthias Gärtner (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)0:22:40
37Oliver Vonhausen (Team Texpa-Simplon)0:22:40
38Jochen Weisenseel0:22:48
39Thomas Bundgaard (Racing29Ers)0:23:28
40Hutter Michael0:23:29
41Torsten Mützlitz (Team Scott)0:23:29
42Matthias Baldauf (RSV Sonthofen)0:24:10
43Ludwig Döhl0:25:44
44Alexander Warthmann (Team Centurion Vaude By Saikls)0:25:45
45Benedikt Lärch (Rslc Holzkirchen/Haibike)0:25:46
46Paul Remy (Focus Coaching-System.Fr)0:25:49
47Ulrich Rose (Focus Rapiro Racing)0:27:40
48Stefan Sulser (Metz Team Davos)0:27:41
49Mario Schädle (Tiroler Zugspitz Arena)0:28:55
50Robert Wittmann (Rsc Auto Brosch Kempten)0:29:50
51Gerald Klocke (Nrt / Badbikes)0:29:51
52Rupert Palmberger (Team Centuiron Vaude)0:29:51
53Paul van der Ploeg0:29:52
54Pascal Fontain (Mountain Heroes)0:31:49
55Florian Presslauer (Tiroler Zugspitz Arena)0:32:23
56Tobias Friedrich (Ssv Forchheim)0:32:57
57Sjoerd Meijdam (Teamventoux MTB Tilburg)0:33:34
58Bart Classens (Licht Verzet)0:33:35
59Alexander Rebs (Focus Rapiro Racing)0:33:56
60Thomas Palussek (Velociped-Cube)0:34:20
61Florian Willbold (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)0:35:04
62Jan Verboven0:35:05
63Christian Baldauf (RSV Sonthofen)0:35:16
64Blaz Pristovnik (Idrija Alpine Town Of The Year)0:36:46
65Steffen Greger (Radwer Racing Team)0:37:21
66Andreas Schrödl (Race Team Schillig)0:37:22
67Paul Timmer0:39:11
68Bert Verboven0:40:26
69Danny Götze (Team Nrt-Bad Bikes)0:41:11
70Dariusz Miroslaw (Vimar Rzeszow)0:41:12
71Hugo Prado (Oce Brasil)0:41:12
72Rainer Rettner (Rsc Auto Brosch Kempten)0:41:13
73Slim Gamh-Drid (Craft And Friends)0:43:14
74Stefan Kast (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)0:43:38
75Carsten Pflugbeil (Team Punch Cycles)0:43:55
76Lars Vollmer (Brothers-Racing-Team)0:44:15
77Christian Knappe (Team Scott)0:44:49
78Colin Osborn (Honey Stinger/Bontrager Trek)0:44:50
79Erkan Sakallioglu (Rsc Auto Brosch Kempten)0:46:47
80Tobias Achatz (Craft And Friends)0:47:04
81Ivan Vila0:47:06
82Christian Burger (Gea Cfs Bühl Kempten)0:47:35
83Tibor Gijssen (Sram)0:48:50
84Christian Groß (Team Storm Biker)0:49:01
85Markus Jäger (RSV Sonthofen)0:49:22
86Iroy Cosse (Teamventoux MTB Tilburg)0:49:34
87Miron Elisei0:49:34
88Juul van Loon0:50:27
89Alex Bellera0:51:23
90Marius Ionascu (Dhs-Tibiscus Team)0:52:18
91Michael Tauziet0:52:21
92Benjamin Michael (Ghost Racing Team)0:53:58
93Nikolaus Syc (Focus Rapiro Racing)0:54:03
94Jesse Beurskens (Teamventoux MTB Tilburg)0:54:18
95Martin Bill (Thömus Factory Team)0:54:23
96Philippe Cardinaels (Team Joven)0:55:20
97Patrick Wolf0:56:34
98Michael Kunz0:56:57
99Harry Lipp (Qloom Sports)0:57:01
100Kai Gläßer (Nutrixxion MTB)0:57:43
101Nelson Luis (Soul Bikers)0:59:04
102Mario Keller0:59:08
103Daniel Hechenblaickner (Team Katzung-Klaus Dengg)1:00:12
104Sebastian Jayne1:00:33
105Daniel Rossmanith (Team Maxxis & Friends)1:00:45
106Marco Beetz (Team Oberfranken/Komdsl)1:00:57
107Alexander Briest (RSV Sonthofen)1:01:15
108Bernd Tröbelsperger (RSV Sonthofen)1:01:42
109Lars Bresche (Craft And Friends)1:01:44
110Holger Bülow (Sebamed Bike Team)1:02:19
111Alexej Schulz (Team Sigma)1:02:30
112Alexander Bietz (Delta-Bike.De)1:02:32
113Oliver Kurz1:03:41
114Michael Teutschmann1:03:50
115Andreas Warner (Nordic Schenkeldruck)1:03:57
116Michel Tubée (Velociped-Cube)1:03:58
117Martin Thomsen1:04:37
118Stefanus Hackl (Racerholix Chemnitz)1:04:44
119Jonas Victorin (Almby Ik)1:04:49
120Thomas Kleiner (MTB-Club-Karlsruhe)1:04:53
121Tobias Hoffmann (Craft And Friends)1:05:20
122Mike Bredemus (Soul Bikers)1:05:30
123Tor Magnus Kolflaath1:05:49
124Werner Bergmann1:06:15
125Sven Krieger (Bayerische Staatsforsten)1:06:24
126Christian Ratzisberger1:06:28
127Tommy Arnoldy (Team Toproad)1:07:15
128Guido Türks1:07:31
129Jan Henrik Hoilund1:07:40
130Florian Stock1:07:42
131Björn Heigel (Dextro Energy/Radsport Reuter)1:08:15
132Uli Schmittlutz (Team Oberfranken/Komdsl)1:08:17
133Christian Amdahl (Glamdal Sk)1:08:29
134Alexander Nehls1:08:44
135Thiago Fernandes (Oce Brasil)1:10:25
136Gilian De Visser1:10:46
137Davor Kisker (Team2Race)1:11:12
138Christoph Keßler (MTB-Club-Karlsruhe)1:11:18
139Mark Cosijn1:11:53
140Marcel Teilich1:12:03
141Mario Brenkers (De Heideroosjes)1:12:17
142Marco Eckert (Team Oberfranken/Komdsl)1:12:38
143Marcus Werf (Bike-Werf)1:12:53
144Marc Sanwald1:12:57
145Oyvind Viken1:12:58
146Martin Schoch (Dlc Aachen)1:13:46
147Stefan Koller (Craft And Friends)1:14:34
148Daniel Morrogh (Dfar)1:15:15
149Michal Glowacki (Team Webstep)1:15:21
150Christian Rottmair (Team Autohaus Rottmair)1:15:38
151Stefan Bastuck1:16:32
152Max Podschun1:16:44
153Florian Probst1:16:50
154Wolfgang Denk1:17:05
155Andreas Wöcker (Team Tretlager)1:17:12
156Johan Grosemans (De Heideroosjes)1:17:34
157Tore Fallet1:17:58
158Jakub Skala1:18:07
159Thorsten Sauren (Dlc Aachen)1:18:09
160Bernd Den Hollander (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)1:18:30
161Thorsten Birk1:18:52
162Marius Ingjer1:18:55
163Nils Höpcke (MTB-Club-Karlsruhe)1:19:11
164Lasse Sommer1:19:43
165Christian Canstein (Craft And Friends)1:19:44
166Davey Johnston (4 Square Racing)1:19:46
167Richard Kelt (4 Square Racing)1:20:08
168Tore-Christian Haukland (Ragde Eiendom)1:20:36
169Jan Bartsch (Fahrrad Xxl Emporon)1:21:26
170Daniel Höner1:21:27
171Emile Muijsenberg (Peerkes Bike Team)1:21:48
172Gabriel Moniz (Fanfiluca Bikestyle)1:22:05
173Jasper van de Luytgaarden (26 Inch Is 4 Children)1:22:16
174Remco Govers1:22:48
175Michel Pannekeet1:22:48
176Daniel Spiess (Tssc 07)1:23:19
177Marcel Presoli (Team Katzung-Klaus Dengg)1:23:34
178Frank Hertel1:23:51
179Alexander Philipp1:23:53
180Jesper Davidsen (Slagelse MTB)1:24:34
181Simon Green (4 Square Racing)1:24:43
182Urs Breinlinger1:24:46
183Jan-Willem Heidmeijer (Teamventoux MTB Tilburg)1:26:07
184Martial Naehring (Stadtkinder)1:26:32
185Tobias Körber (Bayerwald Bike)1:26:50
186Jens Enevoldsen (Slagelse MTB)1:28:21
187Christian Schmit (Team Toproad)1:28:24
188Marcel Mangel1:28:44
189Harkaitz Zubillaga (Mkl Team)1:29:07
190Sven Gaidies (Amc Rodheim-Bieber)1:29:17
191Tim Gasseling (Klever-Fahrradprofi.De)1:29:23
192Kevin Stanley (Team MTB Ireland)1:29:47
193Tino Käßner1:29:52
194Sven Lattermann (Tssc 07)1:31:07
195Markus Honka (Sebamed Bike Team)1:31:24
196Giulliano Mendes (Oce Brazil - Cemig Telecom_V3)1:32:35
197Sebastian Einsle (Team Toproad)1:32:42
198Markus Pauzenberger (Team Alpenstadt Sonthofen)1:32:44
199Till Clos (Bayerische Staatsforsten)1:32:48
200Michael Gudmundsson1:33:01
201Tobias Schillig (Race Team Schillig)1:34:04
202Matthias Hüger (RSV Staubwolke Haslach)1:34:14
203Manuel Neher1:35:21
204Alexander Weith (Team Oberfranken/Komdsl)1:37:11
205Jürgen Purrer1:38:32
206Slobodan Markovic (Sbh Cc)1:38:35
207Niclas Nilsson (Almby Ik)1:38:45
208Eoghan Carton (Dfar)1:40:28
209Michael Schwarz (Mb Team Hopfen)1:40:39
210Markus Schwab1:40:54
211Kristian Skogsrud (Ragde Eiendom)1:41:32
212Maik Frische1:41:47
213Martin Grummel (Kuytenbijters)1:42:32
214Marco Umbreit (Dlc Aachen)1:42:55
215Ubbo Kuper (Rhein-Bikers)1:43:53
216Nico Bonanni (Bayerische Staatsforsten)1:44:00
217Kyrre Skjetne1:45:20
218Gert Roobaert (Bikeaid.Be)1:45:33
219Maarten Moonens (Bikeaid.Be)1:45:34
220Hans Tranberg (Slagelse MTB)1:46:04
221Ole Andreas Fuglesang (Sportsklubben Rye)1:46:08
222Den Hutmacher (Team Toproad)1:46:09
223Mathew Williams (4 Square Racing)1:47:30
224André Harre (Velociped-Cube)1:49:23
225Georg Keutzer (Ibc Dimb Racing Team)1:50:43
226Stefan Eckinger (Ortstaferlsprinter Kirchham)1:50:48
227Henrik Tychsen1:50:52
228Paul Goroll (Rsc Auto Brosch Kempten)1:50:53
229Tilo Eichinger (Eibe Team Grenzbereich)1:51:52
230Andreas Nicke (Fahrrad Xxl Emporon)1:51:59
231Felix Meermann (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)1:53:10
232Helge Fugmann (Bike Team Baumberge E.V.)1:53:40
233Matthias Wasserzier (29Erbikesbayreuth)1:53:44
234Sebastian Andres (29Erbikesbayreuth)1:53:46
235Thorsten Rietze (MTB-Verein Zierenberg E. V.)1:54:19
236David Broo (Bike Magazin)1:54:34
237Thierry Muijsenberg (Peerkes Bike Team)1:55:51
238Rune Hellem (Sk Rye)1:56:01
239Eric Fuchs (Team Toproad)1:56:06
240Patrick Grun (Kuytenbijters)1:56:10
241Steffen Abel (Nrt-Bad Bikes)1:57:57
242Benjamin De Vaal1:59:32
243Christopher Kinzel (Hemer)1:59:33
244Alexander Schulze (Sebamed Bike Team)2:02:31
245Roman Franke (Roman Franke)2:03:57
246Jonas Riebel2:04:19
247Holm Hofmann2:04:36
248Dirk Henke (Bikedress.De)2:04:50
249David Aumüller (Team Autohaus Rottmair)2:05:39
250Roderick Zwijns2:06:23
251Henrik Glendorf (Slagelse MTB)2:07:22
252Ben Morrogh2:08:08
253Richard Spierings2:09:13
254Darragh Staunton (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)2:09:34
255Espen Berg-Hansen (Fræna Sk)2:09:48
256Daragh Smith (Team MTB Ireland)2:10:46
257Ken Barry2:11:30
258Patrick Anderle (Turnbeutelvergesser)2:11:41
259Andrea Marcellini2:14:07
260Rene Schikowski2:14:38
261Matthias Gummelt (Bike - Team Baumberge)2:14:45
262Sam Bolssens (The Mouseketeers)2:19:39
263Pascal Moser2:20:48
264Marc Windorfer2:21:03
265Sascha Schmitt (Ä-Team)2:21:23
266Christian Schosser (Bayerwald Bike)2:22:24
267Bernd Vetter2:25:35
268Jörg Klein2:25:54
269Mike Hörner (Team Maxxis & Friends)2:29:13
270Robert Romijn (Ftd-Bv)2:30:14
271Ronald Kontek (Turnbeutelvergesser)2:34:33
272Reiner Buck (Stöber In Motion)2:35:00
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Women general classification after stage 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Milena Landtwing (Team Centuiron Vaude)3:43:13
2Pia Sundstedt (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)0:01:46
3Silke Schmidt (Notebooksbilliger.De)0:04:01
4Elisabeth Brandau0:09:52
5Mona Eiberweiser0:10:37
6Bettina Uhlig (Team Wheeler-Ixs)0:15:31
7Verena Krenslehner (Conway Racing Team)0:17:28
8Andrea Kuster (Metz Team Davos)0:18:37
9Andrea Scharrer0:26:33
10Kristina Weber0:26:38
11Sarah Bosch (Mountain Heroes)0:26:39
12Nicoletta De Jager0:27:55
13Regina Genser0:31:25
14Daniela Storch (Team Scott)0:31:26
15Isabelle Klein (Team Toproad)0:32:54
16Nadine Rieder (Ergon 24/ 2Xu Team Sonthofen)0:33:35
17Florentine Striegl (Rsc Auto Brosch Kempten)0:36:42
18Sonya Looney (Team Topeak Ergon)0:38:21
19Alexa Hüni (Tiroler Zugspitz Arena)0:49:03
20Katharina Alberti (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)0:49:24
21Nicole Marcec (Velociped-Cube)0:51:33
22Veronika Weiß (Fi`Zi:K Ti:M)0:52:19
23Jana Zieschank (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)0:55:14
24Sabine Halkes0:55:36
25Sandra Wöhning0:56:35
26Mirjam Horn (Rsc Auto Brosch Kempten)0:56:38
27Irina Koch (Team Centurion Vaude By Saikls)1:10:09
28Berit Barlaup (Molde Cykleklubb)1:17:54
29Sarah Runge (MTB-Club-Karlsruhe)1:18:39
30Susann Cudok (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)1:18:56
31Dorothee Richters (Sebamed Bike Team)1:24:17
32Ana Mariutti (T3 Iron Team)1:24:34
33Michaela Chmelikova1:26:25
34Claudia Langer (Craft And Friends)1:27:09
35Kerstin Kindler (Craft And Friends)1:28:07
35Silke Pokrop (Craft And Friends)Row 35 - Cell 2
37Ute Claus (Unter Falscher Flagge)1:36:38
38Melanie Leveau1:36:42
39Mandy Beumer1:36:56
40Selina Jörg (2Xu Team Sonthofen)1:38:58
41Maeve Ogrady1:42:02
42Laura van Leeuwen1:44:50
43Raquel Walty (Fanfiluca Bikestyle)1:44:54
44Marcia Cardinali (Oce Brasil)1:47:44
45Sofie Renier1:54:12
46Jennifer Stratmann (Turnbeutelvergesser)1:57:08
47Ellen Blome (Craft And Friends)1:57:14
48Michaela Salzgeber (Craft And Friends)1:59:22
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Masters 40+ general classification after stage 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Andreas Strobel (Team Centuiron Vaude)3:14:31
2Carsten Bresser (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)0:00:01
3Heinz Zörweg (Team Factory Cube)0:03:35
4Klaus Reinisch (Focus Rapiro Racing)0:07:39
5Hans Grasegger (Team Scott)0:11:35
6Stefan Danowski0:12:02
7Andreas Pircher (Tiroler Zugspitz Arena)0:17:04
8Bernd Demmeler (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)0:19:51
9Andreas Laner (Team Scott)0:23:51
10Jan Olav Beitmyren (Team Merida)0:23:57
11Oliver Gaedicke (Focus Rapiro Racing)0:32:06
12Beatus Dietsche (Soq.De-Coldblack)0:32:48
13Ulrich Struben (Team Centurion Vaude By Saikls)0:33:15
14Christian Strebl (Tiroler Zugspitz Arena)0:36:40
15Gerald Dietrich (Marinbikes.De)0:39:53
16Thomas Lauterbach (Team Oberfranken/Komdsl)0:40:52
17Josef Steurer0:44:41
18Jeroen Spijkerman0:45:30
19Stefan Böhm (Team Oberfranken/Komdsl)0:48:34
20Raf Rosius (De Heideroosjes)0:49:12
21Stefan Koch (Bike-Aid)0:50:33
22Manuel Mehlhorn (Team Storm Biker)0:51:41
23Rainer Böck (Team Fit & Squash Bad Wörishof)0:52:06
24Henrik Albaek (Team Geels)0:52:09
25Björn Glüsing (Dextro Energy/Radsport Reuter)0:52:48
26Wolfgang Kaim (Team Oberfranken/Komdsl)0:52:59
27Eric Danner (Rv Röschbach)0:53:00
28Niklas Domberg (Bike Team Baumberge E.V.)0:56:21
29Bernd Michalke (Craft And Friends)0:56:36
30Albert Preinesberger (Craft And Friends)0:56:36
31Felix Weese (Craft And Friends)0:57:57
32James Rutherford0:58:59
33Bonde Nordset (Lesja & Dovre Sk)0:59:36
34Armin Schatz0:59:59
35Thomas Junk (Teamadidas)1:00:01
36Nils Ehrke (Kaptain Donnerschenkel)1:00:04
37Olve Skjetne1:00:51
38Henry Schneider (Rad`N Roll)1:03:05
39Dirk Bangert (Multisport Team Campana)1:03:49
40Klaus Rübensaal (Team Mr.Bike Cube)1:03:54
41Gerhard Reutzel1:04:39
42Mario Rembold1:05:13
43Gregor Kruk (Team Bike Special Parts Velber)1:08:45
44Jörg Fiedler1:08:46
45Roland Baudenbacher (Alpenstadt Herisau.Ch)1:08:47
46Axel Herbrich1:09:44
47René Pennacchio (Soul Bikers)1:11:00
48Harald Hörmann (Rsc Auto Brosch Kempten)1:11:01
49Roger Brudermann (Sherpa Tensing-Pedalerie)1:13:03
50Rudolf Bonholzer1:13:15
51Thomas Hechler1:13:16
52Albert Rundel (Albrad Featuring Killertal Rid)1:13:21
53Vegard Aaloekken (If Froy)1:13:59
54Patrick Mollbrink1:14:07
55Roel Tubée (Velociped-Cube)1:14:08
56Werner Baur (Ibc Dimb Racing Team)1:15:07
57Stefan Johansson1:17:03
58Jorgen Lokkegaard1:17:44
59Thomas Gipperich (RSV Sonthofen)1:18:27
60Peter Wouters (Peerkes Bike Team)1:18:37
61Philip Geudens (Peerkes Bike Team)1:18:38
62Claudio Mata (Oce Brasil)1:18:43
63Hannes Schierle1:18:49
64Rahbek Kreilgaard Morten1:18:56
65Roland Ast (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)1:19:55
66Hanno Schimpf (Sbh Cc)1:21:10
67Jörg Heinze (Ortstaferlsprinter Kirchham)1:21:35
68Christian Kimmling1:21:50
69Richard Führer (Bikearena Wertach)1:21:50
70Guido Raymann (Bejan)1:22:20
71Thorsten Röttgers (Team Centurion Vaude By Saikls)1:22:56
72Andy Salminger (Craft And Friends)1:23:00
73Thilo Hahn (MTBc Wehrheim)1:23:14
74Michael Seargent1:23:15
75Ron Mourik (Teamventoux MTB Tilburg)1:23:38
76Thomas Otte (Ac Marine)1:23:56
77Graham Pinkney1:24:03
78Eric Rainer (Tv Bad Orb / Bike-Work Desch)1:24:09
79Helmut Rieder (Team Alpenstadtt Sonthofen)1:25:06
80Eckhardt Münch1:25:50
81Jan Sievers1:25:58
82Manfred Gubler (Power Team Seerücken)1:26:24
83Jesper Hansen1:26:25
84Alexander Voos (Sebamed Bike Team)1:27:16
85Arjan Smit (Mulder_Smit Cycling Team)1:27:18
86Johannes Larsen (Team Geels)1:27:26
87Stefan Achilles (Biketeam Sonthofen)1:28:03
88Bernd Reimers (Sbh Cc)1:28:45
89Lars Henrik Katteland (Jarda)1:29:05
90Hubert Jacobsen (Toten-Kranken)1:29:15
91Bjorn Tiller (Jarda)1:29:16
92Robert Dorroch (Bike Sport Mayer Waging)1:29:45
93Christian Uhlemair (Team Bikearena Wertach)1:30:40
94Stefan Kaiser (Fitline Team Monheim Am Rhein)1:30:46
95Eddy Jans (De Heideroosjes)1:30:48
96Uwe Vogt (Black Tusk Racing By Tomotion)1:31:03
97Theo Mulder (Mulder_Smit Cycling Team)1:31:08
98Per Strandvig Sorensen (Team Ac Marine)1:31:12
99Argo Kerner (Velo Clubbers)1:31:19
100Soren Kjær (Rold Skov)1:31:21
101Palle Sorensen (Rold Skov)1:31:23
102Jochen Graubner (Rsg Frankfurt)1:32:12
103Rudi Bloemen (Team Joven)1:32:13
104Werner Bruns1:33:31
105Hansjürgen Horn (Team Oberfranken/Komdsl)1:33:36
106Edgar Haugen (Ragde Eiendom)1:33:52
107Michael Scheuer (Slagelse MTB)1:34:05
108Ludger Bruns1:34:24
109Michael Staiger (Team Modi-Craft)1:34:32
110Gilad Kohav (Kohav)1:35:06
111Ronald De Graaf (Rhein-Bikers)1:35:09
112Burkhard Barsikow (Delta-Bike.De)1:36:17
113Markus Stille (Tretmühle Racing Rsc Wetter)1:37:11
114Henrik Kragh (Slagelse MTB/Handelsbanken)1:37:22
114Thomas SchierleRow 114 - Cell 2
116Peter Janschek (Phuthu)1:38:24
117Roger Meihost (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)1:38:40
118Oskar Lindinger1:40:54
119Mark Kidd (Team MTB Ireland)1:41:02
120Frank Mathiesen (MTB-Als)1:41:31
121Frank Kunold (MTB-Verein Zierenberg E.V.)1:41:39
122Jens Rüschhoff (Bike Team Baumberge E.V.)1:41:43
123Asbjoern Moen (Jarda)1:41:51
124Christian Höchst (R.C. Die Schwalben München 189)1:41:59
125Michael Mainusch (Rsc Auto Brosch Kempten)1:42:31
126Stefan Niederberghaus1:42:36
127Alberto Caponi (De Heideroosjes)1:42:55
128Guy van Elsen (Team Joven)1:43:16
129Markus Müller1:44:27
130Arjo Spans1:44:27
131Jens Wegner (Bikeschmiede262)1:44:35
132Jochen Wehrheim (MTBc Wehrheim)1:44:59
133Soren Palm (Dmk Sram)1:45:22
134Pedro van de Louw (Teamventoux MTB Tilburg)1:45:37
135Jürgen Konrad (Team Bikearena Wertach)1:46:44
136Rene Horber1:46:53
137Heinrich Müller (Müller Räume Zum Wohlfühlen)1:47:09
138Wim Geerlinks1:47:15
139Andre Bräuer1:47:47
140Sascha Nadalin (Sbh Cc)1:47:52
141Karsten Kraechter1:47:55
142Reiner Ploem (Craft And Friends)1:48:57
143Peter Zott (Craft And Friends)1:48:57
144Daniel Borklund (Fanfiluca Bikestyle)1:49:12
145Petter Jorman1:49:27
146Uwe Ruscheweyh (Sturm & Drang)1:49:37
147Christian Birle1:49:45
148Jürgen Hoffmann (Albrad Feautering Killertal Ri)1:50:59
149Johan Gerhardsson (Ck Wheelsucker)1:51:00
150Mirko Weinandy1:52:39
151Alexandre Mariutti (T3 Iron Team)1:53:17
152Steffen Blattert (Probst Racing Lauffen)1:53:55
153Peter Uhland (MTB-Team-Daaden)1:54:21
154James Stevenson1:55:13
155Roelant Horree1:55:13
156Michael Lella (Craft And Friends)1:55:51
157Leo Muis1:56:28
158Erik Kailing (Tv Bad Orb / Bike-Work Desch)1:58:14
159Urs Grendelmeier (Schnell (Müde))1:58:17
160Roger Bürgisser1:59:24
161Michael Herzberg (Craft - Rocky Mountain Team)2:00:53
162Stephan Scholze (Stöber In Motion)2:01:28
163Marcel Röthlisberger (Power Team Seerücken)2:01:38
164Roger Nell2:01:48
165Jörg Buggenhagen (Spinning Wheelz)2:01:49
166Jeffry Dominczak (De Heideroosjes)2:02:00
167Ray Doyle (Team MTB Ireland)2:02:05
168Michael Stejskal2:03:24
169Oliver Bergmann2:04:03
170Marcus Euteneuer2:04:50
171Frank Greco2:04:55
172Nils Gieskes (Unter Falscher Flagge)2:05:20
173Bronislav Skovajsa (Six Monkeys Of The Universe)2:06:13
174Egmont Goedeke2:06:18
175Volker Hess (Craft And Friends)2:08:32
176Sven Marien (The Mouseketeers)2:10:55
177Jörg Filter2:11:06
178Hans-Christian Keller Rix2:11:11
179Christophe Crombez2:11:28
180Hendrik Tesche2:11:48
181Erik Christensen Knud (Team Ac Marine)2:12:02
182Claus Matthiesen (Team Ac Marine)2:12:02
183Lars Schnell (Statnett Bil Sf)2:12:15
184Claus-Dieter Lang (Stöber In Motion)2:12:33
185Peter Mertens2:12:36
186Hermann Hanßen2:13:01
187Axel Lenders2:13:02
188Ewald Riedl (Ib Company)2:14:03
189Ralf Maciejewski2:15:29
190Manfred Ismair (Raumgewinn)2:16:39
191Peter Stelzig (Raumgewinn)2:16:40
192Peter Klein2:17:17
193Ingo Dechent2:17:41
194Stefan Mair (Team Katzung-Klaus Dengg)2:18:49
195Petr Spora2:19:59
196Harald Hecht2:20:30
197Thomas Hebbel (MTBc Wehrheim)2:20:37
198Camille Reding (Team Toproad)2:22:24
199Roger Molleman (Swiss Hammer Team)2:23:24
200Niels Mayer (Asses Of Fire)2:24:46
201Martin Wehner2:26:06
202Virgilio Alcover (Matamon Trail)2:26:52
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Masters 50+ general classification after stage 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Walter Perkmann (Craft And Friends)3:40:16
2Henrik Cohen (Team Geels)0:09:27
3Werner Höpperger (Tiroler Zugspitz Arena)0:09:57
4Georg Niggl (Craft And Friends)0:12:36
5Ewald Wacker (Soq.De-Coldblack)0:17:49
6Willi Hengartner0:22:35
7Michael Fenske0:32:24
8Told Thomas (Tiroler Zugspitz Arena)0:35:06
9Reinhold Kotz (Biketeam Sonthofen)0:35:43
10Peter Modosch (Sportteam Buhler)0:38:00
11Ad van de Sande (Teamventoux MTB Tilburg)0:38:56
12Gabor Rusovszki0:44:22
13Pino Ferrari (Büli Bike Tigers)0:45:35
14Jesper Worre (Team Ac Marine)0:46:16
15Arnold Haas (Rival)0:46:40
16Thomas Bauer0:48:15
17Kjell Friberg0:48:21
18Thor Wiig (Ragde Eiendom)0:53:34
19Soren Rasmussen (MTB-Team Fussingo)0:54:51
20Poul Jensen0:54:51
21Kjartan Aas (Raufoss & Gjovik Sykkelklubb)0:55:19
22Michael Beilborn (Delta-Bike.De)0:56:02
23Wim Jansen (Bejan)0:56:35
24Wolfgang Hackl0:57:31
25Jorgen Bjerre (Dmk Sram)1:00:55
26Helmut Maier (Biketeam Sonthofen)1:01:28
27Josef Happach (Biketeam Sonthofen)1:02:53
28Karl Koller (Sk Rueckenwind Triathlon)1:04:06
29Ferdi Koller (Büli Bike Tigers)1:04:15
30Rudolf Trumbach1:05:20
31Karsten Olsen (Fredericia Dk)1:05:30
32Helmut Hupfauer (Race Team Toni's)1:13:43
33Roland Herterich1:15:21
34Franz-Josef Hüttemeister (Happychain.De)1:18:33
35Heinrich Grebner (Team Mr. Bike - Cube)1:19:16
36Andreas Wittmann (Mr. Bike Lichtenfels)1:19:16
37Chris Kemmer1:19:21
38Leon Wurth (Soul Bikers)1:20:35
39Reinhard Bichler (Tiroler Zugspitz Arena)1:21:15
40Lothar Franke (Team Bike Special Parts Velber)1:21:16
41Sandor Kocsis1:23:30
42Kurt Poullie1:31:07
43Josef Heher (Biketeam-Sonthofen)1:33:09
44Hougs Lind Carsten1:34:05
45Walter Pütz1:34:18
46Tommy Petersen (Team Geels)1:37:15
47Andreas Deusser1:39:47
48Karl-Otto Walz1:40:10
49Christoph Müller1:40:26
50Pierre Billet1:42:44
51Klaus Molleskov1:43:05
52Joachim Meyer1:44:21
53Horst Schwarz (MTB-Verein Zierenberg E.V)1:45:23
54Franz Pohlhammer (Craft And Friends)1:47:49
55Gerd Hoehna1:48:45
56Piet van de Wiel (Peerkes Bike Team)1:49:58
57Michel Rasmussen1:54:13
58Michael Marx (City Bike+Fun Oberu)1:58:36
59Jos Kerkhofs1:58:58

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