Kittel wins ProRace Berlin
Nizzolo, Markov complete podium
Marcel Kittel of Skil-Shimano continued his winning ways, winning the first edition of the ProRace Berlin. The German outsprinted Giacomo Nizzolo (Leopard Trek) and Alexei Markov (Russian National Team) to take his sixth win of the season.
“That was like a sightseeing tour of Berlin,” Kittel told the sid news agency. “It was a special experience and a great thing. I am already looking forward to next year.”
A six-man group got away away only 15 km into the race. The group of Steffen Radochla (Nutrixxion), Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing Team), Andreas Klier (Garmin Cervelo), Michael Albasini (HTC-Highroad), David Boucher (Omega Pharma-Lotto) and Stuart O'Grady (Leopard Trek) built up a maximum lead of about 5:30 minutes. They were caught only with only a few kilometers left to go.
That set up the mass sprint finish, but such top names as Andre Greipel (Omega Pharma-Lotto) and John Degenkolb (HTC-Highroad) were not involved in it. Instead, the win went to Kittel. The 23-year-old most recently won four of the fives stages of the Four Days of Dunkirk.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil - Shimano | 3:50:50 |
2 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard Trek | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Alexei Markov (Rus) Russian National Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Rudiger Selig (Ger) German National Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Florian Monreal (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Henning Bommel (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Luc Hagenaars (Ned) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Timo Thömel (Ger) Team NSP | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Theo Reinhardt (Ger) German National Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Nikias Arndt (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | David Van Der Poel (Ned) BKCP - Powerplus | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) Atlas Personal | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-Highroad | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Netapp | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Blaz Furdi (Slo) Adria Mobil | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Michael Schweizer (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Alexander Schmitt (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Philipp Ries (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Joachim Tolles (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-Highroad | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Wietse Bosmans (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Vaclav Hlavac (Cze) AC Sparta Praha | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Marco Haller (Aut) Adria Mobil | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria Mobil | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Rostislav Krotky (Cze) AC Sparta Praha | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Peter Kusztor (Hun) Atlas Personal | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Marius Bernatonis (Ltu) Atlas Personal | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) HTC-Highroad | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Adria Mobil | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Michael Kurth (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Georg Tazreiter (Aut) Champion System | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Leopard Trek | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Björn Schröder (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Victor Manakov (Rus) Russian National Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Sven Vandousselaere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Alexander Krieger (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Jan Oelerich (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System | 0:00:07 |
52 | Christian Patron (Bel) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) Leopard Trek | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Mathias Belka (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Alexander Serov (Rus) Russian National Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Marcel Kalz (Ger) German National Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Martial Roman (Fra) Atlas Personal | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Christian Mager (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - Shimano | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:13 |
63 | Niels Albert (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Thomas Fothen (Ger) Team NSP | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Radomir Simunek (Cze) BKCP - Powerplus | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Champion System | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Jacek Morajko (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Philipp Walsleben (Ger) BKCP - Powerplus | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Matt Brammeier (Irl) HTC-Highroad | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Paul Voss (Ger) German National Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | David Boucher (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Rafal Ratajczyk (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Florian Salzinger (Ger) Atlas Personal | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Lucas Schädlich (Ger) Team NSP | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Julian Hellmann (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Nils Plötner (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Evgeny Kovalev (Rus) Russian National Team | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Frederik Willems (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Matthias Mortka (Ger) Team NSP | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Robert Bengsch (Ger) German National Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Matej Gnezda (Slo) Adria Mobil | 0:00:24 |
89 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek | 0:00:30 |
90 | Jan Van Puyvelde (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:37 |
92 | Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Netapp | 0:00:41 |
93 | Blaz Jarc (Slo) Adria Mobil | 0:00:46 |
94 | William Clarke (Aus) Leopard Trek | 0:00:52 |
95 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Stuart O'grady (Aus) Leopard Trek | 0:01:03 |
97 | Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Garmin-Cervelo | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:01:17 |
100 | Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team Netapp | 0:01:59 |
103 | André Schulze (Ger) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Benjamin Sydlik (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:03:20 |
105 | Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:03:26 |
106 | Mariusz Witecki (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:03:57 |
107 | Arne Hassink (Ned) TT Raiko Argon 18 | 0:04:23 |
108 | Ladislav Fabisovsky (Cze) AC Sparta Praha | 0:04:52 |
109 | Jiri Nesveda (Cze) AC Sparta Praha | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Dominik Ivo (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18 | 0:05:54 |
111 | Steffen Radochla (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:07:01 |
112 | Michael Weicht (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | 0:07:22 |
113 | Tino Meier (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Martin Hunal (Cze) AC Sparta Praha | 0:07:38 |
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