Greipel resumes sprint domination in Sachsen Tour
By Susan Westemeyer published
Rasmussen, Burghardt round out podium
Andre Greipel continued his winning streak from the Tour of Austria by taking home the victory from a bunch sprint on the first stage of the Internationalen Sachsen-Tour. He also took the leader's jersey in the race. Second place went to Alex Rasmussen (Saxo Bank) and third was Greipel's Team Columbia HTC teammate Marcus Burghardt.
"I am very happy with this win. We'll have to see what is still possible here," he said. Last year, Greipel won two stages and wore the leader's jersey for three days. Today's win was his 14th of the season, all of one which have come since he returned from shoulder surgery in May.
The stage was marked by multiple crashes, and for a long time was dominated by a two-man breakaway. Philipp Klein (Thüringer Energie Team) and Gert Steurs (Topsport Vlaanderen) got away 20 km into the stage. They had a lead of up to 11 minutes, but Columbia and Team Milram led the chase to catch them. They were caught with 23 km to go, setting up the mass sprint.
Milram had hoped to set up a sprint for Robert Förster in his hometown of Markkleeberg, but the German was only able to finish fifth.
Thursday's stage two runs 194km from Leipzig to Eibenstock
1 | André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road | 3:57:56 |
2 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) Saxo Bank | |
3 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road | |
4 | Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | |
5 | Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram | |
6 | Steffen Radochla (Ger) ELK Haus | |
7 | Roger Kluge (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | |
8 | Lucas Schädlich (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | |
9 | Sebastian Forke (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | |
10 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | |
11 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | |
12 | Daniel Musiol (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
13 | Sebastian May (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | |
14 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | |
15 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
16 | Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
17 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
18 | Peter Kusztor (Hun) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | |
19 | Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Kuota - Indeland | |
20 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) German National Team | |
21 | Matthias Friedemann (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author | |
22 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | |
23 | Thomas Fothen (Ger) Team Milram | |
24 | Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
25 | Dennis Pohl (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | |
26 | Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | |
27 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author | |
28 | Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | |
29 | Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Kuota - Indeland | |
30 | Tom Criel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
31 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | |
32 | Heinrich Berger (Ger) German National Team | |
33 | Christoph Springer (Ger) Heraklion - Nessebar | |
34 | Martin Schöffmann (Aut) ELK Haus | |
35 | Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | |
36 | Martin Hebik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | |
37 | Matt Brammeier (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
38 | Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram | |
39 | Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) ELK Haus | |
40 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank | |
41 | Sebastian Hans (Ger) German National Team | |
42 | Martin Mares (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | |
43 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank | |
44 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | |
45 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank | |
46 | Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | |
47 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
48 | Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram | |
49 | David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
50 | Mathias Belka (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | |
51 | Petr Kubias (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | |
52 | Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram | |
53 | Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank | |
54 | Ole Quast (Ger) German National Team | |
55 | Alex Coutts (GBr) Heraklion - Nessebar | |
56 | Timo Scholz (Ger) German National Team | |
57 | Marcel Fischer (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | |
58 | Kasper Larsen (Ned) Saxo Bank | |
59 | Domenik Klemme (Ger) Saxo Bank | |
60 | Frank Hoj (Den) Saxo Bank | |
61 | Apostolos Bouglas (Gre) Heraklion - Nessebar | |
62 | Harald Totschnig (Aut) ELK Haus | |
63 | Elies Schmäh (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
64 | Bart Vanheulen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
65 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia - High Road | |
66 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank | |
67 | David Schorn (Aut) ELK Haus | |
68 | Maximillian May (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | |
69 | Wim van Huffel (Bel) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
70 | Stefan Rucker (Aut) ELK Haus | |
71 | Johannes Heider (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | |
72 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - High Road | |
73 | Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
74 | Stefan Schäfer (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | |
75 | Florian Harbig (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | |
76 | Johannes Sickmüller (Ger) German National Team | |
77 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
78 | Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram | |
79 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | |
80 | Tomas Buchacek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | |
81 | Ingmar Daßler (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | |
82 | Rene Birkenfeld (Ger) German National Team | |
83 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - High Road | |
84 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank | |
85 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Saxo Bank | |
86 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
87 | Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram | |
88 | Marcel Barth (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | |
89 | Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
90 | Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Team Columbia - High Road | |
91 | Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | |
92 | Harald Morscher (Aut) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
93 | Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | |
94 | Frank Scherzinger (Ger) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | |
95 | Janick Wisler (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | |
96 | Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
97 | Ronan McLaughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
98 | Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | |
99 | René Obst (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | |
100 | Timo Honstein (Ger) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | |
101 | Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
102 | Erik Mohs (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:00:34 |
103 | Georgios Melas (Ger) Heraklion - Nessebar | 0:01:07 |
104 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - High Road | 0:02:01 |
105 | Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) ELK Haus | 0:02:22 |
106 | Phillipp Klein (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | |
107 | Florian Salzinger (Ger) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | 0:02:36 |
108 | Robert Bartko (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | 0:06:05 |
109 | Silvère Ackermann (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec |
1 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 3 | pts |
2 | Phillipp Klein (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | 2 | |
3 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road | 1 |
1 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 3 | pts |
2 | Phillipp Klein (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | 2 | |
3 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road | 1 |
1 | Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 3 | pts |
2 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 2 | |
3 | Domenik Klemme (Ger) Saxo Bank | 1 |
1 | Phillipp Klein (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | 3 | pts |
2 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 2 | |
3 | Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | 1 |
1 | Phillipp Klein (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | 3 | pts |
2 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 2 | |
3 | Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | 1 |
1 | Phillipp Klein (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | 3 | pts |
2 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 2 | |
3 | Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 1 |
1 | André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road | 3:57:46 |
2 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) Saxo Bank | 0:00:04 |
3 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road | |
4 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
5 | Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:00:07 |
6 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 0:00:08 |
7 | Domenik Klemme (Ger) Saxo Bank | 0:00:09 |
8 | Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:00:10 |
9 | Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram | |
10 | Steffen Radochla (Ger) ELK Haus | |
11 | Roger Kluge (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | |
12 | Lucas Schädlich (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | |
13 | Sebastian Forke (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | |
14 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | |
15 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | |
16 | Daniel Musiol (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
17 | Sebastian May (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | |
18 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | |
19 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
20 | Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
21 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
22 | Peter Kusztor (Hun) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | |
23 | Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Kuota - Indeland | |
24 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) German National Team | |
25 | Matthias Friedemann (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author | |
26 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | |
27 | Thomas Fothen (Ger) Team Milram | |
28 | Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
29 | Dennis Pohl (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | |
30 | Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | |
31 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author | |
32 | Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Kuota - Indeland | |
33 | Tom Criel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
34 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | |
35 | Heinrich Berger (Ger) German National Team | |
36 | Christoph Springer (Ger) Heraklion - Nessebar | |
37 | Martin Schöffmann (Aut) ELK Haus | |
38 | Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | |
39 | Martin Hebik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | |
40 | Matt Brammeier (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
41 | Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram | |
42 | Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) ELK Haus | |
43 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank | |
44 | Sebastian Hans (Ger) German National Team | |
45 | Martin Mares (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | |
46 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank | |
47 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | |
48 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank | |
49 | Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | |
50 | Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
51 | Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram | |
52 | David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
53 | Mathias Belka (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | |
54 | Petr Kubias (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | |
55 | Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram | |
56 | Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank | |
57 | Ole Quast (Ger) German National Team | |
58 | Alex Coutts (GBr) Heraklion - Nessebar | |
59 | Timo Scholz (Ger) German National Team | |
60 | Marcel Fischer (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | |
61 | Kasper Larsen (Ned) Saxo Bank | |
62 | Frank Hoj (Den) Saxo Bank | |
63 | Apostolos Bouglas (Gre) Heraklion - Nessebar | |
64 | Harald Totschnig (Aut) ELK Haus | |
65 | Elies Schmäh (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
66 | Bart Vanheulen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
67 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia - High Road | |
68 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank | |
69 | David Schorn (Aut) ELK Haus | |
70 | Maximillian May (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | |
71 | Wim van Huffel (Bel) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
72 | Stefan Rucker (Aut) ELK Haus | |
73 | Johannes Heider (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | |
74 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - High Road | |
75 | Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
76 | Stefan Schäfer (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | |
77 | Florian Harbig (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | |
78 | Johannes Sickmüller (Ger) German National Team | |
79 | Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram | |
80 | Tomas Buchacek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | |
81 | Ingmar Daßler (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | |
82 | Rene Birkenfeld (Ger) German National Team | |
83 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - High Road | |
84 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank | |
85 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Saxo Bank | |
86 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
87 | Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram | |
88 | Marcel Barth (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | |
89 | Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
90 | Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Team Columbia - High Road | |
91 | Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | |
92 | Harald Morscher (Aut) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
93 | Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | |
94 | Frank Scherzinger (Ger) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | |
95 | Janick Wisler (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | |
96 | Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
97 | Ronan McLaughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
98 | Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | |
99 | René Obst (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | |
100 | Timo Honstein (Ger) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | |
101 | Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
102 | Erik Mohs (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:00:44 |
103 | Georgios Melas (Ger) Heraklion - Nessebar | 0:01:17 |
104 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - High Road | 0:02:11 |
105 | Phillipp Klein (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | 0:02:28 |
106 | Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) ELK Haus | 0:02:32 |
107 | Florian Salzinger (Ger) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | 0:02:46 |
108 | Robert Bartko (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | 0:06:15 |
109 | Silvère Ackermann (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec |
1 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 6 | pts |
2 | Phillipp Klein (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | 4 | |
3 | Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 3 | |
4 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road | 2 | |
5 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 2 | |
6 | Domenik Klemme (Ger) Saxo Bank | 1 |
1 | Phillipp Klein (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | 9 | pts |
2 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 6 | |
3 | Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | 2 | |
4 | Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 1 |
1 | Phillipp Klein (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | 13 | pts |
2 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 12 | |
3 | André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road | 10 | |
4 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road | 10 | |
5 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) Saxo Bank | 9 | |
6 | Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 7 | |
7 | Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram | 6 | |
8 | Steffen Radochla (Ger) ELK Haus | 5 | |
9 | Roger Kluge (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | 4 | |
10 | Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 4 | |
11 | Lucas Schädlich (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | 3 | |
12 | Sebastian Forke (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | 2 | |
13 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 2 | |
14 | Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | 2 | |
15 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | 1 | |
16 | Domenik Klemme (Ger) Saxo Bank | 1 |
1 | Lucas Schädlich (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | 3:57:56 |
2 | Sebastian Forke (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | |
3 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | |
4 | Sebastian May (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | |
5 | Andreas Stauff (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | |
6 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
7 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) German National Team | |
8 | Dennis Pohl (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland | |
9 | Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Kuota - Indeland | |
10 | Martin Schöffmann (Aut) ELK Haus | |
11 | Sebastian Hans (Ger) German National Team | |
12 | Petr Kubias (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | |
13 | Ole Quast (Ger) German National Team | |
14 | Marcel Fischer (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | |
15 | Apostolos Bouglas (Gre) Heraklion - Nessebar | |
16 | David Schorn (Aut) ELK Haus | |
17 | Maximillian May (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | |
18 | Johannes Heider (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | |
19 | Florian Harbig (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | |
20 | Mc Langhlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
21 | Georgios Melas (Ger) Heraklion - Nessebar | 0:01:07 |
22 | Phillipp Klein (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | 0:02:18 |
1 | Thüringer Energie Team | 11:53:48 |
2 | Team Kuota - Indeland | |
3 | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | |
4 | Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse | |
5 | LKT Team Brandenburg | |
6 | Team Milram | |
7 | Team Columbia - High Road | |
8 | An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
9 | ELK Haus | |
10 | PSK Whirlpool - Author | |
11 | Germany | |
12 | Rabobank | |
13 | Saxo Bank | |
14 | Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | |
15 | Vorarlberg - Corratec | |
16 | Heraklion - Nessebar |

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