Sachsen-Tour International um den Sparkassen-Cup 2009: Stage 4 Results

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The leader gets the ladies... for Patrik Sinkewitz, life is good. (Image credit: Patrik Pátek)

Results

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Header Cell - Column 0	Header Cell - Column 1	Header Cell - Column 2
1	Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank	4:21:29
2	Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia - High Road	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank	0:00:02
4	Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Peter Kusztor (Hun) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Dennis Pohl (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Mathias Belka (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Dominik Nerz (Ger) German National Team	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	John Degenkolb (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Thomas Fothen (Ger) Team Milram	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Harald Totschnig (Aut) ELK Haus	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Saxo Bank	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) ELK Haus	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Stefan Rucker (Aut) ELK Haus	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Kasper Larsen (Ned) Saxo Bank	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Bart Vanheulen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Tom Criel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Stefan Schäfer (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Alex Rasmussen (Den) Saxo Bank	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - High Road	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Team Columbia - High Road	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Wim van Huffel (Bel) Vorarlberg - Corratec	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Daniel Musiol (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec	0:00:21
43	Alex Coutts (GBr) Heraklion - Nessebar	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Janick Wisler (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) ELK Haus	0:00:32
46	Matt Brammeier (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly Team	0:01:40
47	Johannes Sickmüller (Ger) German National Team	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Florian Harbig (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team	0:01:54
49	Martin Mares (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author	0:04:26
50	Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	0:07:26
51	Frank Hoj (Den) Saxo Bank	0:09:26
52	Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Robert Bartko (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Lucas Schädlich (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Heinrich Berger (Ger) German National Team	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Domenik Klemme (Ger) Saxo Bank	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	0:12:51
60	Roger Kluge (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Tomas Buchacek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Marcel Barth (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Phillipp Klein (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Rene Birkenfeld (Ger) German National Team	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Timo Scholz (Ger) German National Team	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	David Schorn (Aut) ELK Haus	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Steffen Radochla (Ger) ELK Haus	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Christoph Springer (Ger) Heraklion - Nessebar	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	René Obst (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Elies Schmäh (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Florian Salzinger (Ger) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Sebastian Hans (Ger) German National Team	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Ole Quast (Ger) German National Team	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Marcel Fischer (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team	0:13:36
83	Andreas Stauff (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	0:15:01
84	Harald Morscher (Aut) Vorarlberg - Corratec	0:16:01
85	Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec	0:16:06
86	Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Timo Honstein (Ger) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei	0:18:46
88	Frank Scherzinger (Ger) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei	Row 87 - Cell 2
89	Georgios Melas (Ger) Heraklion - Nessebar	0:26:21
90	Johannes Heider (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	0:27:26
91	Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Matthias Friedemann (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Ronan McLaughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec	Row 93 - Cell 2
95	Martin Hebik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - High Road	Row 95 - Cell 2
97	Sebastian May (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team	Row 96 - Cell 2
98	Maximillian May (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team	Row 97 - Cell 2
99	Sebastian Forke (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	Row 98 - Cell 2
100	Erik Mohs (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	Row 99 - Cell 2
101	Pirmin Lang (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei	Row 100 - Cell 2
102	Silvère Ackermann (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec	Row 101 - Cell 2

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Teams
Header Cell - Column 0	Header Cell - Column 1	Header Cell - Column 2
1	Rabobank	13:04:31
2	Columbia HTC	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	0:00:02
4	CSC Saxo Bank	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Team Milram	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	ELK Haus	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	LKT Team Brandenburg	0:09:26
9	Nationalteam Deutschland	0:11:04
10	Thüringer Energie Team	0:11:18
11	Team Nutrixxon Sparkasse	0:12:51
12	Team Atlas Römer‘s Hausbäckerei	0:13:10
13	Team Vorarlberg -Corratec	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	An Post Sean Kelly Team	0:14:29
15	PSK Whirlpool - Author	0:17:15
16	Team Heraklion-Nessebar	0:39:29

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General classification
Header Cell - Column 0	Header Cell - Column 1	Header Cell - Column 2
1	Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author	17:35:40
2	Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank	0:02:45
3	Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	0:02:52
4	Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road	0:02:55
5	Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank	0:02:58
6	Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia - High Road	0:02:59
7	Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank	0:03:00
8	Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank	0:03:01
9	Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank	0:03:03
11	Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram	0:03:04
12	Peter Kusztor (Hun) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei	0:03:05
13	Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	0:03:06
15	Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	0:03:07
16	John Degenkolb (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Dominik Nerz (Ger) German National Team	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Mathias Belka (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Tom Criel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Harald Totschnig (Aut) ELK Haus	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Stefan Rucker (Aut) ELK Haus	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Kasper Larsen (Ned) Saxo Bank	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Saxo Bank	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Wim van Huffel (Bel) Vorarlberg - Corratec	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Daniel Musiol (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec	0:03:26
30	Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) ELK Haus	0:03:47
31	Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team	0:05:46
32	Dennis Pohl (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	0:05:47
33	Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - High Road	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Alex Coutts (GBr) Heraklion - Nessebar	0:06:45
37	Martin Mares (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author	0:07:31
38	Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	0:10:30
39	Domenik Klemme (Ger) Saxo Bank	0:12:30
40	Bart Vanheulen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	0:13:52
41	Stefan Schäfer (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Lucas Schädlich (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team	0:15:11
43	Frank Hoj (Den) Saxo Bank	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Johannes Sickmüller (Ger) German National Team	0:15:30
46	Elies Schmäh (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec	0:15:51
47	Roger Kluge (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	0:15:56
48	Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Tomas Buchacek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team	0:16:41
52	André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road	0:16:43
53	Alex Rasmussen (Den) Saxo Bank	0:16:51
54	Thomas Fothen (Ger) Team Milram	0:16:53
55	Maarten Neyens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	0:16:57
56	Ole Quast (Ger) German National Team	0:18:36
57	Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) ELK Haus	0:19:19
59	Heinrich Berger (Ger) German National Team	0:19:27
60	Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei	0:19:28
61	Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	0:21:13
62	Matt Brammeier (GBr) An Post - Sean Kelly Team	0:21:20
63	Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Team Columbia - High Road	0:21:22
64	Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram	0:23:15
65	Christoph Springer (Ger) Heraklion - Nessebar	0:27:01
66	Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec	0:28:54
67	Rene Birkenfeld (Ger) German National Team	0:29:44
68	David Schorn (Aut) ELK Haus	0:29:46
69	Janick Wisler (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei	0:30:01
70	Martin Hebik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author	0:30:31
71	Steffen Radochla (Ger) ELK Haus	0:32:21
72	Harald Morscher (Aut) Vorarlberg - Corratec	0:32:56
73	Pirmin Lang (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei	0:33:31
74	Timo Scholz (Ger) German National Team	0:34:02
75	Marcel Fischer (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	0:34:11
76	Robert Bartko (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	0:36:42
77	Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Kuota - Indeland	0:36:49
78	Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram	0:39:25
79	Florian Harbig (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team	0:39:35
80	Timo Honstein (Ger) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei	0:39:57
81	Matthias Friedemann (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author	0:41:26
82	Johannes Heider (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	0:41:36
83	Marcel Barth (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team	0:42:31
84	Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Vorarlberg - Corratec	0:44:21
86	Maximillian May (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Sebastian Hans (Ger) German National Team	0:45:16
88	René Obst (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	Row 87 - Cell 2
89	Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	0:47:39
90	Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author	0:48:37
91	Silvère Ackermann (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec	0:49:21
92	Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team	0:49:40
93	Frank Scherzinger (Ger) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei	0:51:11
94	Florian Salzinger (Ger) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei	0:52:16
95	Andreas Stauff (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	0:52:34
96	Phillipp Klein (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team	0:55:15
97	Ronan McLaughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team	0:57:06
98	Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - High Road	0:59:07
99	Erik Mohs (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	1:00:22
100	Sebastian May (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team	1:07:32
101	Georgios Melas (Ger) Heraklion - Nessebar	1:09:45
102	Sebastian Forke (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	1:22:18

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Mountains classification
Header Cell - Column 0	Header Cell - Column 1	Header Cell - Column 2	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author	35	pts
2	Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia - High Road	18	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Peter Kusztor (Hun) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei	12	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank	11	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank	10	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Kuota - Indeland	10	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Phillipp Klein (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team	9	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank	8	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank	7	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Silvère Ackermann (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec	7	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	6	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank	6	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram	4	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram	4	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Saxo Bank	3	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team	3	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	2	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road	2	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram	2	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	2	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Bart Vanheulen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	2	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei	2	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Erik Mohs (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	2	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank	1	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram	1	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Sebastian Hans (Ger) German National Team	1	Row 25 - Cell 3

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Sprint classification
Header Cell - Column 0	Header Cell - Column 1	Header Cell - Column 2	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	11	pts
2	Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank	9	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road	8	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author	7	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	6	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Elies Schmäh (Swi) Vorarlberg - Corratec	5	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Phillipp Klein (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team	4	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram	3	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Sebastian Forke (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg	3	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Erik Mohs (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	3	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Peter Kusztor (Hun) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei	2	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank	2	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Rene Birkenfeld (Ger) German National Team	2	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank	1	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse	1	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team	1	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland	1	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Domenik Klemme (Ger) Saxo Bank	1	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram	1	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram	1	Row 19 - Cell 3

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Teams classification
Header Cell - Column 0	Header Cell - Column 1	Header Cell - Column 2
1	Rabobank	52:56:19
2	Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	0:00:02
3	CSC Saxo Bank	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	ELK Haus	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Team Kuota - Indeland	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Columbia HTC	0:00:57
7	Team Milram	0:02:42
8	LKT Team Brandenburg	0:09:26
9	Team Vorarlberg -Corratec	0:13:10
10	PSK Whirlpool - Author	0:14:25
11	Team Atlas Römer‘s Hausbäckerei	0:16:07
12	Nationalteam Deutschland	0:16:24
13	An Post Sean Kelly Team	0:19:49
14	Thüringer Energie Team	0:27:48
15	Team Nutrixxon Sparkasse	0:31:06
16	Team Heraklion-Nessebar	1:32:05

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