John Degenkolb wins Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
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An Etixx-QuickStep mechanic works on a race machine.
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Riders' names are listed on the Etixx-QuickStep bus
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Ryan Gibbons (Dimension Data) warms up before Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
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The peloton in action during Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
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The peloton in action during Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
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The peloton in action during Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
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The peloton in action during Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
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The peloton in action during Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
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The peloton in action during Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
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Roy Jans, John Degenkolb and Pascal Ackermann celebrate on the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro podium
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John Degenkolb celebrates after winning Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
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John Degenkolb celebrates after winning Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
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John Degenkolb wins Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
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John Degenkolb wins Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
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Sparkassen Münsterland Giro podium: Roy Jans, John Degenkolb and Pascal Ackermann
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John Degenkolb celebrates winning Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
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Sparkassen Münsterland Giro podium: Roy Jans, John Degenkolb and Pascal Ackermann
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John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) took his second win of the season Monday at the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro, a 208km one-day race in Germany from Gronau to Münster. Degenkolb out kicked Roy Jans (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) and Pascal Ackermann (Rad-net Rose Team) in a rain-slicked finale.
"There was perfect team spirit today and I am delighted with the victory," said Degenkolb, who took his first win of the season in August during stage 4 of the Acrtic Race of Norway. "It is really great to win in my home country. The team worked very hard throughout the whole race and gave me a great lead-out."
A group of six riders went clear of the peloton after 50km of racing, but a chase from Giant-Alpecin, Etixx-QuickStep and Lotto Soudal brought the race back together with 25km to go.
"We reacted well on the late attacks in the finale," Degenkolb said. "For the sprint I had the right position and could come through at the right moment, so that was fantastic."
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | 4:50:52 |
| 2 | Roy Jans (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | |
| 3 | Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Rad-net Rose Team | |
| 4 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Etixx-Quick Step | |
| 5 | Dion Smith (NZl) One Pro Cycling | |
| 6 | Alan Banszek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
| 7 | Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | 0:00:02 |
| 8 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx-Quick Step | |
| 9 | Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 0:00:03 |
| 10 | Bert van Lerberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
| 11 | Jonas Koch (Ger) Verva Activejet Pro Cycling Team | |
| 12 | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Team Dimension Data | |
| 13 | Max Kanter (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | 0:00:04 |
| 14 | Marco Mathis (Ger) Rad-net Rose Team | 0:00:05 |
| 15 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:00:06 |
| 16 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Stölting Service Group | 0:00:08 |
| 17 | Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Etixx-Quick Step | 0:00:11 |
| 18 | Lennard Kämna (Ger) Stölting Service Group | 0:00:13 |
| 19 | Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:00:16 |
| 20 | Tony Martin (Ger) Etixx-Quick Step | 0:00:17 |
| 21 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Dimension Data | 0:00:36 |
| 22 | Zakkari John Dempster (Aus) Bora-Argon 18 | |
| 23 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Etixx-Quick Step | 0:00:54 |
| 24 | Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | |
| 25 | Alexander Geuens (Bel) Crelan - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | 0:01:07 |
| 26 | Aaron Grosser (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b Henley & Partners | |
| 27 | Max Walscheid (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | |
| 28 | Adrian Banaszek (Pol) Verva Activejet Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:08 |
| 29 | Dennis Coenen (Bel) Crelan - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | |
| 30 | Patrick Haller (Ger) Rad-net Rose Team | |
| 31 | Dylan Page (Swi) Team Roth | |
| 32 | Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 33 | Robert Müller (Ger) Team Heizomat | |
| 34 | Pascal Treubel (Ger) Team Heizomat | |
| 35 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Stölting Service Group | |
| 36 | Nikolay Mihaylov (Bul) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
| 37 | Luca Henn (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto | |
| 38 | Jiri Polnicky (Cze) Verva Activejet Pro Cycling Team | |
| 39 | Alexander Weifenbach (Ger) Stölting Service Group | |
| 40 | Timothy Stevens (Bel) Crelan - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | |
| 41 | Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Team Roth | |
| 42 | Matthias Krizek (Aut) Team Roth | |
| 43 | Jonas Rapp (Ger) Team Heizomat | |
| 44 | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 45 | Nathan Müller (Ger) Team Heizomat | 0:01:09 |
| 46 | Dries van Gestel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
| 47 | Silvio Herklotz (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | 0:01:11 |
| 48 | Steele von Hoff (Aus) One Pro Cycling | 0:01:12 |
| 49 | Kristian House (GBr) One Pro Cycling | |
| 50 | Sven Reutter (Ger) Stölting Service Group | |
| 51 | Jan Tschernoster (Ger) Rad-net Rose Team | |
| 52 | Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
| 53 | Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
| 54 | Jochem Hoekstra (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:01:13 |
| 55 | Bert de Backer (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin | |
| 56 | Karol Domagalski (Pol) One Pro Cycling | |
| 57 | Jay Thomson (RSA) Team Dimension Data | |
| 58 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Team Roth | 0:01:15 |
| 59 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Etixx-Quick Step | |
| 60 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal | 0:01:22 |
| 61 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Bora-Argon 18 | 0:01:23 |
| 62 | James Callum Shaw (GBr) Lotto Soudal | |
| 63 | Shane Archbold (NZl) Bora-Argon 18 | |
| 64 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx-Quick Step | 0:01:46 |
| 65 | Jonas Tenbrock (Ger) Stölting Service Group | 0:02:06 |
| 66 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | |
| 67 | Daniel Bichlmann (Ger) Stradalli-BIKE AID | 0:02:10 |
| 68 | Frederique Robert (Bel) Crelan - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | 0:02:18 |
| 69 | Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto | |
| 70 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Metec TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel | |
| 71 | Mario Vogt (Ger) Rad-net Rose Team | |
| 72 | David Boucher (Bel) Crelan - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | |
| 73 | David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 74 | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:02:19 |
| 75 | Samuel Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling | |
| 76 | Kevin de Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 77 | Stephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo Nordisk | |
| 78 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:02:20 |
| 79 | Dorian Lübbers (Ger) Team Heizomat | |
| 80 | Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Team Dimension Data | 0:02:21 |
| 81 | Lukas Postlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 18 | |
| 82 | Christian Koch (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | 0:02:22 |
| 83 | Fabian Schormair (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | 0:02:23 |
| 84 | Jaco Venter (RSA) Team Dimension Data | |
| 85 | Nicolas Dougall (RSA) Team Dimension Data | |
| 86 | Songezo Jim (RSA) Team Dimension Data | |
| 87 | Marcin Mrozek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
| 88 | Jasper Hamelink (Ned) Metec TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel | |
| 89 | Georg Loef (Ger) Christina Jewelry Pro Cycling | |
| 90 | Jasper de Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:02:24 |
| 91 | Raphael Freienstein (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto | |
| 92 | Bertlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | 0:02:36 |
| 93 | Michal Podlaski (Pol) Verva Activejet Pro Cycling Team | |
| 94 | Lander Seynaeve (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | |
| 95 | Michael Goolaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
| 96 | Leszek Plucinski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | |
| 97 | Gerry Druyts (Bel) Crelan - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | 0:02:37 |
| 98 | Kevin Deltombe (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
| 99 | Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Metec TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel | |
| 100 | Thomas Koep (Ger) Stölting Service Group | |
| 101 | Ruben Pols (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
| 102 | Marvin Kötting (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b Henley & Partners | 0:03:27 |
| 103 | Simon Redmers (Ger) Team Heizomat | 0:03:28 |
| 104 | Joshua Huppertz (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto | 0:04:15 |
| 105 | Robert William Kessler (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | 0:04:49 |
| 106 | Christopher Hatz (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto | 0:05:07 |
| 107 | Laurin Winter (Ger) Team Heizomat | 0:05:08 |
| 108 | Jarno Gmelich Meijling (Ned) Metec TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel | |
| 109 | Florian Stork (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b Henley & Partners | 0:05:09 |
| 110 | Jonas Härtig (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b Henley & Partners | 0:05:41 |
| 111 | Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 0:06:51 |
| 112 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
| 113 | Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 0:06:52 |
| 114 | Aimé de Gent (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | |
| 115 | Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto | 0:06:53 |
| 116 | Jordi van Dingenen (Bel) Crelan - Vastgoedservice Continental Team |
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