Trans Zollernalb 2011: Stage 1 Results

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Men's podium: Alexander Moos, Karl Platt, Alban Lakata(Image credit: Armin Küstenbrück)

Karl Platt (Team Bulls) took the first stage of the Sparkasse Trans Zollernalb on Friday. In Balingen, the German marathon specialist sprinted out of a four-man lead group to the victory. Swiss rider Alexandre Moos (BMC) took second ahead of Austrian Alban Lakata (Topeak Ergon) and German Robert Mennen (Topeak Ergon). Ann-Katrin Hellstern (BQ-Cycling-Team / RIG Freiburg) became the first stage winner and leader in the women's category. She won ahead of Gabi Stanger (Team Centurion) and Ivonne Kraft (Team Nutrixxion).

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Men stage 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Karl Platt (Team Bulls)	1:46:23
2	Alexandre Moos (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Alban Lakata (Topeak-Ergon Racing Team)	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Robert Mennen (Topeak-Ergon Racing Team)	0:00:04
5	René Tann (BlackTusk RacingTeam)	0:02:40
6	Hannes Genze (Multivan-Merida Biking Team)	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Joris Massaer (G Skin deforche MTB Racing Team België)	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Ruben Scheire (MTB Rudi Bike Inn Herentals België)	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Andreas Kugler (Multivan-Merida Biking Team)	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Julien Taramarcaz (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Thomas Dietsch (Team Bulls)	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Torsten Marx (BlackTusk RacingTeam)	0:02:43
13	Uwe Hardter (RSV Bike-Arge St. Märgen)	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Frans Claes	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Balz Weber (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Max Friedrich (Ergon 24h Racing Team)	0:02:47
17	Geoffry Maes (MTB Rudi Bike Inn Herentals-België)	0:05:19
18	Marcel Reiser (Sparkasse Zollernalb / BlackTusk Racing)	0:05:21
19	Andreas Kleiber (Team Rothaus Poison-Bikes / Hochschwarzwald)	0:05:22
20	Gody Jacobs (Trust mtb team vzw)	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Daniel Aspacher (MHW Cube Racing Team)	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Matthias Gärtner (Team WFG Zollernalb)	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Micha Van Den Eynde (Team Bike Inn)	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Tim Böhme (Team Bulls)	0:07:49
25	Sascha Heinke (Team Firebike-Drössiger)	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Matthias Pfrommer (Team Haico-Racing)	0:07:55
27	Yves Corminboeuf (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)	0:08:04
28	Ulrich Rottler (Uli Rottlers Team Pedal)	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Ken Van Den Bulke (MTB Team Langdorp)	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Stephan Schiele (Team VOBA RSV 06 Nattheim)	0:08:07
31	Ben Kindermans (Trust mtb team vzw)	0:08:16
32	Lukas Höllrigl (Bike and Run Imst)	0:08:32
33	Daniel Federspiel (Silmax Cannondale Racing Team)	0:10:07
34	Christoph Lander (RSV Geislingen)	0:10:10
35	Kurt Tempst (mtb rudi-bike inn)	0:10:11
36	Bram Saeys (Smart Cycling (Belgium))	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Hans Planckaert (Smart Cycling Team)	0:10:13
38	Fabian Eppler (moooove RacingTeam)	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	André Ohndorf (Team Best-Bike-Parts/Progress)	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Jurgen Vanden Bon (lingier evenza beachbikers vzw)	0:10:15
41	Kai Bodmer (TREK domatec)	0:10:17
42	Günter Reitz (Team Firebike Drössiger)	0:12:32
43	David Osaer (Versluys Evenza Beachbikers Team)	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Sönke Wegner (BQ Cycling Team)	0:12:34
45	Roland Kienzler (Team Pedal)	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	David Schädler (RSV Volkertshausen)	0:12:36
47	Wouter Declercq (Trust mtb team vzw)	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Christoph Cords (XC-Riders.de)	0:12:39
49	Benjamin Merkel (RMSV Langenbrand)	0:14:15
50	Peter Paelinck (www.REEVAX.be)	0:15:00
51	Dietmar Viesel (Team WFG Zollernalb)	0:16:45
52	Patrik Cura (RSV Geislingen)	0:16:48
53	Pierre Meilick (Team Gonso-Rawoflex/RSG Zollern-Alb)	0:16:49
54	Bart Boeckmans (MTB Rudi)	0:16:51
55	Daniel Sauter (Gonso-Rawoflex-Team / RSG Zollern-Alb)	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Michael Kreiß (Kona Rothaus GER / Bike Ranch Team)	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Timo Häfner (Radwerk Racing Team)	0:17:43
58	Florian Mindel (TSV Schmiden / activity-racing-team)	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Rudi Geentjens	0:17:45
60	Thomas Jäger (Univega Pro Cycling Team)	0:21:50
61	Frank Stanger (Hepco Becker Factory Team)	0:22:32
62	Arman Yigitkurt (RSV Geislingen)	0:22:34
63	Marc Sanwald (TSV Schmiden / activity-racing-team)	0:23:20
64	Wim Tollenaere (Team De Fietser - Opwijk)	0:23:52
65	Eric Danner (RV Edelweiss Roschbach)	0:23:53
66	Pierre Seibertz (Team Sebamed)	0:23:56
67	Wolfgang Haug (NARR Isoliersysteme GmbH)	0:24:01
68	Thomas Heider (RSC 1963 Neustadt e.V.)	0:26:38
69	Dieter Schulzki (CSV-MTB-Team)	0:27:05
70	Julian Biefang (Team Rothaus Poison-Bikes)	0:29:18
71	Frank Bornheim (Team Sebamed)	0:33:33
72	Frank-Uwe Gastall (Team Sebamed)	0:33:35
73	Ralf Horstmann (RSG Delbrück)	0:35:38
74	Jürgen Schulz (SF Lauffen)	0:35:39
75	Kurt Werheit (Team Sebamed)	0:41:42

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Women stage 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Ann-Katrin Hellstern (BQ-Cycling-Team / RIG Freiburg)	2:04:11
2	Gabi Stanger (Team Centurion)	0:04:47
3	Ivonne Kraft (Team Nutrixxion)	0:06:57
4	Steffi Meizer (RSV Ebringen / Team Rothaus Vita Classica)	0:12:28
5	Katharina Alberti (Best-Bike-Parts)	0:15:26
6	Sonja Brodbeck (CSV-MTB-Team)	0:18:18
7	Silke Keinath (Team Nutrixxion)	0:22:50
8	Gaby Eulitz (RSC Ingolstadt)	0:31:47

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Sprint 1 - 19.4km
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Daniel Federspiel (Silmax Cannondale Racing Team)	3	seconds
2	René Tann (BlackTusk RacingTeam)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Matthias Pfrommer (Team Haico-Racing)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 2 - 30.8km
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Alban Lakata (Topeak-Ergon Racing Team)	3	seconds
2	Karl Platt (Team Bulls)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Alexandre Moos (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 3 - 48.0km
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Karl Platt (Team Bulls)	3	seconds
2	Alban Lakata (Topeak-Ergon Racing Team)	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Alexandre Moos (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Men general classification after stage 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Karl Platt (Team Bulls)	1:46:18
2	Alban Lakata (Topeak-Ergon Racing Team)	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Alexandre Moos (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)	0:00:03
4	Robert Mennen (Topeak-Ergon Racing Team)	0:00:09
5	René Tann (BlackTusk RacingTeam)	0:02:43
6	Hannes Genze (Multivan-Merida Biking Team)	0:02:45
7	Joris Massaer (G Skin deforche MTB Racing Team België)	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Ruben Scheire (MTB Rudi Bike Inn Herentals België)	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Andreas Kugler (Multivan-Merida Biking Team)	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Julien Taramarcaz (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Thomas Dietsch (Team Bulls)	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Torsten Marx (BlackTusk RacingTeam)	0:02:48
13	Uwe Hardter (RSV Bike-Arge St. Märgen)	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Frans Claes	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Balz Weber (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Max Friedrich (Ergon 24h Racing Team)	0:02:52
17	Geoffry Maes (MTB Rudi Bike Inn Herentals-België)	0:05:24
18	Marcel Reiser (Sparkasse Zollernalb / BlackTusk Racing)	0:05:26
19	Andreas Kleiber (Team Rothaus Poison-Bikes / Hochschwarzwald)	0:05:27
20	Gody Jacobs (Trust mtb team vzw)	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Daniel Aspacher (MHW Cube Racing Team)	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Matthias Gärtner (Team WFG Zollernalb)	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Micha Van Den Eynde (Team Bike Inn)	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Tim Böhme (Team Bulls)	0:07:54
25	Sascha Heinke (Team Firebike-Drössiger)	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Matthias Pfrommer (Team Haico-Racing)	0:07:59
27	Yves Corminboeuf (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)	0:08:09
28	Ulrich Rottler (Uli Rottlers Team Pedal)	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Ken Van Den Bulke (MTB Team Langdorp)	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Stephan Schiele (Team VOBA RSV 06 Nattheim)	0:08:12
31	Ben Kindermans (Trust mtb team vzw)	0:08:21
32	Lukas Höllrigl (Bike and Run Imst)	0:08:37
33	Daniel Federspiel (Silmax Cannondale Racing Team)	0:10:09
34	Christoph Lander (RSV Geislingen)	0:10:15
35	Kurt Tempst (mtb rudi-bike inn)	0:10:16
36	Bram Saeys (Smart Cycling (Belgium))	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Hans Planckaert (Smart Cycling Team)	0:10:18
38	Fabian Eppler (moooove RacingTeam)	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	André Ohndorf (Team Best-Bike-Parts/Progress)	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Jurgen Vanden Bon (lingier evenza beachbikers vzw)	0:10:20
41	Kai Bodmer (TREK domatec)	0:10:22
42	Günter Reitz (Team Firebike Drössiger)	0:12:37
43	David Osaer (Versluys Evenza Beachbikers Team)	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Sönke Wegner (BQ Cycling Team)	0:12:39
45	Roland Kienzler (Team Pedal)	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	David Schädler (RSV Volkertshausen)	0:12:41
47	Wouter Declercq (Trust mtb team vzw)	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Christoph Cords (XC-Riders.de)	0:12:44
49	Benjamin Merkel (RMSV Langenbrand)	0:14:20
50	Peter Paelinck (www.REEVAX.be)	0:15:05
51	Dietmar Viesel (Team WFG Zollernalb)	0:16:50
52	Patrik Cura (RSV Geislingen)	0:16:53
53	Pierre Meilick (Team Gonso-Rawoflex/RSG Zollern-Alb)	0:16:54
54	Bart Boeckmans (MTB Rudi)	0:16:56
55	Daniel Sauter (Gonso-Rawoflex-Team / RSG Zollern-Alb)	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Michael Kreiß (Kona Rothaus GER / Bike Ranch Team)	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Timo Häfner (Radwerk Racing Team)	0:17:48
58	Florian Mindel (TSV Schmiden / activity-racing-team)	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Rudi Geentjens	0:17:50
60	Thomas Jäger (Univega Pro Cycling Team)	0:21:55
61	Frank Stanger (Hepco Becker Factory Team)	0:22:37
62	Arman Yigitkurt (RSV Geislingen)	0:22:39
63	Marc Sanwald (TSV Schmiden / activity-racing-team)	0:23:25
64	Wim Tollenaere (Team De Fietser - Opwijk)	0:23:57
65	Eric Danner (RV Edelweiss Roschbach)	0:23:58
66	Pierre Seibertz (Team Sebamed)	0:24:01
67	Wolfgang Haug (NARR Isoliersysteme GmbH)	0:24:06
68	Thomas Heider (RSC 1963 Neustadt e.V.)	0:26:43
69	Dieter Schulzki (CSV-MTB-Team)	0:27:10
70	Julian Biefang (Team Rothaus Poison-Bikes)	0:29:23
71	Frank Bornheim (Team Sebamed)	0:33:38
72	Frank-Uwe Gastall (Team Sebamed)	0:33:40
73	Ralf Horstmann (RSG Delbrück)	0:35:43
74	Jürgen Schulz (SF Lauffen)	0:35:44
75	Kurt Werheit (Team Sebamed)	0:41:47

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Women general classification after stage 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Ann-Katrin Hellstern (BQ-Cycling-Team / RIG Freiburg)	2:04:11
2	Gabi Stanger (Team Centurion)	0:04:47
3	Ivonne Kraft (Team Nutrixxion)	0:06:57
4	Steffi Meizer (RSV Ebringen / Team Rothaus Vita Classica)	0:12:28
5	Katharina Alberti (Best-Bike-Parts)	0:15:26
6	Sonja Brodbeck (CSV-MTB-Team)	0:18:18
7	Silke Keinath (Team Nutrixxion)	0:22:50
8	Gaby Eulitz (RSC Ingolstadt)	0:31:47

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