Platt becomes first leader of Trans Zollernalb

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) TeamResult
1Karl Platt (Team Bulls)1:46:23
2Alexandre Moos (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)Row 1 - Cell 2
3Alban Lakata (Topeak-Ergon Racing Team)Row 2 - Cell 2
4Robert Mennen (Topeak-Ergon Racing Team)0:00:04
5René Tann (BlackTusk RacingTeam)0:02:40
6Hannes Genze (Multivan-Merida Biking Team)Row 5 - Cell 2
7Joris Massaer (G Skin deforche MTB Racing Team België)Row 6 - Cell 2
8Ruben Scheire (MTB Rudi Bike Inn Herentals België)Row 7 - Cell 2
9Andreas Kugler (Multivan-Merida Biking Team)Row 8 - Cell 2
10Julien Taramarcaz (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)Row 9 - Cell 2
11Thomas Dietsch (Team Bulls)Row 10 - Cell 2
12Torsten Marx (BlackTusk RacingTeam)0:02:43
13Uwe Hardter (RSV Bike-Arge St. Märgen)Row 12 - Cell 2
14Frans ClaesRow 13 - Cell 2
15Balz Weber (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)Row 14 - Cell 2
16Max Friedrich (Ergon 24h Racing Team)0:02:47
17Geoffry Maes (MTB Rudi Bike Inn Herentals-België)0:05:19
18Marcel Reiser (Sparkasse Zollernalb / BlackTusk Racing)0:05:21
19Andreas Kleiber (Team Rothaus Poison-Bikes / Hochschwarzwald)0:05:22
20Gody Jacobs (Trust mtb team vzw)Row 19 - Cell 2
21Daniel Aspacher (MHW Cube Racing Team)Row 20 - Cell 2
22Matthias Gärtner (Team WFG Zollernalb)Row 21 - Cell 2
23Micha Van Den Eynde (Team Bike Inn)Row 22 - Cell 2
24Tim Böhme (Team Bulls)0:07:49
25Sascha Heinke (Team Firebike-Drössiger)Row 24 - Cell 2
26Matthias Pfrommer (Team Haico-Racing)0:07:55
27Yves Corminboeuf (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)0:08:04
28Ulrich Rottler (Uli Rottlers Team Pedal)Row 27 - Cell 2
29Ken Van Den Bulke (MTB Team Langdorp)Row 28 - Cell 2
30Stephan Schiele (Team VOBA RSV 06 Nattheim)0:08:07
31Ben Kindermans (Trust mtb team vzw)0:08:16
32Lukas Höllrigl (Bike and Run Imst)0:08:32
33Daniel Federspiel (Silmax Cannondale Racing Team)0:10:07
34Christoph Lander (RSV Geislingen)0:10:10
35Kurt Tempst (mtb rudi-bike inn)0:10:11
36Bram Saeys (Smart Cycling (Belgium))Row 35 - Cell 2
37Hans Planckaert (Smart Cycling Team)0:10:13
38Fabian Eppler (moooove RacingTeam)Row 37 - Cell 2
39André Ohndorf (Team Best-Bike-Parts/Progress)Row 38 - Cell 2
40Jurgen Vanden Bon (lingier evenza beachbikers vzw)0:10:15
41Kai Bodmer (TREK domatec)0:10:17
42Günter Reitz (Team Firebike Drössiger)0:12:32
43David Osaer (Versluys Evenza Beachbikers Team)Row 42 - Cell 2
44Sönke Wegner (BQ Cycling Team)0:12:34
45Roland Kienzler (Team Pedal)Row 44 - Cell 2
46David Schädler (RSV Volkertshausen)0:12:36
47Wouter Declercq (Trust mtb team vzw)Row 46 - Cell 2
48Christoph Cords (XC-Riders.de)0:12:39
49Benjamin Merkel (RMSV Langenbrand)0:14:15
50Peter Paelinck (www.REEVAX.be)0:15:00
51Dietmar Viesel (Team WFG Zollernalb)0:16:45
52Patrik Cura (RSV Geislingen)0:16:48
53Pierre Meilick (Team Gonso-Rawoflex/RSG Zollern-Alb)0:16:49
54Bart Boeckmans (MTB Rudi)0:16:51
55Daniel Sauter (Gonso-Rawoflex-Team / RSG Zollern-Alb)Row 54 - Cell 2
56Michael Kreiß (Kona Rothaus GER / Bike Ranch Team)Row 55 - Cell 2
57Timo Häfner (Radwerk Racing Team)0:17:43
58Florian Mindel (TSV Schmiden / activity-racing-team)Row 57 - Cell 2
59Rudi Geentjens0:17:45
60Thomas Jäger (Univega Pro Cycling Team)0:21:50
61Frank Stanger (Hepco Becker Factory Team)0:22:32
62Arman Yigitkurt (RSV Geislingen)0:22:34
63Marc Sanwald (TSV Schmiden / activity-racing-team)0:23:20
64Wim Tollenaere (Team De Fietser - Opwijk)0:23:52
65Eric Danner (RV Edelweiss Roschbach)0:23:53
66Pierre Seibertz (Team Sebamed)0:23:56
67Wolfgang Haug (NARR Isoliersysteme GmbH)0:24:01
68Thomas Heider (RSC 1963 Neustadt e.V.)0:26:38
69Dieter Schulzki (CSV-MTB-Team)0:27:05
70Julian Biefang (Team Rothaus Poison-Bikes)0:29:18
71Frank Bornheim (Team Sebamed)0:33:33
72Frank-Uwe Gastall (Team Sebamed)0:33:35
73Ralf Horstmann (RSG Delbrück)0:35:38
74Jürgen Schulz (SF Lauffen)0:35:39
75Kurt Werheit (Team Sebamed)0:41:42
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Women stage 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Ann-Katrin Hellstern (BQ-Cycling-Team / RIG Freiburg)2:04:11
2Gabi Stanger (Team Centurion)0:04:47
3Ivonne Kraft (Team Nutrixxion)0:06:57
4Steffi Meizer (RSV Ebringen / Team Rothaus Vita Classica)0:12:28
5Katharina Alberti (Best-Bike-Parts)0:15:26
6Sonja Brodbeck (CSV-MTB-Team)0:18:18
7Silke Keinath (Team Nutrixxion)0:22:50
8Gaby Eulitz (RSC Ingolstadt)0:31:47
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Sprint 1 - 19.4km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Daniel Federspiel (Silmax Cannondale Racing Team)3seconds
2René Tann (BlackTusk RacingTeam)2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Matthias Pfrommer (Team Haico-Racing)1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - 30.8km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alban Lakata (Topeak-Ergon Racing Team)3seconds
2Karl Platt (Team Bulls)2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alexandre Moos (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3 - 48.0km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Karl Platt (Team Bulls)3seconds
2Alban Lakata (Topeak-Ergon Racing Team)2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alexandre Moos (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Men general classification after stage 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Karl Platt (Team Bulls)1:46:18
2Alban Lakata (Topeak-Ergon Racing Team)Row 1 - Cell 2
3Alexandre Moos (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)0:00:03
4Robert Mennen (Topeak-Ergon Racing Team)0:00:09
5René Tann (BlackTusk RacingTeam)0:02:43
6Hannes Genze (Multivan-Merida Biking Team)0:02:45
7Joris Massaer (G Skin deforche MTB Racing Team België)Row 6 - Cell 2
8Ruben Scheire (MTB Rudi Bike Inn Herentals België)Row 7 - Cell 2
9Andreas Kugler (Multivan-Merida Biking Team)Row 8 - Cell 2
10Julien Taramarcaz (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)Row 9 - Cell 2
11Thomas Dietsch (Team Bulls)Row 10 - Cell 2
12Torsten Marx (BlackTusk RacingTeam)0:02:48
13Uwe Hardter (RSV Bike-Arge St. Märgen)Row 12 - Cell 2
14Frans ClaesRow 13 - Cell 2
15Balz Weber (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)Row 14 - Cell 2
16Max Friedrich (Ergon 24h Racing Team)0:02:52
17Geoffry Maes (MTB Rudi Bike Inn Herentals-België)0:05:24
18Marcel Reiser (Sparkasse Zollernalb / BlackTusk Racing)0:05:26
19Andreas Kleiber (Team Rothaus Poison-Bikes / Hochschwarzwald)0:05:27
20Gody Jacobs (Trust mtb team vzw)Row 19 - Cell 2
21Daniel Aspacher (MHW Cube Racing Team)Row 20 - Cell 2
22Matthias Gärtner (Team WFG Zollernalb)Row 21 - Cell 2
23Micha Van Den Eynde (Team Bike Inn)Row 22 - Cell 2
24Tim Böhme (Team Bulls)0:07:54
25Sascha Heinke (Team Firebike-Drössiger)Row 24 - Cell 2
26Matthias Pfrommer (Team Haico-Racing)0:07:59
27Yves Corminboeuf (BMC Mountainbike Racing Team)0:08:09
28Ulrich Rottler (Uli Rottlers Team Pedal)Row 27 - Cell 2
29Ken Van Den Bulke (MTB Team Langdorp)Row 28 - Cell 2
30Stephan Schiele (Team VOBA RSV 06 Nattheim)0:08:12
31Ben Kindermans (Trust mtb team vzw)0:08:21
32Lukas Höllrigl (Bike and Run Imst)0:08:37
33Daniel Federspiel (Silmax Cannondale Racing Team)0:10:09
34Christoph Lander (RSV Geislingen)0:10:15
35Kurt Tempst (mtb rudi-bike inn)0:10:16
36Bram Saeys (Smart Cycling (Belgium))Row 35 - Cell 2
37Hans Planckaert (Smart Cycling Team)0:10:18
38Fabian Eppler (moooove RacingTeam)Row 37 - Cell 2
39André Ohndorf (Team Best-Bike-Parts/Progress)Row 38 - Cell 2
40Jurgen Vanden Bon (lingier evenza beachbikers vzw)0:10:20
41Kai Bodmer (TREK domatec)0:10:22
42Günter Reitz (Team Firebike Drössiger)0:12:37
43David Osaer (Versluys Evenza Beachbikers Team)Row 42 - Cell 2
44Sönke Wegner (BQ Cycling Team)0:12:39
45Roland Kienzler (Team Pedal)Row 44 - Cell 2
46David Schädler (RSV Volkertshausen)0:12:41
47Wouter Declercq (Trust mtb team vzw)Row 46 - Cell 2
48Christoph Cords (XC-Riders.de)0:12:44
49Benjamin Merkel (RMSV Langenbrand)0:14:20
50Peter Paelinck (www.REEVAX.be)0:15:05
51Dietmar Viesel (Team WFG Zollernalb)0:16:50
52Patrik Cura (RSV Geislingen)0:16:53
53Pierre Meilick (Team Gonso-Rawoflex/RSG Zollern-Alb)0:16:54
54Bart Boeckmans (MTB Rudi)0:16:56
55Daniel Sauter (Gonso-Rawoflex-Team / RSG Zollern-Alb)Row 54 - Cell 2
56Michael Kreiß (Kona Rothaus GER / Bike Ranch Team)Row 55 - Cell 2
57Timo Häfner (Radwerk Racing Team)0:17:48
58Florian Mindel (TSV Schmiden / activity-racing-team)Row 57 - Cell 2
59Rudi Geentjens0:17:50
60Thomas Jäger (Univega Pro Cycling Team)0:21:55
61Frank Stanger (Hepco Becker Factory Team)0:22:37
62Arman Yigitkurt (RSV Geislingen)0:22:39
63Marc Sanwald (TSV Schmiden / activity-racing-team)0:23:25
64Wim Tollenaere (Team De Fietser - Opwijk)0:23:57
65Eric Danner (RV Edelweiss Roschbach)0:23:58
66Pierre Seibertz (Team Sebamed)0:24:01
67Wolfgang Haug (NARR Isoliersysteme GmbH)0:24:06
68Thomas Heider (RSC 1963 Neustadt e.V.)0:26:43
69Dieter Schulzki (CSV-MTB-Team)0:27:10
70Julian Biefang (Team Rothaus Poison-Bikes)0:29:23
71Frank Bornheim (Team Sebamed)0:33:38
72Frank-Uwe Gastall (Team Sebamed)0:33:40
73Ralf Horstmann (RSG Delbrück)0:35:43
74Jürgen Schulz (SF Lauffen)0:35:44
75Kurt Werheit (Team Sebamed)0:41:47
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Women general classification after stage 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Ann-Katrin Hellstern (BQ-Cycling-Team / RIG Freiburg)2:04:11
2Gabi Stanger (Team Centurion)0:04:47
3Ivonne Kraft (Team Nutrixxion)0:06:57
4Steffi Meizer (RSV Ebringen / Team Rothaus Vita Classica)0:12:28
5Katharina Alberti (Best-Bike-Parts)0:15:26
6Sonja Brodbeck (CSV-MTB-Team)0:18:18
7Silke Keinath (Team Nutrixxion)0:22:50
8Gaby Eulitz (RSC Ingolstadt)0:31:47

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