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‘Black Thursday’ Hits Professional Cycling In Germany
BERLIN, Oct 16, 2008 (AFP) - Professional cycling suffered a Black Thursday here when organizers announced the scrapping of the 2009 Tour of Germany the same day broadcasters pulled the plug on covering next year’s Tour de France.
German media giants ARD, the number-one broadcasters here, and fellow national television channel [...]
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- Team Columbia Takes Top Two Spots On Stage And Overall In Germany
September 6th, 2008San Luis Obispo, CA, 6 September 2008 - Team Columbia stayed in full control on the final day of racing in the Tour of Germany, taking both the top two places on the stage and on the overall classification.
After moving into the lead with a victory on stage one, Linus Gerdemann triumphed overall, with team-mate [...] - Tour of Germany Results - Stage 8 and Final
September 6th, 2008Results of the 34km eighth and final stage of the Tour of Germany in Bremen on Saturday:
Stage 8
1. Tony Martin (GER) Columbia 39:50mins, 2. Bert Grabsch (GER) 40:24, 3.
Gustav Erik Larsson (SWE) 40:38, 4. Linus Gerdemann (GER) 41:07, 5. Vladimir Karpets (RUS) 41:33, 6. Thomas Lovkvist (SWE) 41:42, [...] - Linus Gerdemann of Team Columbia Wins The Tour of Germany
September 6th, 2008BREMEN, Germany, Sept 6, 2008 (AFP) - Yellow-jersey holder Linus Gerdemann won the Tour of Germany on Saturday after the eighth and final stage in Bremen as Columbia team-mate and compatriot Tony Martin won the 34km time-trial.
Gerdemann, 25, wore the yellow jersey for the duration of the competition [...] - Tour of Germany Results - Stage 7 and Overall
September 5th, 2008Results in the 214.3km seventh and penultimate stage of the Tour of Germany from Neuss to Georgsmarienhutte on Friday:
Stage 7
1. Stephane Auge (FRA) Cofidis 4hr 45:33, 2. Thierry Hupond (FRA), 3. Mauro da Dalto (ITA), 4. Johannes Fröhlinger (GER), 5. Christian Knees (GER), 6.
Jens Voigt (GER), 7. Thomas [...] - Auge Takes Stage Win In Germany, But Gerdemann Eyes The Overall
September 5th, 2008BERLIN, Sept 5, 2008 (AFP) - France’s Stephane Auge, of the Cofidis team, won the seventh and penultimate stage of the Tour of Germany from Neuss to Georgsmarienhutte on Friday but German rider Linus Gerdemann was poised for overall victory.
Auge came out on top in a sprint finish ahead [...] - Finland’s Veikkanen wins sixth stage of Tour of Germany
September 4th, 2008NEUSS, Germany, Sept 4, 2008 (AFP) - Finland’s Jussi Veikkanen won the sixth stage of the Tour of Germany on Thursday after winning the sprint finish on the 188.8km route from Bad Fredeburg to Neuss.
Leader Linus Gerdemann of Germany keeps the yellow jersey after finishing in the peloton, but [...] - Tour of Germany Results - Stage 6 and Overall
September 4th, 2008Results in the 188.8km sixth stage of the Tour of Germany between Bad Fredeburg and Neuss here on Thursday:
Stage 6
1. Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) 4hr 17min 22sec, 2. Maxim Iglinskiy (KAZ) s.t., 3.
Thierry Hupond (FRA) s.t., 4. Pablo Garcia Lastras (ESP) s.t., 5. Remi Pauriol
(FRA) s.t., 6. Christophe Mengin (FRA) [...] - Gerald Ciolek Sprints For Third Team Columbia Win At Tour of Germany
September 3rd, 2008San Luis Obispo, CA, 3 September 2008 - Team Columbia’s outstanding all-round performance in the 2008 Tour of Germany continued apace on Wednesday as Gerald Ciolek romped home for a superb uphill sprint stage win.
Columbia’s third victory at the Tour of Germany in five days came after Ciolek successfully fended off Swiss rider Rubens Bertogliati [...] - Tour of Germany Results - Stage 5 and Overall
September 3rd, 2008Results following the 218.4km fifth stage of the Tour of Germany between Mainz and Winterberg here on Wednesday:
Stage 5
1. Gerald Ciolek (GER), 5hr 39min 35sec, 2. Rubens Bertogliati (SUI) s.t, 3. Leonardo Bertagnolli (ITA/LIQ) s.t., 4. Thomas Loevkvist (SWE) s.t., 5.
Johannes Froehlinger (GER) s.t., 6. Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) s.t., [...] - Gerald Ciolek Wins Fifth Stage Of The Tour of Germany
September 3rd, 2008Gerald Ciolek was the surprise winner of the last mountain stage of the Tour of Germany on Wednesday on the 218.4km route from Mainz as team-mate Linus Gerdemann kept the yellow jersey.
Germany’s Ciolek, the 2006 under-23 world champion, won three stages on last year’s tour and attacked on [...] - Greipel Wins Stage Four of Deutschland Tour, And Teutenberg Takes Holland Ladies Tour Opener
September 2nd, 2008San Luis Obispo, CA, 2 September, 2008 - Stage four of the Tour of Germany on Tuesday saw Columbia fastman Andre Greipel outgun Australian Robbie McEwen and German Robert Forster for his twelfth victory of the season. A bunch sprint on the stage from Wiesloch to Mainz only became a certainty with six kilometres to [...]
- Fuente Wins Tour of Germany Second Stage
August 31st, 2008HESSELBERG, Germany, Aug 31, 2008 (AFP) - Spaniard of the Scott team won the second stage of the Tour of Germany here on Sunday.
Italy’s Pietro Caucchioli finished second at 0.02sec with Swede Thomas Lovkvist third after the 182.6km run from Munich to Hesselberg.
Germany’s Linus Gerdemann [...] - Gerdemann Wins First Stage of Tour of Germany
August 30th, 2008HOCHFUGEN, Austria, Aug 30, 2008 (AFP) - Germany’s Linus Gerdemann of the Columbia team won the first stage of the Tour of Germany on Saturday from Kitzbuhel to Hochfugen.
Gerdemann lived up to his status as favourite on the most difficult stage of the race with two category one climbs [...] - Saunier Duval Team Set To Be Excluded From The Tour of Germany
July 22nd, 2008BERLIN, July 22, 2008 (AFP) - The Saunier Duval cycling team look set to be excluded from the Tour of Germany because of doping, race organizers revealed on Tuesday.
The elite team withdrew from the Tour de France last week after Italian rider Riccardo Ricco failed a dope test - [...]
