Kittel claims Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
Degenkolb and Boeckmans complete podium
Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) took his 15th win of the year, outsprinting German rival John Degenkolb for victory in the Münsterland Giro in Münster, Germany. Third place went to Kris Boeckmans of Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator.
Degenkolb, who usually rides for HTC-Highroad, rode the 191km today for the German national team. He will be Kittel's teammate at Skil-Shimano in the coming season.
The race was marked by a long break by Linus Gerdemann (Leopard Trek) and Josef Benetseder (Vorarlberg), who built up a lead of up to 6:30. Gerdemann won the five ranked climbs that the duo tackled on their escape to take the overall climbing title.
About 150km into the race the duo were joined by Pieter Serry (Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator) and Peter Schulting (Cycling Team Jo Piels). The sprinters' teams were determined to take control, though, and at the end of the first of three laps of the closing circuit to go, the field came together.
1 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil - Shimano | 4:24:44 |
2 | John Degenkolb (Ger) German National Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Michael Kurth (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Yoeri Havik (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Leopard Trek | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Steffen Radochla (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Jesper Asselman (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Marius Bernatonis (Ltu) Atlas Personal | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Remco Te Brake (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Peter Kusztor (Hun) Atlas Personal | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Michael Schweizer (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team Vorarlberg | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Fabian Schnaidt (Ger) Seven Stones | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Alexander Krieger (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Alexander Schmitt (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Nicky Van Der Lijke (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Stefan Kirchmair (Aut) Tyrol Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Jacob Fiedler (Ger) Team NSP | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Christian Poos (Lux) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | André Benoit (Ger) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Moreno Hofland (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Peter Erdin (Swi) Atlas Personal | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Markus Eichler (Ger) Team NSP | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | André Greipel (Ger) German National Team | 0:00:04 |
35 | Frank Dressler-Lehnhof (Ger) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Stijn Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Mario Schoibl (Aut) Tyrol Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Julian Kern (Ger) Seven Stones | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 0:00:07 |
40 | Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:00:08 |
41 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:00:32 |
42 | Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Jimmi Sorensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Florian Monreal (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | 0:00:36 |
47 | Rune Van Der Meijden (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Kevin Predatsch (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Bob Schoonbroodt (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Jan Oelerich (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18 | 0:00:38 |
52 | Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) German National Team | 0:00:43 |
54 | Benjamin Sydlik (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Arne Hassink (Ned) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Daniel Klemme (Ger) German National Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano | 0:00:46 |
58 | Timon Seubert (Ger) Team NetApp | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano | 0:00:52 |
60 | Stefan Poutsma (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels | 0:01:10 |
61 | Alexander Nordhoff (Ger) Seven Stones | 0:01:29 |
62 | Fabian Thiel (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Marius Jessenberger (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Tom Thill (Lux) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Peter Schulting (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Kasper Linde Jorgensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Stefan Poll (Aut) Team Vorarlberg | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Ike Groen (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) Team Vorarlberg | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Sven Forberger (Ger) Team NSP | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Rikke Dijkxhoorn (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Luc Hagenaars (Ned) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Jan Deutschmann (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Rafal Ratajczyk (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | René Obst (Ger) Team NSP | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Dominic Klemme (Ger) Leopard Trek | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Nico Schneider (Ger) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Marten Klöpping (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18 | 0:01:46 |
86 | Jarno Gmelich (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Rens Te Stroet (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Eric Baumann (Ger) Team NetApp | 0:02:10 |
90 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Marc Obkircher (Aut) Tyrol Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | David Wöhrer (Aut) Tyrol Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetApp | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Matthias Bertling (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Jonas Schmeiser (Ger) Team NSP | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Hans Joachim Benning (Ger) Seven Stones | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | René Weissinger (Ger) Team Vorarlberg | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Lucas Schädlich (Ger) Team NSP | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Nicolas Baldo (Fra) Atlas Personal | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Morten Knudsen (Den) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Philipp Ries (Ger) Team Heizomat | 0:02:14 |
107 | Florian Salzinger (Ger) Atlas Personal | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:02:16 |
110 | Geert Van Der Weijst (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels | 0:02:32 |
111 | Sebastian Körber (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:03:00 |
112 | Julian Hellmann (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Stefan Cohnen (Ned) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | 0:03:07 |
114 | Raffael Freienstein (Ger) German National Team | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Harald Totschnig (Aut) Tyrol Team | 0:03:26 |
116 | Josef Benetseder (Aut) Team Vorarlberg | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Jasper Hamelink (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano | 0:03:31 |
119 | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil - Shimano | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team NetApp | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:03:39 |
122 | Sylwester Janiszewski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Sebastian Forke (Ger) Nutrixxion Sparkasse | 0:04:24 |
124 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek | 0:04:25 |
125 | Martin Weiss (Aut) Tyrol Team | 0:04:26 |
126 | Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:04:48 |
127 | Thomas Koep (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18 | 0:05:27 |
128 | Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Thüringer Energie Team | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Patrick Oeben (Ger) TT Raiko Argon 18 | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Rick Ampler (Ger) German National Team | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Christian Moberg Jörgensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand - LRO | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Sander Oostlander (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Timo Thömel (Ger) Team NSP | 0:05:51 |
134 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) Atlas Personal | 0:06:24 |
135 | David Rosch (Ger) Atlas Personal | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Gabriel Chavanne (Swi) Atlas Personal | 0:07:27 |
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