The 45th edition of the German one-day race Rund um den Henninger Turm in Frankfurt will take place on May 1, the traditional date of the 1.HC event. Organisers are happy with the international field they were able to attract, assembling 176 riders of 22 teams to battle it out on the shortened loop of 190 kilometres in and around the famous banking metropole.
Participating big names include of course defending champion Erik Zabel (Milram), who was able to sprint to victory three times at the race already: in 1999, 2001 and last year. Also lining up will be Jens Voigt (CSC), Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto), Erik Dekker (Rabobank) and Michael Albasini (Liquigas) - but Zabel will also have to watch out for German Gerolsteiner, who will be at the start with Davide Rebellin, winner in 2003, as well as Stefan Schumacher and David Kopp. Further rivals will come from his former T-Mobile team, which will send Steffen Wesemann and Patrik Sinkewitz.
