Velits takes season's first in Switzerland
By Gregor Brown
published Haussler finishes on the podium again
Peter Velits won the GP Kanton Aargau Sunday in Gippingen, Switzerland. Team Milram's Slovakian, 24, headed the sprint over Belgium's Ben Hermans (Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator) and Germany's Heinrich Haussler (Cervélo TestTeam).
The race consisted of 10 19.6-kilometre circuits around Gippingen.
Velits finished eighth in yesterday's GP Triberg-Schwarzwald. His last victory was two years ago at the Under 23 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.
Haussler won the GP Triberg-Schwarzwald. He was led out by teammate Thor Hushovd for the sprint in Gippingen today.
Frenchman Loyd Mondory won the race in 2008.
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1 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram | 4:46:29 |
2 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo Test Team | 0:00:02 |
4 | Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia Bossini Docce | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo Test Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Reinier Honig (Ned) Vacansoleil | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Simon Zahner (Swi) Swiss National Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | René Weissinger (Ger) Team Volksbank | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Christian Heule (Swi) Swiss National Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Stefan Trafelet (Swi) Swiss National Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Julien Loubet (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Luca Solari (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Agritubel | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia Bossini Docce | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Tobias Eggli (Swi) Hadimec - Nazionale Elettronica | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Peter Jacobs (Bel) Silence-Lotto | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Yann Huguet (Fra) Agritubel | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Jant Baekelants (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tonissteiner | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Pèter Kusztor (Hun) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Petr Bencik (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Danilo Andrenacci (Ita) Hadimec - Nazionale Elettronica | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Alex Meenhorst (NZl) Hadimec - Nazionale Elettronica | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Volksbank | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Elias Schmäh (Swi) Team Volksbank | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Julian Munoz (Col) Hadimec - Nazionale Elettronica | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tonissteiner | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Joaquin Novoa Mendez (Spa) Cervélo Test Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Nikolas Schnyder (Swi) Swiss National Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | David Lelay (Fra) Agritubel | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Arnaud Van Groen (Ned) Vacansoleil | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Leopold König (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Nazareno Rossi (Swi) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Patrik Sinkiewitz (Ger) PSK Whirlpool - Author | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Adriano Angeloni (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia Bossini Docce | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Johon Gadret (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervélo Test Team | 0:00:15 |
55 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervélo Test Team | 0:00:22 |
56 | Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel | 0:03:00 |
57 | Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) Swiss National Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Silence-Lotto | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale | 0:03:34 |
60 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Ag2r-La Mondiale | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Milram | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervélo Test Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence-Lotto | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Roman Andres (Swi) Swiss National Team | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Janick Wisler (Swi) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Martin Mares (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Diego Nosotti (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia Bossini Docce | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Ronny Scholz (Ger) Team Milram | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Frank Scherzinger (Ger) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Tomas Buchacek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool - Author | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Denis Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervélo Test Team | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Michael Baer (Swi) Hadimec - Nazionale Elettronica | 0:05:20 |
77 | Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 0:05:44 |
78 | Leonardo Moser (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Joel Frey (Swi) Swiss National Team | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tonissteiner | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia Bossini Docce | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Ag2r-La Mondiale | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Team Volksbank | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet - Tonissteiner | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Harald Morscher (Aut) Team Volksbank | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Matic Strgar (Slo) Team Volksbank | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Timo Honstein (Ger) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | 0:06:50 |
92 | Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Giuseppe Atzeni (Swi) Hadimec - Nazionale Elettronica | 0:10:02 |
94 | Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram | 0:12:36 |
95 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Rida Cador (Hun) Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei | 0:12:53 |
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