Degenkolb wins Sparkassen Münsterland Giro
German takes second win of the season
John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) took his second win of the season Monday at the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro, a 208km one-day race in Germany from Gronau to Münster. Degenkolb out kicked Roy Jans (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) and Pascal Ackermann (Rad-net Rose Team) in a rain-slicked finale.
"There was perfect team spirit today and I am delighted with the victory," said Degenkolb, who took his first win of the season in August during stage 4 of the Acrtic Race of Norway. "It is really great to win in my home country. The team worked very hard throughout the whole race and gave me a great lead-out."
A group of six riders went clear of the peloton after 50km of racing, but a chase from Giant-Alpecin, Etixx-QuickStep and Lotto Soudal brought the race back together with 25km to go.
"We reacted well on the late attacks in the finale," Degenkolb said. "For the sprint I had the right position and could come through at the right moment, so that was fantastic."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | 4:50:52 |
2 | Roy Jans (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Rad-net Rose Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Etixx-Quick Step | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Dion Smith (NZl) One Pro Cycling | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Alan Banszek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | 0:00:02 |
8 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx-Quick Step | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 0:00:03 |
10 | Bert van Lerberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Jonas Koch (Ger) Verva Activejet Pro Cycling Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Team Dimension Data | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Max Kanter (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | 0:00:04 |
14 | Marco Mathis (Ger) Rad-net Rose Team | 0:00:05 |
15 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:00:06 |
16 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Stölting Service Group | 0:00:08 |
17 | Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Etixx-Quick Step | 0:00:11 |
18 | Lennard Kämna (Ger) Stölting Service Group | 0:00:13 |
19 | Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:00:16 |
20 | Tony Martin (Ger) Etixx-Quick Step | 0:00:17 |
21 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Dimension Data | 0:00:36 |
22 | Zakkari John Dempster (Aus) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Etixx-Quick Step | 0:00:54 |
24 | Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Alexander Geuens (Bel) Crelan - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | 0:01:07 |
26 | Aaron Grosser (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b Henley & Partners | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Max Walscheid (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Adrian Banaszek (Pol) Verva Activejet Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:08 |
29 | Dennis Coenen (Bel) Crelan - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Patrick Haller (Ger) Rad-net Rose Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Dylan Page (Swi) Team Roth | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Robert Müller (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Pascal Treubel (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Stölting Service Group | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Nikolay Mihaylov (Bul) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Luca Henn (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Jiri Polnicky (Cze) Verva Activejet Pro Cycling Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Alexander Weifenbach (Ger) Stölting Service Group | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Timothy Stevens (Bel) Crelan - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Team Roth | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Matthias Krizek (Aut) Team Roth | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Jonas Rapp (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Nathan Müller (Ger) Team Heizomat | 0:01:09 |
46 | Dries van Gestel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Silvio Herklotz (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | 0:01:11 |
48 | Steele von Hoff (Aus) One Pro Cycling | 0:01:12 |
49 | Kristian House (GBr) One Pro Cycling | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Sven Reutter (Ger) Stölting Service Group | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Jan Tschernoster (Ger) Rad-net Rose Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Jochem Hoekstra (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:01:13 |
55 | Bert de Backer (Bel) Team Giant-Alpecin | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Karol Domagalski (Pol) One Pro Cycling | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Jay Thomson (RSA) Team Dimension Data | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Team Roth | 0:01:15 |
59 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Etixx-Quick Step | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal | 0:01:22 |
61 | Scott Thwaites (GBr) Bora-Argon 18 | 0:01:23 |
62 | James Callum Shaw (GBr) Lotto Soudal | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Shane Archbold (NZl) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Etixx-Quick Step | 0:01:46 |
65 | Jonas Tenbrock (Ger) Stölting Service Group | 0:02:06 |
66 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Daniel Bichlmann (Ger) Stradalli-BIKE AID | 0:02:10 |
68 | Frederique Robert (Bel) Crelan - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | 0:02:18 |
69 | Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Metec TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Mario Vogt (Ger) Rad-net Rose Team | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | David Boucher (Bel) Crelan - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:02:19 |
75 | Samuel Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Kevin de Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Stephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo Nordisk | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:02:20 |
79 | Dorian Lübbers (Ger) Team Heizomat | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Team Dimension Data | 0:02:21 |
81 | Lukas Postlberger (Aut) Bora-Argon 18 | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Christian Koch (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | 0:02:22 |
83 | Fabian Schormair (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | 0:02:23 |
84 | Jaco Venter (RSA) Team Dimension Data | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Nicolas Dougall (RSA) Team Dimension Data | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Songezo Jim (RSA) Team Dimension Data | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Marcin Mrozek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Jasper Hamelink (Ned) Metec TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Georg Loef (Ger) Christina Jewelry Pro Cycling | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Jasper de Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:02:24 |
91 | Raphael Freienstein (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Bertlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | 0:02:36 |
93 | Michal Podlaski (Pol) Verva Activejet Pro Cycling Team | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Lander Seynaeve (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Michael Goolaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Leszek Plucinski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Gerry Druyts (Bel) Crelan - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | 0:02:37 |
98 | Kevin Deltombe (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Metec TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Thomas Koep (Ger) Stölting Service Group | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Ruben Pols (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Marvin Kötting (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b Henley & Partners | 0:03:27 |
103 | Simon Redmers (Ger) Team Heizomat | 0:03:28 |
104 | Joshua Huppertz (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto | 0:04:15 |
105 | Robert William Kessler (Ger) LKT Team Brandenburg | 0:04:49 |
106 | Christopher Hatz (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto | 0:05:07 |
107 | Laurin Winter (Ger) Team Heizomat | 0:05:08 |
108 | Jarno Gmelich Meijling (Ned) Metec TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Florian Stork (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b Henley & Partners | 0:05:09 |
110 | Jonas Härtig (Ger) Team Sauerland NRW p/b Henley & Partners | 0:05:41 |
111 | Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 0:06:51 |
112 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Soudal | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 0:06:52 |
114 | Aimé de Gent (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Kuota-Lotto | 0:06:53 |
116 | Jordi van Dingenen (Bel) Crelan - Vastgoedservice Continental Team | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
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