The 3-Länder-Tour der Sparkassen Versicherung was a multi-stage road bicycle race held around three Länder of Germany: Hessen, Thuringia and Baden-Württemberg. From 2005 until 2007 it was part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as a 2.1 race.
Race details | |
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Date | Mid September |
Region | Central Germany |
English name | Three Länder Tour of Sparkassen Versicherung |
Local name(s) | 3-Länder-Tour der Sparkassen Versicherung (in German) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage race |
History | |
First edition | 1982 |
Editions | 26 |
Final edition | 2007 |
First winner | Thomas Freienstein (GER) |
Final winner | Thomas Dekker (NED) |
The race was previously known as Hessen-Rundfahrt, taking place in the Bundesland of Hessen, but in 2006 it expanded its territory to take place in the states of Thuringia and Baden-Württemberg.[1][2]
Winners
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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1982 | West Germany | Thomas Freienstein | |
1983 | Czechoslovakia | Ludek Kubias | |
1984 | West Germany | Thomas Freienstein | |
1985 | West Germany | Hartmut Bölts | |
1986 | West Germany | Christian Henn | |
1987 | East Germany | Jens Heppner | SG Wismut Gera |
1988 | Soviet Union | Pavel Tonkov | |
1989 | Great Britain | Matthew Stephens | Hemel Hempstead CC |
1990 | France | Christophe Capelle | |
1991 | New Zealand | Brian Fowler | |
1992 | Germany | Bert Dietz | |
1993 | Germany | Ralf Schmidt | |
1994 | Czech Republic | Pavel Padrnos | |
1995 | Czech Republic | Pavel Padrnos | |
1996 | Germany | Ralf Grabsch | PSV Köln |
1997 | Germany | Christian Henn | Team Telekom |
1998 | Germany | Grischa Niermann | Die Continentale |
1999 | Germany | Jens Zemke | Team Nürnberger |
2000 | Germany | Tobias Steinhauser | Gerolsteiner |
2001 | Denmark | Michael Blaudzun | CSC–Tiscali |
2002 | Germany | Uwe Peschel | Gerolsteiner |
2003 | France | Cédric Vasseur | Cofidis |
2004 | Germany | Sebastian Lang | Gerolsteiner |
2005 | Poland | Cezary Zamana | Action–Ati |
2006 | Germany | Sebastian Lang | Gerolsteiner |
2007 | Netherlands | Thomas Dekker | Rabobank |
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