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Deutschland Tour, Germany

Stage 2, Minden - Goslar, 181.5K

3 August

Voigt Destroys Tin-Tin and Kash

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Jens Voigt (Team CSC) destroyed his two late-stage escape companions to win Deutschland Tour stage 2. The German went clear with Kazakh Andrey Kashechkin and Italian Davide Rebellion after the final climbed of the day, leaving -17K. Early race leader, Vladimir Gusev (Discovery Channel), finished with the peloton, five seconds behind, keeping hold of the yellow jersey.

A better day for the riders of the Deutschland Tour; the heavy rain of yesterday passed, making for a dry, but cloudy day. The stage saw its main escape of the day, when German Ronny Scholz (Gerolsteiner) went free at 104K. Solo riding over the mostly flat first half of the stage, Scholz had 3'40" in hand at -75K.

The stage from Minden to Goslar contained two category 2 punches in the second half of the race. The second categorized climb, the 4K-long Bockswiese, appeared with 10 kilometers remaining, which would provide a perfect launch pad for our race winners.

Scholz kept the hammer down but it was not enough to escape the rolling Disco thunder. Behind Gusev's Discovery Channel squadra were keeping German Scholz in-check to make sure he did not ride away wit the overall lead. By -60K they had brought the lead down to 1'45", and by -48K the junction was made to Scholz.

The reel in of the lone escapee was not done to perfection; ideally the team of the GC leader would want to absorb the escapee with around 10 kilometers remaining. An early retrieval means the possibility of even more escapes. And that is what happened...

Charles Wegelius (Liquigas) busted loose and then busted up. With -40K the Brit took a flyer that helped pave the way for a bigger escape group. Following Charly an escape formed with Marco Fertonani (Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears), Voigt, Andrey Kashechkin (Astaná), Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner), Anton Luengo (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Björn Schröder (Milram), Francesco Failli (Liquigas) and Beñat Albizuri (Euskaltel-Euskadi).

Voigt topped the Cat. 2 Bad Grund first and gained maximum mountain points. On the descent, leading to the next Cat. 2 climb, the gruppo built a small advantage. Once they hit the Bockswiese the cracks started to appear. One by one the riders were dropping off the back, while the thinning peloton was approaching.

The bomb came in the form of Kazakh Alexander Vinokourov (Astaná). Vino launched at -17K, blowing up the field and approaching the summit. His move faded but teammate Kash took over along with Voigt (yes, again Voigt!) and Tin-Tin Rebellin of Gerolsteiner.

The trio passed the summit of Bockswiese and then got freaky on the descent. Pushing the speeds towards 70Kph, they were trying to stay clear of the peloton. The gap grew and Tin-Tin moved into the virtual GC lead with -9K. But the time was axed down to 8" with -3K.

The finale was touch and go leading all the way into the final 500 meters. We had a sprint of two established greats, Voigt and Rebellin, with a strong up and comer, Kash. No one wanted to open up the sprint but with the peloton closing the pressure was on the rise. Voigt, obliviously feeling strong all day, hit out. Rebellin gave a nice reply but could not match the winner of stage 13 of the Tour de France. Kash rolled home for third, but we expect to see more of him before this tour is over.

Gusev maintained his race lead. The Russian riding for the squadra Americana finished five seconds behind the trio with the peloton, which was led home by Erik Zabel.

Results: 4:22'25"
1 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
2 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
3 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astaná
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram 0.05
5 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile
6 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick-Step
7 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile
8 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner
9 Josep Jufré (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto
10 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital
11 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas
12 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
13 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
14 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astaná
15 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Wiesenhof-Akud
16 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner
17 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank
18 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel
19 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile
20 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
21 Andrea Noè (Ita) Liquigas
22 Jurgen Van de Walle (Bel) Quick-Step
23 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astaná
24 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital
25 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
26 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
27 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner
28 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
29 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak
30 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
31 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC
32 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile
33 Anton Luengo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
34 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner
35 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
36 Robert Retschke (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud 0.53
37 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis
38 Daniel Becke (Ger) Milram
39 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
40 Tim Klinger (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud
41 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak
42 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Vorarlberg
43 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick-Step
44 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Rabobank
45 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick-Step
46 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick-Step
47 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Milram
48 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
49 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
50 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole
51 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
52 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas
53 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital
54 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
55 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux
56 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram
57 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux
58 Harald Morscher (Aut) Vorarlberg
59 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole
60 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram
61 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel
62 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak
63 Patrick McCarty (USA) Phonak
64 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
65 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole
66 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
67 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole
68 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole
69 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak
70 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile
71 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile
72 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC
73 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
74 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick-Step
75 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
76 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick-Step
77 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole
78 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole
79 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française Des Jeux
80 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
81 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astaná
82 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
83 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astaná
84 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
85 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas
86 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile
87 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel
88 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
88 Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
90 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
91 Luis Fernández (Spa) Phonak
92 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas
93 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
94 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis
95 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astaná
96 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astaná
97 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astaná
98 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank
99 Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Vorarlberg
100 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Milram 2.08
101 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R Prévoyance
102 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2R Prévoyance
103 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom
104 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Milram
105 Loyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
106 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole
107 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis
108 Piotr Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir
109 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis
110 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC
111 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française Des Jeux
112 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC
113 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud
114 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
115 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Milram
116 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick-Step
117 Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
118 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis
119 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Vorarlberg
120 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud
121 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
122 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis
123 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank
124 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
125 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
126 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel
127 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux
128 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
129 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
130 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux
131 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
132 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Liquigas 5.31
133 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas
134 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel
135 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
136 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
137 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
138 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile
139 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2R Prévoyance
140 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
141 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Vorarlberg
142 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud
143 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud
144 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 7.39
145 Patrick Riedesser (Aut) Vorarlberg
146 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
147 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
148 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis 9.56
149 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel
150 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Ag2R Prévoyance 10.26
151 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank
152 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Wiesenhof-Akud
153 Iban Iriondo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
154 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
155 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir
156 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française Des Jeux
157 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Française Des Jeux
158 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Vorarlberg
159 Christoph Girschweiler (Swi) Vorarlberg
160 Tyler Farrar (USA) Cofidis
161 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
162 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
163 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir
164 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
165 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas
166 David Vitoria (Swi) Phonak
167 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
168 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
169 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner
170 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel 14.00
171 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel
172 Erki Pütsep (Est) Ag2R Prévoyance

GC:
1 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 9:12'17"
2 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile 0.01
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 0.07
4 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC 0.10
5 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 0.11
6 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astaná
7 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram 0.12
8 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick-Step 0.13
9 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital 0.14
10 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astaná 0.17
11 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Wiesenhof-Akud
12 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
13 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile 0.21
14 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile
15 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank
16 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.22
17 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile 0.25
18 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 0.28
19 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.29
20 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas 0.34
Points
1 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 30
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram 29
3 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astaná 27
4 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 25
5 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 22