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2006 Deutschland Tour, Stage 7

Deutschland Tour, Germany

Stage 7, Bad Säckingen TT, 38.2K

8 August

Voigt Tour

Andrey Kashechkin, photo: Capture- The-Peloton.com

Jens Voigt (CSC) not only did enough to defend his Deutschland Tour yellow jersey but he also dominated the time trial. The German went one minute faster than the previous best time, set by Laszlo Bodrogi (Crédit Agricole), to win the stage and effectively win the race overall. Barring any mishap in tomorrow's final sprint stage, Voigt, now with three stage wins, will take be crown king of his home tour.

The rains gave the Deutschland Tour a break; stage 6, starting under sunny skies and ending with clouds, did not receive a drop. Essentially a perfect day for a crono, where most of the attention was being turned to the Voigt-Leipheimer battle. German Voigt, in the race lead, would have to hold on to his 24" gap over American Levi Leipheimer, riding for the German Gerolsteiner squadra. The other major battle was for third overall, with only a flat stage 8 to come this would be the day to settle the final GC.

Hungarian crono stallion, Bodrogi, put down the early fast mark. The Crédit Agricole rider, with plans for an hour record attempt, clocked 46'06" over the 38.2K parcours. The ride was hot stuff and looked like it might stand up all day. Hats off to early testers: American Jason McCartney (Discovery Channel), who was 26" behind Bodrogi and Italian Marco Pinotti (Saunier Duval-Prodir), at 1'02".

Even if Voigt was to be The German of the Tour of Germany, one other home rider was completing an aggressive Tour. Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner), who impressed us in the Giro d'Italia, blazed the Bad Säckingen roads today. Maybe going out to fast, Schumacher, went through the half-way time check the quickest but slightly faded in the latter half. Schumacher can be happy with this ninth place for the day, which moves him into 11th overall.

But the majority of the attention was on Schumacher's Gerolsteiner teammate, Levi Leipheimer. Il Americano had to battle a fiery Voigt and pull back the 24" to move from second to first on the overall leader's board.

It was not to be for LL. Starting at 15.51, Leipheimer never seemed to find his groove. Legs and body looking ultra-smooth and fast, Il Americano could only manage fifth best time when he crossed the 2nd time check. Nearing the end of the 38.2K course, LL had slowed to the point where he was in danger of being in Voigt's sights. Crossing the line with 46'17" gave LL fifth at the end of the day and moved him further behind Voigt on the GC, now at 1'38" in second. He may not have repeated his 2005 overall victory but he is in second overall and can also be proud of a fine stage win, stage 5 to Seefeld.

But what can you say about Jens Voigt? With three stage wins in the Deutschland Tour and a likely overall victory tomorrow, his popularity will soar even higher in Germany. Today, all along the course there were thousands of fans screaming for the rider from Berlin. It worked...

Voigt, spurred on by the tifosi and a chance at winning his home tour, absolutely hammered the crono parcours. Staying ahead of LL all day, he was fastest through all three time check: 9" ahead at the first time check, 25" at the 2nd and 47" at the 3rd. Those seconds turned into a minute plus by the final; the 34 year-old finished with an amazing 1'03" over Bodrogi and secured his third stage win in the 2006 D-Tour.

A shout out to Alexander Vinokourov and his Astaná teammate, Andrey Kashechkin. Vino rode the course with a time of 46'23", which put him third for the day and signaled that he will be one to watch in the Vuelta a España. Meanwhile, Kazakh Kash crushed two Russians, Gusev and Petrov, to move from fifth to third overall.

Kash finished sixth on the day but more importantly he put in 13" on Gusev and a good 41" on Petrov, who slipped from third to fifth overall. It will be a nice podium spot for the 26 year-old Kazakh and the performance will help Astaná's future in the ProTour.

Results:
1 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 45'03"
2 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 1.03
3 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.04
4 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astaná 1.05
5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 1.14
6 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astaná 1.20
7 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel 1.21
8 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 1.33
9 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.38
10 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel 1.49
11 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital 2.01
12 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2.03
13 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC 2.05
14 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 2.11
15 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank 2.18
16 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile 2.21
17 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile 2.24
18 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
19 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick-Step 2.28
20 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astaná 2.31
21 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.35
22 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 2.36
23 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 2.38
24 Daniel Becke (Ger) Milram 2.44
25 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick-Step 2.48
26 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 2.49
27 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC 2.52
28 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R Prévoyance 2.53
29 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas 3.00
30 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud 3.01
31 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile 3.02
32 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astaná 3.03
33 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 3.06
34 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile 3.08
35 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas
36 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astaná 3.10
37 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas
38 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank 3.11
39 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile 3.15
40 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile 3.20
41 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux 3.22
42 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux 3.23
43 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
44 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel 3.25
45 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
46 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 3.27
47 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel 3.29
48 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 3.30
49 Jurgen Van de Walle (Bel) Quick-Step
50 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 3.33
51 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner
52 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
53 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile 3.38
54 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
55 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel 3.39
56 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3.42
57 Pascal Hungerbühler (Swi) Vorarlberg 3.43
58 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Liquigas
59 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 3.45
60 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile 3.47
61 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis 3.49
62 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram 3.50
63 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC 3.52
64 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Ag2R Prévoyance 3.54
65 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Rabobank 3.55
66 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 3.56
67 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Milram 4.07
68 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4.08
69 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4.12
70 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 4.13
71 Piotr Mazur (Pol) Saunier Duval-Prodir 4.15
72 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Milram
73 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis 4.16
74 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak 4.17
75 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 4.19
76 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis 4.21
77 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 4.22
78 Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 4.23
79 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole 4.24
80 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 4.25
81 Luis Fernández (Spa) Phonak 4.27
82 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Vorarlberg 4.33
83 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram 4.35
84 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 4.37
85 Tim Klinger (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud 4.38
86 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas
87 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Milram 4.40
88 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak 4.41
89 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astaná 4.45
90 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2R Prévoyance 4.46
91 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram
92 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 4.47
93 Josep Jufré (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto
94 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
95 Andrea Noè (Ita) Liquigas 4.49
96 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 4.50
97 Anton Luengo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4.51
98 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 4.52
99 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 4.53
100 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux 4.55
101 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole 4.56
102 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole 4.57
103 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 4.58
104 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole 5.01
105 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole
106 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 5.02
107 Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 5.03
108 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astaná 5.04
109 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 5.05
110 Patrick Riedesser (Aut) Vorarlberg
111 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick-Step 5.06
112 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas 5.07
113 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak 5.09
114 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Wiesenhof-Akud
115 Lubor Tesar (Cze) Wiesenhof-Akud
116 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud 5.18
117 Loyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 5.21
118 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick-Step 5.22
119 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astaná 5.25
120 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Milram 5.26
121 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux 5.29
122 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud 5.30
123 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
124 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française Des Jeux 5.31
125 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis 5.35
126 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas
127 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française Des Jeux 5.36
128 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 5.38
129 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital
130 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 5.41
131 Patrick McCarty (USA) Phonak 5.45
132 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 5.46
133 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 5.57
134 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis 5.58
135 Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir 6.00
136 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6.04
137 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 6.07
138 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Vorarlberg 6.13
139 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel 6.14
140 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital 6.18
141 Iban Iriondo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6.29
142 David Vitoria (Swi) Phonak 6.33
143 Tyler Farrar (USA) Cofidis 6.34
144 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank 6.35
145 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud 6.38
146 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick-Step 6.42
147 Robert Retschke (Ger) Wiesenhof-Akud
148 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick-Step 6.46
149 Christoph Girschweiler (Swi) Vorarlberg 6.47
150 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française Des Jeux 6.48
151 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis 6.49
152 Harald Morscher (Aut) Vorarlberg
153 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Vorarlberg 6.54
154 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 7.19
155 Erki Pütsep (Est) Ag2R Prévoyance 7.31
156 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 7.41
157 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 8.04
158 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Vorarlberg 8.06
159 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 8.14
160 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 8.29
161 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 8.33
162 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 10.09

GC:
1 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 28:24'32"
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 1.38
3 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astaná 2.23
4 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 2.33
5 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital 2.57
6 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 3.42
7 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC 4.08
8 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel 4.09
9 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile 4.36
10 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 4.38
11 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 4.48
12 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank 5.39
13 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 6.11
14 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 6.22
15 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner 6.24
16 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 6.32
17 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak 6.49
18 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas 7.34
19 Jurgen Van de Walle (Bel) Quick-Step 7.37
20 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 7.39
21 Josep Jufré (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto
22 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 8.47
23 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 8.55
24 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 8.59
25 Andrea Noè (Ita) Liquigas 9.00
26 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astaná 9.06
27 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 9.30
28 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Wiesenhof-Akud 9.52
29 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel 10.07
30 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile 10.27
31 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Vorarlberg 10.30
32 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas 10.39
33 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis 10.56
34 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile 11.37
35 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick-Step 11.44
36 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital 12.03
37 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 12.05
38 Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 12.44
39 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile 12.52
40 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astaná 13.43