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Sachsen Tour
The Sachsen Tour is a multi-stage road bicycle race held in the region of Saxony, Germany. It was first held in 1985 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Between 1985 and 1995 it was an amateur race.
Map of 2007 Sachsen Tour | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late July |
| Region | Saxony, Germany |
| English name | International Saxony Tour |
| Local name(s) | Sachsen-Tour International (in German) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage-race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1985 |
| Editions | 24 (as of 2008) |
| First winner | Wolfgang Lötzsch (DDR) |
| Most wins | Uwe Ampler (DDR) Jörn Reuß (GER) Thomas Liese (GER) (2 wins) |
| Most recent | Patrik Sinkewitz (GER) |
It is usually held in 5 stages, running through all of Saxony. This includes flat stages as well as mountain stages in the Erzgebirge.
Winners
3. stage 2008: Escapee in Wurzen.
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | East Germany | Wolfgang Lötzsch | |
| 1986 | East Germany | Uwe Ampler | |
| 1987 | East Germany | Jens Heppner | |
| 1988 | East Germany | Frank Kühn | |
| 1989 | East Germany | Uwe Ampler | |
| 1990 | Netherlands | Jans Koerts | |
| 1991 | Germany | Steffen Blochwitz | |
| 1992 | Germany | Jörn Reuß | |
| 1993 | New Zealand | Brendan Hart | |
| 1994 | New Zealand | Brian Fowler | |
| 1995 | Germany | Dirk Müller | |
| 1996 | Germany | Jens Voigt | |
| 1997 | Russia | Anton Chantyr | |
| 1998 | Germany | Thomas Liese | |
| 1999 | Germany | Jörn Reuß | |
| 2000 | Germany | Thomas Liese | |
| 2001 | Denmark | Jørgen Bo Petersen | |
| 2002 | Switzerland | Oskar Camenzind | |
| 2003 | Germany | Fabian Wegmann | Gerolsteiner |
| 2004 | Kazakhstan | Andrey Kashechkin | Crédit Agricole |
| 2005 | Australia | Mathew Hayman | Rabobank |
| 2006 | Russia | Vladimir Gusev | Discovery Channel |
| 2007 | Netherlands | Joost Posthuma | Rabobank |
| 2008 | Germany | Bert Grabsch | Columbia |
| 2009 | Germany | Patrik Sinkewitz | PSK Whirlpool-Author |
External links
- Official Website (in German)