3-Länder-Tour
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Mid September |
| Region | Central Germany |
| English name | Three Länder Tour of Sparkassen Versicherung |
| Local name(s) | 3-Länder-Tour der Sparkassen Versicherung (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 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.
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' podium at Stage 1 of the 2006 3-Länder-Tour in Kassel
Winners
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | |
Freienstein, ThomasThomas Freienstein (GER) | |
| 1983 |  |
Kubias, LudekLudek Kubias (CZE) | |
| 1984 | |
Freienstein, ThomasThomas Freienstein (GER) | |
| 1985 | |
Bolts, HartmutHartmut Bölts (GER) | |
| 1986 | |
Henn, ChristianChristian Henn (GER) | |
| 1987 |  |
Heppner, JensJens Heppner (DDR) | |
| 1988 |  |
Tonkov, PavelPavel Tonkov (URS) | |
| 1989 |  |
Stephens, MatthewMatthew Stephens (GBR) | |
| 1990 |  |
Capelle, ChristopheChristophe Capelle (FRA) | |
| 1991 |  |
Fowler, BrianBrian Fowler (NZL) | |
| 1992 | |
Dietz, BertBert Dietz (GER) | |
| 1993 | |
Schmidt, RalfRalf Schmidt (GER) | |
| 1994 | |
Padrnos, PavelPavel Padrnos (CZE) | |
| 1995 | |
Padrnos, PavelPavel Padrnos (CZE) | |
| 1996 | |
Grabsch, RalfRalf Grabsch (GER) | |
| 1997 | |
Henn, ChristianChristian Henn (GER) | |
| 1998 | |
Niermann, GrischaGrischa Niermann (GER) | |
| 1999 | |
Zemke, JensJens Zemke (GER) | |
| 2000 | |
Steinhauser, TobiasTobias Steinhauser (GER) | |
| 2001 |  |
Blaudzun, MichaelMichael Blaudzun (DEN) | |
| 2002 | |
Peschel, UweUwe Peschel (GER) | |
| 2003 | |
Vasseur, CedricCédric Vasseur (FRA) | Cofidis |
| 2004 | |
Lang, SebastianSebastian Lang (GER) | Gerolsteiner |
| 2005 |  |
Zamana, CezaryCezary Zamana (POL) | |
| 2006 | |
Lang, SebastianSebastian Lang (GER) | Gerolsteiner |
| 2007 | |
Dekker, ThomasThomas Dekker (NED) | Rabobank |
References
- ↑ "Hessen Rundfahrt". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "Länder-Tour". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
External links
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