Bayern Rundfahrt

Bayern Rundfahrt
Race details
DateLate-May, Early-June
RegionBavaria, Germany
English nameTour of Bavaria
Local name(s)Bayern Rundfahrt (in German)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
Web sitewww.bayern-rundfahrt.com Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1980 (1980)
Editions36
Final edition2015
Most wins Jens Voigt (GER)
 Michael Rich (GER)
(3 wins)
Final winner Alex Dowsett (GBR)

The International Bayern Rundfahrt (English: Tour of Bavaria) was a stage race cycling race held each year in Bavaria, Germany, between 1980 and 2015. The race was held as an amateur race between 1980 and 1988, and from 2005 to 2015, the race was organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In December 2015, the organisers cancelled the 2016 event due to a budget shortfall,[1] and the race has not been held since.

Winners (from 1989)

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By year

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Year Country Rider Team
1989  West Germany Kai Hundertmarck
1990  West Germany Jörg Paffrath
1991  Canada Brian Walton
1992   Switzerland Jacques Jolidon
1993  Germany Alexander Kastenhuber
1994  Czech Republic Pavel Padrnos
1995  Germany Timo Scholz
1996  Germany Uwe Peschel
1997  Germany Christian Henn Team Telekom
1998  Norway Steffen Kjærgaard Team Chicky World
1999  Germany Rolf Aldag Team Telekom
2000  Germany Jens Voigt Crédit Agricole
2001  Germany Jens Voigt Crédit Agricole
2002  Germany Michael Rich Gerolsteiner
2003  Germany Michael Rich Gerolsteiner
2004  Germany Jens Voigt Team CSC
2005  Germany Michael Rich Gerolsteiner
2006  Spain José Alberto Martínez Agritubel
2007  Germany Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner
2008  Germany Christian Knees Team Milram
2009  Germany Linus Gerdemann Team Milram
2010  Belgium Maxime Monfort Team HTC–Columbia
2011  Great Britain Geraint Thomas Team Sky
2012  Australia Michael Rogers Team Sky
2013  Italy Adriano Malori Lampre–Merida
2014  Great Britain Geraint Thomas Team Sky
2015  Great Britain Alex Dowsett Movistar Team

Multiple winners

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Wins Rider Editions
3  Jens Voigt (GER) 2000, 2001, 2004
 Michael Rich (GER) 2002, 2003, 2005
2  Geraint Thomas (GBR) 2011, 2014

Riders in italic are still active.

Wins per country

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Wins Country
16  Germany
3  United Kingdom
1  Australia
 Belgium
 Canada
 Czech Republic
 Italy
 Norway
 Spain
  Switzerland

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Bayern Rundfahrt canceled". Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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