Rund um Köln

The cycle race Rund um Köln is one of the oldest German -day races.

History

The leading over 200 km through the Rhine metropolis Cologne and their surrounding race first took place in 1908, making it the second oldest surviving German road race after Around the Hainleite. Around Berlin, the oldest " classic", was first held in 1896, but found the last time in the year 2000.

This round rarely reached by a Cologne extends beyond Germany importance as it was played in many years only as an amateur race. This can not last acknowledge the winners' list, which is dominated mostly by Germans. An exception in this respect the 1920s is believed to be " golden age " of the race: 1928 Alfredo Binda won about five -time winner of the Giro d' Italia, the Cologne race. In some years, " Rund um Köln " was only as an amateur, or just as a professional race extended, in other years, there were professional and amateur racing or separate votes. From 2000 to 2014, the race took place every year on Easter Monday. From 2015 the race will be held on the second Sunday in June.

Since the 1930s to the late 1980s, the classic was performed with a few exceptions only as an amateur race. Only since 1990 Rund um Köln is advertised again for professionals. Today, the race is regarded by the Vattenfall cyclassics and heavy Around the Henninger Tower as the most important German -day races and is part of the new German Championship (TUI Cup). Wider media coverage was the race especially on 21 April 2003, when Jan Ullrich to a solo victory in Cologne began his comeback.

By the by the UCI made ​​from 2007 classification in the highest racing category under the former UCI ProTour, the 1.HC Hors Category UCI Europe Tour, the race received a revaluation. It started according to this classification UCI ProTeam, UCI Professional Continental teams and German UCI Continental teams.

Due to the doping scandals at the Tour de France 2007, several major sponsors have backed out. It was with difficulty the 93 race could be organized for the 100th anniversary in 2008 with a route without river crossing. Due to a sudden onset of winter with snow on race day, the race had to be canceled.

The doping scandals also influenced the race in 2009: The race was held exclusively with the national team, which essentially UCI Continental teams were, however, carried the national team shirts. In order to comply with the participation rules of the UCI Europe Tour, the race category of 1.HC in 1.1 was. downgraded. Although UCI ProTeam again and UCI Professional Continental teams started since 2010 at around Cologne, this classification remained valid.

By 2008, the race was started before the BayArena in Leverkusen. 2009, the race in Oberbergisches Wehnrath was started at the gates of the headquarters of the main sponsor of Ralf Bohle.

2010 started the tour in the Oberbergi Gummersbach.

Winner list ( pros )

Winner list ( Amateurs )

  • 2002 Germany Dennis force
  • 2001 Netherlands Arno Wallaard
  • 2000 Netherlands Bram Tankink
  • 1999 The Netherlands Bart Boom
  • 1998 not played
  • 1997 Belgium Peter Vries
  • 1996 Netherlands Coen Boerman
  • 1995 Netherlands Hans Pijpers
  • 1994 Germany Torsten Schmidt
  • 1993 Germany Jörn Reuss
  • 1992 The Netherlands Erik Dekker
  • 1991 Netherlands Wim van de Meulenhof
  • 1989 Federal Republic of Germany Dominik warrior
  • 1987 Federal Republic of Germany Werner Wüller
  • 1986 Federal Republic of Germany Remig stump
  • 1985 Netherlands Han Vaanhold
  • 1984 Federal Republic of Germany Stanislaw Mikołajczuk
  • 1983 Federal Republic of Germany Rolf- Dieter Wolf Hollow
  • 1982 Federal Republic of Germany Jörg Echtermann
  • 1981 Federal Republic of Germany Michael Mohr
  • 1980 Federal Republic of Germany Achim Stadler
  • 1979 Federal Republic of Germany Wilfried Trott
  • 1978 Netherlands Arie Hassink
  • 1977 Netherlands Bert Scheunemann
  • 1976 Federal Republic of Germany Wilfried Trott
  • 1975 Federal Republic of Germany in January Smyrak
  • 1974 Federal Republic of Germany Dietrich Thurau
  • 1973 Federal Republic of Germany Hermann Jungbluth
  • 1972 Federal Republic of Germany Wilfried Trott
Rund um Berlin Classic cycle races 2006–07 UCI Europe Tour UCI ProTour#List of current UCI ProTeams Schwalbe (tire manufacturer) Michael Matthews (cyclist) Martin Pedersen (cyclist) David Kopp (cyclist) Peter Wrolich Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist) Emil Kijewski Erich Bautz Gaetano Belloni Heiri Suter Remig Stumpf Edi Ziegler
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