With the season heading towards the end it’s time for another Germany Tour. This year’s edition see a good mixture of all sorts of riders which means it will be exiting on all stages and not one stage will have a top favorite or the man to beat.
  
  
  The Climbers
  
  Zijlstra (Bywater CT) though this is the climbers category Zijlstra is more a Downhill man but seen the shape he’s in that will not make much of a difference. Randel and his CCFC seem to be cursed out of the many times the team has entered they never won the Tour but they were close many times. Aguiar (Cyclemotor) a climber who can deal with flat roads too, he has a great team of fellow countrymen to back him up. Bonomi (Die Tour Phantome), the second man of the team can try if can still do it on his own as Sigfinnursson has a break. Bayer (Gradient Levellers) a former winner tries to confirm he still is that rider who once won this race. Morais (greenride) has a good team but not one of the riders knew one other until a month ago. Ledgerwood (Luveaucek) a man with a long list of results but very few wins. Last year it seemed that Davie (NECFTW) switched towards one day racing will this be his comeback to top in tours? Penley long time member of NECFTW seems to enjoy his stay at ultrajectum that he decided to do some training there to please his manager.
  
  
  The Hillers
  
  Parv (johny2) his name brings fear to his competitors but he has not lived up to those expectations yet. Drimalas (Kremer) is last year winner of YC and now has his “red” squad to support him so this year GC? , Bouma (Team Revolutie) was transferred to the top division in silence can he prove his transfer in his first tour? Sprinter or Hiller former WC Brychta (Team Tirilla) certainly is a killer on a more difficult terrain.
  
  
  The Sprinters
  
  Reinhold (Equipo Easy On) same story as Brychta hiller or sprinter? Back for revenge with more experienced than last year. Dussel (peddelen) is back to defend his title but competition seems to be better and has raced only 2 races this season. Pierewaaijer(Sprint4live) surrounded by time trail specialists, without a chance or golden move? Waesbergen (The Killers) the best rider of all time seems to be in better shape than last season. Sijmonds (Ursus RT) wanted to shine in his own country but was not allowed to sign up there so will release his fury here in Germany. Gordeyeva (Yuri SuperTeam) always dangerous and named as favorite, rumors say this is his goal of the season.
  
  
  The Time Trial Specialists
  
  Lonergan & Gastelú (johny2) the former winner of Germany Tour and his TT partner in crime came to rock the TT. Patrick & Levis (Equipo Easy On),

EEO’s TT team has always been feared, Levis won the TT stage 5 times! Nagy & Romero & Zkumavka (CCFC), Nagy was number 4 of last year’s GC but failed in the TT maybe costing him the win. Buso & Figueira & Mamita & Guerini & Veneberg (sprint4live), maybe the best TT squad in the world but the team lacks major wins. Mourão (Cyclemotor) & Wyeth (Team Whalers), all-rounders with a good TT, they like a hard profile. Elofsson (Bywater CT), can put the hamer down on real hard the straight parts.
  
  
  Stage 1
  **** Elton Lonergan (johny2)
  *** Zenobio Gastelú (johny2), Gregory Levis (Equipo Easy On)
  ** Natanael Buso (sprint4live), Inigo Ballestero (johny2), Jan-Joost Dussel (peddelen)
  * Allesandro Guerini (sprint4live), Valentin Figueira (sprint4live), Maurito Romero (CCFC), Harley Patrick (Equipo Easy On)
  
  
  Stage 2
  **** Jan-Joost Dussel (peddelen)
  *** Hugo Parv (johny2), Jens Waesbergen (The Killers)
  ** Werner Bouma (Team Revolutie), Patya Gordeyeva (Yuri SuperTeam), Gert Sijmonds (Ursus RT)
  * Jaroslav Brychta (Team Tirilla), Winfried Reinhold (Equipo Easy On), Thodoros Drimalas(Kremer), Xander Pierewaaijer (sprint4live)
  
  Stage 3
  **** Jan-Joost Dussel (peddelen)
  *** Hugo Parv (johny2), Werner Bouma (Team Revolutie)
  ** Jens Waesbergen (The Killers), Patya Gordeyeva (Yuri SuperTeam), Jaroslav Brychta (Team Tirilla)
  * Gert Sijmonds (Ursus RT), Winfried Reinhold (Equipo Easy On), Thodoros Drimalas(Kremer), Xander Pierewaaijer (sprint4live)
  
  Stage 4
  **** Vitaliy Bayer (Gradient Levellers)
  *** Koos Zijlstra (Bywater CT), Zack Davie (NECFTW)
  ** Desmond Ledgerwood (Luveaucek), Werner Bouma (Team Revolutie), Gilberto Morias (greenride)
  * Élvio Aguiar (Cyclemotor), Thodoros Drimalas(Kremer), Viggo Monsen (Team Whalers), Darell Randel (CCFC)
  
  Stage 5
  **** Hugo Parv (johny2)
  *** Werner Bouma (Team Revolutie), Jan-Joost Dussel (peddelen)
  ** Jens Waesbergen (The Killers), Vitaliy Bayer (Gradient Levellers), Jaroslav Brychta (Team Tirilla)
  * Thodoros Drimalas(Kremer), Winfried Reinhold (Equipo Easy On), Koos Zijlstra (Bywater CT), Gert Sijmonds (Ursus RT)
  
  Stage 6
  **** Zack Davie (NECFTW)
  *** Vitaliy Bayer (Gradient Levellers), Desmond Ledgerwood (Luveaucek)
  ** Koos Zijlstra (Bywater CT), Gilberto Morias (greenride), Élvio Aguiar (Cyclemotor)
  * Viggo Monsen (Team Whalers), Darell Randel (CCFC), Thodoros Drimalas(Kremer), Bonomi (Die Tour

Phantome)
  
  Stage 7
  **** Elton Lonergan (johny2)
  *** Gregory Levis (Equipo Easy On), Zenobio Gastelú (johny2)
  ** Natanael Buso (sprint4live), Valentin Figueira (sprint4live), Olexandr Nagy (CCFC)
  * Jan-Joost Dussel (peddelen), Maurito Romero (CCFC), Allesandro Guerini (sprint4live),Harley Patrick (Equipo Easy On)
  
  Stage 8
  **** Zack Davie (NECFTW)
  *** Desmond Ledgerwood (Luveaucek, Vitaliy Bayer (Gradient Levellers)
  ** Koos Zijlstra (Bywater CT), Gilberto Morias (greenride), Viggo Monsen (Team Whalers)
  * Élvio Aguiar (Cyclemotor), Darell Randel (CCFC), Bonomi (Die Tour Phantome), Perry Penley (ultrajectum)
  
  Stage 9
  **** Hugo Parv (johny2)
  *** Werner Bouma (Team Revolutie), Jan-Joost Dussel (peddelen)
  ** Thodoros Drimalas(Kremer), Jens Waesbergen (The Killers), Vitaliy Bayer (Gradient Levellers)
  * Jaroslav Brychta (Team Tirilla), Winfried Reinhold (Equipo Easy On), Koos Zijlstra (Bywater CT),Patya Gordeyeva (Yuri SuperTeam)
  
  Stage 10
  **** Hugo Parv (johny2)
  *** Jan-Joost Dussel (peddelen), Werner Bouma (Team Revolutie),
  ** Patya Gordeyeva (Yuri SuperTeam), Jens Waesbergen (The Killers), Jaroslav Brychta (Team Tirilla)
  * Gert Sijmonds (Ursus RT), Winfried Reinhold (Equipo Easy On), Koos Zijlstra (Bywater CT), Thodoros Drimalas(Kremer),
  
  General Classification
  **** Zack Davie (NECFTW)
  *** Desmond Ledgerwood (Luveaucek, Vitaliy Bayer (Gradient Levellers)
  ** Koos Zijlstra (Bywater CT), Gilberto Morias (greenride), Élvio Aguiar (Cyclemotor)
  * Viggo Monsen (Team Whalers), Darell Randel (CCFC), Thodoros Drimalas(Kremer), Bonomi (Die Tour Phantome)
  
  Sprinters Classification
  **** Hugo Parv (johny2)
  *** Jan-Joost Dussel (peddelen), Werner Bouma (Team Revolutie)
  ** Jens Waesbergen (The Killers), Patya Gordeyeva (Yuri SuperTeam), Jaroslav Brychta (Team Tirilla)
  * Gert Sijmonds (Ursus RT), Winfried Reinhold (Equipo Easy On), Thodoros Drimalas(Kremer), Koos Zijlstra (Bywater CT)
  
  Youth Classification
  **** Gilberto Morais (greenride)
  *** Hugo Parv (johny2), Werner Bouma (Team Revolutie)
  ** Gert Sijmonds (Ursus RT), Will Ferrin (Kremer), Pim Veneberg (sprint4live)
  * Godfried Veldhuis (Bywater CT), Oswald Hudler (Gradient Levellers), Alfredo Arouca (Cyclemotor), Gilles Doderwinkel (The Killers)
  
  Written by pundit pete from peddelen to OCM Magazine