3-Länder-Tour

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 (1982)
Editions 26
Final edition 2007
First winner  Thomas Freienstein (GER)
Final winner  Thomas Dekker (NED)

The 3-Länder-Tour der Sparkassen Versicherung is a multi-stage road bicycle race held around three Länder of Germany: Hessen, Thuringia and Baden-Württemberg. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 2.1 race.

The race was previously known as Hessen-Rundfahrt, taking place in the Länder of Hessen, but in 2006 it expanded its territory to take place in the states of Thuringia and Baden-Württemberg.

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

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