GDR tour 1971

XIX. GDR tour 1971
Competition period	August 8-13, 1971
Stages	6th
overall length	762 km
winner
Overall rating	1. Wolfgang Wesemann 2. Dieter Gonschorek 3. Michel Pollentier  0   0   0
Scoring jerseys
Individual evaluation	Wolfgang Wesemann
Most active driver	Dieter Grabe
GDR young drivers	Karl-Heinz Oberfranz
Team ranking	GDR II

The XIX. GDR tour took place from August 8th to 13th, 1971 . It led over 762 kilometers with six stages. Overall winner was Wolfgang Wesemann .

After the tour did not take place in the previous two years, it was held as a rally for the first time in 1971. The start and destination were Cottbus . At 762 kilometers, it was the shortest of all GDR tours. Even with the number of six stages, it belonged to one of the short tours, together with 1966, 1972 and 1985.

Attendees

84 riders from four countries in a total of 14 teams took part in the tour. Eleven teams from the host country GDR started with DDR I, DDR II, SC DHfK Leipzig , SC Dynamo Berlin , SC Karl-Marx-Stadt , ASK Leipzig , SC Turbine Erfurt , TSC Berlin , B-selection DRSV, SV Lokomotive and Post Berlin . The ČSSR , Belgium and Austria were each represented by one team. In addition, there were 15 individual drivers from various clubs in the GDR.

Five drivers started per team. Only the DDR I team started with four drivers, as Karl-Heinz Miersch was out for a short time due to illness.

Drivers of selected teams:

• GDR I: Manfred Dähne , Dieter Mickein , Michael Milde , Axel Peschel
• GDR II: Dieter Gonschorek , Bernd Knispel , Michael Schiffner , Horst Wagner, Wolfgang Wesemann
• Belgium: Marc Demeyer , Ferdinand Peersman , Michel Pollentier , Gustaaf Van Cauter , Michel Van Vlierden
• ČSSR: Marek, Kubicek, Havelka, Miloš Hrazdíra , Pavel Konecny
• Austria: Denk, Ludwig Kretz , Georg Postl , Wolfgang Weber, Karner

Jerseys

Four jerseys were awarded during this tour: the yellow jersey for the best overall, the blue jersey for the best team, the purple jersey for the most active driver and the white jersey for the best young GDR driver.

Yellow jersey

At the end of each stage, the winner received 15 seconds, the second 10 seconds and the third 5 seconds time credit for the overall ranking. On each stage, with the exception of the time trial, one or two premium sprints were made. For this, too, the drivers received time credits for the overall ranking.

Blue jersey

The stage team ranking was the result of adding up the times of the best placed drivers of a team in the stage ranking.

Stages

The tour stretched over six stages, including a time trial, over 762 kilometers. It was held as a rally. The start and destination were Cottbus . With the exception of the time trial, the finishings took place in the Max Reimann Stadium .

1st stage: Around the Forster Spitze, 140 km

The first stage led over 140 kilometers from Cottbus on several loops via Forst (Lausitz) to Gablenz back to Cottbus. A top group of 13 formed. In it were u. a. four Belgian drivers, two drivers from the DDR II team, but no driver from DDR I. The group continuously expanded its lead. Gustaaf Van Cauter suffered damage 40 kilometers from the finish, but fought his way back to the top group and tried to break away eight kilometers from the finish. Only Horst Brauer could follow. Gustaaf Van Cauter decided the stage for himself. Belgium took the lead in the team classification.

Individual stage evaluation

	driver	time
1.	Gustaaf Van Cauter	3:12:10 h
2.	Horst Brauer	+ 0:08 min
3.	Wolfgang Wesemann	+ 0:25 min
4th	Havelka	+ 0:30 min
5.	Michel Pollentier	+ 0:32 min

2nd stage: along the peace border, 155 km

At 155 kilometers, the second stage was the longest of the tour. It ran from Cottbus along the Oder-Neisse border via Bad Muskau to the turning point in Rothenburg / Oberlausitz and back to Cottbus. It was a stage with many advances. Michael Görke and Wolfgang Lötzsch achieved the longest solo trips with twelve and six kilometers. However, all advances were thwarted by the field and so the field reached the Max Reimann Stadium. In the sprint, Dieter Grabe from SV Lokomotive prevailed over the previous day's winner Gustaaf Van Cauter and Dieter Gonschorek from the DDR II team.

Individual stage evaluation

	driver	time
1.	Dieter Grabe	3:39:03 h
2.	Gustaaf Van Cauter	+ 0:05 min
3.	Dieter Gonschorek	+ 0:10 min
4th	Marc Demeyer	+ 0:15 min
5.	Michael Milde	+ 0:15 min

3rd stage: Through the Cottbus district, 145 km

The third stage was on the Cottbus - Drebkau - Calau - Luckau - Finsterwalde - Saadow - Calau - Drebkau - Cottbus route over 145 kilometers through the Cottbus district . After 50 kilometers, a 16-strong group with Manfred Dähne , Axel Peschel , Dieter Gonschorek , Wolfgang Wesemann , Manfred Radochla , Kummich, Wanzlik, Wolfgang Schmelzer , Mattner, Karl-Heinz Oberfranz , Horst Brauer, Weißmann, Wolfgang Fiedler , Bertram, Kubicek and Miloš Hrazdíra formed. Gustaaf Van Cauter , who wore the yellow jersey, and Dieter Grabe , who placed third in the overall standings, were not there. At kilometer 60, the group had a lead of 1:15 minutes. The pursuers put pressure on and at kilometer 85 a group of 15 chasers, Van Cauter and Grabe, fought their way up. At the merger, Axel Peschel came back straight away. After a four-kilometer solo journey, Miloš Hrazdíra, Dieter Gonschorek, Dieter Mickein , Michael Milde , Wolfgang Schmelzer, Mattner as well as Gustaaf Van Cauter and Ferdinand Peersman caught up with him. This leading group then gained a lead of up to 1:10 minutes. At km 125 she was overtaken by ten pursuers, among them Dieter Grabe and the two Belgians Michel Pollentier and Marc Demeyer . One driver later fell behind and so the group of 18 drivers and three minutes ahead of the field reached the goal. In the sprint, the previous day's winner Dieter Grabe won by a hand's breadth ahead of Michael Milde. Gustaaf Van Cauter finished third and defended his yellow jersey. The Belgians kept the lead in the team standings.

Individual stage evaluation

	driver	time
1.	Dieter Grabe	3:23:18 h
2.	Michael Milde	+ 0:05 min
3.	Gustaaf Van Cauter	+ 0:10 min
4th	Michel Pollentier	+ 0:15 min
5.	Dieter Mickein	+ 0:15 min

4th stage: Cottbus-Döbern-Cottbus (EZF), 40 km

The fourth stage was an individual time trial over 40 kilometers. It led from Cottbus to shortly before Döbern and back. Wolfgang Wesemann , who up until then had been third in the overall standings 45 seconds behind, won this stage by over a minute over Dieter Gonschorek and Miloš Hrazdíra . Gustaaf Van Cauter , who wears the yellow jersey, crossed the finish line in sixth place, 2:02 minutes behind. Wolfgang Wesemann took over the overall management from him.

Individual stage evaluation

	driver	time
1.	Wolfgang Wesemann	56:03 min
2.	Dieter Gonschorek	+ 1:11 min
3.	Miloš Hrazdíra	+ 1:39 min
4th	Michel Van Vlierden	+ 1:47 min
5.	Michel Pollentier	+ 1:58 min

5th stage: Around the Spreewald, 136 km

The fifth stage led on the route Cottbus - Burg (Spreewald) - Straupitz - Lamsfeld - Jamlitz - Guben - Grießen --Cottbus over 136 kilometers around the Spreewald . After 15 kilometers, the Belgian Gustaaf Van Cauter , who had worn the yellow jersey for three days, was involved in a fall and gave up the race. With strong, constantly changing winds, the stage was characterized by numerous attempts to advance. However, nobody could break away and so the field arrived at the Max Reimann Stadium closed . Dieter Gonschorek prevailed in the sprint. Manfred Dähne and Michael Milde followed on the seats .

Individual stage evaluation

	driver	time
1.	Dieter Gonschorek	3:07:00 h
2.	Manfred Dähne	+ 0:05 min
3.	Michael Milde	+ 0:10 min
4th	Dieter Mickein
5.	Dieter Grabe

6th stage: Through Niederlausitz, 146 km

146 kilometers were covered on the last stage of the tour. The route led through Niederlausitz via Döbern , Weißwasser , Lohsa , Hoyerswerda , Allmosen and Drebkau . At 62 km, Fielsch and Wittig pulled away from the field and after a good 20 kilometers had gained a lead of 1:35 minutes. The strength of the two outliers decreased and Dieter Mickein was able to catch up. After 107 kilometers, however, the field was back together. Two kilometers later, a group of eleven riders formed with Raschik, Karl-Heinz Oberfranz , Kühn, Wolfgang Fiedler , Wolfgang Schmelzer , Weißmann, Michael Milde , Kummich, Eberhard Reissig, Fielsch and the man in yellow Wolfgang Wesemann . Shortly before the finish line, Milde, Oberfranz, Fiedler, Schmelzer, Kühn and Wesemann blew up this group and took the places in that order. The field followed, just under 1:30 minutes behind.

Individual stage evaluation

	driver	time
1.	Michael Milde	3:07:00 h
2.	Karl-Heinz Oberfranz	+ 0:05 min
3.	Wolfgang Fiedler	+ 0:10 min
4th	Wolfgang Schmelzer	+ 0:15 min
5.	Bold	+ 0:15 min

Overall ratings

Yellow jersey (individual rating)

71 of the 84 riders who started reached the finish of the last stage. During the tour there were two people wearing the yellow jersey - the Belgian Gustaaf Van Cauter wore it for three stages, Wolfgang Wesemann for two. After Wesemann had finished third at the last edition of the tour, this time he secured the overall victory with 2:14 minutes ahead of his team mate Dieter Gonschorek . The Belgian Michel Pollentier secured third place on the podium.

space	Surname	team	time
1.	Wolfgang Wesemann	GDR II	17:42:51 h
2.	Dieter Gonschorek	GDR II	+ 2:14 min
3.	Michel Pollentier	Belgium	+ 3:24 min
4th	Miloš Hrazdíra	ČSSR	+ 4:03 min
5.	Dieter Grabe	SV locomotive	+ 4:13 min
6th	Marc Demeyer	Belgium	+ 4:31 min
7th	Axel Peschel	GDR I	+ 4:53 min
8th.	Michael Milde	GDR I	+ 4:59 min
9.	Ferdinand Peersman	Belgium	+ 5:08 min
10.	Wolfgang Schmelzer	Post Berlin	+ 5:24 min
11.	Kummich	SV locomotive	+ 6:11 min
12.	Höcke	DHfK Leipzig	+ 6:47 min
13.	Michel Van Vlierden	Belgium	+ 6:49 min
14th	Mattner	Post Berlin	+ 7:13 min
15th	Manfred Dähne	GDR I	+ 7:17 min
16.	Dieter Mickein	GDR I	+ 7:18 min
17th	Wanzlik	SV locomotive	+ 7:44 min
18th	Wolfgang Loetzsch	SC Karl-Marx-Stadt	+ 7:46 min
19th	Karl-Heinz Oberfranz	TSC Berlin	+ 7:47 min
20th	Bernd Knispel	GDR II	+ 8:22 min
21st	Reinhard Eichner	Post Berlin	+ 8:49 min
22nd	Kirichenko	DHfK Leipzig	+ 8:55 min
23.	Gania	Turbine Erfurt	+ 9:38 min
24.	Fielsch	TSC Berlin	+ 10:45 min
25th	Weissmann	ASK Leipzig	+ 10:54 min
26th	Dieter Voigtländer	SC Karl-Marx-Stadt	+ 11:28 min
27.	Horst Brauer	Dynamo Berlin	+ 11:34 min
28.	Lingner	SV locomotive	+ 11:37 min
29	Michael Goerke	TSC Berlin	+ 11:40 min
30th	Lehmann	Post Berlin	+ 12:04 min
31.	Manfred Radochla	DHfK Leipzig	+ 12:13 min
32.	Marek	ČSSR	+ 12:33 min
33.	Wolfgang Fiedler	Dynamo Berlin	+ 12:40 min
34.	marker	Single driver / TSC Berlin	+ 12:47 min
35.	Konecny	ČSSR	+ 13:19 min
36.	Chandler	Turbine Erfurt	+ 13:35 min

space	Surname	team	time
37.	Sieber	SC Karl-Marx-Stadt	+ 13:44 min
38.	Horst Wagner	GDR II	+ 14:08 min
39.	Michael Schiffner	GDR II	+ 15:54 min
40.	jaw	DRSV B	+ 15:57 min
41.	Lothar Grüner	Dynamo Berlin	+ 17:37 min
42.	Ludwig Kretz	Austria	+ 18:27 min
43.	Günter Bertram	Dynamo Berlin	+ 18:40 min
44.	Wolfram Kühn	Turbine Erfurt	+ 19:54 min
45.	Georg Postl	Austria	+ 21:34 min
46.	Eberhard Reissig	DRSV B	+ 21:52 min
47.	Raschik	TSC Berlin	+ 23:41 min
48.	Bernhard Gruner	Single driver / DHfK Leipzig	+ 24:09 min
49.	Cough	SC Karl-Marx-Stadt	+ 26:23 min
50.	Gaunt	DHfK Leipzig	+ 27:59 min
51.	Frank Sommer	Single driver / DHfK Leipzig	+ 30:10 min
52.	Gubatz	Post Berlin	+ 30:32 min
53.	Scheer	Single driver / Dynamo Frankfurt	+ 33:17 min
54.	U. Judge	ASK Leipzig	+ 34:14 min
55.	Raidt	DHfK Leipzig	+ 36:26 min
56.	cross	Single driver / SC Cottbus	+ 37:24 min
57.	Lauke	Single driver / Dynamo Berlin	+ 40:31 min
58.	Willgruber	ASK Leipzig	+ 45:08 min
59.	Angry	Single driver / ASK Leipzig	+ 47:26 min
60.	Weber	Austria	+ 50:13 min
61.	Schulze	ASK Leipzig	+ 50:21 min
62.	Kubicek	ČSSR	+ 50:48 min
63.	Lothar Pfuhl	Single driver / SC Karl-Marx-Stadt	+ 52:52 min
64.	Müller	TSC Berlin	+ 55:23 min
65.	Mühlner	Single driver / TSC Berlin	+ 56:35 min
66.	Schramm	DRSV B	+ 58:19 min
67.	Wittig	SV locomotive	+ 1:14:25 h
68.	Franke	DRSV B	+ 1:16:37 h
69.	Emperor	DRSV B	+ 1:19:47 h
70.	Peter Liebing	Dynamo Berlin	+ 1:19:58 h
71.	Kohl	Single driver / TSG Oberschöneweide	+ 1:34:26 h

Purple jersey (most active driver)

space	Surname	team	Points
1.	Dieter Grabe	SV locomotive	27
2.	Dieter Gonschorek	GDR II	18th
3.	Michael Milde	GDR I	17th
4th	Manfred Dähne	GDR I	15th
5.	Wolfgang Wesemann	GDR II	13
6th	Karl-Heinz Oberfranz	TSC Berlin	10
7th	Michel Pollentier	Belgium	9
8th.	Miloš Hrazdíra	ČSSR	8th
9.	Dieter Mickein	GDR I	8th
10.	Fielsch	TSC Berlin	8th

White jersey (GDR young driver)

space	Surname	team	Points
1.	Karl-Heinz Oberfranz	TSC Berlin	19th
2.	Wolfgang Loetzsch	SC Karl-Marx-Stadt	8th
3.	Wolfgang Fiedler	Dynamo Berlin	8th
4th	Fielsch	TSC Berlin	4th
5.	jaw	DRSV-B	4th

Blue jersey (team)

All 14 teams started reached the end of the tour with the minimum number of drivers and thus made it into the team classification. After the Belgian team drove the first stages in the blue jersey, the second selection team from the GDR finally secured overall victory.

space	team	Points
1.	GDR II	53:19:09 h
2.	Belgium	+ 2:27 min
3.	GDR I	+ 6:33 min
4th	SV locomotive	+ 7:32 min
5.	Post Berlin	+ 10:50 min
6th	DHfK Leipzig	+ 17:19 min
7th	ČSSR	+ 19:19 min
8th.	TSC Berlin	+ 19:36 min
9.	SC Karl-Marx-Stadt	+ 22:22 min
10.	Dynamo Berlin	+ 31:15 min
11.	Turbine Erfurt	+ 32:33 min
12.	Austria	+ 1:18:38 h
13.	ASK Leipzig	+ 1:19:40 h
14th	DRSV B	+ 1:24:32 h

annotation

1. ^ DRSV = German Cycling Association of the GDR
2. ↑ Presumably the top three counted , as this number also applied to later GDR tours and the International Peace Tour . However, there is no information on this in the literature.
3. ↑ The time credits for daily placements and bonus spurts are already included in all times.

Individual evidence

1. ^ New Germany , August 11, 1971, page 5, And again Dieter Grabe
2. ↑ Der Radsportler, August 3rd issue 1971, page 2, grave could not be shaken off , publisher: Deutscher Radsport-Verband der DDR

literature

• Der Radsportler, August 2nd issue 1971, page 1, publisher: German Cycling Association of the GDR
• Der Radsportler, August 3rd issue 1971, pages 1 to 3, publisher: German Cycling Association of the GDR