Saarland Trofeo
The Saarland Trofeo (official: LVM Saarland Trofeo , until 2016: Trofeo Karlsberg , 2017: Trofeo of the municipality of Gersheim ) is an international cycling race for juniors . The namesake of the Trofeo, which has been held since 1988 and which was the only German race to date to be part of the Junior Cycling Nations Cup , was the main sponsor at the time, Karlsberg from Homburg , until 2016 . In 2017, the competition was renamed Trofeo of the municipality of Gersheim . In 2017 the competition will operate under the name Saarland Trofeo .
The stage race for 17 and 18-year-olds is held around Saarbrücken , Gersheim , Mandelbachtal , Homburg and Blieskastel . The route repeatedly leads through neighboring France and the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. In 1994 the Trofeo was upgraded to a World Cup race by the UCI World Cycling Association .
Numerous national and regional teams from all continents register for this race every year. The start and winners list of the previous races contains well-known cyclists. Previous participants include Andy Schleck , Manuel Quinziato , Davide Malacarne , André Steensen , Niki Terpstra , Robert Gesink , Jean-Patrick Nazon , Mathieu Perget , Tom Boonen , Peter Velits , Ralf Grabsch , Holger Loew , Jörg Jaksche , Matthias Kessler , Markus Fothen , Gerald Ciolek , Grischa Niermann , Björn Schröder , Patrick Sinkewitz , Stefan Schumacher , Marcel Kittel and the Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich .
winner
Leadership jerseys
- : Yellow jersey for the overall leader
- : Green jersey for the leader in the sprint classification
- : Dotted jersey for the leader in the mountain classification
- : Red jersey for the leader in the youth competition (17 years or younger)
- : The blue jersey is worn by a member of the leading team in the team classification .
photos
Award ceremony 2005, v. l. To the right: Stefan Denifl , winner Gatis Smukulis , Florian Frohn
Award ceremony 2007, v. l. To the right: Dominik Nerz , winner Matthias Brändle , Indulis Bekmanis
Individual evidence
- ↑ Trofeo the community Geimersheim next stop of the Under-19 Nations Cup. June 7, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017 .
- ↑ Saarland Trofeo expects national teams from 19 countries. In: rad-net.de. May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018 .
Web links
- Official website
- Saarland Trofeo in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Saarland Trofeo in the database of Radsportseiten.net