3-Länder-Tour
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| 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 |
| Editions | 26 |
| Final edition | 2007 |
| First winner |  Thomas Freienstein (GER) |
| Final winner |  Thomas Dekker (NED) |
The 3-Länder-Tour der Sparkassen Versicherung was 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 Bundesland of Hessen, but in 2006 it expanded its territory to take place in the states of Thuringia and Baden-Württemberg.
File:Winners' podium 3-Länder-Tour Stage 1 2006.JPG
Winners' podium at Stage 1 of the 2006 3-Länder-Tour in Kassel
Winners
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | |
Thomas Freienstein (GER) | |
| 1983 |  |
Ludek Kubias (CZE) | |
| 1984 | |
Thomas Freienstein (GER) | |
| 1985 | |
Hartmut Bölts (GER) | |
| 1986 | |
Christian Henn (GER) | |
| 1987 |  |
Jens Heppner (DDR) | |
| 1988 |  |
Pavel Tonkov (URS) | |
| 1989 |  |
Matthew Stephens (GBR) | |
| 1990 |  |
Christophe Capelle (FRA) | |
| 1991 |  |
Brian Fowler (NZL) | |
| 1992 | |
Bert Dietz (GER) | |
| 1993 | |
Ralf Schmidt (GER) | |
| 1994 | |
Pavel Padrnos (CZE) |
|
| 1995 | |
Pavel Padrnos (CZE) | |
| 1996 | |
Ralf Grabsch (GER) | |
| 1997 | |
Christian Henn (GER) | |
| 1998 | |
Grischa Niermann (GER) | |
| 1999 | |
Jens Zemke (GER) | |
| 2000 | |
Tobias Steinhauser (GER) | |
| 2001 |  |
Michael Blaudzun (DEN) | |
| 2002 | |
Uwe Peschel (GER) | |
| 2003 | |
Cédric Vasseur (FRA) | Cofidis |
| 2004 | |
Sebastian Lang (GER) | Gerolsteiner |
| 2005 |  |
Cezary Zamana (POL) | |
| 2006 | |
Sebastian Lang (GER) | Gerolsteiner |
| 2007 | |
Thomas Dekker (NED) | Rabobank |
External links
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- Infobox cycling race articles using param (last)
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- Cycle races in Germany
- UCI Europe Tour races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1982
- 1982 establishments in West Germany
- Defunct cycling races
- Recurring events disestablished in 2007
- Sport in Hesse
- Sport in Thuringia
- Sport in Baden-Württemberg
