Sachsen Tour
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 Map of 2007 Sachsen Tour |
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late July |
| Region | Saxony, Germany |
| English name | International Saxony Tour |
| Local name(s) | Sachsen-Tour International (German) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage-race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1985 |
| Editions | 24 (as of 2008) |
| First winner |  Wolfgang Lötzsch (DDR) |
| Most wins | Uwe Ampler (DDR) Jörn Reuß (GER) Thomas Liese (GER)(2 wins) |
| Most recent | Bert Grabsch (GER) |
The Sachsen Tour is a multi-stage road bicycle race held in the region of Saxony, Germany. It was first held in 1985 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Between 1985 and 1995 it was an amateur race.
It is usually held in 5 stages, running through all of Saxony. This includes flat stages as well as mountain stages in the Erzgebirge.
Winners
3. stage 2008: Escapee in Wurzen.
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | |
Wolfgang Lötzsch (DDR) | |
| 1986 | |
Uwe Ampler (DDR) | |
| 1987 | |
Jens Heppner (DDR) | |
| 1988 | |
Frank Kühn (DDR) | |
| 1989 | |
Uwe Ampler (DDR) | |
| 1990 |  |
Jans Koerts (NED) | |
| 1991 | |
Steffen Blochwitz (GER) | |
| 1992 | |
Jörn Reuß (GER) | |
| 1993 |  |
Brendan Hart (NZL) | |
| 1994 | |
Brian Fowler (NZL) | |
| 1995 | |
Dirk Müller (GER) | |
| 1996 | |
Jens Voigt (GER) | |
| 1997 |  |
Anton Chantyr (RUS) | |
| 1998 | |
Thomas Liese (GER) | |
| 1999 | |
Jörn Reuß (GER) | |
| 2000 | |
Thomas Liese (GER) | |
| 2001 |  |
Jørgen Bo Petersen (DEN) | |
| 2002 |  |
Oskar Camenzind (SUI) | |
| 2003 | |
Fabian Wegmann (GER) | Gerolsteiner |
| 2004 |  |
Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Crédit Agricole |
| 2005 |  |
Mathew Hayman (AUS) | Rabobank |
| 2006 | |
Vladimir Gusev (RUS) | Discovery Channel |
| 2007 | |
Joost Posthuma (NED) | Rabobank |
| 2008 | |
Bert Grabsch (GER) | Columbia |
| 2009 | |
Patrik Sinkewitz (GER) | PSK Whirlpool-Author |
