Sachsen Tour

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Sachsen Tour

Map of 2007 Sachsen Tour
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 23 (as of 2007)
First winner Flag of the German Democratic Republic Wolfgang Lötzsch
Most wins Flag of the German Democratic Republic Uwe Ampler
Flag of Germany Thomas Liese
(2 wins)
Most recent Flag of the Netherlands Joost Posthuma

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.

[edit] Winners

Rider Team
1985 Flag of the German Democratic Republic Wolfgang Lötzsch
1986 Flag of the German Democratic Republic Uwe Ampler
1987 Flag of the German Democratic Republic Jens Heppner
1988 Flag of the German Democratic Republic Frank Kühn
1989 Flag of the German Democratic Republic Uwe Ampler
1990 Flag of the Netherlands Jans Koerts
1991 Flag of Germany Steffen Blochwitz
1992 Flag of Germany Jörn Reuß
1993 Flag of New Zealand Brendan Hart
1994 Flag of New Zealand Brian Fowler
1995 Flag of Germany Dirk Müller
1996 Flag of Germany Jens Voigt
Rider Team
1997 Flag of Russia Anton Chantyr
1998 Flag of Germany Thomas Liese
1999 Flag of Germany Jörn Reuß
2000 Flag of Germany Thomas Liese
2001 Flag of Denmark Jørgen Bo Petersen
2002 Flag of Switzerland Oskar Camenzind
2003 Flag of Germany Fabian Wegmann
2004 Flag of Kazakhstan Andrey Kashechkin
2005 Flag of Australia Mathew Hayman
2006 Flag of Russia Vladimir Gusev
2007 Flag of the Netherlands Joost Posthuma

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