DANMARK RUNDT

'Danmark Rundt' is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, Post Danmark, and the race is therefore also known as ''Post Danmark Rundt''. Currently 15 teams, with 8 riders each, participate in the 6 stages long race. Post Danmark Rundt is sometimes called the 'Tour of Denmark' in English language media.

Contents

History

Podium positions

Winner of point, hill, youth and team classifications

Other classifications

Former classifications

External links

History

The race was first run yearly from 1985 to 1988 and, after a break of 7 years, from 1995 until most recently 2006, with no plan to end it. It has approximately half a million spectators on the road, and half the Danish population follow in on the media.
In 2004 it was won by Kurt Asle Arvesen, after his CSC team mate Jens Voigt let him win a stage.
In 2005 Ivan Basso (Team CSC), just returned as the overall runner-up in the 2005 Tour de France, totally dominated the race, and won overall as well as 4 out of 6 stages. Since the race was run the same time as the UCI ProTour race Eneco Tour of Benelux, only three UCI ProTour teams participated.
In 2006 Post Danmark Rundt was won by Fabian Cancellara, Team CSC ahead of Stuart O'Grady, also Team CSC.
In 2007 Kurt Asle Arvesen returned to win for the second time, being the first in history to do so, and giving Team CSC its 4th consecutive win.

Podium positions

Year	Winner	Runner-up	at	Third	at
1985	Moreno Argentin, Sammontana-Bianchi	Kim Andersen, La Vie Claire	21"	Etienne De Wilde, Safir-Van de Ven	58"
1986	Jesper Worre, Selca-Conti-Galli	Jørgen V. Pedersen, Inoxpran-Carrera	4"	Jelle Nijdam, Kwantum Hallen	13"
1987	Kim Andersen, Toshiba	Rolf Sørensen, Pepsi-Fanini	6"	Søren Lilholt, Danmark-Bikuben	24"
1988	Phil Anderson, TVM	Rolf Sørensen, Ceramiche Ariostea	5"	Søren Lilholt, Sigma	47"
''1989-1994: No competition''
1995	Bjarne Riis, Gewiss-Ballan	Bo Hamburger, TVM	1'02"	Kaspar Ozers, Motorola	2'05"
1996	Fabrizio Guidi, Scrigno	Rolf Sørensen, Rabobank	12"	Bjarne Riis, Team Telekom	1'02"
1997	Servais Knaven, TVM	Peter Meinert, US Postal	10"	Jesper Skibby, TVM	24"
1998	Marc Streel, Home - Jack & Jones	Rolf Sørensen, Rabobank	54"	Peter Meinert, US Postal	1'19"
1999	Tyler Hamilton, US Postal	Rolf Sørensen, Rabobank	18"	Martin Hvastija, Ballan-Alessio	45"
2000	Rolf Sørensen, Rabobank	Andreas Klöden, Team Telekom	30"	Stéphane Barthe, AG2R Prévoyance	44"
2001	David Millar, Cofidis	Jaan Kirsipuu, AG2R Prévoyance	7"	Daniele Nardello, Mapei	18"
2002	Jakob Piil, Team CSC	Kurt Asle Arvesen, Team Fakta	1'12"	László Bodrogi, Mapei-Quick Step	1'45"
2003	Sebastian Lang, Gerolsteiner	Jurgen van Goolen, Quick Step-Davitamon	2"	Laurent Brochard, AG2R Prévoyance	19"
2004 ''Details''	Kurt Asle Arvesen, Team CSC	Jens Voigt, Team CSC	2"	Stuart O'Grady, Cofidis	49"
2005 ''Details''	Ivan Basso, Team CSC	Kurt Asle Arvesen, Team CSC	2'21"	Rory Sutherland, Rabobank	2'51"
2006 ''Details''	Fabian Cancellara, Team CSC	Stuart O'Grady, Team CSC	0'20"	Thomas Ziegler, T-Mobile Team	0'53"
2007 ''Details''	Kurt Asle Arvesen, Team CSC	Enrico Gasparotto, Liquigas	0'14"	Matti Breschel, Team CSC	0'27"

Winner of point, hill, youth and team classifications

Year	Classements
	Point	Hill	Youth ★	Team
1985	Jørgen V. Pedersen, Inoxpran-Carrera	''No such competition''	Francesco Rossignoli, Inoxpran-Carrera	Inoxpran-Carrera
1986	Rolf Sørensen, Murella Fanini	Johan Capiot, Roland	Jelle Nijdam, Kwantum	Danmark-Bikuben
1987	Søren Lilholt, Danmark-Bikuben	Peter Harings, Panasonic	Rolf Sørensen, Pepsi-Fanini	Danmark-Bikuben
1988	Rolf Sørensen, Ceramiche Ariostea	Jan van Wijk, Panasonic-Isostar	Rolf Sørensen, Pepsi-Fanini	Roland-Colnago
''1989-1994: No competition''
1995	Bo Hamburger, TVM	''No such competition''	''No such competition''	TVM
1996	Fabrizio Guidi, Scrigno			Team Telekom
1997	Juris Silovs, Schauff Öschelbronn			US Postal
1998	Alberto Ongarato, Ballan	Paolo Bettini, ASICS		US Postal
1999	Nicola Loda, Ballan	Alessandro Petacchi, Navigare		US Postal
2000	Marco Zanotti, Liquigas	Luca Paolini, Mapei-Quick Step	Andreas Klöden, Team Telekom	Team Farm Frites
2001	Jaan Kirsipuu, AG2R	Paolo Valoti, Alessio	David Millar, Cofidis	CSC-Tiscali
2002	Olaf Pollack, Gerolsteiner	Innar Mandoja, AG2R	Stefan Adamsson, Team Coast	Team Gerolsteiner
2003	Yuri Mithlushenko, Landbouwkrediet	Daniele Contrini, Gerolsteiner	Sebastian Lang, Gerolsteiner	Team Fakta
2004 ''Details''	Stuart O'Grady, Cofidis	Jacob Moe Rasmussen, Team PH	Brian Vandborg, Team Danmark	Team CSC
2005 ''Details''	Ivan Basso, Team CSC	Martin Müller, Wiesenhof	André Greipel, Wiesenhof	Team CSC
2006 ''Details''	Stuart O'Grady, Team CSC	Aart Vierhouten, Skil-Shimano	Fabian Cancellara, Team CSC	Team CSC

★ In 1985, 1986 and 1987 the competition was for riders under 23 years, in 1988 the bar was raised to 24 years, and in 2000 and later editions, it has been for riders born in or after (race year) - 25 years (ie. in 2000 they had to be born in or after 1975).

Other classifications

In addition to the five competitions above, in all editions except the 1985 and 1995 ones, a fighter competition was held.

Former classifications

Until 2000, a sprint competition was held.
In 1987 and 1988 a "Best Dane"-competition was held.
In 1995, a "Best Amateur" competition was held.

External links

★ Official site