Sachsen Tour
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The Sachsen Tour was a multi-stage road bicycle race held in the region of Saxony, Germany. It was first held in 1985 and wasorganised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour from 2005 until its final edition in 2009. Between 1985 and 1995 it was an amateur race.
DateLate July
RegionSaxony, Germany
EnglishnameInternational Saxony Tour
LocalnameSachsen-Tour International (in German)
Map of 2007 Sachsen Tour | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late July |
| Region | Saxony, Germany |
| English name | International Saxony Tour |
| Local name | Sachsen-Tour International (in German) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage-race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1985 |
| Editions | 25 |
| Final edition | 2009 |
| First winner |  Wolfgang Lötzsch (DDR) |
| Most wins | Uwe Ampler (DDR)  Jörn Reuß (GER) Thomas Liese (GER) (2 wins) |
| Final winner | Patrik Sinkewitz (GER) |
It was typically held over 5 stages, running through all of Saxony, including flat stages as well as mountain stages in the Ore Mountains.
Winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | East Germany |
Wolfgang Lötzsch | |
| 1986 | East Germany |
Uwe Ampler | |
| 1987 | East Germany |
Jens Heppner | |
| 1988 | East Germany |
Frank Kühn | |
| 1989 | East Germany |
Uwe Ampler | |
| 1990 |  Netherlands |
Jans Koerts | |
| 1991 | Germany |
Steffen Blochwitz | |
| 1992 | Germany |
Jörn Reuß | |
| 1993 |  New Zealand |
Brendan Hart | |
| 1994 | New Zealand |
Brian Fowler | |
| 1995 | Germany |
Dirk Müller | |
| 1996 | Germany |
Jens Voigt | |
| 1997 |  Russia |
Anton Chantyr | |
| 1998 | Germany |
Thomas Liese | |
| 1999 | Germany |
Jörn Reuß | |
| 2000 | Germany |
Thomas Liese | |
| 2001 |  Denmark |
Jørgen Bo Petersen | |
| 2002 |  Switzerland |
Oskar Camenzind | |
| 2003 | Germany |
Fabian Wegmann | Gerolsteiner |
| 2004 |  Kazakhstan |
Andrey Kashechkin | Crédit Agricole |
| 2005 |  Australia |
Mathew Hayman | Rabobank |
| 2006 | Russia |
Vladimir Gusev | Discovery Channel |
| 2007 | Netherlands |
Joost Posthuma | Rabobank |
| 2008 | Germany |
Bert Grabsch | Columbia |
| 2009 | Germany |
Patrik Sinkewitz | PSK Whirlpool-Author |