Christoph Sauser wins second stage of 2011 Trans Germany: Cycling News
Specialized Racing team’s Christoph Sauser won the second stage of 2011 Trans Germany on Thursday, June 2.
The race started in Pfronten and ended in Lermoos. The 35-year-old, Sauser took a total of 3 hours, 6 minutes and 30 seconds to cover a distance of 78 kilometres.
After winning the stage, mountain biker, Sauser, said, "This is where I attacked, right on the undulating and uneven track. I went full speed, relaxed and went full speed again. It's perfect that I was able to gain some more seconds on the last kilometers."
Alban Lakata of Topeak Ergon was the runner-up with 24 seconds behind Sauser. Markus Kaufmann of Centurion-Vaude was in the third spot with a difference of 1 minutes and 30 seconds.
Milan Spolc of TBR Bikes-Jh Sachsen won the title of senior master men with a timing of 3 hours, 43 minutes and 17 seconds. Werner Hoppenger was in second spot with 2 minutes and 6 seconds behind Milan.
Previously, he won the major title of World Champion, Cross country in 2008 and World Champion, Marathon in 2007. He also won the UCI World Cup, Cross Country in 2004 and 2005.
Stage one winner, Christoph Sauser retained his overall leader jersey with a timing of 5 hours, 55 minutes and 52 seconds. Alban Lakata of Topeak Ergon was the runner-up with 1 minutes and 18 seconds behind Sauser.
Markus Kaufmann of Centurion-Vaude was in third place with a difference of 4 minutes and 16 seconds.
In the women category, Pia Sundstedt again won the second stage with a timing of 3 hours, 29 minutes and 42 seconds. Sally Bigham was the runner-up with 4 minutes and 24 seconds.
Milena Landtwing was in the third place with a difference of 10 minutes and 39 seconds.
Sundstedt was very happy with her performance and she told the media, "It was tough so far, but it went pretty well for me, I hope that I will recover well and that I have a good group again tomorrow."
The next stage will start in Lermoos and end in Garmisch Partenkirchen. All the riders will cover a distance of 83 kilometres.
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