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The race:
The Münsterland Giro, currently named "Sparkassen Münsterland Giro" is a single-day race held in Münster, a city in northwest Germany. The race currently has an early autumn spot on the racing calender.
A look at the podium history below will show that sprinters dominate this race.
It is held on the Day of German Unity (Tag der Deutschen Einheit), celebrating the 1990 German reunification.
It is part of the UCI Europe Tour, getting a 1.1 ranking in 2007 and being upgraded to "HC" in 2015.
It is currently a 1.Pro ranked race.
Complete podium history:
Year |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Distance |
Average Speed |
2006 | Paul Martens 4hr 41min 0sec |
Sjef De Wilde @ 2sec |
Marcel Sieberg @ s.t. |
203 km | 43.343 |
2007 | Jos van Emden 4hr 41min 17sec |
Gérald Ciolek @ s.t. |
Stefan van Dijk @ s.t. |
209.25 km | 44.634 |
2008 | André Greipel 4hr 55min 40sec |
Erik Zabel @ s.t. |
Robert Förster @ s.t. |
204.2 km | 41.438 |
2009 | Aleksej Sartamotins 4hr 33min 40sec |
Wouter Mol @ 6sec |
Thierry Hupond @ s.t. |
193.7 km | 42.467 |
2010 | Joost van Leijen 4hr 41min 19sec |
Dirk Müller @ s.t. |
Robert Wagner @ 11sec |
204.7 km | 43.659 |
2011 | Marcel Kittel 4hr 24min 44sec |
John Degenkolb @ s.t. |
Kris Boeckmans @ s.t. |
191.1 km | 43.312 |
2012 | Marcel Kittel 4hr 26min 54sec |
Michael van Staeyen @ s.t. |
Dylan van Groenewegen @ s.t. |
193 km | 43.387 |
2013 | Jos van Emden 4hr 12min 37sec |
Tom Veelers @ 6sec |
Iljo Keisse @ 11sec |
205 km | 47.015 |
2014 | André Greipel 4hr 33min 8sec |
John Degenkolb @ s.t. |
Tom van Asbroeck @ s.t. |
209 km | 45.912 |
2015 | Tom Boonen 4hr 10min 23sec |
Roy Jans @ s.t. |
Nikias Arndt @ s.t. |
179.9 km | 43.110 |
2016 | John Degenkolb 4hr 50min 51sec |
Roy Jans @ s.t. |
Pascal Ackermann @ s.t. |
218.5 km | 45.075 km/hr |
2017 | Sam Bennett 4hr 35min 26sec |
Phil Bauhaus @ s.t. |
André Greipel @ s.t. |
198.7 km | 43.285 km/hr |
2018 | Max Walscheid 4hr 42min 15sec |
John Degenkolb @ s.t. |
Nils Politt @ s.t. |
210.8 km | 44.811 km/hr |
2019 | Alvaro Hodeg 4hr 26min 39sec |
Pascal Ackermann @ s.t. |
Tim Merlier @ s.t. |
193.3 km | 43.495 km/hr |
2020 | Race not run because of Covid-19 pandemic | ||||
2021 | Mark Cavendish 4hr 11min 52sec |
Alexis Renard @ s.t. |
Morten Hulgaard @ s.t. |
188.5 km | 44.905 km/hr |
2022 | Olav Kooij 4hr 36min 36sec |
Jasper Philipsen @ s.t. |
Max Walscheid @ s.t. |
205.9 km | 44.664 km/hr |
2023 | Per Strand Hagenes 4hr 21min 49sec |
Kaden Groves @ 17sec |
Mads Pedersen @ s.t. |
194.2 km | 44.553 km/hr |
2024 | Jasper Philipsen 4hr 22min 50sec |
Jordi Meeus @ s.t. |
Milan Fretin @ s.t. |
202 km | 46.113 km/hr |
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