2022 Rund um Köln (1.1), Germany
(Tour of Cologne)
104th Edition: Sunday, May 22, 2022
Rund um Köln podium history | 2019 edition (race not run in 2020 & 2021) | 2023 edition
Köln - Köln, 199.3 km
Nils Politt takes a solo win in Cologne.
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Weather at Köln (Cologne) at 1:50 PM, local time: 22C (72F), fair, with the wind from the southeast at 6 km/hr (4 mph). No rain is forecast.
The race: Here's the report from winner Nils Politt's Team Bora-hansgrohe.
Rund um Köln (UCI 1.1) was the next race on home soil for BORA - hansgrohe. A 199.3km long circuit on hilly terrain made for an exciting day of racing around the city of Cologne. Six BORA - hansgrohe riders managed to make the jump to the first group of the day from which Nils Politt, teammate Danny van Poppel and Nikias Arndt were able to break away with 55km to go.
At five kilometres from the finish line, on the streets of his home town, Nils Politt launched a decisive attack to take an impressive solo win and his first ever victory at Rund um Köln. With Danny van Poppel in 2nd it was a double strike for BORA - hansgrohe. Sam Bennett and Ryan Mullen completed the super strong team effort in 5th and 10th.
“It’s always been a dream to win Rund um Köln one day, today this dream finally came true! We were able to make the race hard, jump in the group of the day with six riders and so play our cards. We raced super strong as a team and ultimately managed to take the double win with Danny in 2nd.“ Nils Politt
“An incredible race for us here on home soil! The team did a great job, worked perfectly together and put their stamp on the race. Nils taking the win in his home town, Danny in 2nd and four riders inside the top-10 - I guess that’s a fantastic day for us.” Torsten Schmidt, Sports Director
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Complete results:
199.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.561 km/hr
| 1 | Nils Politt | BORA-hansgrohe | 4hr 28min 21sec |
| 2 | Danny Van Poppel | BORA-hansgrohe | @ 13sec |
| 3 | Nikias Arndt | Team DSM | 0:18 |
| 4 | Dylan Groenewegen | BikeExchange-Jayco | 0:48 |
| 5 | Sam Bennett | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 6 | Jasper Philipsen | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 7 | Tom Bohli | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 8 | Hugo Hofstetter | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 9 | Pavel Bittner | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 10 | Ryan Mullen | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 11 | Joshua Huppertz | Lotto-Kern Haus | s.t. |
| 12 | Casper Pedersen | Team DSM | 0:51 |
| 13 | Tom Lindner | P&S Benotti | s.t. |
| 14 | Jon Knolle | Saris Rouvy Sauerland | s.t. |
| 15 | Pirmin Benz | Rad-Net Rose Team | s.t. |
| 16 | Miguel Heidemann | B&B Hotels-KTM | s.t. |
| 17 | Lukasz Owsian | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 18 | Jonas Koch | BORA-hansgrohe | 1:00 |
| 19 | Maurice Ballerstedt | Alpecin-Fenix | 1:27 |
| 20 | Matis Louvel | Arkéa-Samsic | 4:42 |
| 21 | Andreas Kron | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 22 | Alexander Konychev | BikeExchange-Jayco | s.t. |
| 23 | Jan Temmen | Dauner-Akkon | s.t. |
| 24 | Lionel Taminiaux | Alpecin-Fenix | 4:54 |
| 25 | Max Walscheid | Cofidis | 5:01 |
| 26 | Gilles De Wilde | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 27 | Henri Uhlig | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 28 | Julien Vermote | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 29 | Piet Allegaert | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 30 | Dominik Bauer | Lotto-Kern Haus | s.t. |
| 31 | Carlos Barbero | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 32 | Abram Stockman | Saris Rouvy Sauerland | s.t. |
| 33 | Moran Vermeulen | Felbermayr-Simplon Wels | s.t. |
| 34 | Michel Ries | Arkéa-Samsic | 5:04 |
| 35 | Jan Hugger | Lotto-Kern Haus | s.t. |
| 36 | Luis-Joe Lührs | BORA-hansgrohe | 5:08 |
| 37 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Israel-Premier Tech | 7:23 |
| 38 | Pierre Barbier | B&B Hotels-KTM | s.t. |
| 39 | Milan Fretin | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 40 | Taj Jones | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 41 | Quentin Jauregui | B&B Hotels-KTM | s.t. |
| 42 | Elias Maris | Leopard Pro | s.t. |
| 43 | Daniel Turek | Felbermayr-Simplon Wels | s.t. |
| 44 | Johannes Hodapp | Leopard Pro | s.t. |
| 45 | Kenneth Vanbilsen | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 46 | Florian Kierner | Felbermayr-Simplon Wels | s.t. |
| 47 | Lukas Rüegg | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 48 | Jordi Meeus | BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 49 | Johannes Adamietz | Saris Rouvy Sauerland | s.t. |
| 50 | Szymon Sajnok | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 51 | Antonio Puppio | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 52 | Lukas Meiler | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 53 | Alexis Renard | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 54 | Wesley Mol | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 55 | Mario Gamper | Felbermayr-Simplon Wels | s.t. |
| 56 | Alexis Guérin | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 57 | Jan Maas | BikeExchange-Jayco | 7:29 |
| 58 | Pierre-Pascal Keup | Lotto-Kern Haus | 7:31 |
| 59 | Julian Mertens | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 7:32 |
| 60 | Maxim Van Gils | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 61 | Paul Rudys | Maloja Pushbikers | 19:14 |
| 62 | Tim Oelke | P&S Benotti | s.t. |
| 63 | Patrick Reissi | Maloja Pushbikers | s.t. |
| 64 | Julian Borresch | Saris Rouvy Sauerland | 19:17 |
| 65 | Louis Coqueret | Leopard Pro | s.t. |
| 66 | Jan Kuhn | Lotto-Kern Haus | s.t. |
| 67 | Jonas Messerschmidt | Dauner-Akkon | s.t. |
| 68 | Bartosz Rudyk | Santic-Wibatech | s.t. |
| 69 | Fabian Schormair | Santic-Wibatech | s.t. |
| 70 | Michiel Stockman | Saris Rouvy Sauerland | s.t. |
| 71 | Julian Lino | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 72 | Roman Duckert | Dauner-Akkon | s.t. |
| 73 | Alexander Evans | Maloja Pushbikers | s.t. |
| 74 | Xandres Vervloesem | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 75 | Stefan Brandlmeier | Santic-Wibatech | s.t. |
| 76 | Moritz Kretschy | Rad-Net Rose Team | s.t. |
| 77 | Guy Sagiv | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 78 | Byron Munton | Dauner-Akkon | s.t. |
| 79 | Jannis Peter | P&S Benotti | s.t. |
| 80 | Lucas Carstensen | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 81 | Max Poole | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 82 | Patrick Haller | Santic-Wibatech | s.t. |
| 83 | Tobias Nolde | P&S Benotti | s.t. |
| 84 | Derek Gee | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 85 | Sasha Weemaes | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 86 | Riccardo Zoidl | Team Vorarlberg | 19:24 |
| 87 | Philip Weber | Maloja Pushbikers | 20:42 |
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