2018 Sparkassen Münsterland Giro (HC), Germany
13th edition: Wednesday, October 3, 2018
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Coesfeld - Münster, 210.8 km
Max Walsheid beats John Degenkolb in Münster.
The race: Here's the report from winner Max Walscheid's Team Sunweb.
Team Sunweb's Max Walscheid (GER) has sprinted to the win at the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro today, after fantastic team work saw him brought into perfect position to finish the team's hard work with the race victory.
After the podium celebrations Walscheid said: "I'm super happy to win one of my favourite races and it means so much to win while I'm in Germany. As a team we were really strong today and we had five riders in the first group after the crosswinds. We kept our nerves and kept the legs quiet to wait for the sprint. We trusted in my ability to win the sprint and in the end I'm super happy to finish it off."
Team Sunweb coach Tom Veelers (NED) added: “The guys all did a great job today. On the crosswind sections the team were really sharp and we ended up with five riders in the front group when the race split. We then focused on preparing for the sprint with Max [Walscheid] and the guys did a brilliant job bringing him into position. Mike, Edward and Max [Kanter] brought him to the front for the last kilometre and from there Max could finish off the team’s hard work to take the win.”
Complete Results:
210.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.811 km/hr
| 1 | WALSCHEID Max | Team Sunweb | 4hr 42min 15sec |
| 2 | DEGENKOLB John | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 3 | POLITT Nils | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 4 | GREIPEL André | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 5 | ACKERMANN Pascal | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 6 | SÉNÉCHAL Florian | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 7 | KRIEGER Alexander | Leopard Pro | s.t. |
| 8 | VAN GOMPEL Mathias | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 9 | SAJNOK Szymon | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 10 | CARSTENSEN Lucas | Bike Aid | s.t. |
| 11 | BENNETT Sam | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 12 | MEIJERS Jeroen | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 13 | RIESEBEEK Oscar | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 14 | THEUNS Edward | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 15 | TEUNISSEN Mike | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 16 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 17 | STUYVEN Jasper | Trek-Segafredo | @ 5sec |
| 18 | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 19 | DE KORT Koen | Trek-Segafredo | 0:17 |
| 20 | MAES Nikolas | Lotto-Soudal | 0:21 |
| 21 | BAK Lars Ytting | Lotto-Soudal | 0:31 |
| 22 | SELIG Rüdiger | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 23 | REINDERS Elmar | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | 0:52 |
| 24 | GAVIRIA Fernando | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 25 | BAŠKA Erik | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 26 | PALUTA Michał | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 27 | SCHILLINGER Andreas | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 28 | GRADEK Kamil | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | 1:17 |
| 29 | PFINGSTEN Christoph | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 30 | SCHWARZMANN Michael | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 31 | KANTER Max | Team Sunweb | 1:43 |
| 32 | PEÁK Barnabás | Quick-Step Floors | 3:03 |
| 33 | PORSEV Alexander | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 34 | MANDRYSCH John | Dauner D&DQ | Akkon | s.t. |
| 35 | VAN RENSBURG Reinardt | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 36 | VAN ROOY Kenneth | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 37 | BACKAERT Frederik | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 38 | DE LAAT Jasper | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 39 | HUPPERTZ Joshua | Lotto-Kern Haus | s.t. |
| 40 | MINNAARD Marco | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 41 | VERMOTE Julien | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 42 | KUREK Adrian | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 43 | INKELAAR Kevin | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 44 | PLANET Charles | Novo Nordisk | s.t. |
| 45 | DÍAZ José Manuel | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 46 | BANASZEK Alan | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 47 | VAN POPPEL Boy | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 48 | SMIT Willie | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 49 | TRUSOV Nikolay | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 50 | BOEV Igor | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 51 | THWAITES Scott | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 52 | CAVAGNA Rémi | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 53 | REKITA Szymon | Leopard Pro | s.t. |
| 54 | NARVÁEZ Jhonatan | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 55 | VAN HECKE Preben | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 56 | ZABEL Rick | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 57 | KÄMNA Lennard | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 58 | NIV Guy | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 59 | BIERMANS Jenthe | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 60 | MARTIN Tony | Katusha-Alpecin | 3:09 |
| 61 | MÜNSTERMANN Per | Sauerland NRW | 13:15 |
| 62 | FRAHM Jasper | Heizomat Rad-Net.DE | s.t. |
| 63 | INTRA Felix | Sauerland NRW | s.t. |
| 64 | WESTMATTELMANN Daniel | Lotto-Kern Haus | s.t. |
| 65 | BOUHANNI Nacer | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 66 | PERON Andrea | Novo Nordisk | s.t. |
| 67 | HODAPP Johannes | Sauerland NRW | s.t. |
| 68 | KULIKOV Vladislav | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
| 69 | REYNDERS Jens | Leopard Pro | s.t. |
| 70 | THURAU Sven | Dauner D&DQ | Akkon | s.t. |
| 71 | HALLER Patrick | Heizomat Rad-Net.DE | s.t. |
| 72 | VALLÉE Boris | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 73 | HENN Luca | Lotto-Kern Haus | s.t. |
| 74 | TAEBLING Paul | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. |
| 75 | RUTSCH Jonas | Lotto-Kern Haus | s.t. |
| 76 | CURVERS Roy | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 77 | PONS Gaetan | Leopard Pro | s.t. |
| 78 | KEISSE Iljo | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 79 | WARNIER Antoine | WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 80 | SPENGLER Mario | Leopard Pro | s.t. |
| 81 | HEIDERSCHEID Colin | Dauner D&DQ | Akkon | s.t. |
| 82 | BELKOV Maxim | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
