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Stage 1

Triebes - Greiz, 131km

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Hanka Kupfernagel looked shocked, then surprised when it was announced that she is the new leader of the Thüringen Rundfarht. A local of the region, Kupfernagel was second at the 2000 Olympics and is a German National Team rider in this event.

Kupfernagel came in third, behind stage winner, Angela Brodka (AA Drink), another German, which was enough to steal the yellow jersey from Austrian National road and time trial champion, Christiane Soeder (Univega). The bonus seconds on the line were enough to change the General Classifcaiotion.

The race started with the bunch unwilling to push matters in the scorching heat of another afternoon without clouds. The 131km stage from Triebes to Greiz was finally pushed into action by an attack from Kimberly Bruckner Baldwin (T-Mobile), who gained a gap of 3 minutes in the first hour. Emanuela Azzini (Nobili) also made a solo break mid-stage.

By the time the race entered the finish town of Greiz, before heading out on a 25km loop to end the stage, everything was back together again. A hectic sprint into the finish through relatively narrow roads caused no problem for Angela Brodka, as she beat Nicole Cooke (Univega) to the line ahead of a bunch of sprinters. Kupfernagel was third.

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Hanka Kuperfernagel : "I am definitely not a sprinter", she laughed "however, I want to wear the yellow leader's jersey for as long as possible in my home region."

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Results - Top 6

Position	Name	Team	Time / Gap
1	Angela Brodka	AA Drink	3:47:47
2	Nicole Cooke	Univega	same
3	Hanka Kupfernagel	German National Team	same
4	Oenone Wood	Nurnberger	same
5	Sigrid Corneo	Nobili	same
6	Annette Beutler	Buitenpoort-Flexpoint	same

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General Classification Top 10

Position	Name	Team	Time / Gap
1	Hanka Kupfernagel	German National Team	3:52:56
2	Christiane Soeder	Univega	00:01
3	Nicole Cooke	Univega	00:01
4	Linda Villumsen	Buitenpoort	00:05
5	Zulfia Zabirowa	Team Bigla	00:08
6	Karin Thürig	Univega	00:12
7	Trixi Worrack	Nurnberger	00:14
8	Diana Ziliute	Team Safi	00:14
9	Amber Neben	Buitenpoort-Felxpoint	00:14
10	Ann van Rie	Belgian National Team	00:15

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