The International Bayern Rundfahrt (English: Tour of Bavaria) was a stage race cycling race held each year in Bavaria, Germany, between 1980 and 2015. The race was held as an amateur race between 1980 and 1988, and from 2005 to 2015, the race was organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In December 2015, the organisers cancelled the 2016 event due to a budget shortfall,[1] and the race has not been held since.

Bayern Rundfahrt
Race details
DateLate-May, Early-June
RegionBavaria, Germany
English nameTour of Bavaria
Local name(s)Bayern Rundfahrt (in German)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
Web sitewww.bayern-rundfahrt.com Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1980 (1980)
Editions36
Final edition2015
Most wins Jens Voigt (GER)
 Michael Rich (GER)
(3 wins)
Final winner Alex Dowsett (GBR)

Winners (from 1989)

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By year

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Year Country Rider Team
1989   West Germany Kai Hundertmarck
1990   West Germany Jörg Paffrath
1991   Canada Brian Walton
1992    Switzerland Jacques Jolidon
1993   Germany Alexander Kastenhuber
1994   Czech Republic Pavel Padrnos
1995   Germany Timo Scholz
1996   Germany Uwe Peschel
1997   Germany Christian Henn Team Telekom
1998   Norway Steffen Kjærgaard Team Chicky World
1999   Germany Rolf Aldag Team Telekom
2000   Germany Jens Voigt Crédit Agricole
2001   Germany Jens Voigt Crédit Agricole
2002   Germany Michael Rich Gerolsteiner
2003   Germany Michael Rich Gerolsteiner
2004   Germany Jens Voigt Team CSC
2005   Germany Michael Rich Gerolsteiner
2006   Spain José Alberto Martínez Agritubel
2007   Germany Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner
2008   Germany Christian Knees Team Milram
2009   Germany Linus Gerdemann Team Milram
2010   Belgium Maxime Monfort Team HTC–Columbia
2011   Great Britain Geraint Thomas Team Sky
2012   Australia Michael Rogers Team Sky
2013   Italy Adriano Malori Lampre–Merida
2014   Great Britain Geraint Thomas Team Sky
2015   Great Britain Alex Dowsett Movistar Team

Multiple winners

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Wins Rider Editions
3   Jens Voigt (GER) 2000, 2001, 2004
  Michael Rich (GER) 2002, 2003, 2005
2   Geraint Thomas (GBR) 2011, 2014

Riders in italic are still active.

Wins per country

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Wins Country
16   Germany
3   United Kingdom
1   Australia
  Belgium
  Canada
  Czech Republic
  Italy
  Norway
  Spain
   Switzerland

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Bayern Rundfahrt canceled". Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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