The Rund um Köln is a classic cycling race around the German city of Cologne. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 1.1 race (in 2007 the race was categorised as 1.HC). It is one of the oldest cycling races still running in Germany – where media-driven hostility towards professional cycling in the wake of repeated doping scandals has severely weakened the economic structure and viability of the sport. The Rund um Köln is the second-oldest race in Germany, just after Rund um die Hainleite, which was first held in 1908. Between the 1930s and late 1980s Rund um Köln was held as an amateur race. The race was contested every year on Easter Monday from 2000 to 2014. From 2015 until 2019 it was contested on the second Sunday in June.
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Varies |
| Region | Cologne, Germany |
| English name | Tour of Cologne |
| Local name(s) | Rund um Köln (in German) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single-day |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1908 |
| Editions | 106 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Fritz Tacke (GER) |
| Most wins | Wilfried Trott (GER) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Casper van Uden (NED) |
The centenary edition of the Rund um Köln, set for March 24, 2008, was cancelled due to snow. The 2009 edition was contested by a weakened, sub-par field, as top professional teams did not send their stars, and the riders raced for their country instead.
Winners
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References
edit- ^ Haake, Bjorn (16 January 2009). "Rund um Köln course presented". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
The Rund um Köln was snowed out in 2008, but the traditional Easter Monday race in Cologne, Germany is on track for 2009.
- ^ "Kölner Traditionsradrennen "Rund um Köln" abgesagt" [Traditional Cologne cycle race "Rund um Köln" cancelled]. Koeln.de (in German). NetCologne GmbH. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Traditionsradrennen "Rund um Köln" auch 2021 abgesagt" [Traditional bike race "Rund um Köln" also cancelled in 2021]. Koeln.de (in German). NetCologne GmbH. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Nils Politt takes solo win at Rund um Köln". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- Rund um Köln palmares at Cycling Archives (archived)