Coca-Cola Trophy Explained

Coca-Cola Trophy
Region:	Germany
Discipline:	Road
Type:	Criterium series
Number:	20
Final:	2000

The Coca-Cola Trophy was a series of criterium cycling races held annually throughout Germany from 1979 to 2000. The competition consisted of up to eight races contested in different German cities, generally located in the south of the country such as Sindelfingen, Heilbronn, Ulm, Erlangen, Regensburg, all of which contributing to the overall title.

Winners

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1979 : Klaus-Peter Thaler 1982 : Klaus-Peter Thaler 1983 : Gregor Braun 1984 : Henry Rinklin 1985 : Guido Van Calster 1986 : Dietrich Thurau 1987 : Dietrich Thurau

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1988 : Reimund Dietzen 1989 : Andreas Kappes 1990 : Ad Wijnands 1991 : Peter Gänsler 1992 : Raimund Lehnert 1993 : Erik Zabel

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1994 : Urs Freuler 1995 : Andreas Kappes 1996 : Gert Vanderaerden 1997 : Andreas Beikirch 1998 : Erik Zabel 1999 : Erik Zabel^[1] 2000 : Gian Matteo Fagnini^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: de. Zabel gewinnt Coca-Cola-Trophy. spiegel.de. 1 September 1999.
2. Web site: Coca Cola Criterium Series - NE - Germany, August 21-29, 2000. Cycling News.