Stage1: Bazayev claims soggy win

Kazakhstan's Assan Bazayev (Astana) won a rainy first stage of the Tour of Germany, blasting past Italy's Danilo Napolitano (Lampre), who launched the sprint far too early. Discovery's Vladimir Gusev retains the yellow jersey, while Erik Zabel could only manage third in the wet mass sprint.

1 Assan Bazayev(KAZ)-------Astana
2 Danilo Napolitano(ITA)-------Lampre-Fondital
3 Erik Zabel (GER)-------Milram
4 Andre Greipel (GER)-------T-Mobile
5 Alexandre Usov (BLR)-------ag2r
6 Claudio Corioni (ITA)-------Lampre
7 Vicente Reynes (ESP)-------Caisse d'Epargne
8 Manuele Mori (ITA)-------Saunier Duval
9 Roy Sentjens (NED)-------Rabobank
10 Josep Jufre (ESP)-------Davitamon