German Matthias Kessler (Telekom) won Saturday's GP Miguel Indurain in a hotly contested race that took race judges a long time to figure out who won. Kessler finished barely ahead of defending champion Angel Vicioso (ONCE) and David Etxebarria (Euskaltel) in a bunch sprint out of a lead group of 34 riders and judges scoured the photo-finish to decide who actually won.

Three riders -- Pedro Díaz Lobato (Paternina), Alberto Martínez (Euskaltel) and Benjamín Noval (Fuenlabrada) - attacked with about 35km to go, but were reeled in one-by-one with less than 5km to go.

GP Miguel Indurain, April 5, 2003
1. Matthias Kessler (G), Telekom, 186km in 5:02:05 (39.94 kph)
2. Angel Viciosos (Sp), ONCE
3. David Etxebarria (Sp), Euskaltel
4. Alexandre Moos (Swi), Phonak
5. David Rebellin (I), Gerolsteiner - all same timeAndrew Hood

Daddy time for Ullrich
Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich is set to be a father at the end of the summer, according to reports published in Germany on Saturday.

The 29-year-old Team Coast star is expected to challenge Lance Armstrong in his bid for a fifth straight Tour yellow jersey in July.

Whether he is successful or not in the three-week epic race, Ullrich will at least have fatherhood to look forward to.

"I'm going to be a father,” Ullrich told the Bild newspaper on Saturday. “Our baby will be born at the end of the summer."

"We're delighted at the news," added his girlfriend Gabi Weis.

Ullrich, who won the Tour in 1997 and has finished second in the world’s greatest bicycle race four times (1996, 1998, 2000 and 2001) will return to competition for the first time on Tuesday after disastrous season last year that included two knee surgeries and a six-month ban for testing positive for amphetamines he took at a nightclub.Copyright AFP2003