1997 Results
Past winners
Route
BriefWith 28 km to go, the peloton was more than 18 minutes behind the leading group. For security reasons the organiser pulled the peloton from the race as the leading groups were on the finishing circuit and overtook the peloton. The audience hissed and hooted the peloton - a rarity in cycling in Belgium.Organiser Hector Jansen told Belgian radio: "If a rider doesn't want to ride anymore for the 25th place, I think he has to look for another profession. Maybe we will no longer pay before the race, but afterwards. And without a show of any fighting spirit we would only give them 50 percent!" Antwerp - Schoten, 203 kms:1. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 4.19.19 2. Leon van Bon (Ned) Rabobank 0.23 3. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi 4. Juris Silvos (Lat) Team Home-Jack and Jones 0.29 5. Martin van Steen (Ned) Team Nurnberger 1.06 6. Wim Omloop (Bel)) Spar-RDM 1.30 7. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal 4.54 8. Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 4.56 9. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino 10. Dario Pieri (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne 11. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi 12. Filippo Casagrande (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne 13. Max van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank 14. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank 15. Danny Nelissen (Ned) Team Home-Jack and Jones 16. Nicolay Bo Larsen (Den) TVM-Farm Frites 17. Franz Hotz (Ger) Post Swiss Team 18. Alex Vinokourov (Kaz) Casino 19. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom-ADR 20. Roger Hammond (GB) Palmans-Ideal 21. Valerio Tebaldi (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave 22. Steven de Neef (Bel) Collstrop 23. Michael Rosborg (Den) Team Home-Jack and Jones 182 started 23 finished Past Winners1907 Maurice Leturgie (Fra) 1908 A. Kranskans (Bel) 1919 Isidoor Mechant (Bel) 1921 René Vermandel (Bel) 1922 Florence Van den Bergh (Bel) 1923 Emile Thollembbek (Bel) 1924 René Vermandel (Bel) 1926 Joseph Dervaes (Bel) 1927 Georges Ronsse (Bel) 1928 Joseph Dervaes (Bel) 1929 Joseph Wauters (Bel) 1930 Denis Verschueren (Bel) 1931 Godefried De Vocht (Bel) 1932 Godefried De Vocht (Bel) 1933 Horemans (Bel) 1934 Léon Tommies (Bel) 1935 Gerard Loncke (Bel) 1936 Marcel Van Schil (Bel) 1937 Sylvain Grysolle (Bel) 1938 Antoine Dignef (Bel) 1939 Achiel Buysse (Bel) 1941 Stan Ockers (Bel) 1942 Lode Busschops (Bel) 1943 Eloi Meulenberg (Bel) 1946 Stan Ockers (Bel) 1947 René Mertens (Bel) 1948 Achiel Buysse (Bel) 1949 Roger Decorte (Bel) 1950 André Pieters (Bel) 1951 Ernest Sterckx (Bel) 1952 Roger Decorte (Bel) 1953 Hans Dekkers (Ned) 1954 Roger Decock (Bel) 1955 Alberic Schotte (Bel) 1956 Rik Van Looy (Bel) 1957 Rik Van Looy (Bel) 1958 Raymond Vrancken (Bel) 1959 Willy Butzen (Bel) 1960 Piet Oellibrandt (Bel) 1961 Raymond Vrancken (Bel) 1962 Piet Oellibrandt (Bel) 1963 Piet Oellibrandt (Bel) 1964 Joseph Hoevenaers (Bel) 1965 Willy Vannitsen (Bel) 1966 Joseph Spruyt (Bel) 1967 Paul In 'T'Ven (Bel) 1968 Edward Sels (Bel) 1969 Walter Godefroot (Bel) 1970 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) 1971 Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck (Bel) 1972 Eddy Merckx (Bel) 1973 Freddy Maertens (Bel) 1974 Marc Demeyer (Bel) 1975 Ronald Dewitte (Bel) 1976 Frans Verbeeck (Bel) 1977 Marc Demeyer (Bel) 1978 Dietrich Thurau (Ger) 1979 Daniel Willems (Bel) 1980 Ludo Peeters (Bel) 1981 Ad Wijnands (Ned) 1982 Ludo Schurgers (Bel) 1983 Jan Bogaert (Bel) 1984 Ludo Peeters (Bel) 1985 Adri Van der Poel (Ned) 1986 Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned) 1987 Etienne De Wilde (Bel) 1988 Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned) 1989 Jean-Marie Wampers (Bel) 1990 John Talen (Ned) 1991 Mario Cipollini (Ita) 1992 Wilfried Nelissen (Bel) 1993 Mario Cipollini (Ita) 1994 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) 1995 Rossano Brassi (Ita) 1996 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) 1997 Erik Zabel (Ger)Past winners from my friend Mario Stiehl in Berlin RouteANTWERP - riders assemble in the Grote Markt START Churchillaan 0 12.15 Schoten 0 12.15 's Gravenwezel 7 12.25 Schilde 11 12.31 Ranst - Oelegem 15 12.36 Zandhoven 20 12.43 700 metres cobbles 2000 metres cobbles Pulderbos 24 12.49 Pulle Grobbendonk 27 12.53 Vorselaar 34 13.03 Lille - Poederlee 41 13.13 Kasterlee - Lichtaart 44 13.18 Geel 53 13.30 2000 metres cobbles Retie 58 13.37 Dessel Retie 64 13.46 Arendonk 68 13.52 Ravels 78 14.07 Weelde Turnhout 90 14.23 Merksplas 97 14.32 Rijkevorsel 102 14.42 Feed Station Brecht - Sint-Lenaarts 114 14.58 Malle 119 15.03 Zoersel 132 15.23 Zandhoven 2000 metres cobbles Zoersel 141 15.36 Ranst - Oelegem 143 15.39 1000 metres cobbles Schilde 147 15.45 Wijnegem 154 15.54 1700 metres cobbles Schoten First past of Finish LIne at Churchillaan 161 16.05 Entry to Finishing Circuit (3 laps of 14 kms) FINISH - Churchillaan 203 17.02 |