86th Grote Scheldeprijs/GP de l'Escaut, Cat 1.1

Belgium, April 22, 1998

1997 Results     Past winners     Route

Brief

With 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 Winners

1907	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

Route

ANTWERP - 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