32nd Ster van Brabant, Cat 1.5

Netherlands, April 12, 1998


Brief Preview

The Ster Van Brabant is an 185 km Cat 1.5 race for Elite riders and Espoirs organised by the TWV Het Snelle Wiel in Bladel, Netherlands. The race starts and finishes in the Markt Bladel. Elite teams are allowed up to 8 riders. 144 starters and 18 teams have registered for the race.

The start is at 13.00 in Bladel.

Route: Bladel - Dalem - Eersel - Weebosch - Luijksgestel - Bergeijk - Riethoven - Steensel - Knegsel - Duizel - Vessem - Veldhoven - Wintelre - Vessem - Middelbeers - Haghorst - Biest Houtakker - Diessen - Hilvarenbeek - Esbeek - Baarschot - Diessen - Westelbeers - Casteren - Bladel - Hulsel - Netersel - Hulsel - Bladel - Hulsel - Netersel - Hulsel - Bladel - Hulsel - Netersel - Hulsel - Bladel (finish around 17.16 in the Sniederslaan)

Bladel, 184 kms:

 
 1. Andreas Kappes (Ger) Gerolsteiner		             4.20.51 (42.323 km/h)
 2. Eric de Crom (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba bv
 3. Arkadiusz Wojtas (Pol) MROZ
 4. Rudi Kemna (Ned) P&O-Giant-Lowik
 5. Michael van der Wolf (Ned) Gerolsteiner
 6. Coen Boerman (Ned) Rabobank
 7. Wilfried Crestskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 8. Geert Omloop (Bel) Spar-RDM
 9. Tom Cordes (Ned) Topteam Tegeltoko
10. Andrzej Sypytkowski (Pol) MROZ
11. Rik Reinerink (Ned) Batavus-Bak Giro Loterij
12. Wilco Zuijderwijk (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba bv
13. Grzegorz Rosolinski (Pol) MROZ				0.08
14. Paul van de Akker (Ned) Agu-Abus-Koga-Cordo
15. John van den Akker (Ned) Mgi Fietsen			0.16
16. Daniel van Elven (Ned) Rabobank				0.21
17. Jeroen Slagter (Ned) Topteam Tegeltoko
18. Remco Boonstoppel (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba bv			0.31
19. Hielke Boersma (Ned) Mgi Fietsen
20. Remco van der Ven (Ned) Agu-Abus-Koga-Cordo			0.40
21. Louis de Koning (Ned) Topteam Tegeltoko
22. Theo Akkermans (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba bv			0.47
23. Peter Pieters (Ned) Topteam Tegeltoko			0.52
24. John Talen (Ned) Piels Cycling Team
25. Gerard Kemper (Ned) Topteam Tegeltoko
26. Stefan van Dijk (Ned) Rabobank
27. Peter Rinkel (Ned) Agu-Abus-Koga-Cordo
28. Dennis Moons (Bel) Mgi Fietsen
29. Edwin Dunning (Ned) Topteam Tegeltoko
30. Jurgen de Jong (Ned) Agu-Abus-Koga-Cordo
31. Jan de Leeuw (Ned) Golff-Gazelle
32. Matthe Pronk (Ned) Rabobank
33. Dimitri Weeland (Ned) Mgi Fietsen
34. Richard Rijkens (Ned) Piels Cycling Team
35. Anthony Theus (Ned) P&O-Giant-Lowik
36. Peter Wuyts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
37. Cees Jeurissen (Ned) P&O-Giant-Lowik			0.58
38. Joost Legtenberg (Ned) Batavus-Bak Giro Loterij
39. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
40. Arne Hohenstein (Ger) Agro-Adler
41. Martin van Steen (Ned) Nurnberger				.02
42. Rick Pieterse (Ned) Topteam Tegeltoko
43. Andreas Klier (Ger) Nurnberger
44. Maikel den Ouden (Mgi Fietsen				1.07
45. Sascha Henrix (Ger) Gerolsteiner
46. Rik van Slijcke (Bel) Spar-RDM				1.10
47. Berrt Hoedemakers (Ned) Agu-Abus-Koga-Cordo			2.05
48. Maurice van Rijn (Ned) Agu-Abus-Koga-Cordo
49. Hein Zwinkels (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba bv
50. Paul van Schalen (Ned) nP&O-Giant-Lowik			2.21
51. Roman Stoffel (Ger) Nurnberger				2.26
52. Parick Claessens (Ned) Axa Cycling Team			3.29
53. Jos Lucassen (Ned) P&O-Giant-Lowik
54. Michel Stobbelaar (Ned) Axa Cycling Team
55. Ton Slippens (Ned) Alcmaria Victrix				6.51
56. Michel Cerneus (Ned) Golff-Gazelle				7.14
57. Tino Haakman (Ned) nAlcmaria Victrix
58. Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Agu-Abus-Koga-Cordo
59. Alexandre Charapov (Pol) MROZ
60. Gerard Windhouwer (Ned) Alcmaria Victrix
61. Camiel van den Bergh (Ned) Golff-Gazelle
62. Ronald van der Tang (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba bv
63. Gerben Nijmeijer (Ned) Batavus-Bak Giro Loterij
64. Christian van Dartel (Ned) Nurnberger
65. Bjorn Glasner (Ger) Gerolsteiner
66. Raimondas Rumsas (Pol) MROZ
67. Jarno Vanfrachem (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002			7.14

Sprint Prize

 
 1. Grzegorz Rosolinski						5 points
 2. Remco Boonstoppel						5
 3. Peter Pieters						3
 4. Eric de Crom						3
 5. Wilco Zuijderwijk						1
 6. Michel Stobbelaar						1

Teams Prize

 
 1. MROZ				    		     13.02.41
 2. Van Vliet-Weba bv				 		 0.23
 3. Topteam Tegeltoko				 		 0.53
 4. Geroldsteiner				 		 0.59
 5. Rabobank					 		 1.05
 6. Mgi Fietsen					 		 1.31
 7. Agu-Abus-Koga-Cordo				 		 1.32
 8. P&O-Giant-Lowik				 		 1.42
 9. Vlaanderen 2002				 		 1.42
10. Nurnberger					 		 4.22
11. Batavus-BankGiro Loterij					 8.04
12. Golff-Gazelle						15.12
13. Alcmaria Victrix						21.11

Teams and Main Participants

 1. Rabobank (Nico Verhoeven)
 2. Agu Sportteam (Egbert Koersen)
 3. Wielerploeg MGI Fietsen (Arthur van Dongen)
 4. Topteam Tegeltoko (Leo van Etten)
 5. Giant Bikes-Lowik Meubelen-P&O Trans European (Han Vaanhold)
 6. Axa Cycling team (Ton Welling)
 7. Van Vliet-Weba (Nick Toussaint)
 8. Golff-Gazelle Cycling team (Frits Schur)
 9. Batavus-Bank Giro Loterij Team (Arend Schepping)
10. Wielerstichting Piels-Timmers (Iwan van Zandbeek)
11. Alcmaria Victrix-Timmermans (Wim Nieuwenhuijzen)
12. Het Snelle Wiel-Profile, de fietsspecialist (Frans Willems)
13. Geroldsteiner (Duitsland)(Dieter Koslar)
14. Mroz (Polen)(Luc Schuddinck)
15. Agro-Adler (Duitsland)(Achmed Wocke)
16. Vlaanderen 2002 (Belgie)(Roger Swerts)
17. Spar-RDM (Gaspart Vanpetegem)
18. Eddy Merckx Vrienden (F. Piva)

Past Winners

Ster van Bladel

1967 Frans Staes (Bel)
1968 Frans Mintjens (Bel)
1969 Henk de Kok (Ned)
1970 Frans van de Ruit (Ned)
1971 Arie Hassink (Ned)
1972 Henk Stander (Ned)
1973 Ad Dekkers (Ned)
1974 Aad van den Hoek (Ned)
1975 Toine van de Bunder (Ned)
1976 Wil van Helvoirt (Ned)
1977 Peer Maas (Ned)
1978 Damien Evers (Ned)
1979 Herman Snoeyink (Ned)
1980 Arie Versluis (Ned)
1981 Peer Maas (Ned)
1982 Tonny Weber (Ned)
1983 Wicher van der Hoef (Ned)

Internationale Ster Van Brabant

1984 Jelle Nijdam (Ned)
1985 John Talen (Ned)
1986 Cor van Dijk (Ned)
1987 Corne van Rijen (Ned)
1988 Arno Ottenvanger (Ned)
1989 Arno Ottenvanger (Ned)
1990 Niels Boogaard (Ned)
1991 John den Braber (Ned)
1992 Marc Vrindts (Bel)
1993 Servais Knaven (Ned)
1994 Wim Daams (Ned)
1995 Norman van Hest (Ned)
1996 Wilco Zuyderwijk (Ned)
1997 Matthe Pronk (Ned)
1998 ??