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Brief:Former women's cyclist and recent TV personality Daniëlle Overgaag shot the starting pistol which sent the 112 riders off on Stage 1 after a minute's silence to recognise the death of 47-year old sport's journalist John van Dinther who died recently.Lance Armstrong, former world champion, who is coming back after a struggle with cancer, received a cheque for 7500 guilders for his cancer foundation. The money came from a Dutch version of the "Ride for the Roses". It was a touching moment. Jeroen Blijlevens (TVM) repeated last year's first stage victory in the Ronde van Nederlands which began with a 178.1 kms stage from Naaldwijk (on the coast west of Rotterdam) to the northern city of Hoorn. Jeroen Blijlevens won the mass sprint from Aussie rider Robbie Mc Ewen and Italian rider Giovanni Lombardi. They had to be separated with a photo it was so close. It was ironical that last year, Blijlevens won from Lombardi on protest. I recall Lombardi being furious at Alkmaar when the jury made its decision. Today, Lombardi lodged a protest against Blijlevens. The decision not only went against him but the study of the photo saw him dropped to 3rd and McEwen being awarded second. This is the 51st victory for Blijlevens and his 10th win for the season to date. While most of the 112 starters were in the main bunch, 40 or so riders were victims of the heavy winds. Last year's winner Erik Dekker, who is coming back after injury, was caught up in some very strong winds of the sea as the peloton headed north along the coast and lost over 3.30 to the leader. Stage 1, Naaldwijk - Hoorn, 178.1 kms:1. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 4.10.59 2. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank 3. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom 4. Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 5. Steven Van Malderghem (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 6. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti 7. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti 8. Marco Bellini (Ita) Cantina Tollo 9. Arvis Piziks (Lat) Team Home Jack and Jones 10. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) Credit Agricole 11. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti 12. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal 13. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Credit Agricole 14. Jans Koerts (Ned) Rabobank 15. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank 16. Filippo Meloni (Ita) Amore e Vita 17. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 18. Brian Holm (Den) Acceptcard 19. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank 20. Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank 21. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal 22. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo 23. Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 24. David Canada Garcia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 25. Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) Riso Scotti 26. Dario Andriotto (Ita) Amore e Vita 27. Josué Barrigon Otero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 28. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Team Polti 29. Christiano Colleoni (Ita) Team Polti 30. Mikael Holst Kyneb (Den) Team Home Jack and Jones 31. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 32. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal 33. Mario De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 34. Björnar Vestöl (Nor) Acceptcard 35. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti 36. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal 37. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal 38. Hans De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 39. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 40. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 41. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 42. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank 43. Axel Merckx (Bel) Team Polti 44. Anton Villatoro (Gua) US Postal 45. Federico De Beni (Ita) Riso Scotti 46. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 47. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites 48. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti 49. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites 50. René Jörgensen (Den) Team Home Jack and Jones 51. Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) Cantina Tollo 52. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Cantina Tollo 53. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Team Polti 54. Bjarne Riis (Den) Team Deutsche Telekom 55. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites 56. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Cantina Tollo 57. Danny Nelissen (Ned) Team Home Jack and Jones 58. Frank Corvers (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 59. Bert Dietz (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 60. Soren Petersen (Den) Acceptcard 0.46 61. Carl Pauwels (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 0.51 62. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 0.51 63. Marc Strange Jacobsen (Den) Team Home Jack and Jon 0.51 64. Bart Voskamp(Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 0.51 65. Juris Silovs (Lat) Home Team Jack and Jones 0.51 66. Andrea Brognara (Ita) Riso Scotti 1.58 67. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 3.20 68. Marcel Gono (Aus) Credit Agricole 3.51 69. Leif Hoste (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 3.51 70. Marco Cannone (Ita) Amore e Vita 3.51 71. Riccardo Ferrari (Ita) Riso Scotti 3.51 72. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal 8.26 73. Frank Hoj (Den) Palmans-Ideal 8.26 74. Michael Steen Nielsen (Den) Team Home Jack and Jon 8.26 75. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo 8.26 76. Massimo Gimondi (Ita) Amore e Vita 10.57 77. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 10.57 78. Kim Marcussen (Den) Acceptcard 10.57 79. Arnaud Pretot (Fra) Credit Agricole 10.57 80. Michael Rosborg (Den) Home Team Jack and Jones 10.57 81. Nico Renders (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 10.57 82. Henk Vogels (Aus) Credit Agricole 10.57 83. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Team Polti 10.57 84. Morton Sonne (Den) Acceptcard 10.57 85. Francisco José Garcia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 10.57 86. Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 10.57 87. Christian Charriere (Swi) Riso Scotti 10.57 88. Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) Cantina Tollo 10.57 89. Martin Kryger (Den) Acceptcard 10.57 90. Cyril Bos (Fra) Credit Agricole 10.57 91. Michele Rezzani (Ita) Riso Scotti 10.57 92. Stig Guldbaek (Den) Acceptcard 10.57 93. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 10.57 94. Ricardo Oxtoa Palacios (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 10.57 95. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 10.57 96. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 10.57 97. Jan Karlsson (Swe) Acceptcard 10.57 98. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Amore e Vita 10.57 99. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 10.57 100. Eros Poli (Ita) Credit Agricole 10.57 101. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) US Postal 10.57 102. Roger Hammond (GB) Palmans-Ideal 10.57 103. Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 10.57 104. Simone Zucchi (Ita) Amore e Vita 10.57 105. Gilberto Zattoni (Ita) Amore e Vita 10.57 106. Peter Wuyts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 10.57 107. Marc Antonio Di Renzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo 10.57 108. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 17.58 GC after Stage 1
1. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 4.10.47 2. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank 0.06 3. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom 0.08 4. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti 0.09 5. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank 0.09 6. Björnar Vestöl (Nor) Acceptcard 0.10 7. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti 0.11 8. Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 0.12 9. Steven Van Malderghem (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 0.12 10. Marco Bellini (Ita) Cantina Tollo 0.12 11. Arvis Piziks (Lat) Team Home Jack and Jones 0.12 12. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) Credit Agricole 0.12 13. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti 0.12 14. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal 0.12 15. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Credit Agricole 0.12 16. Jans Koerts (Ned) Rabobank 0.12 17. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank 0.12 18. Filippo Meloni (Ita) Amore e Vita 0.12 19. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 0.12 20. Brian Holm (Den) Acceptcard 0.12 21. Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank 0.12 22. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal 0.12 23. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Cantina Tollo 0.12 24. Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 0.12 25. David Canada Garcia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.12 26. Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) Riso Scotti 0.12 27. Dario Andriotto (Ita) Amore e Vita 0.12 28. Josué Barrigon Otero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.12 29. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Team Polti 0.12 30. Christiano Colleoni (Ita) Team Polti 0.12 31. Mikael Holst Kyneb (Den) Team Home Jack and Jones 0.12 32. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 0.12 33. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal 0.12 34. Mario De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 0.12 35. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti 0.12 36. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal 0.12 37. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal 0.12 38. Hans De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 0.12 39. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 0.12 40. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.12 41. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 0.12 42. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank 0.12 43. Axel Merckx (Bel) Team Polti 0.12 44. Federico De Beni (Ita) Riso Scotti 0.12 45. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 0.12 46. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites 0.12 47. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti 0.12 48. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites 0.12 49. René Jörgensen (Den) Team Home Jack and Jones 0.12 50. Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) Cantina Tollo 0.12 51. Gianluca Valoti (Ita) Cantina Tollo 0.12 52. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Team Polti 0.12 53. Bjarne Riis (Den) Team Deutsche Telekom 0.12 54. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites 0.12 55. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Cantina Tollo 0.12 56. Danny Nelissen (Ned) Team Home Jack and Jones 0.12 57. Frank Corvers (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 0.12 58. Bert Dietz (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 0.12 59. Anton Villatoro (Gua) US Postal 0.42 60. Soren Petersen (Den) Acceptcard 0.58 61. Carl Pauwels (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 1.03 62. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 1.03 63. Marc Strange Jacobsen (Den) Team Home Jack and Jon 1.03 64. Bart Voskamp(Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 1.03 65. Juris Silovs (Lat) Home Team Jack and Jones 1.03 66. Andrea Brognara (Ita) Riso Scotti 2.10 67. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 3.32 68. Marcel Gono (Aus) Credit Agricole 4.03 69. Leif Hoste (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 4.03 70. Marco Cannone (Ita) Amore e Vita 4.03 71. Riccardo Ferrari (Ita) Riso Scotti 4.03 72. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo 8.37 73. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal 8.38 74. Frank Hoj (Den) Palmans-Ideal 8.38 75. Michael Steen Nielsen (Den) Team Home Jack and Jon 8.38 76. Massimo Gimondi (Ita) Amore e Vita 11.09 77. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 11.09 78. Kim Marcussen (Den) Acceptcard 11.09 79. Arnaud Pretot (Fra) Credit Agricole 11.09 80. Michael Rosborg (Den) Home Team Jack and Jones 11.09 81. Nico Renders (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 11.09 82. Henk Vogels (Aus) Credit Agricole 11.09 83. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Team Polti 11.09 84. Morton Sonne (Den) Acceptcard 11.09 85. Francisco José Garcia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 11.09 86. Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 11.09 87. Christian Charriere (Swi) Riso Scotti 11.09 88. Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) Cantina Tollo 11.09 89. Martin Kryger (Den) Acceptcard 11.09 90. Cyril Bos (Fra) Credit Agricole 11.09 91. Michele Rezzani (Ita) Riso Scotti 11.09 92. Stig Guldbaek (Den) Acceptcard 11.09 93. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 11.09 94. Ricardo Oxtoa Palacios (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 11.09 95. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 11.09 96. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 11.09 97. Jan Karlsson (Swe) Acceptcard 11.09 98. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Amore e Vita 11.09 99. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 11.09 100. Eros Poli (Ita) Credit Agricole 11.09 101. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) US Postal 11.09 102. Roger Hammond (GB) Palmans-Ideal 11.09 103. Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 11.09 104. Simone Zucchi (Ita) Amore e Vita 11.09 105. Gilberto Zattoni (Ita) Amore e Vita 11.09 106. Peter Wuyts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 11.09 107. Marc Antonio Di Renzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo 11.09 108. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 18.10 Other Classifications:
Points: 1. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 15 2. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank 12 3. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom 10 4. Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 8 5. Steven Van Malderghem (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 6 6. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti 5 7. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti 4 8. Marco Bellini (Ita) Cantina Tollo 3 9. Arvis Piziks (Lat) Team Home Jack and Jones 2 10. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) Credit Agricole 1 Sprints: 1. Björnar Vestöl (Nor) Acceptcard 6 2. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Cantina Tollo 4 3. Federico De Beni (Ita) Riso Scotti 3 4. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites 3 5. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank 3 6. Marc Strange Jacobsen (Den) Team Home Jack and Jon 2 7. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti 2 8. Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 1 |