Internationale Delta Profronde, Cat 1.2

Netherlands, May 23, 1998

Past Winners     Riders

Brief

Erik Zabel won the 38th International Delta Profronde. The Telekom sprinter defeated Czech Jan Svorada (Mapei-Bricobi) in a mass sprint. Michel Cornelisse of Spar-RDM took 3rd place. Jan Ullrich finished 42th.

It took a long time for the race to split. After 50 km Robbie McEwen abandoned because he had fallen. He was taken to his hotel room and was not seriously injured. The first attack from Davy Dubbeldam came at the 60 kms mark. But after 15 kms away he was caught and eventually he abandoned.

After 125 km, Nicolas Vogondy of La francaise Des Jeux attacked and built up a lead of 40 secs on the peloton. But within 7 kms he also was caught. Later the peloton splintered with about 20 kms to go. 14 riders escaped but were neutralised at the 10 kms to go mark. The riders then completed three laps of a finishing circuit before winding up for the mass sprint.

There were 3 passes at the finish and each carried bonus prizes for the sprint winner:

1st pass: a camcorder of 1000 DG for Johan Capiot of TVM.
2nd pass: a watch woth 750 DG for Stefan Wesemann of Telekom.
3rd pass: 1000 Dutch Guilders for Fabio Sacchi of Polti.

Zabel was naturally very content: "It was a difficult race with a lot of wind and cobbles. I'm very happy that I was able to make something from the good work of my team."

Goes-Goes

  1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom					4.24.52
  2. Jan Svorada (Cze)Mapei-Bricobi
  3. Michel Cornelisse (Ned) Spar-RDM
  4. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
  5. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Agro-Adler-Brandenburg
  6. Jans Koerts (Ned) Rabobank
  7. Franck Morelle (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
  8. Johan Capiot (Bel) TVM-Farn Frites
  9. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 10. Roger Hammond (GB) Palmans-Ideal
 11. Christopher Detilloux (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 12. Ronny Assez (Bel) Home Market Charleroi
 13. Andreas Kappes (Ger) Gerolsteiner
 14. Guisseppe Digrande (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi 
 15. Oleg Pankov (Ukr) Ipso
 16. Christian Andersen (Den) Team Home Jack and Jones 
 17. Dirk Schumann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
 18. Lars Teutenberg (Ger) Erdör Chemie-Bayer Worringen
 19. Koen Beeckman (Bel) Ipso
 20. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti 
 21. Max van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank
 22. Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 23. Jacques Jolldon (Swi) Ericsson-Villiger
 24. Eddy Torrekens (Bel) Tönissteiner-Colnago
 25. Jan Nordijk (Ned) Tönissteiner-Colnago
 26. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi
 27. Franky van Haezebrou (Bel) Ipso
 28. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank
 29. 3urgen de Buysschere (Bel) Home Market Charleroi
 30. Wim Omloop (Bel) Spar-RDM
 31. Holger Sievers (Ger) Erdör Chemie-Bayer Worringen 
 32. Jarno van Frachem (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 33. Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Palmans-Ideal
 34. Jan Richter (Ger) Erdör Chemie-Bayer Worringen 
 35. Steven de Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farn Frites-Farm Frites
 36. Mirco Crepaldi (Ita) Polti 
 37. Josef Christen(Swi) Ericsson-Villiger
 38. Christian van de Velde (USA) US Postal
 39. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti
 40. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Gerolsteiner
 41. Rik van Slycke (Bel) Spar-RDM
 42. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom
 43. Wilfred Geys (Ned) ZWS
 44. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 45. Stive Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 46. Geert Omloop (Bel) Spar-RDM
 47. Francois Franse (Ned) ZWS
 48. Danny Daelman (Bel) Collstrop 
 49. Hans de Meester (Bel) Tönissteiner-Colnago
 50. Voker Ordowski (Ger) Agro-Adler-Brandenburg
 51. Wim Feys (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 52. Raymond Meijs (Ned) Gerolsteiner
 53. Jean-Pierre Heynderickx (Bel) Home Market Charleroi
 54. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi
 55. Anton Villatoro (USA) US Postal
 56. Matheas Jant (Ger) Agro-Adler-Brandenburg
 57. Heinrich Trumheller (Ger) Erdör Chemie-Bayer Worringen
 58. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom 
 59. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 60. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti
 61. Stephane Hennebert (Bel) Ipso
 62. Pieter Vries(Ned) TVM-Farn Frites
 63. Jurgen Vermeersch (Bel) Palmans-Ideal
 64. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti
 65. Rene Jorgensen (Den) Team Home Jack and Jones
 66. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
 67. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom
 68. M Holst Kyneb (Den)Team Home Jack and Jones
 69. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom
 70. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom
 71. Hans de Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Ideal
 72. Michael Nielsen (Den) Team Home Jack and Jones
 73. Jan van Immerseel (Ned) ZWS
 74. Maarten den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank
 75. Bjorn Glasner (Ger) Gerolsteiner
 76. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farn Frites-Farm Frites
 77. Frank Klein (Ger)Gerolsteiner
 78. Carlo Bomans (Bel) Palmans-Ideal
 79. Gerd Audehm (Ger) Nürnberger
 80. Johnny van der Klooster (Ned) ZWS
 81. Stephan Gottschling (Ger) Agro-Adler-Brandenburg
 82. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Agro-Adler-Brandenburg
 83. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal
 84. Alexander Kastenhuber (Ger) Nürnberger 
 85. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank
 86. Clenn d'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 
 87. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
 88. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 89. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 90. Danny Bayens (Bel) Collstrop
 91. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom
 92. Jozef Graf (Swi) Ericsson-Villiger
 93. Bart Heirwegh (Bel) Ipso
 94. Urendeze Atienza (Ita) Polti
 95. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom 
 96. Ludwig Willems (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 97. Marc Strange Jacobsen (Den) Team Home Jack and Jones
 98. Steven de Neef (Bel) Collstrop
 99. Thiery Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
100. Michael Schlickau (Ger) Gerolsteiner
101. Kristof Trouve (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 
102. Peter van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farn Frites-Farm Frites
103. Nico Renders (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 
104. Leif Hoste (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 
105. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi 				0.54
106. Koen de Schuytter (Bel) Collstrop
107. Jerome Laveur-Pedoux (Fra) Home Market Charleroi			1.49
108. Franck Perque (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
109. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux

Started 165
Finished 109
Complete results and report from Reinier Meijer, Netherlands

Starting List

TVM-Farm Frites (Ned)			Rabobank (Ned)
Manager:  Cees Priem (Ned)		Manager: Adri van Houwelingen (Ned)

1. Johan Capiot (Bel)			11. Erik Dekker (Ned)
2. Peter van Petegem (Bel)		12. Maarten den Bakker (Ned)
3. Servais Knaven (Ned)			13. Bert Hiemstra (Ned)
4. Steven de Jongh (Ned)		14. Robbie McEwen (Aus)
5. Lars Michaelsen (Den)		15. Max van Heeswijk (Ned)
6. Davy Dubbeldam (Ned) *1		16. Jans Koerts (Ned)
	 				17. Adrie van der Poel (Ned)
			 

Polti (Ita)				Nürnberger (Ger)
Manager: Gianluigi Stanga (Ita)	 	Manager: Udo Sprenger (Ger)

21. Axel Merckx (Bel)			31. Gerd Audehm (Ger)
22. Jorg Jaksche (Ger)			32. Klaus Diewald (Ger)
23. Mauro Zinetti (Ita)			33. Alexander Kastenhuber (Ger)
24. Rossano Brasi (Ita)			34. Andreas Klier (Ger)
25. Anthony Rokia (Fra)			35. Roman Stoffel (Ger)
26. Fabio Sacchi (Ita)			36. Brendan Vesty (Nzl)
27. Gianluca Valoti (Ita)		37. Martin van Steen (Ned)
28. Urendeze Atienza (Ita)		38. Jens Zemke (Ger)


Gerolsteiner (Ger)			Agro-Adler-Brandenburg (Ger)
Manager: Dieter Koslar (Ger)	 	Manager: Dirk Meijer (Ger)

41. Bjorn Glasner (Ger)		 	51. Danilo Hondo (Ger)
42. Ralf Grabsch (Ger)		 	52. Stephan Gottschling (Ger)
43. Sascha Henrix (Ger)		 	53. Ole-Sigurd Simensen (Nor)
44. Andreas Kappes (Ger)	 	54. Volker Ordowski (Ger)
45. Frank Klein (Ger)		 	55. Martin Muller (Ger)
46. Raymond Meijs (Ned)		 	56. Olaf Pollack (Ger)
47. Michael Schlickau (Ger)	 	57. Bert Grabsch (Ger)
48. Michael van der Wolf (Ned)	 	58. René Diers (Ger)


Vlaanderen 2002 (Bel)			Team Home-Jack and Jones (Den)
Manager: Roger Swerts (Bel)		Manager: Alex Pedersen (Den)

61. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel)	 	71. Danny Nelissen (Ned)
62. Kris Gerits (Bel)		 	72. Juris Silovs (Let)
63. Leif Hoste (Bel)		 	73. Michael Holst Kyneb (Den)
64. Nico Renders (Bel)		 	74. René Jorgensen (Den)
65. Bert Roesems (Bel)		 	75. Marc Strange Jacobsen (Den)
66. Tom Stremersch (Bel)	 	76. Michael Rosborg (Den)
67. Karele Vereecke (Bel)	 
68. Jarno Vanfranchem (Bel)


US Postal Service (USA)			Palmans-Ideal (Bel)
Manager: Johnny Weltz (Den)		Manager: Walter Planckaert (Bel)

81. Franky Andreu (USA)		 	91. Carlo Bomans (Bel)
82. Pascal Derame (Fra)		 	92. Frank Corvers (Bel)
83. George Hincapie (USA)	 	93. Hans de Clercq (Bel)
84. Marty Jemison (USA)		 	94. Roger Hammond (Eng)
85. Juan Llaneras (Spa)		 	95. Frank Höj (Den)
86. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra)	 	96.   *2
87. Sven Teutenberg (Ger)	 	97. Steven van Maldeghem (Bel)
88. Jonathan Vaughters (USA)	 	8. Jurgen Vermeersch (Bel)


Telekom (Ger)				La Française Des Jeux (Fra)
Manager: Walter Godefroot (Bel)		Manager: Marc Madiot (Fra)

101. Rolf Aldag (Ger)		 	111. Jimmy Casper (Fra)
102. Dirk Baldinger (Ger)	 	112. Patrick d'Hont (Bel)
103. Jan Ullrich (Ger)		 	113. Stephane Heulot (Fra)
104. Christian Henn (Ger)	 	114. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra)
105. Jens Heppner (Ger)		 	115. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra)
106. Kai Hundertmark (Ger)	 	116. Damien Nazon (Fra)
107. Jan Schaffrath (Ger)	 	117. Franck Perque (Fra)
108. Erik Zabel (Ger)		 


Mapei-Bricobi (Ita)			Ipso (Bel)
Manager: Patrick Lefèvre (Bel)		Manager: Paul de Baeremaecker (Bel)

121. Bart Leysen (Bel)		 	131. Koen Beekman (Bel)
122. Wilfried Peeters (Bel)	 	132. Andy de Smet (Bel)
123. Tom Steels (Bel)		 	133. Bart Heirwegh (Bel)
124. Jan Svorada (Cze)		 	134. Stephane Hennebert (Bel)
125. Stefano Zanini (Ita)	 	135. Oleg Pankov (Ukr)
126. Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita)	 	136. Michel van Haecke (Bel)
	 				137. Robby Vandaele (Bel)
				 	138. Peter Verbeken (Bel)
				 

Collstrop (Bel)				Spar-RDM (Bel)
Manager: Hilaire van der Schueren (Bel)	Manager: Gaspard van Peteghem (Bel)

141. Danny Bayens (Bel)			151. Rik Claeys (Bel)
142. Tony Bracke (Bel)			152. Michel Cornelisse (Ned)
143. Marc Chanoine (Bel)		153. Brian Dalgaard Jensen (Den)
144. Danny Daelman (Bel)		154. Wim Omloop (Ned) 
145. Tom Desmet (Bel)			155. Geert Omloop (Ned)
146. Tim Lenaers (Bel)			156. Rik van Slycke (Bel)
147. Lorenzo Lapage (Bel)		157. Roman Polansky (Bel)	 
148. Christ Hendryckx (Bel)		158. Werner Vandromme (Bel)


Home Market-Ville de Charleroi (Bel)	Erdör Chemie-Bayer Worringen (Ger)
					Manager: Alexander Donike (Ger)

161. Ronny Assez (Bel)			171. Patrick Kohler (Ger)
162. Ludovic Capelle (Bel)		172. Jorg Ludewig (Ger)
163. Jurgen de Buysschere (Bel)		173. Holger Sievers (Ger)
164. Sebastian Demarbaix (Bel)		174. Heinrich Trumheller (Ger)
165. Romeo Hernandez (Bel)		175. Lars Wackernagel (Ger)
166. Jean-Pierre Heynderickx (Bel)	176. Ralf Werner (Ger)
167. Jerome Laveur-Pedoux (Fra)		177. Jan Richter (Ger)
168. Gregory Scholens (Bel)		178. Roger Tanne (Ger)
										  

Lotto-Mobistar (Bel)			Tönissteiner-Colnago (Bel)
Manager: J.L. Vandenbroucke (Bel) 	Manager: Gerard Bulens (Bel)

181. Christophe Detilloux (Bel)	 	191. Jan Hordijk (Ned)
182. Fabian de Waele (Bel)	 	192. Kees Hopmans (Ned)
183. Thierry Marichal (Bel)	 	193. Hans de Meester (Bel)
184. Chris Peers (Bel)		 	194. Franky de Buyst (Bel)
185. Jean-Denis Vandenbroucke (Bel) 	195. Davy Delme (Bel)
186. Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel)	 	196. Eddy Torrekens (Bel)
187. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel)	 	197. Ken Hashikawa (Jap)
188. Ludwig Willems (Bel)	 	198. Masakiko Mifune (Jap)


Ericsson-Villiger (Swi)

201. Joseph Christen (Swi)
202. Christoph Gohring (Swi)
203. Christian Heule (Swi)
204. Jacques Jolldon (Swi)
205. Roland Müller (Swi)
206. Michael Themann (Swi)
207. Daniel van Flüe (Swi)
208. Lukas Zumsteg (Swi)

*1: Davy Dubbeldam is the local 'favourite'
*2: Originally: 96. Scott Sunderland (Aus)
Complete starting list from Tuur Verdonck and Reinier Meijer, Netherlands

Past Winners

1983	Jan Raas (Ned)
1984	Luc Colijn (Bel)
1985	Van den Haute
1986	Gerrit Solleveld
1987   	Jan Van Poppel (Ned)
1988	Peter Pieters (Ned)
1989	Jelle Nijdam (Ned)
1990	Gerrit Solleveld
1991	Wiebren Veenstra (Ned)
1992	Johan Capiot (Bel)
1993	Jo Planckaert (Bel) 
1994	Martin Den Bakker (Ned)
1995	Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned)
1996	Jelle Nijdam (Ned)
1997	Cancelled
1998	?
Past winners from Reinier Meijer