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PreviewThe Coupe de France, which is a season long competition for French cyclists is finalised at Paris-Bourges and without doubt it will be Pascal Lino (Big Mat) who will take the overall trophy. But the race is more important than that because it will also serve as the second last chance that riders have to get a place in the French team for the World Championships next week.Paris-Bourges is the last of 14 races that constitute the Coupe de France. The race is organised by Team Maestro (Laurent Fignon) and is over 206 kms between Gien (Loiret) Bourges. Pascal Lino was third last Sunday in the Polymultipliée de l'Hautil and has a 31 point lead over second place holder Laurent Desbiens (Cofidis) and 32 over Pascal Hervé (Festina). The winner of this race will get 50 points, second 35 and third 25. So if he places in the top 3 he will be assured of taking the Coupe from last year's winner Nicolas Jalabert. With 3 days to go before the Paris-Tours, there is a strong group of French riders entered and they will be under the watchful eye of Charly Mottet, who is the manager of the French Worlds team. Also present will be the National Technical Director Patrick Cluzaud who will finalise with Mottet the team for Valkenburg. The teams which will be represented are: Crédit Agricole, Big Mat-Auber 93, Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne, Casino, Cofidis, La Française des Jeux, Festina, Rabobank, Lotto-Mobistar, Mapei-Bricobi, Post Swiss Team, Vlaanderen 2002, Palmans-Ideal, Home Market-Charleroi, Collstrop and Team Home Jack and Jones. The race starts at 12.30 at Gien, which is 120 kms south of Paris. It is expected to arrive in Bourges around 17.15. Race ReportBelgian Ludo Dierckxsens, who at 34-years of age is having his best season, won the last Coupe de France race - Paris-Bourges - in solo fashion. The Coupe de France (a points contest throughout the season) was won by Big Mat-Auber's Pascal Lino.Dierckxsens deprived Laurent Brochard of one of his last chances to win while still wearing the rainbow jersey that he won at the World Championships last year. The Belgian attacked with 3 kms to go, and held off his 3 other breakaway companions until the end. The 48th edition of Paris-Bourges, was held over 205.6 kms. The action began a little over 50 kms into the race when a group of 22 riders attacked off the front. Pascal Hervé, who was still in the race for victory in the Coupe de France, enlivened the top group with a series of attacks which were always met by Pascal Lino, who was intent on preserving his lead in the points score. Brochard and Dierckxsens, accompanied by Dutchman Maarten Den Bakker and French rider Fabrice Gougot, got away in the last 20 kms of the race on the hills that precede the run into Bourges. Then, Dierckxsens, who did not turn professional until he was 30 years old, repeated his attacking flair which was revealed during the recently completed Vuelta. There he was one of the most aggressive riders in the Tour. Again today. He told the press after the race: "Tchmil and Peter van Petegem are to be the leaders of the Belgian team for the Worlds. But I have been given carte blanche to take my chances at Valkenburg next week." Gien - Bourges, 205.6 kms:1. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 4.53.01 (42.100) 2. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina 0.20 3. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank 4. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino 5. Henk Vogels (Aus) Crédit Agricole 6. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank 2.01 7. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina 8. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 9. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi 10. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 11. Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 12. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino 13. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 14. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 15. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole 2.10 16. Roland Meier (Sch) Cofidis 10.18 17. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino 18. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 19. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 20. Pascal Hervé (Fra) Festina 10.18 Started: 123 Classified: 20 Complete Starting ListFestina La Francaise des Jeux Rabobank 1. Brochard Laurent 11. Magnien Emmanuel 21. Van Bon Leon 2. Bassons Christophe 12. Guesdon Frédéric 22. Den Bakker Maarten 3. Belli Wladimir 13. Horner Christopher 23. Boven Jan 4. Hernandez Jaime 14. Jan Xavier 24. Dekker Erik 6. Hervé Pascal 15. McGee Brad 25. Hiemstra Bert 7. Kivilev Andrei 16. Morin Anthony 26. Koerts Jans 8. Korff André 17. Nazon Jean. Patrick 27. Vierhouten Aart 18. Peron Andrea 28. Zberg Beat Lotto-Mobistar Casino Cofidis 31. Tchmil Andrei 41. Agnolutto Christophe 51. Julich Bobby 32. Aerts Mario 42. Aus Lauri 52. Delbove Jerôme 33. De Waele Fabian 43. Barthe Stéphane 53. Desbiens Laurent 34. Diercksens Ludo 44. Bessy Frédéric 54. Gwiazdowski Grzegorz 35. Planckaert JO 45. Bouvard Gilles 55. Meier Roland 36. Van de Wouwer Kurt 46. Chanteur Pascal 56. Moreau Francis 37. Marichal Thierry 47. Durand jacky 57. Thibout Bruno 38. Peers Chris 48. Gougot Fabrice 58. Tombak Janek Credit Agricole Mapei-Bricobi Big Mat-Auber 93 61. O'Grady Stuart 71. Nardello Daniele 81. Lino Pascal 62. Backstedt Magnus 72. Leysen Bart 82. Bergès Stéphane 63. Delalande Frédéric * 73. Codol Massimo 83. Auger Guillaume 64. Vasseur Cédric 74. Figueras Giuliano 84. Dacruz Carlos 65. Langella Anthony 75. Camenzind Oskar (DNS) 85. Ravaleu Stéphan 66. Vogels Henk 76. Mattan Nico 86. Joukov Oleg * 67. Simon Francois 77. Missaglia Gabriele 87. Sivakov Alexei 68. Voigt Jens 78. Spruch Zbigniew 88. Sweet Jay Mutuelle Seine-et-Marne Post Swiss Team Vlaanderen 2002 91. Teyssier Francisque 101. Beuchat Roger 111. Cretskens Wilfried 92. Bernard Jerôme 102. Haymoz Yvan 112. Hoste Leif 93. Cueff Stéphane 103. Paradis Daniel 113. Gerits Kris 94. Delrieu David 104. Renggli Marcel 114. Stremersch Tom 95. Guilbert Charles 105. Wirz Guido 115. Thijs Erwin 96. Maignan Gilles 106. Zucconi Pietro 116. Van Lancker Kurt 97. Pillon Laurent 117. Vermaut Stive 98. Talmant Gilles 118. Wuyts Peter Palmans-Ideal Home Market-Polti Collstrop 121. Bomans Carlo 131. Assez Ronny 141. De Neef Steven 122. Corvers Frank 132. Capelle Ludovic 142. Hendryckx Christ 123. De Clercq Hans 133. Rokia Anthony 143. Daelman Danny 124. Hammond Roger 134. Demarbaix Sébastien 144. De Clercq Eric 125. Hoj Frank 135. Landrie Jürgen * 145. Desmet Tom 126. Pauwels Karl 136. Laveur. Pedoux Jerome 146. Everaert Bart * 127. Vanderaerden Gert 137. Ramel Franck 147. Fofonov Dmitry * 128. De Geyter Johan 138. Swinnen Danny * 148. Vereecke Filip Team home Jack and Jones 151. Skibby Jesper 152. Jacobsen Marc Strange 154. Kyneb Mickael Holst 155. Nelissen Danny 156. Nielsen Michael Steen 157. Piziks Arvis 158. Silovs Juris Nos 5, 107, 108 and 153 and Camenzind did not start.Complete starting list from Daniel Schamps, Paris Past Winners1913 Marceau Narcy (Fra) 1917 Charles Juseret (Bel) 1922 Godart (Fra) 1923 Jean Brunier (Fra) 1924 Marcel Bidot (Fra) 1925 Deschamps (Fra) 1947 Albert Bourlon (Fra) 1948 Marcel Dussault (Fra) 1949 Marcel Dussault (Fra) 1950 Armand Audaire (Fra) 1951 Jean-Marie Goasmat (Fra) 1952 Stanislas Bober (Fra) 1953 Robert Varnajo (Fra) 1954 Jean Stablinski (Fra) 1955 Jean-Marie Cieleska (Fra) 1956 Joseph Morvan (Fra) 1957 Raymond Guegan (Fra) 1971 Ricci (Fra) 1972 Cyril Guimard (Fra) 1973 A. Berland (Fra) 1974 Barry Hoban (GB) 1975 Jean-Paul Danguilaume (Fra) 1976 Jean-Paul Molineris (Fra) 1977 R. Delepine (Fra) 1978 Regis Ovion (Fra) 1979 Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) 1980 Yves Hézard (Fra) 1981 Francis Castaing (Fra) 1982 Didier Vanoverschelde (Fra) 1983 Stephen Roche (Ire) 1985 Niki Rüttimann (Swi) 1986 Domenique Lecrocq (Fra) 1987 Kim Andersen (Den) 1988 Patrice Esnault (Fra) 1990 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) 1991 Andrej Tchmil (Rus) 1993 Bruno Cornillet (Fra) 1994 Lars Michaelsen (Den) 1995 Daniele Nardello (Ita) 1996 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) 1997 Laurent Roux (Fra)Past Winners by Mario Stiehl, Berlin |