Brief:
With 90 kms still to ride, 4 riders - Gianni Rivera, Bart Heirewegh,
Franky De Buyst and Lars Michaelson attacked and built up a gap of
3 minutes. But in the final stages, a group of 9 riders, all working
hard, cut that margin to less than 30 seconds. One of the 9, Darius Strole
worked alone and bridged the gap and contested the final sprint with the
top 4 riders. Heirewegh was the fastest at the end. He said after taking his
4th victory for the season: "This is clearly my second peak for the season.
During May and June I was only playing really, but the work built a strong
basis for the end of the season. I now want to win a 5th race for the year.
Next year I hope to remain in good form. As a typical kermis racer I am hoping
I can get into a better team. I must now seek a new contract."
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw-Vlezenbeek, 170 kms:
1. Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Ipso 3.57.00 (43.038)
2. Franky De Buyst (Bel) Tonissteiner
3. Gianni Rivera (Bel) Palmans-Ideal *
4. Dariusz Strole (Lit) Ipso *
5. Lars Michaelsen (Den) TVM 0.07
6. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi 0.51
7. Andy De Smet (Bel) Ipso
8. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM 1.07
9. Oleg Pankov (Ukr) Ipso
10. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi
11. Nico Beresole (Bel) Elite
12. Jean-Pierre Heynderickx (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi 1.21
13. Hans Redant (Bel) Ipso 2.27
14. Scott Guyton (Nzl) Ipso 2.35
15. Jan Hordijk (Ned) Tonissteiner
16. Ronny De Meuter (Bel) Elite
17. David Debremaeker (Bel) Elite
18. Remco Van der Ven (Ned) TVM
19. Franky Van Haesebroucke (Bel) Ipso
20. Gunther Cuylits (Bel) Elite
21. Patrick Chevalier (Bel) Elite
22. James Cambridge (Gbr) Elite
23. David Verreth (Bel) Ipso *
24. Filip Pocket (Bel) Elite
25. Peter Verbeken (Bel) Ipso
26. Robby Van Waeyenberg (Bel) Elite
27. Eddy Torrekens (Bel) Tonissteiner
28. Tom Claes (Bel) Elite
29. Gregory Schoelens (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi
30. Michel Willems (Bel) Elite 2.35
Started: 62
* stagiaire
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