Danmark Rundt, Cat 2.2

Denmark, August 11-14, 1999

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Lars Mikkelsen reports:

Today's start of the 1999 Danmark Rundt became a somewhat sad affair. Immediately before the race started announced what we have suspected for some time. He is in the process of finishing his last season as an active rider. When the race started, there were no time for reflections though, the speed down the eastern part of Jylland, towards Randers, was high, and whatever there were of small breaks, were quickly dealt with. After Randers, 111 kms into the race, a 17-man group managed to get away, and a bit under 25 kms later they were joined by another 5 riders - including Rolf Sørensen, and at the entry to Århus (first time) they'd build a nice little cushion to the main group. A couple of minutes, a bit more, but the speed was high.

After a trip through the southern part of the city, they turned south towards Odder (tomorrow's starting point), before they again turned north re-entering Århus and three and a half roundtrips of 4.6 kms, and at the end of the half round Rolf Sørensen proved beyond any doubt, that he wants to win this year. He left the rest behind - by now splintered into smaller fractions - and finished the last 15 kms alone in front. At one point his lead was up to 37 seconds, but passing the line, it was merely 15 to Nicola Loda, who on the last descent before the finish had tried to break free from the followers and 17 to a very colourful group!

Stage 1, Aalborg - Århus, 185 kms:

			
  1. Rolf Sørensen (Den) Rabobank			4.08.17
  2. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan-Alessio			   0.13
  3. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Francaise des Jeux	   0.15
  4. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal			   0.15
  5. Frank Høj (Den) US Postal				   0.15
  6. Adrie van der Poel (Ned) Rabobank			   0.16 
  7. Piotr Przydzial (Pol) MROZ				   0.16
  8. Nicolai Bo Larsen (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones	   0.16 
  9. Marc Wauters (Ned) Rabobank			   0.16 
 10. Allan Johansen (Den) Team Chicky World		   0.16 
 11. Jakob Piil (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling		   0.16 
 12. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Team Chicky World		   0.16 
 13. Valerio Tebaldi (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave		   0.16 
 14. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Team Chicky World		   0.16 
 15. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank				   0.16 
 16. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal			   0.16 
 17. Jesper Skibby (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones		   0.16 
 18. Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team Chicky World		   0.16 
 19. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Ballan-Alessio		   0.16 
 20. Jan Erik Østergaard (Den) Fakta			   0.16 
 21. Paolo Valoti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave		   0.16 
 22. Jakob Gram Nielsen (Den) Fakta			   0.40 
 23. Milos Pejcha (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ			   1.35 
 24. Bjarke Nielsen (Den) Team Chicky World		   1.35 
 25. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne		   1.35 
 26. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Ballan-Alessio			   1.35 
 27. Morten Sonne (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling		   1.35 
 28. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal		   1.35
 29. Marcin Gebka (Pol) MROZ				   1.56 
 30. Jørgen Bo Petersen (Den) Team PostDanmark	   	   3.14 
 31. Arkadiusz Wojtas (Pol) MROZ			   3.42 
 32. Jaroslav Bilek (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ		   4.02 
 33. Luca Cei (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne			   4.22 
 34. Allan Bo Andresen (Den) Fakta			   4.22 
 35. René Andrle (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ			   4.22 
 35. Czeslaw Lukascewicz (Can) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ		   4.22 
 37. Jan Jespersen (Den) Team PostDanmark		   4.22 
 38. Jakob Andersen (Den) Team PostDanmark		   4.22 
 39. Carl Christian Pedersen (Den) Team PostDanmark	   4.22 
 40. Mikkel Holm (Den) Fakta				   4.22 
 41. Michael Sandstød (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones	   4.22 
 42. Rob Reynolds-Jones (Gbr) Linda McCartney Racing Team  4.22 
 43. Michael Steen Nielsen (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones	   4.22 
 44. Jacek Mickiewicz (Pol) MROZ			   4.22 
 45. Danny Jonasson (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling	   4.22 
 46. Christopher Newton (Gbr) Linda McCartney Racing Team  4.22
 47. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux	   4.22 
 48. Marc Streel (Bel) Team Home Jack & Jones		   4.22 
 49. Mikael Kyneb (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones		   4.22 
 50. Peter Meinert (Den) US Postal			   4.22 
 51. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones	   4.22 
 52. Alan Iacuone (Aus) Linda McCartney Racing Team	   4.22 
 53. Søren Petersen (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling	   4.22 
 54. Jan Hruska (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ			   4.22 
 55. Christian Andersen (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones	   4.22 
 56. Claus Holm (Den) Fakta				   4.22 
 57. Johnny Clay (Gbr) Linda McCartney Racing Team	   4.22
 58. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank			   4.22 
 59. Grzegorz Wajs (Pol) MROZ				   4.22 
 60. Richard Faltus (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ		   4.22 
 61. Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Navigare-Gaerne		   4.22 
 62. Sergej Lelekin (Rus) Mobilvetta-Northwave		   4.22 
 63. Marco Giroletti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave		   4.22 
 64. Dennis Rasmussen (Den) Team Chicky World		   4.22 
 65. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner		   4.22 
 66. Michael Barry (Can) Saturn				   4.22 
 67. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia		   4.22 
 68. Stefano Panetta (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne		   4.22 
 69. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan-Alessio		   4.22 
 70. Tomas Konecny (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ			   4.22 
 71. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave	   4.22 
 72. Peter Sejer Nielsen (Den) Fakta			   4.22 
 73. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan-Alessio		   4.32 
 74. David Mckenzie (Aus) Linda McCartney Racing Team	   4.32 
 75. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal			   4.32 
 76. Pascal Deramé (Fra) US Postal			   4.32 
 77. Raimondas Rumsas (Lit) MROZ			   4.32 
 78. Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank				   4.32 
 79. Burke Swindlhurst (USA) Saturn			   4.32 
 80. Brian Walton (Can) Saturn				   4.32 
 81. Jimmy Hansen (Den) Fakta				   4.32 
 82. Jimmy Hansen (Den) Saturn				   4.32 
 83. Edouard Gritsoun (Rus) Team Gerolsteiner		   4.32 
 84. Leandro Fioroni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave		   4.32 
 85. Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal			   4.32 
 86. Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Cantina Tollo-Alexia	   4.32 
 87. Marco Manzoni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave		   4.32 
 88. Henrik Jacobsen (Den) Team PostDanmark		   4.32 
 89. Scott Guyton (Nzl) Linda McCartney Racing Team	   4.32 
 90. Seth Pelusi (USA) Saturn				   4.32 
 91. Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) Team Chicky World		   4.32 
 92. Svein Gaute Hölestöl (Nor) Team Chicky World	   4.32 
 93. Mark McCormack (USA) Saturn			   4.32  
 94. Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank			   4.32 
 95. Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling	   4.32 
 96. Martin Kryger (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling		   4.32 
 97. Michael Andersson (Swe) Acceptcard Pro Cycling	   4.32 
 98. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia		   4.32 
 99. Moreno Di Biase (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia		   4.32 
100. Ben Brooks (Aus) Linda McCartney Racing Team	   4.32 
101. Björnar Vestöl (Nor) Acceptcard Pro Cycling	   4.32 
102. Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Rabobank			   4.32 
103. Michael Kronborg (Den) Team PostDanmark		   4.32 
104. Nicklas Axelsson (Swe) Navigare-Gaerne		   4.32 
105. Andreas Walzer (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner		   4.32 
106. Sascha Henrix (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner		   4.32 
107. Carlo Finco (Ita) Ballan-Alessio			   4.32 
108. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Ballan-Alessio		   4.32 
109. Oleg Grichkin (Rus) Ballan-Alessio			   4.32 
110. Chris Lillywhite (Gbr) Linda McCartney Racing Team	   4.32 
111. René Haselbacher (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner		   4.32 
112. Slavomir Heger (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ		   4.32 
113. Gian Paolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia	   4.32 
114. Volker Ordowski (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner		   4.32 
115. Lennie Kristensen (Den) Fakta			   4.32 
116. Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner		   4.43 
117. Marco Villa (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia		  11.52
118. Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia		  11.52 
119. Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne		  11.52
120. Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave		  14.44 
121. Stig Dam (Den) Team PostDanmark			  14.44
122. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner		  14.44
  
Outside the Time Limit:

Marco Di Renzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia		  34.43
Max Nielsen Team PostDanmark			          34.43

Did not finish:

Enrico Degano (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne

Did not start:

Vladimir Duma (Rus) Navigare Gaerne
Andrzej Sypytkowski (Pol)
Cezary Zamana (Pol)

GC after Stage 1 

  1. Rolf Sørensen (Den) Rabobank			4.08.04
  2. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan-Alessio			   0.18
  3. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Francaise des Jeux	   0.24
  4. Frank Høj (Den) US Postal				   0.27
  5. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal			   0.28
  6. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Team Chicky World		   0.28
  7. Adrie van der Poel (Ned) Rabobank			   0.29 
  8. Piotr Przydzial (Pol) MROZ				   0.29
  9. Nicolaj Bo Larsen (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones	   0.29 
 10. Marc Wauters (Ned) Rabobank			   0.29 
 11. Allan Johansen (Den) Team Chicky World		   0.29 
 12. Jakob Piil (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling		   0.29 
 13. Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Team Chicky World		   0.29 
 14. Valerio Tebaldi (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave		   0.29 
 15. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank				   0.29 
 16. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal			   0.29 
 17. Jesper Skibby (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones		   0.29 
 18. Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team Chicky World		   0.29 
 19. Martin Hvastija (Slo) Ballan-Alessio		   0.29 
 20. Jan Erik Østergaard (Den) Fakta			   0.29 
 21. Paolo Valoti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave		   0.29 
 22. Jakob Gram Nielsen (Den) Fakta			   0.53 
 23. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Ballan-Alessio			   1.45
 24. Milos Pejcha (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ			   1.48 
 25. Bjarke Nielsen (Den) Team Chicky World		   1.48 
 25. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne		   1.48 
 27. Morten Sonne (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling		   1.48 
 28. Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal		   1.48
 29. Marcin Gebka (Pol) MROZ				   2.09 
 30. Jørgen Bo Petersen (Den) Team PostDanmark	   	   3.27 
 31. Arkadiusz Wojtas (Pol) MROZ			   3.55 
 32. Jaroslav Bilek (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ		   4.15 
 33. Luca Cei (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne			   4.35 
 34. Allan Bo Andresen (Den) Fakta			   4.35 
 35. René Andrle (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ			   4.35 
 35. Czeslaw Lukascewicz (Can) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ		   4.35 
 37. Jan Jespersen (Den) Team PostDanmark		   4.35 
 38. Jakob Andersen (Den) Team PostDanmark		   4.35 
 39. Carl Christian Pedersen (Den) Team PostDanmark	   4.35 
 40. Mikkel Holm (Den) Fakta				   4.35 
 41. Michael Sandstød (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones	   4.35 
 42. Rob Reynolds-Jones (Gbr) Linda McCartney Racing Team  4.35 
 43. Michael Steen Nielsen (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones	   4.35 
 44. Jacek Mickiewicz (Pol) MROZ			   4.35 
 45. Danny Jonasson (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling	   4.35 
 46. Christopher Newton (Gbr) Linda McCartney Racing Team  4.35
 47. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux	   4.35 
 48. Marc Streel (Bel) Team Home Jack & Jones		   4.35 
 49. Mikael Kyneb (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones		   4.35 
 50. Peter Meinert (Den) US Postal			   4.35 
 51. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones	   4.35 
 52. Alan Iacuone (Aus) Linda McCartney Racing Team	   4.35 
 53. Søren Petersen (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling	   4.35 
 54. Jan Hruska (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ			   4.35 
 55. Christian Andersen (Den) Team Home Jack & Jones	   4.35 
 56. Claus Holm (Den) Fakta				   4.35 
 57. Johnny Clay (Gbr) Linda McCartney Racing Team	   4.35
 58. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank			   4.35 
 59. Grzegorz Wajs (Pol) MROZ				   4.35 
 60. Richard Faltus (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ		   4.35 
 61. Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Navigare-Gaerne		   4.35 
 62. Sergej Lelekin (Rus) Mobilvetta-Northwave		   4.35 
 63. Marco Giroletti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave		   4.35 
 64. Dennis Rasmussen (Den) Team Chicky World		   4.35 
 65. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner		   4.35 
 66. Michael Barry (Can) Saturn				   4.35 
 67. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia		   4.35 
 68. Stefano Panetta (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne		   4.35 
 69. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan-Alessio		   4.35 
 70. Tomas Konecny (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ			   4.35 
 71. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave	   4.35 
 72. Peter Sejer Nielsen (Den) Fakta			   4.35 
 73. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan-Alessio		   4.45 
 74. David Mckenzie (Aus) Linda McCartney Racing Team	   4.45 
 75. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal			   4.45 
 76. Pascal Deramé (Fra) US Postal			   4.45 
 77. Raimondas Rumsas (Lit) MROZ			   4.45 
 78. Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank				   4.45 
 79. Burke Swindlhurst (USA) Saturn			   4.45 
 80. Brian Walton (Can) Saturn				   4.45 
 81. Jimmy Hansen (Den) Fakta				   4.45 
 82. Jimmi Hansen (Den) Saturn				   4.45
 83. Edouard Gritsoun (Rus) Team Gerolsteiner		   4.45 
 84. Leandro Fioroni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave		   4.45 
 85. Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal			   4.45 
 86. Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Cantina Tollo-Alexia	   4.45 
 87. Marco Manzoni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave		   4.45 
 88. Henrik Jacobsen (Den) Team PostDanmark		   4.45 
 89. Scott Guyton (Nzl) Linda McCartney Racing Team	   4.45 
 90. Seth Pelusi (USA) Saturn				   4.45 
 91. Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) Team Chicky World		   4.45 
 92. Svein Gaute Hölestöl (Nor) Team Chicky World	   4.45 
 93. Mark Mccormack (USA) Saturn			   4.45  
 94. Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank			   4.45 
 95. Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling	   4.45 
 96. Martin Kryger (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling		   4.45 
 97. Michael Andersson (Swe) Acceptcard Pro Cycling	   4.45 
 98. Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia		   4.45 
 99. Moreno Di Biase (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia		   4.45 
100. Ben Brooks (Aus) Linda McCartney Racing Team	   4.45 
101. Björnar Vestöl (Nor) Acceptcard Pro Cycling	   4.45 
102. Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Rabobank			   4.45 
103. Michael Kronborg (Den) Team PostDanmark		   4.45 
104. Nicklas Axelsson (Swe) Navigare-Gaerne		   4.45 
105. Andreas Walzer (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner		   4.45 
106. Sascha Henrix (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner		   4.45 
107. Carlo Finco (Ita) Ballan-Alessio			   4.45 
108. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Ballan-Alessio		   4.45 
109. Oleg Grichkin (Rus) Ballan-Alessio			   4.45 
110. Chris Lillywhite (Gbr) Linda McCartney Racing Team	   4.45 
111. René Haselbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner		   4.45 
112. Slavomir Heger (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ		   4.45 
113. Gian Paolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia	   4.45 
114. Volker Ordowski (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner		   4.45 
115. Lennie Kristensen (Den) Fakta			   4.45 
116. Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner		   4.56 
117. Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia		  12.03 
118. Marco Villa (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia		  12.05
119. Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne		  12.05
120. Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave		  14.57 
121. Stig Dam (Den) Team PostDanmark			  14.57
122. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner		  14.57

The route

 Km.					       38 km/h	42 km/h

  0.0 Start at Aalborg City limits		12.30	12.30
  1.8 Svenstrup					12.33	12.33
 ll.7 Støvring					12.48	12.47
 21.5 Rebild					13.04	13.01
 21.5 Steff Houlberg sprint at Rebild Bakke	13.04	13.01
 23.9 Skørping					13.08	13.04
 31.9 Møldrup					13.20	13.16
 34.0 Astrup					13.24	13.19
 44.2 Hadsund					13.40	13.33
 45.5 Randers Fjord				13.42	13.35
 51.1 Assens					13.51	13.43
 59.1 Mariager					14.03	13.54
 61.5 Alstrup					14.07	13.58
 61.8 Fisherman's Friend sprint			14.08	13.58
 66.9 Hem					14.16	14.06
 75.2 Hvidsten					14.29	14.17
 77.5 Hastrup					14.32	14.21
 79.3 Bjergby					14.35	14.23
 83.3 Randers					14.42	14.29
 94.7 Feeding zone				15.00	14.45
 97.7 Værum					15.04	14.50
104.7 Laurbjerg					15.15	15.00
108.0 Houlbjerg					15.21	15.04
113.0 Haurum					15.28	15.11
117.1 Fisherman's Friend sprint at Pøt Mølle	15.35	15.17
126.0 Fajstrup					15.49	15.30
128.0 Lading					15.52	15.33
138.5 Harlev					16.09	15.48
139.9 Gl. Harlev				16.11	15.50
144.0 Ormslev					16.17	15.56
147.5 Stavtrup					16.23	16.01
149.2 Århus					16.26	16.03
159.0 Fulden					16.41	16.17
163.5 Århus					16.48	16.24
163.9 Steff Houlberg Sprint			16.49	16.24
171.6 The finishing line passed 1st time	17.01	16.35
176.2 The finishing line passed 2nd time	17.08	16.42
180.8 The finishing line passed 3rd time	17.15	16.48
185.4 Finish					17.23	16.55
After the last "Steff Houlberg Sprint" at km 163.9 the riders go on through a route, that for the last part is identical with the round (4.6 km. long). They ride this loop three times after first having passed the line. The route is: Strandevejen, Oddervej, Kongevejen, Skovridervej, Carl Nielsens Vej, Kongevejen, Chr. Filtenborg Plads and finishes on Strandvejen at the same place last year's 2nd stage crash happened, only this year the edge should have been taken off the finish, by riding the other way around!

All data from Lars Mikkelson, Denmark