20th GP Eddy Merckx, ITT, Cat 1.1

Belgium, August 29, 1999

1998 Results     Past Winners

Preview:

The traditional GP Eddy Merckx is run in Brussels today over a distance of 67.5 kms. The race involves 3 laps of a 22.5 kms circuit. The following teams will compete:

  1. Chris Boardman (GB) - Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole
  2. Johan Museeuw (Bel) - Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
  3. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) - Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
  4. Leif Hoste (Bel) - Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
  5. Marc Wauters (Bel) - Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
  6. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) - Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
  7. Jesper Skibby (Den) - Marc Streel (Bel) Team Home-Jack & Jones
  8. Tony Bracke (Bel) - Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Collstrop
  9. Davy Bruylands (Bel) - Jurgen Vandewalle (Bel) Palmans-Ideal
  10. Bert Roesems (Bel) - Michel Vanhaecke (Bel) Tönissteiner-Colnago
  11. Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) - Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
  12. Tyler Hamilton (USA) - Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal

Brussels, 3 laps for 68.8 kms:

Belgian Marc Wauters and Dutchman Erik Dekker were the fastest pair in the 20th GP Eddy Merckx held in Brussels over 68.8 kms. They easily beat the teams of Skibby/Streel and Boardman/Voigt.

Chris Boardman and Jens Voigt (Crédit Agricole) were the unbackable favourites for the honours but they were stricken by bad luck - each of them punctured. Boardman said afterwards: "At the moment I punctured in the last part of the race we were 25 seconds in front of Wauters and Decker. I did not panic. But the second puncture soon after for us was no doubt fatal." 

AVS: 50.610 km/h

 1. Marc Wauters (Bel) - Erik Dekker (Ned)	     1.21.33
 2. Jesper Skibby (Den) - Marc Streel (Bel)		0.28
 3. Chris Boardman (GB) - Jens Voigt (Ger)		0.29
 4. Johan Museeuw (Bel) - Wilfried Peeters (Bel)	0.43
 5. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) - Rik Verbrugghe (Bel)	0.54
 6. Leif Hoste (Bel) - Tom Steels (Bel)			0.59
 7. Tyler Hamilton (USA) - Marty Jemison (USA)		1.49
 8. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) - Servais Knaven (Ned)	2.06
 9. Bert Roesems (Bel) - Michel Vanhaecke (Bel)		2.44
10. Tony Bracke (Bel) - Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz)		3.48
11. Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) - Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) 	3.52
12. Dave Bruylandts (Bel) - Jurgen Van de Walle (Bel) 	5.35

Past Winners

1980    Knut Knudsen (Nor)
1981    Knut Knudsen (Nor)
1982    Daniel Willems (Bel)
1983    Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (Bel)
1984    Claude Criquielion (Bel)
1985    Eric Vanderaerden (Bel)
1986    Charly Mottet (Fra)
1987    Eric Vanderaerden (Bel)
1988    Edwig Van Hooydonck (Bel)
1989    Sean Yates (GB)
1990    Frans Maassen (Ned)
1991    Erik Breukink (Ned)
1992    Jelle Nijdam (Ned)
1993    Chris Boardman (GB)
1994    Tony Rominger (Swi)
1995    Johan Museeuw (Bel)
1996    Chris Boardman (GB)
1997    Abraham Olano (Spa)
1998	Abraham Olano (Spa) and Jose-Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto
Past winners are from Mario Stiehl, Berlin