Ronde van Nederland, Cat 2.1

Netherlands, August 24-28, 1999

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Ukrainian Sergueï Honchar won the 4th stage of the Ronde van Nederland, a 26.2 kms ITTT between Nordhorn and Denekamp in the north-east of the country. The Vini Caldirola rider took the orange leader's jersey as a consequence. Honchar won from US Postal riders Dylan Casey and Jonathan Vaughters. German Jan Ullrich, who is showing signs that he is gaining some good form, came in 5th at 30 seconds.

Earlier in the day, Dutch rider Rudi Kemna won stage 3 over 85 kms from Coevorden to Denekamp. The Batavus rider was the fastest in a mass sprint and won from Australian Stuart O'Grady and Dutch sprinter Jeroen Blijlevens. A generally uneventful stage.

On Friday, the 5th stage is between the north-eastern town of Nijverdal down to the south-east at Venlo Blerick over 187 kms.

Stage 4, Nordhorn - Denekamp, ITT, 26.2 kms:

AVS: km/h

  1. Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Vini Caldirola                         30.50
  2. Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal Service                          0.17
  3. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal Service                   0.17
  4. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti                              0.23
  5. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom                                    0.30
  6. Leif Hoste (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                            0.34
  7. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                   0.41
  8. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole                             0.45
  9. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                  0.46
 10. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                            0.47
 11. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                         0.48
 12. Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                            0.48
 13. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom                                   0.49
 14. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den)                                  0.55
 15. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                         0.58
 16. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti                            0.59
 17. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                 1.01
 18. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Telekom                                 1.01
 19. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                      1.02
 20. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service                      1.03
 21. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin                      1.09
 22. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal Service                        1.11
 23. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         1.14
 24. Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                      1.16
 25. Michael Andersson (Swe) Acceptcard Pro Cycling               1.18
 26. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole                         1.22
 27. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Mapei-Quick Step                      1.22
 28. Fred Rodriguez (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                        1.24
 29. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                            1.28
 30. Björnar Vestöl (Nor) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                  1.28
 31. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                           1.31
 32. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne                              1.33
 33. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                              1.39
 34. Henk Vogels (Aus) Crédit Agricole                            1.41
 35. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                              1.44
 36. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola                          1.44
 37. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                  1.46
 38. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne                              1.47
 39. Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola                         1.49
 40. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            1.50
 41. Erwin Thijs (Bel) Team Cologne                               1.57
 42. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                     2.06
 43. Renger Ypenburg (Ned) Batavus                                2.06
 44. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                  2.07
 45. Jans Koerts (Ned) Team Cologne                               2.11
 46. Gianluco Sironi (Ita) Vini Caldirola                         2.14
 47. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                           2.14
 48. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                          2.16
 49. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                      2.16
 50. Christopher Jenner (NZ) Crédit Agricole                      2.16
 51. Hans De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                           2.17
 52. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        2.19
 53. Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                               2.19
 54. Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola                       2.20
 55. Jean-Michel  Tessier (Fra) La Française des Jeux             2.21
 56. Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling             2.25
 57. Danny Jonasson (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                  2.28
 58. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti                               2.30
 59. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                        2.30
 60. Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Batavus                                 2.33
 61. Christopher Horner (USA) La Française des Jeux               2.33
 62. Roger Hammond (GB) Palmans-Ideal                             2.36
 63. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                     2.38
 64. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                               2.38
 65. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        2.40
 66. Sören Petersen (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                  2.41
 67. Christophe Bassons (Fra) La Française des Jeux               2.41
 68. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                         2.42
 69. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                            2.45
 70. Morten Sonne (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                    2.45
 71. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                      2.48
 72. Michael Van der Wolf (Ned) Team Cologne                      2.52
 73. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        2.53
 74. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                     2.57
 75. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom                                   2.59
 76. Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                         3.02
 77. Martin Kryger (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                   3.04
 78. Kurt Van Lancker (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                       3.05
 79. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                      3.07
 80. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      3.08
 81. Stig Kristiansen (Nor) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                3.10
 82. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                            3.10
 83. Michael Schlickau (Ger) Team Cologne                         3.13
 84. Mario De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                          3.14
 85. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                               3.17
 86. Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Batavus                               3.18
 87. Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                        3.18
 88. Matthew White (Aus) Vini Caldirola                           3.18
 89. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal Service                        3.20
 90. Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                         3.20
 91. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola                         3.21
 92. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                          3.21
 93. Jurgen Guns (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                            3.22
 94. Dzimitry Sidarenka (Blr) Batavus                             3.25
 95. Scott Sunderland (Aus) Palmans-Ideal                         3.25
 96. Jurgen Van der Walle (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                     3.32
 97. Davy Daniels (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                           3.35
 98. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                               3.37
 99. Raymond Meijs (Ned) Team Cologne                             3.38
100. Rik Reinerink (Ned) Batavus                                  3.42
101. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux                     3.45
102. Kees Jeurissen (Ned) Batavus                                 3.46
103. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                              4.00
104. Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                                 4.01
105. Carl Pauwels (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                             4.05
106. Rudi Kemna (Ned) Batavus                                     4.11
107. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom                                 4.13
108. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                              4.34
109. Patrick D'Hont (Bel) La Française des Jeux                   4.43
110. Davy Dubbeldam (Ned) Team Cologne                            4.54
111. Vladimir Smirnovas (Ltu) Palmans-Ideal                       4.58
112. John Talen (Ned) Batavus                                     5.39

GC after Stage 4 

  1. Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Vini Caldirola                      11.21.12
  2. Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal Service                          0.17
  3. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti                              0.23
  4. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom                                    0.30
  5. Leif Hoste (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                            0.34
  6. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                   0.37
  7. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                 0.38
  8. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom                                   0.43
  9. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole                             0.45
 10. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                  0.46
 11. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                            0.47
 12. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                         0.48
 13. Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                            0.48
 14. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den)                                  0.55
 15. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                         0.58
 16. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti                            0.59
 17. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Telekom                                 1.01
 18. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                      1.02
 19. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service                      1.03
 20. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         1.14
 21. Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                      1.16
 22. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole                         1.18
 23. Michael Andersson (Swe) Acceptcard Pro Cycling               1.18
 24. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Mapei-Quick Step                      1.22
 25. Fred Rodriguez (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                        1.24
 26. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal Service                   1.25
 27. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                            1.28
 28. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                           1.31
 29. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne                              1.33
 30. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal Service                        1.33
 31. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                              1.36
 32. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                              1.44
 33. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola                          1.44
 34. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne                              1.47
 35. Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola                         1.49
 36. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            1.50
 37. Björnar Vestöl (Nor) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                  1.50
 38. Erwin Thijs (Bel) Team Cologne                               1.57
 39. Renger Ypenburg (Ned) Batavus                                2.06
 40. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                  2.07
 41. Jans Koerts (Ned) Team Cologne                               2.08
 42. Gianluco Sironi (Ita) Vini Caldirola                         2.14
 43. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                           2.14
 44. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                      2.16
 45. Christopher Jenner (NZ) Crédit Agricole                      2.16
 46. Hans De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                           2.17
 47. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        2.18
 48. Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                               2.19
 49. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                     2.20
 50. Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola                       2.20
 51. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                  2.25
 52. Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling             2.25
 53. Danny Jonasson (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                  2.28
 54. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti                               2.30
 55. Roger Hammond (GB) Palmans-Ideal                             2.32
 56. Christopher Horner (USA) La Française des Jeux               2.33
 57. Jean-Michel  Tessier (Fra) La Française des Jeux             2.35
 58. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                          2.38
 59. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                     2.38
 60. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                               2.38
 61. Sören Petersen (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                  2.41
 62. Christophe Bassons (Fra) La Française des Jeux               2.41
 63. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                         2.42
 64. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                      2.48
 65. Henk Vogels (Aus) Crédit Agricole                            2.49
 66. Michael Van der Wolf (Ned) Team Cologne                      2.52
 67. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        2.53
 68. Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Batavus                                 2.55
 69. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                      2.55
 70. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                     2.57
 71. Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                         3.00
 72. Morten Sonne (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                    3.02
 73. Martin Kryger (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                   3.04
 74. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                            3.07
 75. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      3.08
 76. Stig Kristiansen (Nor) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                3.10
 77. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                            3.10
 78. Mario De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                          3.14
 79. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                               3.17
 80. Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                        3.18
 81. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola                         3.21
 82. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom                                   3.21
 83. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                          3.21
 84. Scott Sunderland (Aus) Palmans-Ideal                         3.25
 85. Kurt Van Lancker (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                       3.27
 86. Jurgen Van der Walle (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                     3.32
 87. Davy Daniels (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                           3.35
 88. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin                      3.37
 89. Raymond Meijs (Ned) Team Cologne                             3.38
 90. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                        3.38
 91. Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                         3.42
 92. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux                     3.45
 93. Kees Jeurissen (Ned) Batavus                                 3.46
 94. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        3.48
 95. Dzimitry Sidarenka (Blr) Batavus                             3.53
 96. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                              4.00
 97. Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                                 4.01
 98. Rudi Kemna (Ned) Batavus                                     4.05
 99. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom                                 4.13
100. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                               4.16
101. Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Batavus                               4.20
102. Michael Schlickau (Ger) Team Cologne                         4.21
103. Rik Reinerink (Ned) Batavus                                  4.26
104. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal Service                        4.28
105. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                              4.30
106. Jurgen Guns (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                            4.30
107. Patrick D'Hont (Bel) La Française des Jeux                   4.43
108. Vladimir Smirnovas (Ltu) Palmans-Ideal                       4.58
109. Davy Dubbeldam (Ned) Team Cologne                            6.02
110. Matthew White (Aus) Vini Caldirola                           6.38
111. John Talen (Ned) Batavus                                     6.43
112. Carl Pauwels (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                             8.15

Overall Points:

  1. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        33
  2. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                   27
  3. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole                           22
  4. Jans Koerts (Ned) Team Cologne                                 20
  5. Rudi Kemna (Ned) Batavus                                       18
  6. Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Vini Caldirola                            15
  7. Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal Service                            12
  8. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom                                     12
  9. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola                           11
 10. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal Service                     10
 11. Roger Hammond (GB) Palmans-Ideal                               10
 12. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                10
 13. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti                                 8
 14. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom                                       6
 15. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Mapei-Quick Step                         6
 16. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                 6
 17. Leif Hoste (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                               5
 18. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                                 5
 19. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux                        5
 20. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                      4
 21. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                     4
 22. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti                                  4
 23. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole                                3
 24. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                     2
 25. Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola                            2
 26. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                               1
 27. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               1
 28. Sören Petersen (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                     1
 29. Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                           1

Overall Under-23:

  1. Leif Hoste (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                        11.21.46
  2. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                            0.13
  3. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Telekom                                 0.27
  4. Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                      0.42
  5. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne                              1.13
  6. Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola                         1.15
  7. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            1.16
  8. Christopher Jenner (NZ) Crédit Agricole                      1.42
  9. Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling             1.51
 10. Danny Jonasson (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                  1.54
 11. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti                               1.56
 12. Jean-Michel  Tessier (Fra) La Française des Jeux             2.01
 13. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                          2.04
 14. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                     2.04
 15. Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Batavus                                 2.21
 16. Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                         2.26
 17. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola                         2.47
 18. Jurgen Van der Walle (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                     2.58
 19. Davy Daniels (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                           3.01
 20. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin                      3.03
 21. Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                         3.08
 22. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux                     3.11
 23. Kees Jeurissen (Ned) Batavus                                 3.12
 24. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        3.14
 25. Jurgen Guns (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                            3.56
 26. Patrick D'Hont (Bel) La Française des Jeux                   4.09
 27. Vladimir Smirnovas (Ltu) Palmans-Ideal                       4.24

Overall Teams:

  1. US Postal Service                                        34.04.58
  2. Team Deutsche Telekom                                    34.05.56
  3. Rabobank                                                 34.06.04
  4. Mapei-Quick Step                                         34.06.20
  5. Team Polti                                               34.06.37
  6. Lampre - Daikin                                          34.06.46
  7. T.V.M. - Farm Frites                                     34.07.07
  8. Vini Caldirola                                           34.07.09
  9. Crédit Agricole                                          34.07.24
 10. Acceptcard                                               34.08.47
 11. Team Cologne                                             34.08.53
 12. Vlaanderen 2002                                          34.09.46
 13. La Française des Jeux                                    34.10.37
 14. Batavus                                                  34.11.33
 15. Palmans - Ideal                                          34.11.43
Thanks to J and P van 't Land, race organisation