Ronde van Nederland, Cat 2.1

Netherlands, August 24-28, 1999

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Dutch rider Jeroen Blijlevens (TVM) won his second stage in this year's Ronde van Nederlands when he took the mass sprint after the 187 kms journey between Nijverdal and Venlo (in the east to south-east of the country). Ukrainian Serguei Honchar (Vini Caldirola) retained the orange leader's jersey which he took after the ITT at Denekamp.

Blijlevens was faster than Dane Lars Michaelsen (La Française des Jeux) and fellow Dutchman Jans Koerts (Team Cologne). He also won the stage on Tuesday at Tilburg. Stage 6 promises to be more interesting than the first 5 which have all come down to sprints. It is raced in the Limburg valleys and resembles a "mini-Amstel Gold" race finishing in Landgraaf.

Blijlevens said afterwards: "Up until now the Ronde van Nederlands has been for sprinters but on Saturday it will be a race for the riders who are good in the spring classics like Van Petegem and Museeuw."

The last stage also gives German Jan Ullrich a chance of taking the overall as he is 4th on GC and only 30 seconds behind Honchar. It will be an exciting day in the south!

Stage 5, Nijverdal - Venlo, 187.6 kms:

AVS: 43.6561 km/h

  1. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                   4.17.50
  2. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux
  3. Jans Koerts (Ned) Team Cologne
  4. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Mapei-Quick Step
  5. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom
  6. Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti
  7. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti
  8. Roger Hammond (GB) Palmans-Ideal
  9. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank
 10. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service
 11. Scott Sunderland (Aus) Palmans-Ideal
 12. Sören Petersen (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling
 13. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin
 14. Rudi Kemna (Ned) Batavus
 15. Henk Vogels (Aus) Crédit Agricole
 16. Vladimir Smirnovas (Ltu) Palmans-Ideal
 17. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
 18. Stig Kristiansen (Nor) Acceptcard Pro Cycling
 19. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux
 20. Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service
 21. Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Palmans-Ideal
 22. Fred Rodriguez (USA) Mapei-Quick Step
 23. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 24. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank
 25. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service
 26. Hans De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Ideal
 27. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti
 28. Martin Kryger (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling
 29. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 30. Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Vini Caldirola
 31. Renger Ypenburg (Ned) Batavus
 32. Patrick D'Hont (Bel) La Française des Jeux
 33. Leif Hoste (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
 34. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
 35. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Telekom
 36. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin
 37. Michael Van der Wolf (Ned) Team Cologne
 38. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole
 39. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
 40. Mario De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Ideal
 41. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti
 42. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
 43. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
 44. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
 45. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank
 46. Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola
 47. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Team Polti
 48. Christophe Bassons (Fra) La Française des Jeux
 49. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den)
 50. Davy Daniels (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 51. Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling
 52. Jean-Michel  Tessier (Fra) La Française des Jeux
 53. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites
 54. Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank
 55. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
 56. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne
 57. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin
 58. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 59. Christopher Jenner (NZ) Crédit Agricole
 60. Davy Dubbeldam (Ned) Team Cologne
 61. Dzimitry Sidarenka (Blr) Batavus
 62. Gianluco Sironi (Ita) Vini Caldirola
 63. Raymond Meijs (Ned) Team Cologne
 64. Morten Sonne (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling
 65. Rik Reinerink (Ned) Batavus
 66. Kees Jeurissen (Ned) Batavus
 67. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
 68. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
 69. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
 70. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom
 71. Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola
 72. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites
 73. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti
 74. Michael Andersson (Swe) Acceptcard Pro Cycling
 75. Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal Service
 76. Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 77. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank
 78. Jurgen Guns (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 79. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin
 80. Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola
 81. Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Batavus
 82. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola
 83. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole
 84. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
 85. Erwin Thijs (Bel) Team Cologne
 86. Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 87. Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 88. Danny Jonasson (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling
 89. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti
 90. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
 91. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole
 92. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom
 93. Björnar Vestöl (Nor) Acceptcard Pro Cycling
 94. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin
 95. Jurgen Van der Walle (Bel) Palmans-Ideal
 96. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal Service
 97. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin
 98. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal Service
 99. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal Service
100. Carl Pauwels (Bel) Palmans-Ideal
101. Christopher Horner (USA) La Française des Jeux
102. Michael Schlickau (Ger) Team Cologne
103. John Talen (Ned) Batavus
104. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom
105. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom
106. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                              0.27
107. Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Batavus                               0.04
108. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                        0.58

GC after Stage 5 

  1. Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Vini Caldirola                      15.39.02
  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. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole                         1.15
 22. Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                      1.16
 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. Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola                         1.49
 35. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            1.50
 36. Björnar Vestöl (Nor) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                  1.50
 37. Erwin Thijs (Bel) Team Cologne                               1.52
 38. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                  2.01
 39. Jans Koerts (Ned) Team Cologne                               2.04
 40. Renger Ypenburg (Ned) Batavus                                2.06
 41. Gianluco Sironi (Ita) Vini Caldirola                         2.14
 42. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                           2.14
 43. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                      2.16
 44. Christopher Jenner (NZ) Crédit Agricole                      2.16
 45. Hans De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                           2.17
 46. Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                               2.19
 47. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                     2.20
 48. Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola                       2.20
 49. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank                                  2.25
 50. Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling             2.25
 51. Danny Jonasson (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                  2.28
 52. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti                               2.30
 53. Roger Hammond (GB) Palmans-Ideal                             2.32
 54. Christopher Horner (USA) La Française des Jeux               2.33
 55. Jean-Michel  Tessier (Fra) La Française des Jeux             2.35
 56. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                          2.38
 57. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                     2.38
 58. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                               2.38
 59. Sören Petersen (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                  2.41
 60. Christophe Bassons (Fra) La Française des Jeux               2.41
 61. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                         2.42
 62. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                      2.45
 63. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                      2.48
 64. Henk Vogels (Aus) Crédit Agricole                            2.49
 65. Michael Van der Wolf (Ned) Team Cologne                      2.52
 66. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        2.53
 67. Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Batavus                                 2.55
 68. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                     2.57
 69. Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                         3.00
 70. Morten Sonne (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                    3.02
 71. Martin Kryger (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                   3.04
 72. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                            3.07
 73. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      3.08
 74. Stig Kristiansen (Nor) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                3.10
 75. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                            3.10
 76. Mario De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                          3.14
 77. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                               3.17
 78. Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                        3.18
 79. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola                         3.21
 80. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom                                   3.21
 81. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                          3.21
 82. Scott Sunderland (Aus) Palmans-Ideal                         3.25
 83. Jurgen Van der Walle (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                     3.32
 84. Davy Daniels (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                           3.35
 85. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin                      3.37
 86. Raymond Meijs (Ned) Team Cologne                             3.38
 87. Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                         3.42
 88. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux                     3.45
 89. Kees Jeurissen (Ned) Batavus                                 3.46
 90. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        3.48
 91. Dzimitry Sidarenka (Blr) Batavus                             3.53
 92. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                              4.00
 93. Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                                 4.01
 94. Rudi Kemna (Ned) Batavus                                     4.05
 95. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom                                 4.13
 96. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                               4.16
 97. Michael Schlickau (Ger) Team Cologne                         4.21
 98. Rik Reinerink (Ned) Batavus                                  4.26
 99. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal Service                        4.28
100. Jurgen Guns (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                            4.30
101. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                        4.36
102. Patrick D'Hont (Bel) La Française des Jeux                   4.43
103. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                              4.57
104. Vladimir Smirnovas (Ltu) Palmans-Ideal                       4.58
105. Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Batavus                               4.59
106. Davy Dubbeldam (Ned) Team Cologne                            6.02
107. John Talen (Ned) Batavus                                     6.43
108. Carl Pauwels (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                             8.15

Overall Points:

  1. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        48
  2. Jans Koerts (Ned) Team Cologne                                 30
  3. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                   27
  4. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole                           22
  5. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom                                     18
  6. Rudi Kemna (Ned) Batavus                                       18
  7. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux                    16
  8. Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Vini Caldirola                            15
  9. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Mapei-Quick Step                        14
 10. Roger Hammond (GB) Palmans-Ideal                               13
 11. Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal Service                            12
 12. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola                           11
 13. Jonathan Vaughters (USA) US Postal Service                     10
 14. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                                10
 15. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                                 9
 16. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti                                 8
 17. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                 6
 18. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom                                       6
 19. Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                                  5
 20. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux                        5
 21. Leif Hoste (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                               5
 22. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                      4
 23. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti                                  4
 24. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole                                3
 25. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                                  2
 26. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                     2
 27. Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola                            2
 28. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                         1
 29. Sören Petersen (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                     1
 30. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               1
 31. Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                           1
 32. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                               1

Overall Sprints:

  1. John Talen (Ned) Batavus                                       30
  2. Michael Van der Wolf (Ned) Team Cologne                        15
  3. Rik Reinerink (Ned) Batavus                                    10
  4. Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Batavus                                  8
  5. Erwin Thijs (Bel) Team Cologne                                  4
  6. Christopher Horner (USA) La Française des Jeux                  3
  7. Vladimir Smirnovas (Ltu) Palmans-Ideal                          3
  8. Patrick D'Hont (Bel) La Française des Jeux                      2
  9. Jens Voigt (Ger) Crédit Agricole                                2
 10. Jans Koerts (Ned) Team Cologne                                  2
 11. Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                           2
 12. Dzimitry Sidarenka (Blr) Batavus                                2
 13. Henk Vogels (Aus) Crédit Agricole                               2
 14. Roger Hammond (GB) Palmans-Ideal                                1
 15. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                      1
 16. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                           1
 17. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal Service                           1
 18. Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                            1

Overall Under-23:

  1. Leif Hoste (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                        15.39.36
  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. Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola                         1.15
  6. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            1.16
  7. Christopher Jenner (NZ) Crédit Agricole                      1.42
  8. Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling             1.51
  9. Danny Jonasson (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling                  1.54
 10. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti                               1.56
 11. Jean-Michel  Tessier (Fra) La Française des Jeux             2.01
 12. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                          2.04
 13. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                     2.04
 14. Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Batavus                                 2.21
 15. Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                         2.26
 16. Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola                         2.47
 17. Jurgen Van der Walle (Bel) Palmans-Ideal                     2.58
 18. Davy Daniels (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                           3.01
 19. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin                      3.03
 20. Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                         3.08
 21. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux                     3.11
 22. Kees Jeurissen (Ned) Batavus                                 3.12
 23. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        3.14
 24. Jurgen Guns (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                            3.56
 25. Patrick D'Hont (Bel) La Française des Jeux                   4.09
 26. Vladimir Smirnovas (Ltu) Palmans-Ideal                       4.24

Overall Teams:

  1. US Postal Service                                        46.58.28
  2. Team Deutsche Telekom                                    46.59.26
  3. Rabobank                                                 46.59.34
  4. Mapei-Quick Step                                         46.59.50
  5. Team Polti                                               47.00.07
  6. Lampre - Daikin                                          47.00.16
  7. T.V.M. - Farm Frites                                     47.00.37
  8. Vini Caldirola                                           47.00.39
  9. Crédit Agricole                                          47.00.54
 10. Acceptcard                                               47.02.17
 11. Team Cologne                                             47.02.23
 12. Vlaanderen 2002                                          47.03.16
 13. La Française des Jeux                                    47.04.07
 14. Batavus                                                  47.05.03
 15. Palmans - Ideal                                          47.05.13
Thanks to J and P van 't Land, race organisation