39th Brabantse Pijl/Fleche Brabançonne, Cat 1.3

Belgium, March 28, 1999

1998 Results     History     Teams     Route

Brief Preview

The Vlaamse Wielerweek begins with the E3 Harelbeke and continues with the Brabantse Pijl. The races mark the lead up to the Ronde van van Vlaanderen which is staged the following Sunday.

The 38th edition of the Brabantse Pijl (Brabant Arrow) on Sunday is without doubt defined by the seven climbs of the Cote d'Alsemberg (12% in parts). The peloton initially heads for the Pajottenland (Sint-Pieters Leeuw, Halle, Pepingen, Gooik, Herne, Galmaarden, Geraardsbergen (Kapellestraat), Bosberg, Ninove.

The race starts at midday and the first climb of the Alsemberg will be around 14.30 at km 98. The riders then do 6 laps each 16.3 kms long until the finish which is scheduled to be around 16.50. The race distance is 193 kms.

Alsemberg-Alsemberg, 193 kms:

Italian Michele Bartoli (Mapei-Quick Step) gained his 4th win of the season when he won the Belgian classic Brabantse Pijl contested over 194 kms. Bartoli showed up at the finish line three seconds ahead of Dutchman Michael Boogard and fifteen seconds ahead of Italian Daniele Nardello. Mapei-Quick Step confirmed their dominance with Bartoli winning, Nardello taking 3rd and last year's winner Belgian Johan Museeuw, finishing fourth. Bartoli secured his victory in the last few hundred meters when he dropped Boogerd. The two of them had been part of a larger group of 10 riders who broke away earlier. Bartoli is now consolidated as the number one ranked rider in the world. 

 1. Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step		     4.43.15
 2. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank				0.02
 3. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step		     	0.13
 4. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step		     	0.50
 5. Guido Trenti (USA) Cantina Tollo-Alexia			0.56
 6. Erwin Thys (Bel) Team Cologne				1.00
 7. Marco Tosatto (Ita) Ballan-Alessio				1.00
 8. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin			1.00
 9. Martin van Steen (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites			1.00
10. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank				1.00
11. Karl Pauwels (Bel) Palmans-Ideal				1.56
12. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites				2.53
13. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank				2.53
14. Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank				2.53
15. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar				2.53
16. Raymond Meijs (Ned) Team Cologne 				3.02
17. Miguel Van Kessel (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites			3.07
18. Paolo Valoti (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave 			3.12
19. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Telekom  				3.32
20. Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank 				3.35
21. Nicolay Bo Larsen (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones 		3.35
22. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank 				4.19
23. Cyril Saugrain (Fra) La Française des Jeux 			4.32
24. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 			4.42
25. Christophe Bassons (Fra) La Française des Jeux 		5.13
26. Franky De Buyst (Bel) Tönissteiner-Colnago 			6.14
27. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Cofidis					6.14
28. Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 				8.14
29. Franck Pencole (Fra) Crédit Agricole 			8.34
30. Johan De Geyter (Bel) Tönissteiner-Colnago 			8.38
31. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
32. Fabian De Waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
33. Davy Dubbeldam (Ned) Team Cologne
34. Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
35. René Haselbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner
36. Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia
37. Olivier Pereaudeau (Fra) Crédit Agricole
38. Uwe Ampler (Ger) Agro-Adler-Brandenburg
39. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner
40. Davy Daniels (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
41. Bjarni Riis (Den) Telekom
42. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
43. Kris Gerits (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
44. Davy Delme (Bel) Tönissteiner-Colnago
45. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Navigare-Gaerne
46. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole
47. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Palmans-Ideal
48. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti
49. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne
50. Stephan Gottschling (Ger) Agro-Adler-Brandenburg
51. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
52. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Polti
53. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne
54. Thomas Muhlbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner
55. Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
56. Alessandro Calzolari (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
57. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan Alessio
58. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM-Farm Frites
59. Michael Schlickau (Ger) Team Cologne
60. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin
61. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step)
62. Michael Van Der Wolf (Ned) Team Cologne
63. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
64. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin
65. Davide Casarotto (Ita) TVM-Farm Frites
66. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
67. Marco Antonio Di Renzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia		8.38

Finished: 67

Route

                                                                  kms  kms
								 gone  left
Beersel - Parade outside Cultural Centrum 'De Meent'
Beersel - Start - Sanatoriumstraat                                  0  193.7
First time through Finish at Alsemberg - Climb No. 1
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw                                                5.8  187.9
Halle                                                            10.5  183.2
Pepingen                                                         13.0  180.7
Gooik                                                            17.0  176.7
Gooik - Leerbeek
Gooik - Kester
Herne - Herfelingen                                              22.0  171.7
Galmaarden                                                       36.0  157.7
Geraarsbergen - Moerbeke                                         43.0  150.7
Bosberg - Climb No. 2                                            47.0  146.7
Galmaarden                                                       48.3  145.4
Geraardsbergen                                                   50.2  143.5
Ninove                                                           52.9  140.8
Ninove - Denderwindeke                                           57.9  135.8
Ninove - Meerbeke
Ninove - Neigem
Gooik                                                            62.5  131.2
Ninoofsesteenweg - Climb No. 3                                   63.0  130.7
Gooik - Leerbeek
Gooik - Kester
Pepingen                                                         69.0  124.7
Halle                                                            73.4  120.3
Halle - Breedhout
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw                                               75.8  117.9
Beersel                                                          80.5  113.2
Beersel - Lot
Kerkhofberg - Climb No. 4                                        82.0  111.7
Beersel - Dworp                                                  84.0  109.7
Bruineput - Climb No. 5                                          84.9  108.8
Beersel - Alsemberg
Sint-Genesius-Rode                                               89.6  104.1
Feed Station                                                     90.0  103.7
Lindenberg - Climb No. 6                                         91.5  102.2
Beersel - Alsemberg
Alsemberg - Climb No.  7                                         95.9   97.8

Start of 6 Laps of Finishing Circuit

Beersel - Alsemberg
Beersel - Dworp
Bruineput - Climb No. 8                                         101.1   92.6
Beersel - Alsemberg                                             103.0   90.7
Sint-Genesius-Rode                                              105.8   87.9
Lindenberg - Climb No. 9                                        107.8   85.9
Beersel - Alsemberg
Alsemberg - Climb No. 10                                        112.2   81.5

End of Lap 1

Bruineput - Climb No. 11                                        117.4   76.3
Lindenberg - Climb No. 12                                       124.1   69.6
Alsemberg - Climb No. 13                                        128.5   65.2

End of Lap 2

Bruineput - Climb No. 14                                        133.7   60.0
Feed Station
Lindenberg - Climb No. 15                                       138.4   55.3
Alsemberg - Climb No. 16                                        144.8   48.9

End of Lap 3

Bruineput - Climb No. 17                                        150.0   43.7
Lindenberg - Climb No. 18                                       154.7   39.0
Alsemberg - Climb No. 19                                        161.1   32.6

End of Lap 4

Bruineput - Climb No. 20                                        166.3   27.4
Lindenberg - Climb No. 21                                       171.0   22.7
Alsemberg - Climb No. 22                                        177.4   16.3

End of Lap 5

Bruineput - Climb No. 23                                        182.6   11.1
Lindenberg - Climb No. 24                                       187.3    6.4
Alsemberg - Climb No. 25 and to finish at Pastoor J. Bolstraat  193.7      0

Teams and Riders

Mapei-Quick step				Lotto-Mobistar

1 Johan Museeuw (Bel)				11 Jacky Durand (Fra)
2 Michele Bartoli (Ita)				12 Mario Aerts (Bel)
3 Stefano Zanini (Ita)				13 Sébastien Demarbaix (Bel)
4 Wilfried Peeters (Bel)			14 Christophe Detilloux (Bel)
5 Bart Leysen (Bel)				15 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel)
6 Danielle Nardello (Ita)			16 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel)
7 Luca Scinto (Ita)				17 Jean-Denis Vandenbroucke (Bel)
8 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned)			18 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel)

Manager: Marc Sergant				Manager: Jos Braeckevelt

Cofidis						Rabobank

21 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel)			31 Michael Boogerd (Ned)
22 Steve De Wolf (Bel)				32 Leon Van Bon (Ned)
23 Peter Farazijn (Bel)				33 Beat Zberg (Swi)
24 Jérome Delbove (Fra)				34 Rolf Sorensen (Den)
25 Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol)			35 Patrick Jonker (Aus)
26 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra)			36 Marc Lotz (Ned)
27 Thierry Loder (Fra)				37 Koos Moerenhout (Ned)
28 Samuel Plouhinec (Fra)			38 Grischa Niermann (Ger)

Manager: Francis Vanlondersele			Manager: Adri Van Houwelingen

La Française des Jeux				Cantina Tollo-Alexia

41 Maximilian Sciandri (GB)			51 Gabriele Colombo (Ita)
42 Lars Michaelsen (Den)			52 Germano Pierdomenico (Ita)
43 Christophe Mengin (Fra)			53 Andrea Brognara (Ita)
44 Christophe Bassons (Fra)			54 Antonio Marco Di Renzo (Ita)
45 Patrick D'Hont (Fra)				55 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe)
46 Damien Nazon (Fra)				56 Luca Mazzanti (Ita)
47 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra)			57 Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita)
48 Franck Perque (Fra)				58 Guido Trenti (USA)

Manager: Alain Gallopin				Manager: Guiseppe Petito

Saeco-Cannondale				Lampre-Daikin

61 Roberto Petito (Ita)				71 Franco Ballerini (Ita)
62 Alessandro Guerra (Ita)			72 Marco Serpellini (Ita)
63 Mario Traversoni (Ita)			73 Ludo Dierckxens (Bel)
64 Salvatore Commesso (Ita)			74 Zbigniew Spruch (Pol)
65 Dario Andriotto (Ita)			75 Matteo Frutti (Ita)
66 Valentino China (Ita)			76 Robert Hunter (RSA)
67 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita)				77 Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita)
68 Massimiliano Mori (Ita)			78 Johan Verstrepen (Bel)

Manager: Antonio Salutini			Manager: Pietro Algeri

Crédit Agricole					TVM-Farm Frites

81 Frédéric Moncassin (Fra)			91 Johan Capiot (Bel)
82 Stuart O'Grady (Aus)				92 Davide Casarotto (Ita)
83 Magnus Backstedt (Swe)			93 Serguei Ivanov (Rus)
84 Jérôme Neuville (Fra)			94 Hendrik Van Dyck (Bel)
85 Franck Pencole (Fra)				95 Andreas Klier (Ger)
86 Olivier Perraudeau (Fra)			96 Remco Ven Der Van (Ned)
87 Eros Poli (Ita)				97 Martin Van Steen (Ned)
88 Henk Vogels (Aus)				98 Bart Voskamp (Ned)

Manager: Serge Beucherie			Manager: Hendrik Redant

Team Polti					Team Home-Jack & Jones

101 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita)			111 Jesper Skibby (Den)
102 Mirko Celestino (Ita)			112 Marc Streel (Bel)
103 Leonardo Guidi (Ita)			113 Arvis Piziks (Lat)
104 Enrico Cassani (Ita)			114 Mikael Holst Kyneb (Den)
105 Rossano Brasi (Ita)				115 Michael Rosborg (Den)
106 Denis Zanette (Ita)				116 Michael Blaudzun (Den)
107 Mauro Zinetti (Ita)				117 Nicolay Bo Larsen (Den)
108 Fabio Sacchi (Ita)				118 Juris Silovs (Lat)

Manager: Gianluigi Stanga			Manager: Alex Pedersen

Vlaanderen 2002					Ballan-Alessio

121 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel)			131 Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus)
122 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel)			132 Fabio Baldato (Ita)
123 Kris Gerits (Bel)				133 Oleg Grinchkine (Rus)
124 Nico Renders (Bel)				134 Carlo Finco (Ita)
125 Davy Daniels (Bel)				135 Martin Hvastija (Slo)
126 Stijn De Schoemaecker (Bel)			136 Nicola Loda (Ita)
127 Jurgen Van Roosbroeck (Bel)			137 Alberto Ongarato (Ita)
128 Andy Vidt (Bel)				138 Matteo Tosatto (Ita)

Manager: Roger Swerts				Manager: Flavio Miozzo

Collstrop					Team Cologne

141 Erwin Bollen (Bel)				151 Erwin Thys (Bel)
142 Eric De Clercq (Bel)			152 Davy Dubbeldam (Ned)
143 Koen Deschuytter (Bel)			153 Bert Grabsch (Ger)
144 Tom Desmet (Bel)				154 Ralf Grabsch (Ger)
145 Bart Everaert (Bel)				155 Jans Koerts (Ger)
146 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz)			156 Raymond Meijs (Ned)
147 Andrei Mizourov (Kaz)			157 Michael Schlickau (Ger)
148 Wim Vansevenant (Bel)			158 Michael Van Der Wolf (Ned)

Manager: Hilaire Van Der Schueren		Manager: Dieter Koslar

Navigare-Gaerne					Team Nürnberger

161 Dario Pieri (Ita)				171 Bert Dietz (Ger)
162 Gabriele Balducci (Ita)			172 Jan Hordijk (Ned)
163 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita)			173 Alexander Kastenhuber (Ger)
164 Enrico Degano (Ita)				174 Roland Müller (Ger)
165 Luca Cei (Ita)				175 Jörn Reuss (Ger)
166 Luca Belluomini (Ita)			176 Roberto Lochowski (Ger)
167 Aido Zanetti (Ita)				177 Raphael Schweda (Ger)
168 Vladimir Duma (Ita)				178 Jens Zemke (Ger)

Manager: Roberto Reverberi			Manager: Udo Sprenger

Mobilvetta-Northwave				Home Market-Ville de Charleroi

181 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo)			191 Roméo Hernandez (Bel)
182 Gabriele Dalla Valle (Ita)			192 Ronny Assez (Bel)
183 Marco Giroletti (Ita)			193 Jurgen Be Buysschere (Bel)
184 Sergei Lelekin (Rus)			194 Stéphane Hennebert (Bel)
185 Alessandro Calzolari (Ita)			195 Gregory Schoelens (Bel)
186 Ivan Quaranta (Ita)				196 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel)
187 Paolo Valoti (Ita)				197 Werner Vandromme (Bel)
188 Graziano Recinella (Ita)			198 Bart Brentjens (Ned)

Manager: Franco Chioccioli			Manager: Didier Paindaveine

Team Gerolsteiner				Palmans-Ideal

201 Hans De Meester (Bel)			211 Scott Sunderland (Aus)
202 Branko Filip (Slo)				212 Dave Bruylandts (Bel)
203 René Haselbacher (Aut)			213 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel)
204 Jörg Ludewig (Ger)				214 Karl Pauwels (Bel)
205 Thomas Muhlbacher (Aut)			215 Hans De Clercq (Bel)
206 Volker Ordowski (Ger)			216 Darius Strole (Lit)
207 Michael Rich (Ger)				217 Vladimir Smirnovas (Lit)
208 Andreas Sauerborn (Ger)			218 Jürgen Vermeersch (Bel)

Manager: Rolf Gölz				Manager: Walter Planckaert

Agro-Adler-Brandenburg				Tönissteiner-Colnago

221 Andreas Kappes (Ger)			231 Michel Van Haecke (Bel)
222 Uwe Ampler (Ger)				232 Franky De Buyst (Bel)
223 Olaf Pollack (Ger)				233 Bert Roesems (Bel)
224 Matthias Jandt (Ger)			234 Davy Delme (Bel)
225 Martin Müller (Ger)				235 Johan De Geyter (Bel)
226 Stephan Gooschling (Ger)			236 Eddy Torrekens (Bel)
227 Ole Sigurd Simensen (Nor)			237 Kees Hopmans (Bel)
228 Patrick Köhler (Ger)			238 Nicolas Coudray (Swi)

Manager: Dirk Meier				Manager: Gérard Bulens

Team Deutsche Telekom

241 Bjarne Riis (Den)
242 Rolf Aldag (Ger)
243 Dirk Baldinger (Ger)
244 Jens Heppner (Ger)
245 Danilo Hondo (Ger)
246 Andreas Klöden (Ger)
247 Jan Schaffrath (Ger)
248 Kai Hundertmark (Ger)

Manager: Walter Godefroot

Past Winners

1961    Pino Cerami (Bel)
1962    Marcel Janssens (Bel)
1963    Joseph Wouters (Bel)
1964    Arnaldo Pambianco (Ita)
1965    Willy Bocklant (Bel)
1966    Jan Janssen (Ned)
1967    Roger Rosiers (Bel)
1968    Victor Van Schil (Bel)
1969    Willy In'T'Ven (Bel)
1970    Herman Vanspringel (Bel) 
1971    Joseph Spruyt (Bel)
1972    Eddy Merckx (Bel)
1973    Johan De Muynck (Bel)
1974    Herman Vanspringel (Bel)
1975    Willem Peters (Bel) 
1976    Freddy Maertens (Bel)
1977    Frans Verbeeck (Bel)
1978    Marcel Laurens (Bel)
1979    Daniel Willems (Bel)
1980    Michel Pollentier (Bel)
1981    Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1982    Claude Criquielion (Bel)
1983    Eddy Planckaert (Bel)
1984    Ronny Van Holen (Bel)
1985    Adri Van der Poel (Ned)
1986    Johan Van de Velde (Ned)
1987    Edwig Van Hooydonck (Bel)
1988    Johan Capiot (Bel)
1989    Johan Capiot (Bel)
1990    Frans Maassen (Ned)
1991    Edwig Van Hooydonck (Bel)
1992    Johan Capiot (Bel)
1993    Edwig Van Hooydonck (Bel)
1994    Michele Bartoli (Ita)
1995    Edwig Van Hooydonck (Bel)
1996    Johan Museeuw (Bel)
1997    Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita)
1998    Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi 193 kms in 4.15.50 (45.263 km/h)
Mario Stiehl from Berlin provides the history lists