39th Internationale Delta Profronde, Cat 1.2

Netherlands, May 22, 1999

1998 Results     Past Winners     Teams     Route    

Report

Reinier Meijer, from Zeeland writes that Servais Knaven won the 39th Internationale Delta Profronde (formerly the Ronde van Midden-Zeeland). The race took some time to really start. After 49 kms there was a temporary break in the peloton. The next major action came at km 80, when Davy Dubbeldam attacked but his escape only lasted 6 kms. The definitive break came at km 123, when a leading group of 19 went away. The move was motivated by attacking riding by Maarten den Bakker, Jans Koerts, Sven Nijs, Jan Hordijk, Wim and Geert Omloop, Bart Voskamp and Servais Knaven.

As the peloton passed for the finish line for the second time the gap on the leading group had risen to 15 minutes. It was then taken out of the race by the organisers. The leading group was broken by an attack by Knaven, Ralf Grabsch, Wim Omloop, Wim Feys and Sven Nijs. Then with 4 kms to go, Servais Knaven attacked and won the race.

Middelburg - Goes, 194 kms:

 1. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites             4.24.05
 2. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Cologne			0.08
 3. Wim Omloop (Bel) Spar-RDM				0.08
 4. Wim Feys (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar			0.08
 5. Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank				0.08
 6. Maarten den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank			0.48
 7. Steven de Jongh (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites		0.53
 8. Jans Koerts (Ned) Team Cologne			0.53
 9. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux		0.53
10. Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Palmans-Ideal			1.56
11. Jan Hordijk (Ned) Team Nürnberger			1.56
12. Lars Michaelsen (Den) La Française des Jeux		1.56
13. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar			1.56
14. Johan Capiot (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites			1.56
15. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank				1.56
16. Oleg Pankov (Ukr)					1.56
17. Geert Omloop (Bel) Spar-RDM 			1.56
18. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites			1.56
19. Matthe Pronk (Ned) Rabobank				1.56
20. Johan De Geyter (Bel) Tönissteiner-Colnago		5.45
21. Michel Van Haecke (Bel) Tönissteiner-Colnago	5.45
22. Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Ipso-Euroclean			5.45
23. Frank Corvers (Bel) Spar-RDM			5.45
24. Tomas Konecny (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ			5.45
25. Michael Van Der Wolf (Ned) Team Cologne		5.45
26. Saulius Ruskys (Ltu) Saint-Quentin-Oktos-MBK	5.45
27. Roger Hammond (Gbr) Palmans-Ideal			5.45
28. Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Rabobank			5.45
29. Jean-Michel Tessier (Fra) La Française des Jeux	5.45
30. Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites		5.45
31. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner		5.45
32. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank			5.45
33. Mike Weissmann (Ger) Team Nürnberger		5.45
34. Danny Daelman (Bel) Collstrop			5.45
35. Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank			5.45
36. Bert Roesems (Bel) Tönissteiner-Colnago		5.45
37. Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Palmans-Ideal			5.45
38. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank			5.45
39. Fabien De Waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar		5.45
40. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Française des Jeux	5.45
41. Hans De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Ideal			5.45
42. Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar			5.45
43. Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar		5.45
44. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) La Française des Jeux	5.45
45. Matthew Gilmore (Aus) Spar-RDM			5.45
46. Francois Franse (Ned) Provincial Zeeland Team	7.38
47. Wilfred Geys (Ned) Provincial Zeeland Team		7.38
48. Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Nürnberger		7.38

Started: 128
Finished: 48
Thanks to Reinier Meijer, Netherlands

Starting List

Rabobank (Ned)				TVM-Farm Frites (Ned)

1 Erik Dekker (Ned)			11 Geert van Bondt (Bel)
2 Maarten den Bakker (Ned)		12 Johan Capiot (Bel)
3 Bert Hiemstra (Ned)			13 Tristan Hoffman (Ned)
4 Matthé Pronk (Ned)			14 Steven de Jongh (Ned)
5 Karsten Kroon (Ned)			15 Servais Knaven (Ned)
6 Jan Boven (Ned)			16 Peter van Petegem (Bel)
7 Aart Vierhouten (Ned)			17 Remco van der Ven (Ned)
8 Richard Groenendaal (Ned)		18 Miquel van Kessel (Ned)

Manager: Theo de Rooy (Ned)		Manager: Steven Rooks (Ned)
				
La Française des Jeux (Fra)		Team Nürnberger (Ger)

21 Lars Michaelsen (Den)		31 Jan Hordijk (Ned)
22 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra)		32 Alex Karstenhuber (Ger)
23 Franck Bouyer (Fra)			33 Thomas Liese (Ger)
24 Jimmy Casper (Fra)			34 Jörn Reuss (Ger)
25 Patrick D'Hondt (Fra)		35 Ralph Schweda (Ger)
26 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra)		36 Christian van Dartel (Ned)
27 Christophe Mengin (Fra)		37 Mike Weissman (Ger)
28 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra)		38 Jürgern Werner (Ger)

Manager: Antoine Gallopin (Fra)		Manager: Udo Sprenger (Ger)

Team Gerolsteiner (Ger)			Lotto-Mobistar (Bel)

41 Anton Chantyr (Rus)			51 Mario Aerts (Bel)
42 Hans de Meester (Bel)		52 Koen Beeckman (Bel)
43 Branko Filip (Slo)			53 Christophe Detilloux (Bel)
44 Eduard Gritsoun (Rus)		54 Fabien de Waele (Bel)
45 Volker Ordowski (Ger)		55 Wim Feys (Bel)
46 Scott McGrory (Aus)			56 Chris Peers (Bel)
47 René Hasselbacher (Ger)		57 Jo Planckaert (Bel)
48 Sascha Henrix (Ger)			58 Geert Verheyen (Bel)

Manager: Hans Holtsjr (Ger)		Manager: Jos Braeckevelt (Bel)

Team Cologne (Ger)			Palmans-Ideal (Bel)

61 Davy Dubbeldam (Ned)			71 Hans de Clercq (Bel)
62 Bert Grabsch (Ger)			72 Nico Eeckhout (Bel)
63 Ralf Grabsch (Ger)			73 Dariusz Strole (Lat)
64 Ramon Jördens (Ger)			74 Vladimir Smirnov (Lat)
65 Raymond Meijs (Ned)			75 Roger Hammond (GBr)
66 Jans Koerts (Ned)			76 Gert Vanderaerden (Bel)
67 Michael Schlickau (Ger)		77 Dave Bruylandts (Bel)
68 Marco Schlittchen (Ger)		78 Brett Aiken (Aus)

Manager: Dieter Koslar (Ger)		Manager: Walter Planckaert (Bel)

Tönissteiner-Colnago (Bel)		Collstrop (Bel)

81 Michel van Haecke (Bel)		91 Danny Bayens (Bel)
82 Franky de Buyst (Bel)		92 Erwin Bollen (Bel)
83 Bert Roesems (Bel)			93 Koen Deschuytter (Bel)
84 Davy Delme (Bel)			94 Lorenzo Lapage (Bel)
85 Johan de Geyter (Bel)		95 Hans Redant (Bel)
86 Eddy Torrekens (Bel)			96 Franky van Haesebroucke (Bel)
87 Kees Hopmans (Ned)			97 Tony Bracke (Bel)
88 Masahiko Mifune (Jap)		98 Danny Daelman (Bel)

Manager: Gerard Bulens (Bel)		Manager: Hilaire van der Schueren (Bel)

Ipso-Euroclean (Bel)			Wüstenrot-ZVVZ (Cze)

101 Paul Burke (USA)			111 René Andrle (Cze)
102 Andy Desmet (Bel)			112 Jaroslav Bilek (Cze)
103 José-Manuel Garcia (Mex)		113 Slavomir Heger (Cze)
104 Bart Heirewegh (Bel)		114 Jan Hruska (Cze)
105 Jan Poppe (Bel)			115 Tomas Konecny (Cze)
106 Philip Vereecke (Bel)		116 Richard Faltus (Cze)
107 David Verreth (Bel)			117 Daniel Loprais (Cze)
108 Donatas Virbirkas (Lit)		118 Milos Pejcea (Cze)

Manager: Frans Assez (Bel)			Manager: Jiri Zinisek (Cze)

AXA Cycling Team(Ned)			Spar-RDM (Bel)

121 Erwin Gijsberg (Ned)		131 Michel Cornelisse (Ned)
122 Maurice van Rijn (Ned)		132 Frank Corvers (Bel)
123 Huub Bres (Ned)			133 Etienne de Wilde (Bel)
124 Jarko van den Stelt (Ned)		134 Matthew Gilmore (Aus)
125 Robert Regeling (Ned)		135 Berry Hoedemakers (Ned)
126 Danny Stam (Ned)			136 Geert Omloop (Bel)
127 Robert Slippens (Ned)		137 Wim Omloop (Bel)
128 Fulco van Gulik (Ned)		138 Gianni Rivera (Bel)

Manager: Albert Engelen (Ned)		Manager: Gaspard van Peteghem (Bel)

Provincial Selection of Zeeland (Ned)	Saint-Quentin-Oktos-MBK (Fra)

141 Michel Rommers (Ned)		151 Salutas Ruskis (Lit)
142 François Franse (Ned)		152 Jean-Michel Thilloy (Fra)
143 Marc Blok (Ned)			153 Grégory Barbier (Fra)
144 Marcel Remijn (Ned)			154 Nicolas l'Hote (Fra)
145 Wilfred Geijs (Ned)			155 Mika Hietanen (Fin)
146 Rob Koole (Ned)			156 Franck Trotel (Fra)
147 Richard Slabbekoorn (Ned)		157 Oleg Kozlitine (Kaz)
148 Dennis Mesu (Ned)			158 

Manager: Hans Harinck (Ned)		Manager: Martial Gayant (Fra)

Batavus-Vlaanderen 2002 (Ned/Bel)

161 Johan Bruinsma (Ned)
162 Michel Cerneus (Ned)
163 Kees Jeurissen (Ned)
164 Matthijs van Bon (Ned)
165 Martijn Lust (Ned)
166 Nico Renders (Bel)
167 Karel Vereecke (Bel)
168 

Manager: Arend Scheppink (Ned)
Thanks to Tuur Verdonck, Netherlands

Detailed Route

Middelburg (Markt)					  0.0
Nieuwe Vlissingseweg - Official Start			  0.0
Vlissingen (Nieuwe Vlissingseweg)			  3.4
Koudekerke (Vlissingsestraat)				 14.0
Zoutelande (Langedam)					 20.7
Westkapelle (Grindweg)					 25.3
Domburg (Schelpweg)					 31.8
Oostkapelle (Domburgseweg)				 37.0
Vrouwenpolder (Dorpsdijk)				 42.5
Oosterscheldekering (Rijksweg N57)			 48.6
Burg-Haamstede (Hogeweg)				 54.6
Renesse (Vroonweg)					 65.7
Zierikzee (Nieuwe Koolweg)				 80.2
Zeelandbrug (Rijksweg N256)				 86.0
Kortgene (Hoofdstraat)					 98.6
Goes (N256)						109.6
Kapelle (Ooststraat)					123.0
Kruiningen (Goversweg)					132.0
Yerseke (Havendijk)					138.5
Wemeldinge (Westelijke Kanaalweg)			145.8
Kattendijke						150.0
Goes (Zwembadweg)					154.5
's-Gravenpolder (Bernhardweg Oost)			166.0
Kwadendamme (Siguitsedijk)				171.0
Nisse (Drieweg)						176.0
Goes (Anthony Fokkerstraat) (3rd passage)		184.0
Finish (Anthony Fokkerstraat) 				194.0
Thanks to Tuur Verdonck, Netherlands

Past Winners

1974    Tino Tabak (Ned)
1975    Gerard Vianen
1976    Fedor den Hartog
1977    Freddy Maertens (Bel)
1978    Gerrie Knetemann (Ned)
1979    Bert Oosterbosch (Ned)
1980    Gerrie Knetemann (Ned)
1981    Eddy Planckaert (Bel)
1982    Henk Lubberding (Ned)
1983    Jan Raas (Ned)
1984    Luc Colijn (Bel)
1985    Ferdinand Van den Haute (Bel)
1986    Gerrit Solleveld (Ned)
1987    Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned)
1988    Peter Pieters (Ned)
1989    Jelle Nijdam (Ned)
1990    Gerrit Solleveld (Ned)
1991    Wiebren Veenstra (Ned)
1992    Johan Capiot (Bel)
1993    Jo Planckaert (Bel)
1994    Maarten Den Bakker (Ned)
1995    Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned)
1996    Jelle Nijdam (Ned)
1997    Cancelled
1998    Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom 		194 kms in 4.24.52
1999	Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 	194 kms in 4.24.05
Past winners from Reinier Meijer, Netherlands