Ringerike GP - 2.5

Norway, April 27-May 1, 2000

Stage 1 - April 27: Hønefoss-Brandbu-Hønefoss, 159.3 km

Report

Young Norwegian Gisle Vikøyr celebrated a little bit to early. Half a metre from the finishing line he raised his hands over the head while Pole Arkaiusz Wojtas rocketed past on the left side of the road to win by an inch.

"I thought I was in control but obviously wasn't", the Norwegian admitted to the news agency NTB after the race.

It was a strange opening stage. A group got a gap before most of the riders had warmed up and worked themselves to a huge lead, as most seven minutes. Then manager Atle Pederson in Ringerike told his riders that enough was enough:

"I told Thor Hushovd that he had to get the team up front to gain some control. They did well and finally the gap wasn't more than a bit over two minutes. We can live with that."

"Everybody, even the foreigners, seemed to wait for us to do the job," said a disappointed Thor Hushovd, who for this race is borrowed by his old Norwegian club Ringerike SK from Crédit Agricole.

Results

1. Arkaiusz Wojtas (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn                  4.01.37 
2. Gisle Vikøyr (Nor) Ringerike SK                         0.01
3. Robertino Ivanov (Nor) Horten OCK                       0.02
4. Oscar Stenström (Fin) Team Mälarenergi                  0.03
5. Martin Vestby (Nor) Sandnes SK
6. Ari Højgård (Den) Denmark
7. Daniel Äschlimann (Swi) Team Hohenfelder/Concorde
8. Roy Sønsterud (Nor) Østlandet                           2.16
9. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Ringerike SK
10. Erlend Engelsvoll (Nor) Sandnes SK
11. Morten Hegreberg (Nor) Sandnes SK
12. Corey Sweet (Aus) Team Hohenfelder/Concorde
13. Michael Barry (Can) Saturn
14. Magnus Albertsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi
15. Stig Kristiansen (Nor) TVK
16. Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Ringerike SK
17. Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Team Crescent
18. Tobias Lergård (Swe) Team Crescent
19. Jukka Heinikainen (Fin) Team Mälarenergi
20. Sebastian Wolski (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn
21. Dariusz Wojciecnowski (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn
22. Rune Jogert (Nor) Ringerike SK
23. Petter Renäng (Swe) Team Crescent
24. Chris Wherry (Usa) Saturn
25. Dennis Rasmussen (Den) Denmark
26. Roman Jördens (Ger) Team Hohenfelder/Concorde
27. Frode Flesjå (Nor) Sandnes SK
28. Mark Tune Matsen (Den) Team Odense
29. Kristoffer Ingeby (Swe) Team Mälarenergi
30. Christian Van Dartel (Ger) Team Hohenfelder/Concorde
31. Kazimierz Stafiej (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn
32. Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Ringerike SK
33. Roy Hegreberg (Nor) Horten OCK                          2.59
34. Øyvind Dybing (Nor) Fana IL
35. Bjarte Vethe (Nor) Team Odense
36. Armands Baranovskis (Lat) Latvia
37. Johan Flodin (Swe) Team Crescent
38. Frank Mc Cormack (Usa) Saturn
39. Seth Pelusi (Usa) Saturn
40. Arno Bouten (Hol) Piels-Gazelle
41. Peep Mikli (Est) Piels-Gazelle
42. Dariusz Skoczylas (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn
43. Nick Gates (Aus) Team Hohenfelder/Concorde
44. Renars Lauzia (Lat) Latvia
45. Andris Speets (Lat) Latvia
46. Juris Mikulens (Lat) Latvia
47. Frank Hyldgård (Den) Denmark
48. Jan Jespersen (Den) Denmark
49. Frank W Hyrsting (Den) Denmark
50. Arv Hvam (Den) Team Odense
51. Peter Roger Iten (Den) Team Odense
52. Rasmus Madsen (Den) Team Odense
53. Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Crescent
54. Tobias Nilsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi
55. Kenneth Flesjå (Nor) Sandnes SK
56. Are Andresen (Nor) Fana IL
57. Steffan Repshus (Nor) TVK
58. Anders Michaelsen (Den) TVK
59. Morten Christiansen (Nor) Eidsvoll SK
60. Jarle Fredriksen (Nor) Eidsvoll SK
61. Lars Breiseth (Nor) Østlandet
62. Kjetil G. Løitegaard (Nor) Østlandet
63. Alexander Kjær (Nor) Østlandet
64. Per Martin Lund (Nor) Østlandet
65. Trond Kristian Schweder (Nor) Buskerud CK
66. David Ekroll (Nor) Buskerud CK
67. Morten Vaeng (Nor) Buskerud CK                             4.38
68. Tore Bekken (Nor) Buskerud CK                              9.02
69. Ørjan Walstad (Nor) Eidsvoll SK
70. Jo Stigen (Nor) Bærum OCK
71. Helge Gevelt (Nor) Bærum OCK
72. Stig Sverre Holmsen (Nor) Horten OCK
73. Ståle Sætervold (Nor) TVK
74. Raymond Gjæringen (Nor) Fana IL
75. Arturs Zazerskis (Lat) Latvia
76. Tom Cordes (Hol) Piels-Gazelle
77. Tommy Jensen (Nor) Eidsvoll SK                            9.34
78. Nils Einar Grutle (Nor) Fana IL                          12.01
79. Arno Van Zandbeck (Hol) Piels-Gazelle
80. Henning Jensen (Nor) Bærum OCK                           13.18
81. Lien Geir Magne (Nor) TVK
82. Magnar Myrvold (Nor) Buskerud CK
83. Jean-Pierre Verstraten (Hol) Piels-Gazelle
84. Harm Jansen (Ned) Saturn                                 13.24
85. Lars Ellingsen (Nor) Bærum OCK
86. Jo Braadlie (Nor) Bærum OCK                              22.01
87. Øyvind Gaute Berg (Nor) Fana IL                          25.27