Etoile de Bessèges - Cat. 2.4France, February 2 - 6, 2000Preview Start list 1999 results Previous winnersStages
PreviewBy Tomas Nilsson The first European stage race of the season, Etoile de Bessèges, starts the day after the GP La Marseilles, and has basically the same field of twenty teams with eight riders in each. It goes from the Marseille area and ends in Bessèges some 200 kms north west of Marseille and is a mix of road stages and circuits and also has a team time trial. Last year Cofidis' Daniel Lefèvre won and he might very well do it again if maitre Vandenbroucke is content with his race the day before. Even if the area offers a lot of climbs the short distances and easy roads picked usually means a lot of bunch sprints, the only lasting break last year was on the first stage, which Lefèvre won. It's an unwritten rule that the February races shouldn't be too tough on the riders. Start listCOFIDIS LAMPRE DAIKIN 1 David Lefèvre 11 Franco Ballerini 2 Jo Planckaert 12 Jan Svorada 3 Steve De Wolf 13 Marco Serpellini 4 Peter Farazijn 14 Zbigniew Spruch 5 Frank Vandenbroucke 15 Robert Hunter 6 Chris Peers 16 Johan Verstrepen 7 Nico Mattan 17 Marco Cannone 8 Arnaud Pretot 18 Juan Manuel Garate AG2R PREVOYANCE LOTTO ADECCO 21 Philippe Bordenave 31 Mario Aerts 22 Lauri Aus 32 Serge Baguet 23 David Delrieu 33 Koen Beeckman 24 Jaan Kirsipuu 34 Jacky Durand 25 Arturas Kasputis 35 Glenn D'Hollander 26 Laurent Estadieu 36 Thierry Marichal 27 Innar Mandoja 37 Fabien De Waele 28 Ludovic Turpin 38 Paul Van Hyfte BESSON CHAUSSURES SUNN TEAM MAT CERESIT CCC 41 Médéric Clain 51 Luca Belluomini 42 Nicolas Dumont 52 Grwegorz Gronkiewicz 43 Dimitri Fofonov 53 Artur Krasinski 44 Christophe Gauthier 54 Tomasz Kroczko 45 Sébastien Laroche 55 Radoslaw Romanik 46 Takehiro Mizutani 56 Massimo Sorice 47 Sergei Yacovlev 57 Krzysztof Szafrancki 48 Lorenzo Di Silvestro 58 Piotr Zaradny JEAN DELATOUR ALEXIA ALLUMINIO 61 Patrice Halgand 71 Nicola Minali 62 Eddy Seigneur 72 Stefano Della Santa 63 Francisque Teyssier 73 Dario Andriotto 64 Jérôme Bernard 74 Giacomo Battistel 65 Cyril Dessel 75 Andrea Brognara 66 Grégory Lapalud 76 Oscar Cavagnis 67 Eddy Lembo 77 Alessandro Romio 68 Olivier Trastour 78 Maurizio Semprini EUSKALTEL EUSKADI CREDIT AGRICOLE 81 Mikel Artetxe 91 Chris Boardman 82 Peio Arreitunandia 92 Pierrick Fedrigo 83 Angel Castresana 93 Sébastien Hinault 84 Unai Etxebarria 94 Thor Hushovd 85 Gorka Gerrikagoitia 95 Christopher Jenner 86 Iban Mayo 96 Anthony Langella 87 Mikel Pradera 97 Franck Pencolé 88 Aitor Silloniz 98 Jonathan Vaughters VLAANDEREN 2002 BIG MAT AUBERVILLIERS 101 Wilfried Cretskens 111 Ludovic Auger 102 Erwin Thijs 112 Thierry Bourguignon 103 Geoffrey Demeyere 113 Christophe Capelle 104 Bjorn Leukemans 114 Alexandre Chouffe 105 Wesley Theunis 115 Carlos Da Cruz 106 Jehudi Schoonacker 116 Jeremy Hunt 107 Wesley Huvaere 117 Dominique Rault 108 Stijn De Schoenmacker 118 Sébastien Talabardon FRANCAISE DES JEUX FESTINA 121 Sandy Casar 131 Florent Brard 122 Patrick D'Hont 132 Laurent Madouas 123 Nicolas Fritsch 133 Pascal Lino 124 Fabrizio Guidi 134 Michel Klinger 125 Cyril Saugrain 135 Christophe Moreau 126 Jean Patrick Nazon 136 Nicolas Reynaud 127 Nicolas Vogondy 137 Stéphane Auge 128 Jimmy Casper 138 Olivier Asmaker COLLSTROP BONJOUR 141 Dirk Aernouts 151 Jean Cyril Robin 142 Hans De Meester 152 François Simon 143 Roger Hammond 153 Olivier Perraudeau 144 Lorenzo Lapage 154 Noan Lelarge 145 Geert Omloop 155 Charles Guilbert 146 Hans Redant 156 Didier Rous 147 Bert Scheirlinchx 157 Franck Renier 148 Staf Scheirlinchx 158 Fabrice Salaison PALMANS SAINT QUENTIN OKTOS 161 Scott Sunderland 171 Linas Balciunas 162 Wim Feys 172 Stéphan Ravaleu 163 Geert Vanderaerden 173 Cédric Célarier 164 Nico Eeckhout 174 Saulius Ruskis 165 Hendrik Van Dyck 175 Mindaugas Goncaras 166 Karl Pauwels 176 Jean Michel Thilloy 167 Jurgen Van de Walle 177 Oleg Kozlitine 168 Styn De Peuter 178 Vincent Templier HOME MARKET VILLE DE CHARLEROI 181 Ludovic Capelle 182 Marc Streel 183 Stéphane Hennebert 184 Renaud Boxus 185 Stéphane Cueff 186 Laurent Pillon 187 Vincent Cali 188 Grégory Barbier Previous WinnersPast Winners 1971 Jean-Luc Molineris (Fra) 1972 Jean-Luc Molineris (Fra) 1973 Robert Mintkiewicz (Fra) 1974 Jacques Esclassan (Fra) 1975 Patrick Beon (Fra) 1976 Maurice Le Guilloux (Fra) 1977 Willy Planckaert (Bel) 1978 Dietrich Thurau (Ger) 1979 Jacques Michaud (Fra) 1980 Franky De Gent (Bel) 1981 Jan Raas (Ned) 1982 Cees Priem (Ned) 1983 Bert Oosterbosch (Ned) 1984 Eddy Planckaert (Bel) 1985 Guy Nulens (Bel) 1986 Niki Ruttimann (Swi) 1987 Ronan Pensec (Fra) 1988 Adri Van der Poel (Ned) 1989 Etienne De Wilde (Bel) 1990 Frans Maassen (Ned) 1991 Jan Wijnands (Ned) 1992 Beat Zberg (Swi) 1993 Armand De las Cuevas (Fra) 1994 Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned) 1995 Sergej Outschakov (Ukr) 1996 Jan Svorada (Cze) 1997 Patrice Halgand (Fra) 1998 Jo Planckaert (Bel) 1999 Daniel Lefevre (Fra) Past Winners by Mario Stiehl, Berlin |