Etoile de Besseges - Cat. 2.4

France, February 2 - 6, 2000

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Stage 6 - February 6: Grand Prix de Besseges, 141 km

Planckaert's second, Kirsipuu's third

Jo Planckaert finished the last stage of the Etoile des Bessèges in safety, and let Jaan Kirsipuu win his third stage in the race. For Jo this was his second victory in the race. He also won the 1998 edition and has thereby passed his father Willy, winner 1977, and uncle Eddy, winner 1984, as clan Champion of Etoile de Besseges.

It is also his comeback as a winner, after he had six second places last year and a miserable second half of the season. With the transfer from Lotto to Cofidis, he has regained self confidence. It should be remembered that it was the fine team time trial stage that gave him the leader's coral colored jersey.

He can now look forward to the spring classics with confidence before stepping back to help Frank Vandenbroucke in the Tour.

The final stage was a typical sprinters stage with an early break finally reeled in by the peloton. At 17 kilometers five riders took off for a 110 kms escape; Sandy Casar (Française des Jeux), Ludovic Turpin (Ag2R), Jérôme Bernard (Jean Delatour), Iban Mayo Diez (Euskatel-Euskadi) and the French cyclo-cross champion Christophe Morel (Besson-Chaussures). The gap was at the most 2.15 when the chase started with Crédit Agricole, Lotto and Alexia Allumino taking turns and with 10 kms to go order was restored.

Results

1 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                3.18.14 (42.74 km/h)
2 Nicola Minali (Ita) Alexia Alluminio
3 Andy Flickinger (Swi) Festina
4 Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto Adecco
5 Eddy Lembo (Fra) Jean Delatour
6 Roger Hammond (GBr) Collstrop
7 Ludovic Capelle (Fra) Home Market Ville De Charleroi
8 Olivier Perraudeau (Fra) Bonjour - Tourpargel
9 Grégory Lapalud (Fra) Jean Delatour
10 Médéric Clain (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sunn
11 Massimo Sorice (Ita) Team Mat Ceresit CCC
12 Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis
13 Franck Pencolé (Fra) Credit Agricole
14 Sébastien Laroche (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sunn
15 Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre Daikin
16 Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto Adecco
17 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat Aubervilliers
18 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
19 Jose Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
20 Peter Mernout (Bel) Palmans
21 Chris Peers (Bel) Cofidis
22 Cédric Célarier (Fra) Saint Quentin Oktos
23 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre Daikin
24 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis
25 Fabien De Waele (Bel) Lotto Adecco
26 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat Aubervilliers
27 Saulius Ruskis (Lit) Saint Quentin Oktos
28 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour
29 Fabrizio Guidi (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
30 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Palmans
31 Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto Adecco
32 Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour - Tourpargel
33 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto Adecco
34 David Delrieu (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
35 Oscar Cavagnis (Ita) Alexia Alluminio
36 Artur Krasinski (Pol) Team Mat Ceresit CCC
37 Pascal Lino (Fra) Festina
38 Vincent Cali (Fra) Home Market Ville De Charleroi
39 Christophe Trouve (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
40 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Cofidis
41 Christophe Gauthier (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sunn
42 Charles Guilbert (Fra) Bonjour - Tourpargel
43 Wim Feys (Bel) Palmans
44 Raivis Belohvoscicks (Lat) Lampre Daikin
45 Laurent Madouas (Fra) Festina
46 Radoslaw Romanik (Pol) Team Mat Ceresit CCC
47 Unai Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
48 Steve De Wolf (Bel) Cofidis
49 Christopher Jenner (NZl) Credit Agricole
50 Kurt Van Lanker (Bel) Lotto Adecco
51 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour
52 Franck Renier (Fra) Bonjour - Tourpargel
53 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
54 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis
55 Krzysztof Szafrancki (Pol) Team Mat Ceresit CCC
56 Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat Aubervilliers
57 Jean Cyril Robin (Fra) Bonjour - Tourpargel
58 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
59 Oleg Kozlitine (Lat) Saint Quentin Oktos
60 Stijn De Schoenmacker (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
61 Ole Simensen (Fra) Saint Quentin Oktos
62 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
63 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance
64 Arturas Kasputis (Lit) Ag2R Prevoyance
65 Karl Pauwels (Bel) Palmans
66 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto Adecco
67 Noan Lelarge (Fra) Bonjour - Tourpargel
68 Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
69 Nicolas Reynaud (Fra) Festina
70 Cyril Dessel  (Fra) Jean Delatour
71 Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
72 Florent Brard (Fra) Festina
73 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre Daikin
74 Geert Omloop (Bel) Collstrop
75 Innar Mandoja (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance
76 Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Credit Agricole
77 Anthony Langella (Fra) Credit Agricole
78 Laurent Estadieu (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
79 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Alexia Alluminio
80 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
81 MArcel Gono (Aus) Credit Agricole
82 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
83 Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
84 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
85 David Lefèvre (Fra) Cofidis
86 Arnaud Pretot (Fra) Cofidis
87 Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto Adecco
88 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
89 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre Daikin
90 Bo Petersen (Den) Home Market Ville De Charleroi       0.54
91 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
92 Fabrice Salaison (Fra) Bonjour - Tourpargel
93 Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat Aubervilliers
94 Sergei Yacovlev (Kaz) Besson Chaussures - Sunn
95 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
96 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi
97 Dimitri Fofonov (Kaz) Besson Chaussures - Sunn
98 Olivier Asmaker (Fra) Festina
99 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre Daikin
100 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
101 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi                     1.30
102 Jérôme Bernard (Fra) Jean Delatour                    1.48
103 Alessandro Romio (Ita) Alexia Alluminio               2.24
104 Stefano Della Santa (Ita) Alexia Allumini
105 Maurizio Semprini (Ita) Alexia Alluminio              2.29
106 Christophe Morel (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sunn       2.40

Final general classification

1 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Cofidis                         15.29.18 (43.502 km/h)
2 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                     0.14
3 Chris Peers (Bel) Cofidis                               0.22
4 Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis                               0.41
5 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis                            0.44
6 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis 
7 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto Adecco                       0.51
8 Christopher Jenner (NZl) Credit Agricole                1.07
9 Fabien De Waele (Bel) Lotto Adecco                      1.20
10 Arturas Kasputis (Lit) Ag2R Prevoyance
11 Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto Adecco                       1.22
12 Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto Adecco
13 Kurt Van Lanker (Bel) Lotto Adecco
14 Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto Adecco
15 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto Adecco                    1.29
16 Oscar Cavagnis (Ita) Alexia Alluminio                  1.38
17 Charles Guilbert (Fra) Bonjour - Tourpargel            1.39
18 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean Delatour
19 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour
20 Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour - Tourpargel
21 Jean Cyril Robin (Fra) Bonjour - Tourpargel
22 Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre Daikin                    1.52
23 Unai Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi                1.54
24 Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Credit Agricole               1.55
25 Andy Flickinger (Swi) Festina                          1.56
26 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre Daikin                   1.58
27 Pascal Lino (Fra) Festina                              2.00
28 Florent Brard (Fra) Festina
29 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi                  2.01
30 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                      2.31
31 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat Aubervilliers              2.48
32 Sébastien Talabardon (Fra) Big Mat Aubervilliers
33 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Alexia Alluminio                 3.09
34 Wim Feys (Bel) Palmans                                 3.22
35 Christophe Trouve (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                3.25
36 Dimitri Fofonov (Kaz) Besson Chaussures - Sunn         4.55
37 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Palmans                      5.08
38 Franck Pencolé (Fra) Credit Agricole                   7.32
39 Arnaud Pretot (Fra) Cofidis                            8.15
40 Raivis Belohvoscicks (Lat) Lampre Daikin               9.29
41 Jose Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi                  9.32
42 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                  10.10
43 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                 11.38
44 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux              11.52
45 Steve De Wolf (Bel) Cofidis                           16.00
46 Anthony Langella (Fra) Credit Agricole                16.14
47 MArcel Gono (Aus) Credit Agricole
48 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance             16.27
49 Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto Adecco                      16.36
50 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                  16.37
51 Olivier Perraudeau (Fra) Bonjour - Tourpargel         16.46
52 Franck Renier (Fra) Bonjour - Tourpargel
53 Laurent Madouas (Fra) Festina                         17.07
54 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi                17.08
55 Cyril Dessel  (Fra) Jean Delatour                     17.11
56 Laurent Estadieu (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                17.16
57 Grégory Lapalud (Fra) Jean Delatour                   17.36
58 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi           18.08
59 Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat Aubervilliers       18.34
60 Christophe Gauthier (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sun     18.44
61 Sébastien Laroche (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sunn
62 Oleg Kozlitine (Lat) Saint Quentin Oktos              19.11
63 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux              19.38
64 Karl Pauwels (Bel) Palmans
65 Roger Hammond (GBr) Collstrop                         19.43
66 Jérôme Bernard (Fra) Jean Delatour                    20.10
67 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi                 20.26
68 Dominique Rault (Fra) Big Mat Aubervilliers           20.36
69 Eddy Lembo (Fra) Jean Delatour                        21.05
70 Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi              21.19
71 Innar Mandoja (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                   22.11
72 Vincent Cali (Fra) Home Market Ville De Charleroi     22.12
73 Noan Lelarge (Fra) Bonjour - Tourpargel               22.47
74 Bo Petersen (Den) Home Market Ville De Charleroi      23.06
75 Alessandro Romio (Ita) Alexia Alluminio               23.50
76 David Lefèvre (Fra) Cofidis                           23.55
77 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002              25.09
78 Nicolas Reynaud (Fra) Festina                         25.15
79 Ole Simensen (Fra) Saint Quentin Oktos                26.10
80 Médéric Clain (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sunn          26.15
81 Peter Mernout (Bel) Palmans                           26.30
82 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre Daikin                       27.24
83 Geert Omloop (Bel) Collstrop                          27.38
84 Maurizio Semprini (Ita) Alexia Alluminio              28.23
85 David Delrieu (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                   28.26
86 Christophe Morel (Fra) Besson Chaussures - Sunn       28.50
87 Massimo Sorice (Ita) Team Mat Ceresit CCC             29.14
88 Olivier Asmaker (Fra) Festina                         30.50
89 Sergei Yacovlev (Kaz) Besson Chaussures - Sunn        31.26
90 Ludovic Capelle (Fra) Home Market Ville De Charle     31.56
91 Stijn De Schoenmacker (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002           34.18
92 Radoslaw Romanik (Pol) Team Mat Ceresit CCC           34.41
93 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre Daikin                  34.50
94 Cédric Célarier (Fra) Saint Quentin Oktos             35.11
95 Fabrizio Guidi (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux               35.25
96 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi                     38.07
97 Krzysztof Szafrancki (Pol) Team Mat Ceresit CCC       38.18
98 Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance              40.37
99 Saulius Ruskis (Lit) Saint Quentin Oktos              42.33
100 Stefano Della Santa (Ita) Alexia Alluminio           43.34
101 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre Daikin               43.35
102 Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux              43.57
103 Nicola Minali (Ita) Alexia Alluminio                 44.43
104 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002              45.27
105 Artur Krasinski (Pol) Team Mat Ceresit CCC           47.10
106 Fabrice Salaison (Fra) Bonjour - Tourpargel          50.35

Courtesy of U.C. Bessegoise