Postgirot Open - Tour of Sweden - 2.3Sweden, June 14 - 18, 2000Main Page ResultsStage 1b - June 14: Vårgårda - Skövde, 132.6 kmTelekom strikes in second legBy Gabriella Ekström, cyclingnews.com correspondent The road stage later in the day started out very easy, but the tailwind allowed the riders to cover the first 44 kilometers in an hour. The wind also caused a lot of crashes, and pieces of pink Jean Delatour clothing were soon scattered over the road. The first real attack came when Thomas Grönquist, normally riding for Amore&Vita, but in this race with the Swedish National Team, attacked just before the Hotspot sprint in Falköping. Grönquist has been living in Falköping for a couple of years, and has also been riding for a local club, so he was delighted when he won the sprint just in front of Collstrop's Tony Bracke who had been chasing behind for a while. Grönquist made no secret of the fact that he was looking for a new team to ride in next year, and promised that we hadn't seen the last of him in this race. When Grönquist and Bracke were caught, it was time for Lennie Kristenssen from Team Fakta to go away, but the peloton never allowed him to get more than a one minute gap. A new crash occurred with 90 kilometers to go, again it was a Jean Delatour rider, this time Francisque Teyssier who crashed out together with Team Mälarenergi's Jukka Heinikainen who cracked his helmet into several pieces, but escaped with bruises and a light concussion. A new attack came from Collstrop's Geert Omloop, who was later joined by Agro Adler's Roberto Lochowski. The peloton didn't let them go to far this time either. The stage ended in Skövde with three laps on a circuit over the (in)famous climb of Billingen. The peloton stayed together over the first lap, with Swedish riders Michael Andersson and Niclas Axelsson in the lead. During the second lap a front group was formed with Michael Blaudzun from Memorycard, Kurt-Asle Arvesen from Amica Chips, Thor Hushovd from CA and Laurent Brochard from Jean Delatour together with the Swedish duo of Axelsson and Andersson. At the same time a gruppetto was formed with our Italian friends from Panaria-Gaerne at the front. If Marcel Wüst has been the master of the grupetto in the nineties, Luca Cei will definitely be the boss in the 2000's. When the riders crossed the top of Billingen for the last time, more and more riders started to join up with the front group, some on the ascent, but most of them benefitted from daring descending. When the frontgroup reached the paved sprint it had grown to 45 riders. Memorycard's Michael Blaudzun hit the front first, but as soon as Telekom's Danilo Hondo showed himself in the middle of the road, it was clear that he would be outstanding. He won the stage in front of CA's Thor Hushovd who also took his 14th consecutive U23 leader's jersey in this race. Third over the line was Farm Frites' Andreas Klier. The Telekom rider Hondo showed that he has a lot of class, and hopefully this is only one of all his future victories to come. The yellow jersey went to Erik Dekker from Rabobank, and he has to defend it over another famous climb, Klevaliden, in the stage tomorrow. Tomas Nilsson's reportThe stage started with a strong wind from behind (as always in Vårgårda) and the speed was over 50 kph with Rabobank and Farm Frites at the front. After 40 kms there is a crash involving half the peloton but the fallen riders soon got back again. Swedish national Thomas Grönqvist, otherwise at Amore&Vita, and Tony Bracke (Collstrop) made a gap, which grew to 50 seconds, and the Swede won the sprint at Falköping. Magnus Ljungblad (Sweden) and Enrico Degano (Panaria) took the remaining points. When the riders arrived at Skövde for the finishing laps the peloton was complete again. But before the first climb to Billingehus Michael Andersson (Sweden) attacked, and he was soon joined by a fine group: Michael Blaudzun (Memorycard), Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Amica), Niklas Axelsson (Panaria), Thor Hushovd (CA) and Laurent Brochard (Jean Delatour). On the second climb Andersson once again gapped the group but when the riders crossed the line for the last lap the peloton was together. In the subsequent sprint Danilo Hondo (Telekom) was the fastest followed by Arvesen.
Results
1. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 3.02.58
2. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Amica Chips
3. Andreas Klier (Ger) Farm Frites
4. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
5. Stuart O´Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole
6. Jakob Piil (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
7. Andrea Noé (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
8. Stephan Schreck (Ger) Deutsche Telekom
9. Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank
10. Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
11. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour
12. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Amica Chips
13. Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole
14. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Panaria Cheramica-Gaerne
15. Michel Lafis (Swe) Farm Frites
16. Fabio Malberti (Ita) Amica Chips
17. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Farm Frites
18. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
19. Marcel Gono (Aus) Crédit Agricole
20. Arturas Kasputis (Ltu) Ag2r Prevoyance
21. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
22. Michael Andersson (Swe) Sweden
23. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
24. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
25. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Amica Chips
26. Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Panaria Cheramica-Gaerne
27. Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
28. Morten Sonne (Den) Team Fakta
29. Andrej Mizurov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom
30. Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team Fakta
31. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
32. Ronny Lauke (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
33. Danny Jonasson (Den) Team Fakta
34. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
35. Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Team Crescent
36. Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
37. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Amica Chips
38. Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank
39. Enrico Nikolai (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
40. Nikolaj Bo Larsen (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
41. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Deutsche Telekom
42. Stig Kristiansen (Nor) Norway
43. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour
44. Marc Streel (Bel) Collstrop
45. Martin Johansson (Swe) Collstrop
46. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Fakta
47. Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance 0.39
48. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance
49. Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Norway 0.44
50. Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 1.14
51. Tony Bracke (Bel) Collstrop
52. Kristoffer Ingeby (Swe) Team Mälarenergi
53. Leif Hoste (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
54. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
55. Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
56. Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank
57. Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Crescent
58. Lennie Kristensen (Den) Team Fakta 1.36
59. Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Farm Frites 2.02
60. Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step
61. Francisque Teyssier (Fra) Jean Delatour
62. Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole 2.21
63. Eddy Lembo (Fra) Jean Delatour
64. Mikael Sandstöd (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
65. Jonas Olsson (Swe) Sweden
66. Roy Sönsterud (Nor) Norway
67. Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Norway
68. Magnus Albertsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi
69. Frode Flesjå (Nor) Norway
70. Martin Axelsson (Swe) Team Postgirot
71. Klas Johansson (Swe) Sweden
72. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
73. Petter Renäng (Swe) Team Crescent
74. Dennis Hey (Ned) Mgi Fietsen
75. Bart Wellens (Bel) Mgi Fietsen
76. Servais Knaven (Ned) Farm Frites
77. Tom Van Noppen (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
78. Johan Svensson (Swe) Team Postgirot
79. Hans De Meester (Bel) Collstrop
80. Oliver Penney (Swi) Mgi Fietsen
81. Oscar Stenström (Fin) Team Mälarenergi
82. Magnus Ljungblad (Swe) Sweden
83. Klas Johansson (Swe) Team Postgirot
84. Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) Mgi Fietsen
85. Cyril Dessel (Fra) Jean Delatour
86. Jonas Rydberg (Swe) Team Crescent
87. Matthias Kessler (Ger) Deutsche Telekom
88. Henrik Oldin (Swe) Sweden
89. Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
90. Eric De Clercq (Bel) Collstrop
91. Tomas Grönqvist (Swe) Sweden
92. Geert Omloop (Bel) Collstrop
93. Tobias Lergård (Swe) Team Crescent
94. Krister Sjödahl (Swe) Team Crescent
95. Coen Boerman (Ned) Rabobank
96. Jurgen Guns (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
97. Magnus Lömäng (Swe) Team Postgirot 3.37
98. Mattias Carlsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 3.53
99. Grégory Lapalud (Fra) Jean Delatour 4.34
100. John Nilsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 4.53
101. Gisle Viköyr (Nor) Norway 5.18
102. Innar Mandoja (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance 6.15
103. Luca Cei (Ita) Panaria Cheramica-Gaerne 7.03
104. Enrico Degano (Ita) Panaria Cheramica-Gaerne
105. Daniel Van Elven (Ned) Mgi Fietsen
106. Jans Koerts (Ned) Farm Frites
107. Mathias Kahl (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
108. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole
109. Erik Wendel (Swe) Team Postgirot
110. Jukka Heinikainen (Fin) Team Mälarenergi
111. Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Panaria Cheramica-Gaerne
112. Emil Arnell (Swe) Team Postgirot
113. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
114. Nathan O´Neill (Aus) Panaria Cheramica-Gaerne
115. Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips
116. Thomas Heidrich (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
117. Peter Meinert (Den) Team Fakta
118. Jan Hordijk (Ned) Mgi Fietsen 10.15
119. Andy Vidts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
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General classification after stage 1b:
1. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 3.06.46
2. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 0.02
3. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 0.03
4. Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole
5. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Amica Chips 0.04
6. Stuart O´Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole
7. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.07
8. Andreas Klier (Ger) Farm Frites 0.08
9. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Farm Frites 0.09
10. Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Team Crescent
11. Marcel Gono (Aus) Crédit Agricole
12. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour
13. Fabio Malberti (Ita) Amica Chips 0.10
14. Stig Kristiansen (Nor) Norway
15. Michael Andersson (Swe) Sweden
16. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 0.11
17. Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team Fakta 0.12
18. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Fakta 0.14
19. Arturas Kasputis (Ltu) Ag2r Prevoyance
20. Jakob Piil (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
21. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 0.15
22. Marc Streel (Bel) Collstrop
23. Nikolaj Bo Larsen (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
24. Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Panaria Cheramica-Gaerne
25. Michel Lafis (Swe) Farm Frites
26. Danny Jonasson (Den) Team Fakta 0.17
27. Ronny Lauke (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 0.18
28. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
29. Stephan Schreck (Ger) Deutsche Telekom
30. Andrea Noé (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 0.19
31. Enrico Nikolai (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
32. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Amica Chips 0.20
33. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 0.21
34. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Panaria Cheramica-Gaerne 0.22
35. Andrej Mizurov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom
36. Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank
37. Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
38. Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
39. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Amica Chips 0.23
40. Morten Sonne (Den) Team Fakta
41. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Amica Chips
42. Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank 0.26
43. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 0.27
44. Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 0.29
45. Martin Johansson (Swe) Collstrop 0.32
46. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 0.35
47. Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance 0.46
48. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance
49. Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Norway 1.10
50. Kristoffer Ingeby (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 1.22
51. Tony Bracke (Bel) Collstrop 1.23
52. Leif Hoste (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 1.25
53. Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank 1.27
54. Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Crescent 1.28
55. Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 1.31
56. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 1.32
57. Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 1.50
58. Lennie Kristensen (Den) Team Fakta 1.51
59. Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step 2.13
60. Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Farm Frites 2.16
61. Francisque Teyssier (Fra) Jean Delatour 2.17
62. Servais Knaven (Ned) Farm Frites 2.32
63. Cyril Dessel (Fra) Jean Delatour 2.33
64. Tobias Lergård (Swe) Team Crescent 2.34
65. Petter Renäng (Swe) Team Crescent
66. Coen Boerman (Ned) Rabobank 2.35
67. Henrik Oldin (Swe) Sweden 2.36
68. Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole 2.37
69. Oliver Penney (Swi) Mgi Fietsen
70. Magnus Albertsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 2.38
71. Tomas Grönqvist (Swe) Sweden 2.39
72. Klas Johansson (Swe) Sweden 2.41
73. Jonas Olsson (Swe) Sweden
74. Dennis Hey (Ned) Mgi Fietsen
75. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
76. Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
77. Eric De Clercq (Bel) Collstrop
78. Bart Wellens (Bel) Mgi Fietsen 2.42
79. Hans De Meester (Bel) Collstrop
80. Krister Sjödahl (Swe) Team Crescent
81. Frode Flesjå (Nor) Norway 2.44
82. Jonas Rydberg (Swe) Team Crescent
83. Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) Mgi Fietsen
84. Oscar Stenström (Fin) Team Mälarenergi 2.45
85. Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Norway
86. Martin Axelsson (Swe) Team Postgirot 2.46
87. Tom Van Noppen (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
88. Johan Svensson (Swe) Team Postgirot 2.47
89. Geert Omloop (Bel) Collstrop
90. Eddy Lembo (Fra) Jean Delatour
91. Roy Sönsterud (Nor) Norway
92. Magnus Ljungblad (Swe) Sweden 2.52
93. Jurgen Guns (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
94. Mikael Sandstöd (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 3.05
95. Klas Johansson (Swe) Team Postgirot
96. Matthias Kessler (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 3.08
97. Magnus Lömäng (Swe) Team Postgirot 3.57
98. Mattias Carlsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 4.11
99. Grégory Lapalud (Fra) Jean Delatour 4.52
100. John Nilsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 5.15
101. Gisle Viköyr (Nor) Norway 5.41
102. Innar Mandoja (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance 6.37
103. Nathan O´Neill (Aus) Panaria Cheramica-Gaerne 7.15
104. Jans Koerts (Ned) Farm Frites 7.16
105. Peter Meinert (Den) Team Fakta 7.19
106. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole 7.20
107. Jukka Heinikainen (Fin) Team Mälarenergi
108. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 7.23
109. Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Panaria Cheramica-Gaerne 7.25
110. Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips 7.27
111. Daniel Van Elven (Ned) Mgi Fietsen 7.28
112. Mathias Kahl (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 7.34
113. Enrico Degano (Ita) Panaria Cheramica-Gaerne 7.35
114. Thomas Heidrich (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 7.39
115. Erik Wendel (Swe) Team Postgirot 7.44
116. Luca Cei (Ita) Panaria Cheramica-Gaerne 7.45
117. Emil Arnell (Swe) Team Postgirot 7.50
118. Andy Vidts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 10.48
119. Jan Hordijk (Ned) Mgi Fietsen 10.57
Teams:
1. Credit Agricole 9.08.54
2. Amica Chips - Tacconi Sport
3. Farm Frites
4. Team Deutsche Telekom
5. MemoryCard - Jack&Jones
6. Mapei - Quick Step
7. Rabobank
8. Agro-Adler - Brandenburg
9. Team Fakta
10. AG2R Prevoyance 0.39
11. Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx 1.14
12. Collstrop - De Federale Verzekeringen
13. Jean Delatour 2.02
14. Norway 3.05
15. Team Crescent 3.35
16. Sweden 4.42
17. Team Mälarenergi 5.56
18. Ceramica Panaria - Gaerne 7.03
19. MGI Fietsen
20. Team Postgirot
Teams, GC:
1. Credit Agricole 9.20.29
2. Rabobank 0.17
3. MemoryCard - Jack&Jones 0.18
4. Farm Frites 0.20
5. Amica Chips - Tacconi Sport 0.27
6. Mapei - Quick Step 0.29
7. Team Fakta 0.30
8. Agro-Adler - Brandenburg 0.48
9. Team Deutsche Telekom 0.51
10. AG2R Prevoyance 0.57
11. Collstrop - De Federale Verzekeringen 1.50
12. Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx 2.09
13. Jean Delatour 2.20
14. Norway 3.51
15. Team Crescent 3.59
16. Sweden 5.17
17. Team Mälarenergi 6.28
18. Ceramica Panaria - Gaerne 7.41
19. MGI Fietsen 7.50
20. Team Postgirot 8.04
Sprint at Falköping:
1. Tomas Grönqvist (Swe) Sweden 5 pts
2. Tony Bracke (Bel) Collstrop 3
3. Magnus Ljungblad (Swe) Sweden 2
4. Enrico Degano (Ita) Panaria Cheramica-Gaerne 1
Points:
1. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 25 pts
2. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Amica Chips 20
3. Andreas Klier (Ger) Farm Frites 16
4. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 14
5. Stuart O´Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole 12
6. Jakob Piil (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 10
7. Andrea Noé (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 9
8. Stephan Schreck (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 8
9. Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank 7
10. Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 6
11. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour 5
12. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Amica Chips 4
13. Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole 3
14. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Panaria Cheramica-Gaerne 2
15. Michel Lafis (Swe) Farm Frites 1
Points, GC:
1. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 25 pts
2. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 22
3. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Amica Chips 20
4. Stuart O´Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole 18
5. Andreas Klier (Ger) Farm Frites 16
6. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 10
7. Jakob Piil (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 10
8. Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole 10
9. Martin Rittsel (Swe) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 9
10. Andrea Noé (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 9
11. Stephan Schreck (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 8
12. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour 8
13. Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank 7
14. Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 6
15. Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance 5
16. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Amica Chips 4
17. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance 4
18. Kristoffer Ingeby (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 2
19. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Panaria Cheramica-Gaerne 2
20. Michel Lafis (Swe) Farm Frites 1
21. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Amica Chips 1
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