Postgirot Open - Tour of Sweden - 2.3Sweden, June 14 - 18, 2000Main Page Results Previous stageStage 2 - June 15: Skövde - Huskvarna, 205.6 kmAndersson/Axelsson 1-2 for SwedenBy Gabriella Ekström, cyclingnews.com correspondent The second stage of Tour of Sweden (Postgirot Open) started from Skövde in southern Sweden. The weather at the start was nice, but it was soon to change. The riders had only covered a mere kilometre when the rain started to fall, in fact it poured down. The pace was high from the start and the yellow jersey Dekker tried a mini attack very soon. He was joined by Team Mälarenergi's Jukka Heinekainen and the Roberto Lochowski from Agro Adler, so far the most active rider in the race. They were soon caught by the peloton and especially Credit Agricole made sure the pace stayed high. Roberto Lochowski was far from finished, so when Klas Johansson from the Swedish National team attacked, he was quickly on his wheel. The pair stayed away together in sunshine and in rain, all the way to the finishing circuit in Huskvarna. Today's stage saw some crashes as well, a few of the unlucky riders were Jean Delatour's Gregory Lapalud, who fractured his collarbone when crashing into a ditch, and Jaan Kirsipuu from AG2r who crashed just as the peloton were about to enter the climb of Klevaliden. Most riders had been saving themselves for the final laps over Klevaliden, which is a two kilometre climb with a maximum graduation of 15 %. The smaller teams knew they would only have a chance if they attacked, but it was hard to try today. Klas Johansson and Roberto Lochowski were caught as the peloton entered the climb, but at least Lochowski will be able to sleep tonight since he won both the intermediate sprints today and will start with the green sprinter's jersey tomorrow. During the first lap a new front group was formed by Michael Andersson from the Swedish National team, Niklas Axelsson from Ceramica Panaria-Gaerne, Fabio Malberti from Amica Chips and not surprisingly Andrea Noe' from Mapei. Noe' might has looked like the obvious winner, but let us not forget that he has just finished a three week stage race and might lack both form and motivation today, something that wouldn't happen to a Swedish rider in a Swedish race. Oh well, in the front group he was anyway. As always, a gruppetto was formed, and as always it was dominated by Niklas Axelsson's most sympathique Panaria mates. At the front the gap to the escaping riders had grown to nearly 40 seconds, and when the front group entered the climb for the last time, the Swedish duo of Axelsson and Andersson simply dropped both the Italians. Niklas Axelsson was most keen of the two riders and tried to jump away close to the finish, but resigned and sat down for a second and was then caught a bit by surprise by Michael Andersson who came past quickly. Axelsson chased him over the line, but was never able to pass. Despite his lack of racing hours, Andersson has been riding strongly in the Tour of Sweden so far, and is likely to keep on doing it as his victory today also awarded him the yellow jersey.
Results
1 Michael Andersson (Swe) Sweden 4.54.11
2 Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Panaria Ceramicha-Gaerne
3 Fabio Malberti (Ita) Amica Chips 0.12
4 Andrea Noé (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 0.14
5 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.42
6 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Amica Chips
7 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
8 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Amica Chips
9 Lennie Kristensen (Den) Team Fakta
10 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Fakta 0.50
11 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Amica Chips
12 Morten Sonne (Den) Team Fakta
13 Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
14 Oliver Penney (Swi) Mgi Fietsen
15 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team Fakta
16 Alain Turicchia (Ita) Amica Chips
17 Marcel Gono (Aus) Crédit Agricole
18 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
19 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
20 Andreas Klier (Ger) Farm Frites
21 Stuart O´Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole
22 Leif Hoste (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
23 Andrej Mizurov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom
24 Danny Jonasson (Den) Team Fakta
25 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Panaria Ceramicha-Gaerne
26 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
27 Jakob Piil (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
28 Martin Rittsel (Swe) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
29 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Team Crescent
30 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 1.13
31 Francisque Teyssier (Fra) Jean Delatour
32 Michel Lafis (Swe) Farm Frites
33 Marc Streel (Bel) Collstrop
34 Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank 1.46
35 Ronny Lauke (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
36 Stig Kristiansen (Nor) Norway 2.09
37 Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole
38 Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Farm Frites
39 Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank 2.31
40 Nikolaj Bo Larsen (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 2.46
41 Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 3.16
42 Arturas Kasputis (Ltu) Ag2r Prevoyance 3.34
43 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step 4.02
44 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 5.07
45 Jonas Olsson (Swe) Sweden
46 Martin Axelsson (Swe) Team Postgirot
47 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
48 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Deutsche Telekom
49 Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
50 Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole
51 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Crescent
52 Martin Johansson (Swe) Collstrop
53 Kristoffer Ingeby (Swe) Team Mälarenergi
54 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Norway
55 Servais Knaven (Ned) Farm Frites
56 Bart Wellens (Bel) Mgi Fietsen
57 Roy Sönsterud (Nor) Norway
58 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Deutsche Telekom
59 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
60 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Norway
61 Petter Renäng (Swe) Team Crescent
62 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Jean Delatour
63 Johan Svensson (Swe) Team Postgirot
64 Tomas Grönqvist (Swe) Sweden
65 Tobias Lergård (Swe) Team Crescent
66 Eddy Lembo (Fra) Jean Delatour
67 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour
68 Enrico Nikolai (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 6.57
69 Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance 9.21
70 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Farm Frites
71 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
72 Mattias Carlsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 9.52
73 Tony Bracke (Bel) Collstrop
74 Jonas Rydberg (Swe) Team Crescent
75 Klas Johansson (Swe) Team Postgirot
76 Magnus Albertsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi
77 Jurgen Guns (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
78 Emil Arnell (Swe) Team Postgirot
79 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank
80 Erik Wendel (Swe) Team Postgirot
81 Thomas Heidrich (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
82 Krister Sjödahl (Swe) Team Crescent
83 Eric De Clercq (Bel) Collstrop 10.04
84 Gisle Viköyr (Nor) Norway
85 Frode Flesjå (Nor) Norway
86 Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance
87 Hans De Meester (Bel) Collstrop
88 Tom Van Noppen (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
89 Henrik Oldin (Swe) Sweden
90 Jukka Heinikainen (Fin) Team Mälarenergi
91 Oscar Stenström (Fin) Team Mälarenergi
92 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) Mgi Fietsen
93 John Nilsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi
94 Gilles Maignan (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
95 Nathan O´Neill (Aus) Panaria Ceramicha-Gaerne
96 Magnus Ljungblad (Swe) Sweden
97 Mathias Kahl (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
98 Jans Koerts (Ned) Farm Frites
99 Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
100 Geert Omloop (Bel) Collstrop
101 Dennis Hey (Ned) Mgi Fietsen
102 Klas Johansson (Swe) Sweden
103 Jan Hordijk (Ned) Mgi Fietsen
104 Magnus Lömäng (Swe) Team Postgirot 10.29
105 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance 10.57
106 Innar Mandoja (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance
107 Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole 11.18
108 Daniel Van Elven (Ned) Mgi Fietsen 13.08
109 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 13.29
110 Luca Cei (Ita) Panaria Ceramicha-Gaerne 15.01
111 Enrico Degano (Ita) Panaria Ceramicha-Gaerne 15.04
112 Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips 15.21
113 Coen Boerman (Ned) Rabobank 15.24
114 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 15.24
Mikael Sandstöd (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones DNF
Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Panaria Ceramicha-Gaerne DNF
Grégory Lapalud (Fra) Jean Delatour DNF
Peter Meinert (Den) Team Fakta DNF
Andy Vidts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 DNF
General classification after stage 2:
1 Michael Andersson (Swe) Sweden 8.00.57
2 Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Panaria Ceramicha-Gaerne 0.09
3 Fabio Malberti (Ita) Amica Chips 0.18
4 Andrea Noé (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 0.33
5 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour 0.49
6 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 0.50
7 Martin Rittsel (Swe) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 0.52
8 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Amica Chips 0.54
9 Stuart O´Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole
10 Andreas Klier (Ger) Farm Frites 0.58
11 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Team Crescent 0.59
12 Marcel Gono (Aus) Crédit Agricole
13 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 1.01
14 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Amica Chips 1.02
15 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team Fakta
16 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 1.03
17 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Fakta 1.04
18 Jakob Piil (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
19 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Amica Chips 1.05
20 Danny Jonasson (Den) Team Fakta 1.07
21 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Panaria Ceramicha-Gaerne 1.12
22 Andrej Mizurov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom
23 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
24 Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg
25 Alain Turicchia (Ita) Amica Chips 1.13
26 Morten Sonne (Den) Team Fakta
27 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 1.28
28 Marc Streel (Bel) Collstrop
29 Michel Lafis (Swe) Farm Frites
30 Ronny Lauke (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 2.04
31 Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank 2.08
32 Leif Hoste (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 2.15
33 Glenn Magnusson (Swe) Farm Frites 2.18
34 Stig Kristiansen (Nor) Norway 2.19
35 Lennie Kristensen (Den) Team Fakta 2.33
36 Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank 2.57
37 Nikolaj Bo Larsen (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 3.01
38 Oliver Penney (Swi) Mgi Fietsen 3.27
39 Francisque Teyssier (Fra) Jean Delatour 3.30
40 Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 3.45
41 Arturas Kasputis (Ltu) Ag2r Prevoyance 3.48
42 Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole 4.46
43 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 5.10
44 Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole
45 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour 5.16
46 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 5.25
47 Martin Johansson (Swe) Collstrop 5.39
48 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 5.42
49 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step 6.15
50 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Norway 6.17
51 Kristoffer Ingeby (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 6.29
52 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Crescent 6.35
53 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 6.39
54 Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 6.57
55 Enrico Nikolai (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 7.16
56 Servais Knaven (Ned) Farm Frites 7.39
57 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Jean Delatour 7.40
58 Tobias Lergård (Swe) Team Crescent 7.41
59 Petter Renäng (Swe) Team Crescent
60 Tomas Grönqvist (Swe) Sweden 7.46
61 Jonas Olsson (Swe) Sweden 7.47
62 Bart Wellens (Bel) Mgi Fietsen 7.49
63 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Norway 7.52
64 Martin Axelsson (Swe) Team Postgirot 7.53
65 Johan Svensson (Swe) Team Postgirot 7.54
66 Eddy Lembo (Fra) Jean Delatour
67 Roy Sönsterud (Nor) Norway
68 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 8.15
69 Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance 9.39
70 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 9.48
71 Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance 10.50
72 Tony Bracke (Bel) Collstrop 11.15
73 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank 11.19
74 Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 11.35
75 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Farm Frites 11.37
76 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance 11.43
77 Magnus Albertsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 12.30
78 Krister Sjödahl (Swe) Team Crescent 12.34
79 Jonas Rydberg (Swe) Team Crescent 12.36
80 Henrik Oldin (Swe) Sweden 12.40
81 Klas Johansson (Swe) Sweden 12.41
82 Jurgen Guns (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 12.44
83 Dennis Hey (Ned) Mgi Fietsen 12.45
84 Gilles Maignan (Fra) Ag2r Prevoyance
85 Eric De Clercq (Bel) Collstrop
86 Hans De Meester (Bel) Collstrop 12.46
87 Frode Flesjå (Nor) Norway 12.48
88 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) Mgi Fietsen
89 Oscar Stenström (Fin) Team Mälarenergi 12.49
90 Tom Van Noppen (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 12.50
91 Geert Omloop (Bel) Collstrop 12.51
92 Magnus Ljungblad (Swe) Sweden 12.56
93 Klas Johansson (Swe) Team Postgirot 12.57
94 Mattias Carlsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 14.03
95 Magnus Lömäng (Swe) Team Postgirot 14.26
96 John Nilsson (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 15.19
97 Gisle Viköyr (Nor) Norway 15.45
98 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 16.04
99 Nathan O´Neill (Aus) Panaria Ceramicha-Gaerne 17.19
100 Jans Koerts (Ned) Farm Frites 17.20
101 Jukka Heinikainen (Fin) Team Mälarenergi 17.24
102 Thomas Heidrich (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 17.31
103 Innar Mandoja (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance 17.34
104 Erik Wendel (Swe) Team Postgirot 17.36
105 Mathias Kahl (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 17.38
106 Emil Arnell (Swe) Team Postgirot 17.42
107 Coen Boerman (Ned) Rabobank 17.59
108 Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole 18.38
109 Daniel Van Elven (Ned) Mgi Fietsen 20.36
110 Jan Hordijk (Ned) Mgi Fietsen 21.01
111 Enrico Degano (Ita) Panaria Ceramicha-Gaerne 22.39
112 Luca Cei (Ita) Panaria Ceramicha-Gaerne 22.45
113 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 22.47
114 Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips 22.48
U 23:
1 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Team Crescent 8.01.56
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 6.11
3 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 6.26
Teams
1 Amica Chips - Tacconi Sport 14.44.09
2 Mapei - Quick Step 0.10
3 Team Fakta 0.46
4 MemoryCard - Jack&Jones 0.54
5 Credit Agricole 2.13
6 Farm Frites 2.36
7 Rabobank 3.31
8 Jean Delatour 5.26
9 Team Deutsche Telekom 5.34
10 Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx 7.37
11 Agro-Adler - Brandenburg 7.57
12 Sverige 8.38
13 Ceramica Panaria - Gaerne 9.18
14 Team Crescent 9.28
15 Norway 10.47
16 MGI Fietsen 14.25
17 Collstrop - De Federale Verzekeringen 14.36
18 Team Postgirot 18.30
19 AG2R Prevoyance 21.23
20 Team Mälarenergi 23.15
Teams, GC
1 Amica Chips - Tacconi Sport 24.05.05
2 Mapei - Quick Step 0.12
3 MemoryCard - Jack&Jones 0.45
4 Team Fakta 0.49
5 Credit Agricole 1.46
6 Farm Frites 2.29
7 Rabobank 3.21
8 Team Deutsche Telekom 5.58
9 Jean Delatour 7.19
10 Agro-Adler - Brandenburg 8.18
11 Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx 9.19
12 Team Crescent 13.00
13 Sweden 13.28
14 Norway 14.11
15 Collstrop - De Federale Verzekeringen 15.59
16 Ceramica Panaria - Gaerne 16.32
17 MGI Fietsen 21.48
18 AG2R Prevoyance 21.53
19 Team Postgirot 26.07
20 Team Mälarenergi 29.16
Points:
1 Michael Andersson (Swe) Sweden 25 pts
2 Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Panaria Ceramicha-Gaerne 20
3 Fabio Malberti (Ita) Amica Chips 16
4 Andrea Noé (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 14
5 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour 12
6 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Amica Chips 10
7 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 9
8 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Amica Chips 8
9 Lennie Kristensen (Den) Team Fakta 7
10 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Fakta 6
11 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Amica Chips 5
12 Morten Sonne (Den) Team Fakta 4
13 Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 3
14 Oliver Penney (Swi) Mgi Fietsen 2
15 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team Fakta 1
Points, GC
1 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Amica Chips 26 pts
2 Michael Andersson (Swe) Sweden 25
3 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 25
4 Andrea Noé (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 23
5 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 22
6 Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Panaria Ceramicha-Gaerne 20
7 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean Delatour 20
8 Stuart O´Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole 18
9 Fabio Malberti (Ita) Amica Chips 16
10 Andreas Klier (Ger) Farm Frites 16
11 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 10
12 Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole 10
13 Jakob Piil (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 10
14 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Amica Chips 10
15 Martin Rittsel (Swe) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 9
16 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 9
17 Andreas Kappes (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 9
18 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Amica Chips 8
19 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Deutsche Telekom 8
20 Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank 7
21 Lennie Kristensen (Den) Team Fakta 7
22 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Fakta 6
23 Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance 5
24 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance 4
25 Alain Turicchia (Ita) Amica Chips 4
26 Morten Sonne (Den) Team Fakta 4
27 Kristoffer Ingeby (Swe) Team Mälarenergi 2
28 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Panaria Ceramicha-Gaerne 2
29 Oliver Penney (Swi) Mgi Fietsen 2
30 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team Fakta 1
31 Michel Lafis (Swe) Farm Frites 1
Sprints:
Tidaholm
1 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 5
2 Klas Johansson (Swe) Sweden 3
3 Luca Cei (Ita) Panaria Ceramicha-Gaerne 2
4 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank 1
Mullsjö
1 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 5
2 Klas Johansson (Swe) Sweden 3
3 Jonas Olsson (Swe) Sweden 2
4 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Farm Frites 1
Sprints, GC
1 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Agro Adler Brandenburg 10 pts
2 Klas Johansson (Swe) Sweden 6
3 Tomas Grönqvist (Swe) Sweden 5
4 Tony Bracke (Bel) Collstrop 3
5 Jonas Olsson (Swe) Sweden 2
6 Magnus Ljungblad (Swe) Sweden 2
7 Luca Cei (Ita) Panaria Ceramicha-Gaerne 2
8 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Farm Frites 1
9 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank 1
10 Enrico Degano (Ita) Panaria Ceramicha-Gaerne 1
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