46th Four Days of Dunkirk - 2.1

France, May 2-7, 2000

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Stage 5 - May 6: Lillers - Westouter, 188.0 km

Rodriguez in stage 5

Fred Rodriguez does Mapei proud
Photo: © AFP

Today was the hilliest of the Four Days of Dunkirk, although it still ended in victory for a sprinter, with Mapei's Fred Rodriguez recording another win for the year into Westouter. He beat Belgian Jo Planckaert (Cofidis) who has been out of the limelight for a little since crashing injuring himself earlier this year. In third was Swede Martin Rittsel (MCJ&J) who took over the leader's jersey from Ag2r's Arturas Kasputis after these three were part of a break that escaped the clutches of the peloton.

Rittsel is now in a good position to take the overall win, but he only leads Kasputis by 2 seconds going into tomorrow's split day time trial-road race. Kasputis did well today to almost keep his lead, after he was attacked non-stop during the 10 ascents of Mont Rouge and Mont Noir. He couldn't prevent a six man breakway containing Rittsel, Rodriguez, Planckaert, Contrini, Sandstød, and Dellitoux escaping with 30 kilometres to go.

Last year's winner, Michael Sandstød (MC J&J) worked with teammate Rittsel to give the break a minute gap on the bunch. This was reduced to 43 seconds by the finish but it was enough to give Rittsel the overall lead.

Results

1 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Mapei-Quick Step             4.20.12 (43.35 km/h)
2 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Cofidis 
3 Martin Rittsel (Swe) Memorycard-Jack&Jones           0.03
4 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Liquigas Pata                 0.05
5 Michael Standstod (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones        0.07
6 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto Adecco 
7 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina-Lotus                0.43
8 Saulius Ruskys (Ltu) Saint-Quentin Oktos 
9 Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto Adecco 
10 Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
11 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
12 Benoît Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service
13 Arvis Piziks (Lat) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
14 Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel
15 Michel Lafis (Swe) Farm Frites
16 Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin
17 Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal Service
18 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas Pata
19 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93
20 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank
21 François Simon (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel
22 Michaël Blaudzun (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
23 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Farm Frites
24 Alexeï Sivakov (Rus) Bigmat-Auber 93
25 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Jean Delatour
26 Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin
27 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole
28 Christophe Bassons (Fra) Jean Delatour
29 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo
30 Davide Casarotto (Ita) Alessio
31 Levy Leipheimer (USA) US Postal Service
32 Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal Service
33 Marcel Duijn (Ned) Rabobank
34 René Jorgensen (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
35 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
36 Jean-Cyril Robin  (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel
37 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin
38 Jorgen Bo Petersen (Den) Ville De Charleroi
39 Ole-Sigurd Simensen  (Nor) Saint-Quentin Oktos
40 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Credit Agricole
41 Allan Johansen (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
42 Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas Pata
43 Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina-Lotus
44 Kasputis Arturas (Ltu) Ag2R Prevoyance
45 Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank
46 Daniele Righi (Ita) Alexia Allumino
47 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
48 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto Adecco
49 Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
50 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance
51 Vincent Templier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos
52 Ludovicauger (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93
53 Giacomo Battistel (Ita) Alexia Allumino
54 Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Ville De Charleroi
55 Vincent Cali (Fra) Ville De Charleroi
56 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Jean Delatour                1.07
57 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Rabobank                         1.11
58 Martin Van Steen (Ned) Farm Frites                  1.14
59 Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) Farm Frites
60 Christophe Capelle (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93            1.16
61 Flavio Zandarin (Ita) Alessio
62 Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                1.23
63 Jesper Skibby (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
64 Olivier Perraudeau (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel         2.01
65 Linas Balciunas (Ltu) Saint-Quentin Oktos           2.02
66 Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto Adecco                     4.03
67 Oleg Kozlitine (Kaz) Saint-Quentin Oktos            5.21
68 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                5.22
69 Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux       8.33
70 Laurent Madouas (Fra) Festina-Lotus                 8.56
71 Laurent Pillon (Fra) Ville De Charleroi
72 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Lotto Adecco
73 Francis Moreau (Fra) Cofidis
74 Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
75 Christophe Faudot (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel
76 Kurt Van Lancker (Bel) Lotto Adecco
77 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas Pata
78 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal Service          9.01
79 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Lotto Adecco
80 Charles Guilbert (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel
81 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites                   9.04
82 Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux            9.40
83 Tom Flammang (Lux) Cofidis
84 Kirk O'Bee (USA) US Postal Service
85 Pieter Vries (Ned) Farm Frites
86 Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis
87 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Cofidis
88 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour                   9.18
89 Emmanuelle Negrini (Ita) Cantina Tollo             12.12
90 Gian Paolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo             12.51
91 Denis Zanette (Ita) Liquigas Pata
92 Chris Boardman (GBr) Credit Agricole
93 Coen Boerman (Ned) Rabobank
94 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
95 Nicola Minali (Ita) Alexia Allumino
96 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank
97 Pascal Lino (Fra) Festina-Lotus
98 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel
99 Marcel Gono (Aus) Credit Agricole                  12.57
100 Fabio Marchesin (Ita) Liquigas Pata               12.58
101 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) US Postal Service            13.00
102 Renaud Boxus (Bel) Ville De Charleroi
103 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
104 Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93
105 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Jean Delatour
106 Marc Streel (Bel) Ville De Charleroi
107 David Lefevre (Fra) Cofidis
108 Franck Perque (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
109 Andrea Brognara (Ita) Alexia Allumino
110 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance
111 Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance
112 Folrent Brard (Fra) Festina-Lotus
113 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Alexia Allumino
114 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
115 Eddy Serri (Ita) Alexia Allumino
116 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Alessio
117 Jérôme Bernard (Fra) Jean Delatour
118 Franck Corvers (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
119 Cristian Salvato (Ita) Liquigas Pata
120 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Credit Agricole
121 Damien Nazon (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel
122 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Farm Frites
123 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
124 Grégory Barbier (Fra) Ville De Charleroi
125 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Bigmat-Auber 93
126 Jean-Michel Thilloy  (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos    34.07
127 David Clinger (USA) Festina-Lotus                 43.25

General classification after stage 5:

1 Martin Rittsel (Swe) Memorycard-Jack&Jones       20.22.29
2 Kasputis Arturas (Ltu) Ag2R Prevoyance               0.20
3 Arvis Piziks (Lat) Memorycard-Jack&Jones 
4 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Credit Agricole               0.33
5 Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                0.36
6 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Cofidis                          0.41
7 Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin 
8 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Mapei-Quick Step 
9 Marcel Duijn (Ned) Rabobank                          0.45
10 Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto Adecco                    0.46
11 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina-Lotus               0.47
12 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas Pata                 0.52
13 Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel                0.53
14 Michael Standstod (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones       1.00
15 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto Adecco
16 Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas Pata              1.23
17 Saulius Ruskys (Ltu) Saint-Quentin Oktos            1.29
18 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93                1.31
19 Michaël Blaudzun (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones        1.33
20 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto Adecco
21 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
22 Jorgen Bo Petersen (Den) Ville De Charleroi
23 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                      1.36
24 François Simon (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel             1.36
25 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                     1.36
26 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole                1.36
27 Benoît Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service
28 Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin
28 Giacomo Battistel (Ita) Alexia Allumino
30 Alexeï Sivakov (Rus) Bigmat-Auber 93
31 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Farm Frites
32 Christophe Bassons (Fra) Jean Delatour
33 Ludovicauger (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93
34 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo
35 Levy Leipheimer (USA) US Postal Service
36 Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank
37 Michel Lafis (Swe) Farm Frites
38 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
39 Allan Johansen (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones
40 Davide Casarotto (Ita) Alessio
41 Ole-Sigurd Simensen  (Nor) Saint-Quentin Oktos
42 Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal Service
43 Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Ville De Charleroi
44 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Ag2R Prevoyance
45 Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal Service
46 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Jean Delatour
47 Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
48 Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina-Lotus
49 Jean-Cyril Robin  (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel
50 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
51 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Jean Delatour                2.00
52 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Rabobank                         2.04
53 Christophe Capelle (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93            2.09
54 Flavio Zandarin (Ita) Alessio                       2.52
55 Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                3.06
56 Oleg Kozlitine (Kaz) Saint-Quentin Oktos            6.14
57 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                6.15
58 Pieter Vries (Ned) Farm Frites                      9.06
59 Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux       9.26
60 Daniele Righi (Ita) Alexia Allumino                 9.28
61 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Lotto Adecco               9.48
62 Laurent Pillon (Fra) Ville De Charleroi             9.49
63 Francis Moreau (Fra) Cofidis
64 Christophe Faudot (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel
65 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas Pata
66 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Lotto Adecco                9.54
67 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour                  10.11
68 Vincent Cali (Fra) Ville De Charleroi              11.21
69 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites
70 René Jorgensen (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones         11.40
71 Martin Van Steen (Ned) Farm Frites                 12.11
72 Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) Farm Frites                12.11
73 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal Service         12.16
74 Jesper Skibby (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones          12.20
75 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Liquigas Pata               12.25
76 Vincent Templier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos         12.28
77 Olivier Perraudeau (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel        12.58
78 Linas Balciunas (Ltu) Saint-Quentin Oktos          12.59
79 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) US Postal Service             13.07
80 Gian Paolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo             13.42
81 Denis Zanette (Ita) Liquigas Pata                  13.44
82 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
83 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel
84 Chris Boardman (GBr) Credit Agricole
85 Coen Boerman (Ned) Rabobank
86 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                13.47
87 Lauri Aus (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                    13.53
88 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Jean Delatour
89 David Lefevre (Fra) Cofidis
90 Folrent Brard (Fra) Festina-Lotus
91 Cristian Salvato (Ita) Liquigas Pata
92 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
93 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
94 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Farm Frites                    14.28
95 Jérôme Bernard (Fra) Jean Delatour                 14.31
96 Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto Adecco                    17.06
97 Emmanuelle Negrini (Ita) Cantina Tollo             17.58
98 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                     18.37
99 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Alexia Allumino              19.47
100 Kurt Van Lancker (Bel) Lotto Adecco               19.53
101 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Cofidis                     20.00
102 Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux          20.01
103 Kirk O'Bee (USA) US Postal Service
104 Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Cofidis                    20.15
105 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Alessio                     21.32
106 Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                22.15
107 Nicola Minali (Ita) Alexia Allumino               23.48
108 Marcel Gono (Aus) Credit Agricole                 23.54
109 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Bigmat-Auber 93                 23.57
110 Franck Corvers (Den) Memorycard-Jack&Jones        23.57
111 Fabio Marchesin (Ita) Liquigas Pata               24.11
112 Pascal Lino (Fra) Festina-Lotus                   24.23
113 Franck Perque (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux         25.04
114 Andrea Brognara (Ita) Alexia Allumino
115 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Credit Agricole              26.03
116 Marc Streel (Bel) Ville De Charleroi              26.08
117 Tom Flammang (Lux) Cofidis                        28.44
118 Laurent Madouas (Fra) Festina-Lotus               29.38
119 Grégory Barbier (Fra) Ville De Charleroi          29.40
120 Eddy Serri (Ita) Alexia Allumino                  30.38
121 Charles Guilbert (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel         31.41
122 Renaud Boxus (Bel) Ville De Charleroi             34.49
123 Thierry Gouvenou (Fra) Bigmat-Auber 93            35.53
124 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                 36.23
125 Damien Nazon (Fra) Bonjour-Tourpargel             37.33