49th Olympia's Ronde - 2.5

Netherlands, May 20-28, 2000

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Stage 1 - May 21: Tilburg - Tilburg, 150 km

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120 Riders started in Tilburg in the rain, with sad news for the Italians: two bikes from their team were stolen from the hotel.

The Russians and Finnish riders were having some problems back in the peloton.

After 31 km, Robert Hayles (Great Britain) attacked, getting a 35 second gap (virtual leader for a while), and the peloton covered 44.7 kilometres in the first hour. However, before the first sprint he was recaptured. The sprint was won by Wilco Zuijderwijk, in front of Adler Capelli and John den Braber. There were a lot of riders who had punctured by this point, and were chasing hard.

At the feed zone the peloton broke into two parts. The first group led by 50 seconds. The third group was at 1.45. Blue jersey wearer, Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain) abandoned at this point.

The second sprint was won by Rik Reinerink, from Martijn Lust and Joost Legtenberg.

The race finished in Tilburg after a few closing laps, with the stage being won by Rudy Kemna (Bankgiroloterij) from Den Braber. Kemna took over the lead with this win. Jens Mouris (Van Vliet) became the new wearer of the blue jersey for the best young rider.

Mikhail Mikheev (Rus) was disqualified because he didn't stop in front of a closed railway crossing.

Results

1 Rudi Kemna (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus                   3.34.58
2 John Den Braber (Ned) Axa Cycling Team  
3 Danny Daelman (Bel) Spar-Oki  
4 Robert Hayles (GBr) British National Team  
5 Wilco Zuijderwijk (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba  
6 Barry Hoedemakers (Ned) Spar-Oki  
7 Fulco Van Gulik (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko  
8 Arno Wallaard (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko  
9 Mark Vlijm (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs  
10 Arno Bouten (Ned) Piels-Gazelle 
11 Martijn Lust (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding 
12 Corey Sweet (Aus) Hohenfelder-Concorde 
13 Andrus Aug (Fin) Turun Urheiluliitto 
14 Marcel Luppes (Ned) Axa Cycling Team 
15 John Talen (Ned) Spar-Oki 
16 Jan Hordijk (Ned) MGI Fietsen 
17 Sandro Bijnen (Ned) Axa Cycling Team 
18 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs 
19 Peter Jörg (Swi) Kia-Villiger 
20 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs 
21 Joost Legtenberg (Ned) Axa Cycling Team 
22 Hein Zwinkels (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba 
23 Tom Cordes (Ned) Piels-Gazelle 
24 Hielke Boersma (Ned) MGI Fietsen 
25 Arthur Rutten (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko 
26 Tom Hoedemakers (Ned) Spar-Oki 
27 Angelo Van Melis (Ned) Axa Cycling Team 
28 Andres Lauk (Fin) Turun Urheiluliitto 
29 Vincent Van Der Kooij (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs 
30 Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus 
31 Daniel Van Elven (Ned) MGI Fietsen 
32 Jens Mouris (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba 
33 Renger Ypenburg (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus 
34 Herold Dat (Ned)  Modderkolk Groenewold 
35 Olivier Penney (Swi) MGI Fietsen 
36 Peep Mikli (Est) Piels-Gazelle 
37 Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus 
38 Dennis Heij (Ned) MGI Fietsen 
39 Henne van Zanten (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko 
40 Marco Bos (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko 
41 Bram Tankink (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko 
42 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus 
43 Juha Paajanen (Fin) Turun Urheiluliitto 
44 Pascal Hermes (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba 
45 Alges Maasikmets (Fin) Turun Urheiluliitto 
46 Nick Gates (Aus) Hohenfelder-Concorde 
47 Mark Ter Schure (Ned) Axa Cycling Team 
48 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Turun Urheiluliitto 
49 Marco Luyten (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding 
50 Vladimir Sidorenkov (Rus) Moscow City Sports 
51 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Modderkolk Groenewold 
52 Jelle Mul (Ned) Piels-Gazelle 
53 Anthony Theus (Ned) Axa Cycling Team 
54 Arthur Farenhout (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba 
55 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) MGI Fietsen 
56 Peter van de Reep (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba 
57 Alexander van Bavel (Ned) Modderkolk Groenewold              1.20
58 Wim Omloop (Bel) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus                     7.33
59 Andy De Smet (Bel) Spar-Oki                                  7.50
60 Marco Battiston (Ita) Italian National Team                 13.04
61 Evgeuni Prosvetov (Rus) Moscow City Sports 
62 Iwan Schrijver (Ned) Modderkolk Groenewold 
63 Robin Veen (Ned) Piels-Gazelle 
64 Wally Buurstede (Ned) Piels-Gazelle 
65 Arno Van Zandbeek (Ned) Piels-Gazelle 
66 Dmitri Gorbatchev (Rus) Moscow City Sports 
67 Kees Jeurissen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus 
68 Andre van de Reep (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba 
69 Raymond Raadtgever (Ned) Modderkolk Groenewold 
70 Daniel Aeschlimann (Swi) Hohenfelder-Concorde 
71 Juha Posio (Fin) Turun Urheiluliitto 
72 Sigvard Kukk (Fin) Turun Urheiluliitto 
73 Ton Slippens (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding 
74 Sandor Mol (Ned) MGI Fietsen 
75 Mikhail Timochine (Rus) Moscow City Sports 
76 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs 
77 Wilfried Bastiaanse (Ned) MGI Fietsen
78 Michel Cornelisse (Ned) Spar-Oki 
79 Wim Van De Meulenhof (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus 
80 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs 
81 Edwin Dunning (Ned) Axa Cycling Team 
82 Koen van de Velde (Bel) Spar-Oki 
83 Christian Van Dartel (Ger) Hohenfelder-Concorde 
84 Bert Dekker (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding 
85 Hansjörg Weber (Swi) Kia-Villiger 
86 Urs Spycher (Swi) KIA-Villiger 
87 Arjan Ribbers (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko 
88 Tim Hiemstra (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko 
89 David Fictoor (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding 
90 Lennart van Drimmelen (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding 
91 Heerko Gorter (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding 
92 Eric De Crom (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba 
93 Mauro Trentini (Ita) (Ita) Italian National Team 
94 Andrea Collinelli (Ita) Italian National Team 
95 Mario Benetton (Ita) Italian National Team 
96 Peter Schep (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs 
97 Wopke Veenstra (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs 
98 Bryan Steel (GBr) British National Team 
99 Cristiano Citton (Ita) Italian National Team 
100 Marco Villa (Ita) Alexia Alluminio
101 Thomas Kupper (Swi) Kia-Villiger
102 Chris Newton (GBr) British National Team
103 Huw Pritchard (GBr) British National Team
104 Mirko Lauria (Ita) Alexia Alluminio
105 Alexandre Tchigrinov (Rus) Moscow City Sports              14.44
106 Valeri Fedorov (Rus) Moscow City Sports
107 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Spar-Oki
108 Giuseppe Atzeni (Swi) Kia-Villiger
109 Michel Luiten (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding
110 Jan Richter (Ger) Hohenfelder-Concorde
111 Peter Rogers (Aus) Hohenfelder-Concorde
112 Bart Baars (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding
113 Adler Capelli (Ita) Italian National Team
114 René Furrer (Swi) Kia-Villiger
115 Marc van Grinsven (Ned) Modderkolk Groenewold
116 Paul Manning (GBr) British National Team

General classification after stage 1:

1 Rudi Kemna (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus                   3.40.51
2 Olivier Penney (Swi) MGI Fietsen                              0.04
3 John Den Braber (Ned) Axa Cycling Team                        0.12
4 Tom Hoedemakers (Ned) Spar-Oki                                0.13
5 Renger Ypenburg (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus                 0.14
6 Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus  
7 Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus  
8 Robert Hayles (GBr) British National Team                     0.15
9 Jens Mouris (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba                              0.16
10 Tom Cordes (Ned) Piels-Gazelle                               0.17
11 Daniel Van Elven (Ned) MGI Fietsen                           0.18
12 Wilco Zuijderwijk (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba 
13 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus 
14 Barry Hoedemakers (Ned) Spar-Oki 
15 Dennis Heij (Ned) MGI Fietsen 
16 Joost Legtenberg (Ned) Axa Cycling Team 
17 Bram Tankink (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko 
18 Danny Daelman (Bel) Spar-Oki                                 0.19
19 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) MGI Fietsen                          0.20
20 John Talen (Ned) Spar-Oki                                    0.22
21 Marcel Luppes (Ned) Axa Cycling Team 
22 Mark Vlijm (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs                           0.23
23 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs 
24 Peter Jörg (Swi) Kia-Villiger 
25 Angelo Van Melis (Ned) Axa Cycling Team                      0.24
26 Herold Dat (Ned)  Modderkolk Groenewold                      0.25
27 Martijn Lust (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding 
28 Vincent Van Der Kooij (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs                0.26
29 Pascal Hermes (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba                           0.27
30 Arno Bouten (Ned) Piels-Gazelle                              0.28
31 Jelle Mul (Ned) Piels-Gazelle                                0.29
32 Mark Ter Schure (Ned) Axa Cycling Team 
33 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs 
34 Peep Mikli (Est) Piels-Gazelle 
35 Sandro Bijnen (Ned) Axa Cycling Team                         0.30
36 Fulco Van Gulik (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko               0.31
37 Hein Zwinkels (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba                           0.32
38 Hielke Boersma (Ned) MGI Fietsen 
39 Arthur Farenhout (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba 
40 Anthony Theus (Ned) Axa Cycling Team 
41 Corey Sweet (Aus) Hohenfelder-Concorde 
42 Henne van Zanten (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko 
43 Jan Hordijk (Ned) MGI Fietsen                                0.34
44 Arno Wallaard (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko                 0.35
45 Andrus Aug (Fin) Turun Urheiluliitto                         0.38
46 Arthur Rutten (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko                 0.39
47 Vladimir Sidorenkov (Rus) Moscow City Sports                 0.40
48 Peter van de Reep (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba                       0.42
49 Andres Lauk (Fin) Turun Urheiluliitto                        0.44
50 Marco Bos (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko                     0.45
51 Marco Luyten (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding                 0.48
52 Alges Maasikmets (Fin) Turun Urheiluliitto                   0.49
53 Juha Paajanen (Fin) Turun Urheiluliitto                      0.50
54 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Modderkolk Groenewold 
55 Kjell Carlstrom (Fin) Turun Urheiluliitto                    0.54
56 Nick Gates (Aus) Hohenfelder-Concorde                        1.05
57 Alexander van Bavel (Ned) Modderkolk Groenewold              2.04
58 Wim Omloop (Bel) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus                     7.58
59 Andy De Smet (Bel) Spar-Oki                                  8.09
60 Chris Newton (GBr) British National Team                    13.09
61 Andrea Collinelli (Ita) Italian National Team               13.14
62 Mauro Trentini (Ita) (Ita) Italian National Team            13.15
63 Wilfried Bastiaanse (Ned) MGI Fietsen                       13.17
64 Kees Jeurissen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus                13.20
65 Peter Schep (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs                         13.24
66 Wopke Veenstra (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs 
67 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs                   13.25
68 Christian Van Dartel (Ger) Hohenfelder-Concorde             13.26
69 Marco Villa (Ita) Alexia Alluminio                          13.27
70 Daniel Aeschlimann (Swi) Hohenfelder-Concorde 
71 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs                        13.28
72 Cristiano Citton (Ita) Italian National Team 
73 Huw Pritchard (GBr) British National Team                   13.29
74 Bryan Steel (GBr) British National Team 
75 Wim Van De Meulenhof (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus          13.30
76 Tim Hiemstra (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko                 13.31
77 Arno Van Zandbeek (Ned) Piels-Gazelle                       13.32
78 Lennart van Drimmelen (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding 
79 Heerko Gorter (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding               13.33
80 Mario Benetton (Ita) Italian National Team                  13.34
81 Sandor Mol (Ned) MGI Fietsen 
82 Andre van de Reep (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba                      13.35
83 Edwin Dunning (Ned) Axa Cycling Team                        13.36
84 Marco Battiston (Ita) Italian National Team                 13.38
85 Ton Slippens (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding                13.40
86 Mirko Lauria (Ita) Alexia Alluminio                         13.41
87 Eric De Crom (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba                           13.42
88 Mikhail Timochine (Rus) Moscow City Sports                  13.43
89 Hansjörg Weber (Swi) Kia-Villiger 
90 Robin Veen (Ned) Piels-Gazelle                              13.44
91 Wally Buurstede (Ned) Piels-Gazelle 
92 Bert Dekker (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding 
93 Evgeuni Prosvetov (Rus) Moscow City Sports                  13.45
94 David Fictoor (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding               13.46
95 Dmitri Gorbatchev (Rus) Moscow City Sports                  13.48
96 Urs Spycher (Swi) KIA-Villiger                              13.50
97 Thomas Kupper (Swi) Kia-Villiger                            13.51
98 Koen van de Velde (Bel) Spar-Oki                            13.53
99 Iwan Schrijver (Ned) Modderkolk Groenewold                  13.56
100 Sigvard Kukk (Fin) Turun Urheiluliitto
101 Arjan Ribbers (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko               14.00
102 Raymond Raadtgever (Ned) Modderkolk Groenewold             14.06
103 Juha Posio (Fin) Turun Urheiluliitto
104 Michel Cornelisse (Ned) Spar-Oki                           14.12
105 Paul Manning (GBr) British National Team                   14.59
106 Adler Capelli (Ita) Italian National Team                  15.05
107 Michel Luiten (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding              15.19
108 Peter Rogers (Aus) Hohenfelder-Concorde                    15.21
109 René Furrer (Swi) Kia-Villiger                             15.22
110 Valeri Fedorov (Rus) Moscow City Sports                    15.23
111 Giuseppe Atzeni (Swi) Kia-Villiger
112 Bart Baars (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding                 15.27
113 Alexandre Tchigrinov (Rus) Moscow City Sports
114 Marc van Grinsven (Ned) Modderkolk Groenewold              15.31
115 Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Spar-Oki                              15.43
116 Jan Richter (Ger) Hohenfelder-Concorde                     15.47

Points classification:

1 Rudi Kemna (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus                        32 pts
2 John Den Braber (Ned) Axa Cycling Team                          20
3 Danny Daelman (Bel) Spar-Oki                                    16
4 Robert Hayles (GBr) British National Team                       14
5 Wilco Zuijderwijk (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba                          12
6 Barry Hoedemakers (Ned) Spar-Oki                                10
7 Olivier Penney (Swi) MGI Fietsen                                10
8 Fulco Van Gulik (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko                   9
9 Chris Newton (GBr) British National Team                         9
10 Arno Wallaard (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko                    8
11 Andrea Collinelli (Ita) Italian National Team                   8
12 Mark Vlijm (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs                              7
13 Arno Bouten (Ned) Piels-Gazelle                                 6
14 Mauro Trentini (Ita) (Ita) Italian National Team                6
15 Martijn Lust (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding                    5
16 Wilfried Bastiaanse                                             5
17 Corey Sweet (Aus) Hohenfelder-Concorde                          4
18 Tom Hoedemakers (Ned) Spar-Oki                                  4
19 Andrus Aug (Fin) Turun Urheiluliitto                            3
20 Renger Ypenburg (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus                   3
21 Marcel Luppes (Ned) Axa Cycling Team                            2
22 Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus                  2
23 John Talen (Ned) Spar-Oki                                       1
24 Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus                    1

Sprints classification:

1 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus                      3 pts
2 Wilco Zuijderwijk (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba                           3
3 Martijn Lust (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding                     2
4 Robert Hayles (GBr) British National Team                        2
5 Joost Legtenberg (Ned) Axa Cycling Team                          1
6 John Den Braber (Ned) Axa Cycling Team                           1

Best young rider:

1 Jens Mouris (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba                           3.41.07
2 Bram Tankink (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko                   0.02
3 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) MGI Fietsen                           0.04
4 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs                        0.07
5 Vincent Van Der Kooij (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs                 0.10
6 Pascal Hermes (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba                            0.11
7 Jelle Mul (Ned) Piels-Gazelle                                 0.13
8 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs  
9 Fulco Van Gulik (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko                0.15
10 Henne van Zanten (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko              0.16
11 Arno Wallaard (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko                 0.19
12 Arthur Rutten (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko                 0.23
13 Vladimir Sidorenkov (Rus) Moscow City Sports                 0.24
14 Marco Bos (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko                     0.29
15 Juha Paajanen (Fin) Turun Urheiluliitto                      0.34
16 Wopke Veenstra (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs                      13.08
17 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs                        13.12
18 Mikhail Timochine (Rus) Moscow City Sports                  13.27
19 Evgeuni Prosvetov (Rus) Moscow City Sports                  13.29
20 Dmitri Gorbatchev (Rus) Moscow City Sports                  13.32
21 Iwan Schrijver (Ned) Modderkolk Groenewold                  13.40
22 Juha Posio (Fin) Turun Urheiluliitto                        13.50
23 Michel Luiten (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding               15.03
24 Valeri Fedorov (Rus) Moscow City Sports                     15.07
25 Giuseppe Atzeni (Swi) Kia-Villiger 
26 Bart Baars (Ned) Wilton-Snel-De Volharding                  15.11
27 Alexandre Tchigrinov (Rus) Moscow City Sports