16th GP Cycliste de Beauce - 2.4

Canada, June 18-24, 2001

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Stage 5 - June 22: Saint-Georges - Lac-Mégantic, 170.1 km

Vogels clings onto lead on Mount Megantic

Australian Henk Vogels managed to maintain enough of his sizable 4 minute lead to stay in the lead at the conclusion of the fifth stage of the GP de Beauce. The 170 kilometre stage finished atop Mt. Megantic (1100 m) and was once again held in cold, wet conditions. Mapei-Quick Step finished 1st and 3rd on the stage with French rider Phillipe Koehler claiming the win. In second place was Canadian Czeclaw Lukaszewicz, while Vogels finished 36th at 5'03 back. After yesterday's big escape of 21 riders that put 33 minutes on the rest of the peloton, the remaining 88 strong peloton was considered to be out of contention for the overall classification. With Mercury in control at the front for the second day, the opportunity for a breakaway of non-contenders was ripe. After about 10 kilometres of attacks against the yellow jersey, a group of 12 formed off the front. The break was again highly motivated and with the highest placed rider over 37 minutes in arrears in the individual classification, the Mercury squad settled in at the front of the main peloton.

As the attacks in the main group subsided, the attacks in the breakaway began. Not content to work with a 12 man group, several hard attacks on the hills leading to the first KOM at the 41 km mark split the group. With 7 now in the lead group, the rest of the breakaway riders struggled in the strong winds, alone or in pairs, through the wide-open and hilly fields of the Beauce Region.

As the 7 escapees labored up and down the hills that would eventually lead them to the base of Mt. Megantic, the gap slowly increased to over 7 minutes. The lack of a G.C. threat in the break, the Mercury team riding tempo, and the impending 18% grade of Mt. Megantic were enough to provide a disincentive for the peloton. The peloton was now content to let the hard course and strong winds do the work of softening the field. At least the rain stopped as the miles ticked by and they made their way toward the finishing climb.

Unfortunately, as the rain subsided, the wind in the riders' faces picked up. As the break neared the climb, they were reduced to 6 as one of the Tecos riders lost contact and was rapidly dropped. Once the leaders started the 5.5 km climb, their numbers were again reduced down to just 3 riders: Philippe Koehler and Antonio Rizzi (both Mapei) and Czeclaw Lukaszewicz (Canada National). As the 3 leaders attacked each other on the lower slopes, the main field closed in on them.

With several strong attacks coming from Navigators, Saturn, MROZ and the Ficonseils team, the remnants of the main group exploded into individual efforts. Navigators' Mark Walters and Chris Baldwin were active in the action as the race for the summit intensified. All of the overall G.C. contenders were in attendance trying to improve their positions as well as catch the lead group of 3.

In the end, the lead trio held the main peloton at bay, finishing 1:19 ahead of the closest chaser. Koehler took the win over Lukaszewicz with Rizzi in 3rd. The yellow jerseyed race leader Henk Vogels (Mercury) worked hard with the help of his teammates to limit the damage to his lead, but he still lost several minutes. However, his lead was only reduced to 1'18 to Zbigniew Piatek (Mroz), with Mercury teammate Scott Moninger in third at 1'23.

Tomorrow, the riders face a tough split stage day with a 15 km Time Trial in the morning followed by a 60 km Criterium in the evening, with a hill of course.

Report courtesy of Team Navigators

Results

1 Philippe Koehler (Fra) Mapei-Quick Step                       4.41.02
2 Czeclaw Lukaszewicz (Can) Team Canada                            0.05
3 Antonio Rizzi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             0.36
4 Christophe Gauthier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos                    1.19
5 Chris Fisher (USA) Saturn Cycling Team                           2.08
6 Scott Moninger (USA) Mercury-Viatel                              2.16
7 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy                     2.31
8 Chris Baldwin (USA) Navigators Cycling Team                      2.43
9 Artour Babaitsev (Rus) Team Nurnberger                           2.45
10 Micheal Barry (Can) Saturn Cycling Team
11 Laurent Paumier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos                       2.57
12 Piotr Chmielenski (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy                  3.01
13 Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nurnberger
14 Dominique Perras (Can) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances
15 John Leiswyn (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist
16 Jesus Zarate (Mex) Team Tecos                                   3.07
17 David Mckenzie (Aus) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances         3.22
18 Vincent Templier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos                      3.29
19 Danniel Spence (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus                          3.35
20 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Mapei-Quick Step                        3.39
21 David De Bremaeker (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems         3.52
22 Trent Klasna (USA) Saturn Cycling Team                          3.54
23 James Perry (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus                             4.03
24 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Navigators Cycling Team                4.03
25 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy                       4.05
26 Zbigniew Wyrzykowski (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy
27 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Cycling Team                 4.18
28 Soren Petersen (Den) Saturn Cycling Team
29 Doug Ziewacz (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                         4.38
30 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Cycling Team                      4.43
31 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Saturn Cycling Team
32 Nicolas White (RSA) Team HSBC                                   4.53
33 Joern Reuss (Ger) Team Nurnberger                               5.02
34 Baden Cooke (Aus) Mercury-Viatel                                5.03
35 Juan Gabriel Sanchez (Mex) Team Tecos
36 Henk Vogels (Aus) Mercury-Viatel
37 Jacob Herker (Can) Team Canada
38 David Chassot (Swi) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances
39 Oleg Kozlintine (Kaz) Saint-Quentin Oktos
40 Morten Hegreberg (Nor) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems           5.49
41 Jurgen Landrie (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems
42 Svein Tuft (Can) Team Canada                                    5.55
43 Claudio Astolfi (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone              6.02
44 Min Van Velzen (Can) Team Canada                                6.15
45 Raimondas Vilcinskas (Ltu) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy               6.18
46 Charles Dionne (Can) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist
47 Remegijus Lupeikis (Ltu) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy
48 Harm Jansen (Ned) Saturn Cycling Team                           6.29
49 Francois Parisien (Can) Volkswagen
50 Daren Lill (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus                              7.14
51 Jose Garcia (Mex) Team Tecos                                    7.16
52 Martin Gilbert (Can) Volkswagen                                 7.45
53 Bill Hurley (Can) Equipe Oryx                                   8.03
54 Josh Hall (Can) Sympatico.ca Cycling Team                       8.25
55 Marc Chanoine (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems              8.30
56 Marc André Salois (Can) Equipe Du Quebec
57 Jean Frrancois Laroche (Can) Equipe Du Quebec                   8.46
58 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
59 Federico Giabbecucci (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone
60 James Ball (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus
61 Federico Colonna (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone
62 Arquimedes Lam (Mex) Team Tecos                                 8.48
63 Bogdan Bondariew (Ukr) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy                   9.08
64 Sttephane Gremaud (Swi) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances
65 Morne Bester (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus                            9.13
66 Greg Sieniewicz (Can) Equipe Oryx
67 Jurgen Werner (Ger) Team Nurnberger                             9.49
68 Joerg Foester (Ger) Team Nurnberger
69 Robert Foster (Ger) Team Nurnberger
70 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Team HSBC
71 Erik Sanders (USA) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances           9.50
72 Andy Capelle (Bel) Saint-Quentin Oktos                         10.46
73 Bart Herirweah (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems            10.55
74 Martin St-Laurent (Can) Volkswagen                             11.16
75 Cesare Diciento (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone             11.37
76 Oleg Grishkine (Rus) Navigators Cycling Team                   11.41
77 Jean Francois Racine (Can) Equipe Du Quebec                    11.54
78 Gordon Fraser (Can) Mercury-Viatel                             12.06
79 Philippe Viau-Dupuis (Can) Equipe Du Quebec                    13.10
80 Christophe Cheseaux (Can) Equipe Du Quebec                     13.13
81 Simon Kessler (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus                          13.46
82 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Team HSBC
83 Jac Louis Van Wijk (RSA) Team HSBC
84 Cameron Macleod (RSA) Team HSBC
85 Renaud Boxus (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems
86 Sebastien Mattozza (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems
87 Ryan Guay (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist
88 Derek Bouchard-Hall (USA) Mercury-Viatel                       13.58
89 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Cycling Team                 14.03
90 Jose Luis Castel (Mex) Team Tecos                              14.07
91 Micheal Sayers (USA) Mercury-Viatel                            14.35
92 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                              14.40
93 Emmanuele Negrini (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone           15.45
94 Andrew Randell (Can) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                      17.02
95 Jason Crookham (Can) Sympatico.ca Cycling Team
96 Kevin Monhan (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                        18.42
97 Eduardo Garciano (Mex) Team Tecos                              19.21
98 Chris Wherry (USA) Mercury-Viatel                              19.38
99 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Team Canada                               19.38
100 Florencino Ramos (Mex) Team Tecos                             39.16
DNF David Tani (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
DNF Malcom Lange (RSA) Team HSBC
DNF Ross Hooker (Can) Team Canada
DNF Gladish Corey (Can) Volkswagen
DNF Owen Hannie (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus
TC Alexandre Lavallée (Can) Team Canada
 
General classification after stage 5
 
1 Henk Vogels (Aus) Mercury-Viatel                             18.13.33
2 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy                     1.18
3 Scott Moninger (USA) Mercury-Viatel                              1.23
4 Micheal Barry (Can) Saturn Cycling Team                          1.41
5 Piotr Chmielenski (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy                   1.49
6 Artour Babaitsev (Rus) Team Nurnberger                           2.03
7 Chris Baldwin (USA) Navigators Cycling Team                      2.16
8 John Leiswyn (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                          2.40
9 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy                        2.50
10 Laurent Paumier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos                       2.53
11 Dominique Perras (Can) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances       2.59
12 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Mapei-Quick Step                        3.11
13 David Mckenzie (Aus) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances         3.15
14 Jesus Zarate (Mex) Team Tecos                                   3.25
15 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Saturn Cycling Team                         3.38
16 Doug Ziewacz (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                         4.19
17 Nicolas White (RSA) Team HSBC                                   5.01
18 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Navigators Cycling Team                5.01
19 Baden Cooke (Aus) Mercury-Viatel                                5.54
20 Min Van Velzen (Can) Team Canada                                5.57
21 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             8.18
22 Harm Jansen (Ned) Saturn Cycling Team                          32.44
23 Philippe Koehler (Fra) Mapei-Quick Step                        32.57
24 Czeclaw Lukaszewicz (Can) Team Canada                          33.16
25 Antonio Rizzi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           33.38
26 Christophe Gauthier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos                  34.27
27 Svein Tuft (Can) Team Canada                                   35.24
28 Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nurnberger                               35.54
29 Daren Lill (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus                             36.03
30 Trent Klasna (USA) Saturn Cycling Team                         36.22
31 Zbigniew Wyrzykowski (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy              36.33
32 Soren Petersen (Den) Saturn Cycling Team                       36.46
33 Danniel Spence (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus                         36.55
34 Chris Fisher (USA) Saturn Cycling Team                         37.14
35 Vincent Templier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos                     37.17
36 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Cycling Team                37.23
37 James Perry (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus                            37.23
38 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Cycling Team                     37.48
39 David De Bremaeker (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems        37.59
40 Joern Reuss (Ger) Team Nurnberger                              38.29
41 Oleg Kozlintine (Kaz) Saint-Quentin Oktos                      38.31
42 Remegijus Lupeikis (Ltu) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy                38.37
43 Raimondas Vilcinskas (Ltu) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy              38.38
44 Jacob Herker (Can) Team Canada                                 38.58
45 Jurgen Landrie (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems            39.15
46 Claudio Astolfi (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone             39.24
47 Charles Dionne (Can) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                      39.30
48 David Chassot (Swi) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances         40.14
49 Morten Hegreberg (Nor) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems          40.38
50 Jose Garcia (Mex) Team Tecos                                   41.06
51 Martin Gilbert (Can) Volkswagen                                41.40
52 Josh Hall (Can) Sympatico.ca Cycling Team                      42.10
53 Marc André Salois (Can) Equipe Du Quebec                       42.14
54 Marc Chanoine (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems             42.16
55 Federico Giabbecucci (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone        42.28
56 Jean Frrancois Laroche (Can) Equipe Du Quebec                  42.30
57 Morne Bester (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus                           42.33
58 Robert Foster (Ger) Team Nurnberger                            42.39
59 Jurgen Werner (Ger) Team Nurnberger                            42.42
60 Bill Hurley (Can) Equipe Oryx                                  42.50
61 Sttephane Gremaud (Swi) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances     42.58
62 Erik Sanders (USA) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances          43.20
63 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Team HSBC                                     43.29
64 Federico Colonna (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone            43.48
65 Francois Parisien (Can) Volkswagen                             44.07
66 Bart Herirweah (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems            44.21
67 Joerg Foester (Ger) Team Nurnberger                            44.30
68 Gordon Fraser (Can) Mercury-Viatel                             44.39
69 Oleg Grishkine (Rus) Navigators Cycling Team                   44.46
70 Greg Sieniewicz (Can) Equipe Oryx                              45.31
71 Bogdan Bondariew (Ukr) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy                  46.01
72 Martin St-Laurent (Can) Volkswagen                             46.46
73 Sebastien Mattozza (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems        47.12
74 Simon Kessler (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus                          48.03
75 Cesare Diciento (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone             48.05
76 Arquimedes Lam (Mex) Team Tecos                                48.12
77 Ryan Guay (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                           48.45
78 Eddy Ratti (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                              48.54
79 Micheal Sayers (USA) Mercury-Viatel                            49.24
80 Jose Luis Castel (Mex) Team Tecos                              49.32
81 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Team HSBC                                49.41
82 Andrew Randell (Can) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                      50.35
83 Andy Capelle (Bel) Saint-Quentin Oktos                         51.09
84 Chris Wherry (USA) Mercury-Viatel                              52.17
85 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Team Canada                               52.50
86 Derek Bouchard-Hall (USA) Mercury-Viatel                       52.54
87 Eduardo Garciano (Mex) Team Tecos                              53.11
88 Cameron Macleod (RSA) Team HSBC                                53.20
89 Kevin Monhan (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                        53.25
90 James Ball (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus                             55.01
91 Juan Gabriel Sanchez (Mex) Team Tecos                          57.28
92 Jean Francois Racine (Can) Equipe Du Quebec                  1.00.14
93 Emmanuele Negrini (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone         1.00.42
94 Jac Louis Van Wijk (RSA) Team HSBC                           1.02.44
95 Renaud Boxus (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems            1.05.47
96 Christophe Cheseaux (Can) Equipe Du Quebec                   1.06.33
97 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Cycling Team               1.09.29
98 Philippe Viau-Dupuis (Can) Equipe Du Quebec                  1.17.04
99 Florencino Ramos (Mex) Team Tecos                            1.18.19
100 Jason Crookham (Can) Sympatico.ca Cycling Team              1.20.54
 
Points classification
 
1 Gordon Fraser (Can) Mercury-Viatel                                 28 pts
2 Chris Baldwin (USA) Navigators Cycling Team                        27
3 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Cycling Team                    24
4 David Mckenzie (Aus) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances            24
5 Charles Dionne (Can) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                          23
6 Czeclaw Lukaszewicz (Can) Team Canada                              22
7 Artour Babaitsev (Rus) Team Nurnberger                             21
8 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                                19
9 Bart Herirweah (Bel) Ville De Charleroi-New Systems                19
10 Micheal Barry (Can) Saturn Cycling Team                           16
11 Federico Colonna (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone               15
12 Philippe Koehler (Fra) Mapei-Quick Step                           15
13 Henk Vogels (Aus) Mercury-Viatel                                  15
14 Baden Cooke (Aus) Mercury-Viatel                                  14
15 Robert Foster (Ger) Team Nurnberger                               14
16 Svein Tuft (Can) Team Canada                                      14
17 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy                      13
18 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Saturn Cycling Team                           13
19 Nicolas White (RSA) Team HSBC                                     13
20 Antonio Rizzi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                              13
21 Christophe Gauthier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos                     12
22 Chris Fisher (USA) Saturn Cycling Team                            11
23 John Leiswyn (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                           10
24 Scott Moninger (USA) Mercury-Viatel                               10
25 Piotr Chmielenski (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy                    10
26 Jurgen Werner (Ger) Team Nurnberger                                8
27 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy                          7
28 Soren Petersen (Den) Saturn Cycling Team                           6
29 Laurent Paumier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos                          6
30 Remegijus Lupeikis (Ltu) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy                    5
31 Oleg Kozlintine (Kaz) Saint-Quentin Oktos                          5
32 Andy Capelle (Bel) Saint-Quentin Oktos                             4
33 Claudio Astolfi (Ita) Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone                 3
34 Jesus Zarate (Mex) Team Tecos                                      3
35 Martin Gilbert (Can) Volkswagen                                    3
36 Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nurnberger                                   3
37 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Mapei-Quick Step                           2
38 Dominique Perras (Can) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances          2
39 Bogdan Bondariew (Ukr) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy                      1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Philippe Koehler (Fra) Mapei-Quick Step                            28 pts
2 Arquimedes Lam (Mex) Team Tecos                                    28
3 Svein Tuft (Can) Team Canada                                       24
4 Jason Crookham (Can) Sympatico.ca Cycling Team                     21
5 Christophe Gauthier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos                      21
6 Antonio Rizzi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                               21
7 Florencino Ramos (Mex) Team Tecos                                  20
8 Czeclaw Lukaszewicz (Can) Team Canada                              17
9 Zbigniew Wyrzykowski (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy                  17
10 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Team Canada                                  14
11 Danniel Spence (RSA) Team I.B.M. Lotus                            12
12 Chris Fisher (USA) Saturn Cycling Team                            11
13 Piotr Chmielenski (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy                    10
14 Henk Vogels (Aus) Mercury-Viatel                                  10
15 Micheal Barry (Can) Saturn Cycling Team                            8
16 Scott Moninger (USA) Mercury-Viatel                                7
17 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Saturn Cycling Team                            7
18 Jose Luis Castel (Mex) Team Tecos                                  7
19 John Leiswyn (USA) 7Up-Colorado Cyclist                            6
20 Laurent Paumier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos                          5
21 Jesus Zarate (Mex) Team Tecos                                      5
22 Francois Parisien (Can) Volkswagen                                 4
23 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy                       4
24 Artour Babaitsev (Rus) Team Nurnberger                             3
25 Dominique Perras (Can) Ficonseils-RCC Conseils Assurances          3
26 Chris Baldwin (USA) Navigators Cycling Team                        3
27 Baden Cooke (Aus) Mercury-Viatel                                   1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Mercury - Viatel                                             54.46.20
2 Mroz - Supradyn Witaminy                                         0.20
3 Saturn Cycling Team                                             27.13
4 Mapei - Quick Step                                              30.42
5 Navigators Cycling Team                                         37.34
6 Ficonseils - Rcc Conseils Assurances                            39.11
7 7Up - Colorado Cyclist                                          40.51
8 Team Canada                                                   1.07.32
9 Saint-Quentin Oktos                                           1.08.39
10 Team Nurnberger                                              1.10.14
11 Team Tecos                                                   1.17.43
12 Team Hsbc                                                    1.31.50
13 Team I.B.M. Lotus                                            1.42.58
14 Ville De Charleroi - New Systems                             1.50.07
15 Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone                                 1.57.59
16 Volkswagen                                                   2.04.46
17 Equipe Du Quebec                                             2.06.16