Postgirot Open - Tour of Sweden - 2.3

Sweden, June 13 - 17, 2001

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Stage 1b - June 13: Uppsala-Eskilstuna, 138 km

Tom Steels wins in Eskilstuna

The second stage of the day was ridden in beautiful weather with strong winds. The 138 kilometre stage was contested between Uppsala and Eskilstuna and it finished in a big bunch sprint that was won by one of the best sprinters in the world, Belgian Tom Steels (Mapei)

Steels, a nine time Tour de France stage winner, won the second stage with the slightest of margins over Henrik Van Dijck (Lotto). Van Dijck entered the final 500 meters with a little gap to the peloton, but was caught shortly before the line.

Thor Hushovd starts tomorrow's stage in the yellow leader's jersey. He is clearly the man of the day with his victory and his third placing in the afternoon sprint. He leads with eight seconds over his team mate Bäckstedt, and Hushovd is also in the lead in the points competition.

German rider Roberto Lochowski (Team Fakta) won the two hot spot sprints of the day, the first one after 21 kilometres and the second after 51 kilometres. Lochowski won the sprint competition last year, and is clearly aiming to repeat his success this year.

Tomorrow's stage is ridden from Eskilstuna to Motala, and the stage covers 175,3 kilometres. The start will be at 13.45 and the finish is predicted to between 17.50 and 18.20.

Report courtesy of PostGirot Tour of Sweden race organisation

Results

1 Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                          3.26.13
2 Hendrik Van Dijck (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
4 Thorsten Wilhelms (Ger) Team Nürnberger
5 Crescenzo D'Amore (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
6 Nicola Minali (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola
7 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Cofidis, La Credite par Telephone
8 Marcin Lewandowski (Pol) Atlas-Lukullus
9 Stuart O´Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole
10 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
 
General classification after stage 1b
 
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                         3.40.50
2 Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole                        0.08
3 Stuart O´Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole                          0.10
4 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Nürnberger                            0.21
5 Jonas Olsson (Swe) Team Crescent                              0.24
6 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          0.27
7 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                    0.28
8 Michael Andersson (Swe) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV               0.29
9 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step
10 Joona Laukka (Fin) Team Mälarenergi                          0.31
11 Petter Renäng (Swe) Team Crescent                            0.34
12 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola        0.36
13 Torsten Hieckmann (Ger) Deutsche Telekom                     0.37
14 Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Coast
15 Robert Hayles (GBr) Cofidis, La Credite par Telephone        0.38
16 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Team Crescent                          0.39
17 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Fakta
18 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Crescent                           0.40
19 Frank Høj (Den) Team Coast
20 Adriano Baffi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                         0.42
21 Martin Rittsel (Swe) CSC-Worldonline                         0.43
22 Jukka Heinikainen (Fin) Team Mälarenergi                     0.46
23 Robert Bartko (Ger) Deutsche Telekom                         0.47
24 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                             0.48
25 Andrej Mizourov (Kaz) Deutsche Telekom                       0.48
26 Anthony Langella (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       0.49
27 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team Fakta                           0.51
28 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Fakta                           0.54
29 Hans De Clercq (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                            0.55
30 Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola            0.56
31 Jimmy Hansen (Den) Team Fakta
32 Ole Sigurd Simensen (Nor) Team Mälarenergi                   0.59
33 Tobias Lergård (Swe) Team Crescent                           0.59
34 Erlend Engesvoll (Nor) Norwegian National Team               1.03
35 Sergey Belousov (Kaz) Cofidis, La Credite par Telephone
36 Coen Boerman (Ned) Rabobank
37 Bjarke Nielsen (Den) CSC-Worldonline                         1.04
38 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                      1.04
39 Sebastian Wolski (Pol) Team Nürnberger                       1.07
40 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Norwegian National Team                 1.07
41 Damien Pommereau (Fra) Cofidis, La Credite par Telephone     1.07
42 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team Coast                           1.08
43 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Cologne
44 Björnar Vestöl (Nor) Team Fakta                              1.09
45 Niclas Ekström (Swe) Team Mälarenergi                        1.10
46 Chris Peers (Bel) Cofidis, La Credite par Telephone          1.11
47 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                               1.14
48 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team Coast                             1.16
49 Stefan Kupfernagel (Ger) Team Cologne                        1.18
50 Thomas Grönqvist (Swe) Amore & Vita-Beretta
51 Sandro Giacomelli (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola         1.19
52 Matthew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
53 Mattias Carlsson (Swe) Swedish National Team                 1.19
54 Gisle Vikøyr (Nor) Norwegian National Team                   1.20
55 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV                  1.21
56 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Deutsche Telekom
57 Kristoffer Ingeby (Swe) Swedish National Team                1.24
58 Berry Hoedemakers (Ned) Team Cologne                         1.26
59 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
60 Malte Urban (Ger) Team Coast                                 1.27
61 Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) CSC-Worldonline                    1.28
62 Hendrik Van Dijck (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                         1.30
63 Rune Jogert (Nor) Norwegian National Team                    1.32
64 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Deutsche Telekom                          1.34
65 Richard Groenendal (Ned) Rabobank                            1.35
66 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Norwegian National Team                  1.41
67 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Team Cologne                          1.42
68 Slawomir Kohut (Pol) Amore & Vita-Beretta                    1.44
69 Kurt van Lancker (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                          1.44
70 Erik Wendel (Swe) Team Crescent                              1.45
71 Örjan Gustavsson (Swe) Swedish National Team                 1.45
72 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                             1.47
73 Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                            1.47
74 Magnus Albertsson (Swe) Swedish National Team                1.48
75 Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Coast                             1.49
76 René Jörgensen (Den) CSC-Worldonline                         1.50
77 Jos Lucassen (Ned) Team Cologne                              1.53
78 Koen Das (Bel) Team Nürnberger                               1.53
79 Martin Vestby (Nor) Norwegian National Team                  1.55
80 Przemyslaw Micolajczyk (Pol) Atlas-Lukullus
81 Johan Nyman (Swe) Team Postgirot                             1.56
82 Ryan Cox (RSA) Team Cologne                                  1.58
83 Victor Sjöström (Swe) Team Postgirot                         2.02
84 Méderic Clain (Fra) Cofidis, La Credite par Telephone        2.03
85 Luca Paolini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          2.03
86 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola         2.04
87 Michael S Nielsen (Den) CSC-Worldonline                      2.05
88 Crescenzo D'Amore (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                     2.10
89 Seweryn Kohut (Pol) Amore & Vita-Beretta                     2.11
90 Andrus Aug (Est) Amore & Vita-Beretta                        2.12
91 Oskar Stenström (Fin) Team Mälarenergi                       2.13
92 Nicola Chesini (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola            2.15
93 Thorsten Wilhelms (Ger) Team Nürnberger                      2.19
94 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Cofidis, La Credite par Telephone        2.20
95 Luca De Angeli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV                 2.21
96 Massimiliano Martini (Ita) Amore & Vita-Beretta              2.23
97 John Nilsson (Swe) Swedish National Team                     2.23
98 Allan Andresen (Den) Team Fakta                              2.25
99 Maurizio Caravaggio (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV            2.28
100 Fredrik Modin (Swe) Team Postgirot                          2.34
101 Jens Lehmann (Ger) Team Nürnberger                          2.35
102 Martin Praznovsky (Slk) Atlas-Lukullus                      2.43
103 Henrik Sparr (Swe) Swedish National Team                    2.43
104 Fulco Van Gulik (Ned) Lotto-Adecco                          2.47
105 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Team Mälarenergi                      2.48
106 Marek Maciejewski (Pol) Atlas-Lukullus                      2.51
107 Nicola Minali (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola            2.52
108 Johan Svensson (Swe) Team Postgirot                         3.02
109 Marcin Lewandowski (Pol) Atlas-Lukullus                     3.09
110 Jaroslaw Ryszewski (Pol) Atlas-Lukullus                     3.12
111 Giuseppe Di Fresco (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Stream TV            3.13
112 Piotr Zaradny (Pol) Atlas-Lukullus                          3.16
113 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) CSC-Worldonline                       3.34
114 Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                          3.40
115 Magnus Lömäng (Swe) Team Postgirot                          3.49
116 Jocke Bernström (Swe) Team Postgirot                        4.17
 
Teams classification
 
1 Credit Agricole                                           11.02.51
2 Team Crescent                                                 1.17
3 Team Deutsche Telekom                                         1.52
4 Team Mälarenergi                                              1.56
5 Team Nürnberger                                               2.04
6 Team Coast                                                    2.05
7 Team Fakta                                                    2.07
8 Rabobank                                                      2.27
9 Cofidis - Le Credit par Telephone                             2.28
10 Tacconi Sport - Vini Caldirola                               2.30
11 Mapei - Quick Step                                           2.45
12 CSC - World Online                                           2.55
13 Lotto - Adecco                                               2.56
14 Norway                                                       3.09
15 Team Cologne                                                 3.32
16 Mercatone Uno - Stream TV                                    3.50
17 Sweden                                                       4.07
18 Amore & Vita Beretta                                         4.54
19 Team Postgirot                                               6.12
20 Atlas-Lukullus                                               7.10