54th Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne - 1.2Belgium, March 4, 20012000 Results Results Starting list Past winners Van Petegem is back
Peter Van Petegem scored an important victory for both he and his Mercury-Viatel team in winning the 54th edition of Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne, the traditional followup race to Omloop Het Volk. Van Petegem was quickest in a five man sprint, beating Hans de Clercq (Lotto), Jo Planckaert (Cofidis), Marc Wauters (Rabobank), and Chris Peers (Cofidis). There was to be no Italian upset to the Belgian party today, as Het Volk winner Michele Bartoli abandoned early in the race, as did Zanini (Mapei) and Wesemann (Telekom). The first time up the Kruisberg saw most of the big names in front, with Geert Van Bondt (Mercury) putting in a testing attack, although he was caught. Next, Chris Peers, Nico Mattan (Cofidis) and Andrei Tchmil (Lotto) escaped, and they were chased on the Oude Kwaremont by two more Cofidis riders, Peter Farazijn and Jo Planckaert, along with Johan Museeuw (Domo) and Rolf Sörensen (CSC). With 60 kilometres to go, another seven man group had bridged up including Vainsteins, Van Petegem, Tom Steels, Jan Kirsipuu and Marc Wauters. With a few kilometres to go, Van Petegem, de Clercq, Planckaert, Wauters and Peers launched the final attack, arriving in Kuurne with a comfortable lead. Van Petegem was too powerful for the other four in the sprint which was led out by de Clercq, and crossed the line to take his first win for Mercury. "I really wanted to win something very quickly for my new team. I will be able to approach the rest of the season with less pressure," said Van Petegem. Results - 188 km1 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Mercury-Viatel 4.20.00 (42.588 km/h) 2 Hans De Clercq (Bel) Lotto-Adecco 3 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Cofidis 4 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 5 Chris Peers (Bel) Cofidis 0.04 6 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto-Adecco 0.42 7 Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 0.49 8 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance 9 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo 10 Frank Hoj (Den) Team Coast 11 James Van Landschoot (Bel) 12 Steven de Jongh (Ned) Rabobank 13 Arvis Piziks (Lat) CSC-World Online 14 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Team Colpack 15 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites 16 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola 17 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) CSC-World Online 18 Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin 19 Youri Beyens (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 20 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 21 Roger Hammond (GBr) Collstrop-Palmans 22 Hendrik Van Dijck (Bel) Lotto-Adecco 23 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Mercury-Viatel 24 Martin Van Steen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus 25 Christoph Roodhooft (Bel) Flanders - Prefetex 26 Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Ag2R Prevoyance 27 Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Adecco 28 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux 29 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus 30 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin 31 Franck Renier (Fra) Bonjour 32 Saulius Ruskys (Ltu) Gerolsteiner 33 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus 34 Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis 35 Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola 36 Tom Flammang (Lux) Cofidis 37 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 38 Tom Desmet (Bel) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus 39 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 40 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo 41 Karel Vereecke (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites 42 Andy Vidts (Bel) Vlaanderen - T Interim 43 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank 44 Frédéric Mainguenaud (Fra) Bonjour 45 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 46 Coen Boerman (Ned) Rabobank 47 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank 48 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus 49 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Festina 50 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites Starting listDomo-Farm Frites Mapei-Quick Step 1 Romans Vainsteins (Est) 11 Michele Bartoli (Ita) 2 Johan Museeuw (Bel) 12 Franco Ballerini (Ita) 3 Robbie McEwen (Aus) 13 Stefano Zanini (Ita) 4 Marco Milesi (Ita) 14 Daniele Nardello (Ita) 5 Carl Vereecke (Bel) 15 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) 6 Wilfried Peeters (Bel) 16 Tom Steels (Bel) 7 Steven Kleynen (Bel) 17 Bart Leysen (Bel) 8 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) 18 Luca Scinto (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom Mercury-Viatel 21 Robert Bartko (Ger) 31 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) 22 Rolf Aldag (Ger) 32 Geert Van Bondt (Bel) 23 Rolf Grabsch (Ger) 33 Leo Van Bon (Ned) 24 Andreas Klier (Ger) 34 Henk Vogels (Aus) 25 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) 35 Jans Koerts (Ned) 26 Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) 36 Wim Van Sevenant (Bel) 27 Danilo Hondo (Ger) 37 Plamen Stainov (Bul) 28 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) 38 Laurent Chotard (Fra) Rabobank Lampre-Daikin 41 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) 51 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) 42 Steven De Jongh (Ned) 52 Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) 43 Coen Boerman (Ned) 53 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) 44 Marcel Duyn (Ned (Bel) 54 Marco Serpellini (Ita) 45 Karsten Kroon (Ned) 55 Rubens Bertogliati (Ita) 46 Robbie Traksel (Ned) 56 Robert Hunter (RSA) 47 Gerben Löwik (Ned) 57 Mateo Frutti (Ita) 48 Matthé Pronk (Ned) 58 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Fassa-Bortolo Lotto-Adecco 61 Fabio Baldato (Ita) 71 Andrei Tchmil (Bel) 62 Ivan Basso (Ita) 72 Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) 63 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) 73 Mario Aerts (Bel) 64 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) 74 Hans De Clercq (Bel) 65 Mateo Tosatto (Ita) 75 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) 66 Nicola Loda (Ita) 76 Hendrik Van Dyck (Bel) 67 Kim Kirchen (Lux) 77 Serge Baguet (Bel) 68 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) 78 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis Credit Agricole 81 Nico Matttan (Bel) 91 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) 82 Jo Planckaert (Bel) 92 Jens Voigt (Ger) 83 Peter Farazijn (Bel) 93 Anthony Morin (Fra) 84 Chris Peers (Bel) 94 Jérome Neuville (Fra) 85 Tom Flammang (Lux) 95 Thor Hushovd (Nor) 86 Janet Tombak (Est) 96 Christopher Jenner (NZl) 87 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) 97 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) 88 Juris Silovs (Lat) 98 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Festina Ag2R Prevoyance 101 Stéphane Augé (Fra) 111 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) 102 Florent Brard (Fra) 112 Linas Balciunas (Ltu) 103 Pascal Chanteur (Fra) 113 Lauri Aus (Est) 104 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) 114 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) 105 Andy Flickinger (Fra) 115 Stéphane Berges (Fra) 106 Armand Prétot (Fra) 116 Innar Mandoja (Est) 107 Nicolas Reynaud (Fra) 117 Ludovic Capelle (Bel) 108 Sven Teutenberg (Ger) 118 Sébastien Demarbaix (Bel) La Francaise Des Jeux Vlaanderen-T Interim 121 Jimmy Casper (Fra) 131 Youri Beyens (Bel) 122 Jacky Durand (Fra) 132 Stijn De Schoenmacker (Bel) 123 Patrick D'Hondt (Bel) 133 Mattheuw Gilmore (Aus) 124 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) 134 Nico Sijmens (Bel) 125 Yvaon Ledanois (Fra) 135 Wesley Theunis (Bel) 126 Christophe Mengin (Fra) 136 Danny Van Capellen (Bel) 127 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) 137 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) 128 Franck Perque (Fra) 138 Andy Vidts (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans Bonjour 141 Danny Baeyens (Bel) 151 Frédéric Mainguenaud (Fra) 142 Eric De Clercq (Bel) 152 Damien Nazon (Fra) 143 Hans De Meester (Bel) 153 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) 144 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) 154 Franck Renier (Fra) 145 Roger Hammond (GBr) 155 Olivier Peraudeau (Fra) 146 Geert Omloop (Bel) 156 Sébastien Joly (Fra) 147 Kristof Trouvé (Bel) 157 Fabrice Salanson (Fra) 148 Peter Wuyts (Bel) 158 Didier Rous (Fra) CSC-World On Line Flanders-Prefetex 161 Tristan Hoffmann (Ned) 171 Ronny Assez (Bel) 162 Koen Beeckman (Bel) 172 Tjarco Cuppens (Bel) 163 Arivs Piziks (Lat) 173 Tim Lenaers (Bel) 164 Rolf Sorensen (Den) 174 Harry Lodge (GBr) 165 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) 175 Marek Salermo (Fin) 166 Nicolaj Bo Larsen (Den) 176 Olivier Genicot (Bel) 167 Moe Rasmussen Jacob (Den) 177 Christian Selin (Fin) 168 Michael Steen Nielsen (Den) 178 Chris Tonge (GBr) Ville De Charleroi Colpack 181 Renaud Boxus (Bel) 191 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) 182 Marc Chanoine (Bel) 192 Fabio Bulgarelli (Ita) 183 Frank Corvers (Bel) 193 Matteo Carrara (Ita) 184 Andy Desmet (Bel) 194 Michele Colleoni (Ita) 185 Geoffry Gremelpont (Bel) 195 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) 186 Bart Heirwegh (Bel) 196 Denis Lunghi (Ita) 187 Sébastien Laroche (Bel) 197 Renzos Mazzoleni (Ita) 188 Sébastien Mattozza (Bel) 198 Rafael Mateos Perez (Spa) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 201 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) 211 Michel Van Haecke (Bel) 202 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) 212 Jurgen Vermeersch (Bel) 203 Mauro Radaelli (Ita) 213 Jurgen Vandewalle (Bel) 204 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) 214 Bert Roesems (Bel) 205 Nicola Chesini (Ita) 215 Nico Weinants (Bel) 206 Nicola Minali (Ita) 216 Gordon McCauley (NZl) 207 Zoran Klemencic (Slo) 217 Jeff Louder (USA) 208 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) 218 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus Team Coast 221 Bart Voskamp (Ned) 231 Lars Michaelsen (Den) 222 Wim Omloop (Bel) 232 Frank Hoj (Den) 223 Tom Desmet (Bel) 233 Sascha Henrix (Ger) 224 Remco Van De Ven (Ned) 234 Raphael Schweda (Ger) 225 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) 235 Jason Philips (Aus) 226 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) 236 Malte Urban (Ger) 227 Rik Reinerink (Ned) 237 Eduart Gritsun (Rus) 228 Jan Van Velzen (Ned) 238 Stefan Adamsson (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner 241 René Haselbacher (Aut) 242 Michel Van Kessel (Ned) 243 Olaf Pollack (Ger) 244 Michael Rich (Ger) 245 Saulius Ruskys (Ltu) 246 Steffen Weigold (Ger) 247 Peter Wrolich (Aut) 248 Thomas Mühlbacher (Aut) Past winners2000 Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Adecco 197 kms in 4.47.06 1999 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 188 kms in 4.38.45 1998 Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 197 kms in 4.56.00 1997 Johan Musseuw (Bel) 1996 Rolf Sörensen (Den) 1995 Frédéric Moncassin (FRA) 1994 Johan Museeuw (Bel) 1992 Olaf Ludwig (Ger) 1991 Johnny Dauwe (Bel) 1990 Hendrik Redant (Bel) 1989 Edwig Van Hooydonck (Bel) 1988 Hendrik Redant (Bel) 1987 Ludo Peeters (Bel) 1985 William Tackaert (Bel) 1984 Joseph Lammertink (Ned) 1983 Jan Raas (Ned) 1982 Gregor Braun (Ger) 1981 Joseph Jacobs (Bel) 1980 Jan Raas (Ned) 1979 Walter Planckaert (Bel) 1978 Patrick Lefevere (Bel) 1977 Patrick Sercu (Bel) 1976 Frans Verhaegen (Bel) 1975 Frans Verhaegen (Bel) 1974 Wilfried Wesemael (Bel) 1973 Walter Planckaert (Bel) 1972 Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck (Bel) 1971 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) 1970 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) 1969 Freddy Decloedt (Bel) 1968 Eric Leman (Bel) 1967 Daniel Van Rijckeghem (Bel) 1966 Gustave Desmet (Bel) 1965 Guido Reybrouck (Bel) 1964 Arthur De Cabooter (Bel) 1963 Noél Fore (Bel) 1962 Piet Rentmeester (Ned) 1961 Alfred De Bruyne (Bel) - Leon Van Daele (Bel) 1960 Joseph Planckaert (Bel) 1959 Gentiel Saelens (Bel) 1958 Gilbert Desmet (Bel) 1957 Joseph Verhelts (Bel) 1956 Henri Denijs (Bel) 1955 Joseph Planckaert (Bel) 1954 Leon Van Daele (Bel) 1953 Leopold De Graeveleyn (Bel) 1952 André Maelbrancke (Bel) 1951 André Declerck (Bel) 1950 Valére Ollivier (Bel) 1949 Albert Decin (Bel) 1948 Achiel Buysse (Bel) 1947 André Pieters (Bel) 1946 Henri Delmuyle (Bel) Past Winners by Mario Stiehl, Berlin |
