15th Ster Elektrotoer - 2.4

Netherlands, September 12-16, 2001

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Stage 3 - September 14: Valkenburg - Valkenburg, 91 km

Mazzanti wins, Detilloux takes over lead

By Bert Saarloos*

It was an awkward stage in the morning. Because of the three minutes' silence in all EU countries at noon (in honour of the victims in the US) stage 3 of the Ster Elektrotoer started half an hour earlier and was shortened by 26 km in order to finish before the clock would strike twelve. "If it doesn't work, we will step off our bikes," yellow jersey Allan Bo Andresen said. "To be on the safe side I would have shortened the stage by ten more kilometres."

That would have also suited Andresen. "I think I will have tough day," he said before the start. The Fakta rider had known some difficulties on the climb in stage 2, so he feared today's hilly stage through the area of Valkenburg, known for three World Championships and the Amstel Gold Race. Much to his regret he was right. He would lose seven minutes over the 91 kilometres.

After an early but short lived break, Andresen's team mate Roberto Lochowski took the initiative with an escape group containing Richard Slabbekoorn (Van Vliet-Weba), Oscar Pozzi (Fassa Bortolo), Ronald Mutsaars, Roy Sentjens (Rabobank), Marcel Strauss (Gerolsteiner) and Arne Kornegoor (Löwik-Tegeltoko). On the numerous climbs Lochowski, Sentjens and Kornegoor were the only survivors, the rest fell back into the bunch.

Yesterday's winner Bart Voskamp (BankGiroLoterij) started a furious counter-attack on the Gulperberg (20 km to go), but neither he nor the three leaders managed to stay out of reach. Coming into Valkenburg a big bunch of 54 riders (94 started) was heading for the famous Cauberg. There Luca Mazzanti attacked. The Fassa Bortolo rider got ten seconds and managed to keep out of reach in the last six kilometres to win his first race of the year. Former pro Tom Cordes won the bunch sprint ahead of Raphael Jeune and Christophe Detilloux, the new leader.

*Bert Saarloos is a correspondent for Dagblad de Limburger

Results

1 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                 2.10.29
2 Tom Cordes (Ned) Bert Story - Piels                  0.10
3 Raphael Jeune (Fra) CSC-Tiscali                      0.11
4 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans
5 Alexandre Chouffe (Fra) BigMat Auber 93
6 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus
7 Arno Wallaard (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko
8 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
9 Danny Jonasson (Den) CSC-Tiscali
10 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank
11 Wally Buurstede (Ned) Bert Story - Piels
12 Bram De Waard (Ned) Bert Story - Piels
13 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus
14 Michael Skelde (Den) Team Fakta
15 Luuc Hutten (Ned) Rabobank
16 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) MGI Fietsen
17 Michael Albasini (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
18 Danny Van Looy (Ned) MGI Fietsen
19 Martin Derganc (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije
20 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Team Gerolsteiner
21 Andy Vanhoudt (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans
22 Federico Morini (Ita) Team Gerolsteiner
23 Edwin Dunning (Ned) AXA-VVZ
24 Julien Smink (Ned) MGI Fietsen
25 Jeroen Boelen (Ned) MGI Fietsen
26 Kees Jeurissen (Ned) MGI Fietsen
27 Roel Egelmeers (Ned) Rabobank
28 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
29 Henne Van Zanten (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko
30 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans
31 Bas Giling (Ned) Rabobank
32 Bart Voskamp (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus
33 Bram Schmitz (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus
34 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank
35 Jörn Reuss (Ger) Team Nürnberger
36 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Fakta
37 Vincent Cali (Fra) Collstrop-Palmans
38 Walter De Kok (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko
39 Lars Bak (Den) Team Fakta
40 Vincent Van Der Kooij (Ned) Rabobank
41 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
42 Jan Van Velzen (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus
43 Xavier Jan (Fra) BigMat Auber 93
44 Allan Johansen (Den) Team Fakta
45 Andrej Gimpelj (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije
46 Artour Babaitsev (Rus) Team Nürnberger
47 Dominique Rault (Fra) BigMat Auber 93
48 René Haselbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner
49 Stéphane Heulot (Fra) BigMat Auber 93
50 Lylian Lebreton (Fra) BigMat Auber 93
51 Walter Bonca (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije
52 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
53 Boris Premuzic (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije
54 Frank Van Dulmen (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko
55 Frederik Penne (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans              2.15
56 Jurgen De Jong (Ned) AXA-VVZ Cycling Team
57 Jürgen Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger
58 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans
59 Thomas Muhlbacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner
60 Sebastian Wolski (Pol) Team Nürnberger
61 Koen Das (Bel) Team Nürnberger
62 Pascal Hermes (Ned) van Vliet - Weba
63 Jens Mouris (Ned) van Vliet - Weba
64 Rudi Kemna (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus
65 Marco Fincato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
66 John Talen (Ned) MGI Fietsen
67 Jorne Videler (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko
68 Mart Louwers (Ned) Rabobank
69 Arne Kornegoor (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko
70 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
71 Camiel Van Den Bergh (Ned) Bert Story - Piels       4.26
72 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
73 Andre Van De Reep (Ned) van Vliet - Weba
74 Thierry De Groote (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans
75 Richard Slabbekoorn (Ned) van Vliet - Weba
76 Gerben Van De Reep (Ned) van Vliet - Weba
77 Bastiaan Krol (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko
78 Olivier Asmaker (Fra) CSC-Tiscali
79 Peep Mikli (Est) Bert Story - Piels                 7.11
80 Allan Bo Andresen (Den) Team Fakta
81 Renger Ypenburg (Ned) AXA-VVZ
82 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Rabobank
83 Jean-Pierre Verstraten (Ned) Bert Story - Piels
84 Maarten Lenferink (Ned) Bert Story - Piels
85 Oliver Penney (Swi) MGI Fietsen
86 Daniel Van Elven (Ned) AXA-VVZ
87 Pieter Vries (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus
88 John Sulkers (Ned) van Vliet - Weba
89 Angelo Van Melis (Ned) Bert Story - Piels
90 Matthijs Delen (Ned) van Vliet - Weba              10.34
DNS Lennart van Drimmelen (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba
DNF Bostjan Mervar (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Sloenije
DNF Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber 93
DNF Joost Legtenberg (Ned) AXA-VVZ

Sprints

Mariadorp - 28 km

1 Rudi Kemna (Ned) BankGiroLoterij                 3 pts
2 Angelo van Melis (Ned) Bert Story-Piels          2 
3 Bas Giling (Ned) Rabobank                        1 
 
Hills

Cauberg - 1 km

1 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Fakta                    3 pts
2 Andy Vanhoudt (Bel) Collstrop                    2 
3 Bas Giling (Ned) Rabobank                        1 
 
Loorberg - 49 km

1 Roberto Lochowksi (Ger) Fakta                    3 pts
2 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                      2 
3 Arne Kornegoor (Ned) Löwik-Tegeltoko             1 
 
Cauberg - 85 km

1 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                3 pts
2 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) BankGiroLoterij              2 
3 Julien Smink (Ned) MGI                           1 
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans     10.50.10
2 Edwin Dunning (Ned) AXA-VVZ
3 René Haselbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner             0.04
4 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Team Gerolsteiner               0.07
5 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                          0.08
6 Michael Albasini (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
7 Luuc Hutten (Ned) Rabobank
8 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
9 Andrej Gimpelj (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije
10 Artour Babaitsev (Rus) Team Nürnberger
11 Xavier Jan (Fra) BigMat Auber 93
12 Federico Morini (Ita) Team Gerolsteiner             0.31
13 Bart Voskamp (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus          1.47
14 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                   2.04
15 Raphael Jeune (Fra) CSC-Tiscali                     2.07
16 Michael Skelde (Den) Team Fakta                     2.09
17 Andy Vanhoudt (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans               2.15
18 Tom Cordes (Ned) Bert Story - Piels                 2.16
19 Vincent Van Der Kooij (Ned) Rabobank                2.18
20 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus     2.20
21 Bas Giling (Ned) Rabobank
22 Arno Wallaard (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko            2.21
23 Alexandre Chouffe (Fra) BigMat Auber 93
24 Bram De Waard (Ned) Bert Story - Piels
25 Danny Jonasson (Den) CSC-Tiscali
26 Wally Buurstede (Ned) Bert Story - Piels
27 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
28 Henne Van Zanten (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko
29 Julien Smink (Ned) MGI Fietsen
30 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus
31 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans
32 Jeroen Boelen (Ned) MGI Fietsen
33 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank
34 Vincent Cali (Fra) Collstrop-Palmans
35 Kees Jeurissen (Ned) MGI Fietsen
36 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) MGI Fietsen
37 Bram Schmitz (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus
38 Walter De Kok (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko
39 Lars Bak (Den) Team Fakta
40 Allan Johansen (Den) Team Fakta
41 Jan Van Velzen (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus
42 Dominique Rault (Fra) BigMat Auber 93
43 Lylian Lebreton (Fra) BigMat Auber 93
44 Stéphane Heulot (Fra) BigMat Auber 93
45 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
46 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
47 Rudi Kemna (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus            4.14
48 Pascal Hermes (Ned) van Vliet - Weba                4.25
49 Jens Mouris (Ned) van Vliet - Weba
50 Jürgen Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger
51 Jurgen De Jong (Ned) AXA-VVZ Cycling Team
52 John Talen (Ned) MGI Fietsen
53 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
54 Marco Fincato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
55 Arne Kornegoor (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko           5.33
56 Jörn Reuss (Ger) Team Nürnberger                    5.42
57 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Fakta
58 Frank Van Dulmen (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko
59 Danny Van Looy (Ned) MGI Fietsen
60 Boris Premuzic (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije
61 Martin Derganc (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije         5.54
62 Thierry De Groote (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans           6.36
63 Allan Bo Andresen (Den) Team Fakta                  6.55
64 Gerben Van De Reep (Ned) van Vliet - Weba           7.08
65 Jorne Videler (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko            7.12
66 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans           7.46
67 Koen Das (Bel) Team Nürnberger
68 Sebastian Wolski (Pol) Team Nürnberger
69 Walter Bonca (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije           8.07
70 Angelo Van Melis (Ned) Bert Story - Piels           9.19
71 Jean-Pierre Verstraten (Ned) Bert Story - Piels     9.21
72 Daniel Van Elven (Ned) AXA-VVZ
73 Peep Mikli (Est) Bert Story - Piels
74 Frederik Penne (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans             10.11
75 Thomas Muhlbacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner
76 Maarten Lenferink (Ned) Bert Story - Piels         12.09
77 Bastiaan Krol (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko           12.21
78 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                12.22
79 Olivier Asmaker (Fra) CSC-Tiscali
80 Oliver Penney (Swi) MGI Fietsen                    12.42
81 Pieter Vries (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus
82 Richard Slabbekoorn (Ned) van Vliet - Weba         12.45
83 Camiel Van Den Bergh (Ned) Bert Story - Piels      12.59
84 Renger Ypenburg (Ned) AXA-VVZ                      13.03
85 Matthijs Delen (Ned) van Vliet - Weba              18.30
86 Mart Louwers (Ned) Rabobank                        18.46
87 Roel Egelmeers (Ned) Rabobank                      19.43
88 Andre Van De Reep (Ned) van Vliet - Weba           21.33
89 John Sulkers (Ned) van Vliet - Weba                26.43
90 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Rabobank                        28.24