15th Ster Elektrotoer - 2.4

Netherlands, September 12-16, 2001

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Stage 5 - September 15: Valkenburg - Verviers, 182.5 km

No birthday present for Haselbacher as Jan takes the lead

By Bert Saarloos*

Today was the queen stage in the Ster Elektrotoer, from Valkenburg cross the Ardennes to Verviers-Stembert in Belgium. Just after the start Rudi Kemna (BankGiroLoterij), Lylian Breton (Big Mat) and Andy Vanhoudt (Collstrop) escaped. Crossing the border into Belgium (14 km) they had a gap of 1'10. After the first mountain sprint Jan van Velzen (BankGiroLoterij) counterattacked and quickly bridges the gap to the three leaders. By kilometre 80 they led by 2'25, Van Velzen being virtual leader then.

It grew to 3'05 but the break lost ground as Kemna fell back, Lebreton refused to work and the Gerolsteiner team of yellow jersey René Haselbacher, who turns 24 today, picked up the chase in the peloton.

Former yellow jerseys Christophe Detilloux and Allan Bo Andresen gave up. Roberto Lochowski (Fakta), leader in the mountains classification, succeeded in bridging the gap to the leaders on his own, but soon afterwards the peloton (69 riders) rode down the fugitives.

After the fourth mountain sprint seven riders escaped: Stéphane Heulot, Xavier Jan (Big Mat), Bram Schmitz, Bart Voskamp (BankGiroLoterij), René Haselbacher (Gerolsteiner), Michael Albasini and Luca Mazzanti (Fassa Bortolo). After a few kilometres they were joined by Dominique Rault (Big Mat), Martin Derganc, Walter Bonca (KRKA), Bert Hiemstra (BankGiroLoterij), Michael Skelde (Fakta), Marcel Strauss (Gerolsteiner), Andrea Moletta and Oscar Pozzi (Fassa Bortolo). This was the decisive break. From the top of the GC Artur Babaitsev (2nd), Roy Sentjens (6th), Luuc Hutten (8th) and Andrej Gimpelj (10th) all missed it.

Coming to the finish line for the first time, Martin Derganc, Xavier Jan, Luca Mazzanti and Marcel Strauss managed to get away. They had a lead of one minute, but in the final lap of 14.6 km Stéphane Heulot, Oscar Pozzi and Bert Hiemstra bridged the gap. René Haselbacher was not able to give himself a birthday present as he was one minute behind

In the sprint for the day's win, Bert Hiemstra won it with an late jump just ahead of Stéphane Heulot, giving BankGiroLoterij-Batavus its third stage win in the tour.

Xavier Jan took the yellow jersey, but only has a slim lead of four seconds over Marcel Strauss. With two sprints and also bonifications at the finish, the decision will fall in the final (flat) stage tomorrow from Valkenburg to Schijndel.

*Bert Saarloos is a correspondent with Dagblad de Limburger

Results

1 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus          4.46.27
2 Stéphane Heulot (Fra) BigMat Auber 93
3 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
4 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Team Gerolsteiner
5 Xavier Jan (Fra) BigMat Auber 93
6 Martin Derganc (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije             0.03
7 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         0.22
8 Michael Albasini (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                    1.03
9 Bart Voskamp (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus
10 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
11 Kees Jeurissen (Ned) MGI Fietsen
12 Michael Skelde (Den) Team Fakta
13 Jan Van Velzen (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus
14 Danny Jonasson (Den) CSC-Tiscali
15 René Haselbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner
16 Walter Bonca (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije              1.09
17 Walter De Kok (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko               1.12
18 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus        1.22
19 Bram Schmitz (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus             1.23
20 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank
21 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans              1.26
22 Danny Van Looy (Ned) MGI Fietsen
23 Artour Babaitsev (Rus) Team Nürnberger
24 Bas Giling (Ned) Rabobank
25 Julien Smink (Ned) MGI Fietsen
26 Federico Morini (Ita) Team Gerolsteiner
27 Alexandre Chouffe (Fra) BigMat Auber 93
28 Dominique Rault (Fra) BigMat Auber 93
29 Andrej Gimpelj (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije
30 Lars Bak (Den) Team Fakta
31 Vincent Cali (Fra) Collstrop-Palmans
32 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
33 Henne Van Zanten (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko            1.37
34 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans              1.38
35 Jörn Reuss (Ger) Team Nürnberger
36 Andre Van De Reep (Ned) van Vliet - Weba               2.37
37 Luuc Hutten (Ned) Rabobank                             7.32
38 Thierry De Groote (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans
39 Mart Louwers (Ned) Rabobank
40 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) MGI Fietsen                   14.26
41 Jens Mouris (Ned) van Vliet - Weba
42 Rudi Kemna (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus
43 Pieter Vries (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus
44 Raphael Jeune (Fra) CSC-Tiscali
45 Arne Kornegoor (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko
46 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
47 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Fakta
48 Allan Johansen (Den) Team Fakta
49 Andy Vanhoudt (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans
50 Jürgen Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger
51 Wally Buurstede (Ned) Bert Story - Piels
52 Jeroen Boelen (Ned) MGI Fietsen
53 Arno Wallaard (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko
54 Bastiaan Krol (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko
55 Tom Cordes (Ned) Bert Story - Piels
56 Frederik Penne (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans
57 Koen Das (Bel) Team Nürnberger
58 Daniel Van Elven (Ned) AXA-VVZ
59 Edwin Dunning (Ned) AXA-VVZ
60 Pascal Hermes (Ned) van Vliet - Weba
61 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Rabobank
62 Jurgen De Jong (Ned) AXA-VVZ Cycling Team
63 Angelo Van Melis (Ned) Bert Story - Piels
64 Bram De Waard (Ned) Bert Story - Piels
65 John Talen (Ned) MGI Fietsen
66 Vincent Van Der Kooij (Ned) Rabobank
67 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
68 Lylian Lebreton (Fra) BigMat Auber 93
69 Jean-Pierre Verstraten (Ned) Bert Story - Piels       20.38
70 Frank Van Dulmen (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko
71 Renger Ypenburg (Ned) AXA-VVZ
DNF Oliver Penney (GBr) MGI Fietsen
DNF Marco Fincato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
DNF Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Collstrop - Palmans
DNF Camiel van den Bergh (Ned) Bert Story - Piels
DNF Peep Mikli (Est) Bert Story - Piels
DNF Maarten Lenferink (Ned) Bert Story - Piels
DNF Allan Bo Andresen (Den) Team Fakta
DNF Boris Premuzic (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije
DNF Sebastian Wolski (Pol) Team Nürnberger
DNF Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner
DNF Boris Premuzic (Slo) KRKA - Telekom Slovenije
DNF Gerben van de Reep (Ned) Van Vliet - Weba
DNF Thomas Mühlbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner
DNF Olivier Asmaker (Fra) CSC - Tiscali
DNF Richard Slabbekoorn (Ned) Van Vliet - Weba
DNF Matthijs Delen (Ned) Van Vliet - Weba
DNF Roel Egelmeers (Ned) Rabobank
DNS Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank
DNS John Sulkers (Ned) Van Vliet - Weba
DNS Jorne Videler (Ned) Löwik - Tegeltoko

Sprints

Belgian border - 14 km

1 Rudi Kemna (Ned) BankGiroLoterij - Batavus                 3 pts
2 Andy Vanhoudt (Bel) Collstrop - Palmans                    2
3 Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93                   1

Spixhe-Theux - 122.1 km

1 Andy Vanhoudt (Bel) Collstrop - Palmans                    3 pts
2 Jan van Velzen (Ned) BankGiroLoterij - Batavus             2
3 Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93                   1

Hill sprints

Baraque Michel - 53.4 km

1 Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93                   3 pts
2 Andy Vanhoudt (Bel) Collstrop - Palmans                    2
3 Rudi Kemna (Ned) BankGiroLoterij - Batavus                 1

Côte du Rosier - 92.3 km

1 Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93                   3 pts
2 Jan van Velzen (Ned) BankGiroLoterij - Batavus             2
3 Andy Vanhoudt (Bel) Collstrop - Palmans                    1

Mont Theux - 125.8 km

1 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Fakta                         3 pts
2 Jan van Velzen (Ned) BankGiroLoterij - Batavus             2
3 Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93                   1

Côte de Chaufheid - 146.0 km

1 Xavier Jan (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93                        3 pts
2 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                          2
3 Bart Voskamp (Ned) BankGiroLoterij - Batavus               1

Côte de Sarpay-Bansions - 146.0 km

1 Xavier Jan (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93                        3 pts
2 Michael Albasini (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                       2
3 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                          1

Stembert - 167.9

1 Martin Derganc (Slo) KRKA - Telekom Slovenije              3 pts
2 Xavier Jan (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93                        2
3 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                          1

General classification after stage 5

1 Xavier Jan (Fra) BigMat Auber 93                    15.51.02
2 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Team Gerolsteiner                  0.04
3 René Haselbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner                0.25
4 Michael Albasini (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                    1.00
5 Artour Babaitsev (Rus) Team Nürnberger
6 Stéphane Heulot (Fra) BigMat Auber 93                   1.17
7 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                      1.24
8 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                             1.30
9 Bart Voskamp (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus              1.43
10 Andrej Gimpelj (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije            1.48
11 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                      1.57
12 Federico Morini (Ita) Team Gerolsteiner                2.02
13 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus            2.10
14 Jan Van Velzen (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus           2.42
15 Bram Schmitz (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus             3.05
16 Kees Jeurissen (Ned) MGI Fietsen                       3.06
17 Danny Jonasson (Den) CSC-Tiscali                       3.14
18 Michael Skelde (Den) Team Fakta                        3.18
19 Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                        3.26
20 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus        3.29
21 Lars Bak (Den) Team Fakta                              3.42
22 Bas Giling (Ned) Rabobank                              3.43
23 Vincent Cali (Fra) Collstrop-Palmans                   3.44
24 Dominique Rault (Fra) BigMat Auber 93                  3.47
25 Walter De Kok (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko
26 Alexandre Chouffe (Fra) BigMat Auber 93
27 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans              4.11
28 Henne Van Zanten (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko            4.20
29 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                4.27
30 Julien Smink (Ned) MGI Fietsen                         4.38
31 Martin Derganc (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije            5.50
32 Danny Van Looy (Ned) MGI Fietsen                       7.19
33 Luuc Hutten (Ned) Rabobank                             7.51
34 Jörn Reuss (Ger) Team Nürnberger                       8.16
35 Walter Bonca (Slo) KRKA-Telekom Slovenije              8.59
36 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans              9.37
37 Thierry De Groote (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans             14.21
38 Edwin Dunning (Ned) AXA-VVZ                           14.56
39 Raphael Jeune (Fra) CSC-Tiscali                       16.25
40 Vincent Van Der Kooij (Ned) Rabobank                  16.29
41 Andy Vanhoudt (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans                 16.40
42 Tom Cordes (Ned) Bert Story - Piels                   16.48
43 Arno Wallaard (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko              16.58
44 Lylian Lebreton (Fra) BigMat Auber 93                 17.11
45 Wally Buurstede (Ned) Bert Story - Piels              17.17
46 Jeroen Boelen (Ned) MGI Fietsen                       17.18
47 Allan Johansen (Den) Team Fakta                       17.19
48 Bram De Waard (Ned) Bert Story - Piels                17.38
49 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) MGI Fietsen                   17.42
50 Jens Mouris (Ned) van Vliet - Weba                    18.31
51 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner
52 Jurgen De Jong (Ned) AXA-VVZ Cycling Team             18.48
53 Rudi Kemna (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus              19.12
54 John Talen (Ned) MGI Fietsen                          19.31
55 Pascal Hermes (Ned) van Vliet - Weba                  19.42
56 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Fakta                    20.15
57 Arne Kornegoor (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko             20.37
58 Jürgen Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger                   21.03
59 Koen Das (Bel) Team Nürnberger                        23.05
60 Daniel Van Elven (Ned) AXA-VVZ                        23.54
61 Angelo Van Melis (Ned) Bert Story - Piels             24.09
62 Andre Van De Reep (Ned) van Vliet - Weba              24.57
63 Frederik Penne (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans                25.17
64 Mart Louwers (Ned) Rabobank                           25.49
65 Frank Van Dulmen (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko           26.07
66 Bastiaan Krol (Ned) Team Lowik Tegeltoko              27.12
67 Pieter Vries (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus            27.13
68 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner                   27.34
69 Jean-Pierre Verstraten (Ned) Bert Story - Piels       30.26
70 Renger Ypenburg (Ned) AXA-VVZ                         34.17
71 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Rabobank                           44.06

Points classification

1 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         33 pts
2 Bart Voskamp (Ned) BankGiroLoterij                        32
3 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) BankGiroLoterij                       26
4 Stephane Heulot (Fra) Big Mat                             24
5 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                       22

Sprint classification

1 Rudi Kemna (Ned) BankGiroLoterij                          10 pts
2 Andy Vanhoudt (Bel) Collstrop                              7
3 Mart Louwers (Ned) Rabobank                                3

Mountains classification

1 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Fakta                             14 pts
2 Xavier Jan (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93                        8
3 Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93                   7
4 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                          7
5 Andy Vanhoudt (Bel) Collstrop - Palmans                    5