8th Tour of Rhodes - 2.3

Greece, February 20-24, 2002

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Prologue - February 20: Rhodes ITT, 3.4 km

Cancellara wins the prologue

Swiss time trial specialist Fabian Cancellara the Prologue of the Tour of Rhodes, an individual time trial over 3.4 kilometres. The Mapei-Quick Step Young Group rider averaged 51 km/h and finished with a 6 second advantage over Belgian Marc Streel (Colnago-Landbouwkredit) and Fabian's teammate Michael Rogers.

Cancellara, who won the very same prologue and final classifications at the Tour of Rhodes in 2001, made the most of his expertise as an against the clock rider over the flat parcours that was marked by a very strong wind that hindered the racers' performance over the final 1,500 metres. Even with the strong wind Cancellara finished the race 10" quicker than last year.

"Today's race confirmed that I am ever improving and that I have got over the problems with my back that I had after a car accident I was in last week," said the 21 year old from Bern. "I am also very happy with the excellent performances of my teammates Rogers and Sinkewitz who finished in 3rd and 6th positions respectively. Their results will help us rely on team work in the next stages; our objective is that of winning the Yellow Jersey for the final classification."

Results

1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Mapei-Quick Step                  4.00 (51.0 km/h)
2 Marc Streel (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                 0.06
3 Michael Rogers (Aus) Mapei-Quick Step
4 Chris Newton (GBr) Great Britain                          0.07
5 Michael Sandstod (Den) Team CSC Tiscali
6 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Mapei-Quick Step                   0.08
7 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta                        0.09
8 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Team fakta
9 Dirk Muller (Ger) Team Cologne                            0.12
10 Rogdan Bondarlew (Ukr) Mroz Supradyn                     0.13
11 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team fakta
12 Bert Roesems (Bel) Palmans Collstrop
13 Manu L.Hoir (Bel) Team fakta                             0.14
14 Walter Bonca (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj-Krka Telekom
15 Sebastien Mattozza (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
16 Mitja Mahoric (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj-Krka Telekom
17 Juergen Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger Versicherung
18 Rudi Kemna (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
19 Allan Johansen (Den) Team fakta                          0.15
20 Steven Van Malderghem (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
21 Bjorn Glasner (Ger) Team Cologne
22 Branko Filip (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj-Krka Telekom
23 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Mroz Supradyn
24 Jimmi Madsen (Den) Team CSC Tiscali
25 Michael Skelde (Den) Team fakta                          0.16
26 Boris Premuzic (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj-Krka Telekom
27 Chris Von Kleinsorgen (Ger) Team Coast
28 Henrik Oldin (Swe) Team Malarenergi
29 Holger Sievers (Ger) Team Nürnberger Versicherung        0.17
30 Diego Ferrari (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola
31 Ioannis Tsakouridis (Gre) Greece
32 Remigius Lupejkis (Ltu) Mroz Supradyn
33 Martin Rittsel (Swe) Team CSC Tiscali
34 Sascha Henrix (Ger) Team Coast
35 Malte Urban (Ger) Team Coast
36 Darko Mrvar (Slo) Perutnina Ptuj-Krka Telekom            0.18
37 Hendrik Van Dyck (Bel) Palmans Collstrop
38 Allan Davis (Aus) Mapei-Quick Step                       0.19
39 Frank Klein (Ger) Team Cologne                           0.20
40 Vasilis Anastopoulos (Gre) Hellas National Team
41 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Wiesenhof
42 Nicklas Ekstrom (Swe) Team Malarenergi                   0.21
43 Thorsten Rund (Ger) Team Coast
44 Dirk Schumann (Ger) Team Nürnberger Versicherung
45 Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Greece
46 Radoslav Rogina (Cro) Perutnina Ptuj-Krka Telekom        0.22
47 Marco Battiston (Ita) Alexia Alluminio
48 Keiran Page (GBr) Great Britain
49 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola
50 Fabiano Ferrari (Ita) Alexia Alluminio
51 Bjarke Nielsen (Den) Team CSC Tiscali                    0.23
52 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
53 Luca Barattero (Ita) Alexia Alluminio
54 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Marlux - Ville De Charleroi
55 Valeriy Titov (Kaz) Kazakhstan
56 Heiko Szonn (Ger) Team Cologne
57 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
58 George Ninos (Gre) Greece                                0.24
59 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Mapei-Quick Step
60 Christian Poos (Lux) Marlux - Ville De Charleroi
61 Elpidophoros Potouridis (Gre) Hellas National Team
62 Piotr Chmielewski (Pol) Mroz Supradyn                    0.25
63 Kristof Trouve (Bel) Palmans Collstrop
64 Yuriy Yuda (Kaz) Kazakhstan
65 Armin Kroniger (Ger) Team Nürnberger Versicherung
66 Domenico Romano (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
67 Gerben Lawik (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
68 Eric De Clercq (Bel) Palmans Collstrop
69 Russell Anderson (GBr) Great Britain                     0.26
70 Mauro Gianetti (Swi) Team Coast
71 Pavel Zerzan (Cze) Mapei-Quick Step
72 Vladimir Bushanskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan
73 Joerg Strauss (Swi) Team Cologne                         0.27
74 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola
75 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Mroz Supradyn
76 Sebastian Wolski (Pol) Team Nürnberger Versicherung
77 Martin Vestby (Nor) Team Malarenergi                     0.28
78 Sergey Tretyakov (Kaz) Kazakhstan
79 Fredrik Johansson (Swe) Team Malarenergi
80 Steven De Neef (Bel) Marlux - Ville De Charleroi
81 Sebastiano Scotti (Ita) Alexia Alluminio
82 Andris Reiss (Lat) Alexia Alluminio
83 Enrico Nikolai (Ger) Wiesenhof                           0.29
84 Joerg Foerster (Ger) Team Nürnberger Versicherung
85 Maxim Gurov (Kaz) Kazakhstan
86 Markos Moraitakis (Gre) Hellas National Team             0.30
87 Tom Desmet (Bel) Marlux - Ville De Charleroi
88 Damiano Giannini (Ita) Alexia Alluminio
89 Roger Hammond (GBr) Palmans Collstrop                    0.31
90 Nicola Minali (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola
91 Kazimierz Stafiej (Pol) Mroz Supradyn
92 Sergey Lavrenenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan
93 Danny Jonasson (Den) Team CSC Tiscali
94 Dimit. Dimitrakopoulos (Gre) Hellas National Team
95 Corey Sweet (Aus) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus                0.32
96 Jaime Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Team Coast
97 Ben Clark (GBr) Great Britain                            0.33
98 Mark Baker (GBr) Great Britain                           0.34
99 Minas Malatos (Gre) Greece                               0.35
100 George Mathioulakis (Gre) Greece                        0.36
101 Bas Vandooren (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
102 Johan Dekkers (Bel) Marlux - Ville De Charleroi
103 Emmanouil Kotoulas (Gre) Hellas National Team           0.37
104 Ryan Cox (RSA) Team Cologne
105 Marco Appler (Ger) Wiesenhof
106 Claudio Lucchini (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
107 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola      0.38
108 George Tentsos (Gre) Greece
109 Salvatore Scamardella (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago     0.39
110 Marcelino Garcia Alonso (Spa) Team CSC Tiscali
111 Andre Schulze (Ger) Wiesenhof
112 Peter Wuyts (Bel) Palmans Collstrop
113 Nick Gates (Aus) Wiesenhof                              0.40
114 Fredrik Modin (Swe) Team Malarenergi                    0.42
115 Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola
116 Christophe Stevens (Bel) Marlux - Ville De Charleroi    0.43
117 Pelopidas Margaronis (Gre) Hellas National Team         0.44
118 Rafael Ballester Sanz (Spa) Team Malarenergi            0.58

U23 classification

1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Mapei-Quick Step                  4.00
2 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Mapei-Quick Step                   0.08
3 Ioannis Tsakouridis (Gre) Greece                          0.17
4 Allan Davis (Aus) Mapei-Quick Step                        0.19
5 Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Greece                           0.21
6 Keiran Page (GBr) Great Britain                           0.22
7 George Ninos (Gre) Greece                                 0.24
8 Yuriy Yuda (Kaz) Kazakhstan                               0.25
9 Russell Anderson (GBr) Great Britain                      0.26
10 Fredrik Johansson (Swe) Team Malarenergi                 0.28
11 Ben Clark (GBr) Great Britain                            0.33
12 Mark Baker (GBr) Great Britain                           0.34
13 Minas Malatos (Gre) Greece                               0.35
14 George Mathioulakis (Gre) Greece                         0.36
15 George Tentsos (Gre) Greece                              0.38
16 Fredrik Modin (Swe) Team Malarenergi                     0.42