34th GP de Fayt-le-Franc - 1.5

Belgium, March 6, 2002

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Backstedt is back

Magnus Backstedt (fakta) has won the 34th Grote Prijs Fina, better known as the GP de Fayt-le-Franc. Backstedt executed a well-timed solo breakaway to beat Stijn Devolder (Vlaanderen - T Interim) by over a minute. It was the eighth victory of Backstedt's career.

Backstedt has had knee problems after his excellent 1998 – when he won a stage in the Tour and was seventh in Roubaix – and with this win and a day in yellow at Qatar it looks like he is finally back to his best form.

Results, 186km

1 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Team fakta                4.40.41
2 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vlaanderen - T Interim         1.08
3 Gordon McCauley (NZl) RDM - Flanders                1.14
4 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Bankgiroloterij - Batavus         
5 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Vlaanderen - T Interim   
6 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus   
7 Stijn Vanstraelen (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop   
8 Bart Leysen (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop   
9 Jan Vertraeten (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim   
10 Bjornar Vestol (Nor) Team fakta       
11 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vlaanderen-T-Interim
12 Roel Paulissen (Bel)
13 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus    1.38
14 Marc Streel (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
15 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T-Interim              1.46
16 Jurgen Landrie (Bel) RDM - Flanders                2.10
17 Germ Van De Burg (Ned) Bert Story - Piels
18 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T-Interim
19 Bjorn Cornelissen (Ned) Axa-VVZ
20 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
21 Johan Coenen (Bel)
22 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos
23 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
24 Martin van Steen (Ned) Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team
25 Bas Vandooren (Ned) Bankgiroloterij - Batavus
26 Pierre Ackermann (Swi) Team Jura Suisse
27 Jos Lucassen (Ned) Axa-VVZ
28 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team fakta                   6.45
29 Danny Van Capellen (Bel) Vlaanderen - T Interim   10.50  

Past winners

2001 Kris Gerits (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
2000 Frank Hoj (Den) 
1999 Thierry Marichal (Bel)
1998 Ludovic Auger (Fra)
1997 Michel Van Haecke (Bel)
1996 Hans De Meester (Bel)
1995 (3) Johan Capiot (Bel)
1994 (2) Johan Capiot (Bel)
1993 Wil-fried Nelissen (Bel)
1992 Johan Capiot (Bel)
1991 Johnny Dauwe (Bel)
1990 (2) Hendrik Redant (Bel)
1989 Hendrik Redant (Bel)
1987 Claude Criquielion (Bel)
1986 Patrick Onnockx (Bel)
1985 Ronny Van Holen (Bel)
1984 Daniel Rossel (Bel)
1983 Jac Van Meer (Ned)
1982 Joseph Jacobs (Bel)
1981 Pol Verschuere (Bel)
1980 Gery Verlinden (Bel)
1979 Adri Schipper (Ned)
1978 Herman Vanspringel
1977 Michel Perin (Fra)
1976 Dirk Baert (Bel)
1975 Alain Santy (Fra)
1974 André Dierickx (Bel)
1973 Louis Verreydt (Bel)
1972 Marc De Meyer (Bel)
1971 Julien Van Lint (Bel)
1970 Ronny Van de Vijver (Bel)
1969 Herman Vrijders (Bel)
1968 José Samyn (Fra)

Past winners by Mario Stiehl, Berlin