85th GP de l'Escaut/Grote Scheldeprijs, Cat 1.1

The 85th GP de l'Escaut/Grote Scheldeprijs (202 km) ended in a mass sprint

Race Distance - 202 kms:

  1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom,           4.30.00 (44,888 km/h)
  2. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei.
  3. Andrej Tchmil (Ukr) Lotto.
  4. Danny Daelman (Bel) Palmans
  5. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM
  6. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino
  7. Andreas Klier (Ger) Team N|rnberger
  8. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank
  9. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Mercatone
 10. Lars Michaelsen (Den) TVM
 11. Djamolidine Abdujaparov (Uzb) Lotto
 12. Arvis Piziks (Let) Rabobank
 13. Ronny Assez (Bel) RDM
 14. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto
 15. Gino Verheyen (Bel) Vlaanderen
 16. Peter Spaenhoven (Bel) Palmans
 17. Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) MG
 18. Michel Van Haecke (Bel) Ipso
 19. David Etxebarria (Spa) Once
 20. Frank Hoj (Den) Collstrop

 21. Nicola Loda (Ita) MG
 22. Johan Capiot (Bel) TVM
 23. Hendrick Van Dijck (Bel) TVM
 24. Wim Omloop (Bel) Palmans
 25. Mario Moermans (Bel) Collstrop
 26. Dario Pieri (Ita) Scrigno
 27. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei
 28. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Scrigno
 29. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Brescialat
 30. Michel Cornelisse (Ned) Foreldorado

 31. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal
 32. Jan Hordijk (Ned) Foreldorado
 33. Francisco Garcia (Spa) Once
 34. Roberto Sierra (Spa) Once
 35. Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto
 36. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
 37. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto
 38. Luis-Maria Diaz de Otazu (Spa) Once
 39. Matthew Gilmore (Aus) RDM
 40. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei

 41. Cees Hopmans (Ned) Tvnissteiner
 42. Mario Aerts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 43. Eddy Torrekens (Bel) Tvnissteiner
 44. Tim Lenaers (Bel) Collstrop
 45. Koen Van Hullebusch (Bel) Tonissteiner
 46. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Tvnissteiner
 47. Danny Baeyens (Bel) Collstrop
 48. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) US Postal
 49. Andrea Vatteroni (Ita) Scrigno
 50. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom

 51. Rik Van Slycke (Bel) RDM
 52. Mauro Bettin (Ita) Refin
 53. Mario Kummer (Ger) Telekom
 54. Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 55. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
 56. Eric De Clercq (Bel) Collstrop
 57. Roman Stoffel (Ger) Nurnberger
 58. Dario Nicoletti (Ita) MG-Technogym
 59. Francesco Arazzi (Ita) Brescialat
 60. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Batik

 61. Gino Verheyden (Bel) Palmans
 62. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei
 63. Luca Gelfi (Ita) Brescialat
 64. Andrea Brognara (Ita) Batik
 65. Luc Roosen (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 66. Robbie Vandaele (Bel) Ipso
 67. Jan Poppe (Bel) Ipso
 68. Marco Artunghi (Ita) Mercatone Uno
 69. Magnus Bdckstedt (Swe) Palmans
 70. Michele Zamboni (Ita) Brescialat

 71. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno
 72. Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 73. Stephane Hennebert (Bel) Tonissteiner
 74. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei
 75. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) Once
 76. Giuseppe Tartaggia (Ita) Batik
 77. Ivan Cerioli (Ita) Batik
 78. Adriano Baffi (Ita) US Postal
 79. Marc Wauters (Bel) Lotto
 80. Ludwig Willems (Bel) Lotto

 81. Felice Puttini (Sch) Refin
 82. Vicent Cali (Fra) Casino
 83. Angelo Lecchi (Ita) MG-Technogym
 84. Patrick Kohler (Ger) N|rnberger
 85. Jans Koerts (Ned) Rabobank
 86. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank
 87. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino
 88. Marco Villa (Ita) Brescialat
 89. Brian Holm (Den) Telekom
 90. Marcel Luppes (Ned) Rabobank

 91. Alex Zulle (Sch) Once
 92. Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Refin
 93. Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Ipso
 94. Andy Missotten (Bel) RDM
 95. Franky De Buyst (Bel) Tonissteiner
 96. John Van den Akker (Ned) Foreldorado
 97. Chris Horner (Usa) Francaise des Jeux
 98. Scott Mercier (Usa) US Postal
 99. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom
100. Marcelino Garcia (Spa) Once

101. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom
102. Jakob Piil Storm (Den) RDM
103. Vital Timmermans (Ned) RDM
104. Amilcare Tronca (Ita) Scrigno
105. Dario Bottaro (Ita) Mercatone Uno
106. Marc Streel (Bel) Casino
107. Pascal Duez (Bel) Cedico
108. Michel Cerneus (Ned) Foreldorado
109. Bo Hamburger (Den) TVM
110. John Talen (Ned) Foreldorado

111. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mapei
112. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Brescialat
113. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE
114. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
115. Nico Renders (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
116. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM
117. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM
118. Tom Desmet (Bel) Collstrop
119. Dominique Bozzi (Fra) Casino
120. Jean-Pierre Heynderickx (Bel) Cedico

121. Olivier Matthijs (Bel) Cedico
122. Willy Willems (Bel) Tvnissteiner
123. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Casino
124. Rafael Hennes (Ger) EC Bayer
125. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank
126. Remigius Lupeikis (Lit) US Postal
127. Thomas Broznya (Pol) US Postal
128. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom
129. Frank Corvers (Bel) Telekom
130. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal

131. Jesper Skibby (Den) TVM
132. Klaus Diewald (Ger) Nurnberger
133. Andrea Stocco (Ita) Batik
134. Fabio Baldato (Ita) MG-Technogym
135. Davide Casarotto (Ita) Scrigno
136. Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Scrigno
137. Biagio Conte (Ita) Scrigno
138. Paolo Toffalori (Ita) Batik
139. Franky Van Haesebroucke (Bel) Ipso
140. Geert Omloop (Bel) EC Bayer

141. Jarno Vanfrachem (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
142. Lorenzo Lapage (Bel) Ipso

  -- 196 starters-142 finishers --

Report

Perfectly launched by teammate Giovanni Lombardi, German Erik Zabel (Telekom) won the 85: GP de l'Escaut, raced in the province of Anversa. The winner of Milano-Sanremo, has achieved his ninth seasonal success by beating in the sprint the World Champion Museeuw and Ukrainian Tchmil. The race was characterized by a long escape (135 kms) by Belgian Ludo Dierckxens (Ssteiner Toni), who was caught up at 12 kms. from the finish. Also in the pursuit of Dierckxens Belgian Pauwels and Ermanno Brignoli (Batik-Del Monte) had taken off from the peloton. Dierckxens reached a maximum advantage of 6 minutes at km 120), before surrendering on the penultimate lap of three at the local circuit under the pursuit of Telekom and Tvm. The highest placed Italian was Mario Traversoni (Mercatone Uno).