Ronde van de Waalse Regio's, Cat 2.5

Belgium, August 1-6, 1997


1996 Results

The Stages:

  • Stage 1, Friday August 1 - Luik - Aubel 157 km
  • Stage 2, Saturday, August 2 - Vise - Amay 61 km
  • Stage 3, Saturday, August 2 - Amay - Amay 21 km (ITT)
  • Stage 4, Sunday, August 3 - Fleron - Frameries 206 km
  • Stage 5, Monday, August 4 - Estaimbourg - Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont 147 km
  • Stage 6, Tuesday, August 5 - Nivelles - Namur 146 km
  • Stage 7, Wednesday, August 6 - Barvaux - St.Hubert 213 km

Teams:

Mapei-GB (Bomans, Steels, Leysen, Mattan, Spruch, Pianegonda), Casino (Barthe, Massi, Richard, Streel, Kasputis), Lotto (Farazijn, Van Hyfte, Planckaert, Detilloux, De Wolf, Verbrugghe), Vlaanderen 2002 (Aerts, D'Hollander, Van de Wouwer, Verheyen, Thijs), Cedico, Mroz, Saxon-Tönissteiner, Collstrop, German National Team, Dutch National Team, Swiss National Team, Allessandra Filati (Amateur team), Vellutex (Amateur team), ASLK-Eddy Merckx (Amateur team with brothers Vereecke, Daniels, De Coen, Verhaegen), Pesant Cl. Liège (Amateur team), Josan-Delhaize (Amateur team with Trouvé, In 't Ven, Van Aken, Stockx),

Stage 1, Luik - Aubel, 157 km:

 1. Matte Pronk (Ned)    		     3.55.20                 
 2. Romeo Hernandez (Bel) Cedico		
 3. Mario Aerts (Bel) Vlaanderen-2000
 4. Matten (Bel)
 5. Danny In 't Ven (Bel)
 6. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cedico  	      all s.t.
..
22. Van Dijk (Ned)				0.44
25. Daniel Van Elven (Ned)

Stage 2, Vise - Amay, 61 km:

 1. Rik Verburgghe (Bel) Lotto	     1.21.10 (avs: 45,609 km/h)
 2. Carlo Bomans 			0.16 
 3. Erwin Thijs				s.t. 
 4. Marc Streel 
 5. Franky De Buyst 
 6. Thierry Marichal 
 7. Matte Pronk (Ned) 
 8. Stephane Barthe (Fra) 		0.31 
 9. Romeo Hernandez			s.t. 
10. Stephane Hennebert 
11. Marc Wauters
12. Peter Farazijn 
13. Peter Verbeken 
14. Thorsten Rund (Ger) 
15. Christophe Detilloux
16. Tom Desmet 
17. Wesley Huvaere 
18. Markus Kocknitz (Ger) 
19. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) 
20. Paul Van Hyfte 
21. Miika Hietanen (Fin) 
22. Steven Van Aken 
23. Kurt Van De Wouwer 
24. Glenn D.Hollander 
25. Nico Mattan 
26. Mario Aerts 
27. Kristof Trouve 			0.36
28. Stefan van Dijk (Ned) 		1.15 
29. Bruno  Schonbroodt 			s.t. 
30. Gianluca Balestri (Ita) 
31. Danny In.t Ven 			1.16 
32. Karel Vereecke 			s.t.
33. Bart Everaert 
34. Willy Willems 
35. David Chassot Swi) 
36. Marc Chanoine 
37. Philip Vereecke 
38. Domenico Passuello (Ita) 
39. Daniel van Elven (Ned) 
40. Dany Baeyens 
41. Daniel Bayes-Prat (Spa) 
42. Stephane Gremaud (Swi) 
43. Eddy Torrekens 
44. Massimiliano Martini (Ita) 		1.18 
45. Marino Beggi (Ita) 			s.t. 
46. Daniel Becke (Ger) 
47. Geert Verheyen 
48. Matteo Morotti (Ita) 
49. Marcello Sgarbossa (Ita) 
50. Oleg Kozlitin (Kaz)

Belgian unless noted.

GC after Stage 2

 1. Verbrugghe 	     5.16.30
 2. Pronk 		0.16
 3. Thijs

Stage 3, Amay - Amay, 18.6 kms:

 1. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) 	       24.27 (avs: 45,644 km/h) 
 2. Marc Streel 	    		0.16
 3. Paul Van Hyfte 			0.29
 4. Kurt Van De Wouwer 			0.40
 5. Nico Mattan 			0.42
 6. Thierry Marichal 			s.t. 
 7. Jacky Durand (Fra) 			0.43
 8. Marc Wauters 			0.48
 9. Peter Farazijn 			s.t. 
10. Danny In.t Ven 
11. Christian Lademann (Ger) 		0.55
12. Tom Steels 				s.t. 
13. Romeo Hernandez 			1.03
14. Matte Pronk (Ned) 			s.t. 
15. Peter Verbeken			1,09
16. Markus Kocknitz (Ger) 		s.t. 
17. Renaud Boxus 			1.10
18. Stephane Barthe (Fra)		s.t. 
19. Mario Aerts 			1.15
20. Glenn D.Hollander			1.19
21. Raivis Belohvoscics (Lat) 		1.26
22. Erwin Thijs 			1.27
23. Marc Chanoine 			1.28
24. Robert Bartko (Ger) 		1.31
25. Miika Hietanen (Fin) 		s.t. 
26. Stephane Hennebert 			1.38
27. Franky De Buyst 			1.43
28. Wim Vansevenant 			1.55 
29. Daniel van Elven (Ned) 		s.t. 
30. Thorsten Rund (Ger) 		1.57
31. Steven Van Aken 			1.59
32. Wesley Huvaere 			s.t.
33. David Lefevre (Fra) 		2.00
34. Daniel Becke (Ger) 			2.04
35. Graziano Recinella (Ita) 		2.05
36. Marc Lotz (Ned) 			2.06
37. Christophe Detilloux		2.07
38. Massimiliano Martini (Ita) 		2.08
39. Joseph Guillen Montano (Spa) 	2.12
40. Carlo Bomans			2.13
41. Gianluca Balestri (Ita) 		s.t. 
42. Frederic Pontier (Fra) 
43. Guido Fulst (Ger) 			2.18
44. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) 		2.19
45. Steve De Wolf			2.21
46. Jason Van Marle (VSA)		2.23
47. Stefan van Dijk (Ned) 		2.24
48. Bert Hiemstra (Ned) 		2.25
49. Michel Nottebart 			2.26
50. Eddy Torrekens 			s.t.

Belgian unless noted.

GC after Stage 3

 1. Verbrugghe
 2. Thierry Marichal
 3. Van Hyfte

Stage 4, Fleron - Frameries, 206.4 kms:

Fleron-Frameries, 206,2 km. 

 1. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-GB 	    4.54.20 (avs: 42,034 km/h) 
 2. Stephane Barthe (Fra) 
 3. Mario  Aerts 
 4. Massimiliano Martini (Ita) 
 5. Bart Hiemstra (Ned) 
 6. Marino Beggi (Ita) 
 7. Gianluca Balestri (Ita) 
 8. Jacques Jolidon (Swi)
 9. Wim Vansevenant 
10. Tom Desmet 
11. Eddy Torrekens 		      all s.t. 
12. Peter Verbeken 			0.04
13. Geert Verheyen 
14. Danny In .t Ven 
15. Karel Vereecke 
16. Philip Vereecke 
17. Matthew Pronk (Ned) 
18. Steven Van Aken 
19. Willy Willems 
20. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) 
21. Paul  Van Hyfte 
22. Glenn D.Hollander 
23. Rik Verbrugghe 
24. Kurt Van de Wouwer 
25. Bart Everaert 
26. Marc Wauters 
27. Marc Streel 
28. Erwin Thijs 
29. David Chassot (Swi) 
30. Franky De Buyst 		     all s.t.

Belgian unless noted.

GC after Stage 4:

 
 1. Rik Verbrugghe (Lotto)          10.35.21
 2. Paul Van Hyfte  			1.00 
 3. Thierry Marichal 			1.04 
 4. Kurt Van De Wouwer			1.11 
 5. Marc Streel 			1.13 
 6. Nico Mattan 			1.13
 7. Marc Wauters 			1.19 
 8. Matthew Pronk (Ned) 		1.22 
 9. Romeo Hernandez 			1.34 
10. Peter Verbeken 			1.40 
11. Erwin Thijs 			1.43 
12. Mario Aerts 			1.43 
13. Glenn D.Hollander 			1.50 
14. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) 		1.57 
15. Franky De Buyst 			1.59 
16. Danny In 't Ven 			2.04 
17. Stephane Hennebert 			2.15 
18. Stephane Barthe (Fra) 		2.21 
19. Markus Kockniz (Ger) 		2.30 
20. Mika Hietanen (Fin) 		2.52 
21. Christan Lademann (Ger) 		3.04 
22. Steven Van Aken 			3.14 
23. Renaud Boxus 			3.18 
24. Thorsten Rund (Ger)			3.18 
25. Carlo Bomans 			3.19 
26. Wesley Huvaere 			3.20 
27. Massimiliano Martini (Ita) 		3.22
28. Marc Chanoine 			3.34 
29. Christophe Detilloux		3.37 
30. Kristof Trouve 			3.55

Belgian unless noted.

Stage 5, Estaimbourg - Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont, 144 km:

 1. Tom Steels (Mapei-GB) 		3.38.50
 2. Frederic Pontier (Fra)
 3. Gianluca Balestri (Ita)
 4. Marino Beggi (Ita)
 5. Oleg Kozlitin (Kaz)
 6. Paul Van Hyfte
 7. Michel Nottebart
 8. Raivis Belohkosciks (Lat)
 9. Eddy Torrekens
10. Willy Willems
11. Christian Lademann (Ger)
12. Bert Hiemstra (Ned)
13. Mario Aerts
14. Oscar Cavagnis (Ita)
15. Geert Verheyen
16. Kristof Trouvé
17. Kris De Coen
18. Danny In 't Ven
19. Bart Everaert
20. Jacques Jolidon (Swi)
21. Karel Vereecke
22. Wesley Huvaere
23. Bruno Schonbroodt
24. Philip Vereecke
25. Rik Verbrugghe
26. Mathhé Pronk (Ned)
27. Stéphane Hennebert
28. Stefan van Dijk (Ned)
29. Peter Verbeken
30. Daniel Becke (Ger)

GC after Stage 5

 1. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto      14.14.11 (avs: 41,351 km/h) 
 2. Paul Van Hyfte 			1:00
 3. Thierry Marichal 			1:04
 4. Kurt Van De Wouwer 			1:11
 5. Marc Streel 			1:13
 6. Nico Mattan 			1:13
 7. Marc  Wauters 			1:19
 8. Matté Pronk (Ned) 			1:22
 9. Romeo Hernandez 			1:34
10. Peter Verbeken 			1:40
11. Erwin Thijs 			1:43
12. Mario Aerts
13. Glenn D'Hollander 			1:50
14. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) 		1:57
15. Franky De Buyst 			1:59
16. Danny In't Ven 			2:04
17. Stéphane Hennebert 			2:15	
18. Markus Kocknitz (Ger) 		2:30
19. Christian Lademann (Ger) 		3:04
20. Steven Van Aken 			3:14
21. Renaud Boxus 			3:18
22. Thorsten Rund (Ger)
23. Carlo Bomans 			3:19
24. Wesley Huvaere 			3:20
25. Kristof Trouvé 			3:55
26. Kris De Coen 			3:56
27. Daniel van Elven (Ned) 		4:01
28. Tom Desmet 				4:05
29. Gianluca Balestri (Ita) 		4:08
30. David Lefevre (Fra) 

Belgian unless noted

Stage 6, Nijvel - Namem, 146 km:

 1. Raivis Belohvosciks (Let)        3.27.20 (42,33 km/h)
 2. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei            	0.04
 3. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino         	0.07
 4. Massimiliano Martini (Ita)
 5. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cedico     	0.10
 6. Frédéric Pontier (Fra) Casino    	1.51
 7. Stefan van Dijk (Ned)
 8. Tom Desmet (Bel) Collstrop
 9. Gianluca Balestri (Ita)
10. Willy Willems (Bel) Tönissteiner
11. Steven Van Aken
12. Danny In 't Ven
13. Eddy Torrekens
14. Michel Nottebart
15. Graziero Recinella (Ita)
16. Christian Lademann (Ger)
17. Ben Everaert
18. Markus Kocknitz (Ger)
19. Wesley Huvaere
20. Matthé Pronk (Ned)
21. Bruno Schonbroodt
22. Mario Aerts
23. David Chassot (Swi)
24. Miika Hietanen (Fin)
25. Bert Hiemstra (Ned)
26. Rik Verbrugghe
27. Oleg Kozlitine (Kaz)
28. Kristof Trouvé
29. Philip Vereecke
30. Danny Baeyens
31. Franky De Buyst
32. Danny Stam (Ned)
33. Patrick Theler (Swi)
34. Inaki Barrenechea (Spa)
35. Gunther Stockx
36. Francesco Leon-Mane (Spa)
37. Christophe Genoud (Swi)
38. Daniel  Becke (Ger)
39. David Lefevre (Fra)
40. Marino Beggi (Ita)
41. Domenico Passuello (Ita)
42. Glenn D'Hollander
43. Kurt Van de Wouwer
44. Bart Leysen
45. Xavier Llamas-Boza (Spa)
46. Thorsten Rund (Ger) 
47. Peter Verbeken
48. Carlo Bomans
49. Kris De Coen 
50. Tom Steels

Belgian unless noted.

GC after Stage 6

 1. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cedico   17.42.45 (41,496 km/h)
 2. Nico Mattan (Bel) Mapei            	0.03
 3. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto         	0.37
 4. Raivis Belohvosciks (Let)      	0.43
 5. Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto        	1.37
 6. Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Vlaanderen	1.48
 7. Marc Wauters (Bel) Lotto         	1.56
 8. Matté Pronk (Ned)               	1.59
 9. Romeo Hernandez  (Bel)             	2.11
10. Peter Verbeken (Bel)  Collstrop    	2.17
11. Erwin Thijs 			2.20
12. Mario Aerts
13. Glenn D'Hollander 			2.27
14. Franky De Buyst 			2.36
15. Danny In't Ven 			2.41
16. Stéphane Hennebert 			2.52
17. Markus Kocknitz (Ger) 		3.07
18. Christian Lademann (Ger) 		3.41
19. Steven Van Aken 			3.51
20. Renaud Boxus 			3.55
21. Thorsten Rund (Ger)
22. Carlo Bomans 			3.56
23. Wesley Huvaere 			3.57
24. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) 		4.07
25. Kristof Trouvé 			4.32
26. Kris De Coen 			4.33
27. Massimiliano Martini (Ita) 		4.37
28. Daniel van Elven (Ned) 		4.38
29. Tom Desmet 				4.42
30. Gianluca Balestri (Ita) 		4.45
31. David Lefevre (Fra)
32. Graziano Recinella (Ita) 		4.50
33. Eddy Torrekens 			4.59
34. Bert Hiemsta (Ned) 			5.00
35. Stefan van Dijk (Ned) 		5.06
36. Marc Lotz (Ned) 			5.13
37. Miika Hietanen (Fin) 		5.16
38. Francesco Leon Mane (Spa) 		5.23
39. David Chassot (Swi) 		5.36
40. Oleg Kozlitin (Kaz) 		5.38
41. Danny Stam (Ned) 			5.45
42. Domenico Passuello (Ita)		5.46
43. Bruno Schonbroodt
44. Philip Vereecke 			5.53
45. Marino Beggi (Ita) 			5.57
46. Bart Everaert 			6.04
47. Tom Steels 				6.17
48. Wim Vansevenant 			6.30
49. Steve De Wolf 			7.05
50. Matteo Morotti (Ita) 		7.14

Belgian unless noted.

Stage 7, Barvaux - Saint-Hubert, 211.3 kms:

 1. Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) 	     5.31.10 (avs: 38,283 km/h)
 2. Nico Mattan				0.59
 3. Thierry Marichal
 4. Wesley Huvaere
 5. Paul Van Hyfte
 6. Erwin Thijs
 7. Steven Van Aken
 8. Rik Verbrugghe
 9. Raivis Belohvosciks (Let) 
10. Graziano Recinella (Ita) 
11. Marc Wauters 
12. Kurt Van de Wouwer 
13. Mario Aerts 			1.03 
14. Franky De Buyst 			1.36 
15. David Chassot (Swi)
16. Danny In 't Ven 			1.41 
17. Roméo Hernandez 			2.01 
18. Geert Verheyen 			2.11 
19. Gianluca Balestri (Ita)
20. Danny Stam (Ned)
21. Francesc Leon-Mane (Spa)
22. Inaki Barrenechea (Spa) 
23. David Lefevre (Fra) 
24. Matthé  Pronk (Ned) 
25. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) 		2.14 
26. Tom Steels
27. Peter Verbeken 
28. Markus Kocknitz (Ger) 		3.01 
29. Massimiliano Martini (Ita) 		3.02 
30. Bert Hiemstra (Ned) 		3.10
31. Oscar Cavagnis (Ita) 		6.07 
32. Kristof Trouve 		       12.05 
33. Frédéric Pontier (Fra) 	       12.36 
34. Bruno Schonbroodt 	 	       17.34
35. Oleg Kozlitin (Kaz) 	       21.51 
36. Miika Hietanen (Fin) 	       21.57
37. Dany Baeyens 		       29.07 
38. Kris De Coen
39. Philip Vereecke 
40. Bart Everaert 
41. Renaud Boxus 
42. Stefan van Dijk (Ned) 
43. Daniel Becke (Ger) 
44. Tom Desmet 
45. Christophe Genoud (Swi) 
46. Jean Codina Musull (Spa) 
47. Steven De Neef 
48. Pau Doncell Saumell (Spa) 
49. Willy Willems 
50. Ken Hashikawa (Jap)

Belgian unless noted.

Final GC

 1. Thierry Marichal (Bel) 	     23.14.54 (avs: 40,704 km/h)
 2. Nico Mattan 			 0.03
 3. Rik Verbrugghe 			 0.37
 4. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) 		 0.43
 5. Glenn D.Hollander 			 1.28
 6. Paul Van Hyfte 			 1.37
 7. Kurt Van de Wouwer 			 1.48
 8. Marc Wauters 			 1.56
 9. Erwin Thijs 			 2.20 
10. Mario Aerts 			 2.24 
11. Matthé Pronk (Ned) 			 3.11 
12. Roméo Hernandez 			 3.13 
13. Franky De Buyst 
14. Danny In 't Ven			 3.23 
15. Peter Verbeken			 3.32 
16. Steven Van Aken			 3.51 
17. Wesley Huvaere			 3.57 
18. Graziano Recinella (Ita)		 4.50 
19. Markus Kocknitz (Ger)		 5.09 
20. Rodolfo Massi (Ita)			 5.22 
21. Gianluca Balestri (Ita)		 5.57 
22. David Lefevre (Fra) 
23. David Chassot (Swi)			 6.15 
24. Francesc Leon-Mane (Spa)		 6.35 
25. Massimiliano Martini (Ita)		 6.40 
26. Danny Stam (Ned)			 6.57
27. Bert Hiemstra (Ned)			 7.11 
28. Tom Steels				 7.32 
29. Inaki Barrenechea (Spa)		10.23 
30. Geert Verheyen 			12.31 
31. Oscar Cavagnis (Ita) 		14.17 
32. Kristof Trouve 			15.38 
33. Frédéric Pontier (Fra) 		19.01 
34. Bruno Schonbroodt 			22.21 
35. Miika Hietanen (Fin) 		26.14 
36. Oleg Kozlitin (Kaz) 		26.30 
37. Stéphane Hennebert 			31.00 
38. Christian Lademann (Ger) 		31.49 
39. Renaud Boxus 			32.03 
40. Kris De Coen 			32.41 
41. Tom Desmet 				32.50 
42. Eddy Torrekens 			33.07 
43. Stefan van Dijk (Ned) 		33.14 
44. Philip Vereecke 			34.01 
45. Bart Everaert 			34.12 
46. Xavier Llamas-Boza (Spa) 		37.20 
47. Joan Codina-Musull (Spa) 		41.37 
48. Daniel Becke (Ger) 			46.08 
49. Dany Baeyens 			46.36 
50. Steven De Neef 			46.38

Belgian unless noted.