GP Kortemark, No UCI Ranking, National Event

Belgium, September 4, 1997

"Last year I had no luck, now things are going well" said Jo Planckaert obviously very happy. "Recently I won a stage in Burgos, that was my first win for the season. But here is number two, and it was a really nice race." In Kortemark the amateurs rode very slowly in the first lap in their protest against the professionals.

In the top group of 28 Jo Planckaert had 5 or 5 team mates who rode perfectly for their top sprinter. Peter Spaenhoven and Gert Vanderaerden came a length too short.

Race distance - 156 kms

 1. Jo Planckaert		3.37.00
 2. Peter Spaenhoven
 3. Gerd Vanderaerden
 4. Vadim Volar (Rus)
 5. Ludo Dierckxsens
 6. Bart Heirewegh
 7. Wim Feys
 8. Patrick De Wael
 9. Arvis Piziks (Lat)
10. Gino Verheyden
11. Jurgen Vermeersch
12. Hans Redant
13. Gert Willocx
14. Michel Vanhaecke
15. Vital Timmermans (Ned)
16. Geert Omloop
17. Michel Nottebart
18. Steven De Neef
19. Stijn De Schoenmaecker
20. Franky De Buyst
21. Stig Kristiansen (Nor)
22. Wim Omloop
23. Ken Hashikawa (Jap)
24. Niklas Axelsson (Swe)
25. Chris Peers
26. Sébastien Demarbaix
27. Peter Verbeken
28. Ludwig Willems
29. Koen Beeckman
30. Rik Claeys