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Tour de la Region Wallonne - 2.3
Belgium, July 28-August 1, 2003
2002 results Stage List Preview Start List Past winners
The Stages
- Stage 1 - July 28: Flobecq-Charleroi, 160.4 km
- Stage 2 - July 29: Waterloo-Nijvel, 169 km
- Stage 3 - July 30: Namur-Bouillon, 200.3 km
- Stage 4 - July 31: Houffalize-Auble, 189.3 km
- Stage 5 - August 1: Amay-Chaudfontaine, 146.4 km
Preview
The Tour de France is over for another year, the attention of the press and public can once again be turned towards the other UCI races on the calendar. In Flobecq (Belgium) the tough five day stage race Tour de la Region Wallonne will start today. The race takes the riders to the heights of Chaudfontaine, where the last stage on Friday will top off a hard week's work.
Quick Step Davitamon has a strong line up, with Van Goolen, Boonen and Museeuw. Cofidis riders Nico Mattan and Jo Planckaert are out to show their sponsor that it's a big mistake not to renew their contracts for next year. Landbouwkrediet-Colnago has selected Dierckxsens, Popovych and Steels for what promises to be a very hard and animated race which will prepare the riders for a busy second part of the 2003 season.
"The stage towards Bouillon is something that I like," a motivated Dave Bruylandts (Marlux) told the press before the start of the first stage.
Lotto-Domo's goal is to prepare Van Petegem for the upcoming one-day races. In this race, Peter gets the assistance of his team mate Kevin Van Impe. Van Petegem's other training partner Scott Sunderland (Team fakta) is also starting with the aim to freshen up the form after a big mid-season break.
In addition there will be CSC (Van Bondt, Tafi), US Postal-Berry Floor (van Heeswijk), Telekom (Julich, Savoldelli), Rabobank (Dekkers), Fassa Bortolo (Pozzato, Bartoli, Cancellara), FDJeux.com and AG2r making up the list of first division teams.
Start list
Quick Step - Davitamon Lotto - Domo 1 Frédéric Amorison 11 Peter Van Petegem 2 Tom Boonen 12 Nico Eeckhout 3 Pedro Horrillo Munoz 13 Stefan Van Dijck 4 Kevin Hulsmans 14 Leif Hoste 5 Johan Museeuw 15 Wim Vansevenant 6 Nick Nuyens 16 Kevin Van Impe 7 Jurgen Van Goolen 17 Thierry Marichal Fassa Bortolo Cofidis 21 Michele Bartoli 31 Arnaud Coyot 22 Fabian Cancellara 32 Peter Farazijn 23 Kim Kirchen 33 Frédéric Bessy 24 Roberto Petito 34 Nico Mattan 25 Filippo Pozzato 35 Chris Peers 26 Matteo Tosatto 36 Jo Planckaert 27 Marco Zanotti 37 Janek Tombak Team Telekom Team CSC 41 Bobby Julich 51 Manuel Calvente Gorbas 42 Andreas Klier 52 Geert Van Bondt 43 David Kopp 53 Lennie Kristensen 44 Dirk Reichl 54 Julian Dean 45 Christian Werner 55 Lars Michaelsen 46 Stephan Schreck 56 Frank Schleck 47 Serguei Yakovlev 57 Andrea Tafi US Postal Service - Berry Floor Team fakta 61 Michael Barry 71 Magnus Backstedt 62 Benoît Joachim 72 Scott Sunderland 63 Steffen Kjaergaard 73 Kurt-Asle Arvesen 64 Guennadi Mikhailov 74 Allan Johansen 65 Max Van Heeswijk 75 Michael Skelde 66 Matthew White 76 Jorgen Bo Petersen 67 77 Allan Bo Andresen Palmans - Collstrop Ag2R Prevoyance 81 Fabian De Waele 91 Christophe Agnolutto 82 Roger Hammond 92 Stéphane Berges 83 Thierry De Groote 93 Julien Laidoun 84 Steve De Wolf 94 Thierry Loder 85 Erwin Thijs 95 Erki Pütsep 86 Kristof Trouve 96 Olivier Trastour 87 Peter Wuyts 97 Mark Scanlon Landbouwkrediet - Colnago Brioches La Boulangere 101 Ludovic Capelle 111 Emmanuel Magnien 102 Marc Streel 112 Anthony Charteau 103 Ludo Dierckxsens 113 Sébastien Chavanel 104 Johan Verstrepen 114 Jimmy Engoulvent 105 Bert De Waele 115 106 Yaroslav Popovych 116 Christophe Kern 107 Tom Steels 117 Olivier Perraudeau Fdjeux.Com Vlaanderen - T Interim 121 Jean-Cyril Robin 131 Geoffrey Demeyere 122 David Derepas 132 Steven Kleynen 123 Benoďt Vaugrenard 133 Nico Sijmens 124 Philippe Gilbert 134 Kevin Van Der Slagmolen 125 Frédéric Guesdon 135 Jurgen Van De Walle 126 Régis Lhuiller 136 Wim Van Huffel 127 Mickael Pichon 137 Frederik Willems Marlux - Wincor Nixdorf Rabobank 141 Florent Brard 151 Pieter Weening 142 Andy Cappelle 152 Hans Dekkers 143 Dave Bruylandts 153 Joost Posthuma 144 Johan Coenen 154 Niels Scheuneman 145 Manu L'hoir 155 Bernhard Kohl 146 Sébastien Mattozza 156 Koen De Kort 147 Geert Verheyen 157 Rory Sutherland
Past winners
2002 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 2001 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Lotto-Adecco 2000 Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 1999 Mikael-Holst Kyneb (Den) Team Home-Jack&Jones 1998 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi 1997 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cédico 1996 Thomas Fleischer (Ger) Lotto 1995 Paolo Valoti (Ita) Elite
Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com
