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73rd Critérium International - 2.1
France, March 27-28, 2004
2003 results Stage List Preview Start List Past winners
The Stages
- Stage 1 - March 27: Rethel - Charleville-Mézières, 190.5 km
- Stage 2 - March 28: Les Vieilles Forges - Monthermé, 98.5 km
- Stage 3 - March 28: Charleville-Mézières ITT, 8.3 km
Preview
After Paris-Nice in early March, the next major rendez-vous for the international peloton in France is the Critérium International (March 27-28). The three stage 'mini Tour de France' held on the final weekend of March will attract a number of top contenders for the Tour title in July, notably five-time winner Lance Armstrong, who will make his first appearance in France this season.
Other star attractions include fellow American Tyler Hamilton, Paris-Nice winner Jörg Jaksche, and Alexandre Vinokourov. Joseba Beloki was scheduled to race the Critérium, but his repeated delays due to nagging tendinitis have put his participation in question. Defending champion Laurent Brochard (Ag2r-Prévoyance) will line up in a bid for a yellow jersey repeat.
Start list
Ag2R Prevoyance US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor
1 Laurent Brochard (Fra) 11 Lance Armstrong (USA)
2 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) 12 José Azevedo (Por)
3 Stephane Goubert (Fra) 13 Michaël Barry (Can)
4 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) 15 Floyd Landis (USA)
5 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) 16 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa)
6 Nicolas Portal (Fra) 17 Victor Hugo Pena (Col)
7 Mark Scanlon (Irl) 18 José Luis Rubiera (Spa)
8 Ludovic Turpin (Fra)
Team CSC Cofidis, le credit par Telephone
21 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) 32 Frédéric Bessy (Fra)
22 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) 33 Médéric Clain (Fra)
23 Michaël Blaudzun (Den) 34 Christophe Edaleine (Fra)
24 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) 35 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz)
25 Bobby Julich (USA) 36 David Millar (GBr)
26 Jimmi Madsen (Den) 37 David Moncoutie (Fra)
27 Frank Schleck (Lux) 38 Matthew White (Aus)
28 Jens Voigt (Ger)
T-Mobile Team Quick.Step-Davitamon
41 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) 51 Richard Virenque (Fra)
42 Eric Baumann (Ger) 52 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun)
43 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) 54 Laurent Dufaux (Swi)
44 Andréas Klöden (Ger) 55 Pedro Horrillo (Spa)
45 André Korff (Ger) 56 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa)
46 Christian Werner (Ger) 57 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger)
47 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) 58 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel)
Gerolsteiner Saunier Duval-Prodir
61 Davide Rebellin (Ita) 71 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi)
62 Robert Förster (Ger) 72 David Canada (Spa)
63 Sven Montgomery (Swi) 73 Juan Jose Cobo (Spa)
64 Ronny Scholz (Swi) 74 David De La Fuente (Spa)
65 Georg Totschnig (Aut) 75 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa)
66 Peter Wrolich (Aut) 76 Manuele Mori (Ita)
67 Marcus Zberg (Swi) 77 Constantino Zaballa (Spa)
68 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) 78 Oliver Zaugg (Swi)
Illes Balears-Banesto Lotto-Domo
83 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) 91 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel)
84 Joan Horrach (Spa) 92 Christophe Brandt (Bel)
85 Mikel Pradera (Spa) 93 Christophe Detilloux (Bel)
86 Steffen Radochla (Ger) 94 Nick Gates (Aus)
87 Vicente Reynes (Spa) 95 Koos Moerenhout (Ned)
88 Antonio Tauler (Spa) 96 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned)
97 Ief Verbrugghe (Bel)
98 Piotr Wadecki (Pol)
Saeco FDJeux.com
101 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) 111 Bradley McGee (Aus)
102 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) 112 Sandy Casar (Fra)
103 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) 113 Baden Cooke (Aus)
104 David Loosli (Swi) 114 Philippe Gilbert (Bel)
105 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) 115 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe)
106 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) 116 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra)
107 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) 117 Jérémy Roy (Fra)
108 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) 118 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra)
Euskaltel-Euskadi Relax-Bodysol
121 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) 131 José Alberto Martinez (Spa)
122 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) 132 Nacor Burgos (Spa)
123 Iker Camano (Spa) 133 Gustavo Domingez (Spa)
124 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) 134 Moises Duenas (Spa)
125 Markel Irizar (Spa) 135 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa)
126 Inaki Isasi (Spa) 136 Ivan Mayoz (Spa)
127 Aketza Pena (Spa) 137 Niels Scheuneman (Ned)
128 Josu Silloniz (Spa) 138 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa)
Liberty Seguros Phonak Hearing Systems
141 Isidro Nozal (Spa) 151 Tyler Hamilton (USA)
142 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) 152 Michael Albasini (Swi)
143 Carlos Barredo (Spa) 153 Marco Fertonani (Ita)
144 Rafael Diaz (Spa) 154 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra)
145 Alvaro Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) 155 Alexandre Moos (Swi)
147 Jan Hruska (Cze) 156 Daniel Schnider (Swi)
148 Luis Sanchez (Spa) 157 Johann Tschopp (Swi)
158 Alexandre Usov (Blr)
Credit Agricole Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf
161 Patrice Halgand (Fra) 171 Florent Brard (Fra)
162 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) 172 Igor Abakoumov (Bel)
163 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) 173 Andoni Aranaga (Spa)
164 Thor Hushovd (Nor) 175 Michael Blanchy (Bel)
165 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) 176 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr)
166 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) 177 Maxim Rudenko (Ukr)
167 Benoit Salmon (Fra) 178 Cezary Zamana (Pol)
168 Bradley Wiggins (GBr)
Brioches La Boulangere R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover
181 Joseba Beloki (Spa) 191 Christophe Rinero (Fra)
182 Franck Bouyer (Fra) 192 Guillaume Auger (Fra)
183 Anthony Charteau (Fra) 193 Eric Berthou (Fra)
184 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) 194 Gilles Bouvard (Fra)
185 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) 195 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra)
186 Mickael Pichon (Fra) 196 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra)
187 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) 197 Nicolas Reynaud (Fra)
188 Unai Yus (Spa) 198 Eddy Seigneur (Fra)
Past winners
2003 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 2002 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
2001 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Adecco 2000 Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE 1999 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole 1998 Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis 1997 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) 1996 Chris Boardman (GB) 1995 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) 1994 Giorgio Furlan (Ita) 1993 Erik Breukink (Ned) 1992 Jean-Francois Bernard (Fra) 1991 Stephen Roche (Ire) 1990 Laurent Fignon (Fra) 1989 Miguel Indurain (Spa) 1988 Erik Breukink (Ned) 1987 Sean Kelly (Ire) 1986 Urs Zimmermann (Swi) 1985 Stephen Roche (Ire) 1984 Sean Kelly (Ire) 1983 Sean Kelly (Ire) 1982 Laurent Fignon (Fra) 1981 Bernard Hinault (Fra) 1980 Michel Laurent (Fra) 1979 Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 1978 Bernard Hinault (Fra) 1977 Jean Chassang (Fra) 1976 Patrick Beon (Fra) 1975 Jacques Esclassan (Fra) 1974 Bernard Thevenet (Fra) 1973 Jean-Pierre Danguilaume (Fra) 1972 Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 1971 Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 1970 Georges Chappe (Fra) 1969 Gilbert Bellone (Fra) 1968 Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 1967 Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 1966 Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 1965 Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 1964 Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 1963 Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 1962 Joseph Groussard (Fra) 1961 Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 1960 Jean Graczyk (Fra) 1959 André Darrigade (Fra) 1958 Roger Hassenforder (Fra) 1957 Jean Forestier (Fra) 1956 Roger Hassenforder (Fra) 1955 René Privat (Fra) 1954 Roger Hassenforder (Fra) 1953 Robert Desbats (Fra) 1952 Louison Bobet (Fra) 1951 Louison Bobet (Fra) 1950 Pierre Barbotin (Fra) 1949 Emile Idee (Fra) 1948 Camille Danguilaume (Fra) 1947 Emile Idee (Fra) 1946 Kleber Piot (Fra), Camille Danguilaume (Fra) 1945 Joseph Goutorbe (Fra) 1944 Roger Piel (Fra) 1943 Louis Gauthier (Fra), Emile Idee (Fra) 1942 Aldo Bertocco (Fra), Emile Idee (Fra) 1941 Yvon Marie (Fra), Benoit Faure (Fra) 1940 Emile Idee (Fra) 1939 André Deforge (Fra) 1938 Pierre Jaminet (Fra) 1937 Roger Lapbie, René Le Greves (Fra) 1936 Paul Chocque (Fra) 1935 René Le Greves (Fra) 1934 Roger Lapbie (Fra) 1933 André Leducq (Fra) 1932 Leon Le Calvez (Fra) 1930 Robert Brugere (Fra) 1929 Paul Le Drogo (Fra) 1928 André Leducq (Fra) 1927 Julien Moineu (Fra) Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com
