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59th Nokere Koerse - 1.3
Belgium, March 17, 2004
2003 Results Results Past winners
Mad Max wins in Nokere
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Max van Heeswijk (US Postal-Berry Floor) has won the 59th edition of the Nokere Koerse, which finished in a bunch sprint on the uphill, cobbled finish. Van Heeswijk, who will race this Saturday's Milan-San Remo, beat compatriot Rudi Kemna (BankGiroLoterij) and Jo Planckaert (MrBookmaker-Palmans), with the first 61 riders arriving in the same time.
There were 173 starters in Oudenaarde for the 59th Nokere Koerse, enjoying the warm sunshine and light wind - just a week ago it had been bitterly cold and snowing! The parcours consisted of a 45.7 km loop, including the cobbles at Mater/Kerkgate, followed by 10 laps of a 14.8 km circuit around Nokere, with a 400m/6% cobbled climb each lap.
It was a fast start to the race and the first lap was ridden in just over an hour, with Johan Vansummeren (Bodysol) and Stefan Kupfernagel (Lamonta) coming into Nokere with a 1'05 lead over the peloton. The pair stayed away for another 75 km, reaching a maximum lead of 3 minutes, before they were eventually caught at the 120 km mark.
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Several counter-attacks followed, with Chris Peers (Jacques) quite prominent, but it wasn't until 45 km to go when Geoffrey Demeyere (Vlaanderen), Thorwald Veneberg and Roy Sentjens (Rabobank) and Michel Vanhaecke (MrBookmaker-Palmans) got clear. The quartet had a minute's lead going into the last lap, but a hard chase by Lotto-Domo for Robbie McEwen managed to bring them back for a bunch sprint. In the end, McEwen didn't contest the finish, leaving it to Max van Heeswijk (USPS-Berry Floor) to claim his fifth win of the season ahead of Rudi Kemna (BankGiroLoterij) and Jo Planckaert (MrBookmaker-Palmans).
Photography
Images by Gino Verhulst
- Eventual winner Max van Heeswijk (USPS-Berry Floor) looking rather relaxed
- Jurgen Van Goolen (Quick.Step-Davitamon) suffering in Nokere Koerse
- Lotto-Domo leading the chase on the last lap
Results - 193 km
1 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 4.25.00 2 Rudi Kemna (Ned) BankGiroLoterij 3 Jo Planckaert (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 4 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 5 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax-Bodysol 6 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 7 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016 8 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 9 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Auber 93 10 Thierry Masschelein (Bel) Flanders-Afin.com 11 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 12 Roger Hammond (GBr) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 13 Yuri Mitlushenko (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 14 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank 15 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Rabobank 16 Adriaan Helmantel (Ned) APAC Cycling Team 17 Stijn Vanstraelen (Bel) Flanders-Afin.com 18 Tommy Van De Gehuchte (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016 19 Arno Wallaard (Ned) AXA Cycling Team 20 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 21 Roy Curvers (Ned) Van Hemert-Eurogifts 22 John Nilsson (Swe) Auber 93 23 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon 24 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 25 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 26 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 27 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 28 Paul Van Schalen (Ned) AXA Cycling Team 29 Chris Peers (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 30 Robby Meul (Bel) Jartazi Granville Team 31 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank 32 Bart Dockx (Bel) Relax-Bodysol 33 Erwin Thijs (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 34 Geert Steurs (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016 35 Lénaïc Olivier (Fra) Auber 93 36 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Auber 93 37 Stijn Devolder (Bel) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 38 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 39 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank 40 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 41 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 42 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 43 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 44 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 45 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 46 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo 47 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Flanders-Afin.com 48 Kristof Trouve (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 49 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Team Lamonta 50 Siro Camponagara (Ita) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 51 Jos Lucassen (Ned) AXA Cycling Team 52 Marvin Van Der Pluijm (Ned) Van Hemert-Eurogifts 53 Bertil Klootwijk (Ned) 54 Christoph Von Kleinsorgen (Ger) Team Lamonta 55 Peter Möhlmann (Ned) AXA Cycling Team 56 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) BankGiroLoterij 57 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 58 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Relax-Bodysol 59 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 60 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 61 Folkert De Haan (Ned) APAC Cycling Team 62 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 0.34 63 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank 64 Geert Omloop (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 65 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) APAC Cycling Team 66 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 67 Allan Bo Andresen (Den) BankGiroLoterij 68 Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 69 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 70 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 0.38 71 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Team Lamonta 72 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Auber 93 73 David McKenzie (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 74 David Kopp (Ger) Team Lamonta 75 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Lotto-Domo 76 Loïc Lamouller (Fra) Auber 93 77 Michel Van Haecke (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 78 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016 79 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Cyclingnews.com 80 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) 81 Olivier Huysveld (Bel) Jartazi Granville Team 82 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Lamonta 83 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Quick.Step-Davitamon 84 Frank Dressler (Ger) Team ComNet-Senges 85 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Relax-Bodysol 86 Francesco Planckaert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 87 Wesley Van Speybroeck (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 88 Hans De Clercq (Bel) Lotto-Domo 89 Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) BankGiroLoterij 90 Andy De Smet (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 91 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 92 Morten Hegreberg (Nor) Jartazi Granville Team 93 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto-Domo 0.58 94 Jeroen Boelen (Ned) Van Hemert-Eurogifts 95 Stefan Wijnands (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016 96 Ken Devaere (Bel) Jartazi Granville Team 97 Rudy Vriend (Ned) Van Vliet-EBH advocaten 98 Michael Blanchy (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 99 Marc Streel (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 100 David Breard (Fra) Auber 93 101 Jelle Van Groezen (Ned) Van Hemert-Eurogifts 102 David Harrigan (Aus) Cyclingnews.com 103 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Relax-Bodysol 104 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Lotto-Domo 105 Frederik Penne (Bel) Jartazi Granville Team 106 Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 107 Klaas De Gruyter (Bel) Jartazi Granville Team 108 Harm Bronkhorst (Ned) APAC Cycling Team 109 Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) APAC Cycling Team 110 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank 111 Tom Barras (GBr) Cyclingnews.com 112 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 113 Kurt Van Landeghem (Bel) Van Vliet-EBH advocaten 114 Cody Stevenson (Aus) Cyclingnews.com 115 Angelo Van Melis (Ned) Van Vliet-EBH advocaten 116 Michael Schweizer (Ger) Team ComNet-Senges 117 Peter Magyarosi (Ger) Team Lamonta 118 Allan Johansen (Den) BankGiroLoterij 119 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Lotto-Domo 120 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Van Hemert-Eurogifts Starters: 173 Classified: 120
Past winners
1st 2nd 3rd 2003 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Hendrik Van Dijck (Bel) 2002 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Jans Koerts (Ned) Steven De Jongh (Ned) 2001 Michel Van Haecke Bart Voskamp (Ned) Nico Eeckhout (Bel) 2000 Hendrik Van Dyck Nico Mattan Jan Koerts (Ned) 1999 Jeroen Blijlevens Michel Van Haecke Wielfried Cretskens 1998 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Leon Van Bon (Ned) Chris Peers 1997 Hendrik Van Dyck Wim Feys Bart Voskamp (Ned) 1996 Hendrik Van Dyck Jelle Nydam (Ned) Michel Cornelisse (Ned) 1995 Jo Planckaert Michel Vermote Geert Van Bondt 1994 Peter De Clercq Michel Cornelisse Chris Peers 1993 Michel Cornelisse (Ned) Jan Bogaert Mario De Clercq 1992 Johan Capiot Peter De Clercq Benjamin Van Itterbeeck 1991 Koen Van Rooy Johan Capiot Martin Koekelhoren (Ned) 1990 Herman Frison Roger Vandenbossche Filip Van Vooren 1989 Rik Van Slycke André Mierzejewski Peter Spanhoven 1988 Patrick Versluys Yves Godimus Danny Janssens 1987 Etienne De Wilde Francky Van Oyen Ludo Giesberts 1986 Luc Colyn Jan Van Camp Rony Van Holen 1985 Didier Foubert Patrick Versluys Jan Bogaert 1984 Jan Bogaert Patrick Versluys Eric Stevens 1983 Walter Schoonjans Patrick Cocquyt Gerald Veldschoten (Ned) 1982 William Tackaert Ludo De Keulenaer Rudi Matthys 1981 Gerrit Knetemann (Ned) Herman Van Springel Claude Criquelion 1980 Jos Van De Poel Johan Vandevelde (Ned) Paul Jesson (NZl) 1979 Hendrik De Vos William Tackaert Tony Houbrechts 1978 Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck Jan Aling (Ned) Jos Jacobs 1977 Frans Van Looy Gerrit Knetemann (Ned) Roberto Cerieto (Ita) 1976 Luc Leman Lucien De Brauwere Geert Malfait 1975 Marc De Meyer Willy Teirlinck Jan Raas (Ned) 1974 Freddy Maertens Pierrino Gavazzi (Ita) Ronald De Witte 1973 Noël Van Tieghem Claude Magni (Ita Gerard Vianen (Ned) 1972 Tony Houbrechts Rony Van Marcke Willy Planckaert 1971 Herman Van Springel Eric Leman Maurice Eyers 1970 Andre Dierick Patrick Sercu Bernard Van De Kerkhove 1969 Roger Rosiers Frans Mintjes Michel Jacquemin 1968 Frans Brands Roger Cooreman Michel Jacquemin 1967 Walter Godefroot Jacques De Boever Roger Blockx 1966 Jacques De Boever Oswald De Clercq Reindert De Jongh (Ned) 1965 Arthuur De Cabooter Jos Mathy Gustaaf De Smet 1964 Robert De Middeleir Leon Van Daele André Noyelle 1963 Frans De Mulder Daniël Doom Norbert Kerckbove 1961 Leon Van Daele Jozef Vloeberghs Gilbert Maes 1960 Gilbert De Smet Louis Troonbeeckx Pol Rosseel 1959 No race 1958 Arthuur De Cabooter Gilbert Desmet Julien Schepens 1957 André Aucquier Pino Cerami Francis Kemplaire 1956 Marcel Ryckaert Roger Declerck Lucien Mathijs 1955 Jozef Schils Briek Schotte Henri Denijs 1954 Jan Zagers Roger Decock Roger Desmet 1953 Baziel Wambeke Rik Jochums Julien Pascal 1952 Wim Van Est André Pieters Rafaël Jonckheere 1951 Gerard Buyl Maurice Blomme Valeer Ollivier 1950 Jules De Poortere Roger Decock Flander Janssens 1949 Nest Sterckx Maurice De Simpelaere Michel Remue 1948 Roger Cnockaert André Declerck Jeroom Renier 1947 Berten Sercu Michel Remue O. VD Meerschaut 1946 Emanuel Thoma André Pieters Briek Schotte 1945 Briek Schotte Michel Remue Desiré Keteleer 1944 Marcel Kint Theo Middelkamp G. Van Overloop Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com
