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Tour of Belgium - 2.2
Belgium, May 19-23, 2004
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Stage 4a - May 22: Mechelen-Mechelen ITT, 13 km
Roesems wins TT; Chavanel new leader
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The powerful Belgian Bert Roesems (Relax-Bodysol) has taken out this morning's 13 km time trial of the Tour of Belgium in Mechelen. Roesems, a past Belgian champion against the clock, rode a time of 15'51 in windy conditions to beat Bart Voskamp (Chocolade Jacques) and Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches la Boulangère) by two seconds. Chavanel took over the black leader's jersey from Gianluca Bortolami (Lampre), who finished 14th in the TT and slipped to fourth on GC.
"Today I was doubly motivated," said Roesems after the finish. "The stirring up of strife about the prospect of the Olympic Games is increasing. All the more that the riders who start in the time trial in Athens must also be named to the team for the road race. For which reason Peter Van Petegem for instance insists on the presence of Leif Hoste. But to my knowledge Marc Wauters and I stand on the IOC list on the basis of our World Championship last year in Hamilton. Wauters was eighth, I was tenth. I'm now waiting to see what the BIOC and Belgian cycling federation say about that. But I am a man of principles and thus I want Wauters and myself as the first choices. I know that Leif Hoste, Peter Van Petegem, Rik Verbrugghe and among others Jurgen van Goolen have the same ambitions, but I think that it must be judged on sporting criteria...I now wait for a sign from national coach José De Cauwer."
José De Cauwer commented, "We will look at things after the Tour the France. Who will have enough desire for Athens then?"
Other notable performances today came from Sébastien Rosseler (4th at 18 seconds) and Victor Hugo Peña (7th at 25 seconds), who was one of the worst off in yesterday's finishing crash but managed to take the start today and now sits in 5th overall.
Courtesy of Marc van Landeghem
Photography
Images by Luc Claessen/Cyclingnews.com/actiefotos.be
- Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches la Boulangere) finished third and moved into the overall lead
- Bart Voskamp (Chocolade Jacques) rode himself into second on GC
- Gianluca Bortolami (Lampre) rides to try and keep his leader's jersey
- Max van Heeswijk (USPS-Berry Floor) had a solid ride in the TT and is now in third overall
- Jurgen van den Broeck (USPS-Berry Floor) was one of four Postal riders in the top 10
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Davitamon) in the yellow points jersey
- Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) finished a solid 26th
- Belgian champion Geert Omloop (MrBookmaker) goes all out in the time trial
- Wouter van Mechelen (Vlaanderen-T Interim) was 71st in Mechelen
- Stefano Zanini (Quick.Step-Davitamon) gives it some gas
- Ludo Dierckxsens (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) suffers during the TT
- Roger Hammond (MrBookmaker) keeps a low profile in the TT
Images by Elmar Krings
- Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches la Boulangere) concentrates hard
- Gianluca Bortolami (Lampre) guides his machine around a corner
- Gianluca Bortolami (Lampre) powers out of a corner
- Axel Merckx (Lotto-Domo) lost 1'29 to finish 72nd
- Stuart O'Grady (Cofidis) in the red sprints jersey
- Marco Pinotti (Lampre) in a world of pain
Results
1 Bert Roesems (Bel) Relax-Bodysol 15.51 (49.211 km/h) 2 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 0.02 3 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère 4 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Relax-Bodysol 0.18 5 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre 0.00 6 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 0.23 7 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 0.25 8 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 0.26 9 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo 10 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 0.27 11 Marc Streel (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 0.30 12 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank 0.31 13 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre 0.33 14 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre 0.36 15 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.40 16 Geert Omloop (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 0.41 17 Stijn Devolder (Bel) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 18 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère 19 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre 20 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre 0.43 21 Nico Mattan (Bel) Relax-Bodysol 22 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 23 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank 0.44 24 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 25 Eelke Van Der Wal (Ned) BankGiroLoterij 0.46 26 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Lotto-Domo 0.47 27 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 28 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre 29 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 0.48 30 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto-Domo 0.49 31 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.51 32 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 0.53 33 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Relax-Bodysol 0.55 34 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank 0.56 35 Frank Van Dulmen (Ned) BankGiroLoterij 0.57 36 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank 37 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère 1.00 38 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 1.01 39 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon 40 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 1.04 41 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 1.06 42 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 1.08 43 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 1.09 44 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 1.10 45 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Relax-Bodysol 46 Tom Steels (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 47 Geert Van Bondt (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 1.11 48 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 1.14 49 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Relax-Bodysol 50 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 1.15 51 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Cofidis 1.16 52 Rony Martias (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère 53 Björn Leukemans (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 1.17 54 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 55 Roger Hammond (GBr) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 1.18 56 Stefan Wijnands (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016 57 Geert Steurs (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016 1.19 58 Andy De Smet (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 1.20 59 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère 1.21 60 Mikhail Timochine (Rus) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 61 Jans Koerts (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 1.23 62 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Lotto-Domo 63 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 64 Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016 1.24 65 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 66 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank 1.25 67 Stéphane Berges (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 68 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016 69 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre 1.26 70 Erki Pütsep (Est) AG2r Prévoyance 1.27 71 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 1.28 72 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo 1.29 73 Sven Renders (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016 1.30 74 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 75 Marco Bos (Ned) BankGiroLoterij 76 Jo Planckaert (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 1.31 77 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.34 78 Kristof Trouve (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 1.38 79 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère 1.39 80 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) BankGiroLoterij 1.43 81 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.44 82 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax-Bodysol 1.46 83 Aron Huysmans (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016 1.47 84 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 85 Julien Laidoun (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 1.49 86 Allan Bo Andresen (Den) BankGiroLoterij 87 Francesco Planckaert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 1.52 88 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 1.55 89 Kevin Van Der Slagmolen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 90 Rudi Kemna (Ned) BankGiroLoterij 91 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 2.01 92 Michel Van Haecke (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 2.02 93 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Lampre 2.10 94 Allan Johansen (Den) BankGiroLoterij 2.16 95 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Lotto-Domo 2.18 96 Bart De Spieghelaere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 2.20 97 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 2.29 98 Julien Smink (Ned) BankGiroLoterij 2.42 99 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 2.51 100 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 2.55 101 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 3.01 102 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 4.18 DNS Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Lotto-Domo DNS Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Relax-Bodysol DNS Tommy Van De Gehuchte (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016 General classification after stage 4a 1 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère 13.28.43 2 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 0.03 3 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 0.18 4 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre 0.21 5 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 0.27 6 Geert Omloop (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 7 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 0.28 8 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo 9 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre 0.29 10 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank 0.33 11 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère 0.39 12 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.41 13 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 0.42 14 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank 15 Stijn Devolder (Bel) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 0.43 16 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre 17 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre 0.44 18 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 0.45 19 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Lotto-Domo 0.49 20 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 21 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto-Domo 0.51 22 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 0.56 23 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank 0.58 24 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank 0.59 25 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 1.03 26 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 1.08 27 Mikhail Timochine (Rus) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 1.09 28 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 1.10 29 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Relax-Bodysol 30 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 31 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 1.11 32 Tom Steels (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 1.12 33 Geert Van Bondt (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 1.13 34 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 1.15 35 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 1.16 36 Roger Hammond (GBr) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 1.20 37 Jans Koerts (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 1.25 38 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 39 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 40 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank 1.27 41 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre 1.28 42 Sven Renders (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016 1.32 43 Marco Bos (Ned) BankGiroLoterij 44 Jo Planckaert (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 1.33 45 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.36 46 Kevin Van Der Slagmolen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 1.57 47 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 2.31 48 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 2.55 49 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 2.57 50 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Relax-Bodysol 3.18 51 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre 3.23 52 Erki Pütsep (Est) AG2r Prévoyance 3.31 53 Marc Streel (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 3.42 54 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo 4.41 55 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 4.59 56 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 5.04 57 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Cofidis 5.26 58 Allan Johansen (Den) BankGiroLoterij 6.28 59 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère 6.40 60 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère 8.00 61 Andy De Smet (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 8.11 62 Kristof Trouve (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 8.29 63 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 8.42 64 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon 10.32 65 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon 10.41 66 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 11.09 67 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 11.32 68 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor 11.54 69 Julien Laidoun (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 12.07 70 Francesco Planckaert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf 13.00 71 Nico Mattan (Bel) Relax-Bodysol 19.14 72 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 19.19 73 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Relax-Bodysol 19.26 74 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016 19.53 75 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Lotto-Domo 19.54 76 Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016 19.55 77 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 19.59 78 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 20.01 79 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 20.15 80 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax-Bodysol 20.17 81 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 20.18 82 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Lampre 20.41 83 Julien Smink (Ned) BankGiroLoterij 21.13 84 Geert Steurs (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016 21.52 85 Stéphane Berges (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 21.58 86 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère 23.39 87 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) BankGiroLoterij 24.31 88 Bert Roesems (Bel) Relax-Bodysol 24.50 89 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Relax-Bodysol 25.05 90 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Lotto-Domo 25.06 91 Björn Leukemans (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 29.17 92 Rony Martias (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère 29.45 93 Eelke Van Der Wal (Ned) BankGiroLoterij 29.56 94 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre 30.34 95 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 30.51 96 Aron Huysmans (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016 31.24 97 Frank Van Dulmen (Ned) BankGiroLoterij 31.28 98 Rudi Kemna (Ned) BankGiroLoterij 32.26 99 Bart De Spieghelaere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim 35.35 100 Stefan Wijnands (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016 36.06 101 Michel Van Haecke (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans 36.51 102 Allan Bo Andresen (Den) BankGiroLoterij 50.49
