68th GP des Nations - 1.1/1.7.1/1.9.1

France, September 19, 2004

2003 Results Results Past winners

Rich wins final GP des Nations

Michael Rich
Photo ©: Régis Garnier

Gerolsteiner's Michael Rich won the final edition of the Grand Prix des Nations, an individual time trial run over 54 km in Elbeuf. Rich, who won the event last year, beat 2002 winner Uwe Peschel (also Gerolsteiner) with Spanish TT champion José Ivan Gutierrez (Illes Balears) taking third. The race celebrated its 68th edition this year, but will be scrapped from the calendar next year because of a scheduling conflict.

The men's race also saw Michael Rogers (Quick.Step-Davitamon) wearing his World Championship jersey for the first time, after the UCI declared Rogers to be the 2003 World TT Champion in the wake of David Millar's admission to drug taking to win the event. Rogers finished fourth, 1'13 behind Rich.

In the women's 27 km race, it was Swiss rider Priska Doppmann who was victorious, finishing well clear of French champion Edwige Pitel and Cathy Marsal. The U23 and junior men's races, also 27 km long, were won by Belgians Dominique Cornu and Michel Van Aelbroeck.

Photos

Images by Régis Garnier /www.velofotopro.fr.st

French TT Champion Eddy Seigneur
Christophe Moreau prepares to start
Moreau gets the count to his start
Jens Voigt is ready to roll out
Michael Rich is the last rider to start in the Grand Prix des Nations.
Guillaume Auger on the cobbles
Yuriy Krivstov in the Elbeuf's streets.
Michael Rogers finally gets to wear his rainbow jersey
Bradley Mc Gee heads for home
Jens Voigt powers on
Uwe Peschel (Gerolsteiner) and Nicolas Portal (Ag2r)
Eddy Seigneur exits the roundabout
The podium: Uwe Peschel, Michael Rich and José Ivan Gutierrez
Dominique Cornu, U23 winner, and Michael Rich, the Elite winner.

Results

Elite Men - 54 km

1 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner                 1.08.24
2 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                     0.09
3 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto    0.36
4 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon          1.13
5 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover     1.18
6 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                          1.45
7 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R Prevoyance
8 Bradley Mc Gee (Aus) FDJeux.com
9 Jean Nuttli (Swi) Volksbank Ideal Leingruber
10 Frédéric Finot (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover
11 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole
12 Ben Day (Aus) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans
13 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
14 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
15 Guillaume Auger (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences-MG Rover
16 Andy De Smet (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans
17 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Crédit Agricole
18 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com

U23 Men - 27 km

1 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Belgian National Team       34.32
2 Peter Mazur (Pol) Polish National Team             0.03
3 Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) Polish National Team           0.09
4 Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank                            0.34
5 Tyler Farrar (USA) U.S.A. National Team            0.46
6 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                        0.51
7 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole Espoirs        1.15
8 Koen De Kort (Ned) Rabobank
9 Kostantin Siutsou (Blr) Bielorussian National Team
10 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Asce Corbeil Essonne
11 Timothy Duggan (USA) U.S.A. National Team
12 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank
13 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) R.L.V.B.
14 Emilien-Benoît Berges (Fra) Uc Chateauroux - Laboratoires Fenioux
15 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Cotes D'armor Cyclisme
16 Francesco Rivera (Ita) U.S. Palazzago Vellutex
17 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole Espoirs
18 Kilian Patour (Fra) Credit Agricole Espoirs
19 Steven Gozza (USA) U.S.A. National Team
20 Dominique Rollin (Can) Ussa Pavilly Barentin
21 Jeff Sherstobitoff (Can) Canadian National Team
22 Andry Pryshchepa (Ukr) U.S. Palazzago Vellutex
23 Julien Loubet (Fra) Gsc Blagnac
24 Florent Juilly (Fra) Uv Aube
25 Uladimir Autka (Blr) Nazionale Bielorussia
26 Tony Mallet (Fra) Ussa Pavilly Barentin
27 Michel Marc (Fra) Vc Evreux
28 Ludovic Goffin (Fra) Pedale Sportive Creusotine
29 Sébastien Desplanques (Fra) Ac Manoir Eure Andelle
30 Anthony Wauters (Fra) Ec Quevilly

Elite Women - 27 km

1 Priska Doppmann (Swi)                             38.03
2 Edwige Pitel (Fra)                                 1.36
3 Cathy Marsal (Fra)                                 2.02
4 Natacha Maes (Bel)                                 2.03
5 Emma James (Aus)                                   2.09

Junior Men - 27 km

1 Michel Van Aelbroeck (Bel) Belgian National Team  37.07
2 Blel Kadri (Fra)                                   0.10
3 Maxime Bouet (Fra)                                 0.18
4 Ben Hermans (Bel)                                  0.27
5 Pierre Quillere (Fra)                              0.47

Past winners

Elite Men

2003 Michael Rich (Ger) Georlsteiner                          
2002 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner

U23 Men

2003 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank   
2002 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Zoccorinese Ghia Fasco      

Women

2003 Karin Thuerig (Swi)  

Junior Men

2003  Julien Loubet (Fra)


Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com