19th Ster Elektrotoer - 2.1

Netherlands, June 15-18, 2005

2004 results Stage List Preview Start List Past winners

The Stages

Stage 1 - June 15: Schijndel-Nuth/Schimmert, 124 km
Stage 2 - June 15: Nuth-Nuth ITT, 11 km
Stage 3 - June 16: Sittard/Geleen-Valkenburg, 181 km
Stage 4 - June 17: Verviers-La Gileppe, 189 km
Stage 5 - June 18: Buchten-Eindhoven, 135 km

Strong field in Ster Elektrotoer

Taking place in mid-June, the Dutch 2.1 categorised stage race Ster Elektrotoer has attracted a strong field, with a minimum of six ProTour teams at the start. The race will begin in Schijndel on Wednesday, June 15, and finish in Eindhoven on Saturday, June 18, one day before the new ProTour Team Time Trial in Eindhoven. Rabobank, Team CSC and Quick Step-Innergetic will be among the top teams, and the organisers already have a guarantee that last year's winner Nick Nuyens will be present.

As has been seen this season, the ProTour has made the top races stronger at the expense of the lower ranked races. For example, the Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt and the Tour of Belgium have only been able to attract one or two ProTour teams. "We have decided not to grumble with the teams that will be at the start of the Ster Elektrotoer," said race director Jan Livius. "With six ProTour teams we're well off, and also the rest of the field is more than decent. Last year, we also had a strong field and we won't be much below that this year. The cooperation with the ProTour Team Time Trial in Eindhoven has borne fruit."

The race will feature five stages, but the overall distance has been reduced. It starts with a short, 124 km stage between Schijndel and Nuth, followed by an 11 km individual time trial in Nuth in the evening. The third stage will be ridden through the hills of South Limburg from Sittard/Geleen to Valkenburg over 181 km, and that will be followed by a stage through the Belgian Ardennes from Verviers to La Gileppe, over 189 km. The final stage from Buchten to Eindhoven is a flat, 135 kilometres.

Start list

Quickstep                                        Davitamon - Lotto
 
1 Nick Nuyens (Bel)                              11 Frédéric Amorison (Bel)
2 Davide Bramati (Ita)                           12 Christophe Brandt (Bel)
3 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel)                       13 Jan Kuyckx (Bel)
4 Mads Christensen (Den)                         14 Björn Leukemans (Bel)
5 Addy Engels (Ned)                              15 Bert Roesems (Bel)
6 Filippo Pozzato (Ita)                          16 Leon Van Bon (Ned)
7 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)                          17 Peter Van Petegem (Bel)
8 Jose Antonio Garrido (Spa)                     18 Aart Vierhouten (Ned)
 
Team CSC                                         Gerolsteiner
 
21 Lars Ytting Bak (Den)                         31 Robert Förster (Ger)
22 Matti Breschel (Den)                          32 Frank Hoj (Den)
23 Thomas Bruun Eriksen (Den)                    33 Sven Krauss (Ger)
24 Peter Luttenberger (Aut)                      34 Andrea Moletta (Ita)
25 Lars Michaelsen (Den)                         35 Michael Rich (Ger)
26 Christian Müller (Ger)                        36 Volker Ordowski (Ger)
27 Andy Schleck (Lux)                            37 Marcel Strauss (Swi)
                                                 38 Thomas Ziegler (Ger)
 
Rabobank                                         Chocolade Jacques - T Interim
 
41 Steven De Jongh (Ned)                         51 Koen Barbé (Bel)
42 Theo Eltink (Ned)                             52 Steven Caethoven (Bel)
43 Thomas Dekker (Ned)                           53 Nico Eeckhout (Bel)
44 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned)                         54 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel)
45 Niels Scheuneman (Ned)                        55 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel)
46 Roy Sentjens (Bel)                            56 Iljo Keisse (Bel)
47 Rory Sutherland (Aus)                         57 Kevin Van Impe (Bel)
48 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin)                        58 Frederik Willems (Bel)
 
Landbouwkrediet - Colnago                        MrBookmaker.com - SportsTech
 
61 Ludovic Capelle (Bel)                         71 David Boucher (Fra)
62 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel)                     72 Johan Coenen (Bel)
63 Bert De Waele (Bel)                           73 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel)
64 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel)                        74 Geert Omloop (Bel)
65 Maxime Monfort (Bel)                          75 Matthé Pronk (Ned)
66 Nico Sijmens (Bel)                            76 Erwin Thijs (Bel)
67 Geert Verheyen (Bel)                          77 Kristof Trouve (Bel)
68 Johan Verstrepen (Bel)                        78 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned)
 
Barloworld - Valsir                              Wiesenhof
 
81 Roger Beuchat (Swi)                           91 Christian Knees (Ger)
82 Matteo Carrara (Ita)                          92 David Kopp (Ger)
83 Enrico Degano (Ita)                           93 Martin Müller (Ger)
84 Sean Sullivan (Aus)                           94 Daniel Musiol (Ger)
85 Antonio Salomone (Ita)                        95 Roberto Lochowski (Ger)
86 Eddy Serri (Ita)                              96 Steffen Radochla (Ger)
87 Tom Southam (GBr)                             97 Björn Schröder (Ger)
88 Giulio Tomi (Ita)                             98 Sebastian Siedler (Ger)
 
Shimano - Memory Corp                            AXA
 
101 Marco Bos (Ned)                              111 Arthur Farenhout (Ned)
102 Rudi Kemna (Ned)                             112 Pascal Hermes (Ned)
104 Stefan Schumacher (Ger)                      113 Jos Lucassen (Ned)
105 Julien Smink (Ned)                           114 Danny Stam (Ned)
106 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned)                        115 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned)
107 Eelke Van Der Wal (Ned)                      116 Niki Terpstra (Ned)
108 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned)                      117 Peter Van Agtmaal (Ned)
                                                 118 Paul Van Schalen (Ned)
 
Bert Story - Piels                               Eurogifts.com
 
121 Boudewijn De Graaf (Ned)                     131 Jeroen Boelen (Ned)
122 Reinier Honig (Ned)                          132 Roy Curvers (Ned)
123 Maarten Lenferink (Ned)                      133 Bjorn Hoeben (Ned)
124 Germ Van Der Burg (Ned)                      134 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned)
125 Jos Van Emden (Ned)                          135 Jos Pronk (Ned)
126 Fulco Van Gulik (Ned)                        136 Marvin Van Der Pluijm (Ned)
127 Jurgen Van Pelt (Ned)                        137 Jelle Van Groezen (Ned)
128 Arno Wallaard (Ned)                          138 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned)
 
Löwik Meubelen - van Losser Installatiegroep     Skil Moser
 
141 Marcel Beima (Ned)                           151 Andy De Smet (Bel)
142 Hans Bloks (Ned)                             152 Bert Hiemstra (Ned)
143 Robert Gesink (Ned)                          153 Dariusz Rudnicki (Pol)
144 Arne Hassink (Ned)                           154 Christophe Stevens (Bel)
145 Dirk Reuling (Ned)                           155 Jan Van Velzen (Ned)
146 Albert Timmer (Ned)                          156 Bart Voskamp (Ned)
147 Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned)                    157 Marek Wesoly (Pol)
148 Arnoud Van Groen (Ned)                       158 Arkadiusz Wojtas (Pol)
 
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161 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned)                       
162 Thomas Berkhout (Ned)                        
163 Rick Flens (Ned)                             
164 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned)                   
165 Martyn Maaskant (Ned)                        
166 Dennis Smit (Ned)                                              
167 Alain Van Der Velde (Ned)
168 Wilco Zuijderwijk (Ned)

Past winners

Year 1st                     2nd                        3rd
2004 Nick Nuyens (Bel)       Paul Van Hyfte (Bel)       Philippe Gilbert (Bel)
2003 Gerben Löwik (Ned)      Niels Scheuneman (Ned)     Rik Reinerink (Ned)
2002 Bart Voskamp (Ned)      Bram Schmitz (Ned)         Michael Boogerd (Ned)
2001 Xavier Jan (Fra)        Marcel Strauss (Swi)       René Haselbacher (Aut)
2000 Andy de Smet (Bel)      Bram Tankink (Ned)         Andrey Kaschechkin (Kaz)
1999 Ralf Grabsch (Ger)      Frank McCormack (USA)      Erwin Thijs (Bel)
1998 Karsten Kroon (Ned)     Ralf Grabsch (Ger)         Bjornar Vestol (Den)
1997 Eddy Bouwmans (Ned)     Bert Hiemstra (Ned)        Wim van de Meulenhof (Ned)
1996 Tyler Hamilton (USA)    Nate Reiss (USA)           Danny Nelissen (Ned)
1995 Bennie Gosink (Ned)     Lucien de Louw (Ned)       Jan Boven (Ned)
1994 Jos Wolfkamp (Ned)      Bennie Gosink (Ned)        Remigius Lupeikis (Ltu)
1993 Servais Knaven (Ned)    Wim van de Meulenhof (Ned) Patrick Jonker (Aus)
1992 Martin van Steen (Ned)  Robert de Poel (Ned)       Saulius Sarkauskas (Ltu)
1991 Tristan Hoffman (Ned)   Niels Boogaard (Ned)       Arno Ottevanger (Ned)
1990 John den Braber (Ned)   Servais Knaven (Ned)       Tonny Akkermans (Ned)
1989 Reem Kok (Ned)          Anthony Theus (Ned)        Lubos Lom (Cze)
1988 Arno Ottevanger (Ned)   Menno Vink (Ned)           Harry Rozendal (Ned)
1987 Theo Gevers (Ned)       Jos Bol (Ned)              Frank van Merwijk (Ned)

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