Antwerp Derny Criterium - NE

Antwerp, Belgium, August 2, 2006

Results The inside story of the post-TdF crits

Photography

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Images by Luc Claessen/www.ctm-images.com

The dernys roll across the start/finish
Marc Wauters (Rabobank) follows his derny bike
Come on Marc!
Nico Eeckhout (Chocolade Jacques) in race mode
Filip Meirhaeghe (Landbouwkrediet) takes a corner
Leif Hoste (Discovery) fights to hold onto his derny
Nico Mattan (Davitamon-Lotto) wins round 2
Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto) in full concentration mode as he paces behind his derny on the wet cobbles
Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto) wins the last round
Nico Eeckhout (Chocolade Jacques) was second in the final round

Results

First race, 30 laps
 
1 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             
2 Nico Mattan (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
3 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen         
4 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic                        
5 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                               
6 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              
7 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen       
8 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
9 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                         
10 Eduard Bogaert (Bel) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM                           
11 Geert Steurs (Bel) Pictoflex Bikeland Hyundai                    
12 Philip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago                
13 Edwin Smeulders (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                          
14 Christoph Roodhooft (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                      
15 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                      
16 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                   
17 Steven De Neef (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen       
 
Second race, 15 laps
 
1 Nico Mattan (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
2 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                       
3 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
4 Geert Steurs (Bel) Pictoflex Bikeland Hyundai                     
5 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                               
6 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              
7 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen         
8 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic                        
9 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             
10 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                        
11 Eduard Bogaert (Bel) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM                           
12 Edwin Smeulders (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                          
13 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen      
14 Philip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago                
15 Steven De Neef (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen       
16 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                   
17 Christoph Roodhooft (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                      
 
Final, 15 laps
 
1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                               
2 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen         
3 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              
4 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic                        
5 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
6 Geert Steurs (Bel) Pictoflex Bikeland Hyundai                     
7 Philip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago                 
8 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             
9 Nico Mattan (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
10 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                      
11 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                   
12 Steven De Neef (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen       
13 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen      
14 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                        
15 Edwin Smeulders (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                          
16 Eduard Bogaert (Bel) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM                           
17 Christoph Roodhooft (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                      
 
Final standings
 
1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                             11 pts
2 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen       12
3 Nico Mattan (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               12
4 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            15
5 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic                      16
6 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             16
7 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                           18
8 Geert Steurs (Bel) Pictoflex Bikeland Hyundai                   21
9 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                                     27
10 Philip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago              33
11 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen    33
12 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                      35
13 Eduard Bogaert (Bel) Yawadoo-Colba-ABM                         37
14 Edwin Smeulders (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                        40
15 Steven De Neef (Bel) Bodysol- Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen     42
16 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                 43
17 Christoph Roodhooft (Bel) Palmans Collstrop                    50