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Record Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen - 2.3

Belgium, March 5-7, 2004

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Stage 1 - March 6: Handzame - Koksijde - Handzame, 192.4 km

Kirsipuu wins in Handzame

Last year's Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen overall winner Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2r) has triumphed in the first road stage, 192 km from Handzame to Koksijde and back. Kirsipuu won a bunch sprint ahead of Fabrizio Guidi (Team CSC) and Aurélien Clerc (Quick.Step-Davitamon). The race lead stayed with German Robert Bartko (Rabobank), who picked up an extra 3 bonus seconds during the stage to lead Kurt-Asle Arvesen (CSC) by 13 seconds on GC.

After a fast start, where both Bartko and third placed Servais Knaven (Quick.Step-Davitamon) were involved in the chase for bonus seconds, a break of three riders got away at the 40 kilometre mark. Stéphane Berges (Ag2R), Yuri Metlushenko (Landbouwkrediet) and Sergey Kruszhevskiy (Oktos) managed to gain three minutes over the tightly controlled peloton, but were caught on the finishing circuits in Handzame after over 100 km in front.

Despite some late attacks by Ludo Dierckxsens (Landbouwkrediet) and Nico Mattan (Bodysol), the stage finished in a bunch sprint and Jaan Kirsipuu was too fast.

The three day race will finish tomorrow with a tough 182 km stage starting and finishing in Ichtegem, including the Zwarteberg, Rodeberg, Monteberg and Kemmelberg. The conditions are predicted to be cold and wet, as usual.

Results

1 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                         4.32.22
2 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team CSC                                      
3 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Quick.Step-Davitamon                          
4 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                                        
5 Jans Koerts (Ned) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                 
6 Frank Hoj (Den) Team CSC                                           
7 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                
8 Franck Pencole (Fra) Oktos                                         
9 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                   
10 Rudi Kemna (Ned) Bankgiroloterij                                  
11 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                    
12 Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                          
13 Christoph Roodhooft (Bel) MrBookmaker-Palmans                     
14 Michel Van Haecke (Bel) MrBookmaker-Palmans                       
15 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone           
16 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                    
17 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                           
18 Sven Renders (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                           
19 Roger Hammond (GBr) MrBookmaker-Palmans                           
20 Robert Bartko (Ger) Rabobank                                      
21 Kirk O'bee (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                
22 Saulius Ruskys (Ltu) Oktos                                        
23 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com                                
24 Bart Dockx (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                    
25 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone          
26 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) Bankgiroloterij                           
27 Nico Mattan (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                   
28 Roel Paulissen (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                         
29 Erki Pütsep (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                                 
30 Geert Omloop (Bel) MrBookmaker-Palmans                            
31 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                         
32 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                    
33 Mark Renshaw (Aus) FDJeux.com                                     
34 Benjamin Levecot (Fra) Oktos                                      
35 Yuri Metlushenko (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                    
36 Kristof Trouve (Bel) MrBookmaker-Palmans                          
37 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                       
38 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                            
39 Eelke Van Der Wal (Ned) Bankgiroloterij                           
40 Bert Roesems (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                  
41 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                         
42 Johan Coenen (Bel) MrBookmaker-Palmans                            
43 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone            
44 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJeux.com                                
45 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Team CSC                                    
46 Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                     
47 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                    
48 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf               
49 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf             
50 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Bankgiroloterij                                
51 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                                 
52 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team              
53 Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                       
54 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                    
55 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                   
56 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                          
57 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                              
58 Michel Tessier Jean (Fra) Oktos                                   
59 Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team               
60 Ief Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                   
61 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                    
62 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                         
63 Ytting Bak Lars (Den) Bankgiroloterij                             
64 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                             
65 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                        
66 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone               
67 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon                         
68 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf              
69 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                       
70 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Lokomotiv                                      
71 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Lokomotiv                                    
72 Frederik Willems (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                       
73 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                       
74 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                         
75 Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) Lotto-Domo                                 
76 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                              
77 Freddy Bichot (Fra) FDJeux.com                                    
78 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      
79 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                      
80 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                     
81 Juan Mercado Martin (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    
82 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                  
83 Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf             
84 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Lokomotiv                                  
85 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJeux.com                                       
86 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                      
87 Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                     
88 Matthew Gilmore (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                        
89 David Mc Kenzie (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team           
90 Allan Johansen (Den) Bankgiroloterij                              
91 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team CSC                                  
92 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Relax-Bodysol                              
93 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                            
94 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                              
95 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                               
96 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                                     
97 Marc Streel (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                         
98 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team              
99 Joeri Deliens (Bel) Flanders-Afincom                              
100 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                                   
101 Steven De Neef (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                        
102 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf             
103 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                            
104 Maxim Averin (Rus) Lokomotiv                                 0.31
105 Nick Gates (Aus) Lotto-Domo                                  1.44
106 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                               
107 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                             7.42
108 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team        
109 Cyril Robin Jean (Fra) FDJeux.com                                
110 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com                                 
111 Maxim Rudenko (Ukr) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf             
112 Stefan Wijnands (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                       
113 Erwin Thijs (Bel) MrBookmaker-Palmans                            
114 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) FDJeux.com                                   
115 Sergei Kulakov (Rus) Lokomotiv                                   
116 Stéphane Berges (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                            
117 Antonio Garrido José (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                  
118 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                             
119 Nikolai Troussov (Rus) Lokomotiv                                 
120 Carsten Podlesch (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                            
121 Alexander Serov (Rus) Lokomotiv                                  
122 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone             
123 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Rabobank                                 12.42
124 Anton Mindlin (Rus) Lokomotiv                                    
125 Ben Day (Aus) MrBookmaker-Palmans                                
DNF Tom Steels (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                         
DNF Jorgen Bo Petersen (Den) Bankgiroloterij                         
DNF Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                          
DNF Sergeï Krushevskiy (Uzb) Oktos                                   
 
Teams
 
1 Team CSC                                                   13.37.06
2 Mrbookmaker.com-Palmans                                            
3 Cofidis                                                            
4 Jong Vlaanderen 2016                                               
5 Oktos - Saint-Quentin                                              
6 Relax - Bodysol                                                    
7 Quick Step - Davitamon                                             
8 Rabobank                                                           
9 Bankgiroloterij                                                    
10 Lotto - Domo                                                      
11 Ag2R Prevoyance                                                   
12 FDJeux.com                                                        
13 Chocolade Jacques Wincorf-Nixdorf                                 
14 Landbouwkrediet - Colnago                                         
15 Navigators Insurance CT                                           
16 Vlaanderen - T Interim                                            
17 Lokomotiv                                                         
18 Team Wiesenhof                                                1.44
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Robert Bartko (Ger) Rabobank                                4.41.40
2 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                               0.13
3 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      0.16
4 Frank Hoj (Den) Team CSC                                       0.19
5 Nico Mattan (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                0.22
6 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                                
7 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                             
8 Geert Omloop (Bel) MrBookmaker-Palmans                             
9 Bert Roesems (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                               0.25
10 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Relax-Bodysol                          0.26
11 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone           
12 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJeux.com                                
13 Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                       
14 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                      0.28
15 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf           0.29
16 Eelke Van Der Wal (Ned) Bankgiroloterij                       0.31
17 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                                 
18 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                                   0.33
19 Mark Renshaw (Aus) FDJeux.com                                     
20 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                  0.35
21 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                                     
22 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Team CSC                                0.36
23 Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf             
24 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      
25 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) Bankgiroloterij                       0.37
26 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Lokomotiv                                      
27 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone      0.38
28 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon                         
29 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone               
30 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Lotto-Domo                               0.39
31 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                              0.41
32 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com                            0.42
33 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone               
34 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                   0.44
35 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                             
36 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                    
37 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone        0.45
38 Rudi Kemna (Ned) Bankgiroloterij                                  
39 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team CSC                                     
40 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                             
41 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                         
42 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf          0.46
43 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                    
44 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                     0.47
45 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team CSC                                  
46 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                                0.48
47 Johan Coenen (Bel) MrBookmaker-Palmans                            
48 Allan Johansen (Den) Bankgiroloterij                          0.49
49 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Lokomotiv                                0.50
50 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                       
51 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf              
52 Michel Van Haecke (Bel) MrBookmaker-Palmans                   0.51
53 Marc Streel (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                         
54 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                0.52
55 Joeri Deliens (Bel) Flanders-Afincom                              
56 Roger Hammond (GBr) MrBookmaker-Palmans                       0.53
57 Ief Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                   
58 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Quick.Step-Davitamon                     0.54
59 Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team           0.55
60 Yuri Metlushenko (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                    
61 Saulius Ruskys (Ltu) Oktos                                        
62 Juan Mercado Martin (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                0.57
63 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Bankgiroloterij                            0.58
64 Kirk O'bee (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                
65 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                    
66 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                   0.59
67 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                  1.00
68 Benjamin Levecot (Fra) Oktos                                  1.01
69 Kristof Trouve (Bel) MrBookmaker-Palmans                          
70 Christoph Roodhooft (Bel) MrBookmaker-Palmans                 1.02
71 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                           
72 Sven Renders (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                       1.03
73 Matthew Gilmore (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                        
74 Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                     
75 David Mc Kenzie (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team           
76 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                              
77 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team          1.04
78 Freddy Bichot (Fra) FDJeux.com                                    
79 Bart Dockx (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                    
80 Franck Pencole (Fra) Oktos                                        
81 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Lokomotiv                              1.05
82 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJeux.com                                       
83 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                    
84 Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                      1.06
85 Steven De Neef (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                         
86 Ytting Bak Lars (Den) Bankgiroloterij                             
87 Roel Paulissen (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                     1.07
88 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                              
89 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                 1.08
90 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                           1.10
91 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team              
92 Jans Koerts (Ned) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf            1.11
93 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                        
94 Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                     
95 Frederik Willems (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                   1.12
96 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf         1.15
97 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                     1.17
98 Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) Lotto-Domo                             1.18
99 Michel Tessier Jean (Fra) Oktos                                   
100 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                         1.19
101 Erki Pütsep (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                            1.23
102 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                           
103 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago               1.27
104 Maxim Averin (Rus) Lokomotiv                                 1.45
105 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                           2.47
106 Nick Gates (Aus) Lotto-Domo                                  3.02
107 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) FDJeux.com                               8.07
108 Stefan Wijnands (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                   8.22
109 Stéphane Berges (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                            
110 Alexander Serov (Rus) Lokomotiv                              8.27
111 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone         8.41
112 Antonio Garrido José (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon              8.43
113 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                             8.45
114 Cyril Robin Jean (Fra) FDJeux.com                            8.47
115 Erwin Thijs (Bel) MrBookmaker-Palmans                            
116 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                         8.48
117 Nikolai Troussov (Rus) Lokomotiv                             8.50
118 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com                             8.55
119 Maxim Rudenko (Ukr) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf         8.59
120 Carsten Podlesch (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                        9.03
121 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team    9.05
122 Sergei Kulakov (Rus) Lokomotiv                               9.06
123 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Rabobank                                 13.33
124 Ben Day (Aus) MrBookmaker-Palmans                           13.42
125 Anton Mindlin (Rus) Lokomotiv                               14.00
 
Teams classification
 
1 Rabobank                                                   14.06.02
2 Team CSC                                                       0.05
3 Relax - Bodysol                                                0.11
4 Quick Step - Davitamon                                         0.14
5 FDJeux.com                                                     0.22
6 Cofidis                                                        0.40
7 Lotto - Domo                                                   0.47
8 Chocolade Jacques Wincorf-Nixdorf                              0.49
9 Bankgiroloterij                                                0.51
10 Ag2R Prevoyance                                               0.58
11 Mrbookmaker.com-Palmans                                       0.59
12 Lokomotiv                                                     1.10
13 Vlaanderen - T Interim                                        1.14
14 Landbouwkrediet - Colnago                                     1.23
15 Jong Vlaanderen 2016                                          1.40
16 Navigators Insurance CT                                       1.54
17 Oktos - Saint-Quentin                                         1.55
18 Team Wiesenhof                                                3.58