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57th Peace Race (Course de la Paix) - 2.2
Czech Republic, May 8-16, 2004
2003 results Stage List Preview Start List Past winners
The Stages
- Stage 1 - May 8: Brussels - Brussels, 143,1 km
- Stage 2 - May 9: Hannover - Hannover, 132,9 km
- Stage 3 - May 10: Hemmingen - Halberstadt, 144,0 km
- Stage 4 - May 11: Lutherstadt Eisleben - Beierfeld, 207,5 km
- Stage 5 - May 12: Görlitz - Wroclaw, 193,1 km
- Stage 6 - May 13: Szczawno Zdroj - Jelenia Gora, 187,5 km
- Stage 7 - May 14: Sklarszka Poreba - Teplice, 202,5 km
- Stage 8 - May 15: Bílina - Karlovy Vary, 184,6 km
- Stage 9 - May 16: Karlovy Vary - Prague, 184,1 km
57th Peace Race kicks off in Brussels
The 57th edition of the Peace Race/Course de la Paix/Závodu míru/Wyscig Pokoju/Friedensfahrt will for the first time commence with a 143 km stage in Brussels, Belgium. The race, which travels across Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, will feature 17 teams with riders from 21 countries. And with Poland and the Czech Republic's recent inclusion into the EU, a start in Brussels was seen as a symbolic part of the race's trans-EU route.
The first three stages are relatively flat and should suit the sprinters' contingent, of which Erik Zabel (T-Mobile) is part of. Zabel last rode the Peace Race in 1994, and has once again chosen to include it on his program this year. Stage 4 from Lutherstadt Eisleben to Beierfeld will be a tougher one, with two Cat. 1 and two Cat. 2 climbs en route and an uphill finish.
The fifth stage starts in Görlitz and ends in the Polish city of Wroclaw, and should be another one for the sprinters. Stages 6 and 7 are both quite mountainous, and should sort out the general classification, although Stage 8 from Bílina to Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic isn't particularly easy either, containing a tough finishing circuit. The final stage is from Karlovy Vary to the Czech capital of Prague over a flattish parcours.
Start list
T-Mobile Team Saeco
1 Eric Baumann (Ger) 11 Giosue Bonomi (Ita)
2 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) 12 Antonio Bucciero (Ita)
3 Tomas Konecny (Cze) 13 Salvatore Commesso (Ita)
4 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) 14 Jua Fuentes Angullo (Spa)
5 Stephan Schreck (Ger) 15 Nicola Gavazzi (Ita)
6 Christian Werner (Ger) 16 Gerrit Glomser (Aut)
7 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) 17 David Loosli (Swi)
8 Erik Zabel (Ger) 18 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu)
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21 Milan Kadlec (Cze) 31 Val Castresana Del (Spa)
22 Stefano Cavallari (Ita) 32 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra)
23 Luca Celli (Ita) 33 Jens Renders (Bel)
24 Paol Longo Borghini (Ita) 34 Christoph Roodhooft (Bel)
25 Giulio Tomi (Ita) 35 Erwin Thijs (Bel)
26 Marco Milesi (Ita) 36 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel)
27 Roger Beuchat (Swi) 37 Gert Vanderaerden (Bel)
28 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) 38 Peter Wuyts (Bel)
Alessio-Bianchi Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave'
41 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) 51 Danilo Andrenacci (Ita)
42 Martin Hvastija (Slo) 52 Marco Cedroni (Ita)
43 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) 53 Giuliano Sulpizi (Ita)
44 René Joergensen (Den) 54 Graziano Recinella (Ita)
45 Scott Sunderland (Aus) 55 Marco Villa (Ita)
46 Andrea Tafi (Ita) 56 Serguei Lelekine (Rus)
57 Matteo Cappe' (Ita)
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61 Jaroslaw Rebiewski (Pol) 71 Petr Bencik (Cze)
62 Wlodzimerz Gilicki (Pol) 72 Lubomir Kejval (Cze)
63 Krzysztof Jezowski (Pol) 73 Christi Pfannberger (Aut)
64 Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) 74 Michal Precechtel (Cze)
65 Tomasz Lisowicz (Pol) 75 Frantisek Trkal (Cze)
66 Wojciech Pawlak (Pol) 76 Jan Valach (Svk)
67 Marcin Sapa (Pol) 77 Jindrich Vana (Cze)
68 Piotr Zaradny (Pol) 78 Pavel Zerzan (Cze)
PSK Whirlpool Domina Vacanze
81 Ondrej Fadrny (Cze) 91 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita)
82 Jan Faltynek (Cze) 92 Massimo Giunti (Ita)
83 Martin Mares (Cze) 93 Timothy Jones (Zim)
84 Martin Riska (Svk) 94 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus)
85 Kamil Vrana (Cze) 95 Francesco Secchiari (Ita)
86 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) 96 Michele Scarponi (Ita)
87 Michal Kollert (Cze) 97 Filippo Simeoni (Ita)
88 David Studnicka (Cze) 98 Paolo Valoti (Ita)
Team Wiesenhof Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo
101 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) 111 Claudio Astolfi (Ita)
102 Rene Obst (Ger) 112 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus)
103 Jens Heppner (Ger) 113 Denis Bertolini (Ita)
104 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) 114 Lorenzo Cardellini (Ita)
105 Lars Wackernagel (Ger) 115 Alessandro D'andrea (Ita)
106 Björn Schröder (Ger) 116 Alessandro Donati (Ita)
107 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) 117 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr)
108 Christian Knees (Ger) 118 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita)
Miche Action ATI
121 Przemyslaw Niemec (Pol) 131 Tomasz Brozyna (Pol)
122 Pasquale Muto (Ita) 132 Piotr Chmielewski (Pol)
123 Fabio Borghesi (Ita) 133 Kazimierz Stafiej (Pol)
124 Balazs Rohtmer (Hun) 134 Denis Kraft (Ger)
125 Antonio D'aniello (Ita) 135 Oleksandr Klymenko (Ukr)
126 Christian Murro (Ita) 136 Bogdan Bondariew (Ukr)
127 Maurizio Carta (Ita) 137 Eugen Wacker (Kgz)
128 Massimilia Martella (Ita) 138 Marcin Lewandowski (Pol)
Hoop CCC - Polsat Legia Bazyliszek-Sopro
141 Radoslaw Romanik (Pol) 151 Marek Blazej (Pol)
142 Marek Galinski (Pol) 152 Dawid Krupa (Pol)
143 Slawomir Kohut (Pol) 153 Dariusz Rudnicki (Pol)
144 Seweryn Kohut (Pol) 154 Hubert Nowak (Pol)
145 Jaroslaw Zarebski (Pol) 155 Sebastian Skiba (Pol)
146 Piotr Przydzial (Pol) 156 Gregor Zoledziowski (Pol)
147 Jacek Mickiewicz (Pol) 157 Jaroslaw Welniak (Pol)
148 Arkadiusz Wojtas (Pol) 158 Pawel Szaniawski (Pol)
Elk Haus Radteam Sportunion Schrems
161 Andrew Bradley (Aut)
162 Marti Fischerlehner (Aut)
163 Mario Höller (Aut)
164 Mario Lexmüller (Aut)
165 Wolfgang Murer (Aut)
166 Ralph Scherzer (Aut)
167 Jochen Summer (Aut)
168 Harald Totschnig (Aut)
Past winners
2003 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Telekom 2002 Ondrej Sosenka (Cze) CCC-Polsat 2001 Jakob Storm Piil (Den) CSC-World Online 2000 Piotr Wadecki (Pol) 1999 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) 1998 Uwe Ampler (Ger) 1997 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) 1996 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) 1995 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) 1994 Jens Voigt (Ger) 1993 Bilek (Cze) 1992 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) 1991 Rjaksinski (Rus) 1990 Jan Svorada (Cze) 1989 Uwe Ampler (E.Ger) 1988 Uwe Ampler (E.Ger) 1987 Uwe Ampler (E.Ger) 1986 Olaf Ludwig (E.Ger) 1985 Lech Piasecki (Pol) 1984 Suchorutchenkov (Rus) 1983 Falk Boden (E.Ger) 1982 Olaf Ludwig (E.Ger) 1981 Zagretdinow (Rus) 1980 Barinow (Rus) 1979 Suchorutchenkov (Rus) 1978 Awerin (Rus) 1977 Pikkuus (Rus) 1976 H.-J. Hartnick (E.Ger) 1975 Szurkowski (Pol) 1974 Szozda (Pol) 1973 Szurkowski (Pol) 1972 Moravec (Cze) 1971 Szurkowski (Pol) 1970 Szurkowski (Pol) 1969 Danguilaume (Fra) 1968 Peschel (E.Ger) 1967 Maes (Bel) 1966 Guyot (Fra) 1965 Lebedjew (Rus) 1964 Smolik (Cze) 1963 Klaus Ampler (E.Ger) 1962 Saidchushin (Rus) 1961 Melichow (Rus) 1960 Hagen (E.Ger) 1959 Gustaf-Adolf Schur (E.Ger) 1958 Damen (Ned) 1957 Christow (Bul) 1956 Krolak (Pol) 1955 Gustaf-Adolf Schur (E.Ger) 1954 Dalgaard (Den) 1953 Pedersen (Den) 1952 Steel (GB) 1951 Olsen (Den) 1950 Emborg (Den) 1949 Vesely (Cze) 1948 Zoric (Yug) 1948 Prosinek (Yug) Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com
