73rd Aalst Na Tour Criterium - NE

Belgium, July 29, 2008

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An early break included Carlos Sastre who would eventually win the race.
Philippe Gilbert was still bandaged up on his left leg, but is OK to ride hard.
Freire pulls hard and doesn't want to see the road ahead.
Belgian champion Jürgen Roelandts was one of crowd favourites.
Roman Kreuziger tried hard to get into the right moves.
Oscar Freire leads Denis Flahaut in a break.

Results

1 Carlos Sastre (Spa) CSC-Saxo Bank
2 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia
3 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank
4 Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto
5 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux
6 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto
7 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas
8 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step
9 Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
10 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence-Lotto
11 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas
12 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)
13 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step
14 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott
15 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step

Past winners

2007 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas 
2006 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
2005 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
2004 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo     
2003 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
2002 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo
2001 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
2000 Axel Merckx (Bel)
1999 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel)
1998 (2) Tom Steels (Bel)
1997 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel)
1996 Tom Steels (Bel)
1995 Johan Bruyneel (Bel)
1994 Hendrik Redant (Bel)
1993 Alain Van den Bossche (Bel)
1992 Dirk De Wolf (Bel)
1991 Benjamin Van Itterbeeck (Bel)
1990 Johan Museeuw (Bel)
1989 Etienne De Wilde (Bel)
1988 Eddy Planckaert (Bel)
1987 Josef Lieckens (Bel)
1986 Marc Sergeant (Bel)
1985 (2) Eric Vanderaerden (Bel)
1984 Frank Hoste (Bel)
1983 Eric Vanderaer-den (Bel)
1982 (3) Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1981 (2) Lucien Van Impe (Bel)
1980 Ferdinand Van den Haute (Bel)
1979 Marc Demeyer (Bel)
1978 Francesco Moser (Ita)
1977 Lucien Van Impe (Bel)
1976 Rik Van Linden (Bel)
1975 (2) Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1974 Eddy Peelman (Bel)
1973 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1972 Walter Godefroot (Bel)
1971 (2) Eddy Merckx (Bel)
1970 Victor Van Schil (Bel)
1969 Eddy Merckx (Bel)
1968 (2) Rik Van Looy (Bel)
1967 Rik Van Looy (Bel)
1966 Edward Sels (Bel)
1965 Edgar Sorgeloos (Bel)
1964 Benoni Beheyt (Bel)
1963 Frans Melckenbeeck (Bel)
1962 Robert Lelangue (Bel)
1961 Norbert Kerckhove (Bel)
1960 (3) Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel)
1959 (2) Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel)
1958 Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel)
1957 Joseph Plas (Bel)
1956 Alfred De Bruyne (Bel)
1955 Jules Cools (Bel)
1954 (2) Roger Decock (Bel)
1953 (2) André Rosseel (Bel)
1952 Valeér Olivier (Bel)
1951 Roger Decock (Bel)
1950 Alberic Schotte (Bel)
1949 Frans Leenen (Bel)
1948 André Rosseel (Bel)
1947 Achille Buysse (Bel)

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