58th Omloop Het Volk - 1.1

Belgium, March 1, 2003

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Photography

Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti

• Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) was one of the key men for Quick Step
• The peloton battles the wind in the early stages
• Dave Bruylandts (Marlux) leads the front of the peloton on the Muur van Geraardsbergen
• Steffen Wesemann (Telekom) walks up the Muur
• Frank Vandenbroucke (Quick Step) goes for it on the Eikenberg
• On nearly every climb Quick Step was at the front
• The peloton race through the Flemish countryside
• The peloton on the Berendries
• Johan Museeuw (Quick Step) hammers up the Molenberg
• Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) and Tom Boonen working in the Quick Step train
• Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) does a turn on the front
• Johan Museeuw (Quick Step) working with Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo)
• The Quick Step train led by Tom Boonen during Het Volk
• Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) works with the seven leaders
• Johan Museeuw (Quick Step), Paolo Bettini (R) and Max Van Heeswijk (C) during their final breakaway in Het Volk
• Johan Museeuw (Quick Step) crosses the line in triumph, winner of the 58th Omloop Het Volk
• Johan Museeuw (Quick Step) holds his trophy aloft on the podium
• The podium (L to R): Paolo Bettini (3rd), Johan Museeuw (1st) and Max van Heeswijk (2nd)

Images by Luc Claessen/www.actiefotos.be

• VDB is back!
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) in his first Belgian race of the season
• George Hincapie (US Postal/Berry Floor) hopes to get over his sinus problems soon
• Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal/Berry Floor) concentrates before the start
• Pre race focus for Matthew White (USPS)
• Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) straps the helmet on
• Kristof Trouve (Palmans) and Christophe Agnolutto (Ag2r) work in the break
• Andrei Kashechkin (Quick Step) on the Kwaremont
• De Franky Boys were everywhere
• Dario Pieri (Saeco) launches an attack
• Paolo Bettini and Tom Boonen lead Johan Museeuw and Max Van Heeswijk
• Tony Cruz (USPS) looking calm but exhausted at the end
• Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) - this was not his day

Images by AFP Photo

• Johan Museeuw (Quick Step) raises his arms as he wins the 58th Omloop Het Volk in Lokeren

Images by Jeff Jones/Cyclingnews.com

• The crowd at the start they don't call it 'Het Volk' for nothing!
• BankGiroLoterij director Johan Capiot talks to Cyclingnews at the start
• Marlux director Jef Braeckevelt gives a pre-race interview
• Someone tries to steal Bobbie Traksel's water bottle
• Rudy Pevenage is Team Coast's new director
• Team fakta's Lars Bak had a good ride to finish in the front group
• Julian Dean (CSC) looks quizzical as he prepares to start
• Fabien De Waele was Palmans-Collstrop's leader on the day
• One of Quick Step's heroes Andrei Kashechkin
• All lined up and ready to go in the 58th Omloop Het Volk
• George Hincapie (US Postal Service) at the start in Gent
• Andrea Tafi (CSC) has a laugh with former DS Eric Vanderaerden
• Two Team Coast riders just prior to starting
• Chris Peers (Cofidis) looked happy at the start, but did not have a great race and crashed
• The official flag of the Frank Vandenbroucke fanclub
• Frank Vandenbroucke (Quick Step) was very focused at the start
• Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) and Tom Steels (Landbouwkrediet) catch up at the start
• Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) discusses his chances
• Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) with his serious face on
• Johan Museeuw and Peter Van Petegem were popular figures at the start
• Johan Museeuw (Quick Step) talks to Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) on the start line

Bike photos

Images by Jeff Jones/Cyclingnews.com

• Bert Scheirlinckx (Flanders-iteamnova) did decide to ride Het Volk, despite being sick. Here's his bike.
• Charles Guilbert's Gir's machine, as used by Marlux
• Although BankGiroLoterij is no longer co-sponsored by Batavus, they still ride their bikes
• Landbouwkrediet-Colnago opted for Michelins
• Tom Steels' Landbouwkrediet Colnago machine
• Some of the teams experimented with state of the art bike technology in Het Volk. This isn't a good example.
• Steffen Weigold's Gerolsteiner team issue Wilier Triestina
• The Shimano flight deck computer on Weigold's Wilier Triestina
• Gerolsteiner chose to ride Schwalbe Stelvios in Het Volk
• A rather worn Dura Ace crankset on a Gerolsteiner Wielier Triestina
• A Selle Italia Trans Am as seen on Steffen Weigold's bike
• Palmans-Collstrop chose to ride Vredestein Fortezza's
• The Palmans-Collstrop Ridley machines
• This saddle has seen better (or worse) days
• David Lefevre's Scott USA bike, as used by Jean Delatour
• Jean Delatour chose to ride Michelins too