9th Circuit des Régions Wallonnes - 1.8

Sombreffe, June 23, 2002

Another Rabo win

Report courtesy of Nico Goreux

176 juniors from 38 teams started the 9th edition of the Circuit des Régions Wallonnes from Sombreffe. Some very strong junior teams were participating, including the Dutch squads of Rabobank and Bloks Team Nijdam, and Belgian teams of Sweet Paradise, Affligem and Perfomance Cycling Team; as well as somes local teams, including ACC Bodart, Sprint 2000 Charleroi and UC Seraing.

The race started for real at 52 kilometres, where ten riders escaped and built a 1'10 advantage. From this lead group, a smaller group broke clear, containing Norman Meerkerk , Tom Veelers (Rabobank) and Jos Harms (WV Assen-Roden). In the last 1.5 kilometres, it seemed that a sprint was inevitable, but Meerkerk accelerated again and won the race just before the local racer Kevin Ista and Meerkerk's teammate, Veelers. Harms managed to win the mountains classification.

Results, 133km

1 Norman Meerkerk (Ned) Rabobank                            3.14.11
2 Kevin Ista (Bel) Wt Affligem Bianchi
3 Tom Veelers (Ned) Rabobank
4 Jos Harms (Ned) Wv Assen - Roden                             0.09
5 Mirhel Bultinck (Bel) Sweet Paradise Domo Prom
6 Steven Van Assche (Bel) Selectle Wt Waasland
7 Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Wt Affligem Bianchi
8 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Mez Team Belgium                       0.18
9 Marc De Maar (Ned) Wv Assen - Roden
10 Maikel Paas (Ned) Nc Maaslander-Zuid Limburg
11 Onno Gerritsen (Ned) V't Luchtschle Zuid Holland            0.42
12 Jasper Koopmans (Ned) Distrikt Noord
13 Arnor Baudhuin (Bel) Selectle Wt Waasland
14 Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Istrict Zuid Oost Nederland
15 Jeroen Nietvelt (Bel) Gb - Vorselaar Den Ti P
16 Johan Verhulpen (Bel) Royal Cureghem Sportif
17 Gil Suray (Bel) Wt Affligem Bianchi
18 Joe Kirch (Bel) A.C.C. Bodart
19 Erwin Den Hollander (Ned) E Jonge Renner Oosterhout
20 Tom Van Dulmen (Ned) Knvu Nederland
21 Pierre Courtoy (Bel) Performance Cycling Team
22 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Sweet Paradise Domo Prom
23 Jan Soetens (Bel) Onder Ons Parike
24 Fredrick Jan Mohn (Bel) Gb - Vorselaar Den Tip
25 Serge Joos (Bel) Kwc Heist Zuiderkempen
26 Tom Stamsnyder (Ned) Lowlk De Zwaluwen                      1.07
27 Johan Peeters (Bel) Selectle Wt Waasland                    2.01
28 Mike Thielemans (Bel) Think Media-Kapelle Oid Bos           2.48
29 Carlo Surinx (Bel) K.Z.L.W.C. Sint Truiden
30 Marcel Lamberts (Ned) Rabobank
31 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Onder Ons Parike
32 Davy De Leener (Bel) Jonge Rakkers Vollezele                3.07
33 Michael Goossens (Bel) Performance Cycling Team
34 Sylvain Guyaux (Bel) Sprint 2000 Charleroi
35 Christophe Gillardin (Bel) Ccl Differdange
36 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Knvu Nederland                          3.28
37 Sébastien Goffaux (Bel) A.C.C. Bodart
38 Istvan Buki (Bel) Pedale Petit-Enghien
39 Bart Strumane (Bel) Royal Cureghem Sportif
40 Tim Staes (Bel) Onder Ons Parike                            5.02
41 Wouter Weylanddt (Bel) Mez Team Belgium
42 Gerôme Gilbert (Bel) V.C.Ardennes
43 Steven Tuytschaever (Bel) Onder Ons Parike
44 Martin Grouwe (Ned) Lowlk De Zwaluwen
45 Jods Claes (Bel) Mez Team Belgium
46 Bert Vanderhasselt (Bel) Sweet Paradise Domo Prom
47 Hans Timmermans (Ned) E Jonge Renner Oosterhout
48 Stijn Bastens (Bel) Kwc Heist Zuiderkempen
49 Tom Leezer (Ned) Knvu Nederland
50 Bart Brockhuis (Ned) Lowlk De Zwaluwen
51 Wouter Te Wierijk (Ned) Lowlk De Zwaluwen
52 Jordy Luisman (Ned) Lowlk De Zwaluwen
53 Tom Vastmans (Bel) Ort En Steun Leopoldsburg
54 Johan Berk (Ned) Combinatie Zuid Holland
55 Kevin Selleslagh (Bel) Think Media-Kapelle Oid Bos
56 Tim Vermeersch (Bel) Mez Team Belgium
57 Laurent Mars (Bel) Ccl Differdange
58 OlîVier Pardini (Bel) Performance Cycling Team
59 Jeroen Kregel (Ned) Distrikt Noord
60 Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) Mez Team Belgium
61 Davy Franssen (Ned) Vt Luchtschlè Zuid Holland
62 Lorenzo Pusco (Bel) Performance Cycling Team
63 Kevin Pandelaers (Bel) Gb - Vorselaar Den Tip
64 Theo Roelofs (Ned) Vt Luchtschlè Zuid Holland
65 Patrick Van Leeuwen (Ned) Istrict Zuid Oost Nederland
66 Kim Borry (Bel) Sportgroep Koksijde
67 Koen Dekker (Ned) Noord Holland
68 Xavier Vanhille (Bel) Think Media-Kapelle O/D Bos
69 Philippe Kessels (Bel) V.C.Ardennes
70 François Dinjart (Bel))Rd West Brabant Merchtem
71 Rik Nossin (Bel) K.Z.L.W.C. Sint Truiden
72 Léon Burger (Ned) Noord Holland
73 Maarten Mandenakers (Ned) Vt Luchtschle Zuid Holland
74 Matthieu Van Herp (Ned) Jonge Renner Oosterhout
75 Piet Jochems (Bel) K.W.V. Turnhout
76 Gert Eeckhoudt (Bel) De Sprinters Malderen
77 GORD Veslinga (Ned) Distrikt Noord
78 Simon Collard (Bel) U.C.Seraing
79 Niels Bogaars (Ned) Istrict Zuid Oost Nederland             5.37
80 Melvin Legros (Bel) Sprint 2000 Charleroi                   5.50
81 Harald Gutting (Ned) Wv Assen - Roden
82 RIJ Van Rij (Bel) Sweet Paradise Domo Prom                  6.30
83 JONG De (Ned) E Jonge Renner Oosterhout                     7.06
84 Bart Laeremans (Bel) Jonge Rakkers Vollezele                7.20
85 Pieter Van Der Plas (Bel) De Sprinters Malderen             8.52