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Challenge de Hesbaye-Trognée - 1.6
Belgium, March 24, 2002
2001 Results Results Past winners
Another win for Sullivan
By Matthew Conn
Evandale cyclist Sean Sullivan, has scored his second international road race victory in as many weeks, taking out the 1.6 ranked Challenge de Hesbaye in Belgium.
Sullivan rode for more than 90km in the front of the race after joining a group of 7 riders around the halfway point. At 50km to go a group of 25 riders formed at the front and after a series of attacks on the finishing circuit, the Tasmanian Institute of Sport scholarship holder again rode clear in a group of eight.
The small lead group contained riders from both the Rabobank and Domo-Farm Frites development squad, but it was Sullivan, wearing race number one, who broke clear in the final kilometer.
Yesterday's victory followed on from an equally strong display in the Gent - Ieper semi-classic last week for the 24 year old Tasmanian, who is riding with the form of his life, for the Dutch Blokswieler Team.
Speaking from his home on the Dutch/Belgian border, Sullivan said that finally his years of sacrifice were paying off.
"I haven't done anything different this year to previous years, but last week's win gave me the confidence to race at the front all day today."
Sullivan is in his second season of amateur competition in Belgium, following four years of racing in Italy, including a year as a professional with De Nardi in 2000.
While these two victories have kick started Sullivan's campaign for a professional contract, and taken some pressure off, he is now the favourite for this weekend's Zesbergenprijs. The 1.5 ranked amateur event races over parts of the course for the professional E3 Prize, finishing in the same place around an hour before the pros arrive.
Results
1 Sean Sullivan (Aus) Bloks Nijdam 3.28.00 (42.692 km/h) 2 Riels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank 0.04 3 Dyrius Rasimus (Den) Team Ok Odder 4 Geery Steegmans (Bel) Domo Farm Frites 5 Erwin Vermeulen (Bel) Hand In Hand Baal 0.12 6 Jeroen Boelen (Ned) Van Hemert Groep 0.29 7 Mark Roland (Aus) Team Down Under 8 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Think Media CT 0.37 9 Leon Vogels (Aus) Team Down Under 10 Julien Goossens (Bel) RC Pesant 11 Bart De Spiegelaer (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 12 Carlson Mattias (Den) Team Ck Odder 13 Sebastien Rosseleer (Bel) Domo - Farm Frites 14 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 15 Pascam Lievens (Bel) CT Lombarden 0.40 16 Youri Dielens (Bel) Pro Cycling Team Limburg 0.42 17 Lorenzo Louagie (Bel) RC Pesant 18 Ruud Verspaadonk (Ned) Rdm Bianchi 19 Kevin Desmedt (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 20 Martijn Lust (Ned) Van Hemert Groep 21 Ward Rombauts (Bel) Wieler Promotie Team 22 Jef Peeters (Bel) Think Media 23 Filip Monsieurs (Bel) Wielerteam Affligem 24 Ruud Aerst (Ned) Van Hemert Groep 25 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) Go Pass Abx 26 Bas Giling (Ned) Rabobank 27 Gerben Van De Reep (Ned) Van Vliet Gazelle 28 Martijn Stougje (Bel) Van Vliet Gazelle 29 Tom De Meyer (Bel) Bloks Nijdam 30 Olivier Huysveld (Bel) John Saye Cycling 31 Staffan John (Swe) Midden Limburg 32 Kurt Hovelinck (Bel) Wieler Promotie Team 33 Anno Wallaard (Bel) Domo Farm Frites . 34 Thijs Zonneveld (Ned) Tegeltoko 35 Mart Louwers (Ned) Rabobank 36 Kurt Vangoidsenhiven (Bel) Pro Cycing Team 37 Andy Vanhoudt (Bel) Pro Cycling Team . 38 Andries Verpeeten (Bel) John Saye Cycling 39 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 40 Jarn Van Mingeroet (Bel) Think Media 41 Joachim Poortmans (Bel) Rdm Bianchi 42 Eddy Torrekens (Bel) Sprint 2000 Charleroi 43 Kenny De Block (Bel) Pro Cycling Team 44 Paul Redenbach (Aus) Team Down Under . 45 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Go Pass Abx 46 Gert Janssen (Bel) Meubelen Heylen 47 Joel Desmet (Bel) Velo Club Ardennes . 48 Franky Dereeoen (Bel) CT Lombarden . 49 Jens Van Laer (Bel) Think Media 50 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Domo Farm Frites 51 Lars Werenberg (Den) Tean Ck Odder 52 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Velo Club Ardennes 53 Nathan Clarke (Aus) Bloks Nijdam 54 Lars Vantournhout (Bel) CT Lombarden 55 David Mays (Bel) Think Media 56 Bastiaan Krol (Ned) Tegeltoko 57 Patrice Hemroulle (Bel) Sint Martinus 58 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Team Down Under 59 Jeroen Goffin (Bel) Go Pass Abx 60 Roel Paulissen (Bel) Pro Cycling Team 61 Pim Goos (Ned) Bloks Nijdam 62 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank 63 Kees Jeurissen (Ned) Van Hemert Groep 64 Lenn Van Drimmelen (Ned) Wilton Cycling Team 65 Danny Int't Ven (Bel) Bloks Nijdam 66 Frank Van Kuik (Bel) Wieler Promotie Team 67 Danny Van Looy (Bel) John Saye 68 Klaas Vermaut (Bel) CT Lombarden 69 Bjorn Hoeben (Ned) Rabobank 70 Mathieu Criquelion (Bel) RC Pesant 71 Danny Dierickx (Bel) John Saye 1.00 72 Mikael Laursen (Den) Team Ck Odder 73 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 74 Maarteb Wijnands (Bel) Cycling Team 1.30 75 Mol Wouter (Ned) Niller Team Noord 2.56 76 Thomas Barras (GBr) Team Down Under 4.50 77 Jacco Helmink (Ned) Tegeltoko 5.12 78 Adam Cax (Aus) Wilton Cucling Team 79 Nic Brown (Aus) Bloks Nijdam 80 Den Thaens (Bel) Domo Farm Frites 81 Renaud Boxus (Bel) RC Pesant 82 Patrick Trevisan (Bel) Sprint 2000 Charleroi 7.53 83 Markku Ainsllu (Est) Wilton Cycling Team 84 Michael Galicia (Bel) Hand In Hand Baal Interclub 1 Domo Farm Frites 50 pts 2 Team CK Odder 66 3 Bloks Nijdam 83 4 Rabobank 63 5 Team Down Under 60 6 Van Hemert Groep 50 7 Think Media 70 8 Wielergroep Beveren 44 9 RC Pesant 97 10 CT Lombarden 117 11 Pro Cycling Team 89 12 Wieler Promotie Team 119 13 Go Pass ABX 129 14 John Saye 135 15 Tegeltoko 167 16 Wilton Cycling Team 225 17 Van Vliet Gazelle 55 18 Rdm Bianchi 59 19 Velo Club Ardennes 99 20 Hand In Hand Baal 89 21 Sprtnt 2000 Charleroi 40 Courtesy of Vincent Ebroin
Past winners
2001 Stijn Vanstraelen (Bel) Eddy Merckx Boys 2000 Braun Schmitz (Bel) Wierlerteam Farm Frites 150 kms in 3.38.06 1999 Koen Das (Bel) Eddy Merckx Boys 1998 Tim De Peuter (Bel) 1997 Fréderic Lagneau (Bel) 1996 Gino Verheyden (Bel) 1995 Rob Compas (Ned) 1994 Rob Compas (Ned) 1992 Danny Dirickx (Bel) 1993 Sébastien Vanden Abeele (Bel) 1991 Rigo Willems (Bel) 1990 Philippe Beckers (Bel)
