48th Four Days of Dunkirk - 2.1

France, May 8-12, 2002

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Stage 6 - May 12: Leffrinckoucke - Dunkerque, 185.8 km

Steels wins final stage

Chavanel gets the overall

With less than two months to go until the Tour de France, Belgian Tom Steels scored an important victory in the final stage of the Four Days of Dunkirk. As predicted, the stage ended in a bunch sprint, and Steels was the fastest on the day, getting round Domo's Jans Koerts in the final meters to win. In third place was Brazilian Luca Pagliarini (Lampre) followed by Jeremy Hunt (Big Mat). A big crash just before the end took out several riders, all of whom were given the same time as the winner.

The overall GC went to young Bonjour rider Sylvain Chavanel, who rode himself into the lead after yesterday's tough stage. He finished 25 seconds in front of teammate Didier Rous, with another Frenchman Laurent Brochard (Jean Delatour) in third at 1'26.

The final stage between Leffrinckoucke and Dunkirk was over 186 kilometres and held in good weather, unlike yesterday. The speed was quite high throughout the day, due to the numerous attempts by riders to break away. None were successful, although the attacks continued until the very last lap around Dunkirk.

The lead out was started by the Cofidis team with Cedric Vasseur hoping to give his teammate Janek Tombak another stage win. It was not to be, as Tombak was caught in the crash with a couple of hundred metres to go, as a Domo rider wound up the pace for Jans Koerts. The Dutch champion looked to have it won as he gapped Hunt and Pagliarini. But then Steels came up on the outside and blew past, taking a very satisfying win.

"This gives me a lot of confidence," said Steels. "I have never doubted my sprint, just my condition had to follow."

As for Chavanel, the 22 year old said that he has not felt good for the last three weeks, but took three complete days off training to try and rediscover his form. It obviously worked.

Results

1 Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                  4.02.29 (46.22 km/h)
2 Jans Koerts (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites
3 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Lampre-Daikin
4 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Big Mat-Auber 93
5 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
6 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole
7 Rudi Kemna (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
8 Lénaïc Olivier (Fra) Jean-Delatour
9 Roger Hammond (GBr) Palmans-Collstrop
10 Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) EDS-fakta
11 Daniele Galli (Ita) Index-Alexia
12 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Cycling Team
13 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Cycling Team
14 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
15 Tom Boonen (Bel) US Postal Service
16 Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
17 Christophe Capelle (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
18 Gerben Lowik (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus
19 Wesley Vanspeybroeck (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
20 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
21 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance
22 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Domo-Farm Frites
23 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Lotto-Adecco
24 Fabian De Waele (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
25 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin
26 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
27 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole
28 Sergey Krushevskiy (Uzb) Saint-Quentin Oktos
29 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
30 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean-Delatour
31 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean-Delatour
32 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin
33 Innar Mandoja (Est) Ag2r-Prevoyance
34 Olivier Asmaker (Fra) CSC-Tiscali
35 Marco Milesi (Ita) Domo-Farm Frites
36 Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe) EDS-fakta
37 Erik Lievens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
38 Franck Renier (Fra) Bonjour
39 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole
40 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
41 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis
42 Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour
43 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bonjour
44 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Bonjour
45 Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos
46 Bjørnar Vestøl (Nor) EDS-fakta
47 Christopher Jenner (Fra) Credit Agricole
48 Pedro Horillo Munoz (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step
49 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Bonjour
50 Sandy Casar (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
51 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Domo-Farm Frites
52 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis
53 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean-Delatour
54 Michael Sandstød (Den) CSC-Tiscali
55 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Saint-Quentin Oktos
56 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
57 Nicolas Meunier (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
58 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole
59 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole
60 Benoît Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service
61 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) CSC-Tiscali
62 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
63 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service
64 Florent Brard (Fra) Credit Agricole
65 Pieter Vries (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
66 Tom Leaper (Aus) Navigators Cycling Team
67 Steve De Wolf (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
68 Corey Sweet (Aus) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
69 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service
70 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean-Delatour
71 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
72 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Cycling Team
73 Geert Omloop (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
74 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance
75 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
76 Jean-Michel Tessier (Fra) Cofidis
77 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
78 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) EDS-fakta
79 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Bonjour
80 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
81 Marco Magnani (Ita) Index-Alexia
82 Karl Pauwels (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
83 Arvis Piziks (Lat) CSC-Tiscali
84 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
85 Allan Johansen (Den) EDS-fakta
86 Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bonjour
87 Nicolas Coudray (Swi) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
88 Sébastien Mattozza (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
89 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
90 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean-Delatour
91 Robert Hayles (GBr) Cofidis
92 Luca Barattero (Ita) Index-Alexia
93 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Cycling Team
94 Alessandro Guerra (Ita) Index-Alexia
95 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) La Francaise des Jeux
96 Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
97 Jeff Louder (USA) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
98 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
99 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
100 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites
101 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
102 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service              1.08
103 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis                           0.00
104 Vincent Templier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos           0.00
105 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago        0.00
106 Jean Nuttli (Swi) Saint-Quentin Oktos                1.52
107 Stéphane Berges (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                0.00
108 Alexandre Chouffe (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos          2.02
109 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Jean-Delatour                   0.00
110 Tom Flammang (Lux) Cofidis                           3.16
111 Kirk O'bee (USA) Navigators Cycling Team
112 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Navigators Cycling Team          0.00
113 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Marlux-Ville de Charleroi
DNF Laurent Jalabert (Fra) CSC-Tiscali
DNF Benjamin Levecot (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
DNF Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole
DNF Jacky Durand (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux

Final general classification

1 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Bonjour                     19.41.47
2 Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour                              0.25
3 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Jean-Delatour                   1.26
4 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus             2.44
5 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole                2.56
6 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis                           3.17
7 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus             3.33
8 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux           4.39
9 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                   4.43
10 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean-Delatour                   4.57
11 Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bonjour                           5.50
12 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis                          6.07
13 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago        6.25
14 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin                  6.34
15 Pedro Horillo Munoz (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step            6.37
16 Tom Leaper (Aus) Navigators Cycling Team              7.22
17 Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos             7.41
18 Bradley Mcgee (Aus) La Francaise des Jeux             7.45
19 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Lotto-Adecco                 7.48
20 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Jean-Delatour                   7.56
21 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance            8.05
22 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis                            8.11
23 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Domo-Farm Frites              8.29
24 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Saint-Quentin Oktos          8.58
25 Michael Sandstød (Den) CSC-Tiscali                    9.54
26 Sandy Casar (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux              10.05
27 Stéphane Berges (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                11.23
28 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Jean-Delatour                   12.18
29 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin              12.32
30 Marco Milesi (Ita) Domo-Farm Frites                  12.48
31 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Cycling Team      14.42
32 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole                     15.48
33 Allan Johansen (Den) EDS-fakta                       15.54
34 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus      16.37
35 Geert Omloop (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop                 19.39
36 Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux             20.02
37 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop              21.11
38 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Bonjour                       21.16
39 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                     22.08
40 Corey Sweet (Aus) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus            22.31
41 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service                23.16
42 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean-Delatour                   23.34
43 Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                24.01
44 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                 24.39
45 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) CSC-Tiscali                    25.24
46 Christopher Jenner (Fra) Credit Agricole             25.26
47 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux       25.41
48 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole              25.51
49 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Marlux-Ville de Charleroi        27.08
50 Florent Brard (Fra) Credit Agricole                  28.20
51 Kirk O'bee (USA) Navigators Cycling Team             28.34
52 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Domo-Farm Frites             28.48
53 Robert Hayles (GBr) Cofidis                          29.06
54 Guillaume Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93               29.12
55 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                   29.20
56 Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus         29.32
57 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites           29.48
58 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance                29.55
59 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Big Mat-Auber 93                   30.03
60 Marco Magnani (Ita) Index-Alexia                     30.10
61 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bonjour                        30.13
62 Tom Boonen (Bel) US Postal Service                   30.14
63 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93                 30.16
64 Fabian De Waele (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step               30.19
65 Franck Renier (Fra) Bonjour                          30.22
66 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service                 30.29
67 Gerben Lowik (Ned) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus           30.40
68 Steve De Wolf (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                 31.01
69 Nicolas Meunier (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93               31.09
70 Innar Mandoja (Est) Ag2r-Prevoyance                  31.11
71 Carlos Dacruz (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux            31.20
72 Jans Koerts (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites                   32.03
73 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago          32.39
74 Tom Flammang (Lux) Cofidis                           32.41
75 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Cycling Team           32.47
76 Jacob Moe Rasmussen (Den) EDS-fakta                  32.53
77 Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                    33.20
78 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Bonjour                         33.26
79 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean-Delatour                    33.31
80 Alessandro Guerra (Ita) Index-Alexia                 33.38
81 Christophe Capelle (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93            34.18
82 Olivier Asmaker (Fra) CSC-Tiscali                    34.24
83 Rudi Kemna (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus             34.44
84 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Cycling Team       34.53
85 Erik Lievens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago           34.55
86 Jean-Michel Tessier (Fra) Cofidis                    35.32
87 Alexandre Chouffe (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos          36.28
88 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Cycling Team           36.33
89 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                 37.33
90 Roger Hammond (GBr) Palmans-Collstrop                37.50
91 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Lampre-Dai   37.53
92 Jeff Louder (USA) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago            37.58
93 Lénaïc Olivier (Fra) Jean-Delatour                   38.01
94 Wesley Vanspeybroeck (Bel) Lotto-Adecco              38.48
95 Bjørnar Vestøl (Nor) EDS-fakta                       39.36
96 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites                  39.54
97 Pieter Vries (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus           39.57
98 Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe) EDS-fakta                     40.22
99 Arvis Piziks (Lat) CSC-Tiscali                       42.54
100 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago       43.14
101 Benoît Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service              43.15
102 Vincent Templier (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos          43.39
103 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop           44.42
104 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service             45.22
105 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) EDS-fakta                   46.27
106 Sergey Krushevskiy (Uzb) Saint-Quentin Oktos        46.30
107 Jean Nuttli (Swi) Saint-Quentin Oktos               48.54
108 Glen Mitchell (NZl) Navigators Cycling Team         49.36
109 Luca Barattero (Ita) Index-Alexia                   57.13
110 Sébastien Mattozza (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago  1.02.32
111 Karl Pauwels (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop              1.03.09
112 Daniele Galli (Ita) Index-Alexia                  1.08.02
113 Nicolas Coudray (Swi) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago     1.17.40

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