56th GP Isbergues - 1.2

France, September 22, 2002

2001 Results Results Past winners

Vasseur solos to Isbergues win

By Chris Henry

Cédric Vasseur (Cofidis) built on his strong performance in last week's GP Fourmies with a win in today's Grand Prix d'Isbergues. The race represents the 14th round of the Coupe de France series, run over a distance of 198km. Vasseur escaped within 5km of the finish, leaving behind breakaway companions Ludovic Capelle and Mark Scanlon, both of Ag2R.

Bonjour's Sylvain Chavanel, often active in the Coupe de France races, went on the attack early and escaped after just 20km with Nico Eeckhout of Lotto. The two gained a maximum advantage of around three minutes, before being reeled in. Vasseur was next to raise the stakes, attacking with fellow Frenchman Laurent Estadieu (Ag2R) on the Côte de Sachin, before being joined by ten others on the subsequent climb of the Côte de Floringhen.

The twelve leaders maintained their advantage over the peloton until the race's two finishing circuits, where Vasseur once again helped provoke a split. This time the protagonists up front numbered six, as Vasseur was joined by Frédéric Amorison (Lotto), Pierrick Fredigo (Credit Agricole), Baden Cooke (FDJeux.com), and Ag2R's Capelle and Scanlon.

Confident after his third place last weekend behind Bortolami and Jalabert, Vasseur tried his luck and came up a winner, jumping past the 5km to go banner and holding off the other five. Ludovic Capelle led in teammate and stagiaire Scanlon 23 seconds later.

In the general classification of the Coupe de France, Bonjour's Franck Bouyer remains atop the standings with 136 points, ahead of Jean Delatour's Laurent Lefèvre and FDJeux.com's Nicolas Vogondy.

Results - 204 km

1 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis                    4.35.35 (44.41 km/h)
2 Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Ag2r-Prevoyance              0.23  
3 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ag2r-Prevoyance
4 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
5 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com
6 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Credit Agricole
7 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) CSC-Tiscali                 3.23  
8 Jean-Michel Tessier (Fra) Cofidis
9 Steve Vermaut (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
10 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
11 Laurent Estadieu (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance            3.32  
12 Franck Renier (Fra) Bonjour
13 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) Lotto-Adecco                  5.46  
14 Geert Omloop (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop              5.54  
15 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
16 Johan Dekkers (Bel) Marlux-Ville de Charleroi
17 Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos         6.08
18 Marc Streel (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
19 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
20 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Marlux-Ville de Charleroi
21 Joona Laukka (Fin) Jean-Delatour
22 Cédric Hervé (Fra) Credit Agricole
23 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites           9.17
24 Chris Peers (Bel) Cofidis                         9.40
25 Lénaïc Olivier (Fra) Jean-Delatour
26 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole
27 Tom Boonen (Bel) US Postal Service
28 Michel Van Haecke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
29 Erki Putsep (Est) Ag2r-Prevoyance
30 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
31 Olivier Perraudeau (Fra) Bonjour
32 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Jean-Delatour
33 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Bonjour
34 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJeux.com
35 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Marlux-Ville de Charleroi
36 Erik Lievens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
37 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos
38 Benjamin Levecot (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
39 Thierry De Groote (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
40 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service
41 Konstantin Sivtsov (Blr) Itera
42 Jeff Louder (USA) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
43 Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Jean-Delatour
44 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Itera
45 Leonid Kovtun (Rus) Itera                        10.30
46 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim   11.05
47 Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bonjour                      11.23
48 Alexandre Chouffe (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos
49 Benoît Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service
50 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal Service
51 Richard Virenque (Fra) Domo-Farm Frites
52 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole
53 Christopher Jenner (Fra) Credit Agricole
54 Johan Coenen (Bel) Marlux-Ville de Charleroi
55 Thomas Bodo (Fra) FDJeux.com
56 Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis
57 Ivaïlo Gabrovski (Bul) Jean-Delatour
58 Roger Hammond (GBr) Palmans-Collstrop
59 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis
60 Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal Service
61 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2r-Prevoyance
62 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) FDJeux.com
63 Camile Bouquet (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
64 Anthony Morin (Fra) Credit Agricole
65 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole
66 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) FDJeux.com
67 Walter Bénéteau (Fra) Bonjour
68 Matthew Wilson (Aus) FDJeux.com
69 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) FDJeux.com
70 Olivier Asmaker (Fra) CSC-Tiscali
71 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Itera
72 Christophe Dupouey (Fra) St Quentin-Oktos
73 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) CSC-Tiscali
74 Julian Dean (NZl) CSC-Tiscali
75 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saint-Quentin Oktos
76 Andy Flickinger (Fra) Ag2r-Prevoyance
77 Steven De Neef (Bel) Marlux-Ville de Charleroi
78 Arvis Piziks (Lat) CSC-Tiscali
79 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Saint-Quentin Oktos
80 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
81 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
82 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
83 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
84 Wesley Van Speybroeck (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
85 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93             12.24

Coupe de France standings

1 Franck Bouyer (Bonjour)                136 points
2 Laurent Lefèvre (Jean Delatour)        100
3 Nicolas Vogondy (FDJeux.com)            82

Courtesy of Stéphane David

Past winners

2001 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans
2000 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Farm Frites
1999 Lauri Aus (Est)
1997 Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe)
1996 Mario Aerts (Bel)
1995 Frank Corvers (Bel)
1994 Wilfried Nelissen (Bel)
1993 Jann Kirsipuu (Est)
1992 Phil Anderson (Aus)
1991 Jacky Durand (Fra)
1990 Frédéric Moncassin (Fra)
1989 Sammie Moreels (Bel)
1988 Stéphane Cueff (Fra)
1988 Jan Goessens (Bel)
1987 Alain Peiper (Aus)
1986 Teun Van Vliet (Ned)
1985 Adri Van der Poel (Ned)
1984 Kim Andersen (Den)
1983 Sean Kelly (Ire)
1981 André Chalmel (Fra)
1982 Sven-Ake Nilsson (Swe)
1980 Etienne De Wilde (Bel)
1979 Serge Perin (Fra)
1978 Daniel Gisiger (Swi)
1977 Joop Zoetemelk (Ned)
1976 Yvon Bertin (Fra)
1975 Joop Zoetemelk (Ned)
1974 Bernard Bourreau (Fra)
1973 Roger Rosiers (Bel)
1972 Marc Demeyer (Bel)
1971 Daniel Van Rijckeghem (Bel)
1970 Jean Jourdan (Fra)
1969 Jan Janssen (Ned)
1968 Willy In 't' Ven (Bel)
1967 Paul In 't' Ven (Bel)
1966 Jean Stablinski (Fra)
1965 Willy Bocklant (Bel)
1964 Frans Melckenbeeck (Bel)
1963 Clement Roman (Bel)
1962 Laurent Christians (Bel)
1961 Johannes De Haan (Ned)
1960 Joseph Schils (Bel)
1959 Jaen-Claude Annaert (Fra)
1958 Maurice Meuleman (Bel)
1957 Willy Truye (Bel)
1956 Seamus Elliott (Ire)
1955 Alfred Kain (Aut)
1954 Joseph Planckaert (Bel)
1953 Paul Taeldeman (Bel)
1952 Cesare Marcelak (Fra)
1951 Henri Duhamel (Fra)
1950 José Beyaert (Fra)
1949 Paul Detrue (Fra)
1948 Eugene Dupuis (Fra)
1947 Eugéne Dupuis (Fra)

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