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2nd GP Erik Breukink - 2.3
Netherlands, March 14-16, 2003
2002 Results Stage List Photography Start List Past winners
The Stages
- Stage 1 - March 14: Bladel - Riemst - Bladel, 240 km
- Stage 2 - March 15: Riemst - Malmédy - Riemst, 207.5 km
- Stage 3 - March 16: Bladel ITT, 18.7 km
Photography
Images by Christine Grein
- Christophe Agnolutto (Ag2R-Prevoyance)
- Stephane Berges (Ag2R-Prevoyance)
- Jimmy Casper (FDJeux.com)
- Erik Dekker (Rabobank)
- Erik Dekker (Rabobank)
- Kevin DeWeert (Rabobank)
- Bernard Eisel (FDJeux.com)
- Bernard Eisel (FDJeux.com)
- Robert Hayles (Cofidis)
- Robert Hayles (Cofidis)
- Mathew Hayman (Rabobank)
- Cedric Herve (Credit Agricole)
- Sebastien Hinault (Credit Agricole)
- Sebastien Hinault (Credit Agricole)
- Mads Kaggestad (Credit Agricole)
- Karsten Kroon (Rabobank)
- Karsten Kroon (Rabobank)
- Karsten Kroon (Rabobank)
- Karsten Kroon and Erik Breukink what's happening 19
- Marcus Ljungqvist (Credit Agricole)
- Two Mercatone Uno riders peek from the camping car
- Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole)
- Damien Nazon (Brioches La Boulangere)
- Sven Nys (Rabobank)
- Sven Nys (Rabobank)
- Jo Planckaert (Cofidis)
- Jo Planckaert (Cofidis)
- Robert Sassone (Cofidis)
- Roy Sentjens (Rabobank)
- Corey Sweet (Credit Agricole)
- Jean-Michel Tessier (Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf)
- Kevin Van Impe (Cofidis)
Images from stage 2 by Luc Claessen/www.actiefotos.be
- After just 18 kilometres, Bram Schmitz (BankGiroLoterij) attacked with Mart Louwers (Axa) and Stijn Devolder (Vlaanderen-T Interim) escaped
- The lead trio of Bram Schmitz (BankGiroLoterij) attacked with Mart Louwers (Axa) and Stijn Devolder (Vlaanderen-T Interim)
- Schmitz (BankGiroLoterij), Louwers (Axa) and Devolder (Vlaanderen-T Interim) opened up a lead of more than 11 minutes before being caught by another chasing group of three
- The weather conditions were fine and sunny, the winds strong and the hills tough
- Schmitz (BankGiroLoterij), Louwers (Axa) and Devolder (Vlaanderen-T Interim) were away for more than 150 kilometres
- Mart Louwers (Axa) took the points on the Planck and the Baraque Michel climbs…
- … then Bram Schmitz (BankGiroLoterij) was first up the Ferme Libert and the Bevercé before Stijn Devolder had to let go after 105 kilometres
- Midway through the race, the peloton was riding at a ferocious pace
- The riders were allowed the privilege of totally closed roads, as with most UCI races in Europe
- At 175 kilometres, on the climb of the Halembaye, it was Geert Verheyen (Marlux-Wincor) first over the top
- Verheyen was soon followed by Philippe Gilbert (FDJeux.com), Johan Coenen (Marlux-Wincor) and Stefano Casagranda (Alessio)
- With 15 kilometres to go, there was another regrouping, however the speed was kept high by an incessant stream of minor attacks
- Dave Bruylandts (Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf) initiated the final three man break containing winner Eisel (FDJeux.com) and Gerben Löwik (Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team)...
- Rabobank were particularly intent on shutting down the break containing Eisel (FDJeux.com)
- ... but fell just short of closing down the three leaders
- Gerben Löwik (Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team) rode a great race to finish just behind Eisel (FDJeux.com), and in doing so, took the overall lead from Jimmy Casper (FDJeux.com)
- Kevin Van Impe (Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone) finished just outside the top 20
- Such was the pace that a group of 30 riders, including Belgian champion Tom Steels, was eliminated from the race
Images from stage 3 by cyclesys.nl
- Lithuanian rider Tomas Vaitkus (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago)
- One of the longest names in the race, Vincent van der Kooij (Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team)
- Erik Dekker (Rabobank) warms up
- Powers away to win the 2nd GP Erik Breukink
- Dekker is all smiles; he knows he has won
- Dekker on the podium
- Gerben Löwik (Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team) prepares to ride
- Tomas Vaitkus (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) powers away
Start list
Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team Jean Delatour
1 Rudie Kemna (Ned) 11 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra)
2 Jan Koerts (Ned) 12 Frédéric Finot (Fra)
3 Vincent van der Kooij (Ned) 13 David Lefevre (Fra)
4 Gerben Löwik (Ned) 14 hristophe Edaleine (Fra)
5 Bram Schmitz (Ned) 15 Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi)
6 Jan van Velzen (Ned) 16 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra)
7 Remco van der Ven (Ned) 17 Gilles Bouvard (Fra)
8 Bart Voskamp (Ned) 18 Bruno Thibout (Fra)
Landbouwkrediet-Colnago Rabobank
21 Tom Steels (Bel) 31 Erik Dekker (Ned)
22 Tom Stremeersch (Bel) 32 Robert Bartko (Ger)
23 Ludovic Capelle (Bel) 33 Kevin De Weert (Bel)
24 Marc Streel (Bel) 34 Sven Nijs (Bel)
25 Kurt Vanlandeghem (Bel) 35 Roy Sentjens (Ned)
26 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) 36 Mathew Hayman (Aus)
27 Bert Dewaele (Bel) 37 Karsten Kroon (Ned)
28 Erik Lievens (Bel) 38 Bobbie Traksel (Ned)
Team fakta Palmans-Collstrop
41 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) 51 Fabian De waele (Bel)
42 Scott Sunderland (Aus) 52 Christoph Roodhooft (Bel)
43 Martin Rittsel (Swe) 53 Michel Van Haecke (Bel)
44 Tomas Grönqvist (Swe) 54 Gert Vanderaerden (Bel)
45 Fredrik Modin (Swe) 55 Björn Leukemans (Bel)
46 Jakob Moe Rasmussen (Den) 56 Bert Roesems (Bel)
47 Michael Reihs (Den) 57 Erwin Thijs (Bel)
48 Bjarka Nielsen (Den) 58 Peter Wuyts (Bel)
Vlaanderen-T Interim Ag2r-Prevoyance
61 Jef Peeters (Bel) 71 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra)
62 Stijn Devolder (Bel) 72 Lauri Aus (Est)
63 Steven Kleynen (Bel) 73 Stephane Berges (Fra)
64 Nico Sijmens (Bel) 74 Mark Scanlon (Irl)
65 Jurgen van de Walle (Bel) 75 Thierry Loder (Fra)
66 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) 76 Julien Laidoun (Fra)
67 Frederik Willems (Bel) 77 Erki Putser (Est)
68 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) 78 Olivier Trastour (Fra)
Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone Brioches La Boulangère
91 Jo Planckaert (Bel) 101 Anthony Charteau (Fra)
92 Robert Hayles (GBr) 102 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra)
93 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) 103 Jimmy Engoulevent (Fra)
94 Tom Flamang (Lux) 104 Anthony Geslin (Fra)
95 Hayden Roulston (NZl) 105 Damien Nazon (Fra)
96 Robert Sassone (Fra) 106 Olivier Perraudeau (Fra)
97 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) 107 Maryan Hary (Fra)
98 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) 108 Christophe Kern (Fra)
Team Wiesenhof Axa Cycling Team
112 Timo Scholz (Ger) 121 Paul Van Schalen (Ned)
113 Lars Wackernagel (Ger) 122 Pascal Hermes (Ned)
114 Bjorn Schroeder (Ger) 123 Peter Möhlmann (Ned)
115 Rene Obst (Ger) 124 Jos Lucassen (Ned)
116 Carsten Podlesch (Ger) 125 Daniel Van Elven (Ned)
117 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) 126 Mart Louwers (Ned)
118 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) 127 Arthur Farenhout (Ned)
128 Peter Van Agtmaal (Ned)
Quick.Step-Davitamon FDJeux.com
131 Yoeri Beyens (Bel) 141 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra)
132 Dimitri Muravyev (Kaz) 142 Regis Lhuiller (Fra)
133 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) 143 Jimmy Casper (Fra)
134 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) 144 Bernard Eisel (Aut)
135 Wim De Vocht (Bel) 145 Benoit Vaugrenard (Fra)
136 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) 146 Phillippe Gilbert (Bel)
137 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) 147 Frederic Guesdon (Fra)
138 Arno Wallaard (Ned) 148 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra)
Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team
151 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) 161 Julien Smink (Ned)
152 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) 162 Vincent van Rijn (Ned)
153 Johan Coenen (Bel) 163 Marcel Duijn (Ned)
154 Johan dekkers (Bel) 164 Stef Clement (Ned)
155 Christian Poos (Lux) 165 Edwin Dunning (Ned)
156 Jean-Michel Tessier (Fra) 166 Igor Abakoumov (Bel)
157 Charles Guilbert (Fra) 167 Kees Jeurissen (Ned)
158 Geert Verheyen (Bel) 168 eroen Boelens (Ned)
Van Vliet Gazelle CCC-Atlas-Polsat
181 Angelo van Melis (Ned) 191 Slawomir Kohut (Pol)
182 Rik Flens (Ned) 192 Lukasz Bodnar (Pol)
183 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) 193 Bogdan Bondariew (Ukr)
184 Erwin Meijer (Ned) 194 Lukasz Podolski (Pol)
185 Edward Farenhout (Ned) 195 Jacek Mickiewicz (Pol)
186 Martin Stougie (Ned) 196 Kristof Szafranki (Pol)
187 Bram de Waard (Ned) 197 Dariusz Skoczylas (Pol)
188 Dennis Smit (Ned) 198 Jaroslaw Zarebski (Pol)
Alessio Credit Agricole
201 Allessandro Bertolini (Ita) 211 Cédric Hervé (Fra)
202 Andrea Brognara (Ita) 212 Sebastien Hinault (Fra)
203 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) 213 Lilian Jegou (Fra)
204 Davide Casarotto (Ita) 214 Mads Kaggestad (Nor)
205 Davide Frattini (Ita) 215 Eric Leblancher (Fra)
206 Angelo Furlan (Ita) 216 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe)
208 Alberto Vinale (Ita) 217 Christophe Moreau (Fra)
218 Corey Sweet (Aus)
Mercatone Uno-Scanavino
221 Ruggero Borghi (Ita)
222 Ivan Ravaiolo (Ita)
223 Massimo Cigana (Ita)
224 Eddy Serri (Ita)
225 Enrico Degano (Ita)
226 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol)
227 Mario Manzoni (Ita)
228 Andrea Moletta (Ita)
Past winners
2002 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com
