23rd Tour de Normandie - 2.5

France, March 24-30, 2003

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Stage 3 - March 27: Elbeuf-sur-Seine - Flers, 208 km

Vasiliev takes stage as Muravyev moves into lead

By Jean-Francois Quenet

Dmitriy Muravyev
Photo: © Jean-Francois Quenet

Bulgarian Krassimir Vasiliev (Porta da Ravessa) has won the third and longest stage of the Tour of Normandy, 208 km between Elbeuf-sur-Seine and Flers. Vasiliev finished alone, 17 seconds in front of Dmitriy Muravyev (Quick.Step), who took over the race leadership from Frederic Finot, who lost 15 minutes today. In third place was Samuel Dumoulin (Jean Delatour), who also moved into third on GC.

The longest stage was raced flat out from the start, with Breton amateur team Jean Floc'h being particularly aggressive, placing three riders in an 11 man breakaway in the early part of the race. The peloton regrouped before the feed zone, but then the bunch split into four groups. Credit Agricole and Team Ringerike both missed the split, and were forced to chase for the rest of the day.

On the final circuit, there were five men away: Vasiliev (the first man to attack on Sunday in Cholet), Dumoulin (still chasing Jean Delatour's first win this year), Thébault (Jean Floc'h's leader for that race, highly motivated), Joukov and Muravyev, who became the new leader. Vasiliev attacked his companions to take the stage, although he needed another 14 seconds to move into the lead.

Tomorrow, it's expected that there will be a lot of cross winds, as the race goes to the western part of Normandy.

Photography

Images by Jean-Francois Quenet

The Tour of Normandy isn't fun every day for neo-pro Simon Gerrans
Samuel Dumoulin (Jean Delatour) is now in contention for the GC
Stage winner Kassimir Vasiliev (Porta de Ravessa) on the podium
Tour of Normandy leader Dimitri Muravyev (Quick.Step) on the podium after stage 3

Results

1 Krassimir Vasiliev (Bul) Porta da Ravessa-Tavira      4.38.29
2 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Quick.Step-Davitamon-Latexco      0.17
3 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour                      0.25
4 Oleg Joukov (Rus) Russia
5 Christophe Thebault (Fra) Jean Floc'h                    0.29
6 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank TT III                     1.24
7 Yvan Terenin (Rus) Russia                                1.29
8 Arno Wallaard (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon-Latexco
9 Marc Feipeler (Fra) Panorimmo
10 Mickael Leveau (Fra) VC Rouen 76
11 Gerardo Fernandez (Arg) Antarte-Rota dos Móveis
12 Maxim Karpatchev (Rus) Russia
13 Jos Lucassen (Ned) Axa Cycling Team
14 Stephane Breard (Fra) USSAPB
15 Jacek Morajko (Pol) Antarte-Rota dos Móveis
16 Dominique Rault (Fra) Jean Floc'h
17 David Loosli (Swi) Saeco-Romer's-Wetzikon
18 Bruno Thibout (Fra) Jean Delatour
19 Samuel Gicquel (Fra) Jean Floc'h
20 Andrei Ptchelkin (Rus) Russia
21 Yann Buiron (Fra) Normandie
22 Lubor Tesar (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ
23 Geoffrey Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole Espoirs
24 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Jean Delatour
25 Helder Miranda (Spa) Porta da Ravessa-Tavira
26 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon-Latexco
27 Julien Marcuz (Fra) Panorimmo
28 Vladisvlav Borisov (Rus) Russia
29 Yves Delarue (Fra) CM Aubervilliers 93                  1.41
30 Cédric Coutouly (Fra) Credit Agricole Espoirs           1.50
31 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank TT III                   3.43
32 Stefan Felder (Swi) Saeco-Romer's-Wetzikon
33 Benoit Legrix (Fra) Normandie
34 Mart Louwers (Ned) Axa Cycling Team
35 Mikhail Andreyev (Rus) Panorimmo
36 Koen De Kort (Ned) Rabobank TT III
37 Plamen Stoianov (Bul) Big.Mat-Auber 93 (Bul) Mixed Team
38 Frederic Lecrosnier (Fra) Jean Floc'h
39 Ricardo Silva Felgueiras (Por) Porta da Ravessa-Tavira
40 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Ringerike
41 Lubomir Kejval (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ
42 Peter Van Agtmaal (Ned) Axa Cycling Team
43 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Rabobank TT III          11.14
44 Marek Blazej (Pol) Legia                               15.16
45 Jaroslaw Welsiak (Pol) Legia
46 Jacek Walczak (Pol) Legia
47 Sebastien Portal (Fra) Panorimmo
48 Vincent Socquin (Fra) USSAPB
49 Florian Ludi (Swi) Saeco-Romer's-Wetzikon
50 Tristan Valentin (Fra) CM Aubervilliers 93
51 Jean-Francois Jegou (Fra) Panorimmo
52 Jérôme Bernard (Fra) Jean Delatour
53 David Lefevre (Fra) Jean Delatour
54 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Mixed Team
55 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour
56 Yoeri Beyens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon-Latexco
57 Cyril Bos (Fra) USSAPB
58 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon-Latexco
59 Hubert Nowak (Pol) Legia
60 Fabrice Dubost (Fra) Normandie
61 Petter Renang (Swe) Bianchi Scandinavia
62 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Team Ringerike
63 Cedrick Loue (Fra) VC Rouen 76
64 Arthur Farenhout (Ned) Axa Cycling Team
65 Takehiro Mizutani (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor        19.51
66 Christophe Cousinie (Fra) France Police
67 Gregorz Zoledziowski (Pol) Legia
68 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Bianchi Scandinavia
69 Guillaume Judas (Fra) Jean Floc'h
70 Per Martin Lund (Nor) Team Ringerike
71 Hervé Duclos Lassalle (Fra) Credit Agricole Espoirs
72 Jonas Holmkvist (Swe) Bianchi Scandinavia
73 Gaetan Marques (Fra) Normandie
74 Ludovic Lanceleur (Fra) Credit Agricole Espoirs
75 Gilles Canouet (Fra) Jean Floc'h
76 Lionel Lorgeou (Fra) CC Nogent-sur-Oise
77 Mikhail Mikheev (Rus) Russia
78 Sebastian Skiba (Pol) Legia
79 Nicolas Paris (Fra) CC Nogent-sur-Oise
80 Fernando Sousa (Por) Antarte-Rota dos Móveis
81 Frederic Mille (Fra) France Police
82 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Mixed Team
83 Peter Oeschger (Swi) Saeco-Romer's-Wetzikon
84 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor
85 Stephane Couge (Fra) Panorimmo
86 Christian Lademann (Ger) eD'system-ZVVZ
87 Regis Yon (Fra) USSAPB
88 Frantisek Trkal (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ
89 Petr Bencik (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ
90 Jens Mouris (Ned) Rabobank TT III
91 David Blanco (Spa) Porta da Ravessa-Tavira
92 César Antunes Quiterio (Por) Antarte-Rota dos Móveis
93 Luis Bartolomeu (Por) Porta da Ravessa-Tavira
94 Said Haddou (Fra) CM Aubervilliers 93
95 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon-Latexco
96 Jacky Durand (Fra) Mixed Team
97 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Rabobank TT III
98 Franck Charrier (Fra) CC Nogent-sur-Oise
99 Nelson Vitorino (Por) Porta da Ravessa-Tavira
100 Martial Locatelli (Fra) France Police
101 Stefan Mischler (Swi) Saeco-Romer's-Wetzikon
102 José Manuel De Sousa Cunha (Por) Antarte-Rota dos Móveis
103 Pierrick Leclerc (Fra) VC Rouen 76
104 Tobias Lergard (Swe) Bianchi Scandinavia
105 Stephane Bonsergent (Fra) France Police
106 Denis Robin (Fra) Credit Agricole Espoirs
107 Franck Vermeulen (Fra) Normandie
108 Samuel Bonnet (Fra) CC Nogent-sur-Oise
109 Lars Breiseth (Nor) Team Ringerike
110 Pascal Carlot (Fra) CC Nogent-sur-Oise
111 Jonathan Dayus (GBr) Team Ringerike
112 Tony Cavet (Fra) Normandie
113 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor
114 Gaylord Cumont (Fra) VC Rouen 76
115 Anthony Testa (Fra) CC Nogent-sur-Oise
116 Junichi Shibuya (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor
117 Sebastien Foucher (Fra) CM Aubervilliers 93           20.39
118 Mattias Carlsson (Swe) Team Ringerike                 24.41
119 Jean-Michel Delarue (Fra) Normandie
120 Fabien Fleury (Fra) Credit Agricole Espoirs
121 Michal Kalenda (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ
122 Taichi Suzuki (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor
123 Ken Hashikawa (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor
124 Stefan Zoss (Swi) Saeco-Romer's-Wetzikon
125 Mikael Segersäll (Swe) Bianchi Scandinavia
DNF Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Mixed Team
DNF Nicolas Liboreau (Fra) Mixed Team
DNF Mario Lourenco (Por) Porta da Ravessa-Tavira
DNF Jonas Olsson (Swe) Bianchi Scandinavia
DNF Danny Stam (Ned) Axa Cycling Team
DNF Sylvain Anquetil (Fra) VC Rouen 76
DNF Nicolas Meret (Fra) VC Rouen 76
DNF Jean-Phillippe Yon (Fra) VC Rouen 76
DNF Nicolas Gand (Fra) France Police
DNF Denis Flahaut (Fra) CM Aubervilliers 93
DNF Frederic Delalande (Fra) France Police
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Quick.Step-Davitamon-Latexco  12.23.43
2 Krassimir Vasiliev (Bul) Porta da Ravessa-Tavira         0.07
3 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour                      0.14
4 Christophe Thebault (Fra) Jean Floc'h                    0.21
5 Oleg Joukov (Rus) Russia                                 0.22
6 Lubor Tesar (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ                         1.11
7 Samuel Gicquel (Fra) Jean Floc'h                         1.14
8 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon-Latexco    1.16
9 Geoffrey Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole Espoirs
10 Vladisvlav Borisov (Rus) Russia                         1.23
11 David Loosli (Swi) Saeco-Romer's-Wetzikon               1.24
12 Andrei Ptchelkin (Rus) Russia                           1.25
13 Stephane Breard (Fra) USSAPB                            1.27
14 Bruno Thibout (Fra) Jean Delatour                       1.29
15 Arno Wallaard (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon-Latexco
16 Jacek Morajko (Pol) Antarte-Rota dos Móveis             1.30
17 Mickael Leveau (Fra) VC Rouen 76                        1.32
18 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Jean Delatour                  1.34
19 Jos Lucassen (Ned) Axa Cycling Team                     1.35
20 Gerardo Fernandez (Arg) Antarte-Rota dos Móveis         1.39
21 Yves Delarue (Fra) CM Aubervilliers 93                  1.41
22 Cédric Coutouly (Fra) Credit Agricole Espoirs           1.42
23 Julien Marcuz (Fra) Panorimmo
24 Yann Buiron (Fra) Normandie                             1.46
25 Marc Feipeler (Fra) Panorimmo                           1.48
26 Helder Miranda (Spa) Porta da Ravessa-Tavira            1.54
27 Dominique Rault (Fra) Jean Floc'h                       1.58
28 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank TT III                   3.32
29 Koen De Kort (Ned) Rabobank TT III                      3.33
30 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Ringerike                      3.38
31 Benoit Legrix (Fra) Normandie                           3.51
32 Lubomir Kejval (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ                     3.56
33 Plamen Stoianov (Bul) Big.Mat-Auber 93 (Bul) Mixed T    3.58
34 Mart Louwers (Ned) Axa Cycling Team                     4.01
35 Mikhail Andreyev (Rus) Panorimmo                        4.07
36 Yvan Terenin (Rus) Russia
37 Stefan Felder (Swi) Saeco-Romer's-Wetzikon              4.11
38 Frederic Lecrosnier (Fra) Jean Floc'h                   4.12
39 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank TT III                    4.45
40 Maxim Karpatchev (Rus) Russia                           5.33
41 Ricardo Silva Felgueiras (Por) Porta da Ravessa-Tavi    6.04
42 Peter Van Agtmaal (Ned) Axa Cycling Team                7.21
43 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Rabobank TT III          14.51
44 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Jean Delatour                     14.57
45 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Team Ringerike                     15.07
46 Yoeri Beyens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon-Latexco        15.09
47 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon-Latexco    15.12
48 Marek Blazej (Pol) Legia                               15.14
49 Petter Renang (Swe) Bianchi Scandinavia
50 Jacek Walczak (Pol) Legia                              15.17
 
Points classification
 
1 Krassimir Vasiliev (Bul) Porta da Ravessa-Tavira           30 pts
2 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Rabobank TT III                         30
3 Lubor Tesar (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ                           30
4 Arno Wallaard (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon-Latexco           30
5 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour                        28
6 Geoffrey Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole Espoirs            27
7 Samuel Gicquel (Fra) Jean Floc'h                           26
8 Arthur Farenhout (Ned) Axa Cycling Team                    21
9 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Quick.Step-Davitamon-Latexco        21
10 César Antunes Quiterio (Por) Antarte-Rota dos Móveis      21
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Nelson Vitorino (Por) Porta da Ravessa-Tavira              14 pts
2 Mickael Leveau (Fra) VC Rouen 76                           13
3 Peter Van Agtmaal (Ned) Axa Cycling Team                    6
4 Frederic Lecrosnier (Fra) Jean Floc'h                       5
5 Gaylord Cumont (Fra) VC Rouen 76                            4
6 Stephane Breard (Fra) USSAPB                                3
7 Lionel Lorgeou (Fra) CC Nogent-sur-Oise                     3
8 Krassimir Vasiliev (Bul) Porta da Ravessa-Tavira            2
9 Christophe Thebault (Fra) Jean Floc'h                       2
10 Benoit Legrix (Fra) Normandie                              2
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Christophe Cousinie (Fra) France Police                    26 pts
2 David Blanco (Spa) Porta da Ravessa-Tavira                 14
3 Dominique Rault (Fra) Jean Floc'h                           8
4 Jérôme Bernard (Fra) Jean Delatour                          7
5 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Jean Delatour                         6
6 Nelson Vitorino (Por) Porta da Ravessa-Tavira               6
7 Mickael Leveau (Fra) VC Rouen 76                            5
8 Jos Lucassen (Ned) Axa Cycling Team                         5
9 Gerardo Fernandez (Arg) Antarte-Rota dos Móveis             5
10 Gregorz Zoledziowski (Pol) Legia                           5
 
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