Memorial Noël Foré - IM

Gent, Belgium, November 11, 2005

Results

Narrow win for Netherlands pair

By Nick Rosenthal

Stroetinga and Terpstra
Photo ©: Nick Rosenthal

The Noel Foré Memorial track meeting in Ghent attracted a strong field from Belgium, The Netherlands, Great Britain and France. The race meeting features Under23 riders, as well as an encouraging number of junior and Under16 riders. The Nations Cup, fought out during the course of the day, went to the Belgian team. The highlight of the afternoon's racing is the 200-lap Noel Foré Memorial Madison, which saw a thrilling battle between the top teams. The Dutch pairing of Jonkman and Sluimer looked to be on top with 50 laps to go, but their compatriots Stroetinga and Terpstra managed to claw back a one-lap deficit to win the Madison by 3 points. All other teams finished at least one lap down. Entry to the race meeting was free for spectators, and the enthusiastic crowd enjoyed traditional Belgian refreshments of beer, sandwiches and sausages.

Photography

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Images by Nick Rosenthal/www.fatnick.com

Mr Jonkman of The Netherlands up close and personal
Dutch riders Jonkman and Sluimer do a combination handsling-check-the-scoreboard thing. Multitasking!
Three abreast during the women’s racing
A French champion a Dutch champion and a chasing pack of ladies
Belgium’s last man in the Team Time trial, heading for victory at a tad over 58 km/h
Team Time trial action from the GB team
Close-up action from the U16 racing
Standards - Ms Groenewegen shows that one can look elegant whilst racing a bike.
R. Pieters of the Netherlands showing commitment in the junior races.
Girl power - The Netherlands’ Roxanne Kneteman raced with the junior men – and qualified for the final. Which is more than some of the lads managed to do….
Total commitment from Ross Sander in Ghent
Britain’s Ben Swift goes full-on
The field during a bunch race for the U16s.
Things get a bit tight during the U16 racing. The rider in red demonstrates good slalom skills to stay on his bike.
E van Hage won the final of the women’s points race
Speed - Stroetinga of Holland is chased down by one of the Brit boys
Belgium’s Vanderhauwaert and Lemarchand had to quit the Madison after one of them crashed badly. Here they are shown in happier times early on in the race
Andy Tennant gives Adam Blythe a handsling
The Great Britain U23 team was at Ghent in strength. Here Ross Sander throws in Ian Stannard, while Ben Swift follows through
Belgium’s Mertens and Tuytens during a handsling
A Belgian rider offers a GB rider some helpful advice on track position during the madison
Stroetinga and Terpstra do the handsling thing on their way to winning the madison
Ian Stannard slings Ross Sander into the Madison. Sander is recovering from a badly broken left wrist, which he injured at the junior world track champs in August.
One of the Jonkman / Sluimer pair goes for it in the Madison
Race director Patrick Sercu congratulates the winners of the Noel Foré Memorial Madison, Stroetinga and Terpstra of Holland

Results

Madison
 
1 Stroetinga/Terpstra            14 pts
2 Jonkman/Sluimer                11
 
One lap behind
 
3 Mertens/Roels                  13
4 Blyth/Tennant                  12
5 Williams/Murray                 5
6 Sander/Stannard                 
 
Two laps behind
 
7 Swift/Rowe
8 Mertens/Tuytens
 
Three laps behind
 
9 Braeye/Clere
DNF VD Hauwaert/Lemarch
DNF VD Zanden/Kreder
 
Team time trial, 1km
 
1 Belgium                 1.01.48 (58.556km/h)
2 Great britain           1.02.06 (58.008km/h)
3 Netherlands             1.02.89 (57.243km/h)