24th GP Pino Cerami, Cat 1.3

1998 Results     History     Report: The Italians have now a dominating hold in this race. The last 5 editions have been won by riders from that country and this year is was Fabrizio Guidi's turn after Marco Serpellini had won it in 1996 and 1998 (no race was held in 1997). The 199 km race in Wasmule and Bergen was marked by a long solo attack by Belgian Bert Roesems of the Tönissteiner-Colnago team. Roesems has just started the first of the finishing laps when he was caught after having been away for 50 kms. On the finishing circuits there were several attacks and the tempo was very fast. But the last attack by Fabrizio Guidi was successful. The Team Polti rider went with 10 kms to go and was able to hold onto his lead. He was nearly caught in the final metres soloed to victory by 3 seconds from Biagio Conte and Dutchman Miguel Van Kessel. Saint-Ghislain - Wasmuel, 199.6 kms: 1. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti 4.50.00 (41.172 km/h) 2. Biagio Conte (Ita) Liquigas 0.03 3. Miguel Van Kessel (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 0.03 4. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan-Alessio 0.03 5. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis 0.04 6. Laurent Genty (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 0.04 7. Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave 0.04 8. Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola 0.04 9. Michel Van Haecke (Bel) Tönissteiner-Colnago 0.04 10. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 0.04 11. Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93 0.04 12. Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi 0.04 13. Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 0.04 14. Thomas Mühlbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner 0.04 15. Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Collstrop 0.04 16. Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nürnberger 0.04 17. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas 0.04 18. Jurgen Van Roosbroeck (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 0.04 19. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 0.04 20. Hans De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 0.04 21. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas 0.04 22. Volker Ordowski (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner 0.04 23. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Liquigas 0.04 24. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan-Alessio 0.04 25. Rouslam Ivanov (Mol) Liquigas 0.04 26. Kris Gerits (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 0.04 27. Johan De Geyter (Bel) Tönissteiner-Colnago 0.04 28. Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Home Market-Charleroi 0.04 29. Branko Filip (Slo) Team Gerolsteiner 0.04 30. Franky De Buyst (Bel) Tönissteiner-Colnago 0.04 Started: 153 Past Winners 1964 André Noyelle (Bel) 1965 Jan Boonen (Bel) 1966 Eddy Merckx (Bel) 1967 Willy Planckaert (Bel) 1968 Julien Stevens (Bel) 1969 Frans Mintjens (Bel) 1970 André Dierickx (Bel) 1971 Georges Van Coningsloo (Bel) 1972 Christian Callens (Bel) 1973 Ferdinand Bracke (Bel) 1974 Marc Demeyer (Bel) 1975 Eddy Verstraeten (Bel) 1976 Willy Teirlinck (Bel) 1977 Joseph Jacobs (Bel) 1978 Gerrie Knetemann (Ned) 1979 Daniel Verplancke (Bel) 1980 Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 1981 Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 1982 Ronny Van Holen (Ned) 1983 Bernard Hinault (Fra) 1984 Gerrie Knetemann (Ned) 1985 Paul Haghedooren (Bel) 1986 Urs Freuler (Swi) 1987 Rolf Sörensen (Den) 1988 John Talen (Ned) 1989 Stefan Joho (Swi) 1990 Maximilian Sciandri (Ita) 1991 Andrej Tchmil (Mol) 1992 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) 1994 Michele Bartoli (Ita) 1995 Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) 1996 Marco Serpellini (Ita) 1997 Race Cancelled 1998 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 199 kms in 4.43.00 (42.402) 1999 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti 199 kms in 4.50.00