42nd Rund um den Henninger Turm - 1.1/1.7.1

Germany, May 1, 2003

2002 Results Results U23 Results Past winners

Rebellin with final kilometre burst

Italian Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) gave himself and his team a win against rivals Telekom, when he attacked inside the final kilometre to win the 42nd Rund um den Henninger Turm in Frankfurt. Rebellin made good use of his sprint to escape the pack, which was being led by Rolf Aldag in anticipation of an Erik Zabel sprint win. The tricky and technical finish helped Rebellin maintain his advantage over the pack, which crossed the line 4 seconds behind him. Zabel did manage to win the bunch sprint for second place, just ahead of Saeco's Igor Astarloa and Rabobank's Oscar Freire.

"I profited from the fact that everyone was concentrating on Ullrich and Zabel," said Rebellin afterwards, who played his cards well. "I wanted to win after all the setbacks of the past week, and I knew that Telekom would put everything behind Zabel. At the end, perhaps I had the necessary good luck."

Although disappointed at just missing out on a third win in the German classic, Zabel was gracious in defeat. "I'm completely satisfied as last year's winner to be on the podium," said Zabel, who pointed to the rivalry between his own Telekom team and Jan Ullrich's Coast team. "If two fight amongst themselves, the third is happy: that was the situation today. But it is normal that Davide won - he is a great racer."

How it unfolded

The 208 kilometre classic was contested in dry conditions and there were a huge number of spectators who had turned out to watch the Ullrich-Zabel showdown. The attacks started after just five kilometres, when Roberto Lochowski (Wiesenhof) and went clear, chased by Jan Kuyckx (Vlaanderen). The Belgian left Lochowski behind, and proceeded to ride to an eight minute lead, until he was caught by Rabobank's Levi Leipheimer, who took over as the new solo leader and gained seven minutes on the peloton.

Leipheimer was chased by Torsten Schmidt (Gerolsteiner), Matthias Kessler (Telekom), Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner), Scott Sunderland (fakta) and was caught by them with 58 km to go. The lead group gradually grew in size, but the peloton came back together before the three short finishing circuits in Frankfurt.

Jens Heppner (Wiesenhof) attacked on the first lap, managing to hold a small lead over the peloton until he was reabsorbed. Jan Ullrich was prominent at the front, but was closely watched by Telekom, who had Erik Zabel, Rolf Aldag and Alex Vinokourov in the leading bunch - not quite enough to set up a big leadout train.

Igor Astarloa (Saeco) kept his nose in front as well, looking for another win after his Fleche Wallonne victory last week. Although he was not afraid to mix it up with the sprinters, it was Davide Rebellin who took advantage of the fast moving but slightly disorganised peloton, attacking hard with 800m to go and negotiating his way around the final few corners to a convincing win. Astarloa tried hard for second place, but was beaten by Zabel, who proved himself to be the best of the rest.

Photos

Images by Hans Will

The Quickstep riders are presented
Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) looks worried; he needn't have been
� and orange is the new black this year
Patrik Sinkewitz (Quick.Step-Davitamon)
Two Team Coast riders before the race
Under 23 riders battle it out
Denys Tischenko wins the U/23 race
Tischenko looking happy with his win
Alexandre Usov (Phonak Hearing Systems)
Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner)
Mark Weisshaupt (CCC Polsat)
Eric Zabel is his usual chirpy self
Mario Aerts (Team Telekom)
Michael Albasini (Phonak Hearing Systems)
The Telekom riders mount the stage
Team fakta rider Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Robert Bartko (Rabobank)
Michele Bartoli (Fassa Bortolo)
Ivan Basso looks ready to take on the world
Udo B�lts (Gerolsteiner) (Gerolsteiner)
Boogie smiles at his fans
Casero gets "down wid it", while Ullrich looks on
Who wears short shorts?
DiLucca and Ludewig of Team Saeco
Rabobank's Oscar Freire
If I look like this, they might get scared
Hey! Will ya look at that
Grabsch and Kupfernagel share a joke
Now that really hurt
Jens Heppner (Team Wiesenhof)
Kai Hundertmarck (Team Telekom)
Nicolas Jalabert (Team CSC)
Matthias Kessler (Team Telekom)
Dimitri Konyschev stares down the photographer
Team Coast are still joking about
Christian Lademann (eD'system-ZVVZ)
Thomas Liese (Team Coast)
Robbie McEwen hides from the sun
McEwen and Merckx on the stage
Jakob Piil (Team CSC)
Enrico Poitschke (Team Wiesenhof)
Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo)

Images by Sabine Sunderland

Scott Sunderland getting a massage
The feed-zone is about to go nuts
Awww shucks, you are too kind
All this? Just for me?
Davide Rebellin lofts his trophy
Flowers? For me? How sweet
Astarloa, Rebellin and Zabel on the podium
This is going to go straight to my head
You nearly had me you know

Images by Carlo Rosenkranz/www.rose-journalist.de

Rebellin wins the race, behind him Erik Zabel fights to become 2nd.
Levi Leipheimer was in front for many kilometres. In the Taunus hills he collected enough points to win the Mountain trophy of the day.
Young Belgian Jan Kuyckx (Team Flaanderen) was the first escapist of the day until Leipheimer joined and later dropped him.

Images by Miwako Sasaki

Davide Rebellin crossed the line in first place
Riders on the Podium; (Astarloa, Rebellin, Zabel)
Jan Kuyckx (Vlaanderen) took out the first 4 climbs
Jan Kuyckx (Vlaanderen) was happy on the podium for his 2nd in the Mountains classification
Levi Leipheimer (Rabobank) placed first on Billtalhohe's hill (111 Km)
Mario Aerts (Telekom) lead the peloton for Zabel at the final lap
Levi Leipheimer (Rabobank) did the traditional ceremony in Henninger

Elite Men - 208.3 km

1 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                5.09.17 (40.41 km/h)
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                        0.04
3 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Team Saeco
4 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
5 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Saeco
6 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
7 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
8 Gerben L�wik (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
9 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC
10 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo
11 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis, Le Cr�dit par T�l�
12 Tomas Konecny (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ
13 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta
14 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank
15 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Telekom
16 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
17 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
18 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo
19 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon
20 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Coast
21 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Flanders-IteamNova.com
22 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon
23 Michael Skelde (Den) Team fakta
24 C�dric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, Le Cr�dit par T�l�
25 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Team fakta
26 Ondres Fadrnny (Cze) De Nardi-Colpack
27 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
28 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
29 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo
30 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
31 Piotr Wadecki (Pol) Quick.Step-Davitamon
32 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Flanders-IteamNova.com
33 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
34 Matth� Pronk (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
35 Lubor Tesar (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ
36 Ren� Joergensen (Den) Team fakta
37 Manu L'hoir (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
38 Udo B�lts (Ger) Gerolsteiner
39 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
40 Michael Albasini (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
41 Domenico Passuello (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon
42 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Team CSC
43 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank
44 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
45 J�rg Ludewig (Ger) Team Saeco
46 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank
47 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo
48 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
49 Alexandr Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom
50 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim           0.44
51 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
52 Mario Aerts (Bel) Team Telekom                      1.07
53 Jens Heppner (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                   1.30
54 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner
55 Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Team Telekom
56 Thierry De Groote (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
57 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC
58 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
59 Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Coast
60 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
61 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Team Telekom
62 Stefan Kupfernagel (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems
63 Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) De Nardi-Colpack
64 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom                 3.15
65 Guisepe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
66 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                      7.14
67 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
 
Mountains
 
Climb, km 40,5
 
1 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                   5 pts
2 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                  3
3 J�rg Ludewig (Ger) Team Saeco                           2
4 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                      1
 
Climb, km 47,8
 
1 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                   5 pts
2 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                  3
3 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                          2
4 J�rg Ludewig (Ger) Team Saeco                           1
 
Climb, km 73,3
 
1 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                   5 pts
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                          3
3 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) De Nardi-Colpack                2
4 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Gerolsteiner                       1
 
Climb, km 81,2
 
1 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                   5 pts
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                          3
3 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) De Nardi-Colpack                2
4 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Gerolsteiner                       1
 
Climb, km 105,2
 
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                          5 pts
2 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                   3
3 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon             2
4 Andreas Kl�den (Ger) Team Telekom                       1
 
Climb, km 111,1
 
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                          5 pts
2 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                   3
3 Andreas Kl�den (Ger) Team Telekom                       2
4 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                     1
 
Climb, km 119
 
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                          5 pts
2 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                   3
3 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon             2
4 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Gerolsteiner                       1
 
Climb, km 144
 
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                          5 pts
2 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                      3
3 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon             2
4 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf             1
 
Climb, km 149,9
 
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                          5 pts
2 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                      3
3 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Team fakta                       2
4 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom                     1
 
Climb, km 157,8
 
1 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom                     5 pts
2 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                      3
3 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Team fakta                       2
4 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo                            1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                         33 pts
2 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                  29
3 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                      7
4 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom                     6
5 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon             6
6 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                  6
7 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Team fakta                       4
8 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) De Nardi-Colpack                4
9 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                      3
10 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Gerolsteiner                      3
11 Andreas Kl�den (Ger) Team Telekom                      3
12 J�rg Ludewig (Ger) Team Saeco                          3
13 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo                           1
14 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf            1
15 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                    1
 
Sprints
 
Sprint, km 11,1
 
1 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                  5 pts
2 Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                       3
3 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Gerolsteiner                       2
4 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Coast                           1
 
Sprint, km 94,3
 
1 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                   5 pts
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                          3
3 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                     2
4 Andreas Kl�den (Ger) Team Telekom                       1
 
Sprint, km 132,1
 
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                          5 pts
2 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo                      3
3 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                  2
4 Matth� Pronk (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team         1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                          8 pts
2 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                   5
3 Roberto Lochowski (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                  5
4 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Lotto-Domo                      3
5 Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                       3
6 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack                  2
7 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Team Wiesenhof                     2
8 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Gerolsteiner                       2
9 Matth� Pronk (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team         1
10 Andreas Kl�den (Ger) Team Telekom                      1
11 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Coast                          1

U23 Men - 173 km

1 Denys Tischenko (Ukr) Zoccorinese                 4.13.52
2 Markus Fothen (Ger) RG Teag Team Kostritzer
3 Brian Vandborg (Den) Denmark
4 Christian Knees (Ger) RG Hofbr�u
5 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) RG Hofbr�u
6 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Switzerland                       0.07
7 Richard Henning (Ger) Ipso Lotusan Cottbus           0.14
8 Marc De Maar (Ned) Cycling Team Tegeltoko
9 Moritz Veit (Ger) RG Teag Team Kostritzer
10 Mathiew Heijbeer (Ned) Cycling Team Tegeltoko       0.25
11 Roman Gugger (Swi) Switzerland                      3.21
12 Andreas Dietziger (Swi) Switzerland
13 Tom Veelers (Ned) Cycling Team Tegeltoko
14 Marco Boro (Ukr) Zoccorinese                        4.13
15 Jens Erik Madsen (Den) Denmark
16 Dennis Kraft (Ger) Team Winfix
17 Hanjo Veit (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
18 Domenico Agosta (Ukr) Zoccorinese
19 Markus Schmidig (Ger) GS Rufaflex
20 Sebastian Schwager (Swi) Team Mapei
21 Ronny Kremer (Lux) Luxemburg
22 Peter Van Den Berg (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
23 Jonas Meng (Ger) GS Rufaflex
24 Ronny Harts (Ger) Ipso Lotusan Cottbus
25 Kurt Dierx (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
26 Marco Von K�nel (Swi) Team H�rman
27 Robert Otto (Ger) Team Winfix
28 Manuel Rhyn (Swi) Switzerland
29 Janusch Laule (Ger) Team Stuttgart
30 Stefan Heiny (Ger) Team Rothaus
31 Georgio Orizio (Ukr) Zoccorinese
32 Hans Bloks (Ned) Cycling Team Tegeltoko
33 Julius Misiunas (Ukr) Zoccorinese
34 Remo Spirgi (Ger) GS Rufaflex
35 Masrcel Beima (Ned) Cycling Team Tegeltoko
36 Benny Jungblut (Ger) RG LG Giant
37 Peter Schmid (Ger) Team Stuttgart
38 Christian Knees (Ger) RG Hofbr�u
39 Gert Van Linden (Bel) Royal Antwerp BC
40 Matthias Hell (Ger) GS Rufaflex
41 Michael B�ckers (Swi) Team Mapei
42 Dominik Girsberger (Ger) GS Rufaflex
43 Benn Wurth (Lux) Luxemburg
44 Hubert Schwab (Ger) GS Rufaflex
45 Frank Vorrath (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
46 Lars Br�dner (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
47 Christian Grob (Swi) Team H�rman
48 Marco Kiritschenko (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
49 Henrik Wolter (Ger) Ipso Lotusan Cottbus
50 Marco Duchting (Ger) Team Optik
51 Arian Buchwalder (Swi) Team H�rman                  4.26
52 Ren� Schild (Ger) Team Stuttgart
53 Daniel Gysling (Swi) Switzerland
54 Morten Knutson (Den) Denmark
55 Michael Kristensen (Den) Denmark
56 Ronald Otto (Ger) Team Winfix
57 Mario Wernli (Swi) Team H�rman
58 Srijn Crombez (Bel) Royal Antwerp BC
59 Kaspe Klostergaard (Den) Denmark
60 Simon Scharrer (Swi) Switzerland
61 Maurizio Biondi (Ukr) Zoccorinese
62 Arne Hassink (Ned) Cycling Team Tegeltoko
63 Christoph Pleier (Swi) Team Mapei
64 Simon Heimkreitner (Swi) Team Mapei
65 Laurent Didier (Lux) Luxemburg
66 Nard Rombouts (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop               4.35

Past winners

2002
 
1 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom  206km in 5.00.17 (41.26 km/h)
2 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Cofidis
3 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo
 
2001
 
1 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 206 kms in 5.05.35
2 Rebellin (Ita) Liquigas-Pata
3 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
 
2000
 
1 Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Deutsche Telekom-ARD  206 kms in 5.01.08
2 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
3 Jens Heppner (Ger) Deutsche Telekom-ARD
 
1999
 
1 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom 206 kms in 5.03.40
2 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank
3 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Ballan-Alessio
 
1998
 
1 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti 206 kms in 5.00.14
2 Nicolaij Bo Larsen (Den) TVM-Farm Frites
3 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno
 
1997
 
1 Michele Bartoli (Italy)
2 Bjarne Riis (Denmark)
3 Mauro Gianetti (Swi)
 
1996
 
1 Beat Zberg (Switzerland)
2 Jens Heppner (Germany)
3 Rolf S�rensen (Denmark)
 
1995
 
1 Francesco Frattini (Italy)
2 Jens Heppner (Germany)
3 Massimo Podenzana (Italy)
 
1994
 
1 Olaf Ludwig (Germany)
2 Andreas Kappes (Germany)
3 Emmanuele Magnien (France)
 
1993
 
1 Rolf S�rensen (Denmark)
2 Max Sciandri (Italy)
3 Eddy Bouwmans (Belgium)
 
1992
 
1 Frank Van den Abbeele (Belgium)
2 Claudio Chiappucci (Italy)
3 Frans Maassen (Netherlands)
 
1991
 
1 Johan Bruyneel (Belgium)
2 Johan Musseuw (Belgium)
3 Martin Earley (Ireland)
 
1990
 
1 Thomas Wegm�ller (Switzerland)
2 Jan Wijnants (Belgium)
3 Peter Winnen (Netherlands)
 
1989
 
1 Jean-Marie Wampers (Belgium)
2 Martial Gayant (France)
3 Claudio Chiappucci (Italy)
 
1988
 
1 Michel Dernies (Belgium)
2 Rolf S�rensen (Denmark)
3 G Montovani (Italy)
 
1987
 
1 Dag-Otto Lauritzen (Norway)
2 Peter Stevenhaagen (Netherlands)
3 Henk Lubberding (Netherlands)
 
1986
 
1 Jean-Marie Wampers (Belgium)
2 Steve Bauer (Canada)
3 Micheal Wilson (Australia)
 
1985
 
1 Phil Anderson (Australia)
2 Johan Lammerts (Netherlands)
3 Rolf G�lz (Germany)
 
1984
 
1 Phil Anderson (Australia)
2 Erik Vanderaerden (Belgium)
3 Sean Kelly (Ireland)
 
1983
 
1 Ludo Peters (Belgium)
2 Leo van Vliet (Netherlands)
3 Luc Colijn (Belgium)
 
1982
 
1 Ludo Peters (Belgium)
2 Jostien Wilmann (Norway)
3 Sean Kelly (Ireland)
 
1981
 
1 Jos Jakobs (Belgium)
2 Didi Thurau (Germany)
3 Daniel Willems (Belgium)
 
1980
 
1 Giabattista Baronchelli (Italy)
2 Francesco Moser (Italy)
3 Alfons de Wolf (Belgium)
 
1979
 
1 Daniel Willems (Belgium)
2 Henk Lubberding (Netherlands)
3 Gregor Braun (Germany)
 
1978
 
1 Gregor Braun (Germany)
2 Rudy Pevenage (Belgium)
3 Hennie Kuiper (Netherlands)
 
1977
 
1 Gerrei Knetemann (Netherlands)
2 Didi Thurau (Germany)
3 Frans Veerbeck (Belgium)
 
1976
 
1 Freddy Maertens (Belgium)
2 Frans Verbeek (Belgium)
3 Roger De Vlaeminick (Belgium)
 
1975
 
1 Roi Schuiten (Netherlands)
2 Frans Verbeeck (Belgium)
3 Walter Godefroot (Belgium)
 
1974
 
1 Walter Godefrood (Belgium)
2 Eddy Merckx (Belgium)
3 Frans Verbeeck (Belgium)
 
1973
 
1 Georges Pintens (Belgium)
2 J�rgen Tschan (Germany)
3 Freddy Maertens (Belgium)
 
1972
 
1 Gilbert Bellone (France)
2 Eddy Merckx (Belgium)
3 No�l Vantygmen (Belgium)
 
1971
 
1 Eddy Merckx (Belgium)
2 Jos Deschoenmaker (Belgium)
3 Lucien Aimar (France)
 
1970
 
1 Rudi Altig (Germany)
2 Joop Zopetemelk (Netherlands)
3 Ottavio Crepaldi (Italy)
 
1969
 
1 Georges Pintens (Belgium)
2 Michele Dancelli (Italy)
3 Herman van Springel (Belgium)
 
1968
 
1 Eddy Beugels (Netherlands)
2 V van Sweevelt (Belgium)
3 Herman van Springel (Belgium)
 
1967
 
1 Dani�l von Rijckeghem (Belgium)
2 Willy Planckaert (Belgium)
3 Georges van Coningsloo (Belgium)
 
1966
 
1 Barry Hoban (England)
2 Walter Godefroot (Belgium)
3 Willy Planckaert (Belgium)
 
1965
 
1 Jean Stablinski (France)
2 Frans Verbeeck (Belgium)
3 Georges van Coningsloo (Belgium)
 
1964
 
1 Clement Roman (Belgium)
2 Fran�ois Mah� (France)
3 Yvo Molengers (Belgium)
 
1963
 
1 Hans Junkermann (Germany)
2 Willi Altig (Germany)
3 Jean Stablinski (France)
 
1962
 
1 Armand Desmet (Belgium)
2 Huub Zilverberg (Netherlands)
3 Rik van Looy (Belgium)
 
Past winners courtesy of Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com