GP S.A.T.S. - 1.3

Denmark, May 1, 2004

2003 Results Results Past winners

Photography

Images by Frank Rud Jensen/www.cykel-sport.dk

Ready to rumble - or should that be ready to rubble?
Michele Bartoli (CSC) was in top form today.
A mass of CSC riders out in force and out in front.
Rabobank lead the peloton on the gravel section.
Not quite as nasty as the pavé in Roubaix, but enough to split the bunch.
Fabio Baldato (Alessio-Bianchi) looking a little over it.
Team CSC puts down the hammer.
Martin Hvastija (Alessio-Bianchi) takes in some deep breaths; the Slovenian eventually finished fifth.
You can't get much more sideways than that - unless you fall over, of course.
After a bit of straightening up, he's off again.
The sides of the road are invariably the fastest way to go.
A trio of riders make their way onto the finishing circuits.
Michele Bartoli (CSC) drives the winning break, with team-mate Frank Høj and Stefan Kupfernagel (Team Lamonta) in tow.
Michael Sandstöd (CSC) was over two minutes down on his team-mate and winner Frank Høj, but it was still good enough for fourth place.
Frank Høj (CSC) about to celebrate a very popular home-town win.
Michele Bartoli (CSC) looks a little nonplussed.
Winner Frank Høj (CSC) is a happy boy.
Frank Høj (CSC) is handed the winner's trophy, with Stefan Kupfernagel (Team Lamonta) looking at what might have been.
Frank Høj (CSC) goes easy on the champagne.
CSC team director Bjarne Riis keeps a watchful eye on the winner's trophy.

Results - 199 km

1 Frank Høj (Den) Team CSC                            4.53.06
2 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Team CSC                             
3 Stefan Kupfernagel (Ger) Team Lamonta                  0.33
4 Michael Sandstöd (Den) Team CSC                        2.05
5 Martin Hvastija (Slo) Alessio-Bianchi                  2.07
6 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Lotto-Domo                       2.46
7 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                         3.36
8 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team ComNet-Senges                      
9 Kristof Trouve (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans               
10 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                        3.38
11 Adam Wadecki (Pol) Action ATI                         7.43
12 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                      
13 Jan Jespersen (Den) Post Danmark Landsholdet          8.08
14 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto-Domo                       10.53
15 Wolfram Wiese (Ger) Team ComNet-Senges               10.54
16 Christoph Roodhooft (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans    11.03
17 Geert Omloop (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                
18 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Van Vliet-EBH advocaten        11.06
19 Nathan Russell (Aus) Cyclingnews.com                      
20 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Rabobank                          11.18
21 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Team Lamonta                      
22 Kurt Van Landeghem (Bel) Van Vliet-EBH advocaten          
23 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                           
24 Bjørn Oppermann (Den) Post Danmark Landsholdet            
25 Frank Dressker (Ger) Team ComNet-Senges              11.22

Courtesy of Frnak Rud Jensen/cykel-sport.dk

Past winners

2003 Frank Høj (Den) Team fakta   
2002 Rudi Kemna (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus             
2001 Rudi Kemna (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Batavus
2000 Michael Sandstød (Den) MemoryCard-Jack & Jones 
1999 Michael Sandstød (Den) Home-Jack & Jones
1998 Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom 
1997 Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom  
1996 Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom 
1995 Fréderic Moncassin (Fra) Novell 
1994 Brian Smith (GBr) Motorola
1993 Dennis Rasmussen (Den) Aarhus CK 
1992 Claus Michael Møller (Den) Ordrup

Past winners courtesy of Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com