Nuyens makes his big break through

Nick Nuyens (Saxo Bank-SunGard) pulled off a perfectly executed win at the Tour of Flanders, finally proving to his Belgian supporters that his second here in 2008 was no fluke.

The Belgian got away with Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) and Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) in the final five kilometres, took advantage of being in a decisive move and then beat them in the sprint to the line. Tom Boonen (Quick-Step) finished fourth at short distance.

Right after finishing Nuyens couldn't realize what he had just accomplished. "I'll need some time before it sinks in. It's special because I didn't have a great day and ran into a lot of bad luck," Nuyens said. "I know that I'm not the best rider of all, but I also know that if I have a good day, they have to take me into account."

In one of the most unpredictable editions of the Tour of Flanders in years, the action changed continuously. Cancellara tried an audacious attack some 60km from the finish and joined Chavanel who was already up the road since the Oude Kwaremont. Cancellara didn't get any help from Chavanel and suddenly he faded when approaching the famous Muur in Geraardsbergen. On the Kapelmuur they were caught by a group of race favourites and the race was wide open again.

"It showed that superman can have weak moments too. I had cramps," Cancellara said. "Probably I didn't drink enough. This was like a summer day in Flanders and everybody expected rain. I asked Sylvain to help me. If he helped me we could go to the finish line, but they played for Boonen."

In hindsight Chavanel regretted he didn't support last year's winner. "I'm sorry that I didn't work with him. I have a good sprint so I had my chances but we have Tom for the sprint," Chavanel said.

A group of twelve riders including previous winners Boonen, Cancellara and Ballan battled for the win on the flat roads towards Meerbeke. The attacks were flying around but when Cancellara went again within the final five kilometres only Chavanel and Nuyens were able to stay with him and the Saxo Bank rider played it perfectly. Cancellara lead out the sprint but Nuyens came through on the line, struggling to believe he had won.

"They say I'm good in that sort of stuff. There was a little bit of time to gamble in the sprint. I knew I could beat Cancellara but I was unsure about Chavanel," Nuyens said. "I was on a too small gear. I saw something blue on my right and for a brief moment a Hoste-scenario [Leif Hoste defeated by Alessandro Ballan in 2007] flashed through my head. When I shifted up I felt I had dash left and I think I rode a professional sprint."

In the sprint Chavanel had to hold his legs still twice but the French rider didn't blame his sprint rivals. "Cancellara started the sprint and I followed. I came back but had to stop once to move right. Then I come back but I have to stop again. That's when I knew it was over. I've never been so good for the Spring Classics. Finishing on the podium isn't bad," Chavanel stated.

The early action

The race was fast and aggressive from the start. Numerous riders tried to get in the early breakaway but the peloton didn't allow anything to get away, thus the average speed during the first hour reached almost 50km/h.

Eventually a group of five riders was allowed some distance: Mitchell Docker (Skil-Shimano), Stefan van Dijk (Veranda Willems-Accent), Roger Hammond (Garmin-Cervélo), Sébastien Turgot (Europcar) and Jeremy Hunt (Sky). They built up a lead of almost eight minutes but the gap came down near Zwalm when several new attacks followed in the peloton.

When a sizable group of about twenty riders escaped the peloton, Cancellara's Leopard Trek teammates were forced to do the work in the peloton. The front group included Maarten Tjallingii, André Greipel, Bernard Eisel and Gert Steegmans but was brought back just before the fourth climb of the day, the Kaperij.

he five leaders only had three minutes left on the peloton at this point and the race was wide open. While heading to the important trio of climbs, the Oude Kwaremont, Paterberg, and Koppenberg, Jurgen Roelandts, Joost Posthuma plus BMC's Marcus Burghardt and Karsten Kroon all crashed, while world champion Thor Hushovd and Sep Vanmarcke punctured.

Chavanel anticipates the attacks

On the Oude Kwaremont Sylvain Chavanel accelerated away and quickly bridged up to Simon Clarke (Astana) who had moved clear of the peloton just before. The duo caught up with the remaining three leaders (Hammond, Van Dijk and Turgot) while heading to the Koppenberg. The peloton trailed by only half a minute on the leaders, thanks to a surge from Philippe Gilbert.

At the second feed zone after 185km, Chavanel and Clarke were the only riders left in front, with the first peloton trailing by just twenty seconds. Before the Taaienberg climb, Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) attacked and his move was marked by Boonen, Langeveld and Flecha, but on the climb Hushovd brought the peloton back to the high-quality group of four.

Two riders then bridged up to the leaders: First Edvald Boasson Hagen sneaked away, then on the Eikenberg it was Lars Boom who then powered away from the peloton. For the second time Leopard Trek was forced to work and Martin Mortensen emptied his tank for Cancellara.

Former Paris-Roubaix winner Fréderic Guesdon (FDJ) accelerated on the pavé section of Mater and he was joined by Greg Van Avermaet and watchdogs Hayman and Leezer. On the Molenberg, where Boonen and Cancellara attacked last year, Chavanel went clear alone, with Boom and Boasson Hagen the closest chasers. Right after the Molenberg there was a tactical move from outsider Bjorn Leukemans who slipped away with Baden Cooke. However this duo caught with Hayman, Van Avermaet and Leezer.

Cancellara makes his move

The race amongst the favourites heated up with 45km to go on the cobbles of Haaghoek. Hushovd led the peloton but then suddenly Boonen blasted past the world champion. Cancellara and Pozzato followed him as the trio quickly passed Van Avermaet, Hayman, Leezer, Leukemans and Cooke.

On the Leberg climb, Cancellara took over and turned on the turbo, causing panic and pain behind. Only Boonen and Pozzato were able to go with him but then he accelerated again and blew them off his wheel. On the steepest part of the Leberg, Cancellara blasted past Boom and Boasson Hagen and was away alone.

Chavanel still had a 40 second gap on Cancellara, but he had already gained twenty seconds on the first chase group that included Boonen, Pozzato, Boasson Hagen, Van Avermaet, Leukemans and Boom. The race seemed over.

On the fifteenth climb of the day, the Valkenberg, Cancellara caught up with Chavanel while the first chasers were at 40 seconds. In between the Valkenberg and the climb of the Tenbosse, Cancellara increased the gap on the chasers to a minute while the BMC team tried to organise an impressive seven-rider chase.

At the top of the Tenbosse, four BMC riders were still in front and the gap was only ten seconds smaller. Cancellara didn't get any help from Chavanel but he managed to keep the peloton at a minute as the Geraardsbergen climb approached.

Cancellara cracks

The race seemed over but then the biggest turnaround in the history of the Tour of Flanders unfolded in just a few kilometres. All of a sudden the gap between Cancellara and Chavanel and the peloton plummeted. Cancellara seemed in trouble and lost his sparkle.

On the famous Muur in Geraardsbergen the pair were caught by an aggressive Gilbert, followed by Leukemans, Ballan and the rest of the peloton. Cancellara accelerated in the second half of the Muur to stay at the front but the race was suddenly wide open again where it is usually decided.

After the Muur, five men were leading the race: Cancellara, Gilbert, Ballan, Leukemans and Chavanel. At the foot of the last climb of the day, the Bosberg, Flecha, Nuyens, Boonen, Langeveld, Thomas, Hincapie and Staf Scheirlinckx bridged up too. On the Bosberg, Gilbert attacked while the group splintered.

Gilbert opened a small lead on the rest on the flat and fast road to the finish. But it was not to be and he was pulled back as Thomas did a lot of work to bring Flecha back to the first chase group. At eight kilometres from the finish, twelve men were battling for the win in the Ronde.

Cancellara decides the race

Attacks from Ballan, Nuyens, Thomas and Flecha were neutralized while Cancellara seemed to have recovered from his efforts. A move from Langeveld at four kilometres from the finish was neutralized by Ballan but then Cancellara managed to pull off one final attack that was only followed by Chavanel and Nuyens.

At two kilometres from the finish the trio had about ten seconds on the nine chasers. It was a breathtaking finish.

Inside the last kilometre, Boonen tried a counter-attack from but it was just a little too late. After the final corner, Cancellara started the sprint early to hold off Boonen. Nuyens took over but struggled to hold on until the line. Both Cancellara and Chavanel came back at him but both fell short and Nuyens hit the line first and began to celebrate.

Chavanel could only wave his arm in disappointment and anger, while Cancellara took a tired and disappointed third. Boonen finished fourth just a few metres behind. The chase group filled the top-ten a few seconds further back, while Farrar won the bunch sprint 1:24 behind Nuyens, the new hero of Flemish cycling.

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Full Results
1Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank Sungard6:01:20
2Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard TrekRow 2 - Cell 2
4Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:00:02
5Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:05
6George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 7 - Cell 2
9Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 8 - Cell 2
10Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 9 - Cell 2
11Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky ProcyclingRow 10 - Cell 2
12Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:00:09
13Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:01:24
14Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-HighroadRow 13 - Cell 2
15Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJRow 14 - Cell 2
16Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISDRow 15 - Cell 2
17Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 16 - Cell 2
18Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 18 - Cell 2
20Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky ProcyclingRow 20 - Cell 2
22Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23William Bonnet (Fra) FDJRow 22 - Cell 2
24Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 23 - Cell 2
25Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 26 - Cell 2
28Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 27 - Cell 2
29Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 28 - Cell 2
30Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Saxo Bank SungardRow 29 - Cell 2
31Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 30 - Cell 2
32Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-HighroadRow 33 - Cell 2
35Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team AstanaRow 34 - Cell 2
36Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) FDJRow 35 - Cell 2
37Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky ProcyclingRow 39 - Cell 2
41Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 40 - Cell 2
42Grégory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShackRow 41 - Cell 2
43Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShackRow 43 - Cell 2
45Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 44 - Cell 2
46Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:02:37
47Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale0:04:29
48Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 49 - Cell 2
51Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 50 - Cell 2
52Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 52 - Cell 2
54Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 53 - Cell 2
55Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Leif Hoste (Bel) Katusha TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
57Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team0:08:02
58Gustav Larsson (Swe) Saxo Bank SungardRow 57 - Cell 2
59Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 60 - Cell 2
62Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:09:14
63Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team RadioShack0:12:37
64Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team AstanaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-HighroadRow 64 - Cell 2
66Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Leopard TrekRow 68 - Cell 2
70Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team AstanaRow 69 - Cell 2
71Kevin Ista (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:13:30
72James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent0:15:28
73Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 72 - Cell 2
74Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 73 - Cell 2
75Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 74 - Cell 2
76André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 75 - Cell 2
77Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 76 - Cell 2
78Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 77 - Cell 2
79Davy Commeyne (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 78 - Cell 2
80Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 80 - Cell 2
82Geert Verheyen (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 81 - Cell 2
83Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) HTC-HighroadRow 82 - Cell 2
84Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 83 - Cell 2
85Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank SungardRow 84 - Cell 2
86Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJRow 85 - Cell 2
87Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank SungardRow 86 - Cell 2
88Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 87 - Cell 2
89Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 88 - Cell 2
90Michael Mørkøv (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 89 - Cell 2
91Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
92Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - ShimanoRow 91 - Cell 2
93Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShackRow 92 - Cell 2
94John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-HighroadRow 93 - Cell 2
95Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 94 - Cell 2
96Frédéric Amorison (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 95 - Cell 2
97Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 96 - Cell 2
98Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
99Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 99 - Cell 2
101Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Leopard TrekRow 100 - Cell 2
102Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 101 - Cell 2
103Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 102 - Cell 2
104Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 103 - Cell 2
105Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 105 - Cell 2
107Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 106 - Cell 2
108Roger Hammond (GBr) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 107 - Cell 2
109Dominic Klemme (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 108 - Cell 2
110Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-HighroadRow 109 - Cell 2
111Ben Swift (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 110 - Cell 2
112Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 111 - Cell 2
113Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 112 - Cell 2
114David Boucher (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:17:51
115Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 114 - Cell 2
116Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 115 - Cell 2
117Carlos Oyarzun (Chi) Movistar TeamRow 116 - Cell 2
118Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 117 - Cell 2
119Bram Schmitz (Ned) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 118 - Cell 2
120Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Team RadioShackRow 119 - Cell 2
121Dominique Cornu (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 120 - Cell 2
122Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 121 - Cell 2
123Dmytro Krivtsov (Ukr) Lampre - ISDRow 122 - Cell 2
124Steven Van Vooren (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 123 - Cell 2
125Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 124 - Cell 2
126Yohann Gene (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 125 - Cell 2
127Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 126 - Cell 2
128Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 127 - Cell 2
129David Veilleux (Can) Team EuropcarRow 128 - Cell 2
130Romain Lemarchand (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 129 - Cell 2
131Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 130 - Cell 2
132Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 131 - Cell 2
133Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 132 - Cell 2
134Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 133 - Cell 2
135Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFJoost Posthuma (Ned) Leopard TrekRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFGiacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard TrekRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFMartin Mortensen (Den) Leopard TrekRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFWouter Weylandt (Bel) Leopard TrekRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Lloyd (GBr) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFSep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFMatthew Wilson (Aus) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFJens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFMirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFFrederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFDavide Malacarne (Ita) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFAdam Blyth (GBr) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFRick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFCoen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFMatthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-HighroadRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFGatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-HighroadRow 150 - Cell 2
DNFKarsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 151 - Cell 2
DNFKurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky ProcyclingRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFJeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 153 - Cell 2
DNFElia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 154 - Cell 2
DNFTiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 155 - Cell 2
DNFJacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 156 - Cell 2
DNFEdward King (USA) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 157 - Cell 2
DNFAlan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 158 - Cell 2
DNFPeter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 159 - Cell 2
DNFSébastien Rosseler (Bel) Team RadioShackRow 160 - Cell 2
DNFManuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShackRow 161 - Cell 2
DNFMichal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team RadioShackRow 162 - Cell 2
DNFAnthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 163 - Cell 2
DNFAllan Davis (Aus) Pro Team AstanaRow 164 - Cell 2
DNFMaxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 165 - Cell 2
DNFVladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 166 - Cell 2
DNFAliaksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Katusha TeamRow 167 - Cell 2
DNFMikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 168 - Cell 2
DNFGrega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISDRow 169 - Cell 2
DNFVitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre - ISDRow 170 - Cell 2
DNFVitaliy Kondrut (Ukr) Lampre - ISDRow 171 - Cell 2
DNFSimon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - ISDRow 172 - Cell 2
DNFBalint Szeghalmi (Hun) Lampre - ISDRow 173 - Cell 2
DNFJesus Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 174 - Cell 2
DNFLuis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 175 - Cell 2
DNFJonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 176 - Cell 2
DNFPierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 177 - Cell 2
DNFMiguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 178 - Cell 2
DNFAlan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 179 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Sesma (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 180 - Cell 2
DNFKoen Barbe (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 181 - Cell 2
DNFBart Dockx (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 182 - Cell 2
DNFEgidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) LandbouwkredietRow 183 - Cell 2
DNFBobbie Traksel (Ned) LandbouwkredietRow 184 - Cell 2
DNFStijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 185 - Cell 2
DNFPieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 186 - Cell 2
DNFSteven Caethoven (Bel) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 187 - Cell 2
DNFRob Goris (Bel) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 188 - Cell 2
DNFStefan Van Dijk (Ned) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 189 - Cell 2
DNFTristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 190 - Cell 2
DNFOlivier Bonnaire (Fra) FDJRow 191 - Cell 2
DNFMickael Delage (Fra) FDJRow 192 - Cell 2
DNFAnthony Geslin (Fra) FDJRow 193 - Cell 2
DNFMatthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJRow 194 - Cell 2
DNFRoy Curvers (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 195 - Cell 2
DNFMitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - ShimanoRow 196 - Cell 2
DNFRoger Kluge (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 197 - Cell 2
DNFSébastien Chavanel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 198 - Cell 2

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