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13th Post Danmark Rundt - 2.2

Denmark, August 12-16, 2003

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Stage 1 - August 12: Skagen - Aalborg, 155 km

Scanlon takes command

By Tomas Nilsson

Irish Champion Mark Scanlon has won the first stage of the Tour of Denmark from Skagen to Aalborg, 155 km, after launching an attack in the final two kilometres from a group of 13. The main field came in two minutes after the winner.

Danish national Glenn Bak started this year-s race as he finished last year when he was awarded the most aggressive rider trophy. After 10 kilometres of racing he went away on his own and rapidly gain ground on the peloton. After another ten kilometres he had gained almost three minutes on the peloton that started a bit of a chase then.

The field split with 15 riders getting a gap but soon after half a dozen riders crashed and the tempo slowed down with one exception, Jehudi Schoonacker (Vlaanderen T Interim) who went off in pursuit of the Dane. Bak slowed down to wait for the Belgian and as soon as they joined forces at 28 km the gap started to grow again in the headwind towards Hirsthals where the duo had eight minutes on the field.

Glenn Bak secured the day's only hill sprint by passing ahead of Schoonacker at Tornby after 55 kilometres. In the peloton Team fakta upped the tempo approaching the hill. Christophe Agnolutto (Ag2R) and Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) took the points for third and fourth and then thirteen riders got a gap. With cross winds for the rest of the stage this might have been a dangerous move, especially for CSC as local rival Fakta had no less than three riders (Hřj, Skelde and Jřrgensen) in the group against Julian Dean as the only CSC rider. The others were Agnolutto with team mates Mark Scanlon and Laurent Brochard, Rasmussen and Mathew Hayman (Rabobank), Aart Vierhouten (Lotto), Bart Voskamp (Bankgiroloterij), Sebastian Lang (Gerolsteiner) and Jurgen Van Goolen (Quick Step).

Schoonacker took the sprint in Hjřrring after 70 km but by then the chasers had taken most of the gap, Julian dean took the final point at Hjřrring and nine kilometres later the duo was caught. The group of now fifteen riders then had 1'20 to the field with the gap growing slowly. Glenn Bak couldn't hang on to the group for long, but the polka-dotted jersey will be his comfort since there was only one hill sprint on this stage.

CSC drove the main field hard in the cross wind creating echelons with the first group slowly narrowing the gap to some 50 seconds at 98 kilometres. This was as close as they got. The group worked well together however, with the obvious exception of Dean and Schoonacker, and managed to increase the gap again. Dean won the second sprint, at Aabybro, 118 km and the gap stabilized at a minute and a half with speeds around 50 km/h.

A number of small attacks started in the streets of finishing town Aalborg but it wasn't until two kilometres were left of the stage that three riders, Lang, Skelde and Scanlon, managed to get a gap and the Irish champion Mark Scanlon was able to win. The ten remaining in the group came in at ten seconds while the chasing peloton, or what was left of it, came in at two minutes. The final winner will probably be one of the thirteen breakaways since the Danish Tour seldom offers any huge time margins.

Results

1 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                        3.40.54
2 Michael Skelde (Den) Team fakta
3 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
4 Frank Høj (Den) Team fakta                                   0.08
5 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance
6 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
7 Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
8 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance
9 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
10 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
11 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Lotto-Domo
12 Julian Dean (NZl) Team CSC
13 René Jørgensen (Den) Team fakta                             0.13
14 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                            0.15
15 Robert Hunter (SAf) Rabobank                                2.05
16 Jan Koerts (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
17 Roger Hammond (GBr) Palmans-Collstrop
18 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank
19 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Quick.Step-Davitamon
20 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto-Domo
21 Olivier Perraudeau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
22 Steven de Jongh (Ned) Rabobank
23 Mikhail Timochine (Rus) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
24 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
25 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
26 Allan Bo Andresen (Den) Team fakta
27 Andrus Aug (Est) De Nardi-Colpack
28 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta
29 Jann Kirsipuu (Est) AG2r Prévoyance
30 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner
31 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Lotto-Domo
32 Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) Lotto-Domo
33 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Post Danmark
34 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
35 Remco V.D.Ven (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
36 Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
37 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
38 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Team fakta
39 Jakob Storm Piil (Den) Team CSC
40 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Telekom
41 Peter Wrolich (Aus) Gerolsteiner
42 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Team CSC
43 Michel Van Haecke (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
44 Erki Putsep (Est) AG2r Prévoyance
45 Mads Christensen (Den) Team Post Danmark
46 Dirk Reichl (Ger) Team Telekom
47 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Telekom
48 Stephane Berges (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance
49 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
50 Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) De Nardi-Colpack
51 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC
52 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
53 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
54 Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Team Telekom
55 Thomas Bruun Eriksen (Den) Team CSC
56 Jan Schraffrath (Ger) Team Telekom
57 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Team CSC
58 Matthe Pronk (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
59 Johan Museeuw (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
60 Munoz Pedro Horillio (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon
61 Robert Bartko (Ger) Rabobank
62 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
63 Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Telekom
64 Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank
65 Ari Højgaard Jensen (Den) Team Post Danmark
66 Eddy Lembo (Fra) Palmans-Collstrop
67 Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
68 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
69 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC
70 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon
71 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Telekom
72 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
73 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Lotto-Domo
74 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner
75 Jan Van Zelzen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
76 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
77 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
78 Kurt Van Landeghem (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
79 Jimmi Madsen (Den) Team CSC
80 Søren Petersen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
81 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
82 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Gerolsteiner
83 Robbie Traksel (Ned) Rabobank
84 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                2.21
85 Jørgen Bo Petersen (Den) Team fakta                        10.55
86 Sébastian Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère            13.07
87 Wesley Van Speybroeck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
88 Graziano Gasperre (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
89 Leonardo Zanotti (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
90 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
91 Yuri Mithlushenko (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
92 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
93 Martin Pedersen (Den) Team Post Danmark
94 Jimmy Hansen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
95 Glenn Bak (Den) Team Post Danmark                          14.02
96 Gøran Jensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
97 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team Post Danmark
98 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Lotto-Domo                         14.50
99 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
100 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner
101 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
102 Charly Wegelius (GBr) De Nardi-Colpack
103 Mario De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
104 Jannik Skovlund (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
105 Jan Jespersen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
106 Dennis Rasmussen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
107 Jens Erik Madsen (Den) Team Post Danmark
108 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
109 Arne Daelmans (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
110 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Domo
111 Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo
112 Allan Johansen (Den) Team fakta
113 Bert Roesems (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
114 Andy de Smet (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
115 David Meys (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
116 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
117 Damien Nazon (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
118 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Team Telekom
119 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            23.57
120 Morten Knudsen (Den) Team Post Danmark
121 Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
122 Ludovic Capelle (Fra) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
123 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
124 Kevin V. D. Slagmolen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
125 Christophe Kern (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
126 Morten Christiansen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
 
Points
 
1 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                             15 Pts
2 Michael Skelde (Den) Team fakta                                12
3 Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                  11
4 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              10
5 Frank Høj (Den) Team fakta                                      9
6 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                          8
7 Julian Dean (NZl) Team CSC                                      7
8 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                    7
9 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team                 7
10 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                     6
11 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                   3
12 Glenn Bak (Den) Team Post Danmark                              3
13 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Lotto-Domo                               2
 
Mountains
 
1 Glenn Bak (Den) Team Post Danmark                              10 Pts
2 Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                   6
3 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                      4
4 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                2
 
Most aggressive rider
 
1 Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                  10 Pts
2 Glenn Bak (Den) Team Post Danmark                               6
3 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                              4
4 Michael Skelde (Den) Team fakta                                 2
 
Teams
 
1 Ag2R-Prevoyance                                          11.02.47
2 Team fakta                                                   0.10
3 Rabobank                                                     2.23
4 Gerolsteiner                                                 4.01
5 Team CSC                                                     4.09
6 Bankgiroloterij                                              4.11
7 Lotto-Domo                                                   4.13
8 Quick.Step-Davitamon
9 Team Telekom                                                 6.10
10 Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
11 Team Post Danmark
12 De Nardi-Colpack
13 Collstrop-Palmans
14 Brioches La Boulangere
15 Glud & Marstrand Horsens                                   17.12
16 Vlaanderen T-Interim                                       29.40
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                        3.40.44
2 Michael Skelde (Den) Team fakta                              0.04
3 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            0.06
4 Julian Dean (NZl) Team CSC                                   0.14
5 Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                0.15
6 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team              0.16
7 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                   0.17
8 Frank Høj (Den) Team fakta                                   0.18
9 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance
10 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
11 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
12 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Lotto-Domo
13 René Jørgensen (Den) Team fakta                             0.23
14 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                            0.25
15 Robert Hunter (SAf) Rabobank                                2.15
16 Jan Koerts (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
17 Roger Hammond (GBr) Palmans-Collstrop
18 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank
19 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Quick.Step-Davitamon
20 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto-Domo
21 Olivier Perraudeau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
22 Steven de Jongh (Ned) Rabobank
23 Mikhail Timochine (Rus) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
24 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
25 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
26 Allan Bo Andresen (Den) Team fakta
27 Andrus Aug (Est) De Nardi-Colpack
28 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta
29 Jann Kirsipuu (Est) AG2r Prévoyance
30 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner
31 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Lotto-Domo
32 Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) Lotto-Domo
33 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Post Danmark
34 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
35 Remco V.D.Ven (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
36 Jacob Nielsen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
37 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
38 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Team fakta
39 Jakob Storm Piil (Den) Team CSC
40 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Telekom
41 Peter Wrolich (Aus) Gerolsteiner
42 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Team CSC
43 Michel Van Haecke (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
44 Erki Putsep (Est) AG2r Prévoyance
45 Mads Christensen (Den) Team Post Danmark
46 Dirk Reichl (Ger) Team Telekom
47 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Telekom
48 Stephane Berges (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance
49 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
50 Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) De Nardi-Colpack
51 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC
52 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
53 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
54 Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Team Telekom
55 Thomas Bruun Eriksen (Den) Team CSC
56 Jan Schraffrath (Ger) Team Telekom
57 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Team CSC
58 Matthe Pronk (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
59 Johan Museeuw (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
60 Munoz Pedro Horillio (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon
61 Robert Bartko (Ger) Rabobank
62 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
63 Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Telekom
64 Sven Nijs (Bel) Rabobank
65 Ari Højgaard Jensen (Den) Team Post Danmark
66 Eddy Lembo (Fra) Palmans-Collstrop
67 Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
68 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
69 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC
70 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon
71 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Telekom
72 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
73 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Lotto-Domo
74 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner
75 Jan Van Zelzen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
76 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
77 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
78 Kurt Van Landeghem (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
79 Jimmi Madsen (Den) Team CSC
80 Søren Petersen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
81 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
82 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Gerolsteiner
83 Robbie Traksel (Ned) Rabobank
84 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère                2.31
85 Jørgen Bo Petersen (Den) Team fakta                        11.05
86 Sébastian Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère            13.17
87 Wesley Van Speybroeck (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
88 Graziano Gasperre (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
89 Leonardo Zanotti (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
90 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
91 Yuri Mithlushenko (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
92 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
93 Martin Pedersen (Den) Team Post Danmark
94 Jimmy Hansen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
95 Glenn Bak (Den) Team Post Danmark                          14.10
96 Gøran Jensen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens                14.12
97 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team Post Danmark
98 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Lotto-Domo                         15.00
99 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
100 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner
101 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
102 Charly Wegelius (GBr) De Nardi-Colpack
103 Mario De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
104 Jannik Skovlund (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
105 Jan Jespersen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
106 Dennis Rasmussen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
107 Jens Erik Madsen (Den) Team Post Danmark
108 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
109 Arne Daelmans (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
110 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Domo
111 Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo
112 Allan Johansen (Den) Team fakta
113 Bert Roesems (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
114 Andy de Smet (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
115 David Meys (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
116 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
117 Damien Nazon (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
118 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Team Telekom
119 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            24.07
120 Morten Knudsen (Den) Team Post Danmark
121 Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
122 Ludovic Capelle (Fra) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
123 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
124 Kevin V. D. Slagmolen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
125 Christophe Kern (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère
126 Morten Christiansen (Den) Glud & Marstrand Horsens
 
Points classification
 
1 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                             15 Pts
2 Michael Skelde (Den) Team fakta                                12
3 Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                  11
4 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              10
5 Frank Høj (Den) Team fakta                                      9
6 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                          8
7 Julian Dean (NZl) Team CSC                                      7
8 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                    7
9 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team                 7
10 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                     6
11 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                   3
12 Glenn Bak (Den) Team Post Danmark                              3
13 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Lotto-Domo                               2
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Glenn Bak (Den) Team Post Danmark                              10 Pts
2 Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                   6
3 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                      4
4 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                2
 
Most aggressive rider classification
 
1 Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                  10 Pts
2 Glenn Bak (Den) Team Post Danmark                               6
3 Mark Scanlon (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                              4
4 Michael Skelde (Den) Team fakta                                 2
 
Teams classification
 
1 Ag2R-Prevoyance                                          11.02.47
2 Team fakta                                                   0.10
3 Rabobank                                                     2.23
4 Gerolsteiner                                                 4.01
5 Team CSC                                                     4.09
6 Bankgiroloterij                                              4.11
7 Lotto-Domo                                                   4.13
8 Quick.Step-Davitamon
9 Team Telekom                                                 6.10
10 Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
11 Team Post Danmark
12 De Nardi-Colpack
13 Collstrop-Palmans
14 Brioches La Boulangere
15 Glud & Marstrand Horsens                                   17.12
16 Vlaanderen T-Interim                                       29.40