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Tour of Belgium - 2.2

Belgium, May 19-23, 2004

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Stage 2 - May 20: Oostende-Knokke Heist, 179 km

Boonen gets it right

Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Davitamon)
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Quick.Step-Davitamon's Tom Boonen made up for yesterday's near miss by winning the second stage of the Tour of Belgium in a bunch sprint in Knokke Heist. The 24 year old picked up his ninth win of the season by beating Stefan van Dijk (Lotto-Domo) and Roy Sentjens (Rabobank). The race leadership stayed with Geert Omloop (MrBookmaker-Palmans).

"I didn't want to let the win go," said Boonen. "It was a tough and dangerous finale, really tight. My last leadout man Zanini missed the second last corner, and then I was alone in front. I'm glad I redeemed the expectations. For me the job is done. I came here to win a stage and that's happened. I felt that I had good legs at the start. On Wednesday I wasn't completely recovered from my efforts in the Tour de Picardie."

The stage was again held around the western/coastal part of Belgium between Oostende and Knokke Heist. Again the weather was warm and the wind moderate from the north. After 60 km of racing, Bert Roesems (Bodysol) attacked and rode solo for 50 km before he was brought back. His teammate Sébastien Rosseler counter-attacked very soon after, but his effort met with similar success.

The peloton was together when it reached the first finishing circuit in Knokke Heist, and a group of nine riders including Ludo Dierckxsens and Stijn Devolder tried to forge clear. But Boonen's Quick.Step boys were particularly vigilant today and pulled it back.

A late attack by Nico Mattan (Bodysol) didn't prevent the stage finishing in a mass sprint, and Boonen got it right today to win the stage ahead of Van Dijk and Sentjens.

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Results

1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                   4.20.43 (42.7 km/h)
2 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Lotto-Domo                                               
3 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                                                    
4 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank                                                   
5 Jans Koerts (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                             
6 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                            
7 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre                                                     
8 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                                                 
9 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Lampre                                                   
10 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Relax-Bodysol                                          
11 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                       
12 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                                
13 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                                 
14 Julien Smink (Ned) BankGiroLoterij                                            
15 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) BankGiroLoterij                                       
16 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                                                 
17 Mikhail Timochine (Rus) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                               
18 Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                                      
19 Björn Leukemans (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                                 
20 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                         
21 Roger Hammond (GBr) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                                   
22 Geert Omloop (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                                    
23 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                          
24 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                                     
25 Tom Steels (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                      
26 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                      
27 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre                                               
28 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                           
29 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre                                                   
30 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                                  
31 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                           
32 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor             
33 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                          
34 Sven Renders (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                                       
35 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                 
36 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor           
37 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                  
38 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                         
39 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                     
40 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                                 
41 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                          
42 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère                                  
43 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                       
44 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère                                   
45 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère                                 
46 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                
47 Marco Bos (Ned) BankGiroLoterij                                               
48 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                  
49 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                              
50 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank                                                 
51 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                            
52 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre                                            
53 Allan Johansen (Den) BankGiroLoterij                                          
54 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                                     
55 Marc Streel (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                     
56 Jo Planckaert (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                                   
57 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                                  
58 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre                                                    
59 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                        
60 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                                             
61 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                                
62 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                        
63 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                                  
64 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor    
65 Stijn Devolder (Bel) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor               
66 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                
67 Geert Van Bondt (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                 
68 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                               
69 Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                                   
70 Rony Martias (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère                                     
71 Kevin Van Der Slagmolen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                            
72 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                           
73 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor        
74 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                     
75 Nico Mattan (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                               
76 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                               
77 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                          
78 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                     
79 Erki Pütsep (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                         2.02
80 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                              
81 Bert Roesems (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                              
82 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                      
83 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère                                  
84 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                                         
85 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                        
86 Geert Steurs (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                                       
87 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor                
88 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor     
89 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                        
90 Allan Bo Andresen (Den) BankGiroLoterij                                       
91 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                          
92 Stéphane Berges (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                         
93 Frank Van Dulmen (Ned) BankGiroLoterij                                        
94 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                          
95 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor          5.59
96 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère                               
97 Julien Laidoun (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                          
98 Stefan Wijnands (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                                6.49
99 Aron Huysmans (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                                      
100 Andy De Smet (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                                   
101 Michel Van Haecke (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                              
102 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                                    
103 Francesco Planckaert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                  
104 Kristof Trouve (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                                 
105 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                                               
106 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Rabobank                                                  
107 Eelke Van Der Wal (Ned) BankGiroLoterij                                      
108 Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                
109 Bart De Spieghelaere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                              
110 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre                                               
111 Tommy Van De Gehuchte (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                             
112 Rudi Kemna (Ned) BankGiroLoterij                                         8.13
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Geert Omloop (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                              8.26.12
2 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre                                            0.01
3 Mikhail Timochine (Rus) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                            0.02
4 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                      0.06
5 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                      0.07
6 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Lotto-Domo                                           0.10
7 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                                                  
8 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                                                0.12
9 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère                                  
10 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère                              0.13
11 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                      0.14
12 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                             0.15
13 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                           
14 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor             
15 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                  
16 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank                                              0.16
17 Jans Koerts (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                            
18 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre                                                    
19 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                                                
20 Tom Steels (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                      
21 Roger Hammond (GBr) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                                   
22 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre                                                   
23 Sven Renders (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                                       
24 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                       
25 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor           
26 Jo Planckaert (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                                   
27 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère                                   
28 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                         
29 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Relax-Bodysol                                          
30 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                                 
31 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                
32 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                     
33 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                           
34 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                          
35 Allan Johansen (Den) BankGiroLoterij                                          
36 Stijn Devolder (Bel) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor               
37 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                                  
38 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                          
39 Marco Bos (Ned) BankGiroLoterij                                               
40 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                            
41 Geert Van Bondt (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                 
42 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank                                                 
43 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                                  
44 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                 
45 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                                     
46 Axel Merckx (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                                  
47 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                        
48 Marc Streel (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                     
49 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                               
50 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                
51 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor        
52 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre                                            
53 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                                             
54 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor    
55 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre                                                    
56 Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                                   
57 Rony Martias (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère                                     
58 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                           
59 Kevin Van Der Slagmolen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                            
60 Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                     
61 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                      2.17
62 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                          2.18
63 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                                         
64 Erki Pütsep (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                             
65 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                      
66 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor                
67 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère                                  
68 Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor     
69 Frank Van Dulmen (Ned) BankGiroLoterij                                        
70 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                        
71 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère                           6.15
72 Julien Laidoun (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                          
73 Francesco Planckaert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf               7.05
74 Andy De Smet (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                                    
75 Tommy Van De Gehuchte (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                              
76 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                                     
77 Kristof Trouve (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                                  
78 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor          7.07
79 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                  18.45
80 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                           
81 Björn Leukemans (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                                 
82 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                                
83 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Lampre                                                  
84 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                      
85 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                                     
86 Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) BankGiroLoterij                                       
87 Julien Smink (Ned) BankGiroLoterij                                            
88 Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                                      
89 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                  
90 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                              
91 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                                
92 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                        
93 Nico Mattan (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                               
94 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                               
95 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                          
96 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                     
97 Stéphane Berges (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                    20.47
98 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                          
99 Bert Roesems (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                              
100 Geert Steurs (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                                      
101 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                       
102 Allan Bo Andresen (Den) BankGiroLoterij                                      
103 Stefan Wijnands (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                              25.34
104 Michel Van Haecke (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                              
105 Aron Huysmans (Bel) Jong Vlaanderen 2016                                     
106 Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                                
107 Bart De Spieghelaere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                              
108 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Rabobank                                                  
109 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                                               
110 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre                                               
111 Eelke Van Der Wal (Ned) BankGiroLoterij                                      
112 Rudi Kemna (Ned) BankGiroLoterij                                        26.58
 
Points classification
 
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                        45 pts
2 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Lotto-Domo                                             42
3 Geert Omloop (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                                   38
4 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                        37
5 Mikhail Timochine (Rus) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                              35
6 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank                                                  34
7 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Lampre                                              30
8 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank                                                 30
9 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                                                27
10 Jans Koerts (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                          17
11 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                         15
12 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre                                                  13
13 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                                              12
14 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Lampre                                                11
15 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère                               10
16 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Relax-Bodysol                                        10
17 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère                             10
18 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère                                 8
19 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                         5
20 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                                3
21 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                          3
22 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor            3
23 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                 3
24 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                         3
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                        24 pts
2 Mikhail Timochine (Rus) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                              13
3 Geert Omloop (Bel) MrBookmaker.com-Palmans                                   13
4 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère                                10
5 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches la Boulangère                                  8
6 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                                                 8
7 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                          5
8 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                  3
9 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                           3
10 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                                3
11 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf                         3
12 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor            3