3rd Na Tour Broker Criterium - NE

Diksmuide, Belgium, July 31, 2007

2006 Results Results Past winners

Photography

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Belgian champion Stijn Devolder (Discovery Channel) and Italian Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas) prior to the Diksmuide criterium.
Belgian Tom Boonen (Quick.Step - Innergetic) signs autographs for fans while wearing his Tour de France green jersey.
Tom Boonen (Quick.Step - Innergetic) waits for the start with Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas).
The Belgian post-Tour criterium gets underway.

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Frank Vandenbroucke (Acqua e Sapone) is back to racing after a rock period in his personal life.
Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas) brought one of his maglia rosas along for the show.
Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) is always happy to be interviewed.
Shall we let someone else win today?
The top three in Diksmuide. Stijn Devolder (Discovery Channel, 1st), Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas, 3rd) and Tom Boonen (QuickStep, 2nd).
Stijn Devolder, the Belgian champion, acknowledges the crowd.
Paid thousands of euros to race for an hour, a guaranteed podium sport, and free champagne... it doesn't get much better than this.
Di Luca and Boonen at the post-race partaay.

Results

1 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel 75 km in                 1.48.00
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic Boonen                       0.02
3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas
4 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis
5 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic
6 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Predictor-Lotto
7 Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor-Lotto
8 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas
9 Jurgen Van de Walle (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic                     0.07
10 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis                                   0.55
11 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen     1.02
12 Nico Mattan (Bel) DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed
13 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Discovery Channel
14 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen
15 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner

Past winners

2006 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
2005 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep