69th Edition - Gent-Wevelgem - Start List
Latest start list, bib numbers and updates and changes from teams.
Credit Agricole
1 Hushovd Thor
2 Bodrogi Laszlo
3 Bonnet William
4 Dean Julian
5 Engoulvent Jimmy
6 Hinault Sébastien
7 Lemoine Cyril
8 Renshaw Mark
Ag2r Prevoyance
11 Dion Renaud
12 Elmiger Martin
13 Mangel Laurent
14 Mondory Lloyd
15 Navas Chica David
16 Nazon Jean-Patrick
17 Poulhies Stéphane
18 Usov Alexandre
Astana
21 Abakoumov Igor
22 De Kort Koen
23 Haselbacher René
24 Joachim Benoît
25 Kemps Aaron
26 Kolessov Alexey
27 Mikhailov Guennadi
28 Muravyev Dimitri
Bouygues Telecom
31 Clerc Aurélien
32 Flickinger Andy
33 Gene Yohann
34 Geslin Anthony
35 Martias Rony
36 Pichot Alexandre
37 Pütsep Erki
38 Renier Franck
Caisse D'epargne
41 Berthou Eric
42 Rojas Jose Joaquin
43 Reynes Mimo Vicente
44 Portal Nicolas
45 Markov Alexei
46 Garcia Acosta José Vicente
47 Erviti Imanol
48 Brard Florent
Riders: Eric Berthou, Florent Brard, Imanol Erviti, Vicente García Acosta,
Nicolas Portal, Vicente Reynes and José Joaquín Rojas.
Director: José Luis Jaimerena. (4/10)
Cofidis
51 De Weert Kevin
52 Valentin Tristan
53 Scheirlinckx Staf
54 Nuyens Nick
55 Heijboer Mathieu
56 Farrar Tyler
57 Elijzen Michiel
58 Duclos-Lassalle Hervé
Team Csc
61 Breschel Matti
62 Roberts Luke
63 O'grady Stuart
64 Michaelsen Lars
65 Ljungqvist Marcus
66 Johansen Allan
67 Haedo Juan José
68 Cancellara Fabian
Team CSC has former winner of Gent-Wevelgem in the line up as Lars Michaelsen
will be doing the race for the final time, and he explains the importance of the
timing in between the two great classics.
"I had some really great results early on in my career, and yes…I guess this
race was my biggest along with the first stage of Vuelta a Espana in 1997. At
the time it felt natural for me to aim for a good result in Gent-Wevelgem - it
suited me well, because I wasn't quite ready to battle it out with the big
profiles in Paris-Roubaix and Ronde van Vlaanderen," says
Michaelsen, who won the race in 1995 and was
among the top-20 four times over the following five years. After that the Danish
veteran has not had any major results in the race and he explains this with:
"After a while my focus shifted, so I concentrated more or less one hundred
percent on Paris-Roubaix, where I think I've accomplished a lot even though it's
a tougher race."
In spite of his crash on Sunday in "De Ronde" Michaelsen will be taking part
in Gent-Wevelgem again this year, where he might get another shot at winning,
when Team CSC arrives with yet another strong line-up. He himself points to
Stuart O'Grady as Team CSC's biggest favorite though and from other teams he
names Lampre's Daniele Bennati as the best bet.
"It's not until after the three big climbs, that you're able to tell exactly,
who the favorites are. The trick is to have as many riders as possible up front
on those climbs, and for those, who want to try and make it on their own, this
is also the place to attack," says Team CSC's sports director
Scott Sunderland and continues: "Stuart O'Grady
will probably be up front at the finish and if we get Matti Breschel and Juan
José Haedo up there with him, they'll also be in position for a bunch sprint -
and "JJ" has shown that he is in great shape at the moment with his victory in
Rund um Köln," says the Australian, who is very much looking forward to the race
with such a strong team.
"We have some strong riders in the line-up, but it's a very unpredictable
race though. I think the peloton will be as nervous as we saw on Sunday in Ronde
van Vlaanderen, because the weather reports say dry weather with no wind. This
could very well mean a gathered peloton heading for a bunch sprint at the end,"
finishes Sunderland.
Matti Breschel, Fabian Cancellara, Juan José Haedo, Allan Johansen. Marcus
Ljungqvist, Lars Michaelsen. Stuart O'Grady. Updated ( 4/11)
Discovery Channel
71 White Matthew
72 Vaitkus Tomas
73 Gusev Vladimir
74 Devolder Stijn
75 Cummings Steven
76 Cruz Antonio
77 Bileka Volodymyr
78 Davis Allan
Euskaltel /Euskadi
81 Aranaga Azkune Andoni
82 Uribarri Unai
83 Perez Lezaun
84 Mayoz Iban
85 Lafuente Andoni
86 Irizar Aranburu Markel
87 Iriondo Uranga Iban
88 Koldo Fernández De Larrea
Française Des Jeux
91 Auger Ludovic
92 Monnerais Cyrille
93 Mengin Christophe
94 Marichal Thierry
95 Guesdon Frédéric
96 Gilbert Philippe
97 Detilloux Christophe
98 Chavanel Sébastien
Gerolsteiner
101 Förster Robert
102 Wrolich Peter
103 Moletta Andrea (Moletta will not start)
104 Lang Sebastian
105 Krauss Sven
106 Kopp David
107 Gatto Oscar
108 Fothen Thomas
Lampre/Fondital
111 Baldato Fabio Fabio Baldato
112 Mori Massimiliano
113 Franzoi Enrico
114 Fornaciari Paolo
115 Corioni Claudio
116 Bossoni Paolo
117 Bennati Daniele
118
Liquigas/Primagaz
121 Willems Frederik
122 Trenti Guido
123 Quinziato Manuel
124 Pozzato Filippo
125 Petito Roberto
126 Paolini Luca
127 Kuschynski Aleksandr
128 Fischer Murilo Antonio
Team Milram
131 Cortinovis Alessandro
132 Zabel Erik (Zabel no start)
133 Velo Marco
134 Sacchi Fabio
135 Petacchi Alessandro
136 Ongarato Alberto
137 Lancaster Brett
138 Knees Christian
Predictor/Lotto
141 De Vocht Wim
142 Dockx Bart
143 Leukemans Björn
144 Rodriguez Fred
145 Roesems Bert
146 Sentjens Roy
147 Steels Tom
148 Hoste Leif
Quick Step/Innergetic
151 Weylandt Wouter
152 Van Impe Kevin
153 Tosatto Matteo
154 Steegmans Gert
155 Rosseler Sébastien
156 De Jongh Steven
157 Boonen Tom
158 Cretskens Wilfried
Rabobank
161 Langeveld Sebastian Jan
162 Brown Graeme
163 Horrillo Munoz Pedro
164 Flecha Giannoni Juan Antonio
165 Löwik Gerben
166 Van Heeswijk Max
167 Van Bon Leon
168 Hayman Mathew
Saunier Duval/Prodir
171 Belohvosciks Raivis
172 Alarcon Garcia Raul
173 Zarate Fernandez
174 Ventoso Alberdi Francisco
175 Pagliarini Mendonca Luciano
176 Mazur Peter
177 Ángel "Litu" Gómez
178 Del Nero Jesus
The team for Gent-Wevelgem
A group of yellow riders will compete in the 69th edition of Gent-Wevelgem,
another UCI Pro Tour event to unfold tomorrow in Belgian territory. The riders
that Pietro Algeri has selected for this competition are Jesús del Nero, Fran
Ventoso, Raivis Belohvosciks, Raúl Alarcón, Arkaitz Durán, Ángel "Litu" Gómez
and Luciano Pagliarini. (4/10)
T-Mobile Team
181 Korff André
182 Knaven Servais
183 Klier Andreas
184 Hammond Roger
185 Greg Henderson
186 Eisel Bernhard
187 Burghardt Marcus
188 Bernucci Lorenzo
Eric Baumann (27), Lorenzo Bernucci (27/Italy), Marcus Burghardt (23), Bernhard
Eisel (26/Austria), Roger Hammond (33/Great Britain), Greg Henderson (30/New
Zealand), Andreas Klier (31), Servais Knaven (36/Netherlands). (4/10)
Sporting director: Tristan Hoffman (37/Netherlands)
Following disappointment at Sunday’s Tour of Flanders, Hammond will be
looking to get a good result from Wednesday’s Gent-Wevelgem parcours, a race
that is predominantly flat, but famous for energy-sapping head-winds that blow
in from the north-sea coast.
Hammond commented: “Not finishing at the Tour of Flanders was obviously
disappointing for me but it means I will be even more determined as I go into
tomorrow’s race alongside my T-Mobile Team-mates. It’s a very different type of
event from the Tour of Flanders and is likely to throw up a host of new
challenges as well as being a great warm-up for Paris-Roubaix this Sunday.”
Leading the team out in Belgium will be Marcus Burghardt, Andreas Klier and
Bernhard Eisel, with sporting director Tristan Hoffman confident that all three
have the condition to “take their chances” no matter how the race unfolds.
Burghardt, 13th in Meerbeke on Sunday, is T-Mobile’s best bet for a top-placing
in Wevelgem, but Klier is also closing in on his best form following the
training crash that ruined his build-up to the Tour of Flanders. Rounding out
the eighth-man roster in Belgium are Eric Baumann, Greg Henderson, Servais
Knaven and Lorenzo Bernucci.
Unibet.Com
191 Casper Jimmy
192 Zanotti Marco
193 Wilson Matthew
194 Vandenbergh Stijn
195 Kolesnikov Sergey
196 Hunt Jeremy
197 Eichler Markus
198 Cooke Baden
Chocolade Jacques/Topsport
201 Renders Sven
202 Maes Nikolas
203 Hovelynck Kurt
204 Eeckhout Niko
205 D'hollander Glenn
206 Coenen Johan Pieter Ghyllebert
207 Caethoven Steven
208 Veuchelen Frederik
Dfl/Cyclingnews/Litespeed
211 Meul Robby
212 Vanderaerden Gert
213 De Weerdt Sven
214 Venell Jeremy
215 Sulzberger Bernard
216 Jennings Cameron
217 Haynes Hamish Robert
218 Mattan Nico
Landbouwkrediet/Tonissteiner
221 Amorison Frédéric
222 Cappelle Andy
223 Meirhaeghe Filip
224 Neirynck Kevin
225 Scheirlinckx Bert
226 Van Mechelen Wouter
227 Vanlandschoot James
228 De Waele Bert
Skil/Shimano
231 Van Hummel Kenny Robert
232 Vierhouten Aart
233 Den Bakker Maarten
234 Goesinnen Floris
235 Long Jin
236 Müller Christian
237 Shinagawa Masahiro
238 Tjallingii Maarten
Team Wiesenhof Felt
241 Van Dijk Stefan
242 Radochla Steffen
243 Schulze André
244 Pollack Olaf
245 Musiol Daniel
246 Giling Bastiaan
247 Gajek Artur
248 Wesemann Steffen
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