Omloop Het Volk - Reactions
Johan Museeuw (Quick Step-Davitamon)
"I am 37 years old, but in this team I feel twenty years old. We resolutely took the initiative, and the consequences which rose from it. We have already begun to reap the rewards of aii our efforts. We had four men in the leading group, then two with Van Heeswijk in the last few kilometers where Bettini enormously helped me. This is the proof that Vandenbroucke is back, Boonen is my successor, and Museeuw is not yet worn out just yet!"
Wilfried Peeters (directeur sportif Quick Step- Davitamon)
“With four riders finishing in the top five it's difficult to think of a better scenario. I was so nervous. We had four riders in the leading group of seven men. We could not lose this race. The pressure was enormous. But the team is in form, that is the very least I can say."
Frank Vandenbroucke (4th Quick Step-Davitamon)
"I felt strong, like all the team today. I know that I am not yet at 100 PC, but I all the same I could play a part in the race. It is a good omen. Especially from the point of view of the very next race. It has been a collective victory today."
Patrick Lefevere (General Manager Quick Step)
"We worked very hard to set up a very powerful Quickstep team. And this work is rewarded. What we saw today, it is what I want to see all the season. Johan (Museeuw) was again phenomenal. At 37 years, he shows an extraordinary desire. He is the model of professionalism. But what has given me most satisfaction today is the return to the front of the peloton of Frank Vandenbroucke. He rode with great confidence today. He needed this ride to reassure him, he has worked hard these last few months and deserves to be amongst the first places of the peloton".
Max Van Heeswijk (2nd) (US Postal presented by Berry Floor)
"I worked in the lead group with Paolo Bettini and Johan Museeuw but I only used about 80 percent effort. I was trying to save myself because I knew that one of the two was going to attack. I chased down Museeuw once but I did not see his second attack coming because I was at the front of the group and obviously, Bettini did not work with me then. At this time, I was starting to get cramp and it became very difficult. Johan (Museeuw) had already worn me out."
Tony Bracke (Escapee) (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago):
"I have worked hard in the winter and at the start of the season, so I started the race in good condition. This season, I want to prove that I am worthy to be a professional rider because I believe that it is my last chance."
Marc Sergeant (D.S Lotto-Domo)
"There is not a great a deal to say about our performance today. Van Petegem had his chance but there was not really enough agreement in the second group. It astonished me that Quick-Step could have 6 men in front. The superiority and the shape of this team are astonishing and it was not the case ith my team."
Alex Pedersen (D.S. CSC)
"I am not making any excuses but we were not exactly chased by luck today. Tristan Hoffman was very strong but he went off his bike on the second to last cobblestone section. Geert van Bondt and Andrea Tafi crashed at the base of the Muur climb in Geerardsbergen and we were never able to recover from those setbacks and make the intended impact on the race. We cannot be satisfied with having three riders in the main group that reached the line after the frontrunners. Still, there are other races and I am sure that we will be back with a vengeance in the coming races”.
58th Omloop Het Volk - 1.1 Results
1 Johan Museeuw (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon 5.01.15 (39.83 km/h)
2 Max van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 0.14
3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon
4 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon 1.33
5 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon
6 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 2.36
7 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis
8 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Sidermec 3.32
9 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Sidermec
10 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo
11 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Fassa Bortolo
12 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) AG2R-Prévoyance
13 Remco van der Ven (Ned) Bankgiroloterij
14 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Sidermec
15 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner
16 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Lotto-Domo
17 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole
18 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) FDJeux.com
19 Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Alessio
20 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Saeco
21 André Korff (Ger) Team Coast
22 Allan Johansen (Den) Team fakta
23 Jacky Durand (Fra) FDJeux.com
24 Johan Dekkers (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
25 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank
26 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Lotto-Domo
27 Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
28 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre
29 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Rabobank
30 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
31 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
32 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) Saeco
33 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio
34 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com
35 Erki Putsep (Est) Ag2r-Prevoyance
36 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon
37 Gerben Lowik (Ned) BankGiroLoterij
38 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
39 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Team fakta
40 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Davitamon
41 Andy Flickinger (Fra) AG2R-Prévoyance
42 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre
43 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
44 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Bankgiroloterij
45 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
46 Davide Bramati (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon
47 Lars Bak (Den) Team fakta
48 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Quick Step-Davitamon
49 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Team CSC
50 Chris Peers (Bel) Cofidis
51 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Jean Delatour
52 Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis
53 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Team CSC
54 Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Team Telekom
55 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
56 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
57 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
58 Serge Baguet (Bel) Lotto-Domo
59 Christopher Jenner (Fra) Crédit Agricole
60 Robert Sassone (Fra) Cofidis
61 Michael Skelde (Den) Team fakta
62 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Telekom
63 Hans De Clercq (Bel) Lotto-Domo
64 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank
65 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank
66 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis
67 Dario Pieri (Ita) Saeco
68 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Team Telekom
69 Enrico Cassani (Ita) Alessio
70 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC
71 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Sidermec
72 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Lotto-Domo 6.30
73 Kristof Trouve (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
74 Pieter Vries (Ned) BankGiroLoterij
75 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Fassa Bortolo
76 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
77 Cristian Pepoli (Ita) Saeco
78 Yuriy Krivtsov (Oek) Jean Delatour
79 Bruno Thibout (Fra) Jean Delatour
80 Stéphane Berges (Fra) AG2R-Prévoyance
81 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Jean Delatour
Results courtesy of de wielersite.
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