The Quickstep-Davitamon III took the top two places in the U23 version of Liège Bastogne Liège on May 1st. Third place winner Peiter Weening of the Rabobank Amateur team also won one stage and the overall at the Jadranska Magistrala in March. Saul Raisin, who placed 22nd in this race, was the Best Young Rider at the Dodge Tour de Georgia last week.

The US National Team, which also includes Prime Alliance rider Mike Creed, is on its way to the grueling Internationale Thüringen-Rundfahrt U23 (2.7.1) which begins tomorrow.

U23 Liège Bastogne Liège, 182 km
Top 30 Results

1. Johan Van Summeren (Bel - Quick Step - Davitamon III)  40.830 kph
2. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel - Quick Step - Davitamon III)
3. Pieter Weening (Hol - Rabobank Amateur)
4. Giairo Ermeti (Ita - Palazzago Zoccorinese)
5. Glenn Bak (Den)
6. Domenico Puzzovivo (Ita - Palazzago Zoccorinese)
7. Patrick McCarty (Usa - National Team)
8. Mads Christensen (Den)
9. Kurt Hovelynck (Bel)
10. Bernhard Khol (Ger)
11. Bart Dockx (Bel)
12. Antonio De Angelis (Ita)
13. Theo Eltink (Hol)
14. William Frischkorn (Usa - National Team)
15. Cedric Deruyter (Fra)
16. Niels Scheuneman (Hol)
17. Antoine Perche (Fra)
18. Nicolas Vayr (Fra)
19. Florian Stadler (Swi)
20. Julien Schick (Swi)
21. Preben Vanhecke (Bel)
22. Saul Raisin (Usa - National Team)
23. Peter Schockaert (Bel)
24. Anoreas Finnerup (Den
25. Philip Deignam (Usa - National Team)
26. Joost Posthuma (Hol - Rabobank Amateur)
27. Denis Lynch (Spa)
28. Maarten Wijnants (Bel)
29. Christophe Riblon (Fra)
30. Sebastien Minard (Fra)

Johan Van Summeren

Jurgen Van Den Broeck

Pieter Weening

Thanks to Karen Lambrecht, Rabobank, Quickstep and Palazzago Zoccorinese.