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Ster Elektrotoer 2008: Tom Boonen Takes Stage Four

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20.06.2008/ Tom Boonen (Quickstep) won today's fourth stage of the Ster Elekrotoer. It was his first victory after the news about a positive test for cocaine came out earlier this month. Boonen's teammate Wouter Weylandt made it a double win for Quickstep, Tinkoff's Nikolay Trusov finshed third. Enrico Gasparotto (Barloworld) defended his overall lead.

© Ster Elektrotoer
Tom Boonen won todays stage after a tough few weeks. (© Ster Elektrotoer)

Although yesterday's stage was the queen stage of this years Ster Elektrotoer it wasn't exactly an easy stage today. The riders had to climb many Amstel Gold Race's ascents on the 170 kilometres long stage with start and finish in Nuth.

After 23 kilometres Julien Mazet (Astana), Wout Poels (P3Transfer - Batavus), Johannes Fröhlinger (Gerolsteiner), Sébastien Delfosse (Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner) and Joost van Leijen (Van Vliet - EBH Elshof) escaped. The five riders had a maximum lead of 3 minutes but that wasn't enough and the bunch caught the escapees.

In the finale Michael Blaudzun (CSC - Saxo Bank) attacked, but overall leader Enrico Gasparotto (Barloworld) jumped with him to defend his yellow jersey. The sprinter teams reacted and the race was decided with a bunch spint, won by Tom Boonen. Boonen's teammate made it a double victory for Quickstep. Nikolay Trusov (Tinkoff) finished third.

It was the first victory for Boonen after a tough few weeks following his positive test for cocaine. Boonen said: "My objective was to put Weylandt in the best position to make his sprint. I started to pull at 400 mt from the finish line as fast as possible to launch the sprint and when I saw that Wouter wasn't able to pass me I went straight ahead up to the finish," Boonen said.

"In the last few days I've learnt a lot of new things about myself and about the cycling world and I have understood that there are many people who supportive. The decision that I took together with my team to return immediately to the races has been the right choice. I'm really satisfied.”

Team CSC Saxo Bank's Matti Breschel came in fourth and managed to grab the Green Point's Jersey.

Breschel already wore the jersey during today's stage, but at the time he was second in the Point's Competition behind Enrico Gasparotto (Barloworld), but as Gasparotto was leading the overall and wore the yellow jersey, Breschel got to wear the jersey. After Friday's 170 kilometer route with start and finish in Nuth however it is the Danish talent who is leading this particular competition.

"Matti himself thought he finished fourth today but we don't actually know yet. He's up on the podium right now getting the jersey," said Team CSC Saxo Bank's sports director Dan Frost right after third stage.

About the stage itself he had the following comments:

"We did well today. I definitely think we dominated today's stage. At first we tried to create as much separation as possible in the side winds but we didn't succeed. With 20 kilometers to go the two final riders from a break had to be caught and the peloton was taking it a bit too easy, so we stepped up and took the lead. But we were powerless in the sprint against Boonen. We deserved a better result for our efforts today, I guess but it doesn't always work that way in cycling," said Frost. The Danish sports director was still happy with the outcome of the day though.

"Three or four kilometers from the finish line Michael Blaudzun tore loose from the peloton but Gasparotto followed suit and there was no point in sitting there with him so it didn't pan out. But we're very satisfied with our guys' efforts today for sure," concluded Frost.

Team Barloworld's Enrico Gasparotto (winner of yesterday's third stage) defended his yellow jersey. Gasparotto maintained the control of the race thanks to the great effort of his team mates. 

The Ster Elektrotoer will end tomorrow with a pretty flat stage, from Sittard to Gemert (150km).

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Results Ster Elektrotoer 2008
 
Stage 4
 
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                              4.13.51 (40.228 km/h)
2 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                               
3 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                    
4 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                                  
5 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team High Road                            
6 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                    
7 Marco Marcato (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                            
8 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                       
9 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                   
10 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              
11 Geert Steurs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                            
12 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) P3Transfer - Batavus                    
13 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC                                    
14 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                           
15 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner            
16 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                            
17 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Cycle Collstrop                            
18 Reinier Honig (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                      
19 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                       
20 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Silence - Lotto                          
21 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) AG2R La Mondiale                     
22 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld                                  
23 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                
24 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                      
25 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                 
26 Hans Bloks (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels                         
27 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                          
28 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Barloworld                            
29 Yvo Kusters (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels                        
30 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank                                   
31 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Silence - Lotto                            
32 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                     
33 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                             
34 Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof              
35 Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram                               
36 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                               
37 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                     
38 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) Cycle Collstrop                         
39 Andreas Klier (Ger) Team High Road                            
40 Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana                                    
41 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale                      
42 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                        
43 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
44 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                                  
45 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof                
46 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                    
47 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                         
48 Roger Hammond (GBr) Team High Road                            
49 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                            
50 Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                        
51 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                    
52 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                  
53 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                            
54 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner             
55 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner         
56 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                    
57 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        
58 Wouter Mol (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                      0.07
59 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                      
60 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana                                   
61 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                  
62 Francis De Greef (Bel) Silence - Lotto                        
63 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team High Road                           
64 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                 
65 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Silence - Lotto                          
66 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner               
67 Rob Peeters (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner              
68 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                     
69 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                           
70 Servais Knaven (Ned) Team High Road                           
71 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                  
72 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                     
73 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step                           
74 Geert Van Der Sanden (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels               
75 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                          
76 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner           
77 Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels                  
78 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              
79 Kenny Van Der Schueren (Bel) Cycle Collstrop                  
80 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step                                  
81 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step                           
82 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                            0.14
83 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                             0.17
84 David Kopp (Ger) Cycle Collstrop                           0.49
85 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step                              
86 Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner    0.58
87 Rik Kavsek (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team                1.57
88 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                    
89 Bert Roesems (Bel) Silence - Lotto                            
90 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                       
91 Lars Vierbergen (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof                  
92 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                    
93 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank                                  
94 Thomas Frei (Swi) Astana                                      
95 André Steensen (Den) Team CSC                              2.23
96 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team CSC                     
97 Eric Van De Meent (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team            
98 Bradley McGee (Aus) Team CSC                               2.26
99 Jos Pronk (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team                 3.07
100 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Skil-Shimano                        
101 Sjoerd Botter (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team               
102 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                               
103 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team High Road                         
104 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                            3.16
105 Steffen Wesemann (Swi) Cycle Collstrop                       
106 Lasse Bøchman (Den) Team CSC                                 
107 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                     3.56
108 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                               
109 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                   
110 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                
111 Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                  
112 Julien Mazet (Fra) Astana                                    
113 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Team High Road                       
114 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team                
115 Ivor Bruin (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof                      
116 Tony Martin (Ger) Team High Road                          6.48
117 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram                             
118 Maurice De Bekker (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels                 
119 Arne Hassink (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels                      
120 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
121 Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                            
122 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof                 9.18
123 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof              
124 Adriaan Helmantel (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels                 
125 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                              
126 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof            10.47
127 Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof                
128 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                           
129 Jasper Lenferink (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team            
130 Wout Poels (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                    17.52
DNF Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram                            
DNF Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                
DNF Jos Harms (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels                         
DNS Andy Cappelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner           
DNS Bart Oegema (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus
 
General Classification after stage 4

1 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Barloworld                      13.34.12
2 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems               0.17
3 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                 0.28
4 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                   0.32
5 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank                                    
6 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                         0.40
7 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Silence - Lotto                        0.41
8 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                                  
9 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                             0.44
10 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                 0.46
11 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                         0.47
12 Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) AG2R La Mondiale                  0.50
13 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                      
14 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                    0.52
15 Marco Marcato (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                        0.53
16 Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                     0.56
17 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner         0.57
18 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                               0.58
19 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                          
20 Hans Bloks (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels                      0.59
21 Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana                                 1.00
22 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           1.01
23 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana                                1.02
24 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner             
25 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Cycle Collstrop                            
26 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) Cycle Collstrop                      1.03
27 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof             1.04
28 Sven Renders (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                     1.05
29 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step                               1.06
30 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) P3Transfer - Batavus                 1.07
31 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                          1.10
32 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                 1.11
33 Francis De Greef (Bel) Silence - Lotto                        
34 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen               1.13
35 Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof           1.14
36 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        
37 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner         
38 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                   1.15
39 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale                   1.16
40 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                              1.20
41 Geert Steurs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                            
42 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                         1.24
43 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                      1.25
44 Wouter Mol (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                         
45 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Silence - Lotto                         1.31
46 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                         1.32
47 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                1.39
48 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                  1.41
49 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                       1.49
50 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Silence - Lotto                       1.50
51 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner            2.02
52 Geert Van Der Sanden (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels            2.05
53 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen               2.11
54 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           2.18
55 Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner    2.23
56 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                            2.27
57 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step                        2.29
58 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                             2.33
59 Thomas Frei (Swi) Astana                                   3.05
60 Andreas Klier (Ger) Team High Road                         3.06
61 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                  3.30
62 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team High Road                        3.31
63 Reinier Honig (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                   3.45
64 Roger Hammond (GBr) Team High Road                         3.49
65 David Kopp (Ger) Cycle Collstrop                           3.56
66 Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels               4.01
67 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld                               4.11
68 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                   4.13
69 Kenny Van Der Schueren (Bel) Cycle Collstrop               4.15
70 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                             4.27
71 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                    
72 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             4.30
73 Lasse Bøchman (Den) Team CSC                               4.45
74 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team CSC                  5.13
75 Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                5.36
76 Sjoerd Botter (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team             5.48
77 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                        6.02
78 Lars Vierbergen (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof               6.46
79 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Skil-Shimano                      6.52
80 Julien Mazet (Fra) Astana                                  6.53
81 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank                               6.54
82 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step                        7.09
83 Jos Pronk (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team                 7.19
84 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step                           7.40
85 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                      7.43
86 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                  8.24
87 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC                                 8.41
88 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                             9.27
89 Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                          9.40
90 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team             10.11
91 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                   10.44
92 Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof             11.53
93 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                12.17
94 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems             12.25
95 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                        13.39
96 Yvo Kusters (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels                    14.11
97 Servais Knaven (Ned) Team High Road                       14.19
98 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                          14.32
99 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team High Road                       14.44
100 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                             14.45
101 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                              15.58
102 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                           16.05
103 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                             16.33
104 Bert Roesems (Bel) Silence - Lotto                       16.40
105 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale               17.03
106 Rob Peeters (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner         17.11
107 Eric Van De Meent (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team       17.47
108 Bradley McGee (Aus) Team CSC                             18.06
109 Tony Martin (Ger) Team High Road                         18.14
110 André Steensen (Den) Team CSC                            18.42
111 Steffen Wesemann (Swi) Cycle Collstrop                   18.44
112 Ivor Bruin (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof                  18.54
113 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                           18.58
114 Rik Kavsek (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team              19.06
115 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof                19.25
116 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Team High Road                   19.27
117 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner      20.14
118 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano               21.28
119 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team High Road                     22.15
120 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                          23.39
121 Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram                          25.39
122 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof            28.53
123 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram                         29.51
124 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           30.10
125 Maurice De Bekker (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels             32.17
126 Arne Hassink (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels                  32.18
127 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Elshof          32.22
128 Jasper Lenferink (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team        32.56
129 Adriaan Helmantel (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels             34.57
130 Wout Poels (Ned) P3Transfer - Batavus                    40.01

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