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The 18 years old Marianne Vos from the Netherlands won the womens race, defending world champion Hanka Kupfernagel
was second. Kupfernagel was beaten in the sprint and cried some tears. She had to fight against a solid team tactick of the
Dutch squad. The riders of the Dutch team attacked again and again and Kupfernagel had to answer all these attacks by herself
since she was alone. Some attacks wher made by Marianne Vos, others by Daphny Van Den brand. Van Den Brand was rewarded with
a third place. At the end Kupfernagel didn`t had enough power anymore to win the sprint against Vos.
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| Daphny Van Den Brand (picture: Cyclingheroes) |
In a dramatic action-filled
race Erwin Vervecken won his second world championship after 2001. During
the last round defending champion Sven Nys fell on his hip and was out of the race. Even without Nys,
the Belgium team succeeded to occupy the first two places of this years world championships. The Belgium squad tried
to control the race from the beginning but they had to counter various attacks from the French- and the Czech squads.
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| The final breakaway with Mourey, Vervecken, Nys and Wellens (picture: Cyclingheroes) |
The Belgium riders Sven Nys, Bart Wellens and Erwin Vervecken startet the final attack,
only the French rider Francis Mourey could follow. The fall
of Sven Nys decided about the places on the podium. Vervecken attacked and his Fidea team made Bart Wellens didn`t move his
legs anymore. He saved enough energie to win the sprint for the silver medal against Mourey.
The Dutch squad
was dissapointing. Richard Groenendaal didn't play a role from the beginning and Gerben de Knegt starte with a back injury,
he took the eight place after he had fallen as well.
More pictures at: Picture gallery
Results (women)
1 Marianne Vos (Netherlands)
39.14
2 Hanka Kupfernagel (Germany)
3 Daphny Van Den Brand (Netherlands) 0.52
4
Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel (Netherlands) 1.16
5 Helen Wyman (Great
Britain 2.22
6
Maryline Salvetat (France)
2.26
7 Nadia Triquet-Claude (France)
2.29
8 Birgit Hollmann (Germany)
2.30
9 Ann Knapp (United States Of America) 2.31
10
Lyne Bessette (Canada)
2.40
11 Arenda Grimberg (Netherlands) 2.43
12
Christel Ferrier-Brunau (France) 2.49
13
Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn (Netherlands) 2.51
14
Laurence Leboucher (France) 2.54
15
Anja Nobus (Belgium)
3.03
16 Kathy Ingels (Belgium)
3.05
17 Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spain) 3.25
18
Annabella Stropparo (Italy)
3.25
19 Susanne Juranek (Germany) 3.42
20
Corinne Sempe (France) 3.44
21
Daniela Bresciani (Italy)
3.56
22 Wendy Simms (Canada) 4.02
23
Veerle Ingels (Belgium)
4.03
24 Rhonda Mazza (United States Of America) 4.08
25 Barbara Howe (United
States Of America) 4.11
26 Hilde Quintens (Belgium)
27 Monica Brunati
(Italy)
4.16
28 Nicole Kampeter (Germany) 4.22
29
Sue Thomas (Great Britain 4.23
30
Elisabetta Borgia (Italy)
DNF:
Britt Jochems (Netherlands)
Results (men):
1 Erwin Vervecken (Belgium)
1.05.40
2 Bart Wellens (Belgium)
0.02
3 Francis Mourey (France)
4 Steve Chainel (France)
0.12
5 Tom Vannoppen (Belgium)
0.16
6 Kamil Ausbuher (Czech Republic) 0.19
7
Enrico Franzoi (Italy)
0.32
8 Gerben de Knegt (Netherlands)
0.46
9 Vladimir Kyzivat (Czech Republic)
0.49
10 Jonathan Page (United States of America) 0.50
11 Radomir Simunek (Czech Republic) 0.51
12
Klaas Vantornout (Belgium)
0.54
13 Christian Heule (Switzerland)
1.09
14 Milan Barenyi (Slovakia)
1.15
15 Malta Urban (Germany) 1.27
16
Marek Chichosz (Poland) 1.29
17
Sven Vanthourenhout (Belgium) 1.37
18
Bart Aernouts (Belgium)
1.38
19 Petr Dlask (Czech Republic)
1.43
20 Thijs Al (Netherlands)
1.49
21 Richard Groenendaal (Netherlands) 1.53
22
Maarten Nijland (Netherlands)
2.02
23 André Labbe (France) 2.04
24
Michael Baumgartner (Switzerland) 2.12
25
Camiel van den Bergh (Netherlands) 2.13
26
Unai Yus (Spain)
2.15
27 Robert Glajza (Slovakia)
2.25
28 Gusty Bausch (Luxembourg)
2.29
29 Zdenek Mlynar (Czech Republic)
2.43
30 Roberto Petito (Italy)
2.53
DNF:
Sven Nys (Belgium)
John Gadret (France)
David Seco (Spain)
Peter Presslauer (Austria)
Martin
Bina (Czech Republic)
Jochen Uhrig (Germany)
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