Van Petegem takes Het Volk
- By VeloNews.com
- Published Mar. 2, 2002
Lotto’s Peter Van Petegem won Circuit Het Volk, the traditional opener of the Belgian road season in Belgium.
The Belgian, who was one of the so-called ‘killer V’s” of last year’s Mercury squad, won a 10-rider sprint for the finish into Lokeren, the northern Belgian community at the end of the 202km race.
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Results
Circuit Het Volk
1. Peter Van Petegem (B), /Lotto), 202km in 4:52:30 (41.436kph); 2. Frank Hoj (Dk); 3. Michel Vanhaecke (B), at 0:15; 4. Robbie McEwen (Aus); 5. Paolo Bettini (I); 6. Kevin Hulsmans (B); 7. Andrei Tchmil (B); 8. Hendrik Van Dijck (B); 9. Jo Planckaert (B); 10. Chris Peers (B), all s.t.; 11. Glenn D’Hollander (B), 2:15; 12. Rolf Sorensen (Dk), 2:22. 13. Laszlo Bodrogi (H); 14. Karsten Kroon (Nl); 15. Geoffrey Demeyere (B); 16. Steven De Jongh (Nl); 17. Cedric Vasseur (F); 18. Thor Hushovd (N); 19. Raphael Schweda (G), all s.t.; 20. Maximilian Sciandri (GB), 2:37.
OTHERS
29. Laurent Brochard (F), at 9:34; 40. Frederic Guesdon (F); 43. Jean-Patrick Nazon (F); 45. Christopher Jenner (F); 49. Emmanuel Magnien (F), all s.t.
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