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2005 Paris-Roubaix, Report

Paris-Roubaix, France

10 April, 259K

Boonen Is the Hero of Flanders

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The Cobbles, photo: Frank Heinrich

Tom Boonen (Quick-Step) won the Paris-Roubaix in a sprint over George Hincapie and Juan Antonio Flecha. Boonen has reached Belgium super-star status after winning Tour of Flanders last weekend and now Paris-Roubaix. He managed a unique double win that only eight other racers before him have accomplished. On the famous velodrome in Roubaix is where the final battle was fought for the outcome of this Sunday in Hell. Boonen zapped his break-away companions, Flecha and Hincapie, in a superb sprint force. Boonen started his sprint in corner three and opened the gap out of the last corner as Hincapie tried to hang on.

Barredo, photo: Liberty Seguros-Würth Team

The first serious move formalized about 50K into the race and it contained Erwin Thijs (MrBookmaker), Stéphane Berges and Florent Brard (Agritubel), David Herrero (Euskaltel), Sebastian Lang (Gerolsteiner), Carlos Barredo (Liberty Seguros), Sébastien Chavanel (Bouygues) and Arnaud Coyot (Cofidis). The break gathered a maximum lead of 11 minutes, after which their death was slow and certain.

Around midway, Peter Van Petegem took a fall, along with Allan Davis. Both abandoned and called it a day. Davis is a probable future winner of Paris-Roubaix. Before the race hit the Warlaing-Vrillon (km 186 – 2400 m, 4 star) section, there was a lifting of the pace by Filippo Pozzato (Quick-Step). Pozzato was lifting the pace for his teammate, Boonen. By the end of the Warlaing-Vrillon section there was the formation of an all-star group that would form part of the final winning break. In the group was Boonen (Quick-Step), Backstedt (Liquigas), Hincapie (Discovery), Michaelsen (CSC), Van Bon (Davitamon-Lotto), Flecha and Cancellara (Fassa). Missing from the mix were teams T-Mobile and Rabobank. Von Bon punctured and was later chasing with Wesemann (T-Mobile).

Next on the list of pain was the Le Carrefour de l’Arbre (km 242,6 – 2100 m, 5 star) section. By the time this stretch of road was reached, we had the departure of Backstedt (Liquigas), Michaelsen (CSC) and Cancellara (Fassa). Cancellara was so strong working for his teammate, and it was now up to Flecha to come through for Fassa Bortolo. Backstedt did not have the legs. He fought hard till the end, finishing fourth.

Tafi after Hell, photo: Frank Heinrich

Surprising was the lack of attacks by Hincapie or Flecha, knowing that Boonen could pack a fast finish. Boonen, Hincapie and Flecha arrived together in the final kilometer on the velodrome in Roubaix. Boonen was much too powerful to catch when he came around his companions, but Hincapie gave good chase to finish second. Boonen will now take the ProTour jersey to the Amstel Gold Race.

Results: 6:29'38", ave 39.8K-h

1.09
2.43
3.49

(Fra) Française Des Jeux

4.48
4.52

MrBookmaker-Sports Tech 5.00

Des Jeux 5.01
5.09
5.10
5.38
6.30
8.00

Seguros-Würth
10.35
10.36

R.A.G.T. Semences

10.41
10.43
10.45
10.54
13.28
14.05

15.34

18.16

Outside time limit (Hors délai)
HD Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 20.32
HD Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Crédit Agricole
HD Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak
HD James Van Landschoot (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
HD Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Agritubel
HD Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank
HD Jans Koerts (Ned) Cofidis 23.26
HD Marco Righetto (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 25.10
HD Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel
HD Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile 29.39
HD Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 30.35
HD Renaud Dion (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences
HD Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 30.37
HD Benjamin Levecot (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences 36.02

DNF Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas-Bianchi
DNF Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
DNF Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
DNF Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
DNF Andrus Aug (Est) Fassa Bortolo
DNF Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
DNF Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
DNF Claudio Corioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
DNF Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
DNF Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
DNF Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
DNF Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile
DNF Lars Bak (Den) Team CSC
DNF Thomas Eriksen (Den) Team CSC
DNF Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC
DNF Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank
DNF Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak
DNF Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak
DNF Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak
DNF Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel
DNF Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel
DNF Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel
DNF Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Discovery Channel
DNF Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir
DNF Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
DNF Juan José Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
DNF David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
DNF Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
DNF Ivan Ravaioli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
DNF Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
DNF Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick-Step
DNF Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick-Step
DNF Guido Trenti (USA) Quick-Step
DNF Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner
DNF Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner
DNF Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
DNF Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner
DNF Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole
DNF Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole
DNF Damien Nazon (Fra) Crédit Agricole
DNF Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Crédit Agricole
DNF Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Française Des Jeux
DNF Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux
DNF Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth
DNF Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
DNF Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth
DNF Sergio Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Würth
DNF Ivan Santos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
DNF Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Caffita
DNF Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita
DNF Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Caffita
DNF Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Caffita
DNF Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis
DNF Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis
DNF Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF Antton Luengo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
DNF Yohann Gene (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
DNF Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
DNF Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
DNF Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze
DNF Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Domina Vacanze
DNF Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze
DNF Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Domina Vacanze
DNF Daniel Becke (Ger) Illes Balears
DNF Imanol Erviti (Spa) Illes Balears
DNF José Cayetano Julia Cegarra (Spa) Illes Balears
DNF Iker Leonet (Spa) Illes Balears
DNF Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears
DNF Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
DNF Laurent Mangel (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
DNF Loyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
DNF Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
DNF Erki Pütsep (Est) Ag2R Prévoyance
DNF Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
DNF Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Ag2R Prévoyance
DNF Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Thierry De Groote (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Jurgen Van Loocke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Linas Balciunas (Ltu) Agritubel
DNF Gilles Canouet (Fra) Agritubel
DNF Cédric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel
DNF Lenaïc Olivier (Fra) Agritubel
DNF Johan Coenen (Bel) MrBookmaker-Sports Tech
DNF Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) MrBookmaker-Sports Tech
DNF Francesco Planckaert (Bel) MrBookmaker-Sports Tech
DNF Eddy Seigneur (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences
DNF Emilien-Benoît Berges (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences
DNF Roman Luhovyy (Ukr) R.A.G.T. Semences
DNF Ludovic Martin (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences
DNF Nicolas Reynaud (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences
DNS Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi