The Tour of FLanders starts at St. Niklaas, winding around Belgium ending up at Meerbeke, just west of Brussels. The first 125 km are flat, followed by 16 climbs, some cobbled, including the 20% Grammont.
Weather: cold, with rain and snow at the start, wind from the west blew the precipitation out, sunny and warmer from the hills onward.
Constant attacks, especially after km183, at the Taaienberg climb, whittled the field away. Bugno led a 4-man break over the final climb, the Bosberg. He led the sprint out from 350 meters and raised his hands almost too soon. He beat the fast-moving Meseeuw by half a tire width in a real photo-finish. It took the officials ten minutes to decide the winner.
| 1 |
Gianni Bugno (Ita) Polti |
6 hr 45 min 20 sec |
| 2 |
Johan Museeuw (Bel) GB-MG |
s.t. |
| 3 |
Andrei Tchmil (Mol) Lotto |
s.t. |
| 4 |
Franco Ballerini (Ita) Mapei |
s.t. |
| 5 |
Johasn Capiot (Bel) TVM |
@ 1 min 11 sec |
| 6 |
Fabio Baldato (Ita) GB-MG |
@ 1 min 54 sec |
| 7 |
Guido Bontempi (Ita) Gewiss-Ballan |
s.t. |
| 8 |
Marc Sergeant (Bel) Novemail |
s.t. |
| 9 |
Edwig Van Hooydonck (Bel) WordPerfect |
s.t. |
| 10 |
Frank Corvers (Bel) Collstrop |
s.t. |
| 11 |
Jesper Skibby (Denmark) TVM |
s.t. |
| 12 |
Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Jolly-Cage |
s.t. |
| 13 |
Djamolidin Abdujaparov (Uzb) Polti |
s.t. |
| 14 |
Carlo Bomans (Bel) GB-MG |
s.t. |
| 15 |
Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre |
s.t. |
| 16 |
Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE |
s.t. |
| 17 |
Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Trident-Schick |
s.t. |
| 18 |
Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) Gewiss-Ballan |
s.t. |
| 19 |
Eddy Schurer (NL) Novemail |
@ 4 min 3 sec |
| 20 |
Rob Harmeling (NL) TVM |
s.t. |
| 21 |
Andrea Peron (Ita) Polti |
s.t. |
| 22 |
Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom |
@ 4 min 35 sec |
| 23 |
Tristan Hoffman (NL) TVM |
s.t. |
| 24 |
Jan Schur (Ger) Motorola |
s.t. |
| 25 |
Francois Simon (Fra) Castorama |
s.t. |
| 26 |
Adri Van Der Poel (NL) Collstrop |
s.t. |
| 27 |
Andreas Kappes (Ger) Tirdent-Schick |
s.t. |
| 28 |
Mario De Clercq (Bel) Lotto |
s.t. |
| 29 |
Nico Verhoeven (NL) Novamail |
s.t. |
| 30 |
Angelo Citracca (Ita) Navigare |
s.t. |
| 31 |
Frans Maassen (NL) WordPerfect |
s.t. |
| 32 |
Guy Nulens (Bel) Histor-Laser |
s.t. |
| 33 |
Bruno Leali (Ita) Brescialat |
s.t. |
| 34 |
Dario Bottaro (Ita) Gewiss-Ballan |
s.t. |
| 35 |
Emmanuel Mangien (Fra) Castorama |
s.t. |
| 36 |
Silvio Martinello (Ita) Mercatone-Uno |
s.t. |
| 37 |
Jo Planckaert (Bel) Novemail |
s.t. |
| 38 |
Frankie Andreu (USA) Motorola |
s.t. |
| 39 |
Rik Van Slycke (Bel) Collstrop |
s.t. |
| 40 |
Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto |
s.t. |
| 41 |
Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mercatone-Uno |
s.t. |
| 42 |
Maarten Den Bakker (NL) TVM |
s.t. |
| 43 |
Rolf Jarmann (Switz) GB-MG |
s.t. |
| 44 |
Marrio Scirea (Ita) Polti |
s.t. |
| 45 |
Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Castorama |
s.t. |
| 46 |
Sean Yates (UK) Motorola |
s.t. |
| 47 |
Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Brescialat |
@ 8 min 06 sec |
| 48 |
Viatscheslav Ekimov (Rus) WordPerfect |
@ 10 min 28 sec |
| 49 |
Jelle Nijdam (NL) Wordperfect |
s.t. |
| 50 |
Marc Wauters (Bel) WordPerfect |
s.t. |
| 51 |
Dag-Otto Lauritzen (Nor) TVM |
@ 11 min 23 sec |
| 52 |
Stefano Zanatta (Ita) Jolly-Cage |
s.t. |
| 53 |
Stefano Colage (Ita) ZG |
s.t. |
| 54 |
George Hincapie (USA) Motorola |
s.t. |
| 55 |
Jean-Pierre Heynderickx (Bel) Collstrop |
s.t. |
| 56 |
Christophe Capelle (Fra) GAN |
s.t. |
| 57 |
Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Carrera |
@ 14 min 13 sec |
| 58 |
Bart Leysen (Bel) Vlaanderen 2000 |
s.t. |
| 59 |
Cezary Zamana (Pol) Kelme |
s.t. |
| 60 |
Nicola Miceli (Ita) Carrera |
s.t. |
| 61 |
Rudy Verdonck (Bel) Lotto |
s.t. |
| 62 |
Beat Zberg (Switz) Carrera |
s.t. |
| 63 |
Gilbert Duclos-Lassale (Fra) GAN |
s.t. |
| 64 |
Jean-Claude Colotti (Fra) GAN |
s.t. |
| 65 |
Wilfried Peeters (Bel) GB-MG |
s.t. |
| 66 |
Herminio Diaz-Zabala (Sp) ONCE |
s.t. |
| 67 |
Alexander Gontchenkov (Ukr) Lampre |
s.t. |
| 68 |
Brian Holm (Denmark) Telekom |
s.t. |
| 69 |
Stefano Zanini (Ita) Navigare |
s.t. |
| 70 |
Stephen Hodge (Australia) Festina |
s.t. |
| 71 |
Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Motorola |
s.t. |
| 72 |
Steve Bauer (Canada) Motorola |
s.t. |
| 73 |
Theo Akkermans (NL) Trident-Schick |
s.t. |
| 74 |
Hendrik Redant (Bel) ZG |
s.t. |
| 75 |
Jan Van Camp (Bel) Palmans |
s.t. |
| 76 |
Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom |
s.t. |
| 77 |
Geert Van Bondt Bel) Trident-Schick |
s.t. |
| 78 |
Fabrizio Bontempi (Ita) Brescialat |
@ 21 min 02 sec |
| 79 |
Roberto Pelliconi (Ita) Brescialat |
s.t. |
| 80 |
Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Lampre |
s.t. |
| 81 |
Patrick Van Roosbroeck (Bel) Trident-Schick |
s.t. |
| 82 |
Roberto Sierra (Sp) ONCE |
s.t. |
| 83 |
Paolo Pornaciari (Ita) Mercatone-Uno |
s.t. |
| 84 |
Gianluca Gorini (Ita) Jolly-Cage |
s.t. |
| 85 |
David Garcia (Sp) Banesto |
s.t. |
| 86 |
Uwe Raab (Ger) Telekom |
s.t. |
| 87 |
Gianni Vignacuzzi (Ita) Amore & Vita |
s.t. |
| 88 |
Nicola Minali (Ita) Gewiss-Ballan |
s.t. |
| 89 |
Alexander Shefer (Rus) Navigare |
s.t. |
| 90 |
Roberto Caruso (Ita) ZG |
s.t. |
| 91 |
Bernd Grone (Ger) Telekom |
s.t. |
| 92 |
Danny Van Looy (Bel) Trident-Schick |
s.t. |
| 93 |
Danny Daelman (Bel) WordPerfect |
s.t. |
| 94 |
Bruno Thibout (Fra) Castorama |
s.t. |
| 95 |
Inaki Ayarzaguena (Sp) ONCE |
s.t. |
| 96 |
John Talen (NL) Mercatone-Uno |
s.t. |
| 97 |
Tom Desmet (Bel) Lotto |
s.t. |
| 98 |
Peter De Clercq (Bel) Lotto |
s.t. |
| 99 |
Marco Milesi (Ita) Brescialat |
@ 21 min 15 sec |
