2005 E3 Prijs Harelbeke (HC), Belgium
48th edition: March 26, 2005
Complete
Results
E3 Prijs Harelbeke podium history | 2004 edition | 2006 edition
Saturday, March 26: Harelbeke - Harelbeke, 200 km.
Tom Boonen at the 2005 E3. I believe this is at the start of the race. Photo: Filip Bossuyt
The race: Eleven riders broke away about halfway into the race. As they pounded away from the field, a few riders were able to bridge up to the escapees, including Tom Boonen, who had won the race the year before.
With 57 kilometers to go, Andreas Klier got away from the break on the Taaienberg ascent. Boonen gave it all he had and was able to stay on the flying German rider's wheel. A few riders, including Peter Van Petegem and Nico Mattan, gave hard chase and almost caught the leaders. Almost.
Though Klier and Boonen had only a small lead, they were able to stay away to the end. Klier knew Boonen was fast, but he still tried to go with 200 meters to the line. Boonen easily went by him to take a clean win.
Complete results:
200 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.417 km/hr
187 starters, 46 classified finishers
1 | Tom Boonen | Quick Step | 4hr 42min 5sec |
2 | Andreas Klier | T-Mobile | s.t. |
3 | Peter Van Petegem | Davitamon-Lotto | @ 13sec |
4 | David Kopp | Wiesenhof | 17" |
5 | Nico Mattan | Davitamon-Lotto | s.t. |
6 | Steffen Wesemann | T-Mobile | 22" |
7 | Erik Dekker | Rabobank | 33" |
8 | Jeremy Hunt | Mr. Bookmaker | 2'50" |
9 | Eric Baumann | T-Mobile | s.t. |
10 | Lars Michaelsen | CSC | s.t. |
11 | Stuart O'Grady | Cofidis | s.t. |
12 | Aart Vierhouten | Davitamon-Lotto | s.t. |
13 | Steven De Jongh | Rabobank | s.t. |
14 | Stefan Schumacher | Shimano-Memory | s.t. |
15 | Tomas Vaitkus | Ag2r | s.t. |
16 | Bernhard Eisel | FDJ | s.t. |
17 | Anthony Geslin | Bouygues Telecom | s.t. |
18 | Michal Precechtel | eD'system-ZVVZ | s.t. |
19 | Serguei Ivanov | T-Mobile | s.t. |
20 | Christophe Mengin | FDJ | s.t. |
21 | Christophe Detilloux | FDJ | s.t. |
22 | Mathew Hayman | Rabobank | s.t. |
23 | Koen Barbé | Chocolade Jacques | s.t. |
24 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Barloworld | s.t. |
25 | Roger Hammond | Discovery Channel | s.t. |
26 | Unai Yus Kerejeta | Bouygues Telecom | s.t. |
27 | Frédéric Guesdon | FDJ | s.t. |
28 | Wilfried Cretskens | Quick Step | s.t. |
29 | Bert Scheirlinckx | Flanders | s.t. |
30 | Roy Sentjens | Rabobank | s.t. |
31 | Bram Tankink | Quick Step | s.t. |
32 | Leif Hoste | Discovery Channel | s.t. |
33 | Staf Scheirlinckx | Cofidis | s.t. |
34 | Glenn d'Hollander | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. |
35 | Bert De Waele | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. |
36 | Hayden Roulston | Discovery Channel | s.t. |
37 | Guido Trenti | Quick Step | s.t. |
38 | Peter Farazijn | Cofidis | s.t. |
39 | Stijn Devolder | Discovery Channel | s.t. |
40 | Marc Wauters | Rabobank | s.t. |
41 | Kevin Hulsmans | Quick Step | s.t. |
42 | Benoît Joachim | Discovery Channel | s.t. |
43 | Thomas Voeckler | Bouygues Telecom | s.t. |
44 | Rolf Aldag | T-Mobile | s.t. |
45 | Sean Sullivan | Barloworld | s.t. |
46 | Angel Castresana del Val | Mr. Bookmaker | s.t. |