2001 Tour of Flanders

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Race details
Dates8 April 2001
Stages1
Distance269 km (167.1 mi)
Winning time6h 10' 23"
Results
  Winner  Gianluca Bortolami (ITA) (Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola)
  Second  Erik Dekker (NED) (Rabobank)
  Third  Denis Zanette (ITA) (Liquigas)
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The 85th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic in Belgium took place on 8 April 2001. It was won by Italian Gianluca Bortolami before Erik Dekker and Dennis Zanette.[1]

Route

The race started on the Market Square in Bruges and finished in Meerbeke, covering 269 km.[2]

There were sixteen categorized climbs:

Race Summary

Cycling News remarked that Bortolami won the race by outfoxing the favorites:

Tacconi-Sport's Gianluca Bortolami has won the 85th Ronde van Vlaanderen, beating Erik Dekker (Rabobank) and Denis Zanette (Liquigas) in an eight man sprint. The former World Cup winner rode an intelligent race, saving everything for the finale while the stronger riders wore each other out. He also profited from the lack of co-operation between the favourites (Tchmil, Museeuw, Bartoli, Vainsteins etc.), who were in a chasing group but not willing to close it down.[3]

Final standings

Cyclist Team Time
1  Gianluca Bortolami (ITA) Tacconi Sport–Vini Caldirola 6h 10' 23"
2  Erik Dekker (NED) Rabobank s.t.
3  Denis Zanette (ITA) Liquigas–Pata s.t.
4  Rolf Sørensen (DEN) CSC–Tiscali s.t.
5  Daniele Nardello (ITA) Mapei–Quick-Step s.t.
6  Chris Peers (BEL) Cofidis s.t.
7  Maximilian Sciandri (GBR) Lampre–Daikin s.t.
8  Ludo Dierckxsens (BEL) Lampre–Daikin s.t.
9  Andrei Tchmil (BEL) Lotto–Adecco + 19"
10  Romans Vainsteins (LAT) Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco s.t.

References

  1. ^ "Tour of Flanders results". 2005-08-29. Archived from the original on 2004-12-26. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  2. ^ "2001 Tour of Flanders info". 2005-08-29. Archived from the original on 2005-08-29. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  3. ^ "www.cyclingnews.com world cup cycling". Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2009-04-08.


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