April 5/98 12:03 pm - Flanders Results

Posted by Editor on 04/5/98
 

Museeuw Wins Flanders

Johann Museeuw (Mapei) was the strongest rider at the Tour of Flanders today, breaking away on the Tenbosse climb with 17 kilometres to go, and winning by 1 minute (his third victory in this race). He had a slight scare early in the race, when he went down in a crash, but his team quickly brought him back to the front.

In a shocking related story - retired former world champion Rudy Dhaenens was critically injured in a car crash on his way to the finish of the race. He is reported to be in a coma.

Brugge to Ninove, 277 km

1. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi 6:47:41
2. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi at 0:58
3. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
4. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
5. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM
6. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal all s.t.