May 17, 2005 (Merchtem Belgium) – Jet Fuel Sympatico MSN’s Zach Bell scored the first podium of team’s 2005 European racing trip in Merchtem Belgium yesterday. Bell joined an escape in the final 27kms of the 117km race. As the finish closed in, the front group grew to nine riders with the main field closing in fast. In the final 400m Zach was able to dodge disaster, find a hole and sprint to a second place finish. Buck Miller finished 11th, winning the sprint from the main peleton on the heels of Bell’s break.

Zach’s full race report is available on the team’s website at :
http://www.cyclingteam.info/2005/05/merchtem-mayhem.php

16/05/2005- MEISE – WOLVERTEM (NEROM) (VB)
1.12B – ind.reg.wedstr.(100-120 km) Elite z.c./U23
(117 km – 13 x 9 km)
starters: 87

1. BASTIN Raphael TEAM STOREZ VC ATH 02:36:50
2. BELL Zach JET BFEUL COFFE
3. WEYNS Wim W.S.C. JONGE RENNERS-BOOISCHOT
4. DE MEYER Tom WILLEBRORD WIL VOORUIT (NL)
5. VAN DOREN Christophe POORTEN FERYN TEAM
6. IWENS Koen K.S.W. DE DEMERSPURTERS HAACHT-BETEKOM
7. VAN DER VEKEN Jorn WIELERPROMOTIECLUB JEUGDTEAM 2005
8. SELS Kristof R. ANTWERP B.C. COMPETITION VZW DEURNE
9. CLISSEN Wim TW CLASSIC-ALL BIKES CYCLING TEAM
10. VERBRUGGEN Nico KON. W.C. DE RUPELSPURTERS BOOM
11. MILLER Kevin JET FUEL COFFIE
12. EL DARABNA Zakaria DGR CYCLING TEAM VZW VORSELAAR
13. VAN KERCKHOVEN Koen K.S.W. DE DEMERSPURTERS HAACHT-BETEKOM
14. VAN DEN BERGHE Kurt CYCLING TEAM-THIELEMANS & CO – MIRAFIRE
15. TESSEUR Kim TW CLASSIC-ALL BIKES CYCLING TEAM
16. WALGIEN Jorrit PRC DELTA
17. ROOMS Luc RUDYCO CYCLING TEAM
18. BRUYNDONCKX Stijn R. ANTWERP B.C. COMPETITION VZW DEURNE
19. THIELEMANS Mike JOSAN TEAM
20. WATSON Hugh CARNEGIE
21. PANGRAZZI Alessandro DRC DE MOL
22. VAN HOLEN Kim WK NOORD WEST BRABANT
23. BASTIN Emmanuel ORBAIS CYCLISTE
24. VOLKAERTS Roel ROYAL CUREGHEM SPORTIF – BRUSSEL
25. VAN BUYNDER Benny CYCLING TEAM-THIELEMANS & CO – MIRAFIRE
26. AERTS Chris RUDYCO CYCLING TEAM
27. MEEUSEN Jan W.C. VOS SPORTIEF SINT- LENAARTS
28. VAN LENT Kenny EDEGEM BICYCLE CLUB V.Z.W.
29. LEMS Dennis DRC DE MOL
30. VEYT Bart CYCLING TEAM-THIELEMANS & CO – MIRAFIRE