International Peace Tour 2002

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The 55th International Peace Tour (Course de la paix) was a cycling race that took place from May 10th to 18th, 2002.

The 55th edition of the International Peace Tour consisted of 10 individual stages and led over a total length of 1470 km from České Budějovice via Chemnitz to Warsaw . The team winner was Team Mroz ( Poland )PolandPoland  . The best climber was Ondřej Sosenka from the CCC Mat team ( Poland )PolandPoland  .

A total of 120 drivers were at the start. Up to 6 drivers per team are allowed.

Participants were:

Teams
CSC Tiscali ( Denmark )DenmarkDenmark  Team Telekom ( Germany )GermanyGermany 
Rabobank ( Netherlands )NetherlandsNetherlands  Team Coast ( Germany )GermanyGermany 
Team Gerolsteiner ( Germany )GermanyGermany  Index Alexia ( Italy )ItalyItaly 
Mroz ( Poland )PolandPoland  CCC Polsat ( Poland )PolandPoland 
Servisco - KOOP ( Poland )PolandPoland  Team Nürnberger ( Germany )GermanyGermany 
Mikomax-Browar Staropolski ( Czech Republic )Czech RepublicCzech Republic  Team Cologne ( Germany )GermanyGermany 
Team Wiesenhof ( Germany )GermanyGermany  De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa ( Slovakia )SlovakiaSlovakia 
Palmans-Collstrop ( Belgium )BelgiumBelgium  Wüstenrot ZVVZ ( Czech Republic )Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
Joko Velamos ( Czech Republic )Czech RepublicCzech Republic  Vlaanderen-T-Interim ( Belgium )BelgiumBelgium 
Ambra Obuwie ( Poland )PolandPoland 
Nations
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic U23

The Polish driver Piotr Przydział from the CCC Polsat team won the race, but was convicted of doping and disqualified. His team-mate Ondřej Sosenka moved up to first place.

Details

Result
First Ondřej Sosenka ø 41.8 km / h CCC - Polsat ( )Czech RepublicCzech Republic
Second Aitor Garmendia Team Coast ( )GermanyGermany
Third Thomas Liese Team Nürnberger ( )GermanyGermany
stage Start finish Stage winner Stage
length		 Travel time
01st stage Around České Budějovice Olaf Pollack ( Team Gerolsteiner )GermanyGermany 138 km 3:20:34
02nd stage Třeboň - Pardubice Olaf Pollack (Team Gerolsteiner )GermanyGermany 179 km 4:22:54
03rd stage Pardubice - Hradec Králové Olaf Pollack (Team Gerolsteiner )GermanyGermany 182 km 4:31:57
04th stage Mladá Boleslav - Chemnitz Ondřej Sosenka ( CP )Czech RepublicCzech Republic 231 km 6:02:09
05th stage Zwönitz - Riesa Jakob Storm Piil ( CSC Tiscali )DenmarkDenmark 163 km 4:03:31
06th stage Oschatz - Riesa Christian Lademann ( AAMB )GermanyGermany 035 km 2:40:21
07th stage Riesa - Hoyerswerda Jacek Mickiewicz ( CP )Czech RepublicCzech Republic 098 km 1:59:07
08th stage Wrocław - Bełchatów Remigius Lupeikis ( Mroz )PolandPoland 215 km 4:47:41
09th stage Piotrków Trybunalski - Warsaw Andrus Aug ( De NPM Slovakia )SlovakiaSlovakia  189 km 4:24:10
10th stage Individual time trial in Warsaw Ondrej Sosenka ( CP )Czech RepublicCzech Republic 040 km 2:48:34

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cycling news (English)
  2. ↑ team time trial

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