A Belgian win in Belgium!!! Happens all the time…Marc Wauters

(Rabobank) won the stage and captured the yellow jersey and one a one

million Belgian Francs diamond (USD $21000).

Stage Info: Calais (France) to Anvers (Belgium) 218.5 km.

Weather: 18 degrees at the start(1100), rose to a max of 21(1700) and at

the finish (2000) it was 20. A west south west wind at 10 to 20km/h.

The total time to ride was 4 hours 35 minutes and 47 seconds.

Notes: I forgot to mention but Moreau (winner of stage 0) got his

bouquet of flowers from his gf on the platform…just an interesting

point.