E3 Prijs Harelbeke podium history | 1995 edition | 1997 edition

The race: Perfect weather for a day of Belgian Spring racing: 0 degrees Celsius, with snow and freezing rain.

Winner Carlo Bomans took off with Massimo Strazzer halfway through the race and the pair eventually grew their lead to four minutes before being stopped by a train.

The lead was now a slim two minutes. Bomans attacked again on the Tiegemberg, just fifteen kilometers from the finish. He motored to the finish, crossing the line with almost a half-minute to spare.

Complete results:

206 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.776 km/hr

184 starters, 178 classified finishers

1	Carlo Bomans	Mapei-GB	5hr 10min 44sec
2	Peter Van Petegem	TVM-Farm Frites	@ 23"
3	Wilfried Nelissen	Lotto-Isoglass	29"
4	Viatcheslav Ekimov	Rabobank	34"
5	Olaf Ludwig	Telekom	s.t.
6	Johan Museeuw	Mapei-GB	s.t.
7	Tristan Hoffman	TVM-Farm Frites	s.t.
8	Lance Armstrong	Motorola	s.t.
9	Andrei Tchmil	Lotto-Isoglass	s.t.
10	Massimo Strazzer	Brescialat-Oyster	s.t.
11	Lars Michaelsen	Festina-Lotus	s.t.
12	Fabio Baldato	MG-Technogym	s.t.
13	Bruno Boscardin	Festina-Lotus	5'37"
14	Johan Capiot	Collstrop-Lystex	s.t.
15	Mario De Clercq	Palmans-Boghemans	s.t.
16	Marco Milesi	Brescialat-Oyster	s.t.
17	Wilfried Peeters	Mapei-GB	s.t.
18	Léon Van Bon	Rabobank	s.t.
19	Bart Leysen	Mapei-GB	s.t.
20	Mauro Bettin	Refin-Mobilvetta	s.t.
21	François Simon	GAN	s.t.
22	Nicola Loda	MG-Technogym	s.t.
23	Arvis Piziks	Rabobank	s.t.
24	Marc Sergeant	Lotto-Isoglass	s.t.
25	Tom Steels	Mapei-GB	s.t.
26	Servais Knaven	TVM-Farm Frites	s.t.
27	Mario Scirea	Saeco	s.t.
28	Giorgio Furlan	Saeco	s.t.
29	Fabiano Fontanelli	MG-Technogym	s.t.
30	Michele Bartoli	MG-Technogym	s.t.
31	Ludwig Willems	Mapei-GB	s.t.
32	Hans De Clercq	Palmans-Boghemans	s.t.
33	Remigius Lupeikis	US Postal Service	s.t.
34	Sébastien Van den Abeele	Cedico-Ville de Charleroi	s.t.
35	Robbie Van Daele	Palmans-Boghemans	s.t.
36	Kaspars Ozers	Motorola	s.t.
37	Wiebren Veenstra	Foreldorado-Golff	s.t.
38	Roberto Pelliconi	Amore & Vita	s.t.
39	Andy De Smet	Ipso-Asfra	s.t.
40	Eric De Clercq	Collstrop-Lystex	s.t.
41	Bart Bowen	Saturn	s.t.
42	Marnix Cappelle	Palmans-Boghemans	s.t.
43	Frédéric Guesdon	Polti	11'35"
44	Peter Naessens	Ipso-Asfra	s.t.
45	Steve Bauer	Saturn	s.t.
46	Nico Mattan	Lotto-Isoglass	s.t.
47	Wim Vansevenant	Vlaanderen 2002	s.t.
48	Thierry Marichal	Cedico-Ville de Charleroi	s.t.
49	Aart Vierhouten	Rabobank	s.t.
50	Gianmatteo Fagnini	Saeco	s.t.
51	Chris Peers	Collstrop-Lystex	s.t.
52	Wim Feys	Vlaanderen 2002	s.t.
53	François Lemarchand	GAN	s.t.
54	Hendrik Redant	TVM-Farm Frites	s.t.
55	Frank McCormack	Saturn	s.t.
56	Rolf Aldag	Telekom	s.t.
57	Geert Van Bondt	Vlaanderen 2002	s.t.
58	Steffen Wesemann	Telekom	s.t.
59	Cristian Salvato	Refin-Mobilvetta	s.t.
60	Johan Verstrepen	Vlaanderen 2002	s.t.
61	Stefano Casagranda	MG-Technogym	s.t.
62	Jürgen Werner	Telekom	s.t.
63	Claudio Camin	Brescialat-Oyster	s.t.
64	Emmanuel Magnien	Festina-Lotus	s.t.
65	Stéphane Hennebert	Cedico-Ville de Charleroi	s.t.
66	Jeroen Blijlevens	TVM-Farm Frites	s.t.
67	Tyler Hamilton	US Postal Service	s.t.
68	Stephen Hodge	Festina-Lotus	s.t.
69	Eric Vanderaerden	San Marco Group	s.t.
70	Oscar Dalla Costa	San Marco Group	s.t.
71	Marco Saligari	MG-Technogym	s.t.
72	Mario Manzoni	Roslotto-ZG Mobili	s.t.
73	Nate Reiss	US Postal Service	s.t.
74	Darren Baker	US Postal Service	s.t.
75	George Hincapie	Motorola	s.t.
76	John Talen	Foreldorado-Golff	s.t.
77	Mirko Crepaldi	Polti	s.t.
78	Giovanni Lombardi	Polti	s.t.