french rider are underated I think. Fignon have finish 6th of 1991 tdf, whit 79 in MO and 73 in tt, he will not be able, and remember that he have no teamate for help him, Cyrille Guimard have choose Leblanc as team leader. Leblanc will not be able o finish 5th, and J-f Bernard is not enough strong to finish whit Bugno and Indurain at l'Alpe d'Huez
ursul wrote:
french rider are underated I think. Fignon have finish 6th of 1991 tdf, whit 79 in MO and 73 in tt, he will not be able, and remember that he have no teamate for help him, Cyrille Guimard have choose Leblanc as team leader. Leblanc will not be able o finish 5th, and J-f Bernard is not enough strong to finish whit Bugno and Indurain at l'Alpe d'Huez
I think they're fine. And Bernard is a domestique for Induráin at Banesto
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132 km: Directly from the start Jaramillo (Ryalcao), Vichot (Castorama), Bellati (Weinmann), Durst (PDM), Meijs (Tulip), Rjaksinksi (Seur), Mathis (Subaru), Jdanov (TVM), Abadie (Toshiba), Brun (RMO), Gonzalo (CLAS), Lietti (Ariostea), McKinley (Motorola) and Verstrepen (Histor) try to get away from the pack. However, the pack does not allow them and all attackers are caught readily.
127 km: In a second attempt Jaramillo (Ryalcao), Vichot (Castorama) and Rjaksinski (Seur) get a 34” lead on the pack. Lietti (Ariostea), Evenepoel (Histor), Hric (Carrera), Camarillo (CLAS), Bellati (Weinmann), Diaz (Amaya), Kuum (TVM), Bouvatier (RMO) and Bowen (Subaru) try to make a jump to the leaders.
120 km: Hric (Carrera) wins the intermediate sprint before Kvalsvoll (Z), Bowen (Subaru), Bouvatier (RMO), Evenepoel (Histor), Vichot (Castorama), Lietti (Ariostea), Camarillo (CLAS), Diaz (Amaya), Jaramillo (Ryalcao), Bellati (Weinmann) and Kuum (TVM). They have a lead of 58” on the pack.
112 km: The attackers have been caught by the pack. Bellati (Weinmann), Bowen (Subaru), Kvalsvoll (Z), Hric (Carrera), Bouvatier (RMO), Vichot (Castorama), Kuum (TVM) and Rjaksinksi (Seur) desperately try to stay away.
110 km: Jaramillo (Ryalcao), McKinley (Motorola), Abadie (Toshiba), Piva (Ariostea), Jdanov (TVM) and Gonzalo (CLAS) try to jump after the 8 remaining attackers, who increased their lead on the pack to 1’00”.
80 km: Rjaksinksi (Seur) wins the intermediate sprint before Abadie (Toshiba), Jaramillo (Ryalcao), Piva (Ariostea), Kvalsvoll (Z), Hric (Carrera), Vichot (Castorama), Bouvatier (RMO), Joho (Weinmann), Gonzalo (CLAS), McKinley (Motorola), Jdanov (TVM), Bellati (Weinmann), Rota (Kelme), Kuum (TVM) and Bowen (Subaru). They have a lead of 2’23” as the climb to the top of the Col des Planches starts.
78 km: Buenahora (Kelme) tries to get away from the pack and join the attackers.
74 km: Jaramillo (Ryalcao), Gonzalo (CLAS), Piva (Ariostea), Rota (Kelme), Buenahora (Kelme) and Vichot (Castorama) have a 1’22” lead on Rjaksinksi (Seur), Kvalsvoll (Z), Abadie (Toshiba), Bowen (Subaru), McKinley (Motorola), Joho (Weinmann), Jdanov (TVM), Hric (Carrera) and Kuum (TVM), a 2’22” lead on Bouvatier (RMO), a 3’04” lead on Bellati (Weinmann) and a 5’59” lead on the pack.
67 km: Buenahora (Kelme) is the first to arrive on the top of the Col des Planches. He has a 17” lead on Gonzalo (CLAS), Jaramillo (Ryalcao), Vichot (Castorama) and Rota (Kelme), a 28” lead on Piva (Ariostea), a 1’55” lead on Kvalsvoll (Z), Bowen (Subaru), Abadie (Toshiba), Rjaksinki (Seur) and Joho (Weinmann), a 2’22” lead on Jdanov (TVM), a 3’14” lead on Hric (Carrera) and Kuum (TVM), a 4’17” lead on Bouvatier (RMO), a 5’30” lead on Bellati (Weinmann) and a 6’28” lead on a thinning pack.
66 km: Bugno (Gatorade) falls in the decent of the Col des Blanches.
47 km: Gonzalo (CLAS), Jaramillo (Ryalcao), Piva (Ariostea), Vichot (Castorama), Rota and Buenahora (both Kelme) have a 1’53” lead on McKinley (Motorola), Bowen (Subaru), Jdanov (TVM), Abadie (Toshiba), Joho (Weinmann), Rjaksinski (Seur) and Kvalsvoll (Z), a 3’18” lead on Hric (Carrera) and Kuum (TVM), a 4’55” lead on Bouvatier (RMO) and a 5’08” lead on the pack. Bugno (Gatorade) managed to get back in the pack, but it costed him a lot of effort and consequently he could not play a role in the final.
45 km: Alonso (Banesto) jumps away from the pack.
41 km: Buenahora (Kelme) wins the mountains sprint on top of the Champex before Jaramillo (Ryalcao), Gonzalo (CLAS), Vichot (Castorama) and Rota (Kelme). They have a 22” lead on Piva (Ariostea), a 2’18” lead on Joho (Weinmann), Kvalsvoll (Z), Abadie (Toshiba), Rjaksinksi (Seur), McKinley (Motorola), Bowen (Subaru) and Jdanov (TVM), a 3’18” lead on Alonso (Banesto) and a 3’45” lead on the pack.
28 km: Vichot (Castorama) wins the intermediate sprint in Sembrancher at the start of the climb to La Fouly before Jaramillo (Ryalcao), Buenahora (Kelme), Rota (Kelme) and Gonzalo (CLAS). They have a 2’08” lead on Piva (Ariostea), a 3’01” lead on Abadie (Toshiba), Kvalsvoll (Z), Bowen (Subaru), Joho (Weinmann), Rjaksinksi (Seur), McKinley (Motorola) and Jdanov (TVM) and a 3’30” lead on the pack.
24 km: Roosen (Tulip) and Puchon (Castorama) attack. Jalabert (Tohisba), Delgado (Banesto), Giovanetti (Gatorade) and Vargas (Ryalcao) jump along.
20 km: Gonzalo (CLAS), Rota (Kelme), Vichot (Castorama), Jaramillo (Ryalcao) and Buenahora (Kelme) have a 2’07” lead on Delgado (Banesto), a 2’26” lead on Vargas (Ryalcao), 2’45” lead on Pichon (Castorama), Roosen (Tulip), Giovanetti (Gatorade), Jalabert (Toshiba) and Piva (Ariostea) and a 3’06” lead on the pack.
18 km: Chiappucci (Carrera) attacks and Pino (Kelme), Otalvaro (Ryalcao) and Bernard (Banesto) jump along.
9 km: Beunahora (Kelme) took a 44” lead on Vichot (Castorama), Gonzalo (CLAS) and Jaramillo (Ryalcao), a 1’03” lead on Rota (Kelme), a 1’33” lead on Delgado (Banesto), a 1’51” lead on Bernard (Banesto), a 2’01” lead on Pono (Kelme) and a 2’37” lead on the pack.
6 km: LeMond (Z), Chiappucci (Carrera) and Zamana (Subaru) attack.
4 km: Buenahora (Kelme) has a 44” lead on Delgado (Banesto) and a 1’30” lead on a group with 34 riders.
170 km: Mathis (Subaru), Schuler (Motorola), Alemany (Seur), Passera (Gatorade), Melsen (Histor), Brun (RMO), Sels (Histor), Gerrikagoitia (Amaya), Van den Bossche (TVM) and Steinmann (Weinmann) try to get away from the pack.
153 km: Melsen (Histor) wins the intermediate sprint before Brun (RMO), Gerrikagoitia (Amaya) and Passera (Gatorade). The pack follows at 52”.
146 km: The attackers have been caught.
137 km: Machler (Carrera) wins the intermediate sprint before Talen (PDM) and Louviot (Toshiba).
135 km: Lietti (Ariostea), Fuchs (Banesto), Jonrond (RMO), Lavainne (Castorama), Aldag (Helvetia), Sels (Histor), Louviot (Toshiba), Van Loenhout (TVM), Oliveira (CLAS), Machler (Carrera), Roll (Motorola), Henn (Carrera) and Talen (PDM) have a 38” lead on Capelle (Z), a 50” lead on Mathis (Subaru), Alemany (Seur), Casado (Z), Dernies (Weinmann), Garel (RMO) and Jaramillo (Ryalcao) , a 1’07” lead on Navarro (Amaya) and Hamburger (TVM) and a 1’21” lead on the pack. The top of the Col des Mosses is still 17 km away.
126 km: All attackers have been caught by the pack. In the back a lot of riders are struggling.
118 km: Breukink (PDM) wins the mountain sprint on top of the Col des Mosses before Abadie (Toshiba) and Muller (TVM).
102 km: Walton (Motorola), De las Cuevas (Banesto), Winterberg (Helvetia), Colijn (Histor) and De la Cruz (Seur) try to get away from the pack.
72 km: De la Cruz (Seur) wins the intermediate sprint before Winterberg (Helvetia), Walton (Motorola), De las Cuevas (Banesto) and Colijn (Histor).
33 km: Winterberg (Helvetia), Walton (Motorola), De las Cuevas (Banesto) and De la Cruz (Seur) have a 44” lead on Colijn (Histor) and 2’46” on the pack.
13 km: Walton (Motorola), Winterberg (Helvetia) and De las Cuevas (Banesto) have a 27” lead on the pack. They are inevitably caught.
0 km: Cordes (PDM) wins the sprint before Jalabert (Toshiba) and LeMond (Z).
1. Tom Cordes - PDM - 4h27'58"
2. Laurent Jalabert - Toshiba - + 0"
3. Greg LeMond - Z - + 0"
4. Guido Bontempi - Carrera - + 0"
5. Asiate Saitov - Kelme - + 0"
6. Jorg Muller - TVM - + 0" 7. Camillo Passera - Gatorade - + 0"
8. Henri Abadie - Toshiba - + 0"
9. Nathan Dahlberg - Motorola - + 0"
10. Pedro Delgado - Banesto - + 0"
11. Thomas Wegmuller - Weinmann - + 0" 12. Gianni Bugno - Gatorade - + 0"
13. Jokin Mujika - Banesto - + 0"
14. Vikto Rjaksinski - Seur - + 0"
15. Jean Pierre Heynderickx - Seur - + 0"
16. Erik Breukink - PDM - + 0"
17. Thierry Claveyrolat - RMO - + 0"
18. Luc Roosen - Tulip - + 0"
19. Alessandro Giannelli - Carrera - + 0"
20. Beat Zberg - Helvetia - + 0"
21. Christian Henn - Carrera - + 0"
22. Stephan Joho - Weinmann - + 0"
23. Gerard Rue - Helvetia - + 0"
24. Robert Millar - Z - + 0"
25. Eric Boyer - Z - + 0"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 13h15'49"
2. Alex Zulle - ONCE - + 9"
3. Luc Roosen - Tulip - + 14"
4. Erik Breukink - PDM - + 45"
5. Greg LeMond - Z - + 45"
6. Cezary Zamana - Subaru - + 49"
7. Robert Millar - Z - + 53"
8. Eric Boyer - Z - + 54"
9. Claudio Chiappucci - Carrera - + 55"
10. Pedro Delgado - Banesto - + 57"
ursul wrote:
You need to be offensive if you want to finish in the top10, you have loose a lot of time after your crash.
There are only flat stages left, so there is no point in attacking. I probably can get Giovanetti into the top 10 after a really good ITT. Bugno should be able to win the ITT stage and Fidanza the last 2 flat races. The last one was a little to hilly for him. Perhaps the last one is too.
Anyway, I'm going for stage wins now. And I'm happy this fall happens now and not in the Tour....
70 km: Oliveira (CLAS), Fuchs (Banesto) and Van Loenhout (TVM) get away from the pack.
64 km: Schuler (Motorola), Casado (Z), McCarthy (Subaru), Gerrikagoitia (Amaya), Marie (Castorama), Betancourt (Ryalcao) and Steinmann (Weinmann) try to get away from the pack, which is 1’52” behind the three leaders.
58 km: Van Loenhout (TVM) takes the intermediate sprint before Oliveira (CLAS) and Fuchs (Banesto). They have a 1’35” lead on Steinmann (Weinmann), Jonrond (RMO), Casado (Z), McCarthy (Subaru), Schuler (Motorola), Gerrikagoitia (Amaya), Betancourt (Ryalcao) and Verstrepen (Histor), a 1’55” lead on Aldag (Helvetia) and Willems (Weinmann) and 2’42” on the pack.
35 km: All attackers have merged and have a 3’12” lead on the pack.
26 km: Winterberg (Helvetia) and Lavainne (Castorama) get away from the pack. They are 1’23” behind the leaders and try to make the jump.
20 km: The 12 leaders have a51” lead on the pack. Winterberg (Helvetia) and Lavainne (Castorama) were caught already.
16 km: Van Loenhout (TVM) wins the intermediate sprint before Steinmann (Weinmann), Oliveira (Weinmann), Casado (Z), Betancourt (Ryalcao), Schuler (Motorola), Jonrond (RMO), Aldag (Helvetia), Fuchs (Banesto), Willems (Weinmann), McCarthy (Subaru), Gerrikagoitia (Amaya) and Verstrepen (Histor). They have a 26” lead on the pack.
0 km: Jalabert (Toshiba) wins the sprint before Bontempi (Carrera) and Cordes (PDM). For ONCE it was a very bad day. Zulle (2nd in the general standings) finished behind the pack despite the effort of several of his teammates and Lejarreta withdrew from the race.
Marie (Castorama) was the first rider to set a fast time.
Bugno (Gatorade),
LeMond (Z)
and Zulle (ONCE) were not able to beat this time.
Giovanetti (Gatorade) had a total off-day (-5) and lost 56" today.
Eventually, it was Breukink (PDM) who set a monster time on the clock,
which was enought to bring him the yellow yersey as Chioccioli (Del Tongo) was not able to set a fast enough time on the clock.
1. Erik Breukink - PDM - 25'16"
2. Thierry Marie - Castorama - + 3" 3. Gianni Bugno - Gatorade - + 7"
4. Greg LeMond - Z - + 13"
5. Erich Machler - Carrera- + 13"
6. Raul Alcala - PDM - + 16"
7. Bjarne Riis - Castorama - + 17"
8. Dag Erik Pedesen - Del Tongo - + 22"
9. Alex Zulle - ONCE - + 23"
10. Jean Francois Bernard - Banesto - + 23"
11. Thomas Wegmuller - Weinmann - + 26"
12. Armand De las Cuevas - Banesto - + 29"
13. Laurent Bezault - Toshiba - + 40"
14. Eduardo Chozas - + 40"
15. Alvaro Pino - Kelme - + 41"
16. Pedro Delgado - Banesto - + 41"
17. Tom Cordes - PDM - + 48"
18. Laurent Jalabert - Toshiba - + 49"
19. Andy Bishop - Motorola - + 51"
20. Jorg Muller - TVM - + 51"
21. Robert Millar - Z - + 52"
22. Asiate Saitov - Kelme - + 55"
23. Claudio Chiappucci - Carrera - + 55"
24. Allan Peiper - Tulip - + 55"
25. Ivan Ivanov - Seur - + 56"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Erik Breukink - PDM - 15h15'42"
2. Greg LeMond - Z - + 9"
3. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - + 14"
4. Luc Roosen - Tulip - + 30"
5. Pedro Delgado - Banesto - + 53"
6. Robert Millar - Z - + 1'00"
7. Cezary Zamana - Subaru - + 1'05"
8. Claudio Chiappucci - Carrera - + 1'05"
9. Jean Francois Bernard - Banesto - + 1'22"
10. Eric Boyer - Z - + 1'22"
196 km: Mathis (Subaru) and Roll (Motorola) try to get away from the pack. Chanteur (Toshiba), Hamburger (TVM), Lietti (Ariostea) and Casado (Z) jump along.
192 km: Also Oliveira (CLAS), Lehnert (Histor), Betancourt (Ryalcao), Parkin (Tulip) and Jeker (Helvetia) leave the pack.
188 km: Another group with Brun (RMO), Alemany (Seur), Diaz Zabala (ONCE), Fuchs (Banesto), Lavainne (Castorama), Willems (Weinmann) and Navarro (Amaya) tries to get away. Lance (Toshiba), Giovanetti (Gatorade) and Cornillet (Z) jump along, but the pack does not let them go. All attackers are caught readily.
177 km: Jonrond (RMO), Lavainne (Castorama), Alemany (Seur), Lietti (Ariostea), Jeker (Helvetia), Parkin (Tulip), Hamburger (TVM), Lehnert (Histor), Navarro (Amaya) and Giovanetti (Gatorade) jump away from the pack.
173 km: Navarro (Amaya), wins the intermediate sprint before Alemany (Seur), Giovanetti (Gatorade), Jonrond (RMO), Lehnert (Histor), Lavainne (Castorama), Jeker (Helvetia), Lietti (Ariostea), Hamburger (TVM) and Parkin (Tulip). They have a lead of 24” on Dernies (Weinmann), Verhoeven (PDM), Rjaksinksi (Seur), Louviot (Toshiba), Henn (Carrera) and Capelle (Z), and a 53” lead on the pack.
161 km: The attackers have been caught by the pack. Lavainne (Castorama) and Jonrond (RMO) give it another shot to stay away.
158 km: Casado (Z) and Lietti (Ariostea) are getting away from the pack. Dominguez (CLAS), Van Loenhout (TVM), McKinley (Motorola), Willems (Weinmann) and Diaz Zabala (ONCE) follow. And later also McCarthy (Subaru) and Reiss (Tulip).
154 km: Rico (Ryalcao), Lance (Toshiba), Cornillet (Z), Van den Bossche (TVM), Gerrikagoitia (Amaya) and Melsen (Histor) try to leave the pack.
120 km: Lavainne (Castorama) wins the sprint on top of the Col des Etroits before McKinley (Motorola), Diaz Zabala (ONCE), Jonrond (RMO), Lietti (Ariostea), Lance (Toshiba), Gerrikagoitia (Amaya), Cornillet (Z), Willems (Weinmann), Van den Bossche (TVM), Rico (Ryalcao), Dominguez (CLAS), Van Loenhout (TVM), Melsen (Histor) and McCarthy (Subaru). The pack follows at 3’31”.
108 km: Zulle (ONCE) has fallen again and his teammates have to wait and bring him back into the pack. Why should he have more luck then in real life right!
99 km: Van den Bossche (TVM) takes the intermediate sprint befor Lance (Toshiba), Gerrikagoitia (Amaya), McKinley (Motorola), Jonrond (RMO), Melsen (Histor), Lietti (Ariostea, Van Loenhout (TVM), Dominguez (CLAS), Rico (Ryalcao), Diaz Zabala (ONCE), Lavainne (Castorama), Willems (Weinmann), McCarthy (Subaru), Cornillet (Z) and Tak (Tulip). They have a 5’17” lead on the pack.
80 km: Lavainne (Castorama) falls back from the leading group due to a puncture.
47 km: Dominguez (CLAS) takes the intermediate sprint before McCarthy (Subaru), Van Loenhout (TVM), Gerrikagoitia (Amaya), McKinley (Motorola), Van den Bossche (TVM), Willems (Weinmann), Lance (Toshiba), Tak (Tulip), Lietti (Ariostea), Rico (Ryalcao), Melsen (Histor), Diaz Zabala (ONCE), Cornillet (Z) and Jonrond (RMO). They have a lead of 1’20” on Lavainne (Castorama) and 9’38” on the pack. Nobody is riding yet and it seems like they leave it up to the attackers to decide who is going to win today.
30 km: A strong wind suddenly appeared and the Gatorade team took it as a change to shake al lot of riders. The pack is cranking and breaks into pieces.
18 km: Jonrond (RMO), McKinley (Motorola) and Cornillet (Z) try to get away from their fellow attackers.
8 km: McKinley (Motorola), Jonrond (RMO) and Cornillet (Z) have a 51” lead on Diaz Zabala (ONCE), Van Loenhout (TVM), Van den Bossche (TVM), Rico (Ryalcao), Lietti (Ariostea), McCarthy (Seur), Dominguez (CLAS), Willems (Weinmann), Melsen (Histor), Gerrikagoitia (Amaya), Lance (Toshiba) and Tak (Tulip), a lead of 3’30” on Lavainne (Castorama) and a lead of 7’27” on a group with Giannelli (Carrera), Espejo (Kelme), Rota (Kelme), Passera (Gatorade), Roux (Toshiba), Otalvaro (Ryalcao), Bugno (Gatorade), Kummer (Gatorade), Schur (Gatorade), Manzoni (Gatorade), Chozas (ONCE), Ruiz Cabestany (CLAS), Tebaldi (Gatorade), Casado (Z), Weltz (ONCE), Ghiotto (Ariostea), Giovanetti (Gatorade), Theunisse (TVM), Jalabert (Toshiba), Alcala (PDM), Mierzejewski (Subaru), LeMond (Z), Cordes (PDM), Louviot (Toshiba), Bontempi (Carrera), Saitov (Kelme), Chanteur (Toshiba), Buenahora (Kelme), Henn (Carrera) and Kindberg (Toshiba). Bonnet (Z) rides alone 50” behind the first pack. Pensec, Alemany, Heynderickx and Rjaksinkski (all Seur) ride 1’14” behind the first pack and a second larger group is 1’45” behind the first large group.
0 km: Cornillet (Z) wins the sprint before Jonrond (RMO) and McKinley (Motorola). Behind them the pack is entirely splintered with only Bugno (Gatorade) and LeMond (Z) of the favorites in the front. The general standings will be completely shuffled after today.
1. Bruno Cornillet - Z - 4h47'52"
2. Jean Luc Jonrond - RMO - + 0"
3. Scott McKinley - Motorola - + 0"
4. Pascal Lance - Toshiba - + 0"
5. Johan Melsen - Histor - + 0"
6. Ludwig Willems - Weinmann - + 0"
7. Efrain Rico - Ryalcao - + 0"
8. Pedro Luis Diaz Zabala - ONCE - + 0"
9. Michael McCarthy - Subaru - + 0"
10. Manuel Jorge Dominguez - CLAS - + 0"
11. Alan Van den Bossche - TVM - + 0"
12. Enque Gerrikagoitia - Amaya - + 0"
13. Marco Lietti - Ariostea - + 0"
14. Willem Jan Van Loenhout - TVM - + 0"
15. Anton Tak - Tulip - + 0"
16. Christophe Lavaine - Castorama - + 4'36"
17. Greg LeMond - Z - + 5'02"
18. Asiate Saitov - Kelme - + 5'02"
19. Guido Bontempi - Carrera 0 + 5'02" 20. Gianni Bugno - Gatorade - + 5'02"
21. Christian Henn - Carrera - + 5'02"
22. Jorge Otalvaro - Ryalcao - + 5'02"
23. Philippe Louviot - Toshiba - + 5'02"
24. Laurent Jalabert - Toshiba - + 5'02"
25. Tom Cordes - PDM - + 5'45"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Greg LeMond - Z - 20h08'45"
2. Erik Breukink - PDM - + 1'56" 3. Gianni Bugno - Gatorade - + 2'04"
4. Franco Chiocciolli - Del Tongo - + 2'10"
5. Luc Roosen - Tulip - + 2'26"
6. Pedro Delgado - Banesto - + 2'49"
7. Robert Millar - Z - + 2'56"
8. Laurent Jalabert - Toshiba - + 3'01"
9. Cezary Zamana - Subaru - + 3'01"
10. Claudio Chiappucci - Carrera - + 3'01"
11. Jean Francois Bernard - Banesto - + 3'18"
12. Eric Boyer - Z - + 3'18"
13. Jorg Muller - TVM - + 3'39"
14. Alvaro Pino - Kelme - + 3'42" 15. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - + 3'58"
16. Jesus Montoya - Amaya - + 4'05"
17. Eduardo Chozas - + 4'12"
18. Raul Alcala - PDM - + 4'24"
19. Erich Machler - Carrera - + 4'49"
20. Scott McKinley - Motorola - + 5'06"
21. Alex Zulle - ONCE - + 5'21"
22. Fabrice Philipot - Banesto - + 5'33"
23. Dag Erik Pedersen - Del Tongo - + 5'33"
24. Gert Jan Theunisse - TVM - + 5'34"
25. Peio Ruiz Cabestany - CLAS - + 5'52"
This edition of the Giro lacks big names. Chioccioli (Del Tongo) is the ultimate favourite to win the Giro and his competition consists mainly of riders that are not made the Tour-selection of the various teams. Hampsten (Motorola) will be Chioccioli his biggest competition, but so far we have seen very little of the American this year. Giovanetti (Gatorade), Elli (Ariostea), Claveyrolat (RMO), Millar (Z), Gaston (CLAS) and Sierra (Selle Italia) all are OK climbers but are not expected to make it Chioccioli difficult. The weakside of Chioccioli (Del Tongo) is probaby his team. He brings only 6 teammates to the Giro, including the sprinter Cipollini, leaving only very little helpers for the high mountains.
The battle for the points jersey in contrast could be a really exciting one. With Cipollini (Del Tongo), Kelly (PDM), Fidanza (Gatorade) and Van der Poel (Tulip) participating.
Starting list:
Del Tongo
1. Chioccioli
2. Bielli
3. Cesarini
4. Cipollini
5. Lecchi
6. Poli
7. Roscioli
Tulip
201. Van der Poel
202. Kools
203. Onclin
204. Parkin
205. Patry
206. Peiper
207. Remels
208. Van Leeuwe
209. Van Vooren
Edited by harry on 18-04-2010 22:00
176 km: Haex (Lotto), Jakobs (PDM), Brandini (Jolly), Michelucci (Selle Italia), Arias (Pony Malta), Capelle (Z), Parkin (Tulip), Meyvisch (Carrera) and Calcaterra (Gatorade) try to get away from the pack.
158 km: Haex (Lotto), Jakobs (PDM) and Calcaterra (Gatorade) have a 3’21” lead on the pack, when Haex (Lotto) decides to go on alone and jumps away from the others. Jakobs (PDM) goes in pursuit, Calcaterra (Gatorade) can’t.
140 km: Haex (Lotto) and Jakobs (PDM) have a 2’01” lead on Calcaterra (Gatorade) and 7’09” on the pack.
93 km: Jakobs (PDM) takes the intermediate sprint at Luogosante before Haex (Lotto). The pack follows at 6’26”. Calcaterra (Gatorade) is caught as De Wilde (Histor), Kelly (PDM), Henn (Carrera), Fidanza (Gatorade) Sorensen (Ariostea), Cipollini (Del Tongo) and Rocchi (Jolly) fight for the intermediate sprint. Eventually, Kelly (PDM), De Wilde (Histor) and Henn (Carrera) take the points.
78 km: Cassani (Ariostea), Giannelli (Carrera), Olarte (Ryalcao) and Holm (Histor) are getting away form the pack. They are 5’14” behind the two leaders.
62 km: Jaramillo (Ryalcao) attacks and quickly passes Olarte (Ryalcao), Giannelli (Carrera) and Cassani (Ariostea) on the San Pantaleo Rocce Sarde. He is 3’19” behind on the Haex (Lotto) and Jakobs (PDM) and 37” behind Holm (Histor). The pack is 34” behind Jaramillo, Olarte (both Ryalcao), Cassani (Ariostea) and Giannelli (Carrera).
60 km: Haex (Lotto) is the first in the mountain sprint on top of the San Pantaleo Rocce Sarde before Jakobs (PDM). Holm (Histor), Cassani (Ariostea), Giannelli (Carrera) and Jaramillo (Ryalcao) follow at 2’34”, Olarte (Ryalcao) follows at 3’33” and the pack is at 3’45”. The riders will take the San Pantaleo Rocce Sarde two more times before they reach the finish in Olbia.
40 km: On the second passage of the San Pantaleo Rocce Sarde, Millar (Z), Bishop (Motorola), Rodriguez (Pony Malta), Siemons (TVM), Passera (Gatorade) and Corredor (Gaseosas) get away. The sprint was won by Haex (Lotto), before Jakobs (PDM) and Holm (Histor).
35 km: Jakobs (PDM) and Haex (Lotto) have a 2’02” lead on Passera (Gatorade), Cassani (Ariostea), Jaramillo (Ryalcao), Henn (Carrera) and Holm (Histor) and 2’22” on the pack.
24 km: On the last climb up the San Pantaleo Rocce Sarde Muller (TVM) attacks. The pack is only 50” behind Haex (Lotto) and Jakobs (PDM). Passera (Gatorade) and Gaston (CLAS) jump along.
22 km: Chioccioli (Del Tongo), Giovanetti (Gatorade), Elli (Ariostea), Mendez (Selle Italia), Zaina (Carrera) and Ruiz Cabestany (CLAS) attack and quickly catch the other attackers. Muller (TVM) leads 8” on Gaston (CLAS) and 20” on the group with Chioccioli (Del Tongo).
19 km: Muller (TVM) wins the last mountain sprint on the San Pantaleo Rocce Garde before Zaina (Carrera), Mendez (Selle Italia), Giovanetti (Gatorade) and Chioccioli (Del Tongo). The pack does not let them go yet.
0 km: A mass sprint. Passera (Gatorade) sprints from very far and suprises Zaina (Carrera).
1. Camillo Passera - Gatorade - 4h31'37"
2. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 0" 3. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - + 0"
4. Emanuele Bombini - Gatorade - + 0"
5. Frederic Brun - RMO - + 0"
6. Allan Peiper - Tulip - + 0"
7. Francois Lemarchand - Z - + 0"
8. Jorg Muller - TVM - + 0"
9. Marco Saligari - Ariostea - + 0"
10. Fernando Quevedo - Amaya - + 0"
11. Alexis Mendez - Selle Italia - + 0"
12. Daniel Wyder - Selle Italia - + 0"
13. Robert Millar - Z - + 0"
14. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 0"
15. Andy Bishop - Motorola - + 0"
16. Pascal Lance - Toshiba - + 0"
17. Alberto Camargo - Ryalcao - + 0"
18. Patrick Verschueren - Lotto - + 0"
19. Fabio Hernan Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 0"
20. Frederic Vichot - Castorama - + 0"
21. Thomas Barth - TVM - + 0"
22. Thierry Bock - Lotto - + 0"
23. Bo Hamburger - TVM - + 0"
24. Herve Garel - RMO - + 0"
25. Scott Sunderland - TVM - + 0"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Camillo Passera - Gatorade - 4h31'17"
2. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 8" 3. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - + 12"
4. Gert Jakobs - PDM - + 14"
5. Jozef Haex - Lotto - + 16"
6. Sean Kelly - PDM - + 18" 7. Emanuele Bombini - Gatorade - + 20"
8. Frederic Brun - RMO - + 20"
9. Allan Peiper - Tulip - + 20"
10. Francois Lemarchand - Z - + 20"
121 km: Verschueren (Lotto), Perini (Carrera), Van Itterbeeck (Histor) and Van Leeuwe (Tulip) try to get away from the pack. Boden (PDM), Prado (CLAS) and Giannelli (Carrera) jump along.
115 km: Parkin (Tulip), Capelle (Z), Brandini (Jolly) Robin (Castorama) and Sunderland (TVM) also get away from the pack.
108 km: Espinosa (CLAS), Andersen (Z) and Parkin (Tulip) try to get away.
100 km: Boden (PDM), Verschueren (Lotto), Sunderland (TVM), Perini (Carrera), Van Itterbeeck (Histor), Brandini (Jolly), Giannelli (Carrera), Robin (Castorama) and Capelle (Z) have a 17” lead on Andersen (Z), a 1’07” lead on Prado and Espinosa (both CLAS) and 1’32” on the pack.
60 km: The Gatorade train managed to catch all attackers just before the intermediate sprint in Pertugas, where Sorensen (Ariostea) won the sprint before Passera (Gatorade), Cipollini (Del Tongo), De Wilde (Histor) and Rocchi (Jolly).
55 km: Cassani (Ariostea) and Jaramillo (Ryalcao) get away from the pack.
38 km: Cassani (Ariostea) and Jaramillo (Ryalcao) have a 1’51” lead on the pack, where Ochoa (Gaseosas) tries to get away. Vona (Jolly) and Chioccioli (Del Tongo) also attack.
16 km: Cassani (Ariostea) and Jaramillo (Ryalcao) have a 33” lead on Chioccioli (Del Tongo), Vona (Jolly) and Ochao (Gaseosas) and 1’34” on the pack.
14 km: Mendez (Selle Italia), Rodriguez (Pony Malta), Saligari (Ariostea), Zaina (Carrera), Claveyrolat (RMO), Vargas (Ryalcao), Elli (Ariostrea), Giovanetti (Gatorade) and Passera (Gatorade) are getting away from the pack.
10 km: Vona (Jolly), Zaina (Carrera), Chioccioli (Del Tongo), Elli (Ariostea), Saligari (Ariostea), Claveyrolat (RMO), Vargas (Ryalcao), Cassani (Ariostea), Giovanetti (Gatorade) and Jaramillo (Ryalcao) have a 33” lead on Ghiotto (Ariostea), Mendez (Selle Italia) and Rodriguez (Pony Malta), a 47” lead on Muller (TVM), Passera (Gatorade) and Ochoa (Gaseosas)
8 km: Vona (Jolly) is the first one on top of the Madonnina before Zaina (Carrera), Chioccioli (Del Tongo), Saligari (Ariostea), Vargas (Ryalcao), Claveyrolat (RMO), Elli (Ariostea), Cassani (Ariostea) and Giovanetti (Gatorade). Muller (TVM), Passera (Gatorade), Mendez (Selle Italia), Ghiotto (Ariostea) and Jaramillo (Ryalcao) follow at 16”, Roux (Toshiba), Henn (Carrera), Simon (Castorama) and Romero (Amaya) at 39” and the pack at 1’03”.
0 km: Chioccioli (Del Tongo) wins the sprint before Zaina (Carrera) and Passera (Gatorade).
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 3h02'13"
2. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 0" 3. Camillo Passera - Gatorade - + 0"
4. Thierry Claveyrolat - RMO - + 0"
5. Jorg Muller - TVM - + 0" 6. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - + 0"
7. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 0"
8. Alexis Mendez - Selle Italia - + 0"
9. Oscar Vargas - Ryalcao - + 0"
10. Marco Saligari - Ariostea - + 0"
11. Federico Ghiotto - Arisotea - + 0"
12. Fabio Hernan Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 0"
13. Franco Vona - Jolly - + 0"
14. Davide Cassani - Ariostea - + 0"
15. Christian Henn - Carrera - + 0"
16. Pascal Simon - Castorama - + 0"
17. Juan Carlos Romero - Amaya - + 0"
18. Denis Roux - Toshiba - + 0"
19. Carlos Jaramillo - Ryalcao - + 54"
20. Victor Hugo Olarte - Ryalcao - + 1'24"
21. Francois Lemarchand - Z - + 1'24"
22. Jorge Otalvaro - Ryalcao - + 1'24"
23. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 1'24"
24. Robert Forest - Z - + 1'24"
25. Robert Millar - Z - + 1'24"
Squire wrote:
Great result on the first stage, but where was Cipo?
I think maybe you should cut down on the details a bit, to make it a little easier to read.
Cipollini was definitively there in the intermediate sprints. The finish in the first two stages was too hilly. I guess he lost it there. But he will definitively be there in the flat races. And hopefully Fidanza is too.
And sorry, I have to admit that I'm a bit of a detail freak....
Chioccioli (Del Tongo) als took the 3rd stage, which was more or less a delayed prologue.
But it didn't come easy as Giovanetti (Gatorade) was only 3" behind.
Passera (Gatorade) los his pink jersey as his ITT performance is not good. He did the best he could and at least stays on the podium behind Chioccioli (Del Tongo) and Giovanetti (Gatorade).
Also Elli (Ariostea) did good in the ITT and takes the 5th position.
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 10'55" 2. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - + 3"
3. Jacques Van der Poel - Tulip - + 11"
4. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 12"
5. Allan Peiper - Tulip - + 13"
6. Andreas Walzer - PDM - + 14"
7. Pascal Lance - Toshiba - + 15" 8. Mario Kummer - Gatorade - + 16"
9. Luc Colijn - Histor - + 17"
10. Andy Bishop - Motorola - + 17"
11. Christophe Lavainne - Castorama - + 18"
12. Marco Vitali - Jolly - + 19"
13. Daniel Wyder - Selle Italia - + 20"
14. Falk Boden - PDM - + 20"
15. Hans Kindberg - Toshiba - + 21"
16. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 21"
17. Jorg Muller - TVM - + 21"
18. Gert Jakobs - PDM - + 22"
19. Thomas Durst - PDM - + 23"
20. Jacky Durand - Castorama - + 23"
21. Nico Emonds - CLAS - + 23"
22. Frederic Brun - RMO - + 23"
23. Remig Stumpf - Histor - + 23"
24. Rolf Sorensen - Ariostea - + 23"
25. Alexis Mendez - Selle Italia - + 23"
I'm trying out a new format. It should be more readible than the previous one without giving up on details. Let me know if you like it. Or hate it.
230 km:A couple of riders tries to get away from the pack
E1: Huygens (Histor) and Gonzalez (CLAS)
E2 at 13”: Boden (PDM), Navarro (Amaya), Meyvisch (Carrera), Roes (Lotto), Thueux (Castorama) and Van Leeuwe (Tulip)
E3 at 39”: Bennington (Z) and Vairetti (Selle Italia)
P at 1’04”.
222 km: The attackers are caught by the pack, initiating attacks by Casado and Meyvisch, Sunderland and Thueux.
200 km: Giannelli tries to get away from the pack and join the attackers. Several riders are following.
E1: Giannelli (Carrera), Casado (Z), Lietti (Ariostea) and Michellucci (Selle Italia).
E2 at 28”: Sunderland (TVM), Gonzalez (CLAS), Meyvisch (Carrera) and Van Leeuwe (Tulip).
E3 at 52”: Huygens (Histor), Naessens (Lotto), Thueux (Castorama), Kindberg (Toshiba), Walzer (PDM), Navarro (Amaya), Alvis (Motorola) and Oliveira (CLAS).
P at 1’14”.
180 km:The cards have not yet been shuffled and many riders are trying to get away from the pack. It is going to be a long and tough race.
E1: Walzer (PDM)
E2 at 8”: Lavainne (Castorama), Michelucci (Selle Italia) and Casaco (Z)
E3 at 31”: Kindberg (Toshiba)
E4 at 1’25”: Sunderland (TVM), Oliveira (CLAS) and Lopez Mejia (Gaseosas)
P at 3’19”.
150 km:The attackers have increased their lead on the pack.
E1: Giannelli (Carrera), Lietti (Ariostea), Lavainne (Castorama) and Walzer (PDM)
E2 at 52”: Casado (Z), Kindberg (Toshiba) and Michelucci (Selle Italia)
E3 at 2’22”: Oliveira (CLAS), Lopez Mejia (Gaseasos) and Sunderland (TVM)
P at 7’28”.
120 km:Lavainne takes the intermediate sprint at Oristano before Walzer, Giannelli, Lietti and Michelucci. From now on it is flat to the finish. Perfect for sprinters such as Cipollini and Fidanza.
E1: Lavaine (Castorama), Lietti (Ariostea), Walzer (PDM) and Giannelli (Carrera)
E2 at 1’10”: Casado (Z), Kindberg (Toshiba) and Michelucci (Selle Italia)
E3 at 2’56”: Lopez Mejia (Gaseosas), Sunderland (TVM) and Oliveira (CLAS)
P at 9’27”.
75 km:The pack is taking back ground on the attackers.
E1: Lietti (Ariostea), Lavainne (Castorama), Walzer (PDM) and Giannelli (Carrera)
E2 at 2’36”: Michelucci (Selle Italia), Kindberg (Toshiba) and Casado (Z)
E3 at 5’58”: Sunderland (TVM), Lopez Mejia (Gaseosas) and Oliveira (CLAS)
P at 6’47”.
50 km:The pack is picking up speed now and the gap with the attackers is decreasing fast. No doubt about it. It is going to be a mass sprint.
E1: Giannelli (Carrera), Walzer (PDM), Lietti (Ariostea) and Lavainne (Castorama)
P at 3’12”
43 km:Lietti can’t keep up with his fellow attackers and is behind. The pack is still getting closer fast.
30 km:Lietti has been caught by the pack. It is only a matter of time for the others. Giannelli tries to ditch his fellow attackers in an ultimate attempt to stay away from the pack.
E1: Lavainne (Castorama), Walzer (PDM) and Giannelli (Carrera).
P at 54”.
15 km:All attackers have been caught by the pack. It is going to be a mass sprint. Or can somebody still get away?
0 km:Kelly wins the sprint before Sorensen, Leoni and Cipollini.
175 km: Several riders try to escape from the pack early. Today there are a lot of small mountains on the road (actually just one that is taken 5 times) and the climbers jersey is definitively for graphs.
163 km: Haex wins the first mountain sprint on top of the Picco Sant Angelo and does great business for his climbers jersey.
E1: Haex (Lotto), Ledanois (Castorama), Van Itterbeeck (Histor), Espinosa (CLAS), Andersen (Z) and Hamburger (TVM).
E2 at 20”: Jakobs (PDM)
P at 1’36”
128 km: Haex win also the second mountain sprint on the Picco San Angelo.
E1: Haex (Lotto), Jakobs (PDM), Ledanois (Castorama), Espinosa (CLAS), Schuler (Motorola), Hamburger (TVM), Andersen (Z), Van Itterbeeck (Histor) and Van Leeuwe (Tulip).
P at 5’25”
90 km: Andersen wins the mountain sprint before Schuler and Espinosa.
E1: Andersen (Z), Schuler (Motorola), Espinosa (CLAS), Haex (Lotto), Hamburger (TVM), Jakobs (PDM), Ledanois (Castorama), Van Leeuwe (Tulip) and Van Itterbeeck (Histor).
P at 6’38”.
70 km: Corredor, Otalvaro and Cassani are trying to get away from the pack.
57 km: Andersen wins the 4th mountain sprint on the Picco Sant Angelo before Ledanois and Haex. It seems that Haex has found himself a competitor for the climbers jersey.
E1: Andersen (Z), Ledanois (Castorama), Haex (Lotto), Van Itterbeeck (Histor), Schuler (Motorola), Hamburger (TVM), Van Leeuwe (Tulip), Jakobs (PDM) and Espinosa (CLAS)
E2 at 2’02”: Cassani (Ariostea).
P at 3’14”.
25 km: On the moment that Cassani is caught by the pack, Vona attacks. Zaina, Passera and Saligari jump along. A little later also Chioccioli, Giovanetti and Varges attack. Muller and Hampsten follow.
18 km: Ledanois wins the last sprint on the Picco Sant Angelo before Andersen and Jakobs. Behind them it is everyman for himself. Attacks of Chioccioli, Hampsten, Gaston and Elli follow each other rapidly.
E1: Ledanois (Castorama), Anderson (Z), Jakobs (PDM), Haex (Lotto) and Espinosa (CLAS)
E2 at 28”: Hamburger (TVM), Schuler (Motorola) and Van Itterbeeck (Histor)
E3 at 1’05”: Elli (Ariostea), Gaston (CLAS), Giovanetti (Gatorade), Van Leeuwe (Tulip), Hampsten (Motorola), Vona (Jolly), Chioccioli (Del Tongo), Romero (Amaya) and Zaina (Carrera).
E4 at 1’32”: Beltran (Gaseosas), Vargas (Ryalcao) and Muller (TVM)
P at 1’42”
9 km: Ledanois tried to get away from his fellow attackers, but was not able to shake them.
E1: Ledanois (Castorama), Haex (Lotto), Jakobs (PDM), Andersen (Z) and Espinosa (CLAS).
E2 at 31”: Van Itterbeeck (Histor), Hamburger (TVM) and Schuler (Motorola).
E3 at 52”: Chioccioli (Del Tongo), Gaston (CLAS), Hampsten (Motorola), Zaina (Carrera), Giovanetti (Gatorade), Romero (Amaya) and Elli (Ariostea).
E4 at 1’26”: Vargas (Ryalcao)
E5 at 1’45”: Van Leeuwe (Tulip)
P at 2’03”.
3 km: The attackers have been caught by the group with Chioccioli and Giovanetti. Elli attacks and Giovanetti follows.
0 km: Giovanetti wins the sprint before Andersen and Elli.
1. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - 4h25'33"
2. Kim Andersen - Z - + 0"
3. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 0"
4. Bo Hamburger - TVM - + 0"
5. Gert Jakobs - PDM - + 0"
6. Yvon Ledanois - Castorama - + 0"
7. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - + 0"
8. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 0"
9. Inaki Gaston - CLAS - + 0"
10. Andy Hampsten - Motorola - + 0"
11. Francisco Espinosa - CLAS - + 0"
12. Juan Carlos Romero - Amaya - + 0"
13. Jozef Haex - Lotto - + 0"
14. Benjamin Van Itterbeeck - Histor - + 0"
15. Tom Schuler - Motorola - + 0"
16. Thierry Claveyrolat - RMO - + 1'11"
17. Sean Kelly - PDM - + 1'11"
18. Franco Vona - Jolly - + 1'11"
19. Jacky Durand - Castorama - + 1'11"
20. Fabrio Hernan Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 1'11"
21. Oscar Vargas - Ryalcao - + 1'11"
22. Alexis Mendez - Selle Italia - + 1'40"
23. Frederic Vichot - Castorama - + 1'40"
24. Robert Forest - Z - + 1'40"
25. Pascal Chanteur - Toshiba - + 1'40"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - 17h37'58"
2. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - + 5"
3. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 25"
4. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 29"
5. Juan Carlos Romero - Amaya - + 56" 6. Camillo Passera - Gatorade - + 2'02"
7. Gert Jakobs - PDM - + 2'05"
8. Fabio Hernan Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 2'07"
9. Oscar Vargas - Ryalcao - + 2'14"
10. Tom Schuler - Motorola - + 2'15"
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Jozef Haex - Lotto - 13 Pts
2. Kim Andersen - Z - 8 Pts
3. Gert Jakobs - PDM - 6 Pts
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - 78 Pts
2. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 61 Pts
3. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - 54 Pts
240 km: Several riders try to get away from the pack. They are hoping to start the climb of the Valico Il Calvario, the Colle della Croce and the Valico di Monte Godi with a lead on the pack. However, the pack does not leave them go yet.
200 km: A group of 5 rides managed to get away from the pack.
E1: Haex (Lotto), Cornillet (Z), Van Vooren (Tulip), Vos (PDM) and Alaerts (Histor)
P at 2’02”
191 km: So far it is not the Giro of Marco Cipollini. He has fallen and is behind the pack. In the front of the pack people are trying to get away again, which does not improve Cipollini’s chances to get back.
150 km: The attackers slowly increase their difference with the pack, but it is not a whole lot.
E1: Prado (CLAS), Van Vooren (Tulip), Schuler (Motorola), Cornillet (Z), Alaerts (Histor), Vos (PDM), Sunderland (TVM), Patry (Tulip), Haex (Lotto) and Robin (Castorama).
P at 3’09”.
A1 at 6’15”: Cipollini (Del Tongo).
100 km: Haex wins the intermediate sprint before Robin and Prado
E1: Haex (Lotto), Robin (Castorama), Prado (CLAS), Patry (Tulip), Vos (PDM), Alaerts (Histor), Schuler (Motorola), Van Vooren (Tulip), Cornillet (Z) and Sunderland (TVM).
P at 3’43”. Several riders are behind.
55 km: Cornillet is the first one to arrive on the top of the Valico Il Calvario.
E1: Cornillet (Z), Robin (Castorama), Vos (PDM), Pardo (CLAS), Sunderland (TVM) and Schuler (Motorola).
E2 at 35”: Haex (Lotto).
E3 at 1’22”: Alaerts (Histor).
E4 at 1’45”: Van Vooren (Tulip).
E5 at 2’43”: Patry (Tulip).
P at 3’32”.
44 km: Cornillet also wins the mountain sprint on the Colle dalla Croce. Haex has found himself another competitor for the climbers jersey.
E1: Cornillet (Z), Robin (Castorama).
E2 at 44”: Sunderland (TVM), Vos (PDM), Schuler (Motorola) and Prado (CLAS).
E3 at 2’03”: Haex (Lotto).
P at 3’20: 127 riders left
30 km: Rodriguez is the first one to get away on the Valico di Monte Godi.
25 km: Roux, Millar and Beltran try to get away from the pack.
E1: Rodriguez (Pony Malta), Cornillet (Z), Robin (Castorama).
P at 36”: 112 riders left.
22 km: Vargas, Millar, Claveyrolat and Hampsten try to get away from the pack. Giovanetti jumps along
E1: Rodriguez (Pony Malta).
E2 at 27”: Simon (Castorama), Gonzalez Gallego (Pony Malta), Roux (Toshiba).
E3 at 50”: Vargas (Ryalcao).
P at 1’02”: 73 riders left.
19 km: Chioccioli attacks and makes the jump to Rodriguez. Giovanetti follows.
E1: Rodriguez (Pony Malta), Chioccioli (Del Tongo) and Giovanetti (Gatorade).
E2 at 26”: Gonzales Gallego (Pony Malta), Elli (Ariostea), Simon (Castorama), Sierra (Selle Italia) and Claveyrolat (RMO).
E3 at 44”: Gaston (CLAS), Hampsten (Motorola), Vargas (Ryalcao), Roux (Toshiba) and Zaina (Carrera).
P at 1’32”: 62 riders.
15 km: Chioccioli is the first one to arrive on top of the Valico di Monte Godi. Giovanetti does not let go of Chioccioli’s wheel.
E1: Chioccioli (Del Tongo), Giovanetti (Gatorade), Rodriguez (Pony Malta) and Sierra (Selle Italia).
E2 at 26”: Claveyrolat (RMO).
E3 at 37”: Elli (Ariostea), Zaina (Carrera), Gaston (CLAS) and Simon (Castorama).
E4 at 57”: Gonzalez Gallego (Pony Malta).
E5 at 1’05”: Vargas (Ryalcao), Hampsten (Motorola) and Roux (Toshiba).
P at 1’50”: 62 riders.
1 km: Sierra attacks, but Giovanetti counters and sprints away from the others.
0 km: Giovanetti wins his second stage in a row. He finishes before Chioccioli and Sierra.
