I'm looking for an internet site/database that shows all riders of the 1992 cycling season. I would like to replace the names of the new talents to names of riders that extually were signed in the 1992 season by the Hannes convertor. Names as Bettini, Pantani and such sound much better than made up names by the computer. Does anybody have a suggestion?
Squire wrote:
Actually, Pantani, Armstrong, Ullrich, Bartoli et al. is in the DB as free agents. Just search for young riders.
I know, but in about 5 years in the game a lot of great riders will have computer generated names. I don't like that. It is one of the reasons that I usually quit a game. An if Armstrong, for example, is not signed, I will knock a talent of Motorola out of the game and replace him by Armstrong for example. It is going to be a lot of work, but I think eventually it will be worth it...
Half of the talents now are called Abledon (or something like that). Seriously. That will be really annoying of a couple of them grows out to be great riders.
Edited by harry on 23-04-2010 13:54
188 km: Several riders try to leave the pack and quickly take a substantial lead on the pack.
E1: Huygens (Histor), Bock (Lotto) and Lino (RMO)
P at 1’00”.
161 km: The riders have reached the foot of the Valico Stranda di Svolte. A couple of riders has made the jump from the pack to the leading group. The difference with the pack is still rather small
E1: Ambite (Amaya), Van den Bossche (TVM), Ledanois (Castorama), Lino (RMO), Onclin (Tulip), Huygens (Histor), Bock (Lotto) and Walzer (PDM).
P at 1’20”.
154 km: Ambite is the first one on top of the Valico Stranda di Svolte followed by Ledanois and Van den Bossche.
E1: Ambite (Amaya), Ledanois (Castorama), Van den Bossche (TVM), Lino (RMO) and Huygens (Histor).
E2 at 29”: Bock (Lotto).
E3 at 48”: Walzer (PDM).
E4 at 1’12” Onclin (Tulip).
P at 3’25”.
120 km: Huygens takes the intermediate sprint in L’Aquila before Bock and Ledanois.
E1: Huygens (Histor), Ledanois (Castorama), Bock (Lotto), Ambite (Amaya), Van den Bossche (TVM) and Lino (RMO).
E2 at 58”: Walzer.
E3 at 1’44”: Onclin (Tulip).
P at 5’10: 170 riders.
94 km: Corredor, Giupponi and Rodriguez are attacking on a small 6.2% hill.
74 km: The attackers start their 40 kilometer climb to the top of the Monte Termininillo. The first part will be relatively easy, whereas the last part is very steep.
E1: Lino (RMO), Van den Bossche (TVM), Huygens (Histor), Ledanois (Castorama), Ambite (Amaya) and Bock (Lotto).
E2 at 1’27”: Walzer (PDM).
E3 at 2’38”: Onclin (Tulip).
E4 at 3’26”: Rodriguez (Pony Malta).
E5 at 3’56”: Giupponi (Carrera), Corredo (Gaseosas) and Patarroyo (Ryalcao).
P at 4’51”.
46 km: The riders start the really steep part of the monte Terminillo. Chioccioli has placed all his teammates in the front of the pack. It seems like he is up to something.
E1: Ambite (Amaya) and Ledanois (Castorama).
E2 at 52”: Lino (RMO), Huygens (Histor), Van den Bossche (TVM) and Bock (Lotto).
E3 at 1’13”: Rodriguez (Pony Malta).
P at 2’00”: 106 riders.
38 km: Millar (Z), F. Rodriguez (Pony Malta), Zaina (Carrera), Gaston (CLAS), Ruiz Cabestany (CLAS), Romero (Amaya) and Martin (Amaya) attack. There in pursuit of P. Rodriguez (Pony Malta), which is the only leftover rider in front of the pack.
35 km: Hampsten, Giovanetti and Chioccioli have placed several attacks and ripped the pack apart.
E1: Zaina (Carrera).
E2 at 17”: Gaston (CLAS), Rodriguez (Pony Malta), Giovanetti (Gatorade) and Chioccioli (Del Tongo).
E3 at 48”: Elli (Ariostea), Bourguignon (Toshiba), Hampsten (Motorola), Millar (Z), Vargas (Ryalcao) and Gonzalez Gallego (Pony Malta).
E4 at 59”: Simon (Castorama), Rodriguez (Pony Malta) and Beltran (Gaseosas).
P at 1’54”: 61 riders.
33 km: Chioccioli is the first one on top of the Monte Terminillo. He is followed by Zaina and a group with Rodriguez and Giovanetti at a small distance.
E1: Chioccioli (Del Tongo).
E2 at 17”: Zaina (Carrera).
E3 at 28”: Rodriguez (Pony Malta) and Giovanetti (Gatorade).
E4 at 40”: Gaston (CLAS).
E5 at 1’06”: Elli (Ariostea), Bourguignon (Toshiba), Gonzalez Gallego (Pony Malta), Vargas (Ryalcao), Hampsten (Motorola), Millar (Z) and Beltran (Gaseosas).
E6 at 1’51”: Rodriguez (Pony Malta), Simon (Castorama), Vona (Jolly) and Claveyrolat (RMO).
E7 at 2’19”: Sierra (Selle Italia).
P at 2’48”: 58 riders.
20 km: Chioccioli has taken a small gap in the downhill of the Monte Terminillo on the other attackers.
E1: Chioccioli (Del Tongo).
E2 at 1’12”: Gaston (CLAS), Giovanetti (Gatorade), Zaina (Carrera) and Rodriguez (Pony Malta).
E3 at 1’54”: Elli (Ariostea), Hampsten (Motorola), Bourguignon (Toshiba), Millar (Z), Vargas (Ryalcao), Beltran (Gaseosas) and Gonzalez Gallego (Pony Malta).
E4 at 2’39”: Claveyrolat (RMO), Vona (Jolly) and Rodriguez (Pony Malta).
E5 at 3’03”: Simon (Castorama).
E6 at 3’53”: 20 riders.
10 km: Chioccioli still leads more than a minute on Giovanetti. It is everybody for himself now.
E1: Chioccioli (Del Tongo).
E2 at 1’16”: Giovanetti (Gatorade)
E3 at 1’42”: Rodriguez (Pony Malta), Gaston (CLAS) and Zaina (Carrera).
6 km: Chioccioli is the first one on top of the Castelfrancq. He is followed at a considerable distance by Giovanetti.
E1: Chioccioli (Del Tongo)
E2 at 1’21”: Giovanetti (Gatorade)
E3 at 1’58”: Gaston (CLAS)
E4 at 2’09”: Zaina (Carrera)
E5 at 2’29”: Gonzalez Gallego (Pony Malta), Bourguignon (Toshiba), Elli (Ariostea), Rodriguez (Pony Malta), Claveyrolat (RMO), Vargas (Ryalcao), Vona (Jolly), Millar (Z), Beltran (Gaseosas) and Hampsten (Motorola).
0 km: Chioccioli gets a solo finish before Giovanetti and Gaston
Note that I consider attacking downhill as cheating and therefore I didn't use this to close the gap with Chioccioli in the downhill of the Monte Terminillo when it was still small!!!!
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 5h14'32" 2. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - + 1'23"
3. Inaki Gaston - CLAS - + 2'26"
4. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 2'26"
5. Thierry Claveyrolat - RMO - + 2'39"
6. Thierry Bourguignon - Toshiba - + 2'39"
7. Franco Vona - Jolly - + 2'39"
8. Luis Gonzalez Gallego - Pony Malta - + 2'39"
9. Fabio Hernan Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 2'39"
10. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 2'29"
11. Oscar Vargas - Ryalcao - + 2'39"
12. Ruben Dario Beltran - Gaseosas - + 3'03"
13. Andy Hampsten - Motorola - + 3'17"
14. Robert Millar - Z - + 3'17"
15. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 3'38"
16. Pacho Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 4'27"
17. Urs Zimmermann - Motorola - + 4'50"
18. Sean Kelly - PDM - + 4'50"
19. Israel Corredor - Gaseosas - + 5'30"
20. William Palacio - Ryalcao - + 5'30"
21. Hector Patarroyo - Ryalcao - + 5'30"
22. Jacky Durand - Castorama - + 5'30"
23. Federico Giotto - Ariostea - + 5'30"
24. Jorge Otalvaro - Ryalcao - + 5'30"
25. Cesar Augusto Ramirez - + 5'30"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 29h09'57" 2. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - + 1'11"
3. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 4'20"
4. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 4'37"
5. Fabio Hernandez Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 5'39"
6. Inaki Gaston - CLAS - + 6'09"
7. Thierry Claveyrolat - RMO - + 6'29"
8. Oscar Vargas - Ryalcao - + 7'39"
9. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 7'47"
10. Franco Vona - Jolly - + 8'16"
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 24 Pts
2. Jozef Haex - Lotto - 13 Pts
3. Bruno Cornillet - Z - 13 Pts
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - 123 Pts
2. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 106 Pts
3. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - 80 Pts
178 km: Directly from the start several riders are trying to get away. Just like the last two stages weren’t difficult at all.
153 km: The attackers are caught by the pack right at the top of the Forca dell Arone, one of three small mountains that have to be taken today. Meyvisch was won the sprint before Holm and Haex.
142 km: Van Leeuwe attacks on the Valico Cantoniera Monte Moro followed by a couple other riders. Before the top he is passed by Holm and Roes
E1: Holm (Histor).
E2 at 7”: Roes (Lotto).
E3 at 16”: Van Leeuwe and Peiper (both Tulip).
E4 at 28”: Bennington (Z), Gonzalez (CLAS), Lance (Toshiba), Thueux (Castorama), Durst (PDM), Verschueren (Lotto), Manin (RMO), Navarro (Amaya), Michelucci (Selle Italia), Dahlberg (Motorola) and Kelly (PDM).
E5 at 1’04”: Millar (Z), Corredor and Lopez Mejia (both Gaseosas).
P at 1’27”: 168 riders.
130 km: Holm also takes the Valico di Somma in a solo effort.
E1: Holm (Histor).
E2 at 18”: Giannelli (Carrera), Lavainne (Castorama), Manin (RMO), Van Leeuwe (Tulip), Hamburger (TVM), Dahlberg (Motorola), Madiot (RMO), Michelucci (Selle Italia), Robin (Castorama) and Casado (Z).
E3 at 44”: Meyvisch (Carrera) and Roes (Lotto).
E4 at 56”: Kindberg (Toshiba)
P at 1’32”: 170 riders.
75 km: Holm also takes the intermediate sprint in Assisi.
E1: Holm (Histor), Dahlberg (Motorola), Michelucci (Selle Italia), Casado (Z), Van Leeuwe (Tulip), Giannelli (Carrera), Lavainne (Castorama), Manin (RMO), Madiot (RMO), Robin (Castorama) and Hamburger (TVM).
E2 at 1’12”: Kindberg (Toshiba), Roes (Lotto) and Meyvisch (Carrera).
P at 7’56”: 172 riders.
40 km: The pack seems to take it easy today and leave the victory to the leading group.
E1: Giannelli (Carrera), Robin (Castorama), Madiot (RMO), Dahlberg (Motorola), Manin (RMO), Michelucci (Selle Italia), Lavainne (Castorama), Holm (Histor), Hamburger (TVM), Casado (Z) and Van Leeuwe (Tulip).
E2 at 3’30”: Kindberg (Toshiba), Roes (Lotto) and Meyvisch (Carrera).
17 km: The lead of the first group over the pack is still impressive and they do not seem to make up any time. Manin and Lavainne are trying to get away from the other members of the leading group. Giannelli reacts and counterattacks leaving both French riders behind.
10 km: Giannelli has created a large gap with his pursuers.
E1: Giannelli (Carrera).
E2 at 47”: Manin (RMO) and Lavainne (Castorama).
E3 at 59”: Casado (Z), Michelucci (Selle Italia), Holm (Histor), Hamburger (TVM), Robin (Castorama), Dahlberg (Motorola), Van Leeuwe (Tulip) and Madiot (RMO).
P at 5’45”: 170 riders.
0 km: Giannelli wins in a solo effort.
1. Alessandro Giannelli - Carrera - 4h17'00"
2. Stefan Van Leeuwe - Tulip - + 41"
3. Yvon Madiot - RMO - + 41"
4. Nathan Dahlberg - Motorola - + 41"
5. Andrea Michelucci - Selle Italia - + 41"
6. Brian Holm - Histor - + 41"
7. Bo Hamburger - TVM - + 41"
8. Christophe Lavainne - Castorama - + 41"
9. Philippe Casado - Z - + 41"
10. Jean Cyril Robin - Castorama - + 41"
11. Christophe Manin - RMO - + 41"
12. Rolf Sorensen - Ariostea - + 3'44"
13. Mario Cipollini - Del Tongo - + 3'44"
14. Jorg Muller - TVM - + 3'44"
15. Sean Kelly - PDM - + 3'44" 16. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - + 3'44"
17. Etienne De Wilde - Histor - + 3'44"
18. Patrick Verschueren - Lotto - + 3'44"
19. Endrio Leoni - Jolly - + 3'44"
20. Davide Cassani - Ariostea - + 3'44"
21. Didier Virvaleix - Histor - + 3'44"
22. Thomas Barth - TVM - + 3'44"
23. Maarten Ducrot - TVM - + 3'44"
24. Jan Nevens - Lotto - + 3'44"
25. Benjamin Van Itterbeeck - Histor - + 3'44"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 33h30'41 2. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - + 1'11"
3. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 4'20"
4. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 4'37"
5. Fabio Hernandez Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 5'39"
6. Inaki Gaston - CLAS - + 6'09"
7. Thierry Claveyrolat - RMO - + 6'29"
8. Oscar Vargas - Ryalcao - + 7'39"
9. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 7'47"
10. Franco Vona - Jolly - + 8'16"
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 24 Pts
2. Jozef Haex - Lotto - 14 Pts
3. Bruno Cornillet - Z - 13 Pts
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - 123 Pts
2. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 106 Pts
3. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - 80 Pts
I´m really disppointed with Andy Hampsten´s performance at Giro though
I'm also surprised about his bad performance. But I don't mind it. Cyclist that perform way under their expectations is actually very realistic. Like Evans and Sastre in the last Tour. But I expect Hampsten to do better in the Tour or Vuelta. I expect that he rides at least one of those. Nevertheless, he is still 11th in the general standings and is not too far from the podium yet. And there are lots of mountains to come...
160 km: A couple of riders takes off directly from the start, hoping to avoid a mass sprint today as well.
140 km: A leading group of thirteen riders has been formed. Behind them Hamburger is in the chase.
E1: Baguet (Lotto), Holm (Histor), Vichot (Castorama), Lopez Mejia (Gaseosas), Garel (RMO), Ambite (Amaya), Van Vooren (Tulip), Vairetti (Selle Italia), Lavainne (Castorama), Durst (PDM), Oliveira (CLAS), Giannelli (Carrera) and Bennington (Z).
E2 at 32”: Hamburger (TVM). Meyvisch (Carrera) and Walzer (PDM) are trying to make the jump.
P at 40”: 171 riders.
100 km: Several attacks in the leading group have followed rapidly. Consequently, the attackers have only a marginal lead on the pack.
E1: Lopez Mejia (Gaseosas), Giannelli (Carrera), Garel (RMO), Durst (PDM), Hamburger (TVM), Ambite (Amaya), Baguet (Lotto), Holm (Histor), Vairetti (Selle Italia), Prado (CLAS), Remels (Tulip), Bennington (Z) and Thueux (Castorama)
P at 3’10”: 172 riders.
75 km: The leaders have increased the gap with the pack to 6’02”. There are starting the climb of a small hill that does not count for the mountain jersey classification.
50 km: The leaders have a pretty large gap with the pack. They will have to react fast otherwise the leading group is going to stay away again.
E1: Durst (PDM), Giannelli (Carrera), Hamburger (TVM), Holm (Histor), Baguet (Lotto), Ambite (Amaya), Vairetti (Selle Italia), Garel (RMO) and Remels (Tulip).
E2 at 1’43”: Lopez Mejia (Gaseosas).
P at 6’36”: 173 riders.
33 km: Garel takes the intermediate sprint in Scandicci. The pack is not reacting yet and it seems like the leading group is going to stay away again. Can Giannelli do it again?
13 km: After an attack of Prado (CLAS) and the resulting disorganization of the leading group, Giannelli makes another successful breakaway attempt and is leading alone with only a few kilometers to go. Thueux is in pursuit.
E1: Giannelli (Carrera).
E2 at 8”: Thueux (Castorama).
E3 at 22”: Ambite (Amaya), Vairetti (Selle Italia), Garel (RMO), Bennington (Z), Baguet (Lotto), Hamburger (TVM), Durst (PDM), Holm (Histor), Remels (Tulip) and Prado (CLAS).
E4 at 4’26”: Lopez Mejia (Gaseosas).
P at 5’06”: 172 riders.
5 km: Lots of riders have been fallen causing a large pile up and resulting that the pack splits in two. Romero, Ruiz Cabestany, Gonzalez Callego and Millar are amongst the losers. Also a group of sprinters breaks with the peleton and take back a couple of seconds on Chioccioli.
0 km: Giannelli has been caught by some of his fellow attackers, but they could not prevent that the Italian scores his second victory in a row
1. Alessandro Giannelli - Carrera - 3h53'42"
2. Eladio Ambite - Amaya - + 0"
3. Bo Hamburger - TVM - + 0"
4. Serge Baguet - Lotto - + 0"
5. Raimondo Vairetti - Selle Italia - + 0"
6. Thomas Durst - PDM - + 0"
7. Wayne Bennington - Z - + 0"
8. Johan Remels - Tulip - + 0"
9. Brian Holm - Histor - + 0"
10. Vicento Prado - CLAS - + 0"
11. Didier Thueux - Castorama - + 0"
12. Rolf Sorensen - Ariostea - + 2'59"
13. Etienne De Wilde - Histor - + 2'59"
14. Mario Cipollini - Del Tongo - + 2'59"
15. Davide Cassani - Ariostea - + 2'59" 16. Giovanni Fidanza - Gatorade - + 2'59"
17. Fabio Roscioli - Del Tongo - + 2'59"
18. Didier Virvaleix - Histor - + 2'59"
19. Endrio Leoni - Jolly - + 2'59" 20. Jan Schur - Gatorade - + 2'59"
21. Edoardo Rocchi - Jolly - + 2'59"
22. Sean Kelly - PDM - + 4'38"
23. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 4'38"
24. Patrick Verschueren - Lotto - + 4'38"
25. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 4'38"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 33h30'41 2. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - + 1'11"
3. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 4'20"
4. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 4'37"
5. Fabio Hernandez Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 5'39"
6. Inaki Gaston - CLAS - + 6'09"
7. Thierry Claveyrolat - RMO - + 6'29"
8. Oscar Vargas - Ryalcao - + 7'39"
9. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 7'47"
10. Franco Vona - Jolly - + 8'16"
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 24 Pts
2. Jozef Haex - Lotto - 14 Pts
3. Bruno Cornillet - Z - 13 Pts
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - 123 Pts
2. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 106 Pts
3. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - 80 Pts
228 km: Several riders try to get away from the pack but are caught only after a couple of kilometers.
200 km: Several riders have collided and fell on the pavement. Amongst them are Zaina (3rd in the general standings) and Giannelli (winner of the last 2 races). Also Romero fell for the second day in a row. It also is not his Giro. While the pack was waiting on the riders behind several other took advantage of the opportunity and got away. Zaina would get back into the pack, but eventually loose time.
170 km: Again Holm is leading the pack in a solo effort. He is caught a little later by the 7 pursuers.
E1: Holm (Histor).
E2 at 42”: Lavainne (Castorama), Verschueren (Lotto), Van der Poel (Tulip), Van Aert (PDM), Kindberg (Toshiba), Gerrikagoitia (Amaya) and Cornillet (Z).
E3 at 1’31”: Caruso (Selle Italia).
E4 at 2’27”: Ouslamine (TVM) and Schuler (Motorola).
P at 6’32”: 172 riders.
100 km: Holm takes the intermediate sprint in Aulla.
E1: Holm (Histor), Verschueren (Lotto), Lavainne (Castorama), Gerrikagoitia (Amaya), Van der Poel (Tulip), Kindberg (Toshiba), Cornillet (Z) and Van Aert (PDM).
E2 at 1’43”: Caruso (Selle Italia).
E3 at 1’53”: Schuler (Motorola) and Ouslamine (TVM).
P at 9’53: 172 riders
80 km: Pulido ans Sanabria are trying to get away from the pack on the Passo di Lagastrello. Caritoux, Corredor and Giupponi jump along.
66 km: Lavainne is the first one to reach the top of the Passo di Lagastrello. The pack has broken into several pieces due to the strong pace of the Ariostea riders.
E1: Lavainne (Castorama), Van der Poel (Tulip), Cornillet (Z), Gerrikagoitia (Amaya) and Verschueren (Lotto).
E2 at 24”: Van Aert (PDM).
E3 at 47”: Holm (Histor).
E4 at 1’23”: Kindberg (Toshiba).
E5 at 2’23”: Pulido (Ryalcao), Giupponi (Carrera), Sanabria (Pony Malta), Corredor (Gaseosas) and Caritoux (RMO).
P at 3’03”: 70 riders.
33 km: Lavainne also is the first on on top of the Tizzano Val Parma. Vona and Sierra are trying to get away from the pack.
E1: Lavainne (Castorama), Van der Poel (Tulip), Cornillet (Z), Gerrikagoitia (Amaya) and Verschueren (Lotto).
P at 1’29”: 74 riders.
15 km: Verschueren, Lavainne and Van der Poel have shaken the other attackers. The pack is chasing them. Is it going to be a mass sprint?
E1: Verschueren (Lotto), Lavainne (Castorama) and Van der Poel (Tulip).
E2 at 17”: Cornillet (Z).
P at 59”: 74 riders.
12 km: Vargas, Simon, Millar and Peiper try to get away from the pack and steal the victory. Lavainne has gotten away from his fellow attackers and is sprinting to the finish. The pack is only 36” away.
5 km: Lavainne is caught as well. 76 riders are going full speed to the finish.
0 km: Kelly wins the sprint before Giovanetti and Sierra
1. Sean Kelly - PDM - 5h37'53" 2. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - + 0"
3. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 0"
4. Falk Boden - PDM - + 0"
5. Fabio Roscioli - Del Tongo - + 0"
6. Thierry Claveyrolat - RMO - + 0"
7. Franco Vona - Jolly - + 0"
8. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - + 0"
9. Inaki Gaston - CLAS - + 0"
10. Kim Andersen - Z - + 0"
11. Daniel Wyder - Selle Italia - + 0"
12. Marco Saligari - Ariostea - + 0"
13. Alberto Camargo - Ryalcao - + 0"
14. Jan Nevens - Lotto - + 0"
15. Pascal Simon - Castorama - + 0"
16. Fabio Hernan Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 0"
17. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 0"
18. Edoardo Rocchi - Jolly - + 0"
19. Roberto Conti - Ariostea - + 0"
20. Allan Peiper - Tulip - + 0"
21. Jorg Muller - TVM - + 0"
22. Andy Hampsten - Motorola - + 0"
23. Robert Millar - Z - + 0"
24. Daniel Steiger - Jolly - + 0"
25. Pascal Chanteur - Toshiba - + 0"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 43h06'54" 2. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - + 59"
3. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 4'37"
4. Fabio Hernan Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 5'39"
5. Inaki Gaston - CLAS - + 6'09"
6. Thierry Claveyrolat - RMO - + 6'29"
7. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 7'10"
8. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 7'39"
9. Oscar Vargas - Ryalcao - + 7'39"
10. Franco Vona - + 8'16"
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 24 Pts
2. Bruno Cornillet - Z - 18 Pts
3. Christophe Lavainne - Castorama - 14 Pts
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - 143 Pts
2. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 114 Pts
3. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - 80 Pts
The individual time trial was going to be a very exciting one, since Giovannetti is only a minute behind Chioccioli and is considered to be a better time trial specialist. And what an exciting race it became. Giovannetti was slower then Chioccioli during at all intermediate timers, but proved to be exactly 59" faster then the Chioccioli. Both rides now have after more than 44 hours of cycling the exact same time. Giovannetti was handed over the pink jersey because of his better finishes.
Other riders that did well and made up some places in the general standings are Elli,
Sierra,
Hampsten and Kelly.
Allan Peiper was in the leading position for a long time but also he eventually had to give up the lead to Giovannetti, who scored another victory for the Gatorade team.
1. Marco Giovannetti - Gatorade - 1h05'17"
2. Allan Peiper - Tulip - + 12"
3. Daniel Wyder - Selle Italia - + 55"
4. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - + 59"
5. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 1'02"
6. Sean Kelly - PDM - + 1'07"
7. Marco Vitali - Jolly - + 1'24"
8. Pascal Lance - Toshiba - + 1'41"
9. Remig Stumpf - Histor - + 1'43"
10. Jacky Durand - Castorama - + 1'44"
11. Rolf Sorensen - Ariostea - + 2'08"
12. Jorg Muller - TVM - + 2'09"
13. Nico Emonds - CLAS - + 2'10"
14. Daniel Steiger - Jolly - + 2'10"
15. Falk Boden - PDM - + 2'18"
16. Robert Millar - Z - + 2'27"
17. Andy Hampsten - Motorola - + 2'31"
18. Luc Colijn - Histor - + 2'32"
19. Andreas Walzer - PDM - + 2'39"
20. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 2'42" 21. Jan Schur - Gatorade - + 2'50"
22. Thomas Barth - TVM - + 2'52"
23. Giancarlo Perini - Carrera - + 2'53"
24. Davide Cassani - Ariostea - + 2'56"
25. Israel Ochoa - Gaseosas - + 3'02"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Marco Giovannetti - Gatorade - 44h13'10"
2. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - + 0"
3. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 4'40"
4. Fabio Hernan Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 8'29"
5. Inaki Gaston - CLAS - + 9'04"
6. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 9'22"
7. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 9'44"
8. Andy Hampsten - Motorola - + 9'53"
9. Thierry Claveyrolat - RMO - + 10'39"
10. Sean Kelly - PDM - + 10'57"
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 24 Pts
2. Bruno Cornillet - Z - 18 Pts
3. Christophe Lavainne - Castorama - 14 Pts
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Marco Giovannetti - Gatorade - 168 Pts
2. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 128 Pts
3. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - 80 Pts
220 km: Several riders are trying to get away from the pack. It is going to be a long and difficult race and a lot of riders are tired. Changes are good that the pack leaves the escapies alone. Initially, nobody gets away but after a couple attempts.
185 km: Gonzalez, Lopez Mejia and Madiot have managed to get a decent gap with the pack. Several riders are still trying to make the jump to the leading group.
E1: Gonzalez (CLAS), Lopez Mejia (Gaseosas) and Madiot (RMO).
P at 1’28: 180 riders
148 km: A large group has managed to get away. The pack does not react and leaves them go.
E1: Giannelli (Carrera), Holm (Histor), Van Leeuwe (Tulip), Vairetti (Selle Italia), Madiot (RMO), Roll (Motorola), Walzer (PDM), Ambite (Amaya), Forest (Z), Baguet (Lotto), Vichot (Castorama), Michelucci (Selle Italia), Kummer (Gatorade), Gerrikagoitia (Amaya), Sunderland (TVM), Lurvik (Toshiba), Prado (CLAS), Garde (Castorama), Lopez Mejia (Gaseosas), Rossi (Carrera) and Gonzalez (CLAS).
P at 1’52”: 161 riders.
128 km: Holm takes the mountain sprint on the Passo del Bocco. Apparently, he has set his mind on the climbers jersey. The pack is 4’45” behind the 21 leaders.
91 km: Baguet is the first one to pass the intermediate sprint in Rapallo. The pack has a 10’00” gap with the leading group, still consisting out of 21 riders.
25 km: The pack takes it real easy today. The attackers have increased their lead until more than twelve minutes. The pace in the leading group is quite hard on the other hand and several riders have trouble to hang on.
18 km: Giannelli tries again to get away from the leading group and to win the stage. But the others are up to him now. They do not let him go.
0 km: Giannelli starts the sprint from really far from the lead of the first group. It is going to be difficult to win this one. Kummer, Roll and Holm are in great position to pass Giannelli for the lead. Kummer proved to be the best of them today. Holm finishes second and Baguet third.
1. Mario Kummer - Gatorade - 5h31'44"
2. Brian Holm - Histor - + 0"
3. Serge Baguet - Lotto - + 0"
4. Frederic Vichot - Castorama - + 0"
5. Alessandro Giannelli - Carrera - + 0"
6. Bob Roll - Motorola - + 0"
7. Andreas Walzer - PDM - + 0"
8. Raimondo Vairtetti - Selle Italia - + 0"
9. Andrea Michelucci - Selle Italia - + 0"
10. Yvon Madiot - RMO - + 0"
11. Robert Forest - Z - + 0"
12. Enrique Gerrikagoitia - Amaya - + 0"
13. Scott Sunderland - TVM - + 0"
14. Eladio Ambite - Amaya - + 0"
15. Stefan Van Leeuwe - Tulip - + 0"
16. Olaf Lurvik - Toshiba - + 0"
17. Dominque Garde - Castorama - + 0"
18. Vicento Prado - CLAS - + 0"
19. Remo Rossi - Carrera - + 4'53"
20. Josue Lopez Mejia - Gaseosas - + 4'53"
21. Arsenio Gonzalez - CLAS - + 7'02"
22. Rolf Sorensen - Ariostea - + 8'12"
23. Mario Cipollini - Del Tongo - + 8'12" 24. Marco Giovannetti - Gatorade - + 8'12"
25. Patrick Verschueren - Lotto - + 8'12"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Marco Giovannetti - Gatorade - 49h53'06"
2. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - + 0"
3. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 4'40"
4. Fabio Hernan Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 8'29"
5. Inaki Gaston - CLAS - + 9'04"
6. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 9'22"
7. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 9'44"
8. Andy Hampsten - Motorola - + 9'53"
9. Thierry Claveyrolat - RMO - + 10'53"
10. Sean Kelly - PDM - + 10'57"
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 24 Pts
2. Bruno Cornillet - Z - 18 Pts
3. Brian Holm - Histor - 15 Pts
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Marco Giovannetti - Gatorade - 168 Pts
2. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 128 Pts
3. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - 80 Pts
187 km: several riders are taking off directly from the start. It is going to be a long race with an extremely difficult finish on top of the Pian del Re. The attackers hope to start the climb with a large advantage on the pack and secure todays victory.
167 km: The pack does not let anybody go. The pace is extremely high and a lot of riders are struggling to keep up. Several riders are already behind the pack. For them it is going to be an extremely long race.
120 km: Caruso takes the intermediate sprint in Mondovi. He is part of a leading group that finally managed to get away.
E1: Caruso (Selle Italia), Lino (RMO), Verschueren (Lotto), Durst (PDM), Meyvisch (Carrera), Kindberg (Toshiba), Ramirez (Pony Malta), Manin (RMO), Vichot (Castorama), Stumpf (Histor), Ouslamine (TVM), Schuler (Motorola), Cornillet (Z), Patry (Tulip) and Parra (Amaya).
E2 at 1’04”: Onclin (Tulip).
P at 2’03”: 165 riders.
50 km: The attackers have increased their lead to 6’10” on the pack. They are approaching the Pian del Re. Soon the road is slowly going to be uphill
E1: Ouslamine (TVM), Stumpf (Histor), Cornillet (Z), Ramirez (Gaseosas), Verschueren (Lotto), Cardenas (Ryalcao), Vichot (Castorama), Durst (PDM), Kindberg (Toshiba), Manin (RMO), Meyvisch (Carrera), Ramirez (Pony Malta), Caruso (Selle Italia), Schuler (Motorola), Caritoux (RMO), Lino (RMO), Parra (Amaya), Patry (Tulip), Nevens (Lotto) and Giupponi (Carrera).
E2 at 5’44”: Onclin (Tulip).
P at 6’10”: 159 riders.
25 km: Vona and Claveyrolat attack. There will be a lot of action from now on. Zaina, Sierra, Corredor and Vargas also jump along. But only Vona and Sierra managed to get away.
17 km: Augusto Ramirez takes off from the leading group. Vona and Sierra are approaching rapidly and he does not want to wait for them.
E1: Ramirez (Gaseosas), Cornillet (Z), Ouslamine (TVM), Stumpf (Histor), Caruso (Selle Italia), Parra (Amaya), Schuler (Motorola), Cardenas (Ryalcao), Vichot (Castorama), Meyvisch (Carrera), Caritoux (RMO), Verschueren (Lotto), Nevens (Lotto), Giupponi (Carrera), Manin (RMO), Durst (PDM), Ramirez (Pony Malta), Lino (RMO), Kindberg (Toshiba) and Patry (Tulip).
E2 at 3’01”: Vona (Jolly) and Sierra (Selle Italia).
P at 3’57”: 153 riders.
15 km: Giupponi has made his move. He attacked and passed Ramirez easily.
E1: Giupponi (Carrera).
E2 at 17”: Ramirez (Gaseosas).
E3 at 34”: Cornillet (Z), Caritoux (RMO), Stumpf (Histor), Ouslamine (TVM), Cardenas (Ryalcao), Nevens (Lotto), Caruso (Selle Italia) and Ramirez (Pony Malta).
E4 at 53”: Parra (Amaya), Lino (RMO), Vichot (Castorama), Manin (RMO), Schuler (Motorola), Verschueren (Lotto) and Meyvisch (Carrera).
E5 at 1’25”: Durst (PDM).
E6 at 1’38”: Patry (Tulip) and Kindberg (Toshiba).
E7 at 2’34”: Vona (Jolly).
E8 at 2’43”: Sierra (Selle Italia).
P at 3’53”: 153 riders.
12 km: Elli, Chioccioli and Giovannetti attack.
4 km: Vona has joined Giupponi. Behind them it is every man for himself. Chioccioli has managed to get away from Giovannetti, who apparently did not have the legs today.
E1: Giupponi (Carrera) and Vona (Jolly).
E2 at 22”: Caritoux (RMO) and Nevens (Lotto).
E3 at 58”: Chioccioli (Del Tongo).
E4 at 1’07”: Elli (Ariostea) and Sierra (Selle Italia).
E5 at 1’40”: Gaston (CLAS), Claveyrolat (RMO) and Giovannetti (Gatorade).
E6 at 2’06”: Cornillet (Z).
E7 at 2’15”: Cardenas (Ryalcao) and Hampsten (Motorola).
E8 at 2’27”: Rodriguez (Pony Malta).
E9 at 2’51”: Zaina (Carrera) and Vargas (Ryalcao).
E10 at 2’59”: Ramirez (Pony Malta).
0 km: Chioccioli has made to jump to Vona and easily wins the sprint. Elli also made it to the leading group. Chioccioli takes of the pink jersey from Giovannetti who lost a couple of seconds today.
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 5h02'48"
2. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 8"
3. Franco Vona - Jolly - + 8" 4. Marco Giovanetti - Gatorade - + 39"
5. Thierry Claveyrolat - RMO - + 39"
6. Inaki Gaston - CLAS - + 1'13"
7. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 1'39"
8. Andy Hampsten - Motorola - + 2'23"
9. Flavio Giupponi - Carrera - + 2'23"
10. Fabio Hernan Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 2'44"
11. Jan Nevens - Lotto - + 2'55"
12. Eric Caritoux - RMO - + 2'55"
13. Oscar Vargas - Ryalcao - + 3'28"
14. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 3'39"
15. Henry Cardenas - Ryalcao - + 4'09"
16. Robert Millar - Z - + 4'09"
17. Luis Gonzalez Gallego - Pony Malta - + 5'05"
18. Hector Patarroyo - Ryalcao - + 5'05"
19. Pacho Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 5'05"
20. Bruno Cornillet - Z - + 5'05"
21. Roberto Conti - Ariostea - + 5'05"
22. Alberto Camargo - Ryalcao - + 5'05"
23. Israel Ochoa - Gaseosas - + 5'05"
24. Isreal Corredor - Gaseosas - + 5'05"
25. Marcos Aurelio Wilches - Gaseosas - + 5'05"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 54h55'34" 2. Marco Giovannetti - Gatorade - + 59"
3. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 4'56"
4. Inaki Gaston - CLAS - + 10'37"
5. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 11'21"
6. Fabio Hernan Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 11'33"
7. Thierry Claveyrolat - RMO - + 11'38"
8. Andy Hampsten - Motorola - + 12'36"
9. Franco Vona - Jolly - + 13'24"
10. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 13'43"
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 34 Pts
2. Bruno Cornillet - Z - 18 Pts
3. Brian Holm - Histor 15 Pts
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Marco Giovannetti - Gatorade - 182 Pts
2. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 153 Pts
3. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - 89 Pts
192 km: Several riders are trying to get away directly from the start. It is going to be a difficult stage with the finish in Sestriere. An early escape may be the way to victory here.
150 km: The attackers have taken a significant lead on the pack.
E1: Parra (Amaya), Meyvisch (Carrera), Kummer (Gatorade), Van der Poel (Tulip), Huygens (Histor), Van Eynde (Lotto), Kindberg (Toshiba), Ouslamine (TVM) and Espinosa (CLAS).
P at 3’51”: 173 riders.
132 km: Parra is the first one to reach the top of the Cappella de Colletta. The 10 leaders have a 5’33” lead on the pack.
118 km: Huygens (Histor) takes the sprint at the top of the Colle Braida.
E1: Huygens (Histor), Van der Poel (Tulip), Espinosa (CLAS), Van Eynde (Lotto), Meyvisch (Carrera), Ouslamine (TVM) and Parra (Amaya).
E2 at 49”: Walzer (PDM), Kummer (Gatorade) and Kindberg (Toshiba).
P at 6’49”: 172 riders.
70 km: Parra wins the intermediate sprint in Susa. From now on it will slowly go uphill all the way to Sestriere.
E1: Parra (Amaya), Huygens (Histor), Espinosa (CLAS), Meyvisch (Carrera), Ouslamine (TVM), Van Eynde (Lotto) and Van der Poel (Tulip).
E2 at 1’19”: Kindberg (Toshiba), Walzer (PDM) and Kummer (Gatorade).
P at 6’20”: 162 riders.
35 km: Kelly, Romero, Vargas, Gaston and Peiper attack. It is still 19 km to Sestriere. After that there will be a part downhill and another climb to the town of Sestriere.
25 km: Most of the attackers have been caught by the pack. Ouslamine is the only leader with a 35” gap with the pack. It will be difficult for him to stay in front after such a long race.
20 km: Elli, Giovannetti and Hampsten attack just after Ouslamine has been caught. The pack has been reduced to 58 riders and a lot of them are struggling. Chioccioli and Sierra easily close the gap to the attackers.
16 km: Elli is the first to reach the mountain sprint in Sestriere. It is now 9 km downhill and another 7 km climb to Sestriere.
E1: Elli (Ariostea), Sierra (Selle Italia), Hampsten (Motorola), Giovannetti (Gatorade) and Chioccioli (Del Tongo).
E2 at 1’07”: Gaston (CLAS).
P at 1’22”: 49 riders.
7 km: On the moment that the pack returns Elli and Giovannetti attack. Chioccioli and Sierra again can easily follow.
3 km: Chioccioli attacks and now only Sierra can follow. Barely. Vona, Vargas, Rodriguez and Gaston have closed the gap to Elli and Giovannetti.
0 km: Chioccioli wins another stage with a fantastic solo finish.
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 5h12'34"
2. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 43"
3. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 1'10"
4. Inaki Gaston - CLAS - + 1'10" 5. Marco Giovannetti - Gatorade - + 1'10"
6. Franco Vona - Jolly - + 1'10"
7. Fabio Hernan Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 1'45"
8. Andy Hampsten - Motorola - + 1'45"
9. Thierry Claveyrolat - RMO - + 2'05"
10. Oscar Vargas - Ryalcao - + 2'34"
11. Sean Kelly - PDM - + 2'46"
12. Ruben Dario Beltran - Gaseosas - + 2'46"
13. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 2'46"
14. Israel Ochoa - Gaseosas - + 2'46"
15. Alexis Mendez - Selle Italia - + 2'46"
16. Pacho Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 2'46"
17. Hector Patarroyo - Ryalcao - + 2'46"
18. Giancarlo Perini - Carrera - + 2'46"
19. Davide Cassani - Ariostea - + 2'46"
20. Israel Corredor - Gaseosas - + 2'46"
21. Henry Cardenas - Ryalcao - + 2'46"
22. Flavio Giupponi - Carrera - + 2'46"
23. Alberto Camargo - Ryalcao - + 2'46"
24. Miguel Angel Sanabria - Pony Malta - + 3'16"
25. Marcos Aurelio Wilches - Gaseosas - + 3'16"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 60h07'48" 2. Marco Giovannetti - Gatorade - + 2'29"
3. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 6'18"
4. Inaki Gaston - CLAS - + 12'07"
5. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 12'12"
6. Fabio Hernan Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 13'38"
7. Thierry Claveyrolat - RMO - + 14'03"
8. Andy Hampsten - Motorola - + 14'41"
9. Franco Vona - Jolly - + 14'54"
10. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 16'49"
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 48 Pts
2. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - 25 Pts
3. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - 18 Pts
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Marco Giovannetti - Gatorade - 194 Pts
2. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 178 Pts
3. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - 105 Pts
230 km: Several riders are trying to get away directly from the start. The last flat stages the breakaways lasted till the finish and nobody wants to miss the opportunity to score a victory. So far all stage wins have been taken by Del Tongo, Gatorade, Carrera and PDM. There are still a lot of riders who did not have any champagne yet and desperately seek an opportunity to get some.
180 km: The cards have been shuffled and several riders have made a serious gap with the pack. The others seem to have missed another opportunity.
E1: Durst (PDM), Bennington (Z), Vairetti (Selle Italia), Rossi (Carrera), Van Leeuwe (Tulip), Dahlberg (Motorola), Manin (RMO), Ambite (Amaya), Bock (Lotto) and Lurvik (Toshiba).
E2 at 35”: Garde (Castorama).
E3 at 1’14”: Prado (CLAS)
P at 3’36”: 171 riders.
122 km: Vairetti takes the intermediate sprint in Busto Arsizio.
E1: Vairetti (Selle Italia), Van Leeuwe (Tulip), Dahlberg (Motorola), Bennington (Z), Bock (Lotto), Manin (RMO), Garde (Castorama), Ambite (Amaya), Lurvik (Toshiba), Rossi (Carrera) and Durst (PDM).
E2 at 2’02”: Prado (CLAS).
P at 9’32”: 170 riders.
40 km: Vairetti, Ambite, Van Leeuwe and Bock have gotten away from their fellow attackers.
E1: Vairetti (Selle Italia), Van Leeuwe (Tulip), Ambite (Amaya) and Bock (Lotto).
E2 at 26”: Rossi (Carrera), Garde (Castorama), Lurvik (Toshiba), Dahlberg (Motorola), Bennington (Z), Manin (RMO) and Durst (PDM).
E3 at 16’32”: Prado (CLAS).
P at 17’52”: 171 riders.
0 km: Bock wins todays stage. At the finish he was faster in the sprint than Van Leeuwe and Vairetti.
1. Thierry Bock - Lotto - 5h38'34"
2. Stefan Van Leeuwe - Tulip - + 0"
3. Raimondo Vairetti - Selle Italia - + 0"
4. Eladio Ambite - Amaya - + 1'53"
5. Christophe Manin - RMO - + 5'38"
6. Thomas Durst - PDM - + 6'14"
7. Nathan Dahlberg - Motorola - + 7'43"
8. Wayne Bennington - Z - + 7'43"
9. Remo Rossi - Carrera - + 7'43"
10. Olaf Lurvik - Toshiba - + 7'43"
11. Dominique Garde - Castorama - + 8'28"
12. Mario Cipolllini - Del Tongo - + 10'31"
13. Rolf Sorensen - Ariostea - + 10'31"
14. Jorg Muller - TVM - + 10'31"
15. Daniel Wyder - Selle Italia - + 10'31"
16. Etienne De Wilde - Histor - + 10'31"
17. Sean Kelly - PDM - + 10'31"
18. Davide Cassani - Ariostea - + 10'31"
19. Brian Holm - Histor - + 10'31"
20. Marco Vitali - Jolly - + 10'31"
21. Kim Andersen - Z - + 10'31"
22. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 10'31"
23. Jacky Durand - Castorama - + 10'31"
24. Dario Mariuzzo - Ariostea - + 10'31"
25. Endrio Leoni - Jolly - + 10'31"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 65h56'53" 2. Marco Giovannetti - Gatorade - + 2'29"
3. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 6'18"
4. Inaki Gaston - CLAS - + 12'07"
5. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 12'12"
6. Fabio Hernan Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 13'38"
7. Thierry Clavyrolat - RMO - + 14'03"
8. Andy Hampsten - Motorola - + 14'41"
9. Franco Vona - Jolly - + 14'54"
10. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 16'49"
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 48 Pts
2. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - 25 Pts
3. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - 18 Pts
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Marco Giovannetti - Gatorade - 194 Pts
2. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 178 Pts
3. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - 105 Pts
Bosskardo wrote:
A lot of breakaway wins you got there
Hope you can still win
This is indeed a bad giro for sprinters like Fidanza and Cipollini.
Winning will be really touch. Chioccioli is so much better in the mountais than Giovannetti (82 vs 78). Everytime I have a small gap with him he easily closes it without any trouble and counters on top of it. I think I can get about 2'00" back in the last ITT, but with the three mountain stages that are still to come, I'm afraid I will need to make up more time. Hopefully, I can at least win the sprinters jersey and secure 2nd place in the GC. That would be more than I had hoped for from the beginning.
132 km: It is on. Directly from the start several riders try to get away from the pack. It is a short, yet difficult race today. Starting the climbs early may be the key to a victory here.
88 km: Chanteur takes the intermediate sprint in Teglio.
E1: Chanteur (Toshiba), Andersen (Z), Espinosa (CLAS) and Ouslamine (TVM).
E2 at 28”: Meyvisch (Carrera), Van Eynde (Lotto) and Robin (Castorama).
E3 at 1’19”: Schuler (Motorola), Brun (RMO), Van Aert (PDM) and Huygens (Histor)
P at 2’55”: 172 riders.
74 km: Cardenas, Caritoux and Corredor attack. It is still very far until the finish. Giupponi and Sanabria join in the attack as well.
48 km: Corredor is the first one on top of the Passo del Mortirolo. It has been a very difficult climb and many of the attackers have been dangling between Corredor and the pack or already been caught by a severe thinning pack.
E1: Corredor (Gaseosas).
E2 at 15”: Caritoux (RMO).
E3 at 35”: Sanabria (Pony Malta) and Cardenas (Ryalcao).
E4 at 1’32”: Giupponi (Carrera).
E5 at 2’18”: Espinosa (CLAS).
P at 4’40”: 65 riders.
29 km: Rodriguez attacks. The leaders in the GC will have to react now. Mendez, Ochao and Hampsten join in on the attack. All other favorites decided to wait.
19 km: Vargas, Millar and Romero attack at the point that the climb to the top of the Valico di Santa Cristina becomes a bit steeper.
E1: Corredor (Gaseosas).
E2 at 49”: Cardenas (Ryalcao), Caritoux (RMO) and Sanabria (Pony Malta).
E3 at 1’32”: Sierra (Selle Italia).
E4 at 2’15”: Hampsten (Motorola).
E5 at 2’56”: Rodriguez (Pony Malta), Ochoa (Gaseosas) and Giupponi (Carrera).
P at 3’26”: 46 riders.
16 km: Elli and Giovannetti place an attack.
11 km: Corredor also reaches the top of the Valico di Santa Cristina first.
E1: Corredor (Gaseosas).
E2 at 37”: Sierra (Selle Italia).
E3 at 1’19”: Hampsten (Motorola).
E4 at 1’33”: Cardenas (Ryalcao), Sanabria (Pony Malta), Caritoux (RMO), Elli (Ariostea) and Giovannetti (Gatorade).
E5 at 2’24”: Roux (Toshiba) and Millar (Z).
E6 at 2’52”: Simon (Castorama), Zimmermann (Motorola), Mendez (Selle Italia), Conti (Ariostea), Gaston (CLAS) and Zaina (Carrera).
P at 3’16”: 37 riders including Chioccioli (Del Tongo).
3 km: Elli and Giovannetti are on fire and quickly pass everybody in front of them. Chioccioli is also working his way through the field a little behind them.
0 km: Giovannetti wins before Chioccioli and Elli.
1. Marco Giovannetti - Gatorade - 4h03'14"
2. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - + 24"
3. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 24"
4. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 1'19"
5. Israel Corredor - Gaseosas - + 1'36"
6. Thierry Claveyrolat - RMO - + 1'36"
7. Andy Hampsten - Motorola - + 1'36"
8. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 2'06"
9. Inaki Gaston - CLAS - + 2'22"
10. Franco Vona - Jolly - + 2'22"
11. Miguel Angel Sanabria - Pony Malta - + 2'44"
12. Eric Caritoux - RMO - + 2'44"
13. Henry Cardenas - Ryalcao - + 3'05"
14. Denis Roux - Toshiba - + 3'21"
15. Oscar Vargas - Ryalcao - + 3'31"
16. Robert Millar - Z - + 3'31"
17. Alexis Mendez - Selle Italia - + 3'31"
18. Pascal Simon - Castorama - + 3'31"
19. Fabio Hernan Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 3'52"
20. Giancarlo Perini - Carrera - + 3'52"
21. Israel Ochoa - Gaseosas - + 4'19"
22. Pacho Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 4'19"
23. Ruben Dario Beltran - Gaseosas - + 4'19"
24. Marcos Aurelio Wilches - Gaseosas - + 4'19"
25. Luis Gonzalez Gallego - Pony Malta - + 4'19"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 70h00'19" 2. Marco Giovannetti - Gatorade - + 1'57"
3. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 6'22"
4. Leonardo Sierra - Selle Italia - + 13'19"
5. Inaki Gaston - CLAS - + 14'17"
6. Thierry Claveyrolat - RMO - + 15'27"
7. Andy Hampsten - Motorola - + 16'05"
8. Franco Vona - Jolly - + 17'04"
9. Fabio Hernan Rodriguez - Pony Malta - + 17'18"
10. Enrico Zaina - Carrera - + 18'43"
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 51 Pts
2. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - 27 Pts
3. Israel Corredor - Gaseosas - 25 Pts
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Marco Giovannetti - Gatorade - 219 Pts
2. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - 198 Pts
3. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - 121 Pts
