178 km: Chioccioli (Del Tongo) wins the mountain sprint before Vargas (Ryalcao) and Kajzer (Telekom).
175km: Chenghialta (Ariostea), Freitas (Sicasal), De Clercq (Lotto), Holzmann (Telekom), Jonrond (RMO) and Hanegraaf (Panasonic) get away from the pack. They have a 57” lead.
153 km: De Clercq (Lotto) wins the intermediate sprint before Holzmann (Telekom), Jonrond (RMO), Cenghialta (Ariostea), Hanegraaf (Panasonic) and Freitas (Sicasal). They have a 1’00” lead on Patarroyo (Ryalcao) and Sels (Histor) and 2’17” on the pack.
125 km: Jonrond (RMO) wins the mountainsprint before Cenghialta (Ariostea), De Clercq (Lotto), Holzmann (Telekom), Hanagraaf (Panasonic) and Freitas (Sicasal). Patarroyo (Ryalcao) and Sels (Histor) follow at 1’40”. The pack follows at 6’46”.
103 km: Jonrond (RMO) wins the intermediate sprint before Cenghialta (Ariostea), De Clercq (Lotto), Holzmann (Telekom), Freitas (Sicasal) and Hanegraaf (Panasonic). Sels (Histor) and Patarroyo (Ryalcao) are 2’05” behind. The pack follows at 8’03”.
72 km: De Clercq (Lotto) wins the intermediate sprint before Cenghialta (Ariostea), Freitas (Sicasal), Jonrond (RMO), Holzmann (Telekom) and Hanegraaf (Panasonic). Patarroyo (Ryalcao) and Sels (Histor) are 2’49” behind and the pack follows at 8’49”.
25 km: Jonrond (RMO) wins the mountain sprint. Holzmann (Telekom), De Clercq (Lotto), Cenghialta (Ariostea), Freitas (Sicasal) and Hanegraaf (Panasonic) follow at 7”. The pack is 1’36” behind and approaching fast.
6 km: The attackers were caught by the pack
0 km: Van der Poel (Tulip) wins the sprint before Nelissen (Weinmann) and Baffi (Ariostea).
1. Adrie Van der Poel - Tulip - 4h31'12"
2. Wilfried Nelissen - Weinmann - + 0"
3. Adriano Baffi - Ariostea - + 0"
4. Jean Paul Van Poppel - PDM - + 0"
5. Olaf Ludwig - Panasonic - + 0"
6. Stephan Joho - Weinmann - + 0"
7. Stephen Hodge - ONCE - + 0"
8. Falk Boden - PDM - + 0"
9. Gerard Rue - Helvetia - + 0"
10. Franco Chioccioli - Del Tongo - + 0"
11. Francisco Antequera - Amaya - + 0"
12. Luc Roosen - Tulip - + 0"
13. Patrice Esnault - Amaya - + 0"
14. Jean Francois Bernard - Banesto - + 0"
15. Bruno Cenghialta - Ariostea - + 0"
16. Jacky Durand - Castorama - + 0"
17. Tony Rominger - Toshiba - + 0"
18. Juan Martinez Oliver - Banesto - + 0"
19. Armand De las Cuevas - Banesto - + 0"
20. Davide Cassani - Ariostea - + 0"
21. Pierre Herinne - Lotto - + 0"
22. Laurent Jalabert - Toshiba - + 0"
23. Marino Lejarreta - ONCE - + 0"
24. Eddy Planckaert - Panasonic - + 0"
25. Peter De Clercq - Lotto - + 0"
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200 km: Chevallier (RMO), Remels (Tulip), Kindberg (Toshiba), Giuliani (Jolly), Fuchs (Banesto), Schleicher (Telekom), Lietti (Ariostea), Raab (PDM), Galleschi (Gis Gelati) and Lavainne (Castorama) have a 28” lead on Gouvenou (Z), Dahlberg (Motorola), Rico (Ryalcao), Brugna (Amore & Vita) and Holtmann (Telekom) and 51” on the pack.
189 km: The attackers have been caught. Pieters (Tulip), wins the intermediate sprint before Moreels (Lotto), De Vries (Buckler) and Nijdam (Buckler).
178 km: Dahlberg (Motorola), Brugna (Amore & Vita), Rico (Ryalcao) and Gelfi (Del Tongo) have a 17” lead on Galleschi (Gis Gelati) and Arnould (Castorama), a 26” lead on Gouvenou (Z) and a 1’17” lead on the pack.
140 km: Dahlberg (Motorola) wins the intermediate sprint before Rico (Ryalcao), Galeschi (Gis Gelati), Brugna (Amore & Vita), Gelfi (Del Tongo), Arnould (Castorama) and Gouvenou (Z). They have a 1’14” lead on the pack, which is controlled by the Gatorade team.
51 km: Dewailly (Histor) wins the intermediate sprint before Dhaenens (Panasonic). They have a 2’43” lead on Arnould (Castorama), Gouvenou (Z), Galleseni (Gis Gelati), Gelfi (Del Tongo), Brugna (Amore & Vita), Dahlberg (Motorola) and Rico (Ryalcao) and a 3’21” lead on the pack.
21 km: all attackers have been caught by the pack. It’s going to be a mass sprint.
0 km: Nijdam (Buckler) wins the sprint. Chiapucci (Carrera) and Bolts (Telekom) finished at 4'09" distance and dropped down in the general standings.
Giovanetti (Gatorade) set an early fast time, which was beaten by Esnault (Amaya).
Millar (Z) set a much faster time.
Only Chioccioli (Del Tongo) managed to beat the time.
Rominger (Toshiba) did an OK job and maintained his yellow jersey.
Giovanetti (Gatorade) has lost too much time in the TTT to be of any influence in the general standings. He finished at a 28th place.
1. Franco Chioccioli – Del Tongo – 21’51”
2. Robert Millar – Z - + 15”
3. Armand De las Cuevas – Banesto - + 22”
4. Gerard Rue – Helvetia - + 24”
5. Jean Francois Bernard – Banesto - + 26”
6. Marino Lejaretta – ONCE - + 27”
7. Mauro Gianetti – Helvetia - + 30”
8. Luc Leblanc – Castorama - + 35”
9. Patrice Esnault – Amaya - + 38” 10. Marco Giovanetti – Gatorade - + 43”
11. Laurent Jalabert – Toshiba - + 43”
12. Luc Roosen – Tulip - + 43”
13. Tony Rominger – Toshiba - + 45”
14. Eric Boyer – Z - + 53”
15. Jacky Durand – Castorama - + 56”
16. Stephen Hodge – ONCE - + 1’04”
17. Anselmo Fuerte – ONCE - + 1’06”
18. Juan Martinez Oliver – Banesto - + 1’07”
19. Adrie Van der Poel – Tulip - + 1’07”
20. Martial Gayant – Toshiba - + 1’09”
21. Eric Vanderaerden – Buckler - + 1’11”
22. Sean Yates – Motorola - + 1’11”
23. Francisco Antequera – Amaya - + 1’11”
24. Laurent Fignon – Castorama - + 1’12”
25. Philippe Louviot – Toshiba - + 1’13”
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Tony Rominger – Toshiba – 23h16’02”
2. Luc Roosen – Tulip - + 33”
3. Laurent Fignon – Castorama - + 44”
4. Marino Lejaretta – ONCE - + 53”
5. Armand De las Cuevas – Banesto - + 54”
6. Franco Chioccioli – Del Tongo - + 1’08”
7. Laurent Jalabert – Toshiba - + 1’14”
8. Luc Leblanc – Castorama - + 1’18”
9. Gerard Rue – Helvetia - + 1’25”
10. Jean Francois Bernard - + 1’31”
11. Mauro Gianetti – Helvetia - + 1’33”
12. Robert Millar – Z - + 1’33”
13. Jacky Durand – Castorama - + 1’35”
14. Anselmo Fuerte – ONCE - + 1’35”
15. Thierry Marie – Castorama - + 1’42”
16. Adrie Van der Poel – Tulip - + 1’53”
17. Philippe Louviot – Toshiba - + 1’56”
18. Juan Martinez Oliver – Banesto - + 2’05”
19. Patrice Esnault – Amaya - + 2’07”
20. Martial Gayant – Toshiba - + 2’08”
21. Guido Winterberg – Helvetia - + 2’21”
22. Laurent Bezault – Toshiba - + 2’25”
23. Falk Boden – PDM - + 2’35”
24. Edwig Van Hooydonck – Buckler - + 2’36”
25. Carlo Bomans – Weinmann - + 2’43”
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Dariusz Kajzer – Telekom – 31 Pts
2. Franco Chioccioli – Del Tongo – 18 Pts
3. Jean Luc Jonrond – RMO – 17 Pts
4. Henri Manders – Helvetia – 15 Pts
5. Oscar Vargas – Ryalcao – 11 Pts
6. Robert Millar – Z – 10 Pts
7. Kim Andersen – Z – 9 Pts
8. Giorgio Furlan – Ariostea – 9 Pts
9. Pierre Herinne – Lotto – 8 Pts
10. Josef Holzmann – Telekom – 8 Pts
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Franco Chioccioli – Del Tongo – 87 Pts
2. Adrie Van der Poel – Tulip – 82 Pts
3. Tony Rominger – Toshiba – 67 Pts
4. Gerard Rue – Helvetia – 67 Pts
5. Wilfried Nelissen – Weinmann – 64 Pts
6. Luc Roosen – Tulip – 63 Pts
7. Armand De las Cuevas – Banesto – 62 Pts
8. Adriano Baffi – Ariostea – 60 Pts
9. Robert Millar – Z – 56 Pts
10. Jean Paul Van Poppel – PDM – 55 Pts
Edited by harry on 05-04-2010 17:06
150 km: Dewailly (Histor) wins the mountainsprint before Lietti (Ariostea) and Abadie (Toshiba).
137 km: Pastorelli (Gis Gelati) wins the intermediate sprint before Planckaert (Panasonic), Nijboer (Nijboer), Lavainne (Castorama), Gavazzi (Amore & Vita), Madiot (RMO), Abadie (Toshiba) and Ballerini (Del Tongo). Sciandri (Carrera), Duclos-Lassalle (Z), De Clercq (Buckler), Liboton (Tulip), Van Itterbeeck (Histor), Strazzer (Jolly) and Fuchs (Banesto) follow at 20” and the pack at 1’06”.
130 km: Ballerini (Del Tongo) wins the mountainsprint before Madiot (RMO) and Camargo (Ryalcao). They have a lead of 36” over the pack. The other attackers have been caught.
120 km: De Clercq (Buckler), Dauwe (Tulip), Giannelli (Carrera), Di Basco (Gis Gelati), Nijboer (Telekom), Toffali (Jolly), Lavainne (Castorama) and Ballerini (Del Tongo) have a 52” lead on Madiot (RMO), Convalle (Amore & Vita) and Duclos-Lassalle (Z) and 1’36” on the pack.
96 km: Ballerini (Del Tongo) wins the mountainsprint before De Clercq (Buckler), Giannelli (Carrera), Di Basco (Gis Gelati), Nijboer (Telekom), Lavainne (Castorama) and Dauwe (Tulip). They have a lead of 44” on Madiot (RMO), Abadie (Toshiba), Duclos Lassalle (Z), Convalle (Amore & Vita) and Toffali (Jolly) and 1’32” on the pack.
86 km: Ballerini (Del Tongo) wins the mountainsprint before De Clercq (Buckler). They have a 17” lead on Giannelli (Carrera), Nijboer (Telekom), Dauwe (Tulip), Di Basco (Gis Gelati), Toffali (Jolly) and Lavainne (Castorama), a 43” lead on Madiot (RMO), a 51” lead on Abadie (Toshiba) and Duclas Lassale (Z), a 1’00” lead on Convalle (Amore & Vita) and Barale (Amore & Vita) and a 1’33” lead on the pack.
79 km: Van Lancker (Panasonic), Elli (Ariostea), Bauer (Motorola), Delion (Helvetia), Sorensen (Ariostea), Dufaux (Helvetia), Criquielion (Lotto) and Camargo (Ryalcao) are trying to get away from the pack.
70 km: De Clercq (Buckler) wins the mountainsprint before Ballerini (Del Tongo). They have a 21” lead on Lavainne (Castorama), Di Basco (Gis Gelati), Giannelli (Carrera), Nijboer (Telekom), Toffali (Jolly) and Dauwe (Tulip), a 43” lead on Elli (Ariostea) and Van Lancker (Panasonic), a 1’04” lead on Delion (Helvetia), Camargo (Ryalcao) and Bauer (Motorola), a 1’20” lead on Abadie (Toshiba), a 1’31” lead on Madiot (RMO) and a 2’07” on the pack.
62 km: Van Lancker (Panasonic) wins the mountainsprint before Elli (Ariostea), Camargo (Ryalcao), Bauer (Motorola) and Delion (Helvetia). Ballerini (Del Tongo) and De Clercq (Buckler) follow at 25”, Nijboer (Telekom), Di Basco (Gis Gelati), Dauwe (Tulip), Toffali (Jolly) and Giannelli (Carrera) follow at 44”, Lavainne (Castorama) is 56” behind, Sorensen (Ariostea) follows at 1’40”, Abadie (Toshiba), Madiot (RMO) and Dufaux are 2’25” behind and the pack follows at 2’54”.
54 km: Argentin (Ariostea) and Criquielion (Lotto) attack.
47 km: Breukink (PDM) attacks. Bugno (Gatorade) reacts and jumps along together with Vona (Jolly).
40 km: Ballerini (Del Tongo) wins the intermediate sprint before Camargo (Ryalcao), Bauer (Motorola), Delion (Helvetia), De Clercq (Buckler), Dauwe (Tulip), Giannelli (Carrera), Di Basco (Gis Gelati), Lavainne (Castorama), Toffali (Jolly), Nijboer (Telekom) and Elli (Ariostea). Sorensen (Ariostea), Argentin (Ariostea) and Criquielion (Lotto) follow at 1’13”. Bugno (Gatorade), Breukink (PDM) and Vona (Jolly) are 2’11” behind. The pack follows at 2’18”.
30 km: Richard (Helvetia) and Chozas (ONCE) are getting away from the pack. PDM and Gatorade are increasing the pace.
26 km: Chiapucci (Carrera), Breukink (PDM), Vona (Jolly) are attacking. Bugno (Gatorade) and Anderson (Motorola) jump along.
20 km: Di Basco (Gis Gelati) wins the sprint before Camargo (Ryalcao), Criquielion (Lotto), Dauwe (Tulip), Elli (Ariostea), Bauer (Motorola), Argentin (Ariostea), Nijboer (Telekom), Van Lancker (Panasonic), Dauwe (Tulip), De Clercq (Buckler), Delion (Helvetia), Lavainne (Castorama), Ballerini (Del Tongo), Giannelli (Carrera) and Toffali (Jolly). Anderson (Motorola), Sorensen (Ariostea), Breukink (PDM), Vona (Jolly), Bugno (Gatorade) and Chozas (ONCE) follow at 33”. Camargo (Ryalcao) and Criquielion (Lotto) are attacking.
12 km: Criquielion (Lotto) has a 15” lead on Anderson (Motorola), a 38” lead on Van Lancker (Panasonic) and Argentin (Ariostea), a 56” lead on Rooks (Buckler), Camargo (Ryalcao), Ballerini (Del Tongo), Nijboer (Telekom) and Di Basco (Gis Gelati) and a 1’15” lead on the pack. Gatorade is increasing the pace.
6 km: Argentin (Ariostea), Rooks (Buckler), Anderson (Motorola), Criquielion (Lotto) and Van Lancker (Panasonic) have a 56” lead on the pack.
2 km: Breukink (PDM), Vona (Jolly) and Bugno (Gatorade) are attacking. They are 41” behind the leaders.
1 km: Bugno (Gatorade) made a jump to the group with Criquielion (Lotto), Anderson (Motorola), Argentin (Ariostea) and Van Lancker (Panasonic), from which Rooks (Buckler) escaped.
0 km: Rooks (Buckler) wins another stage.
1. Steven Rooks - Buckler - 3h45'50
2. Phil Anderson - Motorola - + 11"
3. Moreno Argentin - Ariostea - + 11"
4. Claude Criquielion - Lotto - + 11"
5. Eric Van Lancker - Panasonic - + 11" 6. Gianni Bugno - Gatorade - + 11"
7. Franco Vona - Jolly + 38"
8. Jean Claude Leclercq - Helvetia - + 38"
9. Pascal Richard - Helvetia - + 38"
10. Massimiliano Lelli - Ariostea - + 38"
11. Sean Kelly - PDM - + 38"
12. Udo Bolts - Telekom - + 38"
13. Erich Machler - Carrerar - + 38"
14. Eduardo Chozas - ONCE - + 38"
15. Melchor Mauri - ONCE - + 38"
16. Luigi Furlan - Helvetia - + 38"
17. Johan Lammerts - Z - + 38"
18. Alberto Camargo - Ryalcao - + 38"
19. Gilles Delion - Helvetia - + 38"
20. Erik Breukink - PDM - + 38"
21. Maurizio Fondriest - Panasonic - + 38"
22. Raul Alcala - PDM - + 38"
23. Martin Earley - PDM - + 38"
24. Adrie Wijnands - Telekom - + 38"
25. Laurent Dufaux - Helvetia - + 38"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Gianni Bugno - Gatorade - 23h01'00"
2. Claude Criquielion - Lotto - + 9"
3. Maurizio Fondriest - Panasonic - + 33"
4. Eduardo Chozas - ONCE - + 39"
5. Erik Breukink - PDM - + 43"
6. Franco Vona - Jolly - + 1'28"
7. Massimiliano Lelli - Ariostea - + 1'41"
8. Eric Caritoux - RMO - + 1'41"
9. Pascal Richard - Helvetia - + 1'41"
10. Phil Anderson - Motorola - + 1'53"
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Mario De Clercq - Buckler - 26 Pts 2. Camillo Passera - Gatorade - 18 Pts
3. Franco Ballerini - Del Tongo - 18 Pts
167 km: Duclos Lassale (Z) wins the mountainsprint before Planckaert (Panasonic) and Van den Akker (PDM). Planckaert (Panasonic), Giannelli (Carrera), Dhaenens (Panasonic), Leali (Gis Gelati), Toffali (Jolly), Manin (RMO), Dauwe (Tulip), Lavainne (Castorama), Gorospe (Banesto), Camargo (Ryalcao), Dewailly (Histor), De Clercq (Buckler), Van Lancker (Panasonic) and Gavazzi (Amore & Vita) try to get away.
150 km: Lavainne (Castorama) has a 43” lead on the pack. Giannelli (Carrera), Planckaert (Panasonic) and Manin (RMO) are in pursuit.
136 km: Lavainne (Castorama) wins the mountainsprint. Gavazzi (Amore & Vita) and Dewailly (Histor) are 54” behind. The pack follows at 1’08”. Ballerini (Del Tongo), De Clercq (Buckler), Dahlberg (Motorola), Dhaenens (Pansonic), Chiapucci (Carrera) and Elli (Ariostea) try to get away.
126 km: Lavainne (Castorama) wins the intermediate sprint. Nijboer (Telekom), Van den Akker (PDM), Fuchs (Banesto), Manin (RMO), Toffani (Jolly) and Planckaert (Panasonic) follow at 43”, Leali (Gis Gelati) follows at 1’03” and the pack follows at 1’31”.
115 km: Ballerini (Del Tongo) wins the mountainsprint. Duclos Lassalle (Z), De Clercq (Buckler), Van Itterbeeck (Histor), Sciandri (Carrera), Liboton (Tulip), Nijboer (Telekom), Fuchs (Banesto), Lavainne (Castorama), Planckaert (Panasonic), Brugna (Amore & Vita), Toffali (Jolly), Dahlberg (Motorola), Elli (Ariostea), Manin (RMO), Leali (Gis Gelati), (Panasonic), Van den Akker (PDM), Dufaux (Helvetia), Lurvik (Toshiba), Rogiers (Tulip), Dewailly (Histor) and Chiappucci (Carrera) follow at 14” and the pack at 1’01”.
105 km: All attackers are back in the pack.
103 km: Elli (Ariostea) is the first in the mountainsprint before Ballerini (Del Tongo), Madiot (RMO), Dufaux (Helvetia) and Camargo (Ryalcao). Dhaenens (Panasonic) follows at 15” and the pack at 22”.
85 km: Sorensen (Ariostea) wins the mountainsprint before Van Lancker (Panasonic). Schuler (Motorola) follows at 19”, Pedersen (Del Tongo) at 31” and the pack at 40”.
70 km: Van Lancker (Panasonic) has a 21” lead on Sorensen (Ariostea), 56” on Schuler (Motorola), 1’22” on Pedersen (Del Tongo), 1’31” on Rodriguez Magro (Banesto) and Machler (Carrera), 1’40” on Bauer (Motorola) and 2’41” on the pack.
59 km: Van Lancker (Panasonic) wins the intermediate sprint. Sorensen (Ariostea) follows at 17”, Schuler (Motorola) follows at 1’01”, Machler (Carrera), Bauer (Motorola), Pedersen (Del Tongo), Rodriguez Magro (Banesto) follow at 1’37” and the pack at 3’12”.
43 km: Van Lancker (Panasonic) wins the mountainsprint. Sorensen (Ariostea) follows at 31”, Schuler (Motorola) at 1’37”, Bauer (Motorola), Machler (Carrera) and Pedersen (Del Tongo) at 1’54”, Rodriguez Magro (Banesto) at 2’28” and the pack at 2’52”.
25 km: Van Lancker (Panasonic) wins the intermediate sprint. Sorensen (Ariostea) is 28” behind, Machler (Carrera), Pedersen (Del Tongo), Bauer and Schuler (both Motorola) are 1’28” behind and the pack follows at 1’51”. The Lotto guys are setting the pace. Criquielion (Lotto) will be the man to watch out for…
19 km: Breukink (PDM) is the first one to attack. Bugno (Gatorade) reacts and also Criquielion (Lotto) shows his face up front.
14 km: Criquielion (Lotto) is the first one to reach the top of the last hill before Anderson (Motorola), Bugno (Gatorade), Fondriest (Panasonic), Breukink (PDM), Van Lancker (Panasonic), Roscioli (Del Tongo), Caritoux (RMO), Kvalsvoll (Z), Sorensen (Ariostea) and Dhaenens (Panasonic). ONCE is setting the pace of the pack since Chozas (ONCE) missed the jump. They are 1’04” behind.
5 km: Fondriest (Panasonic) leads and has a 9” gap with Anderson (Motorola). A group with Dhaenens (Panasonic), Bugno (Gatorade), Argentin (Ariostea), Breukink (PDM), Kvalsvoll (Z), Roscioli (Del Tongo), Criquielion (Lotto) and Caritoux (RMO) is 27” behind Fondriest (Panasonic).
0 km: Criquielion (Lotto) wins from Fondriest (Panasonic) who was only passed in the very last meters. Also Argentin (Ariostea) and Bugno (Gatorade) are in the first group that finishes. Nevertheless, Criquielion (Lotto) takes of the leaders jersey due to bonus seconds.
1. Claude Criquielion - Lotto - 4h04'58"
2. Maurizio Fondriest - Panasonic - + 0"
3. Moreno Argentin - Ariostea - + 0" 4. Gianni Bugno - Gatorade - + 0"
5. Erik Breukink - PDM - + 25"
6. Fabio Roscioli - Del Tongo - + 25"
7. Atle Kvalsvoll - Z - + 25"
8. Phil Anderson - + 25"
9. Rudy Dhaenens - Panasonic - + 25"
10. Eric Caritoux - RMO - + 25"
11. Rolf Sorensen - Ariostea - + 1'41"
12. Kenneth Weltz - ONCE - + 1'41"
13. Melchor Mauri - ONCE - + 1'41"
14. Jose Maria Ahedo - ONCE - + 1'41"
15. Miguel Angel Martinez Torres - ONCE - + 1'41"
16. Eduardo Chozas - ONCE - + 1'41"
17. Jean Claude Leclercq - Helvetia - + 1'41"
18. Guy Nulens - Panasonic - + 1'41"
19. Frans Maassen - Buckler - + 1'41"
20. Erich Machler - Carrera - + 1'41"
21. Brian Holm - Histor - + 1'41"
22. Adrie Wijnands - Telekom - + 1'41"
23. Joan Llaneras - ONCE - + 1'41"
24. Eros Poli - Del Tongo - + 1'41"
25. Franco Ballerini - Del Tongo - + 1'41"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Claude Criquielion - Lotto - 27h05'57" 2. Gianni Bugno - Gatorade - + 1"
3. Maurizio Fondriest - Panasonic - + 28"
4. Erik Breukink - PDM - + 1'09"
5. Eric Caritoux - RMO - + 2'07"
6. Phil Anderson - Motorola - + 2'19"
7. Eduardo Chozas - ONCE - + 2'21"
8. Franco Vona - Jolly - + 3'10"
9. Massimiliano Lelli - + 3'23"
10. Pascal Richard - Helvetia - + 3'23"
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Mario De Clercq - Buckler - 27 Pts
2. Franco Ballerini - Del Tongo - 26 Pts 3. Camillo Passera - Gatorade - 18 Pts
180 km: Nijboer (Telekom) gets away from the pack. Rocchi (Jolly) and Robin (Castorama) follow.
162 km: Abadie (Toshiba) wins the intermediate sprint before Earley (PDM), De Clercq (Buckler), Gouvenou (Z), Leali (Gis Gelati), Madiot (RMO), Dahlberg (Motorola), Nijboer (Telekom), Holm (Histor), Robin (Castorama), Convalle (Amore & Vita), Rocchi (Jolly) and Henn (Carrera). They have a gap of 1’14” with the pack.
155 km: The attackers are back in the pack.
147 km: Manin (RMO), Strazzer (Jolly), Barale (Amore & Vita), Di Basco (Gis Gelati), Gouvenou (Z), De Vries (Buckler), Van Itterbeeck (Histor), Earley (PDM), Schleicher (Telekom) and Henn (Carrera) take a 34” lead on Nijboer (Telekom), Rocchi (Jolly), Robin (Castorama), Meijs (Tulip), Convale (Amore & Vita), Van den Akker (PDM) and Dahlberg (Motorola) and 1’30” on the pack.
124 km: Van Itterbeeck (Histor) wins the mountainsprint before De Vries (Buckler). Dahlberg (Motorola), Manin (RMO), Lance (Toshiba), Strazzer (Jolly), Van den Akker (PDM), Gavazzi (Amore & Vita), Henn (Carrera), Earley (PDM), Gouvenou (Z) and Di Basco (Gis Gelati) are 40” behind, Schleicher (Telekom) and Barale (Amore & Vita) are 1’22” behind and the pack follows at 4’00”.
111 km: De Vries (Buckler) wins the intermediate sprint before Van Itterbeeck (Histor). Strazzer (Jolly), Henn (Carrera), Di Basco (Gis Gelati), Schleicher (Telekom), Barale (Amore & Vita), Gouvenou (Z), Earley (PDM), Dahlberg (Motorola), Lance (Toshiba), Van den Akker (PDM), Gavazzi (Amore & Vita) and Manin (RMO) are 40” behind. The pack follows at 4’32”.
100 km: De Vries (Buckler) wins the mountainsprint before Van Itterbeeck (Histor), Lance (Toshiba), Gavazzi (Amore & Vita), Gouvenou (Z), Earley (PDM), Manin (RMO), Strazzer (Jolly), Henn (Carrera), Dahlberg (Motorola), Di Basco (Gis Gelati) and Van den Akker (PDM). Schleicer (Telekom) is 1’45” behind and Barale 2’01”. The pack has a gap of 6’13” with the leaders.
93 km: Bauer (Motorola), Mariuzzo (Ariostea), Lezaun (Banesto), Sierra (Ryalcao), Pedersen (Del Tongo) and Herrera (Ryalcao) attack.
90 km: Henn (Carrera) is the first in the mountainsprint before Lance (Toshiba), Di Basco (Gis Gelati), Van Itterbeeck (Histor), Gouvenou (Z), Manin (RMO), De Vries (Buckler) and Gavazzi (Amore & Vita). They have a 1’22” lead on Strazzer (Jolly), Van den Akker (PDM), Dahlberg (Motorola) and Earley (PDM), a 2’17” lead on Herrera and Sierra (both Ryalcao), a 3’02” lead on Mariuzzo (Ariostea) and Bauer (Motorola), a 3’40” lead on Pedersen (Del Tongo) and Lezaun (Banesto), a 4’00” lead on Schleicher (Telekom) and Barale (Amore & Vita) and a 6’06” lead on the pack.
50 km: Herrara (Ryalcao), Van Itterbeeck (Histor), Lance (Toshiba), Gavazzi (Amore & Vita), Sierra (Ryalcao), Earley (PDM), Van den Akker (PDM), Manin (RMO), Henn (Carrera), Gouvenou (Z), De Vries (Buckler) and Di Basco (Gis Gelati) have a 1’02” lead on Bauer, Dahlberg (both Motorola), Mariuzzo (Ariostea) and Strazzer (Jolly), a 1’40” lead on Pedersen (Del Tongo) and Lazaun (Banesto) and 3’04” on the pack.
45 km: Anderson (Motorola) attacks. Breukink (PDM), Bugno (Gatorade) and Chozas (ONCE) react and jump along.
30 km: Lance (Toshiba) wins the intermediate sprint before Lelli (Ariostea), Henn (Carrera), Sierra (Ryalcao), Gouvenou (Z), Chozas (ONCE), Di Basco (Gis Gelati), Van Itterbeeck (Histor), De Vries (Buckler), Van den Akker (PDM), Herrera (Ryalcao), Earley (PDM), Manin (RMO), Gavazzi (Amore & Vita) and Breukink (PDM). Anderson (Motorola), Vona (Jolly), Kvalsvoll (Z) and Bugno (Gatorade) follow at 37”. Richard (Helvetia), Vichot (Castorama), Chiappucci (Carrera), Caritoux (RMO), Duclos Lassalle (Z), Camargo (Ryalcao), Criquielion (Lotto), Strazzer (Jolly), Bauer (Motorola) and Dahlberg (Motorola) follow at 56” and the pack is 1’35” behind.
15 km: Anderson (Motorola), Chozas (ONCE), Lelli (Ariostea), Gouvenou (Z), Earley (PDM), Van Itterbeeck (Histor), Rooks (Buckler), Henn (Carrera), Lance (Toshbia), Manin (RMO), Caritoux (RMO), Breukink (PDM), Sierra (Ryalcao), De Vries (Buckler), Herrara (Ryalcao), Gavazzi (Amore & Vita), Di Basco (Gis Gelati), Van den Akker (PDM) and Bugno (Gatorade). Kvalsvoll (Z) is 16” behind, Mauri (ONCE) and Duclos Lassale (Z) are 32” behind, Richard (Helvetia), Roscioli (Del Tongo), Fondriest (Ariostea), Vona (Jolly) and Vichot (Castorama) are 45” behind, Chiappucci (Carrera) and Dufaux (Helvetia) are 1’03” behind and the pack with Criquielion is 1’36” behind.
8.5 km: Rooks (Buckler) is alone and seems to be going for a third win. He has a 19” lead on Anderson (Motorola), a 32” lead on Henn (Carrera) and Duclos Lassalle (Z). A group with Alcala, Earley, Breukink (all PDM), Chozas (ONCE), Kvalsvoll (Z), Chiappucci (Carrera), Caritoux (RMO), Mauri (ONCE), Argentin (Ariostea), Lance (Toshiba), Sierra (Ryalcao), Lelli (Ariostea), Gouvenou (Z), De Vries (Buckler), Herrera (Ryalcao), Bugno (Gatorade), Van Itterbeeck (Histor), Van den Akker (PDM), Gavazzi (Amore & Vita), Manin (RMO) and Di Basco (Gis Gelati) is 53” behind. Dufaux (Helvetia), Vichot (Castorama), Camargo (Ryalcao), Fondriest (Ariostea), Vona (Jolly), Roscioli (Del Tongo) and Richard (Helvetia) follow at 1’40”. Weltz is alone at 1’56”. Criquielion (Lotto) is still in the pack and is 2’24” behind Rooks (Buckler).
4 km: Rooks (Buckler) has a 15” lead on Anderson (Motorola), Kvalsvoll (Z), Caritoux (RMO) and the group of 20 is 40” behind.
0 km: Rooks (Buckler) wins before de Vries (also Buckler) and Argentin (Ariostea). Bugno (Gatorade) takes back the leader jersey from Criquielion (Lotto). The jersey was too much of a burden for him. Bugno’s chances for winning the Tirreno Adriatico are excellent with only a ITT on the program.
1. Steven Rooks - Buckler - 4h39'49"
2. Gerrit De Vries - Buckler - + 19"
3. Moreno Argentin - Ariostea - + 19"
4. Gilbert Duclos Lassalle - Z - + 19"
5. Melchor Mauri - ONCE - + 19"
6. Eric Caritoux - RMO - + 19"
7. Phil Anderson - Motorola - + 19"
8. Erik Breukink - PDM - + 19"
9. Alvaro Sierra - Ryalcao - + 19"
10. Massimiliano Lelli - Ariostea - + 19"
11. Atle Kvalsvoll - Z - + 19"
12. Raul Alcala - PDM - + 19"
13. Eduardo Chozas - ONCE - + 19"
14. Martin Earley - PDM - + 19"
15. Claudio Chiappucci - Carrera - + 19" 16. Gianni Bugno - Gatorade - + 19"
17. Benjamin Van Itterbeeck - Histor - + 19"
18. Pascal Lance - Toshiba - + 19"
19. Peirino Gavazzi - Amore & Vita - + 19"
20. Christophe Manin - RMO - + 19"
21. Christian Henn - Carrera - + 19"
22. Alessio Di Basco - Gis Gelati - + 19"
23. Luis Herrera - Ryalcao - + 19"
24. John Van den Akker - PDM - + 19"
25. Thierry Gouvenou - Z - + 19"
ursul wrote:
You can easily beat criquelion. 1 sec... You will destroy him in the TT!
You are right! Even without the resuls in the last stage I always considered Breukink to be the most important treath. He is also a very skilled TT rider and I'm glad I have a little bit of time on him. As you can see in the race reports, everytime Breukink attacked, Bugno went along.
Maassen (Buckler) was the first one to go really fast and easily overtook Gusmeroli (Gatorade) in his climb.
He eventually wins the stage with a time of 25’04”. Nijdam (Buckler) was the first one to get close.
His time was only 13” from that of Maassen (Buckler). Breukink (PDM) was at the first intermediate timing only 3” slower than Maassen (Buckler) and gained 7” on Bugno (Gatorade). He was 10” behind Nijdam (Buckler). Breukink (PDM) lost 13” on Maassen (Buckler) at the 2nd intermediate.
Bugno (Gatorade) lost only 17”. Winning the Tirreno will be really difficult now for Breukink (PDM). Breukink (PDM) didn’t lose any time anymore on Maassen (Buckler) in the last section, but it wasn’t enough. Bugno (Gatorade) finishes at 13” behind Breukink (PDM) and keeps his first place. BUGNO (GATORADE) WINS THE TIRRENO ADRIATICO!!!!!
1. Frans Maassen - Buckler - 25'04"
2. Jelly Nijdam - Buckler - + 14"
3. Erik Breukink - PDM - + 14" 4. Gianni Bugno - Gatorade - + 27"
5. Eduardo Chozas - ONCE - + 34"
6. Melchor Mauri - ONCE - + 47"
7. Raul Alcala - PDM - + 47"
8. Phil Anderson - Motorola - + 47"
9. Maurizio Fondriest - Panasonic - + 48"
10. Viatcheslav Ekimov - Panasonic - + 49"
11. Erich Machler - Carrera - + 54"
12. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - + 56"
13. Sean Kelly - PDM - + 58"
14. Rolf Sorensen - Ariostea - + 1'02"
15. Steven Rooks - Buckler - + 1'04"
16. Jean Claude Leclercq - Helvetia - + 1'06"
17. Massimiliano Lelli - Ariostea - + 1'08"
18. Steve Bauer - Motorola - + 1'09"
19. Kenneth Weltz - ONCE - + 1'09"
20. Pascal Richard - Hevetia - + 1'09"
21. Claude Criquielion - Lotto - + 1'09"
22. Martin Earley - PDM - + 1'11"
23. Rolf Golz - Ariostea - + 1'12"
24. Eric Van Lancker - Panasonic - + 1'14"
25. Stefano Giraldi - Amore & Vita - + 1'16"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Gianni Bugno - Gatorade - 32h08'37"
2. Erik Breukink - PDM - + 55"
3. Claude Criquielion - Lotto - + 2'01"
4. Maurizio Fondriest - Panasonic - + 2'08"
5. Eduardo Chozas - ONCE - + 2'26"
6. Phil Anderson - Motorola - + 2'28"
7. Eric Caritoux - RMO - + 3'16"
8. Massimiliano Lelli - Ariostea - + 4'01"
9. Moreno Argentin - Ariostea - + 4'46"
10. Pascal Richard - Helvetia - + 5'24"
11. Steven Rooks - Buckler - + 6'06"
12. Franco Vona - Jolly - + 6'19"
13. Raul Alcala - PDM - + 6'27"
14. Atle Kvalsvoll - Z - + 6'54"
15. Fabio Roscioli - Del Tongo - + 7'05"
16. Claudio Chiappucci - Carrera - + 7'25"
17. Sean Kelly - PDM - + 7'58"
18. Rolf Golz - Ariostea - + 8'12"
19. Melchor Mauri - ONCE - + 8'34"
20. Udo Bolts - Telekom - + 8'40"
21. Dario Mariuzzo - Ariostea - + 9'08"
22. Alberto Camargo - Ryalcao - + 9'36"
23. Jan Nevens - Lotto - + 9'39"
24. Jelly Nijdam - Buckler - + 9'47"
25. Heinrich Trumheller - Helvetia - + 9'49"
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Mario De Clercq - Buckler - 27 Pts
2. Franco Ballerini - Del Tongo - 26 Pts 3. Camillo Passera - Gatorade - 18 Pts
4. Eric Van Lancker - Panasonic - 13 Pts
5. Alberto Elli - Ariostea - 11 Pts
6. Claude Criquielion - Lotto - 10 Pts
7. Nathan Dahlberg - Motorola - 10 Pts
8. Pierre Dewailly - Histor - 9 Pts
9. Alberto Camargo - Ryalcao - 8 Pts
10. Benjamin Van Itterbeeck - Histor - 8 Pts
Gatorade brings a mix of sprinters and experts on hills and mountains. Fidanza and Manzoni will try to stay with the front group and participate in the sprint if a big group makes it to the finish together. Zanatta and Volpi will try to get a good result by means of breakaways. Bugno will also try to win Milan - San Remo that way, but he will attack fairly late. He wants to be in the first group at the finish to score at least some points for the world cup. Besides the Tour one of his big challenges for this year.
294: Rogiers (Tulip), Kummer (Gatorade), McKinley (Motorola), Kemna (Telekom), Philipot (Banesto), Ouslamine(TVM), Meyvich (Carrera), Leblanc (Castorama), Peeters (Histor), Laurent (RMO) and Zanatta (Gatorade) try to get away.
275 km: The attackers have been caught.
260 km: Martinez Oliver (Banesto), Wilson (Ariostea), Abadie (Toshiba), Kemna (Telekom), Leblanc (Castorama), Roosen (Tulip), Richard (Helvetia), Volpi (Gatorade), Schuler (Motorola), Peeters (Histor) and Ouslamine (TVM) try to get away from the pack.
250 km: Del Tongo leads the chase to get the attackers back. In their effort to do so the pack breaks due to the strong winds. This will be a very difficult race for everybody. Schuler (Motorola), Martinez Oliver (Banesto), Wilson (Ariostea), Abadie (Toshiba), Peeters (Histor), Richard (Helvetia) and Roosen (Tulip) have a 26” lead on the first pack and 1’24” on the second one.
240 km: The pack has been fragmented in 5 groups. The wind is really strong.
220 km: The first group with Cipollini, Roscioli, Baldato, Bielli, Ballerini, Gelfi (All Del Tongo), Bontempi, Abdoujaparov, Giannelli, Sciandri, Puttini (All Carrera), Peeters (Histor), Martinez Oliver (Banesto) and Richard (Helvetia) have 16” on a first group and 1’43” on a second group. A third group is 2’14” behind the second one.
200: A group of 63 riders is chasing a group of 69 riders. The gap between both groups is 1’28”. All other riders are fragmented and more than 3 minutes behind the second pack. The race is over for a lot of riders before it has even started.
180 km: The two large packs have merged, but it is still a chaos and many riders are behind. Redant (Lotto) and Sorensen (Ariostea) find themselves in front of the pack with a 34” lead on Lammerts (Z) an d Chevallier (RMO) and 1’00” on the pack, from which many riders try to escape now.
165 km: Weltz (ONCE), Delion (Helvetia), Lammerts (Z), Bauer (Motorola), Kappes (Histor), Redant (Lotto), Sorensen (Ariostea) and Chevallier (RMO) has a lead of 3’45” on the pack. A last group of 31 riders is 2’02” behind the pack and seems te be coming back.
120 km: The 8 attackers have a 3’04” lead on the pack. They do not get a whole lot of space and it does not seem likely that the winner comes from this group. There is still a large group behind the pack. They could not close the gap, which increased again to 3’39”.
100 km: Delion (Helvetia), Lammertz (Z), Redant (Lotto), Sorensen (Ariostea), Chevallier (RMO), Schuler (Motorola) and Weltz (ONCE) have a 2’30” lead on the pack. The second pack, with amongst others Lejaretta (ONCE), Gorospe (Banesto), Fuerte (ONCE) and nearly the entire Telekom team is 4’55” behind.
80 km: Van Holen (Tulip) and Criquielion (Lotto) attack. Roll (Motorola) and Lemarchand (Z) try to follow.
65 km: Most of the attackers have been caught by the pack. Criquielion (Lotto) is the only one riding in front of the pack with a 34” lead.
40 km: Criquielion (Lotto) has a lead of 1’58” on the pack. A lot of riders are in trouble after the lone ride and the hills that have to be taken now.
30 km: The pack does not get any closer on the Cipressa. It seems like Criquielion (Lotto) is going to win Milan San Remo.
16 km: On the Poggia, the gap with Criquielion (Lotto) is still 3’33”. No way the pack is going to close the gap now.
3 km: A gap falls in the pack just before the sprint starts.
0 km: Criquielion (Lotto) takes revenge for the Tirreno and wins Milan - San Remo
1. Claude Criquielion - Lotto - 6h44'08"
2. Johan Museeuw - Lotto - + 2'24"
3. Jelle Nijdam - Buckler - + 2'24"
4. Sean Kelly - PDM - + 2'24"
5. Sammie Moreels - Lotto - + 2'24"
6. Jean Paul Van Poppel - PDM - + 2'24"
7. John Talen - PDM - + 2'24"
8. Marcel Wust - RMO - + 2'24"
9. Olaf Ludwig - Panasonic - + 2'24" 10. Gianni Bugno - Gatorade - + 2'24"
11. Adrie Van der Poel - Tulip - + 2'24"
12. Laurent Jalabert - Toshiba - + 2'24"
13. Etienne De Wilde - Histor - + 2'24"
14. Moreno Argentin - Ariostea - + 2'24"
15. Edwig Van Hooydonck - Buckler - + 2'24"
16. Adriano Baffi - Ariostea - + 2'24"
17. Franco Ballereni - Del Tongo - + 2'24"
18. Peter De Clercq - Lotto - + 2'24"
19. Steven Rooks - Buckler - + 2'24"
20. Jean Claude Leclercq - Helvetia - + 2'24"
21. Gilbert Duclos Lassalle - Z - + 2'24"
22. Ron Kiefel - Motorola - + 2'24"
23. Martin Earley - PDM - + 2'24"
24. Phil Anderson - Motorola - + 2'24"
25. Eric Van Lancker - Panasonic - + 2'24"
WORLD CUP STANDINGS:
1. Claude Criquielion - Lotto - 100 Pts
2. Johan Museeuw - Lotto - 70 Pts
3. Jelle Nijdam - Buckler - 50 Pts
4. Sean Kelly - PDM - 40 Pts
5. Sammie Moreels - Lotto - 36 Pts
6. Jean Paul Van Poppel - PDM - 32 Pts
7. John Talen - PDM - + 28 Pts
8. Marcel Wust - RMO - + 24 Pts
9. Olaf Ludwig - Panasonic - 20 Pts 10. Gianni Bugno - Gatorade - 16 Pts
11. Adrie Van der Poel - Tulip - 15 Pts
12. Laurent Jalabert - Toshiba - 14 Pts
13. Etienne De Wilde - Histor - 13 Pts
14. Moreno Argentin - Ariostea - 12 Pts
15. Edwig Van Hooydonck - Buckler - 11 Pts
16. Adriano Baffi - Ariostea - 10 Pts
17. Franco Ballereni - Del Tongo - 9 Pts
18. Peter De Clercq - Lotto - 8 Pts
19. Steven Rooks - Buckler - 7 Pts
20. Jean Claude Leclercq - Helvetia - 6 Pts
21. Gilbert Duclos Lassalle - Z - 5 Pts
22. Ron Kiefel - Motorola - 4 Pts
23. Martin Earley - PDM - 3 Pts
24. Phil Anderson - Motorola - 2 Pts
25. Eric Van Lancker - Panasonic - 1 Pts
Not having any cobblestone specialists in the team Gatorade sent a squad to the Ronde Van Vlaanderen that anticipates to attack early and stay up front until the very end of the race. Van Hooydonck (Buckler), Argentin (Ariostea), Museeuw (Lotto), Duclos Lassalle (Z), Planckaert (Panasonic), Madiot (RMO) and Ballerin (Del Tongo) are favourites for the win.
Starting list:
Buckler
1. Van Hooydonck; 2. Daelman; 3. De Clercq; 4. De Keulenaer; 5. Robeet; 6. Segers; 7. Van der Hulst; 8. Zuijderwijk.
278 km: Directly from the start Jusdado (ONCE), Fidanza (Gatorade), Pacheco (Banesto), Priem (Tonton Tapis) and Willems (La William) try to get away.
270 km: Seigneur (Z), Jusdado (ONCE), Lameire (SEFB), Priem (Tonton Tapis), Robeet (Buckler), Fidanza (Gatorade), Verstrepen (Histor) and Willems (La William) have a 41” lead on the pack.
266 km: The attackers have been caught by the pack.
260 km: Rouxel (Castorama), Schur (Gatorade), Robeet (Buckler), Diaz De Otazu (ONCE), Verstrepen (Histor) and Rossi (Carrera) have a 47” lead on the pack.
237 km: Schur (Gatorade), Van Rooy (La William), Rossi (Carrera), Beauprez (Weinmann), Windels (Tonton Tapis) and Aldag (Helvetia) have a 18” lead on Rouxel (Castorama) and 45” on the pack.
225 km: Schleicher (Telekom), Rossi (Carrera), Piva (Ariostea), Zulle (ONCE), Krieger (Helvetia), Bielli (Del Tongo), Van Rooy (La William) and Schur Gatorade) have a 1’01” lead on the pack. Still numerous attacks follow each other time after time. Everybody seems to be desperate to get in front of the pack here.
200 km: The attackers have been caught once more.
195 km: Cipollini (Del Tongo) and Calcaterra (Gatorade) take a 36” lead on the pack.
177 km: Cipollini (Del Tongo) and Calcaterra (Gatorade) have a 2’09” lead on the pack.
170 km: Several riders including Museeuw (Lotto), Leysen (Lotto), Diaz Zabala (ONCE) and Bauer (Motorola) have fallen. They are brought back by their colleagues of the Motorola and Lotto teams. Cipollini (Del Tongo) and Calcaterra (Gatorade) have 3’02” on the pack.
130 km: On the cobblestones many riders are in trouble already. Cipollini (Del Tongo) and Calcaterra (Gatorade) lead the pack by 3’32”.
100 km: Cipollini (Del Tongo) and Calcaterra (Gatorade) still lead the pack by 3’57”. Museeuw (Lotto) fell again.
70 km: On the cobbles the pack breaks into parts. Calcaterra (Gatorade) and Cipollini (Del Tongo) have a 1’17” gap with Schur (Gatorade), a 2’38” lead on Van Hooydonck (Buckler), Segers (Buckler), De Clercq (Buckler) and Hoste (La William), a 3’01” gap with Planckaert (Panasonic), Redant (Lotto), Demol (Lotto) and Fondriest (Panasonic) and a 3’12” lead on Leysen (Lotto), Vermote (RMO), Sergeant (Panasonic), Deneut (Lotto), Baldato (Del Tongo), Manzoni (Gatorade), Criquielion (Lotto), Bouvatier (RMO), De Keulenaer (Buckler) and Chevallier.
68 km: Van Hooydonck (Buckler) opens the attack. Ballerini (Del Tongo) is the only one responding.
66 km: Van Hooydonck (Buckler) has a 1’08” gap on a group with Calcaterra (Gatorade), Cipollini (Del Tongo), Madiot (RMO), Planckaert (Panasonic), Schur (Gatorade), Museeuw (Lotto), Duclos Lassalle (Z), Ballerini (Del Tongo), Hoste (La William), Segers (Buckler) and De Clercq (Buckler).
50 km: Van Hooydonck (Buckler) has a 1’04” lead on Planckaert (Panasonic), a 1’30” lead on Duclos Lassalle (Z), Madiot (RMO) and Museeuw (Lotto), a 2’44” lead on Ballerini (Del Tongo), Argentin (Ariostea), Criquielion (Lotto), Calcaterra (Gatorade), Hoste (La William) and Wampers (Panasonic).
30 km: Van Hooydonck (Buckler) has a 2’49” lead on Criquielion (Lotto), Ballerini (Del Tongo) and Planckaert (Panasonic), 3’06” lead on Madiot (RMO), a 3’50” lead on Duclos Lassalle (Z) and Museeuw (Lotto), a 4’16” lead on Argentin (Ariostea), Kelly (PDM) and Wampers (Panasonic), a 5’06” lead on Bauer (Motorola) and Sorensen (Ariostea) and a 5’25” lead on De Wilde (Histor), Colotti (Tonton Tapis), Lammerts (Z), Planckaert (Panasonic) and Ludwig (Panasonic).
16 km: Van Hooydonck (Buckler) sees his gap with Planckaert (Panasonic), Ballerini (Del Tongo) and Criquielion (Lotto) decrease to 2’08”. This still should be enough to secure the win. Madiot (RMO), Duclos Lassalle (Z) and Museeuw (Lotto) are 3’56” behind. Wampers (Panasonic) follows at 4’13”.
5 km: Van Hooydonck (Buckler) has increased his lead on Planckaert (Panasonic) and Ballerini (Del Tongo) to 2’44”. Criquielion (Lotto) follows at 3’03”, Madiot (RMO) at 4’10”, Duclos Lassalle (Z) and Museeuw (Lotto) at 4’34”, Wampers (Panasonic) at 5’19”, Argentin (Ariostea) at 5’43”, Kelly (PDM) at 6’09” and Sorensen (Ariostea) at 6’56”.
0 km: Van Hooydonck (Buckler) wins besides Omloop het Volk also the Ronde van Vlaanderen
1. Edwig Van Hooydonck - Buckler - 7h22'34"
2. Eddy Planckaert - Panasonic - + 2'40"
3. Franco Ballerini - Del Tongo - + 2'40"
4. Claude Criquielion - Lotto - + 3'05"
5. Marc Madiot - RMO - + 4'06"
6. Gilbert Duclos Lassalle - Z - + 4'19"
7. Johan Museeuw - Lotto - + 4'48"
8. Jean Marie Wampers - Panasonic - + 5'38"
9. Moreno Argentin - Ariostea - + 6'07"
10. Sean Kelly - PDM - + 6'27"
11. Rolf Sorensen - Ariostea - + 7'26"
12. Steve Bauer - Motorola - + 8'35"
13. Etienne De Wilde - Histor - + 8'35"
14. Olaf Ludwig - Panasonic - + 8'35"
15. Jean Claude Colotti - Tonton Tapis - + 8'35"
16. Johan Lammerts - Z - + 9'08"
17. Jo Planckaert - Panasonic - + 10'28"
18. Maurizio Fondriest - Panasonic - + 10'28"
19. Noel Segers - Buckler - + 10'28"
20. Carlo Bomans - Weinmann - + 10'28"
21. Mario De Clercq - Buckler - + 11'32"
22. Frank Hoste - La William - + 11'45"
23. Andreas Kappes - Histor - + 14'07"
24. John Van den Akker - PDMm - + 14'07"
25. Adriano Baffi - Ariostea - + 15'21"
WORLD CUP STANDINGS:
1. Claude Criquielion - Lotto - 140 Pts
2. Edwig Van Hooydonck - Buckler - 111 Pts
3. Johan Museeuw - Lotto - 98 Pts
4. Eddy Planckaert - Panasonic - 70 Pts
5. Franco Ballerini - Del Tongo - 59 Pts
6. Sean Kelly - PDM - 56 Pts
7. Jelle Nijdam - Buckler - 50 Pts
8. Gilbert Duclos Lassalle - Z - 37 Pts
9. Sammie Moreels - Lotto - 36 Pts
10. Marc Madiot - RMO - 36 Pts
11. Moreno Argentin - Ariostea - 32 Pts
12. Jean Paul Van Poppel - PDM - 32 Pts
13. Olaf Ludwig - Panasonic - 32 Pts
14. John Talen - PDM - 28 Pts
15. Etienne De Wilde - Histor - 26 Pts
16. Marcel Wust - RMO - 24 Pts
17. Jean Marie Wampers - Panasonic - 24 Pts 18. Gianni Bugno - Gatorade - 16 Pts
19. Adrie Van der Poel - Tulip - 15 Pts
20. Rolf Sorensen - Ariostea - 15 Pts
21. Laurent Jalabert - Toshiba - 14 Pts
22. Steve Bauer - Motorola - 14 Pts
23. Adriano Baffi - Ariostea - 11 Pts
24. Johan Lammerts - Z - 10 Pts
25. Jo Planckaert - Panasonic - 9 Pts
The sponsors really want a victory here. Again Bugno is the man for the job. However, in contrast to the Tirreno Adriatico, the competion will be a bit better. Besides Bugno, Rominger, Breukink, Fignon, Leblanc, Parra; Cubino, Rooks, Chioccioli, Mottet and Delgado are favourites for a victory.
122 km: Rodriguez (Seur), Tak (Tulip), Gonzalez (CLAS), Giannelli (Carrera), Cesarini (Del Tongo), Krieger (Helvetia), Zanatta (Gatorade), Carvalho (Paternina) and Tolhoek (Buckler) try to get away.
105 km: Zanatta (Gatorade), Carvalho (Paternina), Tolhoek (Buckler), Giannelli (Carrera), Krieger (Helvetia) and Cesarini (Del Tongo) get a maximum lead of 50” on the pack and are caught a little later.
85 km: Rodriguez (Seur) and Ambite (Amaya) hava a 47” lead on Passera (Gatorade), Stephens (Paternina), Madiot (RMO), Pacheco (Banesto) and Heppner (Panasonic) and 1’18” on the pack.
78 km: Rodriguez (Seur) wins the intermediate sprint before Ambite (Amaya) and Delion (Helvetia). Verschueren (Lotto) and Cordes (PDM) follow at 22” and Dominguez (CLAS) at 51”. Hanegraaf (Panasonic) and Dekker (Paternina) follow at 1’00” and the pack at 1’28”.
75 km: Saligari (Ariostea), Holm (Histor), Kiefel (Motorola), Maassen (Buckler), Breukink (PDM), Chioccioli (Del Tongo) and Torres (Festina) attack. Bugno (Gatorade) and Delgado (Banesto) counter and the attacks stalls.
70 km: Bouvatier (RMO), Van der Hulst (Buckler), Peiper (Tulip) and Suykerbuyk (Festina) attack. Ambite (Amaya) and Rodriguez (Seur) still lead by 1’26”.
46 km: Suykerbuyk (Festina) is the first one to reach the top of the Alto de Meagas before Peiper (Tulip). Bouvatier (RMO), Van der Hulst (Buckler), Rodriguez (Seur) and Ambite (Amaya) follow at 54” and the pack at 2’17”.
33 km: Suykerbuyck (Festina) is the first one to reach the top of the Alto de Andatzarate. Bouvatier (RMO), Ambite (Amaya) and Peiper (Tulip) follow at 51”, Rodriguez (Seur) and Van der Hulst (Buckler) follow at 1’22” and the pack at 1’48”.
25 km: Suykerbuyk (Festina) is alone in front of the pack with a marginal lead of 27”. The pack is chasing with the Lotto and Panasonic squads up front.
20 km: Also Suykerbuyk (Festina) surrenders to the pack.
0 km: Moreels (Lotto) wins the sprint before Maassen (Buckler) and Dhaenens (Panasonic). Several riders including Rominger (Toshiba) and Roscioli (Del Tongo) lost contact with the pack and lost time.
1. Sammie Moreels - Lotto - 2h46'13"
2. Frans Maassen - Buckler - + 0"
3. Rudy Dhaenens - Panasonic - + 0"
4. Steven Rooks - Buckler - + 0"
5. Patrick Eyk - Buckler - + 0"
6. Jean Claude Leclercq - Helvetia - + 0" 7. Gianni Bugno - Gatorade - + 0"
8. Laurent Jalabert - Toshiba - + 0"
9. Philippe Louviot - Toshiba - + 0"
10. Nathan Dahlberg - Motorola - + 0"
11. Stephen Hodge - ONCE - + 0"
12. Ron Kiefel - Motorola - + 0"
13. Falk Boden - PDM - + 0"
14. Gert Jakobs - PDM - + 0"
15. Casimiro Moreda - CLAS - + 0"
16. Denis Roux - Toshiba - + 0"
17. Viatcheslav Ekimov - Panasonic - + 0"
18. Davide Cassani - Ariostea - + 0"
19. Gilles Delion - Helvetia - + 0"
20. Alfonso Gutierrez - Paternina - + 0"
21. Melchor Mauri - ONCE - + 0"
22. Guido Winterberg - Helvetia - + 0"
23. Jacques Hanegraaf - Panasonic - + 0"
24. Brian Holm - Histor - + 0"
25. Kim Anderson - Z - + 0"
