Aug 31, 1999 Gontchar
survives late Dutch challenge
LANDGRAAF, Netherlands, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Ukrainian Sergei
Gontchar won the five-day Tour of the Netherlands on Saturday
despite a late challenge from Dutchman Erik Dekker and his Rabobank
team.
Dekker's team mate Maarten den Bakker won the
final stage of 225km from Blerick to Landgraaf.
He escaped from the pack in a group of six early on but found
himself alone with 20km remaining. His advantage was cut from
more than a minute to 10 seconds at the finish by a chasing
group containing Mapei's Johan Museeuw, Peter van Petegem of
TVM, Dekker and fellow Rabobank rider Michael Boogerd.
Gontchar started the stage with a 38-second overall advantage.
The efforts of second-placed Dekker and his team had reduced
it to seven by the end.
Tour of Netherlands results/final standings
LANDGRAAF, Netherlands, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Leading results in
the final stage of the five-day Tour of the Netherlands over
225 kms from Blerick to Landgraaf on Saturday:
1. Maarten den Bakker (Netherlands) Rabobank five hours 22.51
seconds
2. Fabrizio Guidi (Italy) Polti 10 seconds behind
3. Peter van Petegem (Belgium) TVM
4. Johan Museeuw (Belgium) Mapei
5. Marco Serpellini (Italy) Lampre
6. Erik Dekker (Netherlands) Rabobank all same
time
7. Michael Boogerd (Netherlands) Rabobank 11 seconds behind
8. Jan Svorada (Czech Republic) Lampre 39
9. Mauro Zinetti (Italy) Polti
10. Lars Michaelsen (Denmark) La France des jeux all same time
Final standings after six stages:
1. Sergei Gontchar (Ukraine) Vini Caldirola 21 hours two minutes
32 seconds
2. Dekker 7 seconds behind
3. Dylan Casey (U.S.) U.S. Postal Service 17
4. Museeuw 19
5. Enrico Cassani (Italy) Polti 23
6. Peter van Petegem (Belgium) 29
7. Jan Ullrich (Germany) Deutsche Telekom 30
8. Den Bakker 33
9. Robbie McEwen (Australia) Rabobank 38
10. Serpellini 41
Aug 26, 1999
Tour of Netherlands results/standings
DENEKAMP, Netherlands, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Leading results from
the Tour of the Netherlands on Thursday:
Third stage - Coevorden to Denekamp (85.5 kms):
1. Rudy Kemna (Netherlands) Batavus 1 hour 57.07 minutes
2. Stuart O'Grady (Australia) Credit Agricole
3. Jeroen Blijlevens (Netherlands) TVM
4. Jans Koerts (Netherlands) Team Cologne
5. Jan Svorada (Czech Republic) Lampre
6. Jimmy Casper (France) La Franceaise des jeux
7. Lars Michaelsen (Denmark) La Francaise des jeux
8. Zora Klemncic (Slovenia) Vini Caldirola
9. Leonardo Guidi (Italy) Polti
10. Soren Petersen (Denmark) Acceptcard all same time
Fourth stage - Time trial (26.2 kms):
1. Sergei Gontchar (Ukraine) Vini Caldirola 30.52 minutes
2. Dylan Casey (U.S.) U.S. Postal Service 17 seconds behind
3. Jonathan Vaughters (U.S.) U.S. Postal Service same time
4. Enrico Cassani (Italy) Polti 23
5. Jan Ullrich (Germany) Deutsche Telekom 30
6. Leif Hoste (Belgium) Mapei 34
7. Erik Dekker (Netherlands) Rabobank 41
8. Jens Voigt (Germany) Credit Agricole 45
9. Marc Wauters (Belgium) Rabobank 46
10. Robert Hunter (South Africa) Lampre 47
Standings after four stages (includes bonus seconds):
1. Gontchar 11 hours 21.12 minutes
2. Casey 17 seconds behind
3. Cassani 23
4. Ullrich 30
5. Hoste 34
6. Dekker 37
7. Robbie McEwen (Australia) Rabobank 38
8. Danilo Hondo (Italy) Deutsche Telekom 43
9. Voigt 45
10. Wauters 46
Aug 25, 1999 Tour
of Netherlands - Blijlevens edges to victory in first stage
TILBURG, Netherlands, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Dutchman Jeroen Blijlevens
of the TVM team won the first stage of the Tour of Netherlands
after a mass sprint at the finish on Tuesday.
Australia's Robbie McEwen of the Rabobank team was awarded second
place while Britain's Roger Hammond for the Palmans team was
third.
After 65 kilometres of the 179-km stage from Gouda to Tilburg,
Dutchman Paul van Schalen of the unfancied Batavus team escaped
from the pack and took a lead of eight minutes and five seconds.
But his advantage was slowly reduced by the chasing TVM and
Mapei teams and he was caught after 139 kms.
The stage reached a dramatic conclusion with Blijlevens edging
a mass sprint to the line.
The victory gave him the overall lead in the race and he will
wear the orange jersey during the 186.1-km stage from Utrecht
to Coevorden on Wednesday.
Tour of Netherlands results/standings
TILBURG, Netherlands, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Leading results from
the first stage of the six-day Tour of the Netherlands over
179 kms from Gouda on Tuesday:
1. Jeroen Blijlevens (Netherlands) TVM 4 hours 27.08 minutes
2. Robbie McEwen (Australia) Rabobank
3. Roger Hammond (Britain) Palmans
4. Jans Koerts (Netherlands) Team Cologne
5. Max van Heeswijk (Netherlands) Mapei
6. Stuart O'Grady (Australia) Credit Agricole
7. Mauro Zinetti (Italy) Team Polti
8. Rudi Kemna (Netherlands) Batavus
9. Zoran Klemencic (Slovenia) Vini Caldirola
10. Matteo Frutti (Italy) Lampre all same time
Standings after first stage (includes bonus points):
1. Blijlevens 4 hours 27.08 minutes
2. McEwen 2 seconds behind
3. Paul van Schalen (Netherlands) Batavus 4
4. Hammond 6
5. John Talen (Netherlands) Batavus 8
6. Erik Dekker (Netherlands) Rabobank 9
7. Steven de Jongh (Netherlands) TVM same time
8. Koerts 10
9. Van Heeswijk same time
10. O'Grady same time
Aug 23, 1999 Boldness
gives Gwiazdowski surprise win
ZURICH, Aug 22 (Reuters) - A bold solo break on the final descent
gave Poland's Grzegori Gwiazdowski victory in the Swiss grand
prix on Sunday and his first World Cup win.
A determined Gwiazdowski, who had been a part of several attacks
throughout an eventful day, made the decisive move about 10km
from the finish on the final descent, reaching speeds of over
80kph.
Cheered on by an estimated crowd of 100,000 lining the demanding
45km circuit that riders covered five times, the Pole continued
to build on his lead crossing a comfortable 28 seconds clear
of Italy's Sergio Barbero.
Belgium's Andrei Tchmil outsprinted a pack of eight riders to
take third, soldifying his postion atop the overall rankings
with just two races, Paris Tours and the Tour of Lombardy, remaining.
After 8-of-10 events, Tchmil, winner of the season opening race
the Milan-San Remo improved his total to 267 points, 45 clear
of Dutchman Michael Boogerd, who vaulted into second with a
solid sixth place finish.
It was another disappointing outing for Belgium's Frank Vandenbrouck,
who failed to score a point for the third consecutive race,
dropping from second to third in the rankings as his bid for
the coveted overall title continued to slip away.
Gwiazdowski, fresh from his victory in the Tour de L'Ain two
weeks ago, was busy right from the start, breaking away with
Frenchman Laurent Brochard on the opening lap.
The two were later joined by Lithuania's Arturas Kasputis and
Germany's Joerg Jaksche, constructing a useful eight minute
lead as the race reached the midway mark.
On the final lap a group eight riders that included Tchmil and
Boogerd mounted an attack, pulling back Kasputis and cutting
the leaders' advantage to 30 seconds.
But Tchmil and Boogerd had left their attack to late as Gwiazdowski
answered their challenge, crossing the line in a time of six
hours 19 minutes 48 seconds and becoming the eighth different
winner in eight races this season.
US Pro Criterium Championships
Downers Grove, IL
McCormack Fourth at the US Pro Criterium Championships.
On a new course in Downers Grove, 15,000 spectators came
out to see who would be crowned the US Pro Criterium Champion.
The honor was won by Antonio Cruz (LEquipe LeCheval-Eisentraut.com).
Although second in the final field sprint to Mercurys
Gord Fraser, Cruz, being the first American across the line
was awarded the jersey. Both the Mercury team and Team Shaklee
raced for a field sprint. Only a few breaks evolved throughout
the race and none lasted more than five laps of the 100 kilometer
criterium. In the final sprint, Saturn rider Mark McCormack
was fourth behind Dereck Bouchard-Hall in third.
1. Gord Fraser Mercury
2. Antonio Cruz LEquipe LeCheval-Eisentraut
3. Dereck Bouchard-Hall Mercury
4. Mark McCormack
28. Levi Leipheimer
29. Seth Pelusi
30. Bart Bowen
31. Michael Barry
33. Robbie Ventura
40. Chris Wherry
45. Brian Walton
Vuelta a Burgos. Final Overall
1. Abraham Olano (ONCE-Deutsche Bank) 16h29:37
2. Dario Frigo (Saeco-Cannondale) + 0:09
3. Laurent Dufaux (Saeco-Cannondale) + 0:25
4. Leonardo Piepoli (Banesto) + 0:33
5. David Plaza (Benfica-Winterthur) + 0:34
6. Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Vitalicio Seguros) + 0:43
7. Aitor Osa (Banesto) + 1:00
8. Jose Maria Jimenez (Banesto) + 1:04
9. Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel-Euskadi) + 1:06
10. Manuel Beltran (Banesto) + 1:14
11. Inigo Cuesta (ONCE-Deutsche Bank) + 1:54
12. Santiago Blanco (Vitalicio Seguros) + 2:00
13. Beat Zberg (Rabobank) + 2:01
14. Marcello Siboni (Mercatone Uno-Bianchi) + 2:02
15. Roberto Sgambelluri (Cantina Tollo-Alexia) + 2:13
Aug 15, 99
Celestino surprises favorites in
Cyclassics
HAMBURG, Germany, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Unfancied Mirko Celestino
surprised the favorites to record his first major win in Sunday's
Cyclassics World Cup race.
The 25-year-old Italian, who turned professional in 1996, escaped
from a breakaway group of eight riders with some 800 meters
remaining in the 251-km ride around Hamburg on a damp and windy
day.
``Everybody in the group was watching each other and I think
nobody was expecting me to try anything,'' said Celestino, who
came a modest 79th in the race last year.
Young German Raphael Schweda and Latvian champion Romans Vainsteins
came second and third three seconds later to complete a podium
of outsiders.
Belgium's Andrei Tchmil finished with the pack
19 seconds late to retain the overall lead in the World Cup
standings.
Pre-race favorite Erik Zabel of Germany won the sprint of the
main bunch for ninth place.
Awful conditions with gusty winds and occasional downpours made
the usually relatively undemanding race particularly difficult.
Several riders, among them France's Christophe Moreau and veteran
Dane Rolf Sorensen, crashed out.
Unknown Dane Tune Madsen tried his luck after 90 minutes, building
a lead of up to 11 minutes. He rode in front for nearly three
hours but was eventually reined in.
Some 600,000 spectators lined the roads and cheered on local
hero Jan Ullrich, who has fully recovered from the knee injury
which forced him to miss this year's Tour de France.
Ullrich, who had said his goal was to help team mate Zabel,
was occasionally seen in front.
``The conditions were not easy but I felt okay,'' said the 1997
Tour de France winner, who has hardly raced at all this year
and is preparing for next month's Tour of Spain and the world
road championship in October in Italy.
Hamburg - Hamburg, 253 kms:
1. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Polti 6.20.39
2. Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team N�rnberger 0.03
3. Romans Vainsteins (Let) Vini Caldirola 0.03
4. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 0.03
5. George Hincapie (Usa) US Postal 0.03
6. Ivan Basso (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil 0.03
7. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 0.03
8. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin 0.03
9. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom 0.12
10. J�rgen Werner (Ger) Team N�rnberger 0.12
11. Jans Koerts (Ned) Team Cologne 0.12
12. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 0.12
13. Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 0.12
14. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti 0.12
15. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner 0.12
16. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites 0.12
17. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 0.12
18. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner 0.12
19. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 0.12
20. Flavio Zanardin (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil 0.12
World Cup Standings :
1. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto 217 pts.
2. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis 199
3. Michael Boogerd (Hol) Rabobank 190
4. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM 145
5. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre 124
Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei 124
7. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom 107
8. George Hincapie (Usa) US Postal 101
9. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 101
10. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei 100
10. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldriola 100
10. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Polti 100
Aug 7, 1999 Casagrande
comeback continues
By Phil Minshull
Italian
rider Francisco Casagrande of the Vini Caldirola team
celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the San
Sebastian Classic one day cycling race in San Sebastian,
northern Spain, Saturday Aug. 7, 1999. (AP Photo/Aranberri)
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SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Italian
Francesco Casagrande continued his successful return after suspension
with a repeat win in Saturday's San Sebastian Classic World
Cup race.
Casagrande, who maintains that his nine-month
ban after failing two drug tests was unjust, made his move on
the way to the summit of the last climb, 30 km from the finish
of the 230 km test.
Nobody in the chasing group of 12 could match
his pace up the Alto de Jaizkibel.
``I did not think about winning until I was
on my way down but then I thought there was only two or three
in the chasing group that could possibly catch me and I started
to feel confident,'' Casagrande said.
The Vini Caldirola rider clocked five hours
15 minutes 29 seconds and became the first rider to win two
successive San Sebastian races since Spain's Marino Lejarreta
in 1981-1982.
Casagrande has come back with a vengeance after
missing the first five World Cup races of the season because
of the drug tests. Both showed elevated levels of testosterone.
He won the Tour of Switzerland in June and,
after missing the Tour de France because another Vini Calderola
rider failed a drug test and the race organisers rescinded the
team's invitation, took the presitigious Trofeo di Matteotti
in Italy last Sunday. He followed up with a second place in
a midweek criterium.
Casagrande held an advantage of more than a
minute 17 km from home, but the chasing group managed to reduce
the deficit to 43 seconds by the finish after they were joined
by another pack of 16 riders.
Belgain Rik Verbrugghe of the Lotto team won
the sprint for second place to claim his first World Cup points
of the season. Mapei rider Guiliano Figueras of Italy was third.
Lotto rider Andrei Tchmil, a former Moldovan
and now a naturalised Belgian, came fourth to go top of the
World Cup rankings. He is the only rider to score in all six
races this year.
``Casagrande was just too strong for us today
up the last mountain,'' Tchmil acknowledged.
Casagrande said that he was unlikely to make
an impact on the World Cup despite the fact that are still four
races to go and no rider has yet to stamp his authority on the
standings.
``I did not ride the first five races of the
season. It is as simple as that,'' Casagrande said.
Instead, Casagrande has targeted the world road
race title later in the year.
Among the 45 retirements were this year's Tour
de France winner Lance Armstrong and 1997 victor Jan Ullrich.
Armstrong was still feeling the effects of his
exertions last month while Ullrich was having his first competitive
ride for seven weeks. He did not want to push himself too hard
after abandoning the Tour of Switzerland with knee problems.
San Sebastian Classic World Cup results
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Leading results in the
San Sebastian Classic World Cup race over 230km on Saturday.
1. Francesco Casagrande (Italy) Vini Caldirola five hours 15
minutes 29 seconds
2. Rik Verbrugghe (Belgium) Lotto at 43 seconds
3. Giuliano Figueras (Italy) Mapei
4. Andrei Tchmil (Belgium) Lotto
5. Salvatore Commesso (Italy) Saeco
6. Francisco Mancebo (Spain) Banesto
7. Erik Dekker (Netherlands) Rabobank
8. Max Sciandri (Britain) La Francaise des Jeux
9. Michael Boogard (Netherlands) Rabobank
10. Massiliano Mori (Italy) Saeco
11. Paolo Bettini (Italy) Mapei
12. Laurent Dufaux (Switzerland) Saeco
13. Alberto Elli (Italy) Telekom
14. Marco Fincato (Italy) Mercatone Uno
15. Roberto Petito (Italy) Saeco all same time
World Cup standings after six races
1. Tchmil 208 points
2. Frank Vandenbroucke (Belgium) Cofidis 199
3. Boogard 190
4. Peter van Petergen (Netherlands) TVM 135
5. Zbignew Spruch (Poland) Lampre 124
6. Marcus Zberg (Switzerland) Rabobank 101
7 - Casagrande 100 Andrea Tafi (Italy) Mapei
9. Leon van Bon (Netherlands) Rabobank 99
10. Maarten den Bakker (Netherlands) Rabobank 98
11. Michele Bartoli (Italy) Mapei 91
12. Erik Zabel (Germany) Telekom 87
13. Johan Musseuw (Belgium) Mapei 84
14. Wilfried Peters (Belgium) Mapei 82
15. Lance Armstrong (U.S.) US Postal 70
Aug 5, 1999 Pan
Am Game Road Race - Winnipeg , Canada
Saturn Rider Brian Walton Wins Gold in Pan Am Games!
Milwaukee, WI--Saturn rider Brian Walton (Can) won the gold
medal in Wednesday's 126-mile Pan Am road race in Winnipeg,
Canada. In the last of the cycling events held at this year's
Games, winning the gold in his home country was "very satisfying"
for Walton. All around the 8.5-mile course, Walton had fans
out to cheer for him. Not being a sprinter, Walton was not favored
to win on the flat, open course. Walton did not let the race
come down to a sprint, relying instead on his ability to time
trial and his tactical experience to win the race. Gord Fraser
(Canada), Waltons National Team teammate, was the designated
sprinter and a favorite for the win in a group finish. It looked
as if Fraser would have it when he was off the front of the
group on lap eight of the fifteen lap race. Fourteen other riders,
two of whom were Saturn's Levi Leipheimer (USA) and Walton,
soon joined him. However, the group of fifteen was caught by
the peloton with two laps left in the race. Seeing the opportunity
to escape, Walton attacked and soled in for the win. He finished
nearly two minutes up on Fraser and David Clinger (USA),
who finished second and third respectively.
In the women's 50-mile race, Saturn's Lyne Bessette (Canada)
attacked a lap and a half into the 6-lap race, creating what
might have been the race-winning move. However, when American
sprinter Karen Dunne bridged up to Bessette she no longer had
the advantage. Dunne brought with her two other sprinters, ,
Brazilian Janildes Silva, and Cuban Yoanka Gonzalez, lessening
Bessette's chances of winning. Although Bessette tried to escape
from the group of four, they were still together for the final
sprint. Dunne won the race over Perez. Bessette was fourth.
Clara Hughes, (Canada, Saturn) finished the race in seventh.
1. Brian WALTON CAN-- (Saturn)
2. Gord FRASER CAN-- (Mercury )
3. P.PEREZ MARQUEZ CUB
23 Levi Leipheimer USA -- Saturn
1. Karen DUNNE USA 2:11:32.0
2. Y. GONZALEZ PEREZ CUB
3. Janildes SILVA BRA
4. Lyne Bessette Saturn
7. Clara Hughes Saturn
July 29, 1999
July 10-Jul 21, 1999
International Cycling Classic
Wisconsin
Wenzel Wins Superweek!
Milwaukee, WI
With only two riders competing in the 17 race series in Milwaukee,
WI, the Timex women's team still had a strong showing. Despite
the relentless attacks from the five women Saturn team, Kendra
Wenzel, using her tactical experience and sprinting prowess,
won the Oneida Criterium as well as the Waukesha Cycling Classic.
Odessa Gunn, new in 1999 to the Timex squad, proved her value
to the team by representing Timex in every major break and many
times powering the break to substantial time gaps over the main
field. Gunn, not to be outdone by Saturn, lapped the field
on numerous days. Gunn and Wenzel worked well together as teammates,
with Wenzel, usually the sprinter, playing the roll of team
worker and aiding Gunn in the final sprints.
Due to Wenzel's consistent podium finishes,
she finished the two weeks of races having accrued the most
amount of points and winning the overall title. Wenzel also
finished third in the sprinter's competition. Her top finishes
moved her into sixth place in the Saturn Pro Tour standings.
Menasha
1. Susy Pryde Saturn
2. Anna Wilson Saturn
3. Clara Hughes Saturn
Greendale
1. Laura Van Gilder Navigators
2. Anna Wilson Saturn
3. Barb Gradley Fat Dog .
Whitnall Park
1. Dede Demet Saturn
2. Clara Hughes Saturn
3. Barb Gradley Fat Dog
Holy Hill
1. Susy Pryde Saturn
2. Odessa Gunn Timex
3. Anna Wilson Saturn
Alpine Valley
1. Dede Demet Saturn
2. Clara Hughes Saturn
3. Anna Wilson Saturn
Brewers Hill
1. Dede Demet Saturn
2. Clara Hughes Saturn
3. Kendra Wenzel Timex
River West
1. Anna Wilson Saturn
2. Susy Pryde Saturn
3. Sarah Miner Elita
Manitowoc
1. Clara Hughes Saturn
2. Odessa Gunn Timex
3. Nicole Reihnart Saturn
Burlington
1. Susy Pryde Saturn
2. Anna Wilson Saturn
3. Sarah Ulmer Elita
Oneida
1. Kendra Wenzel Timex
2. Clara Hughes Saturn
3. Erin Carter Elita
Sheboygn
1. Marjon Marik Cox/Atlanta Velo
2. Kendra Wenzel Timex
3. Andrea Smessaert Team WIsconsin
Waukesha
1. Kendra Wenzel Timex
2. Sandra Smith Western Australian Institu
3. Erin Carter Elita
Whitefish Bay
1. Ashley McCoullough Cox Atlanta Velo
2. Emily Gloeckner Dean Bicycles
3. Andrea Smessaert Team Wisconsin
Overall
1. Kendra Wenzel Timex 169
2. Sandra Smith Western Australia Institute 163
3. Anna Wilson Saturn 158
9. Odessa Gunn Timex
July 6, 1999 Fitchburg
Longsjo Classic Massachusetts
Waukesha, WI (July 6, 1999)--The Saturn mens
and womens teams took top honors this weekend at the Fitchburg
Longsjo Classic in Fitchburg, MA. Bart Bowen (Saturn) won the
mens overall ahead of teammate Chris Wherry, and Sylvain
Beauchamp (Shaklee). Lyne Bessette (Saturn) won yet another
overall classification this weekend to make Fitchburg her fourth
major stage race victory of the season. Second and third place
went to Genevieve Jeanson (Club Cycliste Espoir) and Linda Jackson
(Timex). Levi and Lyne each won two stages. Adham Sbeih (Saturn)
had a great time trial, finishing second to Levi. Bart and Lyne
also each picked up a second place finish.
Fitchburg Goes to Bessette
Waukesha, WI (July 6, 1999)--Lyne Bessette (Saturn)
won yet another overall classification this weekend to make
Fitchburg her fourth major stage race victory of the season.
Second and third place went to Genevieve Jeanson (Club Cycliste
Espoir) and Timexs Linda Jackson. In a tough climb on
stage three, Timex tried to to claim the lead with Linda Jackson
and Anke Erlank climbing well towards the finish. In the end,
Bessette took the stage by just seven seconds over Jackson and
fifteen over Erlank to retain her overall lead. Redemption came
the following day as Timexs Pam Schuster stole the show
from the criterium specialists in a surprise sprint victory!
In the Saturn USPro Tour Standings, Timexs
Jennifer McRae leads with with 280 points. Nicole Reinhart (Saturn)
and Laura Van Gilder (Navigators) follow with 278 and 237 points,
respectively. Kendra Wenzel (Timex) sits in fourth.
McRaes Season Ends.
After a very difficult decision, Timexs Jennifer McRae
has decided to end her US season short as she heads over to
Italy to support husband Chann McRae (Mapei-Quick Step) in a
commitment to be together after their marriage less than a year
ago as well as in pursuit of Channs cycling goals. After
having been married for less than four months, the couple was
forced to separate as Chann headed to Europe to compete with
the worlds top ranked team and Jennifer stayed to race
with Timex on the US Circuit. I need to go back with (Chann)
to Italy in July and be with him for his second half of the
season. commented Jennifer McRae. I am very thankful
for the opportunity that Timex has given me this year.
From a team perspective, I found this decision very hard to
make. But this decision is based on family priorities.
Jennifer will be missed by the Timex Womens Cycling Team.
We wish she and Chann the best of luck for the remainder of
the cycling season and happiness in their lives together.
Overall
1. Lyne Bessette Saturn 5:44:36
2. Genevieve Jeanson Club Cycliste Espoir @42
3. Linda Jackson Timex @1:04
5. Anke Erlank Timex
7. Pam Schuster Timex
21. Odessa Gunn Timex
June 27, 1999 USCF
Report: Mari Holden and Danny Pate of Colorado Springs each
captured the elite road race national title Saturday at the
U.S. Cycling Federation National Road Cycling Championships
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Holden, the reigning national time trial champion, took off
from the competition on the last of eight laps over the course
which covered downtown Cincinnati and crossed the Ohio River
into Kentucky. The runner-up at the HP LaserJet Women' challenge
last week, Holden posted a winning time of two hours and 57
minutes and 39 seconds to win the 55-mile race by 1:02 over
Julie Young of Sacramento, Calif., while Young's Team Timex
teammate Kendra Wenzel of McKenzie Bridge, Ore. finished third
(1:09 behind the winner)
"I wanted to win this so bad," said Holden who has
won three of the past four national time trial crowns and will
defend her title on Monday. "Every since not making the
1996 Olympic team, I wanted to prove to everyone that I could
become a complete road cyclist. I chipped away and chipped away,
and this win brings me great personal satisfaction."
"The last climb was my only chance to break away from my
competition (Young and Wenzel), and I had to remain patient
throughout the race and make my move at the right time. I did
that, and I am excited to win another national title."
1999 national road race champ Pam Schuster (Cupertino, Calif.)
earned fourth-place honors.
Katie Compton of Newark, Del. won the women's under-23 road
race with a time of 3:02:55 to edge Colorado Springs Leah Toffolon
by two minutes. Toffolon is a USA Cycling resident-athlete at
the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
"My mountain bike training helped me and
gave me great strength on the climbs, and that was the difference
in this race," said Compton, who began racing at age eight.
"The course was a perfect setup for me, and I loved the
short steep climbs, and that is what helped me to win the national
title (her first)."
Meanwhile, Pate became the first cyclist to win both the elite
and espoir (19-22 year old) road race with a 52-second triumph
over fellow Colorado Springs resident Derek Wilkerson. He is
a resident-athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado
Springs. Pate captured the espoir (19-22 year old) road race
crown over a similar course in Cincinnati last year and finished
second in the elite road race.
Pate's teammate, Michael Creed (Colorado Springs) lead a break
with about 30 miles remaining in the race and helped position
Pate for the victory, Creed, who is just 18 and competes as
a junior, finished fifth in the espoir competition.
"After last year, I wanted to come back and win both titles,"
said Pate. "I was so close , yet I wanted to win both races.
I received strong support from my teammates (Paul Collins (4th)
and Michael Creed). Knowing the course was a definite advantage,
and the course was well suited for my style of riding. Like
Compton, Pate plans to return to mountain biking competition
next week with appearances in Mammoth, Calif. and Park City,
Utah as part of the Chevy Trucks National Championship Series
(mountain biking).
Defending elite road race champ Patrick Heaney (San Jose, Calif.)
finished 10th.
The third day of action is the criterium for both juniors and
elite cyclists on Sunday in Loveland, Ohio, followed by the
individual time trial in the Greater Cincinnati area.
Women's Elite Road Race, 90 kms:
1. Mari Holden (Acca Due o Lorena) 2.57.39
2. Julie Young (Timex) 2.58.41
3. Kendra Wenzel (Timex) 2.58.38
4. Pam Schuster (Timex) 2.59.42
5. Heather Albert (Charles Schwab) 3.00.34
6. Elizabeth Emery (Celestial Seasonings) 3.00.34
7. Tina Mayolo (Celestial Seasonings) 3.02.54
8. Nikki Gugliotta (Cox Atlanta Velo) 3.02.54
9. Jen McRae (Timex) 3.02.54
10. Jamie Nicholson (CRCA-Metro) 3.02.55
Women's Espoir Road Race, 90 kms:
1. Katie Compton (First State Velo Sport) 3.02.55
2. Leah Toffolon (Celestial Seasonings) 3.02.57
3. Heather Woodhouse (PPCC) 3.11.09
4. Sarah Wilson (Best/Specialized) 3.20.49
5. Jenni Buckley (Potmac Racing) 3.20.52
6. Elizabeth Morse (Children's First) 3.20.52
7. Cecilia Potts (SoBe) 3.29.45
8. Janine Verstraeten (NESCA Trek) 3.37.11
Men's Elite Road Race, 180 kms:
1. Danny Pate (Colorado Cyclist) 4.28.24
2. Derek Wilkerson (Mercury) 4.49.16
3. Scottie Weiss (GoMart West Virginia) 4.49.31
4. Paul Collins (Colorado Cyclist) 4.50.39
5. Chris Pic (Cox Atlanta Velo) 4.50.39
6. Curt Davis (Wheelworks/Cannondale) 4.51.45
7. Kevin Monahan (Breakaway Couriers) 4.51.45
8. Dale Sedgwick (UCC-Now Sports) 4.51.45
9. Christopher Humbert (Mi Duole) 4.51.46
10. Patrick Heaney (GS Lombardi) 4.51.52
Men's Espoir Road Race, 180 kms:
1. Danny Pate (Colorado Cyclist) 4.28.24
2. Derek Wilkerson (Mercury) 4.49.16
3. Donny Lopez (Kissena) 4.52.25
4. Justin Spinelli (Wheelworks/Cannondale) 4.57.30
5. Michael Creed (Colorado Cyclist) 5.03.52
Thanks to Rich Wanninger, USCF
June 24, 1999 Casagrande
comes back from ban to win Swiss tour
Italy's
Francesco Casagrande (C), winner of the Tour de Suisse
1999, celebrates on the podium with second placed Laurent
Jalabert (L) of France and third placed Gilberto Simoni
(R) of Italy. Casagrande won the tour 1.04 minutes ahead
of Laurent Jalabert. aem/Photo by Andreas Meier REUTERS
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WINTERTHUR, Switzerland, June 24 - Italy's Francesco
Casagrande won the Tour of Switzerland on Thursday, claiming
his first title since serving a nine-month suspension for failed
drug tests.
Casagrande, who returned to competition only three weeks before
the start of the Swiss Tour, showed no lingering effects from
the enforced layoff, completing the 10-stage race a commanding
64 seconds clear of world number one Frenchman Laurent Jalabert.
The 29-year-old Italian said his comeback win was a "personal
revenge" for a suspension imposed by the Italian Professional
Cycling Association last September after he twice tested positive
for banned substances. In both cases Casagrande showed elevated
levels of testosterone.
The International Cycling Union (UCI), believing the original
six month suspension was not harsh enough, later successfully
appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and had three
months added to the ban.
"The victory represents a personal revenge after so many
months without competition," Casagrande said. "I made
many sacrifices to come back.
"I'm only disappointed that I won't be able to race in
the Tour de France."
Casagrande's Vini Caldirola team was dropped from the Tour de
France last week following a failed blood test by team mate
Ukrainian Sergei Gontchar at the start of the Swiss Tour's third
stage.
The foundation for Casagrande's victory was laid in Wednesday's
penultimate stage, where he destroyed the field on the final
climb to the finish, turning a six-second deficit on Jalabert
in the overall rankings into a 64-second advantage.
With a comfortable cushion in the rankings, Casagrande was never
challenged on Thursday's 225.2km final stage from Chur to Winterthur,
coasting home in the main group one minute 42 seconds behind
the winner Maurizio De Pasquale of Italy.
De Pasquale, part of a three man break that went away just 20
km into the stage, outsprinted Swiss Patrick Vetsch and compatriot
Gianpaolo Mondini in the final 100 metres to earn the victory.
Tour of Switzerland 10th stage placings/final
standings
WINTERTHOUR, Switzerland, June 24 - Leading placings in the
225.2-km 10th and final stage of the Tour of Switzerland from
Chur to Winterthour on Thursday:
1. Maurizio De Pasquale (Italy) 5 hours 10 minutes 1 second
2. Patrick Vetsch (Switzerland)
3. Gianpaolo Mondini (Italy) both same time
4. Fabio Roscioli (Italy) 1:42 behind
5. Sergei Lelekin (Russia) same time
6. Mario Traversoni (Italy) 1:44
7. Silvio Martinello (Italy)
8. Salvatore Commesso (Italy)
9. Nicola Loda (Italy)
10. Stefano Gasagrande (Italy) all same time
Final overall standings:
1. Francesco Casagrande (Italy) 35 hours 22 minutes 40 seconds
2. Laurent Jalabert (France) 1:04 seconds behind
3. Gilberto Simoni (Italy) 1:11
4. Laurent Dufaux (Switzerland) 1:16
5. Oscar Camenzind (Switzerland) 1:45
6. Sven Montgomery (Switzerland) 3:57
7. Roberto Sgambelluri (Italy) 4:21
8. Giuseppe Guerini (Italy) same time
9. Mikael Zarrabeitia (Spain) 4:29
10. Pavel Tonkov (Russia) 4:32
June 23, 1999 Casagrande
takes ninth stage and overall lead
AROSA, Switzerland, June 23 (Reuters) - Italy's Francesco
Casagrande powered his way to victory in the ninth stage of
the Tour of Switzerland on Wednesday, ripping the overall lead
away from Laurent Jalabert.
Casagrande began the day trailing Jalabert by six seconds but
by the end of the gruelling 168.6 km mountain stage from Nauders,
Austria to Arosa held a commanding 64-second advantage over
the Frenchman with only one stage remaining.
The 29-year-old Italian timed his move perfectly, blasting away
from a fading Jalabert, compatriot Gilberto Simoni and Russian
Pavel Tonkov with about 5km remaining on the final sharp climb
to the finish.
So overpowering was Casagrande's move that he crossed a comfortable
35 seconds ahead of Swiss Laurent Dufaux and 45 in front of
Italy's Giuseppe Guerini.
Jalabert, the winner of three Tours already this season, saw
his hopes for a fourth title seriously damaged when he struggled
home in fifth, a minute adrift of the winner.
The stage win was the 26th of Casagrande's career but first
since returning from a six-month suspension for failed drugs
tests.
Casagrande was banned by the Italian Professional Cycling Association
last September after twice testing positive for banned substances.
It was the second stage win in three days for Casagrande's Vini
Caldirola team which was dropped from the Tour de France following
a failed blood test by team mate Ukrainian Sergei Gontchar at
the start of last Thursday's third stage.
Tour of Switzerland
ninth stage placings
AROSA, Switzerland, June 23 (Reuters) - Leading placings
in the 168.6-km ninth stage of the Tour of Switzerland from
Nauders, Austria, to Arosa on Wednesday:
1. Francesco Casagrande (Italy) 4 hours 32 minutes 20 seconds
2. Laurent Dufaux (Switzerland) 35 seconds behind
3. Giuseppe Guerini (Italy) 45
4. Pavel Tonkov (Russia) 48
5. Laurent Jalabert (France) 1:00
6. Gilberto Simoni (Italy) 1:05
7. Cristian Gasperoni (Italy) 1:16
8. Armin Meier (Switzerland)
9. Philipp Buschor (Switzerland)
10. Sven Montgomery (Switzerland) all same time
Overall standings:
1. Casagrande 30 hours 10 minutes 55 seconds
2. Jalabert 1:04 seconds behind
3. Simoni 1:11
4. Dufaux 1:16
5. Oscar Camenzind (Switzerland) 1:45
6. Montgomery 3:57
7. Roberto Sgambelluri (Italy) 4:21
8. Guerini same time
9. Mikael Zarrabeitia (Spain) 4:29
10. Tonkov 4:32
June 22, 1999 Camenzind
wins snow-shortened stage
NAUDERS, Austria, June 22 (Reuters) - Swiss world champion Oscar
Camenzind sprinted to victory in the snow-hit eighth stage of
the Tour of Switzerland on Tuesday.
Heavy snow and high winds over the Beilerhoehe Pass forced organizers
to cut the 163 km run from Mauren, Liechtenstein, to Nauders
to only 45.7 km.
With the entire leg reduced to one climb to the Austrian ski
resort, Camenzind made his move in the final 500 meters. He
blasted from the pack and roared across the line two bike lengths
clear of compatriot Markus Zberg and Italy's Francesco Casagrande.
Laurent Jalabert of France clung to his precarious two seconds
overall lead over Italy's Gilberto Simoni. Both were given the
same time as the winner after finishing ninth and fourth respectively.
Casagrande managed to close on Jalabert. A four seconds bonus
for third left him just six seconds adrift.
The top five riders were separated by only 43
seconds with two stages remaining.
Tour of Switzerland
eighth stage results/standings
NAUDERS, Austria, June 22 - Leading results from the 45.7km
eighth stage of the Tour of Switzerland from Landeck to Nauders
on Tuesday:
1. Oscar Camenzind (Switzerland) one hour, 22 seconds
2. Markus Zberg (Switzerland)
3. Francesco Casagrande (Italy)
4. Gilberto Simoni (Italy)
5. Massimilano Lelli (Italy)
6. Armin Meier (Switzerland)
7. Matteo Tosatto (Italy)
8. Laurent Defaux (Switzerland)
9. Laurent Jalabert (France)
10. Cristian Gasperoni (Italy) all same time
Overall classification
1. Jalabert 25:38:39
2. Simoni 2 seconds behind
3. Casagrande 6
4. Camenzind 25
5. Dufaux 43
6. Mikael Zarrabeitia (Spain) 1:51
7. Roberto Sgambelluri (Italy) 2:26
8. Sven Montgomery (Switzerland) 2:37
9. Giuseppe Guerini (Italy) 3:36
10. Pavel Tonkov (Russia) 3:40
Zabel zips by
Casero holds onto overall lead
BADALONA, Spain (AP) -- Germany's Erik Zabel of the Telekom
team won the fourth stage of the Tour of Catalunya on Monday,
while Spain's Angel Luis Casero retained the overall lead.
Zabel covered the 182-kilometers (112.8-mile)
stage in 4 hours, 45 minutes, 14 seconds, just beating American
George Hincapie of the US Postal Service team on the final sprint.
Casero finished with the same time, crossing the finish line
within the main pack to ensure he kept his place at the top
of the race table with a total time of 13 hours, 20 minutes
and 24 seconds. Hincapie lies in second place, one second behind.
Denmark's Frank Hoj was the protagonist of the only successful
breakaway attempt in the early part of the leg, stretching his
lead to a three minutes advantage at one point.
With Hoj swallowed up by the pack, the pace was fairly gentle
over the two main mountain passes -- first Montseny then Forminc
-- but picked up later on as the teams vied for the front, in
preparation for a sprint finish.
Also Monday, young cyclist Manuel Sanroma was buried in his
hometown of Almagro in central Ciudad Real Province. Sanroma,
considered a rising star in Spanish cycling, died from a head
injury sustained from a fall at the close of the second-stage
Saturday.
The fifth stage of the seven-leg race is Tuesday covering 174.8
kilometers (108.4 miles) from El Masnou to Banyoles.
June 21, 1999
White races to first career win
MAUREN, Liechtenstein, June 21 - Australia's Matthew White raced
clear on the final climb to claim the seventh stage of the Tour
of Switzerland on Monday and his first career win.
White splintered the pack with a powerful move on a sharp ascent
10 km from the finish. He had been part of an 11-man break that
moved clear 90 km into the 162 km stage from Kuessnacht in central
Switzerland to Mauren, Liechtenstein.
The Australian coasted home in three hours 46 minutes 55 seconds,
six seconds ahead of Italy's Roberto Petito and Dutchman Eric
Dekker.
White said his motivation came from his Vini Caldirola-Sidermec
team being dropped from the Tour de France following a failed
blood test by team mate Sergei Gontchar of Ukraine at the start
of last Thursday's third stage.
"It's the greatest day of my life, my first professional
victory," said White. "But I'm very angry that we
don't get to go to the Tour de France so I decided to put 100
percent into the Tour of Switzerland.
"But from tomorrow all my efforts will be for Francesco
(Casagrande) and to get him the overall win. Jalabert looks
tired and I think Francesco can win."
World number one Laurent Jalabert of France, who finished with
the main peleton three minutes two seconds behind the winner,
clung to his two-second advantage over Italy's Gilberto Simoni
in the overall standings. Three stages remain.
Lurking menacingly 10 seconds adrift is Casagrande, while Swiss
world champion Oscar Camenzind and his countryman Laurent Dufaux
also remain in contention, 35 and 43 seconds behind respectively.
Tour of Switerland
results
MAUREN, Liechtenstein, June 21 - Leading results from the 162km
seventh stage in the Tour of Switzerland from Kuessnacht to
Mauren on Monday:
1. Matthew White (Australia) three hours, 46
minutes, 55 seconds
2. Roberto Petito (Italy) six seconds behind
3. Eric Dekker (Netherlands) same time
4. Paolo Valoti (Italy) 7
5. Giovanni Lombardi (Italy) 14
6. Ludo Dierckxsens (Belgium) same time
7. Simone Bertoletti (Italy) 22
8. Mikael Zarrabeitia (Spain) 24
9. Alberto Elli (Italy) 33
10. Christian Heule (Switzerland) 46
Overall classification
1. Jalabert 24:38.17
2. Gilberto Simoni (Italy) 2 seconds behind
3. Francesco Casagrande (Italy) 10
4. Oscar Camenzind (Switzerland) 35
5. Laurent Dufaux (Switzerland) 43
6. Zarrabeitia 1:51
7. Roberto Sgambelluri (Italy) 2:26
8. Sven Montgomery (Switzerland) 2:37
9. Giuseppe Guerini (Italy) 3:36
10. Pavel Tonkov (Russia) 3:40
June 20, 1999 Ekimov
speeds to Swiss stage win
MEIRINGEN, Switzerland, June 20 - Russian Viacheslav Ekimov
roared to victory in the sixth stage time-trial of the Tour
of Switzerland on Sunday as Frenchman Laurent Jalabert reclaimed
the overall lead.
Ekimov powered his way around the undulating 29.5-km circuit
in 36 minutes and 10 seconds, 34 seconds clear of Germany's
Steffen Wesemann.
The German was the only rider to come within a minute of Ekimov.
Slovenian Martin Hvastjia was third, a minute behind.
Jalabert, who surrendered the overall lead to Gilberto Simoni
and trailed the Italian by 25 seconds after Saturday's gruelling
mountain stage, reclaimed the yellow jersey by a slender two
seconds when he finished Sunday's stage 1:22 adrift of the winner.
It was the first time in four time-trials in Switzerland this
season that the world number one Frenchman had failed to produce
a win, having won the Tour of Swiss prologue and both time-trials
in last month's Tour of Romandie.
With more mountain stages lying ahead, Jalabert is just two
seconds ahead of Simoni.
Simoni, a dangerous climber, finished third in the Giro d'Italia
and second in the Tour of Trento and remains in strong contention
for his first major title.
Tour of Switzerland results
MEIRINGEN, Switzerland, June 20 - Leading results from the sixth
stage 29.5km time-trial at the Tour of Switzerland on Sunday:
1. Viacheslav Ekimov (Russia) 36 minutes, 10
seconds
2. Steffen Wesemann (Germany) 34 seconds behind
3. Martin Hvastjia (Slovenia) 1:00
4. Matthew White (Australia) 1:03
5. Daniele Nardello (Italy) 1:06
6. Roberto Petito (Italy) 1:06
7. Ludo Dierckxens (Belgium) 1:13
8. Laurent Jalabert (France) 1:22
9. Raivis Belohvosciks (Latvia) 1:30
10. Marco Serpellini (Italy) 1:32
Overall classification
1. Jalabert 20:48.20
2. Gilberto Simoni (Italy) 2 seconds behind
3. Francesco Casagrande (Italy) 12
4. Oscar Camenzind (Switzerland) 38
5. Laurent Dufaux (Switzerland) 43
6. Roberto Sgambelluri (Italy) 2:26
7. Sven Montgomery (Switzerland) 2:37
8. Giuseppe Guerini (Italy) 3:36
9. Pavel Tonkov (Russia) 3:40
9. Beat Zberg (Switzerland) 4:07
Spanish rider killed in Tour of Catalunya
BARCELONA, June 19 - Spanish cyclist Manuel Sanroma died after
a crash near the finish of the second stage of the Tour of Catalunya
on Saturday, a race spokesman said.
Sanroma, 22, died in hospital from head injuries in the town
of Villanova I La Geltru, near Barcelona, after hitting the
ground with his chin 1,500 metres before the finish.
The second-year professional was a member of the Fuenlabrada
racing team and was considered to be one of Spain's most promising
sprinters.
Jan Svorada, of the Czech Republic, and Belgium's Jo Planckaert
were also involved in the crash but neither man was seriously
hurt.
Fuenlabrada withdrew from the Tour after Sanroma's death.
"We are all very affected by Sanroma's death and the team
is in no mood to carry on with the Tour," team director
Jesus Suarez said.
Tour organizers said the race would carry on but there would
be no victory ceremony after Sunday's final stage as a mark
of respect for Sanroma.
Sanroma's death is the first during a professional cycling race
for nearly four years.
Italian Fabio Casartelli was killed during the 1995 Tour de
France after crashing into a concrete post while descending
on a Pyrenean mountain stage.
Simoni takes Swiss Tour lead from Jalabert
GRINDELWALD, Switzerland, June 19 - Italy's Gilberto Simoni
won the fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Saturday to
take first place overall from Laurent Jalabert of France.
Simoni had just enough in reserve to edge out compatriot Francesco
Casagrande in a sprint finish after the exhausting 171 km haul
that took in three mountain passes. It was Simoni's second career
win.
Jalabert struggled home third, 47 seconds behind, and dropped
to third overall, 25 seconds behind Simoni.
The world number one will expect to reduce that deficit in Sunday's
29.5 km time trial. Jalabert won both time trials on the way
to victory in the Tour of Romandie in May and followed up on
Swiss soil by taking Tuesday's prologue.
Simoni, second in the Tour of Tentino in May, enhanced his reputation
as a climber when he broke away with Casagrande on the closing
climb up the Grande Scheidegg.
Jalabert, determined to keep the yellow jersey, pulled the leaders
back once but by the time he reached the summit the Italian
duo were long gone.
Tour of Switzerland fifth stage placings
GRINDELWALD, Switzerland, June 19 - Leading placings in the
171-km fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland cycling race from
Bellinzone to Grindelwald on Saturday.
1. Gilberto Simoni (Italy) 5 hours 23 minutes
59 seconds
2. Francesco Casagrande (Italy) same time
3. Laurent Jalabert (France) 47 seconds behind
4. Oscar Camenzind (Switzerland)
5. Laurent Dufaux (Switzerland) same time
6. Roberto Sgambelluri (Italy) 1:09
7. Giuseppe Guerini (Italy) 1:52
8. Sven Montgomery (Switzerland) 2:21
9. Pavel Tonkov (Russia) 3:09
10. Beat Zberg (Switzerland) 3:24
Overall standings:
1. Simoni 19 hours 11 minute 33 seconds
2. Casagrande 8 seconds behind
3. Jalabert 25
4. Camenzind 51
5. Dufaux 52
6. Sgambelluri 2:42
7. Montgomery 2:49
8. Guerini 3:15
9. B Zberg 3:41
10. Mikael Zarrabeitia (Spain) 3:49
1. Gabriele Missaglia (Italy) 4 hours 8 minutes
32 seconds
2. Mikel Zarrabeita (Spain) 3 seconds behind
3. Amilcare Tronca (Italy)
8
4. Armin Meier (Switzerland) 19
5. Gilberto Simoni (Italy)
23
6. Laurent Dufaux (Switzerland)
7. Oscar Camendind (Switzerland)
8. Francesco Casagrande (Italy) all same time
9. Laurent Jalabert (France) 25
10. Mirko Celestino (Italy)
31
Overall classification
1. Jalabert 14 hours 46 minutes 6 seconds
2. Missaglia 18 seconds behind
3. Meier 20
4. Camenzind 22
5. Zarrabeita same time
6. Dufaux 23
7. Roberto Petito 26
8. Simoni 28
9. Pascal Richard (Switzerland) 31
10. Casagrande 32
The world number one has been in particularly
devastating form on Swiss soil this year, having captured the
Tour of Romandie last month.
Tour of Switzerland results/standings
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 16 - Leading
placings in the 200-km second stage of Tour of Switzerland cycling
race from Soleure to Lausanne on Wednesday.
1. Pascal Richard (Switzerland) 4 hours 46 minutes
4 seconds
2. Francesco Casagrande (Italy) 1 second behind
3. Laurent Jalabert (France)
4. Laurent Dufaux (Switzerland) both same time
5. Gilberto Simoni (Italy) 2
6. Oscar Camenzind (Switzerland) same time
7. Roberto Petito (Italy) 3
8. Daniele De Paoli (Italy) same time
9. Markus Zberg (Switzerland) 4
10. Armin Meier (Switzerland) same time
Overall classification
1. Jalabert
4:53.13
2. Petito
18 seconds behind
3. Richard
19
4. Dufaux
23
5. Camenzind
same time
6. Beat Zberg (Switzerland)
24
7. Matthew White (Australia)
27
8. Meier
same time
9. Daniel Schnider (Switzerland)
28
10. Simoni
29
1. Alexander Vinokurov (Kazakhstan) Casino 30:25:19
2. Jonathan Vaughters (U.S.) U.S. Postal 1:14 behind
3. Wladimir Belli (Italy) Festina 3:48
4. Joseba Beloki (Spain) Euskatel 3:57
5. Stephane Heulot (France) Francaise des Jeux 4:35
6. Kevin Livingston (U.S.) U.S. Postal 4:47
7. Unai Osa (Spain) Banesto 4:48
8. Lance Armstrong (U.S.) U.S. Postal 5:27
9. Francois Simon (France) Credit Agricole 6:37
10. Gilles Bouvard (France) Home Market 6:41
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