25th Tour Méditerranéen (La Provence), Cat 2.3

France, February 11-15, 1998


The complete results were kindly faxed to me by Stephane David.

Stage 3   Stage 4

Stage 3, Trets - Rognac, 105 kms:

  1. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco                2.11.04
  2. Endrio Leoni (Ita) Ballan  
  3. Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat-Auber      
  4. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti    
  5. Johan Capiot (Bel) TVM     
  6. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) GAN       
  7. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis     
  8. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Francaise des Jeux        
  9. Ronny Assez (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi    
 10. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN   
 11. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino       
 12. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM  
 13. Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002      
 14. Wim Feys (Bel) Lotto       
 15. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM  
 16. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto    
 17. Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto   
 18. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina       
 19. Jann Kirsipuu (Est) Casino 
 20. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei    
 21. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Asics      
 22. Jans Koerts (Ned) Rabobank 
 23. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino       
 24. Laurent Pillon (Fra) Mutuelle      
 25. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) GAN   
 26. Candido Barbosa (Por) Banesto      
 27. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti    
 28. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina     
 29. Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002       
 30. François Simon (Fra) GAN   
 31. Arvis Piziks (Lat) Home Jack & Jones       
 32. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina     
 33. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Asics  
 34. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino 
 35. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco 
 36. André Korff (Ger) Festina  
 37. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Polti 
 38. Bo Hamburger (Den) Casino  
 39. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto 
 40. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino        
 41. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM  
 42. Eddy Seigneur (Fra) GAN    
 43. Francisque Teyssier (Fra) Mutuelle 
 44. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Ballan      
 45. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan 
 46. Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002  
 47. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina    
 48. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Mapei  
 49. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM   
 50. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 
 51. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco 
 51. Patrick Jonker (Ned) Rabobank      
 52. Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) Riso Scotti 
 54. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina  
 55. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom-ARD   
 56. Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Casino        
 57. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber    
 58. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Mapei       
 59. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Francaise des Jeux  
 60. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) GAN 
 61. Carlos Dacruz (Fra) Big Mat-Auber  
 62. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti   
 63. Franck Percq (Fra) Francaise des Jeux      
 64. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank     
 65. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM     
 66. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Polti        
 67. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Asics 
 68. Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 
 69. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Francaise des Jeux  
 70. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti                                all s.t.
 71. Michaël Blaudzun (Den) Telekom-ARD                         0.11
 72. David Delrieu (Fra) Mutuelle       
 73. Michele Bartoli (Ita) Asics        
 74. Jesper Skibby (Den) Home Jack & Jones      
 75. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina       
 76. Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi       
 77. Sebastion De Marbaix (Bel)  Home Market-Charleroi  
 78. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Cofidis 
 79. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank     
 80. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank   
 81. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti   
 82. Charles Guilbert (Fra) Mutuelle    
 83. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco  
 84. José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) Banesto   
 85. Dirk Muller (Ger) Telekom-ARD      
 86. Michael Steen Nielsen (Den) Home Jack & Jones      
 87. Mikael Holst Kyneb (Den) Home Jack & Jones 
 88. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002        
 89. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis   
 90. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Rabobank  
 91. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco                                 all s.t.
 92. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti                                    0.15
 93. Kurt Van Lancker (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002     
 94. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti    
 95. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber    
 96. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti       
 97. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Riso Scotti 
 98. Andrea Brognara (Ita) Riso Scotti  
 99. David Tani (Ita) Asics     
100. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino     
101. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Cofidis     
102. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom-ARD   
103. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber     
104. Roland Meier (Swi) Cofidis 
105. Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita) Mapei    
106. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco    
107. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber        
108. Piotre Ugrumov (Rus) Ballan        
109. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Asics   
110. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto        
111. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto       
111. Stéphane Petilleau (Fra) GAN       
113. Angelo Canzonieri (Ita) Ballan     
114. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Ballan      
115. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team   
116. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team   
117. Bruno Thibout (Fra) Cofidis        
118. Stéphane Cueff (Fra) Mutuelle      
119. Daniel Paradis (Swi) Post Swiss Team       
120. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti 
121. Viatcheslav Djavanian (Rus) Big Mat-Auber  
122. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan   
123. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan        
124. Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Lotto     
125. Kris Gerits (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002  
126. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis      
127. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti        
128. Gregory Schoelens (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi      
129. Jérôme Laveur-Pedoux (Fra) Home Market-Charleroi   
130. Luca Scinto (Ita) Asics    
131. Juris Silvos (Lat) Home Jack & Jones       
132. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom-ARD        
133. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank  
134. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom-ARD       
135. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Mutuelle                            all s.t.
136. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team                      0.30
137. Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Banesto                      0.32
138. Henk Vogels (Aus) GAN                                      0.32
139. Federico De Beni (Ita) Riso Scotti                         0.38
140. David Latasa (Spa) Banesto                                 0.51
141. Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                    0.55
142. Bart Brentjens (Ned) Home Market-Charleroi                 1.00
143. Franck Ramel (Fra) Home Market-Charleroi                   1.00
144. Nicolay Bo Larsen (Den) TVM                                1.10
145. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei                                   1.10
146. Yvon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                       1.10
147. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                           1.16
148. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team 
149. Danny Jonasson (Den) Rabobank      
150. Michael Rosborg (Den) Home Jack and Jones  
151. Michele Coppolillo (Ita) Asics     
152. Massimo Codol (Ita) Mapei  
153. Oskar Camenzind (Swi) Mapei        
154. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei 
155. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco       
156. Yvon Ledanois (Fra) Francaise des Jeux     
157. David Navas (Spa) Banesto  
158. Franck Morelle (Fra) Francaise des Jeux    
159. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco    
160. Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto  
161. Frédéric Vifian (Fra) Post Swiss Team      
163. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom-ARD  
163. Gilles Talmant (Fra) Mutuelle      
164. Armand De Las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto 
165. Damien Nazon (Fra) Francaise des Jeux      
166. Neil Stephens (Aus) Festina                              all s.t.

DNS Danny Nelissen (Ned) Home Jack and Jones
    Olivier Asmaker (Fra) TVM
Abandons Frederic Gabriel (Fra) Mutuelle
    	 Cyril Saugrain (Fra) Cofidis

Brief

In what was his first bunch sprint of the tour, South Australian cyclist Jay Sweet had his first sniff of victory with French team Big Mat Auber 93. Unaided Sweet came from 10 places back to come within 1/2 a length of Sprint Legend Cippolini.

Points Jersey

 1. Michele Bartoli (Ita) Asics			52 (25 for stage)
 2. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino			51 (12)
 3. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Cofidis		41 (16)
 4. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina		34 (7)
 5. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti		32 (0)
 6. Bo Hamburger (Den) Casino			31 (10)
 7. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Polti			30 (14)
 8. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN		25 (0)
 9. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank		24 (0)
10. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN			21 (5)
11. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti		20 (20)
12. Endrio Leoni (Ita) Ballan			18 (0)
13. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina		18 (6)
14. Jan Svorada (Est) Mapei			17 (5)
15. Jann Kirsipuu (Cze) Casino			16 (0)
16. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco 		15 (0)
17. Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) Riso Scotti		14 (0)
18. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis		14 (0)
19. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco			14 (0)
20. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto			13 (8)
21. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Asics			13 (0)
22. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino			11 (0)
23. Ronny Assez (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi	11 (0)
24. Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Banesto		10 (9)
25. Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Casino			 9 (0)
26. Stephane Barthe (Fra) Casino		 9 (0)
27. Francois Simon (Fra) GAN			 8 (2)
28. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino		 8 (0)
29. Johan Capiot (Bel) TVM			 8 (2)
30. Jay Sweet (Aus) Big Mat Auber		 8 (0)
31. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM			 7 (0)

Mountains Jersey

Km 32 Sommet du col (Cat 2)

 1. Stephane Petilleau (Fra) GAN		5 points
 2. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar	3	
 3. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino		2
 4. Dirk Muller (Ger) Telekom			1

Km 74  Sommet du col (Cat 3)

 1. Henk Vogels (Aus) GAN			 4 points
 2. Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002		 2
 3. Nicolay Larsen (Den) TVM			 1

Overall after Stage 3

 1. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino		25 points
 2. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Cofidis		10
 3. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina		10
 4. Stephane Petilleau (Fra) GAN		 8
 5. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino			 7
 6. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM			 5
 7. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Polti			 5
 8. Henk Vogels (Aus) GAN			 4
 9. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino			 3
10. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco			 3
11. David Tani (Ita) Asics			 3
12. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar	 3
13. Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002		 2
14. Dirk Muller (Ger) Telekom			 1
15. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti			 1 
16. Nicolay Larsen (Den) TVM			 1

Stage 4, Velaux - Berre, TTT 18.9 kms:

                                After    Final
                               8.9 kms

 1. Festina                      9.49   21.26.95
 2. Casino                       9.53   21.27.31
 3. Gan                         10.07   21.47.65
 4. Rabobank                    10.15   22.03.01
 5. ASICS                       10.18   22.03.78
 6. Mapei                       10.18   22.21.69
 7. Riso Scotti                 10.19   22.30.54
 8. Polti                       10.32   22.34.83
 9. Telekom                     10.40   22.35.53
10. Cofidis                     10.36   22.43.97
11. Banesto                     10.41   22.47.15
12. Team Home Jack and Jones    10.40   22.52.07
13. Post Swiss Team             10.41   23.04.59
14. Vlaanderen 2002             10.50   23.10.89
15. Big Mat Auber 93            10.52   23.18.69
16. Mutuelle De Seine et Marne  10.50   23.20.06
17. GS Ballan                   10.54   23.22.75
18. Lotto-Mobistar              10.54   23.25.81
19. TVM                         11.06   23.39.87
20. Saeco                       11.04   23.42.28
21. La Francaise des Jeux       11.50   24.52.17
22. Home Market-Charleroi       11.48   25.00.58

GC after Stage 4

  1. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino                       8.43.57
  2. Bo Hamburger (Ned) Casino                           0.50
  3. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus                0.55
  4. Patrick Jonker (Aus) Rabobank                       1.26
  5. Fabrice Gougot (Fra) Casino                         1.51
  6. Michele Bartoli (Ita) Asics                         2.16
  7. Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) Riso Scotti                  3.43
  8. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Asics                           4.28
  9. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino                        6.10
 10. Gilles Bouvard (Fra) Casino                         7.23
 11. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina                        7.25
 12. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Cofidis                  7.54
 13. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Polti                         7.55
 14. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina                        8.01
 15. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina                           8.05
 16. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Festina                      8.31
 17. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina                     8.41
 18. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Rabobank                   8.57
 19. François Simon (Fra) GAN                            9.03
 20. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN                            9.06
 21. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti                     9.09
 22. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                      9.14
 23. Candido Barbosa (Por) Banesto                       9.22
 24. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                          9.30
 25. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Polti                 9.30
 26. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto                             9.36
 27. Cédric Vasseur (Fra) GAN                            9.48
 28. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti                  9.50
 29. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Ballan                       9.51
 30. Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Banesto               9.54
 31. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Polti                             9.54
 32. José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) Banesto           10.03
 33. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                          10.15
 34. Francisque Teyssier (Fra) Mutuelle                 10.25
 35. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) GAN                       10.26
 36. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco                         10.33
 37. Michaël Blaudzun (Den) Telekom-ARD                 10.35
 38. Axel Merckx (Bel) Polti                            10.36
 39. Pascal Lino (Fra) Big Mat-Auber                    10.37
 40. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM                          10.41
 41. Rodolfo Ongarato (Ita) Ballan                      10.42
 42. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM                             10.44
 43. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Mapei                       10.53
 44. Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002              10.57
 45. Laurent Pillon (Fra) Mutuelle                      10.57
 46. Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                  10.59
 47. Viatcheslav Djavanian (Rus) Big Mat-Auber          11.05
 48. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom-ARD                   11.08
 49. David Delrieu (Fra) Mutuelle                       11.08
 50. Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto                   11.12
 51. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM                           11.28
 52. Tom Stremersch (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002               11.33
 54. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                     11.34
 54. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                      11.34
 55. André Korff (Ger) Festina                          11.36
 56. Stéphane Petilleau (Fra) GAN                       11.40
 57. Udo Bolts (Ger) Telekom-ARD                        11.40
 58. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                           11.45
 59. Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita) Mapei                    11.46
 60. Kurt Van Lancker (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002             11.48
 61. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Asics                   11.49
 62. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto                       11.50
 63. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Mapei                          11.52
 64. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Saeco                          11.54
 65. Alexandre Gontchenkov (Rus) Ballan                 11.57
 66. Sebastion De Marbaix (Bel)  Home Market-Charleroi  12.00
 67. Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                  12.02
 68. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Polti                           12.05
 69. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Polti                          12.05
 70. Jans Koerts (Ned) Rabobank                         12.08
 71. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Post Swiss Team              12.12
 72. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Cofidis                     12.18
 73. Thierry Bourguignon (Fra) Big Mat-Auber            12.19
 74. Laurent Madouas (Fra) Lotto                        12.19
 75. David Tani (Ita) Asics                             12.22
 76. Arvis Piziks (Lat) Home Jack & Jones               12.23
 77. Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002            12.23
 78. Michele Coppolillo (Ita) Asics                     12.30
 79. Mikael Holst Kyneb (Den) Home Jack & Jones         12.34
 80. Nicolay Bo Larsen (Den) TVM                        12.38
 81. Yvon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto               12.47
 82. Pierre Bourquenoud (Swi) Post Swiss Team           12.50
 83. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber                 12.53
 84. Wim Feys (Bel) Lotto                               12.56
 85. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team                   12.58
 86. Charles Guilbert (Fra) Mutuelle                    13.02
 87. Lylian Lebreton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber                13.04
 88. Philippe Bordenave (Fra) Big Mat-Auber             13.04
 89. Gilles Maignan (Fra) Mutuelle                      13.06
 90. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                   13.07
 91. Piotre Ugrumov (Rus) Ballan                        13.08
 92. Guido Wirz (Swi) Post Swiss Team                   13.09
 93. Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Lotto                     13.11
 94. Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise des Jeux         13.15
 95. Luca Scinto (Ita) Asics                            13.20
 96. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto                         13.29
 97. Kris Gerits (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                  13.29
 98. Mirko Gualdi (Ita) Polti                           13.38
 99. Johan Capiot (Bel) TVM                             13.43
100. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM                          13.43
101. Steve Vermaut (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                13.43
102. Stéphane Barthe (Fra) Casino                       13.47
103. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom-ARD               13.52
104. Danny Jonasson (Den) Rabobank                      13.54
105. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti                    14.11
106. Franck Ramel (Fra) Home Market-Charleroi           14.23
107. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti               14.26
108. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Asics                      14.26
109. Andrea Brognara (Ita) Riso Scotti                  14.26
110. Michael Rosborg (Den) Home Jack & Jones            14.26
111. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei                           14.28
112. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan                           14.39
113. Jan Svorada (Cze) Mapei                            14.41
114. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM                          14.42
115. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino                             14.47
116. Dirk Muller (Ger) Telekom-ARD                      14.50
117. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Ballan                        14.50
118. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                     15.11
119. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Post Swiss Team                 15.22
120. Jesper Skibby (Den) Home Jack & Jones              15.23

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