42nd Tour of Slovakia, Cat 2.6

Slovakia, July 28-August 2, 1998

1997 Results    

Stage 1     Stage 2     Stage 3     Stage 4     Stage 5     Stage 6     Stage 7     Stage 8

Brief:

Piotr Cegielski, who reports for www.cyclingnews.com on Slovakia says that the 42nd Tour of Slovakia (known originally as the Seat Okolo Slovenska) has 131 riders from 18 countries starting.

Stage 1, Nitra-Nitra 152 kms:

 1. Jaromir Friede (Cze) PSK Hyundai      		     3.41.24
 2. Andrej Hauptmann (Sln) Radenska Rog
 3. Tomas Sedlacek (Cze) Joko-Velamos
 4. Gonzales (Mex)
 5. Jan Valach (Slk) De Nardi                 			s.t.

Stage 2, Nitra-Tvrdosin 208 kms:

 1. Sergej Stec (Blr)                     		     4.43.39
 2. Michal Pucelik (Cze) Joko-Velamos
 3. Miroslav Liptak (Slk) National Team I
 4. Jaromir Friede (Cze) PSK Hyundai
 5. Andrej Koroliov (Ukr)                    			s.t.

GC after Stage 2 

 1. Jaromir Friede (Cze)                  		     8.24.53
 2. Andrej Hauptmann (Sln) Radenska Rog      			0.04
 3. Tomas Sedlacek (Cze) Joko-Velamos        			0.06

Stage 3, Tvrdosin-Brezno 174 kms:

 1. Jaromir Friede (Cze) PSK Hyundai        		     4.18.16
 2. Marcel Strauss (Swi)    
 3. Robert Glajza (Slk) Nat. Team III
 4. Andrej Hauptmann (Sln) Radenska Rog
 5. Aleksandr Rotar (Ukr)                      			s.t.

GC after Stage 3 

 1. Jaromir Friede (Cze) PSK Hyundai       		    12.42.59
 2. Andrej Hauptmann (Sln) Radenska Rog        			0.16
 3. Marcel Strauss (Swi)                       			0.16
 4. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat)                  			0.22
 5. Jan Valach (Slk) De Nardi                  			0.22
 6. Martin Riska (Slk) Nat. Team I             			0.22
 7. Tomas Sedlacek (Cze) Joko-Velamos          			0.39
 8. Robert Wojnar (Pol)                        			0.43

Stage 4, Bystra-Srdiecko ITT 10.4 kms:

 1. Benoit Vollery (Swi)              			       25.14
 2. Benoit Joachim (Lux) De Nardi      				0.30
 3. Frederick Fragniere (Swi)          				0.36
 4. Marcel Strauss (Swi)               				0.47
 5. Christian Poos (Lux)               				1.00
 6. Boris Premuzic (Sln) Radenska Rog  				1.03

GC after Stage 4 

 1. Marcel Strauss (Swi)

Stage 5, Brezno-Zvolen 113 kms:

 1. Jaromir Friede (Cze) PSK Hyundai         		     2.54.08
 2. Andrej Hauptmann (Sln) Radenska Rog   
 3. Robert Glajza (Slk) Nat. Team III
 4. Jaromir Purmensky (Cze)
 5. Marc Vanacker (Lux)                          		s.t.

GC after Stage 5 

 1. Marcel Strauss (Swi)                  		    16.03.24
 2. Andrej Hauptmann (Sln) Radenska Rog       			0.13
 3. Jaromir Friede (Cze) PSK Hyundai          			0.18
 4. Jan Valach (Slk) De Nardi                 			1.00
 5. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat)                 			1.21
 6. Kobzarenko (Ukr)                          			2.02
 7. Matija Kotnik (Sln)                       			2.16
 8. Martin Riska (Slk) Nat. Team I            			2.25
 9. Tomas Sedlacek (Cze) Joko-Velamos         			3.01
10. Jaromir Purmensky (Cze)               			3.09

Stage 6, Zvolen-Trencianske Teplice 148 kms:

 1. Andrej Hauptmann (Sln) Radenska Rog           	     3.44.59
 2. Jaromir Friede (Cze) PSK Hyundai             
 3. Precechtel (Cze) Joko-Velamos
 4. Andrej Koroliov (Ukr)
 5. Kaveckij (Blr)                                   		s.t.

GC after Stage 6 

 1. Marcel Strauss (Swi)                          	    19.48.23
 2. Andrej Hauptmann (Sln) Radenska Rog               		0.03
 3. Jaromir Friede (Cze) PSK Hyundai                  		0.12
 4. Jan Valach (Slk) De Nardi                         		1.00
 5. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat)                         		1.21
 6. Kobzarenko (Ukr)                                  		2.02 
 7. Martin Riska (Slk) Nat. Team I                    		2.25
 8. Matija Kotnik (Sln)                               		2.30
 9. Tomas Sedlacek (Cze) Joko-Velamos                 		3.01
10. Jaromir Purmensky (Cze) Joko-Velamos             		3.09

Stage 7, Trencianske Teplice-Pezinska Baba 173 kms:

 1. Rikard Karlsson (Swe)               	     	     3.59.39
 2. Kim Kirchen (Lux) De Nardi
 3. Andrej Hauptmann (Sln) Radenska Rog     			0.46
 4. Marcel Strauss (Swi)                    			0.46
 5. Jaromir Purmensky (Cze) Joko-Velamos    			0.54
 6. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat)               			0.54

GC after Stage 7 

 1. Andrej Hauptmann (Sln) *
* due to 0.04 bonus for the third place at Stage 7

Stage 8, Bratislava-Bratislava 135 kms:

 1. Markus Persson (Swe)                    		     3.13.45
 2. Michel Klinger (Swi)                       			0.02
 3. Ondrej Slobodnik (Slk) National Team I          		0.03

Final GC 

 1. Andrej Hauptmann (Sln) Radenska Rog     		    27.03.20
 2. Marcel Strauss (Swi)                        		0.01
 3. Jaromir Friede (Cze) PSK Hyundai            		0.26
 4. Jan Valach (Slk) De Nardi                   		1.14
 5. Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat)                   		1.30
 6. Martin Riska (Slk) National Team I               		2.39
 7. Valeryi Kobzarenko (Ukr)                         		2.43
 8. Tomas Sedlacek (Cze) Joko-Velamos           		3.15
 9. Jaromir Purmensky (Cze) Joko-Velamos        		3.18
10. Matija Kotnik (Sln)                       		 	3.27
11. Joachim Benoit (Lux) Den Nardi            	 		3.41
12. Robert Glajza (Slk) National Team III           		3.58

Teams:

 1. Radenska Rog (Sln)              			    81.15.47
 2. De Nardi (Ita)                       			2.06
 3. Switzerland                         			3.19
 4. Slovakia I                          			6.15
 5. Joko-Velamos (Cze)                  			8.34
 6. PSK Hyundai (Cze)                  			       11.26
 7. Ukraine                            			       12.13
 8. Belarus                            			       12.41
 9. Poland                             			       13.06
10. Sweden                            			       18.14

Points jersey:

 1. Jaromir Friede (Cze) PSK Hyundai

Active rider:

 1. Tomas Sedlacek (Cze) Joko-Verlamos

Mountain jersey:

 1. Boris Premuzic (Sln) Radenska Rog