Circuito Montanes, Cat 2.5

Spain, June 13-19, 1998


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

Stage 1, Santander ­ Torrelavega, 124 kms:

 1. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                    2.59.53
 2. José Luis Herrera (Spa) Hotel Flamingo               	0.09
 3. Matthe Pronk (Ned) Rabobank Elite
 4. Leif Hoste (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 5. Sébastien Hatton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
 6. Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Plastimer Elite
 7. Pietro Zuccioni (Swi) Team Post Swiss
 8. José Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Cai Elite
 9. Graziano Rezinella (Ita) Mobilvetta	Northwave
10. José Luis Sanchez de la Rocha (Spa) Porcelanatto Elite

Stage 2, Santander - Cuesta de la Atalaya:

 1. Alexey Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93		     2.16.00 (39.706)
 2. Igor Berastain (Spa) Kaiku					0.02
 3. Sebastian Hatton (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93			0.03
 4. Josep Jufre (Spa) Porcelanatto				0.04
 5. Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Pinturas Banaka			0.05
 6. Alberto Fernández (Spa) Burgos Monument.			0.07
 7. Javier Gil Martín (Spa) Burgos Monument.			0.08
 8. Angel Vicioso (Spa) CAI 					0.08
 9. David Cancela (Spa) Porcelanatto 				0.08
10. Francisco J. Sánchez (Spa) Saunier Duval			0.09
11. Elenn D’Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 			0.09
12. José Luis Herrera (Spa) Hotel Flamingo 			0.09
13. Miguel Soro	Pinturas (Spa) Banaka 				0.09
14. Pedro Larizcoitia (Spa) Kaiku 				0.09
15. Graciano Recinella (Ita) Mobilvetta Northwave		0.09
16. Joan Haynoz (Swi) Team Post Swiss				0.10
17. Eduardo González (Spa) Roper-Alcatel			0.11
18. Eric Pascal (Spa) Kaiku 					0.11
19. Davide Scalmana (Ita) Mobilvetta Northwave	 		0.11
20. F. José Lara (Spa) Avila Rojas 	          		0.11

Stage 3, Santander- El Astillero, 109 kms::

 1. Leif Hoste (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002		     	     2.29.55 (43.624)
 2. Matthew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
 3. Alexey Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
 4. José Luis Herrera (Spa) Hotel Flamingo
 5. Glenn D’Hollander (Spa) Vlaanderen 2002
 6. David Cancela (Spa) Porcelanatto
 7. Angel Vicioso (Spa) CAI
 8. Matthe Pronk (Ned) Rabobank
 9. Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Rabobank
10. Isidro Nozal (Spa) Sky Blue-ACR
11. Unai Yus (Spa) Kaiku
12. Alvaro Forner (Spa) Lotus-Vinarocense
13. Jon Azkorra (Spa) Sky Blue-ACR
14. Roger Beuchat (Swi) Team Post Swiss
15. Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
16. José L. Sánchez (Spa) Porcelanatto
17. Leandro Fiorino (Ita) Mobilvetta Northwave
18. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
19. Guido Trombetta (Ita) Mobilvetta  Northwave
20. Ramón Antuña (Spa) Hotel Flamingo

GC after Stage 3

 1. Alexey Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93		     5.32.04
 2. David Cancela (Spa) Porcelanatto 				0.17
 3. Angel Vicioso (Spa) CAI 					0.17
 4. José Luis Herrera (Spa) Hotel Flamingo			0.18
 5. Peter Wuyt (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002				0.21
 6. José L. Sánchez (Spa) Porcelanatto				0.22
 7. Kristof Trouve (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 			0.23
 8. Isidro Nozal (Spa) Sky Blue-ACR				0.23
 9. Guido Trombetta (Ita) Mobilvetta Northwave			0.23
10. Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Rabobank				0.26

Stage 4

 1. Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Pinturas Banaka  		     3.57.40
 2. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Team Post Swiss 			0.23
 3. Andrei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 			0.26
 4. Roger Lucia (Spa) CAI  					0.35
 5. Manuel Iniesta (Spa) Plastimer				0.35

GC after Stage 4

 1. Andrei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 		     9.30.10
 2. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Team Post Swiss 			0.46
 3. Peter Wuyts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002  				0.47
 4. Isidro Nozal (Spa) Sky Blue-ACR  				0.49
 5. Roger Lucia (Spa) CAI  					0.54

Stage 5

 1. Patrik Kohler (Ger) Erdol Chemie Bayer  		     4.07.51
 2. Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Rabobank
 3. Javier Fernández (Spa) Pinturas Banaka
 4. Gabriele Dalla Valle (Ita) Mobilvetta Design
 5. Jorge Merino (Spa) Zamora Paisaje Natural

GC after Stage 5

 1. Andrei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93 		    13.38.01
 2. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Team Post Swiss 			0.46
 3. Peter Wuyts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002  				0.47
 4. Isidro Nozal (Spa) Sky Blue-ACR  				0.49
 5. Roger Lucia (Spa) CAI  					0.54

Stage 6, Laredo - Muriedas, 160 kms:

 1. Paolo Alberati (Ita) Mobilvetta Northwave		     4.21.15 (36.746)
 2. Josep Jufre (Spa) Elite
 3. Graciano Recinella (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave	 	1.12
 4. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
 5. Leandro Fioroni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
 6. Isidro Nozal (Spa) Elite
 7. Xavier Llamas (Spa) Elite
 8. Manuel Calvente (Spa) Elite
 9. Guido Trombetta (Ita) Elite
10. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Team Post Swiss			s.t.

Stage 7, Agua de Solares - Reinosa, 176 kms:

This stage had 4 mountains to cross, 2 classified as special category, 1 Cat 1 and 1 Cat 3. A tough stage.
 1. Guido Trombetta (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave		     4.57.19 (35,518)
 2. Graciano Recinella (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave		1.02
 3. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
 4. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Team Post Swiss
 5. Antonio López (Spa) Elite
 6. Sven Montgomery (Swi) Team Post Swiss			3.15
 7. Eric Pascal (Fra) Elite
 8. Leandro Fioroni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
 9. Manuel Calvente (Spa) Elite
10. Josep Jufre (Spa) Elite					s.t.

GC after Stage 7

 1. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93		    22.58.49
 2. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Team Post Swiss			0.46
 3. Graciano Recinella (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave		1.02
 4. Josep Jufre (Spa) Elite					2.14
 5. Paolo Alberati (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave			2.33
 6. Antonio López (Spa) Elite					2.51
 7. isidro Nozal (Spa) Elite					3.02
 8. Leandro Fioroni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave			4.08
 9. Peter Wuyts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 				5.37
10. Guido Trombetta (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave			5.39

Stage 8, Reinosa - Santander, 141 kms:

 1. Gabriele Dalla Valle (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave	     3.26.50 (40.902)
 2. Matthe Pronk (Ned) Elite
 3. Angel Vicioso (Spa) Elite
 4. Pedro Díaz (Spa) Elite
 5. Jon Azkorra (Spa) Elite
 6. Graciano recinella (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
 7. David Garcia (Spa) Elite
 8. Pietro Zucconi (Spa) Team Post Swiss
 9. Patrick Kohler (Ger) EC Bayer Worringen
10. David Cancela (Spa) Elite					s.t.

Final GC:

 1. Alexei Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93                   26.25.39
 2. Daniel Schnider (Swi) Team Post Swiss          		0.46
 3. Graciano Recinella (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave       	1.02
 4. Josep Jufre (Spa) Elite                   			2.14
 5. Paolo Alberati (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave          	 	2.33
 6. Antonio Lopez (Spa) Eelite                 			2.51
 7. Isidro Nozal (Spa) Elite                  			3.02
 8. Leandro Fioroni (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave          	4.08
 9. Peter Wuyts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002             		5.37
10. Guido Trombetta (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave          	5.39
11. Manuel Iniestas (Spa) Elite					5.47
12. Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Elite					7.58
13. Manuel Calvente (Spa) Elite					8.13
14. Xavier Llamas (Spa) Elite					8.52
15. César Salazar (Ven) Elite				       20.17
16. Romes Gaindetdinov (Rus) Elite			       26.39
17. Jorge Sedano (Spa) Elite				       27.27
18. Gustavo Otero (Spa) Elite				       29.52
19. Roger Lucia (Spa) Elite				       32.22
20. Miguel Soro (Spa) Elite				       32.22

Mountains:  Daniel Schnider (Swi) Team Post Swiss
Metas volantes: Gabriele Dalla Valle (Ita) Mobilvetta-Northwave
Sprints especiales: David García (Spa) Elite
Points: Alexeoi Sivakov (Rus) Big Mat-Auber 93
Teams: Mobilvetta (Ita)
Thanks to Fernando Ferrari from Meta2Mil who is our Spanish reporter