Vuelta a Navarra, Cat 2.5

Spain, June 2-7, 1998


Riders

Stage 1       Stage 2       Stage 3       Stage 4       Stage 5a       Stage 5b       Stage 6

Stage 1, Baraain - Baraain, 171 kms:

 1. Woopke Veenstra (Ned) Rabobank Elite     	     3.51.48
 2. Igor Miner (Spa) Baqué
 3. David Fernandez (Spa) Porcelanatto
 4. Francisco Lara (Spa) Avila Rojas
 5. Iosu Silloniz (Spa) Banaka				s.t.

Stage 2, Tudela - Tudela, 154 kms:

 
 1. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank Elite       	     3.43.16
 2. Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Olarra
 3. Igor Astarloa (Spa) BaquČ
 4. Eduard Gitsoun (Rus) Lokosphinx
 5. Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Banaka				s.t.

Stage 3, Estella - Estella, 139 kms:

 1. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank Elite       	     3.36.06
 2. Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Olarra
 3. Angel Arrieta (Spa) Kaiku
 4. Igor Astarloa (Spa) BaquČ
 5. Jurge Van Roosbroeck (Bel) Eddy Merckx Boys		s.t.

Leader: Jurge Van Roosbroeck (Bel) Eddy Merckx Boys

Stage 4, Tafalla - Alto de Leurza (Mountain Stage), 142 kms:

 1. Daniels Davy (Bel)  Eddy Merckx Boys     	     3.40.33
 2. Eduard Gritsoun (Rus) Lokosphinx      		0.07
 3. Jurge Van Roosbroeck (Bel) Eddy Merckx Boys  	0.26
 4. Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank Elite     		0.49
 5. Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Olarra   			0.53

Leader: Daniels Davy (Bel) Eddy Merckx Boys

Stage 5a, Santesteban-Villava, 92 kms:

 1 Eduard Gritsoen (Rus) Lokosphinx
 ..
 6 Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank Elite

Stage 5b, Sangresa, ITT 26.7 kms:

 
 1. Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Olarra   		       35.12 (45.511)
 2. Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Banaka  			0.12
 3. Edouard Gritsoun (Rus) Lokosphinx    		0.14
 4. Wesley Huvaere (Bel) Eddy Merckx Boys    		0.16
 5. Jonathan Hall (Aus) Banaka  			0.25

Leader: Edouard Gritsoun (Rus) Lokosphinx

Stage 6, Sangresa-Pamplona, 135 kms:

 1. Edouard Gritsoun (Rus) Lokosphinx     	     3.29.30 (38.663)
 2. Duncan Smith (Aus) Banaka
 3. Igor Miner (Spa) BaquČ
 4. David Fern·ndez (Spa) Porcelanatto
 5. Jurge Van Roosbroeck (Bel) Eddy Merckx Boys		s.t.

Final GC

 1. Edouard Gritsoun (Rus) Lokosphinx     	    21.10.34 (40.503)
 2. Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Olarra   			0.42
 3. Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank Elite     		0.55
 4. Jurge Van Roosbroeck (Bel) Eddy Merckx Boys        	1.36
 5. Juan Cuenca (Spa) Gres de Nules      		1.41
 6. Daniels Davy (Bel) Eddy Merckx Boys      		1.43
 7. Francisco Lara (Spa) Avila Rojas    		2.40
 8. Anton Chantyr (Rus) Lokosphinx        		2.48
 9. Manuel Calvente (Spa) Avila Rojas    		3.42
10. Kris De Coen (Bel) Eddy Merckx Boys     		3.56

Teams: Eddy Merckx Boys (Bel)
Mountains: Manuel Calvente (Spa) Avila Rojas
Special sprints: Unai Yus (Spa) Kaiku
Best Under 23: Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Olarra
Thanks to my friend Fernando Ferrari, Meta2Mil, Spain