Tour de Suisse, Cat HC

Switzerland, June 16-25, 1998


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Stage 10, Berne - Berne, 193 kms:

 1. AEBERSOLD Niki (Swi) Team Post Swiss                       4.24.57
 2. DUMA Vladimir (Ukr) Scrigno-Gaerne                            0.00
 3. RICHARD Pascal (Swi) Casino                                   0.00
 4. JAKSCHE Jörg (Ger) Team Polti                                 0.00
 5. UGRUMOV Piotre (Rus) Ballan                                   0.00
 6. ZBERG Markus (Swi) Team Post Swiss                            0.16
 7. JALABERT Laurent (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     0.16
 8. MAGNIEN Emmanuel (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  0.16
 9. ZABEL Erik (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        0.16
10. FONDRIEST Maurizio (Ita) Cofidis                              0.16
11. BELLI Wladimir (Ita) Festina-Lotus                            0.16
12. CASAGRANDE Francesco (Ita) Cofidis                            0.16
13. BELLUOMINI Luca (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne                          0.16
14. GARZELLI Stefano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                  0.16
15. PUTTINI Felice (Swi) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                     0.16
16. STREEL Marc (Bel) Casino                                      0.16
17. CHRISTEN Josef (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                        0.16
18. PIEPOLI Leonardo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                       0.16
19. HOTZ Franz (Swi) Team Post Swiss                              0.16
20. RINERO Christophe (Fra) Cofidis                               0.16
21. ZBERG Beat (Swi) Rabobank                                     0.16
22. MOOS Alexandre (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                         0.16
23. MEIER Roland (Swi) Cofidis                                    0.16
24. SHEFER Aleksandr (Kaz) Asics-CGA                              0.16
25. RIIS Bjarne (Den) Team Deutsche Telekom                       0.16
26. LUTTENBERGER Peter (Aut) Rabobank                             0.16
27. HEULOT Stéphane (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                   0.16
28. REBELLIN Davide (Ita) Team Polti                              0.16
29. AGNOLUTTO Christophe (Fra) Casino                             0.16
30. NARDELLO Daniele (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                          0.16
31. TRONCA Amilcare (Ita) Ballan                                  0.16
32. TOSATTO Mattéo (Ita) Ballan                                   0.16
33. GARCIA CASAS Felix M. (Spa) Festina-Lotus                     0.16
34. CATTAI Stefano (Ita) Ballan                                   0.16
35. BERTOLINI Alessandro (Ita) Cofidis                            0.16
36. CHASSOT Richard (Swi) Team Post Swiss                         0.16
37. DEKKER Erik (Ned) Rabobank                                    0.16
38. BOUVARD Gilles (Fra) Casino                                   0.16
39. ULLRICH Jan (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       0.16
40. ALDAG Rolf (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        0.16
41. RENGGLI Marcel (Swi) Team Post Swiss                          0.16
42. HUSER Rolf (Swi) Team Post Swiss                              0.16
43. VOGONDY Nicolas (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                   0.16
44. BASSONS Christophe (Fra) Festina-Lotus                        0.27
45. CANADA GARCIA David (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  0.27
46. BUSCHOR Philipp (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                        0.27
47. FINESSO Stefano (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                    0.27
48. JEKER Fabian (Swi) Festina-Lotus                              0.27
49. CALI Vincent (Fra) Casino                                     0.34
50. DE PAOLI Daniele (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                   0.34
51. HEPPNER Jens (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      0.34
52. BALDO Filippo (Ita) Ballan                                    0.34
53. SACCHI Fabio (Ita) Team Polti                                 0.34
54. SIMEONI Filippo (Ita) Asics-CGA                               0.34
55. FARESIN Gianni (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                            0.34
56. JAERMANN Rolf (Swi) Casino                                    0.34
57. BONTEMPI Fabrizio (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                  0.34
58. DONATI Massimo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         0.34
59. DOTTI Fausto (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                       0.34
60. MERCKX Axel (Bel) Team Polti                                  0.34
61. MCEWEN Robbie (Aus) Rabobank                                  0.34
62. WAUTERS Marc (Bel) Rabobank                                   0.34
63. GASPERONI Cristian (Ita) Amore e Vita                         0.34
64. MONCOUTIE David (Fra) Cofidis                                 0.34
65. PUGLIOLI Mirko (Ita) Amore e Vita                             0.34
66. ATIENZA URENDEZE Daniel (Spa) Team Polti                      0.34
67. JONES Timothy (Zim) Amore e Vita                              0.34
68. BESSY Frédéric (Fra) Casino                                   0.34
69. HERNANDEZ BERTAN Jaime (Spa) Festina-Lotus                    0.42
70. PERON Andrea (Ita) La Francaise des Jeux                      0.46
71. BALZI Fabio (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                        0.46
72. BORGHERESI Simone (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                 0.54
73. MUELLER Roland (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                        0.54
74. DALL'OLIO Davide (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                  1.07
75. WIRZ Guido (Swi) Team Post Swiss                              1.07
76. DEN BAKKER Maarten (Ned) Rabobank                             1.07
77. BALDINGER Dirk (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    1.13
78. CHECCHIN Stefano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                  1.37
79. URIA GONZALES José Manuel (Spa) Ros Mary-Amica Chips          2.04
80. CHELI Simone (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                       2.04
81. DIAZ JUSTO Rafael (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    2.04
82. GUESDON Frédéric (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  3.56
83. VON FLÜE Daniel (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                       5.06
84. FERRARI Diego (Ita) Asics-CGA                                 7.17
85. SCOPSI Manuel (Ita) Amore e Vita                             13.40
86. PELLICIOLI Oscar (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                 13.40

Final GC

 1. GARZELLI Stefano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi6             37.06.26
 2. ZBERG Beat (Swi) Rabobank                                     0.53
 3. BELLI Wladimir (Ita) Festina-Lotus                            1.51
 4. PIEPOLI Leonardo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                       2.24
 5. CASAGRANDE Francesco (Ita) Cofidis                            2.41
 6. MEIER Roland (Swi) Cofidis                                    3.25
 7. SHEFER Aleksandr (Kaz) Asics-CGA                              3.35
 8. REBELLIN Davide (Ita) Team Polti                              3.43
 9. LUTTENBERGER Peter (Aut) Rabobank                             4.04
10. ULLRICH Jan (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       4.57
11. RIIS Bjarne (Den) Team Deutsche Telekom                       5.02
12. GARCIA CASAS Felix M. (Spa) Festina-Lotus                     5.02
13. BUSCHOR Philipp (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                        5.45
14. PUTTINI Felice (Swi) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                     9.57
15. HEULOT Stéphane (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  12.37
16. CATTAI Stefano (Ita) Ballan                                  16.14
17. UGRUMOV Piotre (Rus) Ballan                                  16.51
18. HOTZ Franz (Swi) Team Post Swiss                             18.42
19. TRONCA Amilcare (Ita) Ballan                                 18.55
20. BELLUOMINI Luca (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne                         20.57
21. ATIENZA URENDEZE Daniel (Spa) Team Polti                     21.12
22. JALABERT Laurent (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    21.24
23. DOTTI Fausto (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                      21.48
24. AEBERSOLD Niki (Swi) Team Post Swiss                         21.50
25. FARESIN Gianni (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                           24.01
26. DUMA Vladimir (Ukr) Scrigno-Gaerne                           25.15
27. JONES Timothy (Zim) Amore e Vita                             28.03
28. JAKSCHE Jörg (Ger) Team Polti                                28.25
29. BESSY Frédéric (Fra) Casino                                  29.49
30. HUSER Rolf (Swi) Team Post Swiss                             31.53
31. DE PAOLI Daniele (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                  32.08
32. HEPPNER Jens (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     32.33
33. JEKER Fabian (Swi) Festina-Lotus                             36.04
34. GASPERONI Cristian (Ita) Amore e Vita                        36.32
35. ZBERG Markus (Swi) Team Post Swiss                           36.37
36. NARDELLO Daniele (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                         36.57
37. BOUVARD Gilles (Fra) Casino                                  37.49
38. RICHARD Pascal (Swi) Casino                                  39.46
39. URIA GONZALES José Manuel (Spa) Ros Mary-Amica Chips         43.39
40. BORGHERESI Simone (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                44.00
41. PERON Andrea (Ita) La Francaise des Jeux                     44.08
42. AGNOLUTTO Christophe (Fra) Casino                            44.08
43. DONATI Massimo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        45.15
44. BALDO Filippo (Ita) Ballan                                   46.05
45. FINESSO Stefano (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                   47.18
46. SIMEONI Filippo (Ita) Asics-CGA                              47.39
47. TOSATTO Mattéo (Ita) Ballan                                  48.37
48. JAERMANN Rolf (Swi) Casino                                   49.46
49. RINERO Christophe (Fra) Cofidis                              50.20
50. CANADA GARCIA David (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 51.40
51. CHRISTEN Josef (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                       51.47
52. FONDRIEST Maurizio (Ita) Cofidis                             53.23
53. ALDAG Rolf (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       53.28
54. BASSONS Christophe (Fra) Festina-Lotus                       54.50
55. CALI Vincent (Fra) Casino                                    55.39
56. MERCKX Axel (Bel) Team Polti                                 57.51
57. CHASSOT Richard (Swi) Team Post Swiss                      1.00.38
58. PUGLIOLI Mirko (Ita) Amore e Vita                          1.00.50
59. MONCOUTIE David (Fra) Cofidis                              1.01.23
60. DIAZ JUSTO Rafael (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 1.02.34
61. BALDINGER Dirk (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                 1.02.58
62. MUELLER Roland (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                     1.03.56
63. ZABEL Erik (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     1.06.48
64. RENGGLI Marcel (Swi) Team Post Swiss                       1.07.13
65. FERRARI Diego (Ita) Asics-CGA                              1.07.25
66. BERTOLINI Alessandro (Ita) Cofidis                         1.08.12
67. MOOS Alexandre (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                      1.08.15
68. CHELI Simone (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                    1.08.42
69. DEN BAKKER Maarten (Ned) Rabobank                          1.09.23
70. HERNANDEZ BERTAN Jaime (Spa) Festina-Lotus                 1.12.51
71. WAUTERS Marc (Bel) Rabobank                                1.13.18
72. DALL'OLIO Davide (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi               1.14.48
73. PELLICIOLI Oscar (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi               1.14.51
74. BALZI Fabio (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                     1.15.15
75. DEKKER Erik (Ned) Rabobank                                 1.15.32
76. BONTEMPI Fabrizio (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips               1.18.38
77. CHECCHIN Stefano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi               1.19.43
78. SACCHI Fabio (Ita) Team Polti                              1.22.10
79. VOGONDY Nicolas (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                1.22.14
80. WIRZ Guido (Swi) Team Post Swiss                           1.22.35
81. STREEL Marc (Bel) Casino                                   1.23.14
82. MAGNIEN Emmanuel (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux               1.28.49
83. GUESDON Frédéric (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux               1.30.41
84. MCEWEN Robbie (Aus) Rabobank                               1.31.04
85. VON FLÜE Daniel (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                    1.31.07
86. SCOPSI Manuel (Ita) Amore e Vita                           1.53.08

Final Other Classifications:

Points

 1. GARZELLI Stefano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   101
 2. JALABERT Laurent (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                       97
 3. ZBERG Beat (Swi) Rabobank                                       96
 4. AEBERSOLD Niki (Swi) Team Post Swiss                            76
 5. CASAGRANDE Francesco (Ita) Cofidis                              70
 6. REBELLIN Davide (Ita) Team Polti                                68
 7. DUMA Vladimir (Ukr) Scrigno-Gaerne                              62
 8. BELLI Wladimir (Ita) Festina-Lotus                              53
 9. ULLRICH Jan (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                         39
10. ZBERG Markus (Swi) Team Post Swiss                              37
11. RIIS Bjarne (Den) Team Deutsche Telekom                         35
12. MEIER Roland (Swi) Cofidis                                      35
13. FONDRIEST Maurizio (Ita) Cofidis                                32
14. PIEPOLI Leonardo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         31
15. HUSER Rolf (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                23
16. ZABEL Erik (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                          23
17. SHEFER Aleksandr (Kaz) Asics-CGA                                23
18. NARDELLO Daniele (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                            22
19. DEKKER Erik (Ned) Rabobank                                      22
20. LUTTENBERGER Peter (Aut) Rabobank                               22
21. AGNOLUTTO Christophe (Fra) Casino                               21
22. MCEWEN Robbie (Aus) Rabobank                                    20
23. DE PAOLI Daniele (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                     16
24. RICHARD Pascal (Swi) Casino                                     16
25. JEKER Fabian (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                16
26. JAKSCHE Jörg (Ger) Team Polti                                   15
27. FERRARI Diego (Ita) Asics-CGA                                   13
28. UGRUMOV Piotre (Rus) Ballan                                     12
29. BALDINGER Dirk (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      11
30. HOTZ Franz (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                10
31. GASPERONI Cristian (Ita) Amore e Vita                           10
32. STREEL Marc (Bel) Casino                                        10
33. GARCIA CASAS Felix M. (Spa) Festina-Lotus                        9
34. MONCOUTIE David (Fra) Cofidis                                    8
35. MAGNIEN Emmanuel (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                     8
36. BASSONS Christophe (Fra) Festina-Lotus                           7
37. PUTTINI Felice (Swi) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                        7
38. TOSATTO Mattéo (Ita) Ballan                                      6
39. HEULOT Stéphane (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                      6
40. BUSCHOR Philipp (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                           6
41. PERON Andrea (Ita) La Francaise des Jeux                         4
42. CHRISTEN Josef (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                           4
43. WAUTERS Marc (Bel) Rabobank                                      4
44. TRONCA Amilcare (Ita) Ballan                                     3
45. BELLUOMINI Luca (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne                             3
46. BORGHERESI Simone (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    3
47. RINERO Christophe (Fra) Cofidis                                  3
48. ALDAG Rolf (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                           3
49. DOTTI Fausto (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                          2
50. JONES Timothy (Zim) Amore e Vita                                 2
51. CATTAI Stefano (Ita) Ballan                                      1
52. BESSY Frédéric (Fra) Casino                                      1

Mountains

 1. DE PAOLI Daniele (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                     49
 2. GARZELLI Stefano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    44
 3. UGRUMOV Piotre (Rus) Ballan                                     28
 4. CASAGRANDE Francesco (Ita) Cofidis                              27
 5. DUMA Vladimir (Ukr) Scrigno-Gaerne                              18
 6. AEBERSOLD Niki (Swi) Team Post Swiss                            17
 7. REBELLIN Davide (Ita) Team Polti                                16
 8. HUSER Rolf (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                12
 9. DEKKER Erik (Ned) Rabobank                                      11
10. JALABERT Laurent (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                        9
11. BERTOLINI Alessandro (Ita) Cofidis                               9
12. LUTTENBERGER Peter (Aut) Rabobank                                9
13. BESSY Frédéric (Fra) Casino                                      7
14. BELLI Wladimir (Ita) Festina-Lotus                               7
15. JAERMANN Rolf (Swi) Casino                                       6
16. TOSATTO Mattéo (Ita) Ballan                                      5
17. RICHARD Pascal (Swi) Casino                                      4
18. FERRARI Diego (Ita) Asics-CGA                                    4
19. ULLRICH Jan (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                          4
20. HOTZ Franz (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                 4
21. PIEPOLI Leonardo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                          4
22. SHEFER Aleksandr (Kaz) Asics-CGA                                 3
23. ZBERG Beat (Swi) Rabobank                                        3
24. PUTTINI Felice (Swi) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                        2
25. RIIS Bjarne (Den) Team Deutsche Telekom                          2
26. JAKSCHE Jörg (Ger) Team Polti                                    2
27. BASSONS Christophe (Fra) Festina-Lotus                           2
28. AGNOLUTTO Christophe (Fra) Casino                                1
29. FINESSO Stefano (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                       1
30. SACCHI Fabio (Ita) Team Polti                                    1

As it happened

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10.45 km 0

The 10th and final stage from Berne over the Schallenberg Mountain to Thun,
Köniz, and back to Berne - with an additional loop around Köniz and Schlatt
- 193 km in length, starts.

10.57 km 1

French rider Philippe Gaumont did not start today.  On the last day of the
TDS, 117 riders of the initial 155 are still in the race.

11.02 km 7

Nine riders have already broken away from the field.
They are now leading by 29 seconds.

11.06 km 11

The field has already caught up with the breakaways again.

11.09 km 12

Seven riders attacked, but the field caught up with them after a few
minutes already. Now a new 14-man group has broken away.

11.18 km 19.7

Three riders have fallen back from the 14-man Lead.
There are now eleven riders leading the field.

11.21 km 20

The field has caught up with the eleven breakaways.

11.27 km 25

After 25 kilometers, the field has split in two. David Millar (GB) has
lost contact.

11.31 km 28

Four riders, among them Francesco Casagrande, Bjarne Riis, Stefano
Garzelli, and Daniele De Paoli, have broken away.  Their lead is now 
6 seconds. David Millar and Sergio Barbero have given up the race.

11.36 km 30

Isostar Mountain Prize
3rd category: Results in Lueg:
1st: Francesco Casagrande
2nd: Daniele De Paoli
3rd: Stefano Garzelli

11.38 km 31

The field has caught up with the four-man lead.

11.43 km 36

Two men have broken away from the field and taken the lead.

11.44 km 37

A three-man group has broken away and is now chasing the
two-man lead.

11.51 km 39

Nine riders have caught up with the five-man lead.
The breakaway group now comprises 14 riders.

11.57 km 51

The 14-man lead has decreased to six riders.
Lead on the field is 13 seconds.

12.03 km 54

Lead on the schedule is 10 minutes.

12.07 km 57

Lead of the six-man group on the field is 45 seconds.

12.12 km 62

Lead of the six-man group comprising Pascal Richard (Swi),
Piotr Ugrumov (Rus), Jörg Jaksche (Ger), Fausto Dotti (Ita), Vladimir 
Duma (Ukr), and Niki Aebersold (Swi). All six riders are from different 
teams. Their lead on the field is now 1.14 minutes.

12.28 km 74

Dotti has fallen back from the group leading which now consists
of five riders only.  Lead on the field is now 1.47 minutes.

12.43 km 80.4

Isostar Mountain Prize
Results in Schallenberg: 
1st: Piotr Ugrumov (Rus)
2nd: Niki Aebersold (Swi)
3rd: Vladimir Duma (Ukr)
4th: Jörg Jaksche (Ger)
5th: Pascal Richard (Swi)

12.47 km 84

Lead of the five-man group on the field now 3.12 minutes.

13.00

The three riders Ricardo Otxoa Palacios (Spa), Massimiliano Lelli 
(Ita), and Jan Schaffrath (Ger) have given up the race.

13.05 km 99.5

Winterthur Sprint
Results in Thun: 
1st: Niki Aebersold (Swi)
2nd: Vladimir Duma (Ukr)
3rd: Piotr Ugrumov (Rus)

Erik Dekker is the overall winner of the Winterthur
Sprint. He also is the overall winner of the Franz Carl Weber and 
Credit Suisse Sprints.

13.07 km 102

Five riders have taken up the chase of the group in the lead.
They are currently 4 minutes behind them. The field is now 13 seconds
behind the five-man group chasing the group in the lead.

13.24 km 112.1

The five-man group is being chased by six riders whom they are
leading by 3.33 minutes. The field is 4.49 minutes behind the five-man
group.

13.26 km 113

Pascal Richard is no longer leading the five-man group.

13.43 km 124

The riders are having difficulties because of the strong winds.
Average speed of the group leading is approx. 45 kilometers per hour.

13.47 km 128

The lead of the five-man group: Pascal Richard (Swi),
Piotr Ugrumov (Rus), Jörg Jaksche (Ger), Vladimir Duma (Ukr),
and Niki Aebersold (Swi) on the five riders chasing them (Frédéric Guesdon
(Fra), Andrea Patuelli (Ita), Diego Ferrari (Ita), Rossano Brasi (Ita), and Rolf
Huser (Swi) is now 3.01 minutes.

13.49 km 129

Pascal Richard is currently leading the five-man group again.

14.24 km 158

Riders Giovanni Lombardi, Eugeni Berzin, Christophe Mengin,
and Pavel Padrnoshave abandon.

14.25 km 159

Andrea Patuelli and Rolf Huser have broken away from
the five-man group leading.

14.26 km 159.5

The field has caught up with the five men chasing
the current leaders.  (Frédéric Guesdon (Fra), Andrea Patuelli (Ita),
Diego Ferrari (Ita), Rossano Brasi (Ita), and Rolf Huser (Swi).

14.27

Isostar Mountain Prize
Results in Schlatt: 
1st: Piotr Ugrumov (Rus)
2nd: Vladimir Duma (Ukr)
3rd: Pascal Richard (Swi)

Overall winner of the (Isostar) Mountain Prize: Daniele De Paoli.

14.44 km 169.1

Lotus Sprint
Results in Köniz:
1st: Niki Aebersold (Swi)
2nd: Vladimir Duma (Ukr)
3rd: Piotr Ugrumov (Rus)

14.48 km 170

Lead of the five-man group currently 1.55 minutes on the field.

14.52 km 173

Lead of the five-man group on the field: currently 1.27 minutes.

14.58 km 176.4
Credit Suisse Sprint
Results in Liebefeld: 
1st: Pascal Richard (Swi)
2nd: Vladimir Duma (Ukr)
3rd: Niki Aebersold (Swi)

14.59 km 174

Pascal Richard (Swi) and Niki Aebersold (Swi) have broken
away from the group leading.

15.00 km 174.8

The other three riders leading have caught up
with the two Swiss riders who broke away briefly.

15.04 km 182.2

Isostar Mountain Prize
Results in Schlatt: 
1st: Duma
2nd: Ugrumov
3rd: Aebersold

15.08 km 183

The group now leads the field by 1.03 minutes.

15.12 km 188

The group is now only leading the field by 43 seconds.

15.15 km 189

Christophe Rinero has broken away from the field and
is now chasing the leading group.

15.17 km Finish

Swiss rider Niki Aebersold wins the stage in a final sprint,
coming in before Duma.

15.18 km Finish

Official Results of the 10th Stage
A sprint decides the winner in Berne:
1st: Niki Aebersold, 2nd: Vladimir Duma, 3rd: Pascal Richard (Swi),
4th: Jörg Jaksche (Ger), 5th: Piotr Ugrumov (Rus), 6th: Beat Zberg.
Italian rider Stefano Garzelli wins the 62nd Tour de Suisse.  Second
in overall rankings: Beat Zberg (Swi), 3rd: Belli, 4th: Piepoli, 5th:
Casagrande, 6th: Roland Meier (Swi).