Tour de Suisse, Cat HC

Switzerland, June 16-25, 1998


Other Stages    

Stage 3, Aigle - Ulrichen/Obergoms, 159 kms::

  1. ZBERG Markus (Swi) Team Post Swiss                              3.33.09
  2. AEBERSOLD Niki (Swi) Team Post Swiss
  3. NARDELLO Daniele (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
  4. FONDRIEST Maurizio (Ita) Cofidis
  5. ZBERG Beat (Swi) Rabobank
  6. VETSCH Patrick (Swi) Team Post Swiss
  7. GARZELLI Stefano (Ita)Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
  8. CASAGRANDE Francesco (Ita) Cofidis
  9. SCIANDRI Maximilian (GBr) La Francaise des Jeux
 10. MAZZOLENI Eddy (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 11. AGNOLUTTO Christophe (Fra) Casino
 12. BELLI Wladimir (Ita) Festina-Lotus
 13. ULLRICH Jan (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
 14. DOTTI Fausto (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips
 15. MENGIN Christophe (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 16. CHRISTEN Josef (Swi) Ericsson Villiger
 17. DUMA Vladimir (Ukr) Scrigno-Gaerne
 18. DUFAUX Laurent (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 19. BOUVARD Gilles (Fra) Casino
 20. MISSAGLIA Gabriele (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
 21. JALABERT Laurent (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 22. POZZI Oscar (Ita) Asics-CGA
 23. RIIS Bjarne (Den) Team Deutsche Telekom
 24. HEULOT Stéphane (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux
 25. HEPPNER Jens (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
 26. NOE Andrea (Ita) Asics-CGA
 27. TRONCA Amilcare (Ita) Ballan
 28. GOTTI Ivan (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 29. DIAZ ZABALA Herminio (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 30. DIAZ JUSTO Rafael (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 31. MEIER Roland (Swi) Cofidis
 32. HOTZ Franz (Swi) Team Post Swiss
 33. GASPERONI Cristian (Ita) Amore e Vita
 34. SHEFFR Aleksandr (Kaz) Asics-CGA
 35. PERON Andrea (Ita) La Francaise des Jeux
 36. CODOL Massimo (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
 37. HUSER Rolf (Swi) Team Post Swiss
 38. CATTAI Stefano (Ita) Ballan
 39. RICHARD Pascal (Swi) Casino
 40. BELLUOMINI Luca (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne
 41. RINERO Christophe (Fra) Cofidis
 42. PADRNOS Pavel (Cze) Saeco-Cannondale
 43. PUTTINI Felice (Swi) Ros Mary-Amica Chips
 44. CHASSOT Richard (Swi) Team Post Swiss
 45. DE PAOLI Daniele (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips
 46. TONKOV Pavel (Rus) Mapei-Bricobi
 47. BALDO Filippo (Ita) Ballan
 48. REBELLIN Davide (Ita) Team Polti
 49. JEKER Fabian (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 50. LUTTENBERGER Peter (Aut) Rabobank
 51. UGRUMOV Piotre (Rus) Ballan
 52. BALDINGER Dirk (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
 53. BARBERO Sergio (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 54. GARCIA CASAS Felix M. (Spa) Festina-Lotus
 55. MONCOUTIE David (Fra) Cofidis
 56. MOOS Alexandre (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale
 57. FARESIN Gianni (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
 58. BUSCHOR Philipp (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale
 59. LADDOMADA Michele (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne
 60. BOURQUENOUD Pierre (Swi) Team Post Swiss
 61. CALI Vincent (Fra) Casino
 62. FRIGO Dario (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 63. DONATI Massimo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 64. JONES Timothy (ZIM) Amore e Vita
 65. BORGHERESI Simone (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 66. SIMEONI Filippo (Ita) Asics-CGA
 67. BESSY Frédéric (Fra) Casino
 68. PELLICIOLI Oscar (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                       s.t.
 69. ATIENZA URENDEZE Daniel (Spa) Team Polti                           0.29
 70. JAKSCHE Jörg (Ger) Team Polti                                      0.39
 71. PATUELLI Andrea (Ita) Amore e Vita                                 1.20
 72. CHIAPPUCCI Claudio (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                      3.49
 73. OTXOA PALACIOS Ricardo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    3.49
 74. BASSONS Christophe (Fra) Festina-Lotus                             3.49
 75. BONTEMPI Fabrizio (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                       3.49
 76. BRUYNEEL Johan (Bel) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                            3.49
 77. BALZI Fabio (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                             3.49
 78. MERCKX Axel (Bel) Team Polti                                       3.49
 79. BALLERINI Franco (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                               3.49
 80. CANADA GARCIA David (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                       3.49
 81. DIAZ DE OTAZU Luis Maria (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  3.49
 82. MUELLER Roland (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                             3.49
 83. PETITO Roberto (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                              3.49
 84. RENGGLI Marcel (Swi) Team Post Swiss                               3.49
 85. ALDAG Rolf (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                             3.49
 86. CHELI Simone (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                            3.49
 87. DEN BAKKER Maarten (Ned) Rabobank                                  3.49
 88. VAN HEESWIJK Max (Ned) Rabobank                                    3.49
 89. URIA GONZALES José Manuel (Spa) Ros Mary-Amica Chips               3.49
 90. MALBERTI Fabio (Ita) Asics-CGA                                     3.49
 91. DALL'OLIO Davide (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                       3.49
 92. VOGONDY Nicolas (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                        3.49
 93. ZABEL Erik (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                             3.49
 94. GARCIA ALONSO Marcelino (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   3.49
 95. CHECCHIN Stefano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                       3.49
 96. LUPI Emmanuele (Ita) Amore e Vita                                  3.49
 97. GALETTI Alessio (Ita) Amore e Vita                                 3.49
 98. PIEPOLI Leonardo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                            3.49
 99. BERZIN Eugeni (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux                          3.49
100. PUGLIOLI Mirko (Ita) Amore e Vita                                  3.49
101. JAERMANN Rolf (Swi) Casino                                         3.49
102. GUESDON Frédéric (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                       3.49
103. GAUMONT Philippe (Fra) Cofidis                                     3.49
104. LELLI Massimiliano (Ita) Cofidis                                   3.49
105. VANZELLA Flavio (Ita) La Francaise des Jeux                        3.49
106. MAGNIEN Emmanuel (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                       3.49
107. HERNANDEZ BERTAN Jaime (Spa) Festina-Lotus                         3.49
108. WIRZ Guido (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                   3.49
109. NAPOLITANO Maximiliano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                 3.49
110. CONTE Biagio (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne                                  3.49
111. SCHAFFRATH Jan (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                         3.49
112. BORTOLAMI Gianluca (Ita) Festina-Lotus                             3.49
113. LOMBARDI Giovanni (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom                      3.49
114. ZANETTI Aldo (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne                                  3.49
115. BONETTI Enrico (Ita) Asics-CGA                                     3.49
116. FINESSO Stefano (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                         3.49
117. CASTALDO Nicola (Ita) Amore e Vita                                 3.49
118. TOSATTO Mattéo (Ita) Ballan                                        3.49
119. MCEWEN Robbie (Aus) Rabobank                                       3.49
120. ETXEBARRIA ALKORTA David (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  3.49
121. GROENENDAAL Richard (Ned) Rabobank                                 3.49
122. DEKKER Erik (Ned) Rabobank                                         3.49
123. VAN BON Leon (Ned) Rabobank                                        3.49
124. GRAF Urs (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                                   3.49
125. THEMANN Michael (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                            8.32
126. LAURENT Thierry (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                8.32
127. SVORADA Jan (Cze) Mapei-Bricobi                                    8.32
128. WESEMANN Steffen (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       8.32
129. STREEL Marc (Bel) Casino                                           8.32
130. GOEHRING Christoph (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                         8.32
131. FERRARI Diego (Ita) Asics-CGA                                      8.32
132. BOSCARDIN Bruno (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                8.32
133. BARNSLEY Christopher (NZ) Ericsson Villiger                        8.32
134. SCOPSI Manuel (Ita) Amore e Vita                                   8.32
135. WAUTERS Marc (Bel) Rabobank                                        8.32
136. VON FLÜE Daniel (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                            8.32
137. ONGARATO Alberto (Ita) Ballan                                      8.32
138. SACCHI Fabio (Ita) Team Polti                                      8.32
139. CREPALDI Mirco (Ita) Team Polti                                    8.32
140. PIANEGONDA Gianluca (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                            8.32
141. BONGIONI Alessio (Ita) Asics-CGA                                   8.32
142. ONGARATO Rodolfo (Ita) Ballan                                      8.32
143. GUIDI Leonardo (Ita) Team Polti                                    8.32
144. GONTCHENKOV Alexandre (Rus) Ballan                                 8.32
145. PIOVACCARI Giusvan (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     8.32
146. AUS Lauri (Est) Casino                                             8.32
147. SALIGARI Marco (Ita) Casino                                        8.32
148. BERTOLINI Alessandro (Ita) Cofidis                                 8.32
149. ROKIA Anthony (Fra) Team Polti                                     8.32
150. BRASI Rossano (Ita) Team Polti                                     8.32
151. ZUMSTEG Lukas (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                              8.32
152. HEULE Christian (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                            8.32
153. ROSCIOLI Fabio (Ita) Asics-CGA                                     8.32
154. DE PASQUALE Maurizio (Ita) Amore e Vita                            8.32
155. MILLAR David (GBr) Cofidis                                        14.03

Abandoned:

LANFRANCHI Paolo (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi
CASAGRANDE Filippo (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne
SECCHIARI Francesco (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne
FINCO Carlo (Ita) Ballan

GC after Stage 3

  1. REBELLIN Davide (Ita) Team Polti                                8.22.52
  2. JALABERT Laurent (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          0.27
  3. ZBERG Beat (Swi) Rabobank                                          0.32
  4. GARZELLI Stefano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                       0.39
  5. BELLI Wladimir (Ita) Festina-Lotus                                 0.44
  6. GARCIA CASAS Felix M. (Spa) Festina-Lotus                          0.44
  7. LUTTENBERGER Peter (Aut) Rabobank                                  0.45
  8. CASAGRANDE Francesco (Ita) Cofidis                                 0.46
  9. NOE Andrea (Ita) Asics-CGA                                         0.46
 10. TONKOV Pavel (Rus) Mapei-Bricobi                                   0.52
 11. GOTTI Ivan (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                                  0.57
 12. BUSCHOR Philipp (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                             1.25
 13. JEKER Fabian (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                   1.26
 14. MEIER Roland (Swi) Cofidis                                         1.29
 15. RIIS Bjarne (Den) Team Deutsche Telekom                            1.35
 16. PERON Andrea (Ita) La Francaise des Jeux                           1.36
 17. SHEFFR Aleksandr (Kaz) Asics-CGA                                   1.41
 18. AEBERSOLD Niki (Swi) Team Post Swiss                               1.44
 19. UGRUMOV Piotre (Rus) Ballan                                        1.46
 20. ULLRICH Jan (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                            2.03
 21. TRONCA Amilcare (Ita) Ballan                                       2.05
 22. DUFAUX Laurent (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                 2.20
 23. FARESIN Gianni (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                 2.26
 24. ATIENZA URENDEZE Daniel (Spa) Team Polti                           2.37
 25. ZBERG Markus (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                 3.08
 26. CATTAI Stefano (Ita) Ballan                                        3.11
 27. HEULOT Stéphane (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                        3.13
 28. HOTZ Franz (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                   3.21
 29. PUTTINI Felice (Swi) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                          3.23
 30. DOTTI Fausto (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                            3.24
 31. POZZI Oscar (Ita) Asics-CGA                                        3.26
 32. BARBERO Sergio (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                         3.34
 33. FRIGO Dario (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                                 3.35
 34. DE PAOLI Daniele (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                        3.38
 35. JAKSCHE Jörg (Ger) Team Polti                                      3.51
 36. VETSCH Patrick (Swi) Team Post Swiss                               3.52
 37. BOUVARD Gilles (Fra) Casino                                        3.53
 38. BALDO Filippo (Ita) Ballan                                         3.54
 39. PADRNOS Pavel (Cze) Saeco-Cannondale                               4.08
 40. JONES Timothy (ZIM) Amore e Vita                                   4.09
 41. MISSAGLIA Gabriele (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                             4.16
 42. BESSY Frédéric (Fra) Casino                                        4.17
 43. RINERO Christophe (Fra) Cofidis                                    4.20
 44. BOURQUENOUD Pierre (Swi) Team Post Swiss                           4.24
 45. RICHARD Pascal (Swi) Casino                                        4.32
 46. BELLUOMINI Luca (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne                               4.33
 47. MOOS Alexandre (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                              4.34
 48. CHASSOT Richard (Swi) Team Post Swiss                              4.35
 49. CALI Vincent (Fra) Casino                                          4.47
 50. HEPPNER Jens (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                           4.52
 51. CHRISTEN Josef (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                             5.01
 52. AGNOLUTTO Christophe (Fra) Casino                                  5.08
 53. PIEPOLI Leonardo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                            5.08
 54. SIMEONI Filippo (Ita) Asics-CGA                                    5.27
 55. MENGIN Christophe (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                      5.34
 56. BALDINGER Dirk (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                         5.35
 57. DUMA Vladimir (Ukr) Scrigno-Gaerne                                 5.48
 58. PELLICIOLI Oscar (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                       6.00
 59. BORGHERESI Simone (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      6.03
 60. HUSER Rolf (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                   6.07
 61. LADDOMADA Michele (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne                             6.10
 62. MERCKX Axel (Bel) Team Polti                                       6.31
 63. FONDRIEST Maurizio (Ita) Cofidis                                   6.54
 64. CODOL Massimo (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                  7.35
 65. NARDELLO Daniele (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                               7.38
 66. DONATI Massimo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                              7.43
 67. GASPERONI Cristian (Ita) Amore e Vita                              7.44
 68. MAZZOLENI Eddy (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                              7.57
 69. PATUELLI Andrea (Ita) Amore e Vita                                 8.26
 70. RENGGLI Marcel (Swi) Team Post Swiss                               8.30
 71. CANADA GARCIA David (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                       8.35
 72. BRUYNEEL Johan (Bel) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                            9.15
 73. URIA GONZALES José Manuel (Spa) Ros Mary-Amica Chips               9.23
 74. DIAZ DE OTAZU Luis Maria (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  9.32
 75. BASSONS Christophe (Fra) Festina-Lotus                             9.41
 76. ALDAG Rolf (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                             9.43
 77. DIAZ JUSTO Rafael (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                        10.09
 78. JAERMANN Rolf (Swi) Casino                                        10.30
 79. BERZIN Eugeni (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux                         10.31
 80. VAN HEESWIJK Max (Ned) Rabobank                                   10.33
 81. VOGONDY Nicolas (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                       10.41
 82. CHIAPPUCCI Claudio (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                     10.42
 83. DIAZ ZABALA Herminio (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     10.46
 84. CHELI Simone (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                           10.55
 85. SCIANDRI Maximilian (GBr) La Francaise des Jeux                   11.01
 86. MONCOUTIE David (Fra) Cofidis                                     11.03
 87. PETITO Roberto (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                             11.21
 88. DALL'OLIO Davide (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      11.28
 89. PUGLIOLI Mirko (Ita) Amore e Vita                                 11.31
 90. LUPI Emmanuele (Ita) Amore e Vita                                 11.45
 91. OTXOA PALACIOS Ricardo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   12.33
 92. DE PASQUALE Maurizio (Ita) Amore e Vita                           12.42
 93. FINESSO Stefano (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                        13.42
 94. BORTOLAMI Gianluca (Ita) Festina-Lotus                            13.56
 95. WIRZ Guido (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                  14.15
 96. MALBERTI Fabio (Ita) Asics-CGA                                    14.40
 97. GUESDON Frédéric (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                      14.45
 98. DEN BAKKER Maarten (Ned) Rabobank                                 14.46
 99. MUELLER Roland (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                            14.48
100. BONTEMPI Fabrizio (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                      14.57
101. CHECCHIN Stefano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      14.58
102. GARCIA ALONSO Marcelino (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  14.58
103. BALLERINI Franco (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                              15.02
104. GALETTI Alessio (Ita) Amore e Vita                                15.06
105. ZABEL Erik (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                            15.16
106. BALZI Fabio (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                            15.19
107. TOSATTO Mattéo (Ita) Ballan                                       15.28
108. GROENENDAAL Richard (Ned) Rabobank                                15.51
109. WAUTERS Marc (Bel) Rabobank                                       15.57
110. SACCHI Fabio (Ita) Team Polti                                     16.06
111. CREPALDI Mirco (Ita) Team Polti                                   16.11
112. FERRARI Diego (Ita) Asics-CGA                                     16.12
113. BONGIONI Alessio (Ita) Asics-CGA                                  16.31
114. ZANETTI Aldo (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne                                 16.36
115. GUIDI Leonardo (Ita) Team Polti                                   16.38
116. HERNANDEZ BERTAN Jaime (Spa) Festina-Lotus                        16.48
117. ROSCIOLI Fabio (Ita) Asics-CGA                                    17.19
118. GRAF Urs (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                                  17.44
119. BRASI Rossano (Ita) Team Polti                                    17.57
120. DEKKER Erik (Ned) Rabobank                                        18.30
121. GAUMONT Philippe (Fra) Cofidis                                    18.37
122. VANZELLA Flavio (Ita) La Francaise des Jeux                       18.51
123. VAN BON Leon (Ned) Rabobank                                       18.57
124. LELLI Massimiliano (Ita) Cofidis                                  19.04
125. NAPOLITANO Maximiliano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                19.09
126. BOSCARDIN Bruno (Swi) Festina-Lotus                               19.12
127. BONETTI Enrico (Ita) Asics-CGA                                    19.15
128. STREEL Marc (Bel) Casino                                          19.16
129. SCHAFFRATH Jan (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        19.18
130. AUS Lauri (Est) Casino                                            19.18
131. CASTALDO Nicola (Ita) Amore e Vita                                19.27
132. ETXEBARRIA ALKORTA David (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 19.27
133. LOMBARDI Giovanni (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom                     19.29
134. GONTCHENKOV Alexandre (Rus) Ballan                                19.35
135. SVORADA Jan (Cze) Mapei-Bricobi                                   19.43
136. HEULE Christian (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                           19.51
137. VON FLÜE Daniel (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                           19.51
138. ROKIA Anthony (Fra) Team Polti                                    19.54
139. SALIGARI Marco (Ita) Casino                                       19.55
140. ZUMSTEG Lukas (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                             19.58
141. GOEHRING Christoph (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                        20.06
142. PIOVACCARI Giusvan (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    20.13
143. MAGNIEN Emmanuel (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                      20.19
144. BERTOLINI Alessandro (Ita) Cofidis                                20.25
145. WESEMANN Steffen (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      20.55
146. LAURENT Thierry (Fra) Festina-Lotus                               20.57
147. CONTE Biagio (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne                                 21.01
148. ONGARATO Alberto (Ita) Ballan                                     21.07
149. MCEWEN Robbie (Aus) Rabobank                                      21.16
150. ONGARATO Rodolfo (Ita) Ballan                                     21.32
151. THEMANN Michael (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                           21.48
152. BARNSLEY Christopher (NZ) Ericsson Villiger                       22.04
153. SCOPSI Manuel (Ita) Amore e Vita                                  22.17
154. PIANEGONDA Gianluca (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                           22.25
155. MILLAR David (GBr) Cofidis                                        26.54

As it happened

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12.37 km 0

Start of the 3rd stage from Aigle to Ulrichen over 160 kms.

12.43 km 2

Three riders attack already: Dirk Baldinger, Fabio Malberti, and Maarten
Den Bakker.

12.49

Tail winds for the riders in the canton of Wallis. Skies are slightly
cloudy.  The temperature's 22 degrees Celsius.

12.54 km 7

Field catches up with the attackers.

12.55 km 11

In St.  Maurice, the field is a minute ahead of schedule.
Riders are attacking constantly.

13.01 km 20

A ten-man group has taken the lead.

13.08 km 22

Field catches up with the ten-man group in the lead.

13.14 km 31

Roscioli, Ferrari, and Tosatto lead by 22 seconds.

13.17 km 31

In Charrat, the three-man group leads by 47 seconds.

13.23 km 25

Credit Suisse Sprint
Results in Martigny: 
1st: Erik Dekker (NL)
2nd: Robbie McEwen (AUS)
3rd: Matteo Tosatto (ITA)

13.24 km 33

Fabio Roscioli, Diego Ferrari, and Matteo Tosatto are leading the field
by 1 minute 24.

13.26 km 39

In Saillon, the three-man lead group is ahead of the schedule by 12 minutes.

13.28 km 40

The three riders are leading the field by over two minutes.

13.35 km 43

Stefano Finesso and Frédéric Bessy break away from the field
and begin to chase the three-man lead.

13.37 km 44

Osostar Mountain Prize
Results in Chamoson: 
1st: Matteo Tosatto (ITA)
2nd: Diego Ferrari (ITA)
3rd: Fabio Roscioli (ITA)

14.08 km 70

In Uvrier, the three-man lead is 16 minutes ahead of schedule.

14.15 km 74

Filippo Casagrande and Francesco Secchiari, both from the
Scrigno team, as well as Paulo Lanfranchi, Mapei team, are the first riders
to give up the TDS.

14.36 km 90

The two chasers, Finesso and Bessy, catch up with the leading trio,
Tossato, Roscioli, and Ferrari.

14.38 km 90

Thanks to tail winds, in Susten, the lead on the schedule is 18 minutes.

15.02 km 110

Winterthur Sprint
Results in Visp: 
1st: Matteo Tosatto
2nd: Frédéric Bessy
3rd: Stefano Finesso

15.15 km 120

Credit Suisse Sprint
Results in Brig: 
1st: Roscioli
2nd: Tosatto
3rd: Bessy

15.19 km 123

The five-man lead is now only 2 minutes 45 ahead of the field.

15.22 km 126

Franz Carl Weber Sprint
Results in Mörel: 
1st: Finesso
2nd: Bessy
3rd: Roscioli

15.24 km 127

In Mörel, the five-man group leads by 1 minute 58.

15.31 km 133

Frédéric Bessy breaks away from the group leading.
His lead on the field is 1 minute 19.

15.33 km 134

Bessy leads the field with 1.19. Two riders are close behind him:
Tosatto and Finesso. The field has caught up with the other three cyclists
from what was the five-man leading group.

15.38 km 135

Isostar Mountain Prize
3rd category, results in Lax: 
1st: Frédéric Bessy (FRA)
2nd: Matteo Tosatto (ITA)
3rd: Stefano Finesso (ITA)

15.43 km 136

Lotus Sprint
Results in Fiesch: 
1st: Bessy
2nd: Finesso
3rd: Tosatto

15.44 km 139

The field catches up with Finesso and Tosatto.
Frédéric Bessy has the sole lead.

15.46 km 140

Bessy's lead is only 22 seconds ahead of the field.

15.48 km 140

Felice Puttini and Pavel Tonkov break away from the field and
catch up with Frédéric Bessy.

15.51 km 141

The trio of breakaways, Tonkov, Puttini, and Bessy, lead the field
by a hair's breadth of 11 seconds.

15.54 km 145

Frédéric Bessy drops back behind Pavel Tonkov and Felice Puttini
who are now in the lead.

16.00 km 148

Pavel Tonkov, 10th in overall ranking and 52 seconds behind time,
and Felice Puttini increase their lead to 32 seconds.

16.02 km 150

Prix Tissot
Results in Gluringen: 
1st: Puttini
2nd: Tonkov
3rd: Hepner

16.05 km 151

The lead of Tonkov and Puttini drops to 19 seconds.

16.08 km 152

After the Mountain Prize in Münster, other riders catch up with the leading
duo.

16.10 km 151

Isostar Mountain Prize
3rd category, results in Münster: 
1st: Tonkov
2nd: Puttini
3rd: Jalabert

16.11

Davide Rebellin will remain Mountain Prize Leader after today's stage.

16.14 km 160

A final sprint on the airfield in Ulrichen: 
1st: Markus Zberg
2nd: Niki Aebersold, both of the Post Swiss Team.

16.18 km 160

Official Results
1st: Markus Zberg (Swi)
2nd: Niki Aebersold (Swi)
3rd: Daniele Nardello (Ita)

16.25

GC remains unchanged: 
1st: Rebellin
2nd: Jalabert
3rd: Beat Zberg