Tour de Suisse, Cat HC

Switzerland, June 16-25, 1998


Other Stages    

Stage 5, Malpensa - Lenzerheide, 225 kms:

  1. GARZELLI Stefano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    6.06.57
  2. REBELLIN Davide (Ita) Team Polti                                   0.21
  3. BELLI Wladimir (Ita) Festina-Lotus                                 0.21
  4. RIIS Bjarne (Den) Team Deutsche Telekom                            0.21
  5. CASAGRANDE Francesco (Ita) Cofidis                                 0.21
  6. MEIER Roland (Swi) Cofidis                                         0.21
  7. ZBERG Beat (Swi) Rabobank                                          0.21
  8. SHEFFR Aleksandr (Kaz) Asics-CGA                                   0.21
  9. LUTTENBERGER Peter (Aut) Rabobank                                  0.21
 10. PIEPOLI Leonardo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                            0.21
 11. GARCIA CASAS Felix M. (Spa) Festina-Lotus                          0.21
 12. BUSCHOR Philipp (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                             0.21
 13. ULLRICH Jan (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                            0.21
 14. JALABERT Laurent (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          1.58
 15. BESSY Frédéric (Fra) Casino                                        1.58
 16. GOTTI Ivan (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                                  1.58
 17. HEULOT Stéphane (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                        1.58
 18. PUTTINI Felice (Swi) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                          1.58
 19. UGRUMOV Piotre (Rus) Ballan                                        2.57
 20. FARESIN Gianni (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                 2.57
 21. TONKOV Pavel (Rus) Mapei-Bricobi                                   2.57
 22. BELLUOMINI Luca (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne                               2.57
 23. CATTAI Stefano (Ita) Ballan                                        4.21
 24. HOTZ Franz (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                   4.21
 25. ATIENZA URENDEZE Daniel (Spa) Team Polti                           4.21
 26. DOTTI Fausto (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                            4.21
 27. MISSAGLIA Gabriele (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                             8.37
 28. CODOL Massimo (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                  8.37
 29. HEPPNER Jens (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                           8.37
 30. JAKSCHE Jörg (Ger) Team Polti                                      8.37
 31. FINESSO Stefano (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                         8.37
 32. PADRNOS Pavel (Cze) Saeco-Cannondale                               8.37
 33. BORGHERESI Simone (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      8.37
 34. TRONCA Amilcare (Ita) Ballan                                      11.45
 35. JAERMANN Rolf (Swi) Casino                                        13.09
 36. BERTOLINI Alessandro (Ita) Cofidis                                13.09
 37. VETSCH Patrick (Swi) Team Post Swiss                              16.17
 38. NARDELLO Daniele (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                              16.17
 39. HUSER Rolf (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                  16.17
 40. GASPERONI Cristian (Ita) Amore e Vita                             16.17
 41. ZBERG Markus (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                16.17
 42. CHRISTEN Josef (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                            16.17
 43. TOSATTO Mattéo (Ita) Ballan                                       16.17
 44. LADDOMADA Michele (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne                            16.17
 45. GARCIA ALONSO Marcelino (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  16.17
 46. URIA GONZALES José Manuel (Spa) Ros Mary-Amica Chips              16.17
 47. DUMA Vladimir (Ukr) Scrigno-Gaerne                                16.17
 48. JONES Timothy (Zim) Amore e Vita                                  16.17
 49. AEBERSOLD Niki (Swi) Team Post Swiss                              16.17
 50. PELLICIOLI Oscar (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      16.17
 51. NOE Andrea (Ita) Asics-CGA                                        16.17
 52. RICHARD Pascal (Swi) Casino                                       16.17
 53. FRIGO Dario (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                                16.17
 54. POZZI Oscar (Ita) Asics-CGA                                       16.17
 55. SIMEONI Filippo (Ita) Asics-CGA                                   16.17
 56. DONATI Massimo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                             16.17
 57. ZABEL Erik (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                            25.43
 58. ALDAG Rolf (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                            25.43
 59. BALLERINI Franco (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                              25.43
 60. DE PAOLI Daniele (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                       25.43
 61. BALZI Fabio (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                            25.43
 62. BASSONS Christophe (Fra) Festina-Lotus                            25.43
 63. MUELLER Roland (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                            25.43
 64. DALL'OLIO Davide (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      25.43
 65. RENGGLI Marcel (Swi) Team Post Swiss                              25.43
 66. BOUVARD Gilles (Fra) Casino                                       25.43
 67. BRUYNEEL Johan (Bel) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           25.43
 68. DEN BAKKER Maarten (Ned) Rabobank                                 25.43
 69. AGNOLUTTO Christophe (Fra) Casino                                 25.43
 70. CANADA GARCIA David (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      25.43
 71. CALI Vincent (Fra) Casino                                         25.43
 72. DIAZ ZABALA Herminio (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     25.43
 73. BALDINGER Dirk (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        25.43
 74. BOURQUENOUD Pierre (Swi) Team Post Swiss                          25.43
 75. FERRARI Diego (Ita) Asics-CGA                                     25.43
 76. MENGIN Christophe (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                     25.43
 77. ROSCIOLI Fabio (Ita) Asics-CGA                                    25.43
 78. SCHAFFRATH Jan (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        25.43
 79. DIAZ JUSTO Rafael (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                        25.43
 80. CHECCHIN Stefano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      25.43
 81. MERCKX Axel (Bel) Team Polti                                      25.43
 82. MALBERTI Fabio (Ita) Asics-CGA                                    25.43
 83. HERNANDEZ BERTAN Jaime (Spa) Festina-Lotus                        25.43
 84. BONETTI Enrico (Ita) Asics-CGA                                    25.43
 85. BARBERO Sergio (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                        25.43
 86. BALDO Filippo (Ita) Ballan                                        25.43
 87. GALETTI Alessio (Ita) Amore e Vita                                25.43
 88. PUGLIOLI Mirko (Ita) Amore e Vita                                 25.43
 89. LUPI Emmanuele (Ita) Amore e Vita                                 25.43
 90. MAZZOLENI Eddy (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                             25.43
 91. JEKER Fabian (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                  25.43
 92. CHELI Simone (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                           25.43
 93. BERZIN Eugeni (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux                         25.43
 94. MILLAR David (GBr) Cofidis                                        25.43
 95. LELLI Massimiliano (Ita) Cofidis                                  25.43
 96. DE PASQUALE Maurizio (Ita) Amore e Vita                           25.43
 97. FONDRIEST Maurizio (Ita) Cofidis                                  25.43
 98. PERON Andrea (Ita) La Francaise des Jeux                          25.43
 99. MOOS Alexandre (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                             25.43
100. GAUMONT Philippe (Fra) Cofidis                                    25.43
101. CHASSOT Richard (Swi) Team Post Swiss                             25.43
102. PATUELLI Andrea (Ita) Amore e Vita                                25.43
103. BONTEMPI Fabrizio (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                      28.13
104. THEMANN Michael (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                           28.13
105. WIRZ Guido (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                  28.13
106. SACCHI Fabio (Ita) Team Polti                                     28.13
107. ZUMSTEG Lukas (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                             28.13
108. GRAF Urs (Swi)  Ericsson Villiger                                 28.13
109. ONGARATO Rodolfo (Ita) Ballan                                     28.13
110. GUESDON Frédéric (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                      28.13
111. MAGNIEN Emmanuel (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                      28.13
112. GUIDI Leonardo (Ita) Team Polti                                   28.13
113. VON FLÜE Daniel (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                           28.13
114. GOEHRING Christoph (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                        28.13
115. PIOVACCARI Giusvan (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    28.13
116. PETITO Roberto (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                             28.13
117. ETXEBARRIA ALKORTA David (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 28.13
118. VAN HEESWIJK Max (Ned) Rabobank                                   28.13
119. WESEMANN Steffen (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      28.13
120. GROENENDAAL Richard (Ned) Rabobank                                28.13
121. VAN BON Leon (Ned) Rabobank                                       28.13
122. LOMBARDI Giovanni (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom                     28.13
123. ONGARATO Alberto (Ita) Ballan                                     28.13
124. WAUTERS Marc (Bel) Rabobank                                       28.13
125. RINERO Christophe (Fra) Cofidis                                   28.13
126. MONCOUTIE David (Fra) Cofidis                                     28.13
127. DEKKER Erik (Ned) Rabobank                                        28.13
128. CREPALDI Mirco (Ita) Team Polti                                   28.13
129. BRASI Rossano (Ita) Team Polti                                    28.13
130. OTXOA PALACIOS Ricardo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   28.13
131. SCOPSI Manuel (Ita) Amore e Vita                                  28.13
132. HEULE Christian (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                           28.13
133. STREEL Marc (Bel) Casino                                          28.13
134. MCEWEN Robbie (Aus) Rabobank                                      28.13
135. CASTALDO Nicola (Ita) Amore e Vita                                28.13
136. VOGONDY Nicolas (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                       28.13
137. ROKIA Anthony (Fra) Team Polti                                    28.13

GC after Stage 5

  1. REBELLIN Davide (Ita) Team Polti                               19.29.46
  2. GARZELLI Stefano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                       0.10
  3. ZBERG Beat (Swi) Rabobank                                          0.32
  4. BELLI Wladimir (Ita) Festina-Lotus                                 0.46
  5. GARCIA CASAS Felix M. (Spa) Festina-Lotus                          0.50
  6. LUTTENBERGER Peter (Aut) Rabobank                                  0.51
  7. CASAGRANDE Francesco (Ita) Cofidis                                 0.52
  8. PIEPOLI Leonardo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                            1.25
  9. BUSCHOR Philipp (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                             1.31
 10. MEIER Roland (Swi) Cofidis                                         1.35
 11. RIIS Bjarne (Den) Team Deutsche Telekom                            1.41
 12. SHEFFR Aleksandr (Kaz) Asics-CGA                                   1.47
 13. JALABERT Laurent (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          2.00
 14. ULLRICH Jan (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                            2.09
 15. GOTTI Ivan (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                                  2.40
 16. TONKOV Pavel (Rus) Mapei-Bricobi                                   3.34
 17. UGRUMOV Piotre (Rus) Ballan                                        4.28
 18. HEULOT Stéphane (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                        4.56
 19. PUTTINI Felice (Swi) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                          5.06
 20. FARESIN Gianni (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                 5.08
 21. BESSY Frédéric (Fra) Casino                                        6.00
 22. ATIENZA URENDEZE Daniel (Spa) Team Polti                           6.43
 23. BELLUOMINI Luca (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne                               7.15
 24. CATTAI Stefano (Ita) Ballan                                        7.16
 25. HOTZ Franz (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                   7.27
 26. DOTTI Fausto (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                            7.30
 27. JAKSCHE Jörg (Ger) Team Polti                                     12.13
 28. MISSAGLIA Gabriele (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                            12.38
 29. HEPPNER Jens (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                          13.14
 30. TRONCA Amilcare (Ita) Ballan                                      13.35
 31. PADRNOS Pavel (Cze) Saeco-Cannondale                              15.09
 32. CODOL Massimo (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                                 15.56
 33. NOE Andrea (Ita) Asics-CGA                                        16.48
 34. BORGHERESI Simone (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     17.07
 35. AEBERSOLD Niki (Swi) Team Post Swiss                              17.46
 36. ZBERG Markus (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                19.10
 37. POZZI Oscar (Ita) Asics-CGA                                       19.28
 38. FRIGO Dario (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                                19.37
 39. VETSCH Patrick (Swi) Team Post Swiss                              19.54
 40. JONES Timothy (Zim) Amore e Vita                                  20.11
 41. RICHARD Pascal (Swi) Casino                                       20.34
 42. CHRISTEN Josef (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                            21.03
 43. SIMEONI Filippo (Ita) Asics-CGA                                   21.29
 44. DUMA Vladimir (Ukr) Scrigno-Gaerne                                21.48
 45. HUSER Rolf (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                  22.09
 46. LADDOMADA Michele (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne                            23.03
 47. FINESSO Stefano (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                        23.30
 48. PELLICIOLI Oscar (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      23.30
 49. NARDELLO Daniele (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                              23.40
 50. DONATI Massimo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                             23.45
 51. GASPERONI Cristian (Ita) Amore e Vita                             23.46
 52. JAERMANN Rolf (Swi) Casino                                        26.04
 53. JEKER Fabian (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                  26.54
 54. PERON Andrea (Ita) La Francaise des Jeux                          27.04
 55. URIA GONZALES José Manuel (Spa) Ros Mary-Amica Chips              28.07
 56. DE PAOLI Daniele (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                       29.06
 57. BOUVARD Gilles (Fra) Casino                                       29.21
 58. BALDO Filippo (Ita) Ballan                                        29.22
 59. CALI Vincent (Fra) Casino                                         30.15
 60. MENGIN Christophe (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                     31.02
 61. AGNOLUTTO Christophe (Fra) Casino                                 31.16
 62. BOURQUENOUD Pierre (Swi) Team Post Swiss                          31.20
 63. TOSATTO Mattéo (Ita) Ballan                                       31.30
 64. BARBERO Sergio (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                        31.43
 65. MERCKX Axel (Bel) Team Polti                                      31.59
 66. RINERO Christophe (Fra) Cofidis                                   32.18
 67. FONDRIEST Maurizio (Ita) Cofidis                                  32.22
 68. BALDINGER Dirk (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        32.31
 69. CHASSOT Richard (Swi) Team Post Swiss                             32.45
 70. CANADA GARCIA David (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      34.03
 71. BRUYNEEL Johan (Bel) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           34.43
 72. MOOS Alexandre (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                             35.17
 73. DIAZ JUSTO Rafael (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                        35.37
 74. BERTOLINI Alessandro (Ita) Cofidis                                36.01
 75. MAZZOLENI Eddy (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                             36.07
 76. DIAZ ZABALA Herminio (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     36.14
 77. BASSONS Christophe (Fra) Festina-Lotus                            36.37
 78. ALDAG Rolf (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                            36.39
 79. PUGLIOLI Mirko (Ita) Amore e Vita                                 36.59
 80. RENGGLI Marcel (Swi) Team Post Swiss                              38.15
 81. VAN HEESWIJK Max (Ned) Rabobank                                   38.31
 82. CHELI Simone (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                           39.05
 83. DALL'OLIO Davide (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      39.38
 84. LUPI Emmanuele (Ita) Amore e Vita                                 39.55
 85. MALBERTI Fabio (Ita) Asics-CGA                                    40.08
 86. GARCIA ALONSO Marcelino (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  41.21
 87. MONCOUTIE David (Fra) Cofidis                                     41.43
 88. BALLERINI Franco (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                              41.58
 89. OTXOA PALACIOS Ricardo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   41.59
 90. PETITO Roberto (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                             42.01
 91. ZABEL Erik (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                            42.12
 92. DEN BAKKER Maarten (Ned) Rabobank                                 42.56
 93. MUELLER Roland (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                            42.58
 94. CHECCHIN Stefano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      43.08
 95. FERRARI Diego (Ita) Asics-CGA                                     43.08
 96. HERNANDEZ BERTAN Jaime (Spa) Festina-Lotus                        43.44
 97. BALZI Fabio (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                            43.53
 98. GAUMONT Philippe (Fra) Cofidis                                    44.05
 99. PATUELLI Andrea (Ita) Amore e Vita                                44.15
100. BONTEMPI Fabrizio (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                      44.23
101. WIRZ Guido (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                  44.55
102. BERZIN Eugeni (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux                         46.20
103. WAUTERS Marc (Bel) Rabobank                                       46.37
104. LELLI Massimiliano (Ita) Cofidis                                  47.14
105. BONETTI Enrico (Ita) Asics-CGA                                    47.25
106. LOMBARDI Giovanni (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom                     47.27
107. SCHAFFRATH Jan (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        47.28
108. DE PASQUALE Maurizio (Ita) Amore e Vita                           48.31
109. VOGONDY Nicolas (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                       49.00
110. VON FLÜE Daniel (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                           49.17
111. ETXEBARRIA ALKORTA David (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 50.07
112. GALETTI Alessio (Ita) Amore e Vita                                50.55
113. DEKKER Erik (Ned) Rabobank                                        51.30
114. ZUMSTEG Lukas (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                             52.13
115. GUESDON Frédéric (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                      53.04
116. ROSCIOLI Fabio (Ita) Asics-CGA                                    53.08
117. GROENENDAAL Richard (Ned) Rabobank                                54.10
118. SACCHI Fabio (Ita) Team Polti                                     54.25
119. CREPALDI Mirco (Ita) Team Polti                                   54.30
120. GUIDI Leonardo (Ita) Team Polti                                   54.57
121. GRAF Urs (Swi)  Ericsson Villiger                                 56.03
122. BRASI Rossano (Ita) Team Polti                                    56.16
123. VAN BON Leon (Ned) Rabobank                                       57.16
124. STREEL Marc (Bel) Casino                                          57.35
125. CASTALDO Nicola (Ita) Amore e Vita                                57.46
126. HEULE Christian (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                           58.10
127. ROKIA Anthony (Fra) Team Polti                                    58.13
128. GOEHRING Christoph (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                        58.25
129. PIOVACCARI Giusvan (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    58.32
130. MAGNIEN Emmanuel (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                      58.38
131. WESEMANN Steffen (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      59.14
132. ONGARATO Alberto (Ita) Ballan                                     59.26
133. MCEWEN Robbie (Aus) Rabobank                                      59.29
134. ONGARATO Rodolfo (Ita) Ballan                                     59.51
135. THEMANN Michael (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                         1.00.07
136. SCOPSI Manuel (Ita) Amore e Vita                                1.00.36
137. MILLAR David (GBr) Cofidis                                      1.02.40

As it happened

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10.42 km 0

The 5th stage leading from Malpensa to Lenzerheide and
225 kilometers long begins.

10.47 km 0

Maximilian Sciandri (GB) will not start on the 5th stage.
Consequently, there are only 149 cyclists still participating, as opposed
to 155 riders at the beginning of the Tour de Suisse.

11.33

Absolutely beautiful weather.  30 degrees Celsius.
Little winds.

12.00 km 28

Maurizio De Pasquale makes the first attack of today.
The Italian breaks away from the field.  The field chases him.

12.02 km 28.4

The field catches up with De Pasquale.  Average speed of
the field is 68 km/h.  Six minutes behind schedule.

12.07 km 28.6

Results in Bulgarograsso: 
1st: Steffen Wesemann (Ger)
2nd: Fabrizio Bontempi (Ita)
3rd: Fabio Sacchi (Ita)

12.16 km 46.7

A five-man group has broken away from the field.

12.22 km 50

The five-man lead: Rolf Järmann (Swi), Alessandro Bertolini (Ita),
David Millar (GB), sergio Barbero (Ita), and Erik Dekker (Ned) have a one
minute lead on the field.

12.26 km 51

Credit Suisse Sprint
Results in Cernobbio: 
1st: Millar (GB)
2nd: Järmann (Swi)
3rd: Barbero (Ita)

12.33 km 61

Stefano Finesso has broken away from the field and is now
on the heels of the five-man group leading, comprising Rolf Järmann (CH),
Alessandro Bertolini (Ita), David Millar (GB), Sergio Barbero (Ita), and
Pavel Padrnos (Cze).  Finesso is currently 58 seconds behind them.  His
lead on the field is 1 minute 28.

12.38 km 63

Simone Cheli (Ita), Ros-Mary Team, has caught up with
his team mate Stefano Finesso.  They are not quite a minute behind the
five-man group leading.

12.56 km 79

The lead of the five-man group on their two pursuers is now
3 minutes 06.  Rolf Järmann (Swi), Alessandro Bertolini (Ita), David Millar
(GB), Sergio Barbero (Ita), and Pavel Padrnos (Cze) now lead by 6 minutes.

13.01 km 80

Sergio Barbero (ITA, Team Mercatone Uno) is, theoretically, the new leader 
in overall rankings.

13.31 km 97

The five-man group now leads the two pursuers by 4 minutes
32 seconds, that is to say, the field by 11 minutes 18 seconds.

13.57 km 123

On the fourth day of the Tour de Suisse, Swiss rider
Laurent Dufaux, still 23rd in overall rankings, gives up the race because
of stomach problems.

14.11 km 133

David Millar (GB) has dropped out of the leading group.
He now has only a slight lead on the two pursuers, Stefano Cheli and
Stefano Finesso, who are 5.51 minutes behind the leading group and 
14.09 minutes ahead of the field.

14.31 km 139

Italian cyclist Biagio Conte (Team Scrigno) has given up.

14.36 km 140

Lauri Aus (Est), Team Casino has also given up.

14.38 km 140.5

There is still a four-man group with Rolf Järmann (CH),
Alessandro Bertolini (Ita), Sergio Barbero (Ita), and Pavel Padrnos (Cze)
2.17 minutes ahead of the closest pursuer David Millar (GB), 4.20 minutes
ahead of Stefano Finesso, 5.32 minutes ahead of Simone Cheli, and 9.02
minutes ahead of the field.

14.49 km 142.1

The field, led by the Telekom Team, is now only
8.16 minutes behind the four-man group at the head of the race.

14.57 km 149

The three riders now leading, Jan Ullrich (Telekom),
Pawel Tonkov (Mapei), and Laurent Jalabert (ONCE) have
stepped up the pace in the field.

15.04 km 154
Up
Spanish cyclist, Luis Maria Diaz de Otazu (ONCE),
has given up the race.

15.25 km 157

After Millar, Finesso, and Cheli, the field - with Tonkov, Ullrich,
Jalabert, and the leader Rebellin, among others - has now also caught up
with Sergio Barbero (ITA) who was in the lead for quite a while, together
Järmann, Bertolini, and Padrnos.  The 25-man field, led by the Mapei Team
with Massimo Codol (ITA) is now only 1.25 minutes behind the leading trio.

15.34 km 160

Isostar Mountain Prize
1st category: Results on the Splügen Pass:
1st: Padrnos
2nd: Bertolini
3rd: Järmann
4th: Garzelli
5th: Ullrich

15.44 km 166

Padrnos now as a 1.55 minute lead on the head of the race.

15.44 km 172

Padrnos is now being pursued by Bertolini and Jens
Heppner (Ger).

15.50 km 172

Padrnos is being chased by the duo Bertolini and
Jens Heppner.

16.03 km 186

The field catches up with the duo that broke away.

16.07 km 187

Padrnos leads the field by 2 minutes 16.

16.17 km 195

Czech cyclist Pavel Padrnos now has a lead of 2.58 on the field.

16.20 km 195.4

Winterthur Sprint
Results in Thusis: 
1st: Padrnos (Team Saeco)
2nd: Finesso (Ros Mary)
3rd: Jörg Jaksche (Team Polti)

16.24 km 205

Czech cyclist Padrnos (1.90 m tall) has a lead of 3.10 minutes
on the field.  There are 32 riders in the field, among them, all the
favorites.

16.36 km 210

The 32-man field is chasing the leader.  Massimo Codol
(ITA, Mapei) is setting the pace in the field.  Padrnos' lead is now 2.26
min.

16.42 km 211

Credit Suisse Sprint
Results in Tiefencastel: 
1st: Padrnos
2nd: Finesso
3rd: Codol

16.43 km 215

Many riders, among them Rolf Järmann (Swi) and
Massimo Codol (Ita) have dropped behind the field.  The field chasing the
lead comprises 20 cyclists.

16.50 km 220

The field catche up with Padrnos.

16.52 km 220.4
Tonkov and Jalabert Drop Behind
Tonkov and Jalabert drop behind the field and fall back.

16.54 km 217

Italian cyclist Stefano Garzelli has broken away from the field
and now leads by 15 seconds.

16.58 km 217.5

After Tonkov and Jalabert, Ullrich is also having
difficulties.  The German rider, however, contrary to Tonkov and Jalabert,
was able to catch up with the field and is now racing with 12 other
cyclists. Garzelli leads his pursuers by 27 seconds.

17.04 km 220.8

Isostar Mountain Prize
Results in Lenzerheide: 1st: Garzelli, 2nd: Rebellin.

17.04 km 221.8

Four kilometers before the finish, Garzelli leads the field
by 25 seconds.

17.07 km 223.8

Overall leader Rebellin ups the pace in the field.
Two kilometers before the finish, Garzelli still leads by 25 seconds.

17.09 km 224.8

On the last kilometer before the finish, Garzelli still
maintains a 22 second lead onthe field.

17.11 km Finish

Young Italian rider Garzelli wins the 5th stage of the Tour,
coming in before Rebellin (ITA), Belli (ITA), and Riis (DEN).

17.16

Leader remains unchanged.  1st: Rebellin,
2nd: Garzelli (Ita), 3rd: Beat Zberg (Swi), 4th: Belli (Ita),
5th: Garcia (Spa).

1st in ranking of points: Jalabert.