Tour de Suisse, Cat HC

Switzerland, June 16-25, 1998


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Stage 8, kms:

  1. AEBERSOLD Niki (Swi) Team Post Swiss                         4.01.40
  2. MCEWEN Robbie (Aus) Rabobank                                    0.16
  3. ZABEL Erik (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                          0.16
  4. MENGIN Christophe (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                   0.16
  5. REBELLIN Davide (Ita) Team Polti                                0.16
  6. GASPERONI Cristian (Ita) Amore e Vita                           0.16
  7. FONDRIEST Maurizio (Ita) Cofidis                                0.16
  8. MONCOUTIE David (Fra) Cofidis                                   0.16
  9. CASAGRANDE Francesco (Ita) Cofidis                              0.16
 10. DUMA Vladimir (Ukr) Scrigno-Gaerne                              0.16
 11. MAZZOLENI Eddy (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                           0.16
 12. CHRISTEN Josef (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                          0.16
 13. HUSER Rolf (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                0.16
 14. ZBERG Markus (Swi) Team Post Swiss                              0.16
 15. GUIDI Leonardo (Ita) Team Polti                                 0.16
 16. DOTTI Fausto (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                         0.16
 17. TOSATTO Mattéo (Ita) Ballan                                     0.16
 18. FINESSO Stefano (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                      0.16
 19. RICHARD Pascal (Swi) Casino                                     0.16
 20. STREEL Marc (Bel) Casino                                        0.16
 21. RINERO Christophe (Fra) Cofidis                                 0.16
 22. FERRARI Diego (Ita) Asics-CGA                                   0.16
 23. RENGGLI Marcel (Swi) Team Post Swiss                            0.16
 24. MAGNIEN Emmanuel (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                    0.16
 25. JALABERT Laurent (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                       0.16
 26. BELLUOMINI Luca (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne                            0.16
 27. HEULOT Stéphane (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                     0.16
 28. CHASSOT Richard (Swi) Team Post Swiss                           0.16
 29. PIEPOLI Leonardo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         0.16
 30. ZBERG Beat (Swi) Rabobank                                       0.16
 31. LUTTENBERGER Peter (Aut) Rabobank                               0.16
 32. PUGLIOLI Mirko (Ita) Amore e Vita                               0.16
 33. CREPALDI Mirco (Ita) Team Polti                                 0.16
 34. SHEFER Aleksandr (Kaz) Asics-CGA                                0.16
 35. AGNOLUTTO Christophe (Fra) Casino                               0.16
 36. BOUVARD Gilles (Fra) Casino                                     0.16
 37. CATTAI Stefano (Ita) Ballan                                     0.16
 38. TRONCA Amilcare (Ita) Ballan                                    0.16
 39. CANADA GARCIA David (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    0.16
 40. GARCIA CASAS Felix M. (Spa) Festina-Lotus                       0.16
 41. LELLI Massimiliano (Ita) Cofidis                                0.16
 42. CALI Vincent (Fra) Casino                                       0.16
 43. UGRUMOV Piotre (Rus) Ballan                                     0.16
 44. GARZELLI Stefano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    0.16
 45. MEIER Roland (Swi) Cofidis                                      0.16
 46. RIIS Bjarne (Den) Team Deutsche Telekom                         0.16
 47. ULLRICH Jan (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                         0.16
 48. BALZI Fabio (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                          0.16
 49. MERCKX Axel (Bel) Team Polti                                    0.16
 50. DIAZ ZABALA Herminio (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   0.16
 51. BARBERO Sergio (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      0.16
 52. JEKER Fabian (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                0.16
 53. BASSONS Christophe (Fra) Festina-Lotus                          0.16
 54. ATIENZA URENDEZE Daniel (Spa) Team Polti                        0.16
 55. NARDELLO Daniele (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                            0.16
 56. BELLI Wladimir (Ita) Festina-Lotus                              0.16
 57. BUSCHOR Philipp (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                          0.16
 58. GARCIA ALONSO Marcelino (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                0.16
 59. HOTZ Franz (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                0.16
 60. PADRNOS Pavel (Cze) Saeco-Cannondale                            0.16
 61. PUTTINI Felice (Swi) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                       0.16
 62. ROSCIOLI Fabio (Ita) Asics-CGA                                  0.16
 63. SIMEONI Filippo (Ita) Asics-CGA                                 0.16
 64. BALDO Filippo (Ita) Ballan                                      0.16
 65. CODOL Massimo (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                               0.16
 66. BALLERINI Franco (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                            0.16
 67. URIA GONZALES José Manuel (Spa) Ros Mary-Amica Chips            0.16
 68. ALDAG Rolf (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                          0.16
 69. FARESIN Gianni (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                              0.16
 70. JAERMANN Rolf (Swi) Casino                                      0.16
 71. LUPI Emmanuele (Ita) Amore e Vita                               0.16
 72. DONATI Massimo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                           0.16
 73. CHELI Simone (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                         0.16
 74. SACCHI Fabio (Ita) Team Polti                                   0.16
 75. PERON Andrea (Ita) La Francaise des Jeux                        0.16
 76. FRIGO Dario (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                              0.16
 77. BERTOLINI Alessandro (Ita) Cofidis                              0.16
 78. WAUTERS Marc (Bel) Rabobank                                     0.16
 79. BRASI Rossano (Ita) Team Polti                                  0.16
 80. LADDOMADA Michele (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne                          0.16
 81. JONES Timothy (Zim) Amore e Vita                                0.16
 82. BONETTI Enrico (Ita) Asics-CGA                                  0.16
 83. HERNANDEZ BERTAN Jaime (Spa) Festina-Lotus                      0.16
 84. BESSY Frédéric (Fra) Casino                                     0.16
 85. DE PAOLI Daniele (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                     0.16
 86. BERZIN Eugeni (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux                       0.16
 87. BRUYNEEL Johan (Bel) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                         0.16
 88. JAKSCHE Jörg (Ger) Team Polti                                   0.16
 89. DEN BAKKER Maarten (Ned) Rabobank                               0.16
 90. OTXOA PALACIOS Ricardo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 0.16
 91. DIAZ JUSTO Rafael (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      0.16
 92. DEKKER Erik (Ned) Rabobank                                      1.59
 93. LOMBARDI Giovanni (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom                   3.17
 94. WIRZ Guido (Swi) Team Post Swiss                                4.00
 95. GAUMONT Philippe (Fra) Cofidis                                  5.03
 96. BONTEMPI Fabrizio (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                    5.03
 97. ONGARATO Rodolfo (Ita) Ballan                                   5.03
 98. ONGARATO Alberto (Ita) Ballan                                   5.03
 99. MUELLER Roland (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                          5.03
100. VAN HEESWIJK Max (Ned) Rabobank                                 5.03
101. MILLAR David (GB) Cofidis                                       5.03
102. CASTALDO Nicola (Ita) Amore e Vita                              5.03
103. VOGONDY Nicolas (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                     5.03
104. CHECCHIN Stefano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    5.03
105. VON FLÜE Daniel (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                         5.03
106. DALL'OLIO Davide (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    5.03
107. SCOPSI Manuel (Ita) Amore e Vita                                5.03
108. GALETTI Alessio (Ita) Amore e Vita                              5.03
109. MOOS Alexandre (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                           5.03
110. HEPPNER Jens (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        5.03
111. PATUELLI Andrea (Ita) Amore e Vita                              5.03
112. GUESDON Frédéric (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                    5.03
113. BORGHERESI Simone (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   8.44
114. HEULE Christian (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                         8.44
115. BALDINGER Dirk (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     10.18
116. PELLICIOLI Oscar (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   10.18
117. SCHAFFRATH Jan (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     10.18
118. WESEMANN Steffen (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   10.18

GC after Stage 8

  1. GARZELLI Stefano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                32.02.10
  2. PIEPOLI Leonardo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         1.23
  3. ZBERG Beat (Swi) Rabobank                                       1.30
  4. BELLI Wladimir (Ita) Festina-Lotus                              1.37
  5. CASAGRANDE Francesco (Ita) Cofidis                              1.39
  6. REBELLIN Davide (Ita) Team Polti                                2.53
  7. RIIS Bjarne (Den) Team Deutsche Telekom                         3.19
  8. MEIER Roland (Swi) Cofidis                                      3.20
  9. SHEFER Aleksandr (Kaz) Asics-CGA                                3.25
 10. LUTTENBERGER Peter (Aut) Rabobank                               3.26
 11. GARCIA CASAS Felix M. (Spa) Festina-Lotus                       4.01
 12. BUSCHOR Philipp (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                          5.01
 13. ULLRICH Jan (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                         5.20
 14. PUTTINI Felice (Swi) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                       8.17
 15. HEULOT Stéphane (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                    12.07
 16. CATTAI Stefano (Ita) Ballan                                    14.39
 17. HOTZ Franz (Swi) Team Post Swiss                               15.37
 18. UGRUMOV Piotre (Rus) Ballan                                    16.04
 19. TRONCA Amilcare (Ita) Ballan                                   16.55
 20. ATIENZA URENDEZE Daniel (Spa) Team Polti                       18.31
 21. BELLUOMINI Luca (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne                           19.12
 22. DOTTI Fausto (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                        19.18
 23. AEBERSOLD Niki (Swi) Team Post Swiss                           20.03
 24. FARESIN Gianni (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                             21.38
 25. JALABERT Laurent (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      22.09
 26. DUMA Vladimir (Ukr) Scrigno-Gaerne                             24.11
 27. BESSY Frédéric (Fra) Casino                                    26.09
 28. JONES Timothy (Zim) Amore e Vita                               27.19
 29. JAKSCHE Jörg (Ger) Team Polti                                  27.20
 30. HUSER Rolf (Swi) Team Post Swiss                               28.44
 31. DE PAOLI Daniele (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                    29.36
 32. HEPPNER Jens (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       29.58
 33. PADRNOS Pavel (Cze) Saeco-Cannondale                           32.10
 34. GASPERONI Cristian (Ita) Amore e Vita                          32.51
 35. ZBERG Markus (Swi) Team Post Swiss                             34.53
 36. NARDELLO Daniele (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                           35.48
 37. JEKER Fabian (Swi) Festina-Lotus                               36.00
 38. BOUVARD Gilles (Fra) Casino                                    36.55
 39. CODOL Massimo (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                              37.12
 40. RICHARD Pascal (Swi) Casino                                    37.35
 41. FRIGO Dario (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                             39.01
 42. URIA GONZALES José Manuel (Spa) Ros Mary-Amica Chips           39.55
 43. BORGHERESI Simone (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                  40.44
 44. AGNOLUTTO Christophe (Fra) Casino                              41.42
 45. DONATI Massimo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                          41.47
 46. BALDO Filippo (Ita) Ballan                                     42.38
 47. PERON Andrea (Ita) La Francaise des Jeux                       43.19
 48. FINESSO Stefano (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                     43.28
 49. LADDOMADA Michele (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne                         44.44
 50. RINERO Christophe (Fra) Cofidis                                45.14
 51. SIMEONI Filippo (Ita) Asics-CGA                                45.37
 52. TOSATTO Mattéo (Ita) Ballan                                    46.33
 53. JAERMANN Rolf (Swi) Casino                                     47.19
 54. CHRISTEN Josef (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                         48.12
 55. BARBERO Sergio (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     48.44
 56. CANADA GARCIA David (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   50.08
 57. FONDRIEST Maurizio (Ita) Cofidis                               50.47
 58. MAZZOLENI Eddy (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                          51.14
 59. ALDAG Rolf (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                         51.46
 60. BASSONS Christophe (Fra) Festina-Lotus                         53.31
 61. CALI Vincent (Fra) Casino                                      54.15
 62. MENGIN Christophe (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  56.14
 63. MERCKX Axel (Bel) Team Polti                                   56.55
 64. PELLICIOLI Oscar (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   56.55
 65. PUGLIOLI Mirko (Ita) Amore e Vita                              56.58
 66. CHASSOT Richard (Swi) Team Post Swiss                          56.59
 67. BRUYNEEL Johan (Bel) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                        58.04
 68. FERRARI Diego (Ita) Asics-CGA                                  58.07
 69. DIAZ JUSTO Rafael (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     58.27
 70. BALDINGER Dirk (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     58.34
 71. MONCOUTIE David (Fra) Cofidis                                  58.44
 72. MUELLER Roland (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                         59.36
 73. DIAZ ZABALA Herminio (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                1.02.11
 74. BERTOLINI Alessandro (Ita) Cofidis                           1.03.10
 75. ZABEL Erik (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       1.03.14
 76. PATUELLI Andrea (Ita) Amore e Vita                           1.03.18
 77. RENGGLI Marcel (Swi) Team Post Swiss                         1.03.24
 78. LELLI Massimiliano (Ita) Cofidis                             1.03.28
 79. CHELI Simone (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                      1.04.01
 80. MOOS Alexandre (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale                        1.04.26
 81. LUPI Emmanuele (Ita) Amore e Vita                            1.04.52
 82. VAN HEESWIJK Max (Ned) Rabobank                              1.04.53
 83. DEN BAKKER Maarten (Ned) Rabobank                            1.05.49
 84. OTXOA PALACIOS Ricardo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              1.06.55
 85. GARCIA ALONSO Marcelino (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank             1.07.15
 86. BERZIN Eugeni (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux                    1.07.16
 87. BALLERINI Franco (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                         1.07.20
 88. BALZI Fabio (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                       1.09.15
 89. HERNANDEZ BERTAN Jaime (Spa) Festina-Lotus                   1.09.50
 90. DALL'OLIO Davide (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                 1.10.22
 91. WAUTERS Marc (Bel) Rabobank                                  1.11.59
 92. ROSCIOLI Fabio (Ita) Asics-CGA                               1.12.31
 93. LOMBARDI Giovanni (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom                1.13.31
 94. BONTEMPI Fabrizio (Ita) Ros Mary-Amica Chips                 1.14.32
 95. CHECCHIN Stefano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                 1.15.04
 96. DEKKER Erik (Ned) Rabobank                                   1.15.25
 97. GUIDI Leonardo (Ita) Team Polti                              1.15.30
 98. WIRZ Guido (Swi) Team Post Swiss                             1.16.59
 99. GAUMONT Philippe (Fra) Cofidis                               1.16.59
100. BONETTI Enrico (Ita) Asics-CGA                               1.18.50
101. VOGONDY Nicolas (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                  1.18.59
102. SACCHI Fabio (Ita) Team Polti                                1.19.37
103. VON FLÜE Daniel (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                      1.21.51
104. CREPALDI Mirco (Ita) Team Polti                              1.21.55
105. GALETTI Alessio (Ita) Amore e Vita                           1.22.51
106. STREEL Marc (Bel) Casino                                     1.22.57
107. GUESDON Frédéric (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                 1.23.03
108. MAGNIEN Emmanuel (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux                 1.23.50
109. BRASI Rossano (Ita) Team Polti                               1.24.26
110. SCHAFFRATH Jan (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   1.24.39
111. MCEWEN Robbie (Aus) Rabobank                                 1.26.52
112. ONGARATO Alberto (Ita) Ballan                                1.31.22
113. CASTALDO Nicola (Ita) Amore e Vita                           1.31.45
114. WESEMANN Steffen (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                 1.32.09
115. ONGARATO Rodolfo (Ita) Ballan                                1.34.10
116. SCOPSI Manuel (Ita) Amore e Vita                             1.34.35
117. MILLAR David (GB) Cofidis                                    1.35.01
118. HEULE Christian (Swi) Ericsson Villiger                      1.35.50

As it happened

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11.03 km 0

The third last stage from Brunnen to Huttwil over 182 km starts.

11.33 km 17

The field is racing at a high pace. Five minutes lead on schedule.

11.35 km 23

Four riders have broken away from the field:
Roscioli, De Paoli, Aebersold, and Dekker.  Lead on field: 14 seconds.

11.38 km 30

Christophe Agnolutto is attempting to catch up with the four
riders in the lead.

11.45 km 32

Amilcare Tronca, Marcel Renggli, and Stephane Heulot have caught up 
with Christophe Agnolutto.  Together, these four riders are
currently chasing the four-man group in the lead.

11.48 km 34

The four-man group in the lead: Fabio Roscioli, Daniele De Paoli, 
Niki Aebersold, and Erik Dekker are now leading the four
riders pursuing them by approx. 1 minute.

11.50 km 35

The field has caught up with the four riders chasing the group leading.
The advance of the group leading has dropped to 49 seconds.

11.56 km 40

The four-man group has stepped up the pace.
Advance on schedule in Inwil: 8 minutes.

12.01 km 42

Ivan Gotti, 14th in overall rankings, and Pierre Bourquenoud
(Swiss Post Team) have given up the race, because of health problems.

12.10 km 48

In Rothenburg, the lead of the four-man group is 2.45 minutes.

12.16 km 51

Isostar Mountain Prize
In Sandblatten, 3rd category: 
1st: Daniele De Paoli (Ita)
2nd: Niki Aebersold (Swi)
3rd: Fabio Roscioli (Ita)

12.31 km 68

The four-man group is leading by 4.56 minutes.

12.41 km 75

The four-man group is now leading the field by 5 minutes 19.
Their lead on the schedule is 14 minutes.

12.52 km 83

The four riders have increased their lead to 7.04 minutes.

13.18 km 97

Credit Suisse Sprint
Results in Zofingen: 
1st: Erik Dekker (Ned) 
2nd: Fabio Roscioli (Ita)
3rd: Niki Aebersold (Swi)

13.20 km 100

Winterthur Sprint
Results in Strengelbach: 
1st: Erik Dekker (Ned)
2nd: Fabio Roscioli (Ita)
3rd: Niki Aebersold (Swi)

13.53 km 123

The four-man group is now leading by 4 minutes 33 seconds.

14.02 km 130

Isostar Mountain Prize
Results in Linden, 3rd category: 
1st: Daniele De Paoli (Ita)
2nd: Niki Aebersold (Swi)
3rd: Erik Dekker (Ned)

14.10 km 135

Franz Carl Weber Sprint
Results in Rohrbach: 
1st: Erik Dekker (Ned) 
2nd: Niki Aebersold (Swi)
3rd: Daniele De Paoli (Ita)

Four-man group now leading by 4 minutes 20 seconds.

14.21 km 143

Lotus Sprint
Results in Gondiswil: 
1st: Niki Aebersold
2nd: Fabio Roscioli
3rd: Daniele De Paoli

14.30 km 150

The leading group is now only 2 minutes 36 ahead of the field.

14.36 km 157

Four-man group now leading by 1 minute 56.

14.47 km 160

Credit Suisse Sprint
Results in Langenthal: 
1st: Erik Dekker
2nd: Fabio Roscioli
3rd: Niki Aebersold

14.51 km 167

15 kilometers before the finish, the four-man group is only leading by 52
seconds.

14.55 km 172

Niki Aebersold has just broken away from the group which was leading.

14.56 km 171

Ten kilometers before the finish, at the last Mountain Prize of today's
stage (in Linden), Niki Aebersold is leading the field by 47 seconds.

14.58 km 173

Niki Aebersold is leading on his own.  He is being followed by De Paoli
and Dekker.  Roscioli has fallen back.

15.00 km 174

Italian cyclist Roscioli has caught up with De Paoli and Dekker.

15.03 km 175

The field has caught up with Roscioli and De Paoli.

15.04 km 178

Aebersold is still leading at 3 km before the finish.
Lead of 37 seconds.

15.07 km 181

On the last kilometer before the finish, Aebersold is still leading by 25
seconds.

15.08 km 182

Niki Aebersold wins the stage to Huttwil in a brilliant solo.

15.09 km 182

Results of Today's Stage
1st: Niki Aebersold (Swi)
2nd: Robbie McEwen (Aus)
3rd: Erik Zabel (Ger)