21st Vuelta Ciclista a Chile, Cat 2.4

Chile, March 19-29, 1998

The Stages

  • Prologue - ITT Pelluco to Puerto Montt., 4.2 kms.
  • Stage 1 - Puerto Montt-Llanquihue-Frutillar-Puerto Octay-Osorno, 137.4 kms.
  • Stage 2 - Osorno-La Unión-Valdivia, 132.7 kms.
  • Stage 3 - Valdivia-Loncoche-Temuco, 172.6 kms.
  • Stage 4 - Temuco-Collipulli-Angol-Los Angeles, 201.2 kms.
  • Stage 5 - Los Angeles-San Pedro (Concepción), 143.6 kms.
  • Stage 6 - Concepción-Penco-Tomé-Coelemu-Chillán 164.6 kms.
  • Stage 7 - Chillán-Villa Alegre-San Javier-Talca, 161.6 kms.
  • Stage 8a - San Clemente-Talca-Molina-Lontué-Curicó, 100.7 kms.
  • Stage 8b - Comalle-Curicó, ITT, 15.3 kms.
  • Stage 9 - Curicó-Teno-San Fernando-San Vicente-Peumo-Rancagua, 188 kms.
  • Stage 10 - Circuit Race in Santiago, 80 kms.

Preview

French team Festina is the favourite amongst fifteen participating teams to win the Vuelta a Chile which starts tomorrow in Puerto Montt, in Southern Chile and which will finish on March 29th after 1,519 kms of competition. Festina has been the winner of the last two editions and will be accompanied by German Agro Adler, Peruvian Team Regatas Lima, Uruguayan Team Alas Rojas, Brazilian Caloi, and teams from Mendoza, Argentina and nine Chilean teams.

Some of the foreign riders that will participate will be German Marcel Wust, Russian Andrei Kivilev, Frenchman Leurent Lefevre and Spaniard José Ramón Uriarte, from Festina. Also Uruguayans Milton Wynants and Federico Moreira and Brazilians from Caloi, Hernandes Quadri, Daniel Rogelin and Marcio May. While the Chilean "cards" will be José Medina, fifth last year, Fernando Sepúlveda and Victor Garrido.

Pelluco, Prologue ITT, 4.2 kms:

Frenchman Sebastián Medan (Festina) Festina, won the Prologue ITT over a 4.2 kms circuit and will wear the yellow leader's jersey for stage 1. His average speed was 51.045 km/h. He was followed by German Marcel Wust, also from Festina, who came in 5 seconds and 25 hundreths behind. 

 1. Sebastián Medan (Fra) Festina	4.56.21 
 2. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina) 		5.01.47 
 3. Gustavo Figueredo (Uru) Alas Rojas	5.03.49 
 4. Marcio May (Bra) Caloi		5.04.09 
 5. Steffen Blochwitz (Ger) Agro Adler	5.04.46 
 6. Glauber Souza (Bra) Caloi		5.04.68 
 7. Thierry Laurent (Fra) Festina	5.05.00 
 8. José Ramón Uriarte (Spa) Festina	5.05.42 
 9. Laurent Lefevre(Fra) Festina	5.06.45 
10. Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Caloi	5.09.06

Stage 1, Puerto Montt - Osorno, 137.4 kms:

 1. Marcel Wüst (Ger) Festina		     3.00.52
 2. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Agro-Adler
 3. Gonzalo Garrido (Chi) Los Angeles
 4. Sebastián Medán (Fra) Festina
 5. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina
 6. Thierry Laurent (Fra) Festina
 7. Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Festina
 8. José Ramón Uriarte (Spa) Festina
 9. Luis Sepúlveda (Chi) Curicó
10. Marcio May (Bra) Caloi)			1.01

Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina leads the GC.

Stage 2, Puerto Montt - Osorno, 137.4 kms:

 1. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina                3.00.52
 2. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Agro               	0.04
 3. Gonzalo Garrido (Chi) elite            	0.06
 4. Sebastien Medan (Fra) Festina          	0.10
 5. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina
 6. Thierry Laurent (Fra) Festina
 7. Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Festina
 8. Jose-Ramon Uriarte (Spa) Festina
 9. Luis Sepulveda (Chi) elite
10. Mario May (Bra) elite                   	1.38

GC after Stage 2 

  1. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina               3.05.53
  2. Sebastien Medan (Fra) Festina        	0.05
  3. Thierry Laurent (Fra) Festina          	0.14
  4. R. Rodriguez (Chi)

Stage 3, Valdivia-Loncoche-Temuco, 172.6 kms:

 1. Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Caloi)          4.11.12
 2. Olaf Pollack (Ger) Agro Adler		0.04 
 3. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina 			0.06
 4. Angel Pérez (Chi) Ekono Alpina		0.10
 5. Stephan Gottschling (Ger) Agro Adler
 6. Steffen Blochwitz (Ger) Agro Adler
 7. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Agro Adler
 8. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Agro Adler
 9. René Diers (Ger) Agro Adler
10. Juan Montenegro (Arg) Argentina)
...
24. José Ramón Uriarte (Spa) Festina)	      all s.t.
GC after Stage 3 

 1. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina		    10.19.44
 2. Sebastián Medan (Fra) Festina		0.09 
 3. Thierry Laurent (Fra) Festina		0.18 
 4. Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Festina		0.19 
 5. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Agro Adler		0.25 
 6. Andrei Kivilen (Kaz) Festina		0.25 
 7. José Ramón Uriarte (Spa) Festina		0.27 
 8. Luis Sepúlveda (Chi) Curicó			0.32 
 9. Gonzalo Garrido (Chi) Los Angeles		0.41 
10. Steffen Blochwitz (Ger) Agro Adler 		1.45

Stage 4, Temuco-Collipulli-Angol-Los Angeles, 201.2 kms:

 1. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Agro Adler	     4.26.01
 2. Hernandez Quadri (Bra) Caloi		0.04
 3. Jose Ramon Uriarte (Spa) Festina		0.06
 4. Glauber Souza (Bra) Caloi			0.10 
 5. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina		0.10
 6. Marcelo Arriagada (Chi) Ekono Alpina	0.10
 7. Ricardo Astorga (Chi) Isla de Maipo		0.10
 8. José Maneiro (Uru) Curicó			0.10 
 9. Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Caloi		1.38 
10. Leonel Cuni (Arg) Argentina			1.38

GC after Stage 4

 1. Jose Ramon Uriarte (Spa) Festina	    14.46.18   
 2. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina		0.02
 3. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina			1.05 
 4. Sebastián Medan (Fra) Festina		1.14 
 5. Glauber Souza (Bra) Caloi			1.22 
 6. Thierry Laurent (Fra) Festina		1.23 
 7. Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Festina		1.24 
 8. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Agro Adler	     	1.30 
 9. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Agro Adler	     	1.30 
10. Hernándes Quadri (Bra) Caloi		1.33

Stage 5, Los Angeles-San Pedro, 143.6 kms

 1. Angel Perez (Chi) Ekono-Alpina	     3.04.58
 2. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina			0.04
 3. Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Caloi		0.06
 4. Olaf Pollack (Ger) Agro Adler		0.10
 5. Leonel Cuni (Arg) 				0.10
 6. Jose Ramon Uriarte (Spa) Festina		0.10
 7. Daniel Rogelin (Bra) Caloi			0.10

GC after Stage 5 

 1. Jose Ramon Uriarte (Spa) Festina	    17.51.26
 2. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina		0.02 
 3. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina			1.05
 4. Sebastian Medan (Fra) Festina		1.14

Stage 6, Concepción-Penco-Tomé-Coelemu-Chillán, 164.6 kms

 1. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina		     4.04.23
 2. Olaf Pollack (Ger) Agro-Adler		0.04
 3. Angel Pérez (Chi) Ekono-Alpina		0.05
 4. Victor Garrido (Chi) Los Angeles		0.10
 5. Daniel Rogelin (Bra) Caloi			0.10
 6. José Ramón Uriarte (Spa) Festina		0.10
 7. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Agro-Adler		0.10
 8. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina		0.10
 9. Sebastián Medán (Fra) Festina		0.10
10. Gonzalo Garrido (Chi) Los Angeles		0.10

GC after Stage 6 

 1. José Ramón Uriarte (Spa) Festina	    21.55.05
 2. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina		0.02
 3. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina			0.59
 4. Sebastián Medán (Fra) Festina		1.14
 5. Glouber Souza (Bra) Caloi			1.22

Stage 7, Chillán-Villa Alegre-San Javier-Talca, 161.6 kms:

 1. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina		     3.36.11 
 2. Angel Pérez (Chi) Ekono-Alpina		0.04
 3. Victor Garrido (Chi) Los Angeles		0.06
 4. Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) Caloi		0.10

GC after Stage 7 

 1. José Ramón Uriarte (Spa) Festina	    25.31.58    
 2. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina		0.02
 3. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina			0.59
 4. Sebastián Medán (Fra) Festina		1.14

Stage 8a, San Clemente-Talca-Molina-Lontué-Curicó, 100.7 kms:

 1. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina		     1.52.03
 2. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Agro-Adler		0.02
 3. Luciano Pagliarino (Bra) Caloi		0.04
 4. Marcelo Arriagada (Chi) Ekono Alpina	s.t.
 5. Olaf Pollack (Ger) Agro-Adler		s.t.

GC after Stage 8a 

 1. José Ramón Uriarte (Spa) Festina	    26.34.29

Stage 8b, Comalle-Curicó, ITT, 15.3 kms:

 1. Luis Sepúlveda (Chi) Bliss Sport de Curicó	       20.10 (45.50)
 2. Gustado Figueredo (Uru) Alas Rojas		 	s.t. (45.49)
 3. Marcio Mai (Bra) Caloi				0.02
 4. Moreira (Uru) 					0.08
 5. Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Festina			0.10

Stage 9, Curicó and Rancaguam 188 kms:

 1. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina

GC after Stage 9 

 1. José Ramon Uriarte (Spa) Festina        32.03.51
 2. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina       		0.11
 3. Marcel Wüst (Ger) Festina           	0.50
 4. Thierry Laurent (Fra) Festina       	1.13
 5. Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Festina      		1.13
 6. Luis Sepulveda (Chi)               		1.16
 7. Hernandes Quadri (Bra) Caloi         	1.49
 8. Glauber Souza (Bra) Caloi 			1.51
 9. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Agro-Adler       	2.00
10. Sebastien Medan (Fra) Festina       	2.20

Stage 10, Circuit race in Santiago, 69.6 kms:

 1. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina		     1.38.21 (42.388)
 2. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Agro Adler		0.04
 3. Jose Ramon Uriarte (Spa) Festina		0.06

Final GC 

 1. José Ramón Uriarte (Spa) Festina	    33.42.18
 2. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Festina-Lotus
 3. Marcel Wüst (Ger) Festina-Lotus
 4. Thierry Laurent (Fra) Festina-Lotus 
 5. Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Festina-Lotus
 6. Luis Sepulveda (Chi) Bliss Sport
 7. Hernandes Quadri (Bra) Caloi
 8. Glauber Souza (Bra) Caloi
 9. Gert Grabsch (Ger) Agro - Adler
10. Sébastien Medan (Fra) Festina-Lotus