Results and Reports
Complete Results, 294 kms:1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom-ADR 7.10.14 (41.00) 2. Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 3. Frederic Moncassin (Fra) GAN 4. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei 5. Andrei Tchmil (Ukr) Lotto-Mobistar 6. Filipo Casagrande (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne 7. Peter van Petegem (Bel) TVM 8. Michele Bartoli (Ita) Asics 9. Roberto Petito (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 10. Alberto Elli (Ita) Casino 11. Stephane Heulot (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 12. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Polti 13. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Polti 14. Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina 15. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE 16. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Casino 17. Wladimir Belli (Ita) Festina 18. Bo Hamburger (Den) Casino 19. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Ballan 0.14 20. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Polti 0.17 21. Leon van Bon (Ned) Rabobank 22. Vjatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal 23. Dario Pieri (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne 24. Davide Casarotto (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne 0.17 25. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Festina-Lotus 26. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina-Lotus 27. Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) Ros Mary 28. Andrea Brognara (Ita) Risi Scotti 29. Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Cofidis 30. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Brescialat 31. Bobby Julich (US) Cofidis 32. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco 33. Luca Gelfi (Ita) Ros Mary 34. Fabian Jeker (Swi) Festina-Lotus 35. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros 36. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi 37. Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 38. Marco Artunghi (Ita) Mercatone Uno 39. Andrea Noe (Ita) Asics-CGA 40. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE 41. Richard Virenque (Fra) Festina-Lotus 42. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Casino 43. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo 44. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti 0.17 45. Lars Michaelsen (Den) TVM-Farm Frites 0.32 46. George Hincapie (US) US Postal 47. Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Banesto 48. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino 49. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco 50. Riccardo Forconi (Ita) Mercatone Uno 51. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco 52. Oscar Mason (Ita) Brescialat 1.03 53. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Cofidis 1.37 54. Maurizio Molinari (Ita) Ros Mary 1.37 55. Martin Den Bakker (Ita) Rabobank 1.48 56. Stefano Colage (Ita) Cantina Tollo 57. Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 58. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Mapei 59. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GAN 2.07 60. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 2.43 61. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 62. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Polti 5.35 63. Frederic Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 64. Steven De Jongh (Ned) TVM 65. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 66. Jens Voigt (Ger) GAN 67. Marco Serpellini (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 68. Ruben Galvan Manchon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 69. Andrea Zatti (Ita) Ros Mary - Amica Chips 70. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Asics 71. Endrio Leoni (Ita) Ballan 72. Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto 73. Vladislav Bobrik (Rus) Riso Scotti-MG 74. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Riso Scotti-MG 75. Michele Rezzani (Ita) Riso Scotti-MG 76. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan 77. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 78. Biagio Conte (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne 79. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) US Postal Service 80. Guido Trenti (US) Cantina Tollo 81. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco 82. David Etxebarria (Spa) ONCE 83. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis 84. Jens Heppner (Ger) Telekom-ADR 85. Felice Puttini (Swi) Ros Mary - Amica Chips 5.35 86. David Tani (Ita) Asics 6.31 87. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Telekom-ADR 88. Germano Pierdomenico (Ita) Cantina-Tollo 89. Dimitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 90. Christophe Capelle (Fra) Cofidis 91. Nicolay Bo Larsen (Den) TVM-Farm Frites 92. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites 7.56 93. Pascal Richard (Swi) Casino 94. Geert Van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites 95. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) La Francaise des Jeux 10.30 96. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux 11.15 97. Fabrizio Bontempi (Ita) Ros Mary 98. Nicola Miceli (Ita) Risi Scotti 99. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti 100. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis 101. Michele Coppolillo (Ita) Asics-CGA 102. Melchior Mauri Prat (Spa) ONCE 103. Carlo Marino Bianchi (Ita) Asics-CGA 104. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto 105. Stefano Cattai (Ita) Ballan 106. Eros Poli (Ita) GAN 107. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 108. Alex Zülle (Swi) Festina-Lotus 109. Piotre Ugrumov (Rus) Balan 110. Andrea Peron (Ita) La Française des Jeux 111. Kevin Livingston (US) Cofidis 112. Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) Risi Scotti 113. José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto 114. Silvio Martinello (Ita) Team Polti 115. Juan Llaneras Rosello (Spa) US Postal 116. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 117. Marco Milesi (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 118. Francis Moreau (Fra) Cofidis 119. Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 120. Enrico Zaina (Ita) Brescialat-Liquigas 121. Paolo Valoti (Ita) Cantina Tollo 122. Juan Jose De Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 123. Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 124. Bruno Boscardin (Swi) Festina 125. Inigo Gonzalez Heredia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 126. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service 127. Fausto Dotti (Ita) Ros Mary - Amica Chips 128. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 129. Pascal Chanteur (Fra) Casino 130. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros 131. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto 132. Evgueni Berzin (Rus) La Francaise des Jeux 133. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Banesto 134. Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Ros Mary - Amica Chips 135. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal Service 136. Franck Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mapei 137. Joona Laukka (Fin) Lotto-Mobistar 138. Gianni Bugno (Ita) Mapei 139. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) GAN 140. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) GAN 141. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE 142. Laurent Roux (Fra) TVM-Farm Frites 143. Nicklas Axelsson (Swe) Scrigno-Gaerne 144. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei 145. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei 146. Sven Teutenberg (Ger) US Postal Service 147. Marco Fincato (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 148. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE 149. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 150. Fabio Malberti (Ita) Asics 151. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank 152. Mirko Rossato (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne 153. Francois Simon (Fra) GAN 154. Luca Scinto (Ita) Asics-CGA 155. Angelo Canzonieri (Ita) Ballan 156. José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto 157. Marco Saligari (Ita) Casino 158. Marco Antonio Di Renzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo 159. Roberto Pistore (Ita) Risi Scotti 160. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank 161. Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo 162. Nicola Minali (Ita) Risi Scotti 163. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Rabobank 164. Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 165. Axel Merckx (Bel) Team Polti 166. Francisco J. Garcia Arnandis (Spa) ONCE 167. Francisco Benitez Esbri (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 168. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne 169. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 170. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 171. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 172. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal Entered 200 Started 198 Finished 172 Erik Zabel triumphs 27-year old German Erik Zabel sprinted to victory in the Milan-San Remo classic to take the race for the second year in a row. He is the first rider to win the Primavera in successive years since 1989 when Laurent Fignon achieved the same feat. This was his 6th win for the season after a slow start. He never looked threatened in the sprint from the two French riders Emmanuel Magnien and Frederic Moncassin who led the final charge if a group of 18 riders. He is also the leader of the World Cup after Round 1. Zabel is quoted by Reuters as saying: "Not until the finishing straight did I consider that there was a chance to win again. Since October I have covered 16,000 kilometres in training to prepare for this day." The 89th Milan-San Remo was raced in sunshine and reasonable weather. From the beginning, Italian Marco Antonio Di Renzo and the Spaniard Francisco Garcia, escaped (at the 9km mark). They had a lead of 25 minutes at km 118 but were caught at the 140 km mark. Zabel's Telekom team controlled the race until the Cipressa, some 25 kms from the line. It also controlled the climb of Il Poggio where Laurent Jalabert made an attempt to escape without success. The action began on the Poggio as is usual with Alberto Elli escaping over top, 6 kms out from the line. He gained a lead of 50 metres but the top group caught him after the descent as they rode through the flat streets of San Remo. Zabel launched the sprint and won it easily. Magnien and Moncassin - not dishonoured Two French riders took places of honour on the podium, and they were not Jalabert or Virenque, but two men of the second ranks, although they are well respected among the peloton. Emmanuel Magnien has earned his second ranking - far away from the untouchable Zabel but always close to the action. He talked about his role in the race and that of Moncassin. "We are happy with the places. To come second behind Zabel is not a dishonour. Perhaps in the sprint I lacked a little confidence in my ability, but I used to much energy going up Il Poggio. I am still looking for the first victory to break the ice." said the La Francaise des Jeux rider. Frederic Moncassin, seems accustomed to taking important placings in big races without winning Virenque explodes in anger France's Richard Virenque exploded in anger after Milan-San Remo and said that: " Brasi has not collaborated" The action between the Cipressa and the Il Poggio where Rossano Brasi and Richard Virenque were leading has provoked some bitter arguments. Those who observed it on TV it seemed clear that the native of Bergamo received the orders from his managers not to help Virenque - via his earpiece. And the gestures of the Virenque who was livid confirm this interpretation. Virenque said afterwards that: "In the beginning Brasi helped make the break. Then the sport director communicated with him through the portable radio and he must have received the order not to pull anymore. When I realised that he had received orders not to help I realised that our attempt to break away was over." Spectator injured A spectator was seriously hurt from a tragic motor accident while watching Milan-San Remo. 66-year old Julia Rasera was injured after being hit by a car that was refused to stop and which continued onto the the end in the centre of Imperia. The women was taken to the hospital and had her leg amputated. In the evening it was stated that the private car had been part of the race convoy. Erik Zabel Profile
Born: July 7, 1970 in Berlin, Germany Pro Since: 1992 Teams: Olympia Dormund/Fröndenberg (1992) Telekom (1993-1998) Successes: 1993: (1) Tirreno-Adriatico Tour de la Nord-Ouest de la Suisse Böblingen (Coca-Cola Trophy) Heilbronn (Coca-Cola Trophy) Coca-Cola Trophy 1994: Classic Haribo (3) Vuelta a Aragon (4) Tour de l'Avenir Paris-Tours (WC) 1995: (1) Tirreno-Adriatico (1) Vuelta a Aragon (2) Quatre Jours de Dunkerque (2) Tour de Suisse (2) Tour de France Criterium Steenwijk Munich Six Days (with Etienne De Wilde) 1996: (1) Ruta del Sol (3) Setmana Catalana Hannover-Berlin (1) Quatre Jours de Dunkerque Rund um Köln (1) Tour de Luxembourg (2) Tour de'France Continentale Classic (Dortmund) (1) Ronde van Nederland Dortmund Six Days (with Rolf Aldag) 1997: G.P. Palma-Palma (Vuelta a Mallorca) Ruta del Sol and (1 stage) Trofeo Luis Puig (1) Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana Milan-San Remo (WC) Osterrennen Unna G.P. de l'Escaut (Scheldepreis) (2) Bayern Rundfahrt (1) Tour de Luxembourg (1) Tour de Suisse (3) Tour de'France Criterium Graz Criterium Roosendaal Criterium Maastricht Hannover City Night Continentale Classic (Dortmund) Rund um Berlin (1) Ronde van Nederland Berlin City Night 1998: Trofeo Palma (Vuelta a Mallorca) (1) Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana (3) Tirreno-Adriatico Milan-San Remo (WC) Major Tour and Classics Placings: Tour de'France: 1995 (90), 1996 (82), 1997 (66) Olympia: 1996 (20) Milan-San Remo: 1993 (94), 1994 (16), 1995 (69), 1996 (39), 1997 (1), 1998 (1) Ronde van Vlaanderen: 1993 (59), 1994 (22), 1995 (69), 1996 (20), 1997 (36) Gent-Wevelgem: 1995 (8), 1996 (11) Paris-Roubaix: 1995 (44), 1996 (36), 1997 (41) Amstel Gold Race: 1997 (62) Rund um den Henninger Turm: 1995 (53) Clasica San Sebastian: 1993 (73) Leeds Classic: 1993 (42) Meisterschaft von Zürich: 1993 (93) Paris-Tours: 1993 (49), 1994 (1), 1995 (25), 1996 (91) Giro di Lombardia: 1993 (60)Profile from my friend Mario (Berlin) |
