50th Oesterreich Rundfahrt, Cat 2.4

Austria, May 30-June 6, 1998


1997 Results     Past Winners     Riders

Prologue - Klosterneuburg, 4 kms
Stage 1 - Klosterneuburg-Graz, 218 kms
Stage 2 - Graz- Weyer, 191 kms
Stage 3 - Weyer-Therme Geinberg, 173 kms
Stage 4 - Therme Geinberg-St.Johann im Pongau/Alpendorf, 180 kms
Stage 5 - St. Johann im Pongau-Villach, 170 kms
Stage 6 - Villach-Bad Hofgastein, 212 kms
Stage 7 - Bad Hofgastein-Gröbming, 133 kms

Prologue, Klosterneuburg, 4 kms:

Most of the top favourites lost quite some time today as they started near the end of the field, when it was raining. Peter Luttenberger (Rabobank) lost over 40 seconds and Gerrit Glomser (Scrigno) got injured when he fell.

 1. ZBERG Beat               Rabobank                                 5.04.00
 2. HASELBACHER Rene         Tel Mineralwolle Team 2000                  2.87
 3. HAUPTMANN Andrej         Perutnina-Radenska ROG                      5.90
 4. ABERSOLO Niki            Post Swiss                                  8.49
 5. VAN HEESWIJK Max         Rabobank                                    9.16
 6. GUGGANIG Bernhard        Bosch Hausgeräte                           10.38
 7. DONATI Massimo           Saeco                                      11.59
 8. BEREIN Friedrich         Tel Mineralwolle Team 2000                 12.22
 9. GROENENDAAL Richard      Rabobank                                   12.61
10. FIGUERAS Giuliano        Mapei-Bricobi                              13.17
11. VAN LANCKER Kurt         Vlaanderen 2002                            13.73
12. BONCA Valter             Perutnina-Radenska ROG                     13.82
13. DI GRANDE Giuseppe       Mapei-Bricobi                              13.95
14. TRKAL Frantisek          Bosch Hausgeräte                           14.10
15. MÜHLBACHER Thomas        Österreich                                 14.22
16. MÜLLER Dietmar           Österreich                                 14.27
17. RENGGLI Marcel           Post Swiss                                 14.50
18. WAUTERS Marc             Rabobank                                   14.64
19. KRANJEC Igor             Perutnina-Radenska ROG                     16.14
20. TOSATTO Matteo           Ballan/Vini Caldirola                      16.21
21. TAFI Andrea              Mapei-Bricobi                              16.32
22. WERNER Jürgen            DHfK Leipzig                               16.96
23. VAN DER POEL Adrie       Rabobank                                   17.26
24. VANSEVENANT Wim          Vlaanderen 2002                            18.33
25. HOTZ Franz               Post Swiss                             	18.54

Stage 1, Klosterneuburg-Graz, 218 kms:

 1. HAUPTMANN Andrej          Perutnina-Radenska ROG                     5.29.51
 2. ZBERG Markus              Post Swiss
 3. TRKAL Frantisek           Bosch Hausgeräte
 4. WROLICH Peter             Österreich
 5. ABERSOLO Niki             Post Swiss
 6. HOTZ Franz                Post Swiss
 7. SCHAETTI Roland           Schweiz
 8. WOJTAS Arkadiusz          MROZ
 9. REGEC Josef               Elk-Haus
10. HASELBACHER Rene          Tel Mineralwolle Team 2000
11. LONTSCHARITSCH Josef      Elk-Haus
12. BEDIN Michele             Schartner Bombe
13. BUXHOFEER Matthias        Österreich
14. GIMONDI Massimo           Amore & Vita
15. MARCHEL Heinz             Elk-Haus
16. PURMENSKY Jaromir         Tschechien
17. BONCA Valter              Perutnina-Radenska ROG
18. BORGHI Ruggero            Ballan/Vini Caldirola
19. BALLERINI Franco          Mapei-Bricobi
20. BELLUOMINI Luca           Scrigno-Bricobi
21. LUTTENBERGER Peter        Rabobank
22. ZBERG Beat                Rabobank
23. BUSCHOR Philipp           Saeco
24. DONATI Massimo            Saeco
25. TAFI Andrea               Mapei-Bricobi

GC after Stage 1

 1. Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Rog Radenska               5.34.50
 2. Rene Haselbacher (Aut)                          	0.04
 3. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                 		0.04
 4. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team               	0.13
 5. Frantisek Trkal (Cze)                          	0.15
 6. Bernhard Gugganig  (Aut)                          	0.15
 7. Masiimo Donati (Ita) Saeco                    	0.16
 8. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Mapei                    	0.18
 9. Kurt Van Lancker  (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002          	0.18
10. Valter Bonca (Slo) Rog Radenska             	0.18
11. Giuseppe di Grande (Ita) Mapei                    	0.18
12. Thomas Muehlbacher (Aut)                          	0.19

Stage 2, Graz-Weyer, 191 kms:

The second stage had 3 climbs and a 12 man group with most of the favourites (but without the yellow jersey) escaped on the last one. In final sprint Beat Zberg was outpointed but regained the yellow jersey.

 1. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team             4.44.10
 2. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank
 3. Giuseppe di Grande (Ita) Mapei
 4. Bernhard Gugganig (Aut)
 5. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Rabobank
 6. Ruggiero Borghi (Ita) Vini Caldirola
 7. Luca Belluomini (Ita)
 8. Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Sava
 9. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team
10. Valter Bonca (Slo) Rog Radenska
11. Phillip Buschor (Swi) Saeco
12. Mathhias Buxhofer (Aut)                       	s.t.
13. Rene Haselbacher (Aut)                         	0.46
14. Rajko Petek (Slo) Sava
15. Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Radenska Rog          	s.t.

GC after Stage 2

 1. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                       10.18.58
 2. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Post Swiss Team                0.05
 3. Giuseppe di Grande (Ita) Mapei			0.16
 4. Bernhard Gugganig (Aut)                  		0.17
 5. Valter Bonca (Slo) Rog Radenska           		0.20
 6. Phillip Buschor (Swi) Saeco          		0.26
 7. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss Team         		0.28
 8. Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Sava    			0.34
 9. Luca Belluomini (Ita)				0.34
10. Matthias Buxhofer (Aut)                             0.43
11. Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Rog Radenska           	0.48

Stage 3, Weyer-Therme Geinberg, 173 kms:

The third stage was flat (only one light climb) and Peter Luttenberger said before the beginning: "It will be an easy stage, and we (team Rabobank) will easily control our opponents" But he was totally wrong.

The 11 man group escaped on the flat and the main field reacted too late. The whole group (except Van Heeswijk) cooperated well and had the maximum lead of 6 minutes. Van Heeswijk who was riding at the back of the escape group all the time then had an easy job to outsprint the others. As the escape group contained some dangerous men for the overall (including past winners Nardello and Bonca) this "easy" stage may cost Luttenberger the overall win although the hardest stages are still to come.

 1. VAN HEESWIJK Max             Rabobank                            3.50.35
 2. TRKAL Frantisek              Bosch Hausgeräte
 3. VANSEVENANT Wim              Vlaanderen 2002
 4. BONCA Valter                 Perutnina-Radenska ROG
 5. MÜHLBACHER Thomas            Österreich
 6. TOSATTO Matteo               Ballan/Vini Caldirola
 7. HUSER Rolf                   Post Swiss
 8. PUGLIOLI Mirko               Amore & Vita
 9. MORSCHER Harald              Saeco
10. NARDELLO Daniele             Mapei-Bricobi
11. DONATI Massimo               Saeco					3.39
12. ROSSATO Mirko                Scrigno - Gaerne
13. THIJS Erwin                  Vlaanderen 2002
14. BAFFI Adriano                Ballan/Vini Caldirola 
15. CHARAPOV Alexander           MROZ        
16. WROLICH Peter                Österreich  
17. KREUTZ Lars                  Dhfk Leipzig
18. PETEK Rajko                  Sava Kranj
19. ZBERG Beat                   Rabobank
20. PUCELIK Petr                 Tschechien
21. LONTSCHARITSCH Josef         Elk-Haus 
22. SMERC Sandi                  Sava Kranj
23. AEBERSOLD Niki               Post Swiss
24. DI GRANDE Giuseppe           Mapei-Bricobi
25. WOJTAS Arkadiusz             MROZ					3.39

GC after Stage 3

 1. BONCA Valter                   Perutnina-Radenska ROG           14.09.48
 2. HUSER Rolf                     Post Swiss                 		0.11
 3. TRKAL                          Bosch Hausgeräte                 	0.39
 4. MÜHLBACHER Thomas              Österreich                       	0.48
 5. TOSATTO Matteo                 Ballan/Vini Caldirola              	0.52
 6. VANSEVENANT Wim                Vlaandern 2002                       0.52
 7. DONATI Massimo                 Saeco                                0.52
 8. PUGLIOLI Mirko                 Amore & Vita                         1.03
 9. NARDELLO Daniele               Mapei-Bricobi                        1.26
10. van HEESWIJK Max               Rabobank                             1.56
11. MORSCHER Harald                Saeco                                1.59
12. ZBERG Beat                     Rabobank                             3.24
13. AEBERSOLD Niki                 Post Swiss                           3.29
14. DI GRANDE Giuseppe             Mapei-Bricobi                        3.40
15. GUGGANIG Bernhard              Bosch Hausgeräte                     3.41
16. BUSCHOR Philipp                Saeco                                3.50
17. VALJAVEC Tadej                 Sava Kranj                           3.58
18. BELLUOMINI Luca                Scrigno - Gaerne                     3.58
19. BUXHOFER Matthias              Österreich                           4.07
20. HAUPTMANN Andrej               Perutnina-Radenska ROG               4.12
21. BORGHI Ruggero                 Ballan/Vini Caldirola                4.15
22. HASELBACHER Rene               TEL Mineralwolle T. 2000             4.16
23. LUTTENBERGER Peter             Rabobank                             4.19
24. KRANJEC Igor                   Perutnina-Radenska ROG               4.27
25. FIGUERAS Giuliano              Mapei-Bricobi                        4.30
26. HOTZ Franz                     Post Swiss                           4.35
27. DOLLINGER Helmut               Bosch Hausgeräte                     4.36
28. BALLERINI Franco               Mapei-Bricobi                        4.36
29. PETEK Rajko                    Sava Kranj                           4.37
30. THIJS Erwin                    Vlaandern 2002                       4.39
31. SMERC Sandi                    Sava Kranj                           4.39
32. LIESE Thomas                   Dhfk Leipzig                         4.39
33. CHASSOT Richard                Post Swiss                           4.41
34. ROSOLINSKI Grzegorz            MROZ                                 4.42
35. VERMAUT Steve                  Vlaandern 2002                       4.43
36. TRENTIN Guido                  Ballan/Vini Caldirola                4.43
37. LONTSCHARITSCH Josef           Elk-Haus                             4.43
38. PREMUZIC Boris                 Perutnina-Radenska ROG               4.44
39. WROLICH Peter                  Österreich                           4.45
40. MAIER Harald                   Elk-Haus                             4.45
41. BALDO Filippo                  Ballan/Vini Caldirola                4.45
42. ZANETTI Aldo                   Scrigno - Gaerne                     4.45
43. ZATTONI Gilberto               Amore & Vita                         4.46
44. HEMPEL Hannes                  Bosch Hausgeräte                     4.47
45. MURTAS Emiliano                Ballan/Vini Caldirola                4.48
46. BEDIN Michele                  Schartner Bombe                      4.48
47. LADOMADA Michele               Scrigno - Gaerne                     4.49
48. CHASSOT David                  Schweiz                              4.50
49. SCHWISCHEL Siegfried           Stabil Graz                          4.51
50. WOJTAS Arkadiusz               MROZ                                 4.53
51. PURMENSKI Jaromir              Tschechien                           5.06
52. ZBERG Markus                   Post Swiss                           5.11

Stage 4, Therme Geinberg-St.Johann im Pongau/Alpendorf, 180 kms:

Erwin Thijs (Vlaanderen 2002) was the only rider who tried to escape on this stage. His maximum lead was 6 minutes, but he was caught after about 130 km. On the 3th category climb to the finish (the only climb of the day) the pack split into several smaller groups and Donati won the sprint of the first group. There were no major changes in the GC.

 1. DONATI Massimo              Saeco                          4.09.02
 2. BALDO Filippo               Ballan/Vini Caldirola             0.02
 3. BUSCHOR Philipp             Saeco                             0.02
 4. BELLUOMINI Luca             Scrigno - Gaerne                  0.02
 5. ZBERG Beat                  Rabobank                          0.02
 6. BONCA Valter                Perutnina-Radenska ROG            0.02
 7. LUTTENBERGER Peter          Rabobank                          0.02
 8. GUGGANIG Bernhard           Bosch Hausgeräte                  0.06
 9. MÜHLBACHER Thomas           Österreich                        0.06
10. HOTZ Franz                  Post Swiss                        0.06
11. HUSER Rolf                  Post Swiss                        0.08
12. TOSATTO Matteo              Ballan/Vini Caldirola             0.09
13. HEMPEL Hannes               Bosch Hausgeräte                  0.09
14. LADDOMADA Michele           Scrigno - Gaerne                  0.09
15. VANSEVENANT Wim             Vlaandern 2002                    0.09
16. VALJAVEC Tadej              Sava Kranj                        0.09
17. BUXHOFER Matthias           Österreich                        0.13
18. FIGUERAS Giuliano           Mapei-Bricobi                     0.13
19. DI GRANDE Giuseppe          Mapei-Bricobi                     0.13
20. BORGHI Ruggero              Ballan/Vini Caldirola             0.24

GC after Stage 4

 1. BONCA Valter                Perutnina-Radenska ROG        18.18.52
 2. HUSER Rolf                  Post Swiss                        0.17
 3. DONATI Massimo              Saeco                             0.40
 4. MÜHLBACHER Thomas           Österreich                        0.50
 5. TOSATTO Matteo              Ballan/Vini Caldirola             0.59
 6. VANSEVENANT Wim             Vlaandern 2002                    0.59
 7. TRKAL Frantisek             Bosch Hausgeräte                  1.05
 8. PUGLIOLI Mirko              Amore & Vita                      1.29
 9. MORSCHER Harald             Saeco                             2.25
10. NARDELLO Daniele            Mapei-Bricobi                     2.28
11. VAN HEESWIJK Max            Rabobank                          2.45
12. ZBERG Beat                  Rabobank                          3.24
13. GUGGANIG Bernhard           Bosch Hausgeräte                  3.45
14. BUSCHOR Philipp             Saeco                             3.46
15. DI GRANDE Giuseppe          Mapei-Bricobi                     3.51
16. BELLUOMINI Luca             Scrigno - Gaerne                  3.58
17. VALJAVEC Tadej              Sava Kranj                        4.05
18. BUXHOFER Matthias           Österreich                        4.18
19. AEBERSOLD Niki              Post Swiss                        4.18
20. LUTTENBERGER Peter          Rabobank                          4.19
21. HASELBACHER Rene            TEL Mineralwolle T. 2000          4.35
22. BORGHI Ruggero              Ballan/Vini Caldirola             4.37
23. BALDO Filippo               Ballan/Vini Caldirola             4.39
24. HOTZ Franz                  Post Swiss                        4.39
25. FIGUERAS Giuliano           Mapei-Bricobi                     4.41
26. KRANJEC Igor                Perutnina-Radenska ROG            4.47
27. HEMPEL Hannes               Bosch Hausgeräte                  4.54
28. LADOMADA Michele            Scrigno - Gaerne                  4.56
29. LONTSCHARITSCH Josef        Elk-Haus                          5.05
30. VERMAUT Steve               Vlaandern 2002                    5.09
31. TRENTIN Guido               Ballan/Vini Caldirola             5.09
32. PREMUZIC Boris              Perutnina-Radenska ROG            5.10
33. MAIER Harald                Elk-Haus                          5.11
34. DOLLINGER Helmut            Bosch Hausgeräte                  5.25
35. MURTAS Emiliano             Ballan/Vini Caldirola             5.27
36. LIESE Thomas                DHfK Leipzig                      5.28
37. SCHWISCHEI Siegfried        Stabil Graz                       5.30
38. PURMENSKI Jaromir           Tschechien                        5.32
39. WROLICH Peter               Österreich                        5.34
40. CHASSOT David               Schweiz                           5.39
41. SMERC Sandi                 Sava Kranj                        5.45
42. ZANETTI Aldo                Scrigno - Gaerne                  5.51
43. WOJTAS Arkadiusz            MROZ                              5.55
44. CHASSOT Richard             Post Swiss                        5.55
45. AUDEHM Gerd                 Team Nürnberger                   6.04
46. ROSOLINSKI Grzegorz         MROZ                              6.06
47. ZATTONI Gilberto            Amore & Vita                      6.10
48. BEDIN Michele               Schartner Bombe                   6.41
49. SCHINCK Frank               Team Nürnberger                   6.49
50. SEDLACEK Tomas              Tschechien                        6.53

Stage 5, St. Johann-Villach, 170 kms:

At first, a group of 8 riders went away. On the first of the climbs Beat Zberg attacked and his teammate Peter Luttenberger (both Rabobank) followed. On the second climb they overtook all of the members of the escape group and had over 3 minutes advantage. But the first pack of riders (including the leader Bonca) cooperated well and limited the distance to 25 seconds on the final 50 km, that were totally flat. Tomorrow is the hardest stage of the race with Grossglockner climb.

 1. LUTTENBERGER Peter         Rabobank                      4.00.30
 2. ZBERG Beat                 Rabobank               		s.t.
 3. Zberg Markus               Post Swiss                   	0.25
 4. GUGGANIG Bernhard          Bosch Hausgeräte               	0.25
 5. TOSATTO Matteo             Ballan/Vini Caldirola         	0.25
 6. PETEK Rajko                Sava Kranj                    	0.25
 7. EISEL Arnold               Elk-Haus                     	0.25
 8. AEBERSOLD Niki             Post Swiss                    	0.25
 9. VANSEVENANT Wim            Vlaandern 2002                	0.25
10. VALJAVEC Tadej             Sava Kranj                    	0.25
11. BUXHOFER Matthias          Österreich                    	0.25
12. NARDELLO Daniele           Mapei-Bricobi              	0.25
13. MÜHLBACHER Thomas          Österreich                  	0.25
14. BELLUOMINI Luca            Scrigno - Gaerne            	0.25
15. BALDO Filippo              Ballan/Vini Caldirola       	0.25
16. LADDOMADA Michele          Scrigno - Gaerne           	0.25
17. HUSER Rolf                 Post Swiss                   	0.25
18. VAN LANCKER Kurt           Vlaandern 2002                	0.25
19. DI GRANDE Giuseppe         Mapei-Bricobi              	0.25
20. HEMPEL Hannes              Bosch Hausgeräte           	0.25

GC after Stage 5

 1. BONCA Valter                Perutnina-Radenska ROG      22.19.51
 2. HUSER Rolf                  Post Swiss               	0.17
 3. DONATI Massimo              Saeco                        	0.40
 4. MÜHLBACHER Thomas           Österreich                   	0.50
 5. TOSATTO Matteo              Ballan/Vini Caldirola        	0.59
 6. VANSEVENANT Wim             Vlaanderen 2002             	0.59
 7. NARDELLO Daniele            Mapei-Bricobi                	2.28
 8. ZBERG Beat                  Rabobank                     	2.47
 9. LUTTENBERGER Peter          Rabobank                     	3.40
10. GUGGANIG Bernhard           Bosch Hausgeräte               	3.45

Stage 6, Villach-Bad Hofgastein, 212 kms:

On the flat part before Grossglockner a group of about 10 riders escaped and got up to 8 minutes advantage. Boris Premuzic (Rog) also managed to come to the top of Grossglockner in first place. In the main pack Beat Zberg and some other riders managed to escape on that climb and Bonca and Luttenberger were left in the second group. On the last part, the first group with 3 riders managed to stay away and tour leader Bonca was almost 6 minutes back. Rajko Petek beat Steve Vermaut in the sprint, while Beat Zberg was satisfied with 3rd place which gave him the yellow jersey and most probably the final win as well. The whole Bosch-Mattighofen team (Gugganig, Dollinger, Grabner, Hempel, Kern, and Trkal) dropped out of the race after the coming down with salmonella poisoning.

 1. PETEK Rajko                Sava Kranj                    5.25.30
 2. VERMAUT Steve              Vlaandern 2002                  	0.00
 3. ZBERG Beat                 Rabobank                        	0.01
 4. BUSCHOR Philipp            Saeco                           	1.01
 5. ZANETTI Aldo               Scrigno - Gaerne                	1.51
 6. STADELMANN René            Schweiz                         	4.27
 7. NARDELLO Daniele           Mapei-Bricobi                   	4.27
 8. TOSATTO Matteo             Ballan/Vini Caldirola           	4.27
 9. VALJAVEC Tadej             Sava Kranj                      	4.30
10. LADDOMADA Michele          Scrigno - Gaerne                	5.57
11. BUXHOFER Matthias          Österreich                      	5.58
12. VANSEVENANT Wim            Vlaandern 2002                  	5.58
13. GROENENDAAL Richard        Rabobank                        	5.58
14. SMERC Sandi                Sava Kranj                      	5.58
15. BONCA Valter               Perutnina-Radenska ROG          	5.58
16. HUSER Rolf                 Post Swiss                      	5.58
17. LUTTENBERGER Peter         Rabobank                        	5.58
18. MÜHLBACHER Thomas          Österreich                      	6.00
19. FAVERIO Riccardo           Saeco                           	6.01
20. DI GRANDE Giuseppe         Mapei-Bricobi                  	6.12

GC after Stage 6

 1. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                               27.48.05
 2. Philopp Buschor (Swi) Saeco                               	1.25
 3. Matteo Tosato (Ita) Ballan/Vini Caldirola			2.42
 4. Valter Bonca (Slo) Perutnina-Radenska ROG                   3.14
 5. Rolf Huser (Swi) Post Swiss                              	3.31
 6. Rajko Petek (Slo) Sava Kranj                             	4.03
 7. Thomas Muehlbacher (Aut) Österreich                     	4.06
 8. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco                              	4.11
 9. Danielle Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Bricobi                   	4.11
10. Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002                  	4.13
13. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Rabobank                           4.13  

Stage 7, Bad Hofgastein-Gröbming, 133 kms:

 1. ROSSATO Mirko              Scrigno - Gaerne              3.04.39
 2. ZANETTI Aldo               Scrigno - Gaerne
 3. HASELBACHER René           Tel Mineralwolle Team 200
 4. CHARAPOV Alexander         MROZ
 5. HERMAN Petr                Stabil Graz
 6. TOSATTO Matteo             Ballan/Vini Caldirola
 7. TROUVE Kristof             Vlaandern 2002
 8. AEBERSOLD Niki             Post Swiss
 9. PETEK Rajko                Sava Kranj
10. KRIZNAR Tadej              Sava Kranj
11. RIEDESSER Patrick          Schartner Bombe
12. SMERC Sandi                Sava Kranj
13. MAHORIC Mitja              Perutnina-Radenska ROG
14. WAJS Grzegorz              MROZ
15. SEDLACEK Tomas             Tschechien
16. BLUM Beat                  Schweiz
17. VERMAUT Steve              Vlaandern 2002
18. WOJTAS Arkadiusz           MROZ
19. VAN DARTEL Christian       Team Nürnberger
20. CHASSOT Richard            Post Swiss

GC after Stage 7

 1. ZBERG Beat                 Rabobank                      30.52.44
 2. BUSCHOR Philipp            Saeco                             1.25
 3. TOSATTO Matteo             Ballan/Vini Caldirola             2.42
 4. BONCA Valter               Perutnina-Radenska ROG            3.14
 5. HUSER Rolf                 Post Swiss                        3.31
 6. PETEK Rajko                Sava Kranj                        4.02
 7. MÜHLBACHER Thomas          Österreich                        4.03
 8. DONATI Massimo             saeco                             4.11
 9. NARDELLO Daniele           Mapei-Bricobi                     4.11
10. VANSEVENANT Wim            Vlaandern 2002                    4.13
11. VALJAVEC Tadej             Sava Kranj                        5.48
12. LADDOMADA Michele          Scrigno - Gaerne                  6.42
13. LUTTENBERGER Peter         Rabobank                          6.54
14. DI GRANDE Giuseppe         Mapei-Bricobi                     7.19
15. BUXHOFER Matthias          Österreich                        7.30
16. AEBERSOLD Niki             Post Swiss                        7.49
17. HOTZ Franz                 Post Swiss                        8.26
18. VERMAUT Steve              Vlaandern 2002                   11.37
19. ZANETTI Aldo               Scrigno - Gaerne                 15.29
20. STADELMANN René            Schweiz                          17.50
21. WAUTERS Marc               Rabobank                         18.03
22. KRANJEC Igor               Perutnina-Radenska ROG           18.06
23. PERMUZIC Boris             Perutnina-Radenska ROG           18.15
24. MORSCHER Harald            Saeco                            20.01
25. VAN HEESWIKJ Max           Rabobank                         20.21
26. SMERC Sandi                Sava Kranj                       20.26
27. GROENENDAAL Richard        Rabobank                         20.27
28. FAVERIO Riccardo           Saeco                            21.47
29. EISEL Arnold               Elk-Haus                         22.07
30. LIESE Thomas               DHfK Leipzig                     23.04
31. PUGLIOLI Mirko             Amore & Vita                     26.29
32. TRENTIN Guido              Ballan/Vini Caldirola            27.06
33. HASELBACHER René           Tel Mineralwolle Team 200        27.16
34. WROLICH Peter              Österreich                       28.27
35. MAIER Harald               Elk-Haus                         30.11
36. CHASSOT David              Schweiz                          30.39
37. CHASSOT Richard            Post Swiss                       30.55
38. VAN LANCKER Kurt           Vlaandern 2002                   30.58
39. SEDLACEK Tomas             Tschechien                       31.53
40. CHARAPOV Alexander         MROZ                             32.16
41. KREUTZ Lars                DHfK Leipzig                     32.24
42. LONTSCHARITSCH Josef       Elk-Haus                         32.49
43. D'HOLLANDER Glenn          Vlaandern 2002                   32.50
44. SCHWISCHEI Siegfried       Stabil Graz                      32.55
45. WAJS Grzegorz              MROZ                             33.10
46. MOSER Martin               Schartner Bombe                  34.29
47. RENGGLI Marcel             Post Swiss                       35.13
48. WOJTAS Arkadiusz           MROZ                             35.16
49. THIJS Erwin                Vlaandern 2002                   35.20
50. ZATTONI Gilberto           Amore & Vita                     36.26
Results and reports from my friend Peter Trkman, Slovenia

Complete Starting List

AUSTRIA                               MAPEI - BRICOBI

1. BUXHOFER Martin                    11. BALLERINI Franco
2. FISCHERLEHNER Thomas               12. TAFI Andrea
3. MÜHLBACHER Thomas                  13. DI GRANDE Giuseppe
4. MÜLLER Dietmar                     14. FIGUERAS Giuliano
5. TRAMPUSCH Gerhard                  15. FRUTTI Matteo
6. WROLICH Peter                      16. NARDELLO Daniele

RABOBANK                              SAECO

21. GROENENDAAL Richard               31. BUSCHOR Philipp
22. LUTTENBERGER Peter                32. DONATI Massimo
23. VAN DER POEL Adrie                33. FAVERIO Riccardo
24. VAN HEESWIJK Max                  34. MOOS Alexandre
25. WAUTERS Marc                      35. MORSCHER Harald
26. ZBERG Beat                        36. PETITO Roberto

BALLAN / VINI CALDIROLA               SCRIGNO - GAERNE

41. BAFFI Adriano                     51. BELLUOMINI Luca
42. BALDO Filippo                     52. GLOMSER Gerrit
43. TOSATO Matteo                     53. LADDOMADA Michele
44. BORGHI Ruggero                    54. PANETTA Stefano
45. MURTAS Emiliano                   55. ROSSATO Mirko
46. TRENTIN Guido                     56. ZANETTI Aldo

MROZ                                  POST SWISS

61. AMPLER Uwe                        71. AEBERSOLD Niki
62. GEBKA Marcin                      72. CHASSOT Richard
63. OZOLS Dainis                      73. HOTZ Franz
64. ROSOLINSKI Grzegorz               74. HUSER Rolf
65. RUMSAS Raimondas                  75. VETSCH Patrick
66. WOJCIECHOWSKI Dariusz             76. ZBERG Markus

AMORE & VITA                          TEAM NÜRNBERGER

81. CANNONE Marco                     91. AUDEHM Gerd
82. GIMONDI Massimo                   92. DIEWALD Klaus
83. MASSA Michele                     93. RONELLENFITSCH Dirk
84. MELONI Filippo                    94. SCHINCK Frank
85. PAOLINI Gino                      95. VAN DARTEL Christian
86. PUGLIOLI Mirko                    96. VESTY Brendan

VLAANDEREN 2002                      SWITZERLAND

101. D'HOLLANDER Glenn               121. BLUM Beat
102. HOSTE Leif                      122. CHASSOT David
103. THIJS Erwin                     123. RISI Bruno
104. TROUVE Kristof                  124. RUNKEL Dieter
105. VANSEVENANT Wim                 125. SCHAETTI Roland
106. VERMAUT Steve                   126. STADELMANN René

TSCHECHIEN                           TEL MINERALWOLLE 2000

131. PRUSA Michal                    141. BEREIN Friedrich
132. PUCELIK Petr                    142. HASELBACHER Renè
133. PURMENSKY Jaromir               143. MAURER Roland
134. SADLO Vladimir                  144. PICHLER Peter
135. SEDLACEK Tomas                  145. RIEBENBAUER Werner
136. ZERZAN Michal                   146. SUMMER Jochen

BOSCH HAUSGERÄTE                     SCHARTNER BOMBE

151. DOLLINGER Helmut                161. BEDIN Michele
152. GRABNER Bernd                   162. DI BERT David
153. GUGGANIG Bernhard               163. MOSER Martin
154. HEMPEL Hannes                   164. OBWALLER Hans Peter
155. KERN Albin                      165. RIEDESSER Patrick
156. TRKAL Frantisek                 166. WIESINGER Florian

STABIL GRAZ                          ELK HAUS

171. FALTHEINER Werner               181. EISEL Arnold
172. HERMAN Petr                     182. LONTSCHARITSCH Josef
173. KERSCHBAUM Christof             183. MAIER Harald
174. RASCHER Uwe                     184. MARCHEL Heinz
175. SCHWISCHEI Siegfried            185. REGEC Josef
176. TESAR Lubor                     186. STOCHER Franz

DHfK LEIPZIG                         PERUTNINA-RADENSKA-ROG

191. FÄRBER Bastian                  201. BONCA Valter
192. KREUTZ Lars                     202. HAUPTMANN Andrej
193. LEHMANN Lutz                    203. KRANJEC Igor
194. LIESE Thomas                    204. MAHORIC Mitja
195. USLAR Steffen                   205. PREMUCIC Bons
196. WERNER Jürgen                   206. RAVBAR Bogdan

SAVA KRANJ

211. KRIZNAR Tadej
212. PETEK Rajko
213. SILAR Uros
214. SMERC Sandi
215. TEKAVEC Grega
216. VALJAVEC Tadej

Past Winners

1986 Wechselberger (Austria)
1987 Konyschew (Russia)
1988 Hauer (Austria)
1989 Bonca (Slovenia)
1990 Hauer (Austria)
1991 Kreuziger (Czech Rep)
1992 Bonca (Slovenia)
1993 Totschnig (Austria)
1994 Morscher (Austria)
1995 Kjaergaard (Norway)
1996 Vandenbroucke (Belgium)
1997 Nardello (Italy)