Giro d'Italia, Grand Tour

Italy, May 16-June 7, 1998


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Stage 19 Brief

Marco Pantani profitted in the last mountain stage in the Dolomites and made advances on his rival, the Russian rider Pavel Tonkov in the GC. The small Italian climber won the 19th stage, over 239 kms between Cavalese and Plan di Montecampione, relegating Tonkov to 2nd place at 57 seconds and his compatriat Giuseppe Guerini to 3.13.

He know has 1.28 on Tonkov and 5.11 on Guerine, and then Alex Zulle, who has ceased to be a threat in this race. Zulle dominated the ITT last Saturday but has found it very difficult in the mountains. On Thursday he was dropped on the first col. At the summit of Goletto di Cadino, with 60 kms to go he was 7.30 from the leaders. By the time he arrived at the finish he was an agonising 30.03 down on Pantani.

Marco Pantani, in start contrast, was on fire. He won the maillot rose on Tuesday for the first time in his career. The "elephant" has justified his reputation as an explosive climber. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Guerini then Tonkov have been able to stay with him and to ultimately go on to win the stage. But on Thursday on the final climb up Plan di Montecampione, "the pirate" left them for dead. His attack was irresistable.

Only Tonkov, always alone, was able to limit the damage, and he conceded on the last 2 kms from the summit and lost around a minute. The Russian, winner of the 1996 Giro and second last year, is the only one left who can stop Pantani from his final victory, the GC in Milan on Sunday. With 1.28 down, he has some chances of taking the maillot rose during the ITT over 34 kms on Saturday between Mendrisio and Lugano.

Stage 19, Cavalese - Plan di Montecampione, 239 kms:

 1. PANTANI MARCO                  ITA  MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI       7.42.52 (31.5)
 2. TONKOV PAVEL                   RUS  MAPEI - BRICOBI                  0.57
 3. GUERINI GIUSEPPE               ITA  TEAM POLTI                       3.16
 4. SECCHIARI FRANCESCO            ITA  SCRIGNO - GAERNE                 4.04
 5. CLAVERO DANIEL                 ESP  VITALICIO SEGUROS                4.04
 6. DE PAOLI DANIELE               ITA  ROS MARY - AMICA CHIPS           4.16
 7. CAMENZIND OSKAR                SUI  MAPEI - BRICOBI                  5.43
 8. MICELI NICOLA                  ITA  RISO SCOTTI - MG MAGLIF.         5.44
 9. GONZALES 'CHEPE' JOSE. JAIME   COL  KELME - COSTA BLANCA             5.46
10. BETTINI PAOLO                  ITA  ASICS - CGA                      5.48
11. FARESIN GIANNI                 ITA  MAPEI - BRICOBI                  6.16
12. BUENAHORA HERMAN               COL  VITALICIO SEGUROS                7.25
13. SAVOLDELLI PAOLO               ITA  SAECO - CANNONDALE               7.49
14. SGAMBELLURI ROBERTO            ITA  BRESCIALAT - LIQUIGAS            7.58
15. PODENZANA MASSIMO              ITA  MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI          7.58
16. GOUGOT FABRICE                 FRA  CASINO                           8.37
17. FAUSTINI STEFANO               ITA  VINI CALDIROLA - LONGONI         9.09
18. MISSAGLIA GABRIELE             ITA  MAPEI - BRICOBI                  9.24
19. GONTCHAR SERGUEI               UKR  CANTINA TOLLO - ALEXIA ALL      10.48
20. LANFRANCHI PAOLO               ITA  MAPEI - BRICOBI                 12.45
21. VELO MARCO                     ITA  MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI         12.45
22. PIEPOLI LEONARDO               ITA  SAECO - CANNONDALE              12.45
23. FRIGO DARIO                    ITA  SAECO - CANNONDALE              13.20
24. MOLLER CLAUS MICHAEL           DEN  TVM - FARM FRITES               13.42
25. NOE' ANDREA                    ITA  ASICS - CGA                     14.10
26. LEBLANC LUC                    FRA  TEAM POLTI                      14.28
27. PICCOLI MARIANO                ITA  BRESCIALAT - LIQUIGAS           15.15
28. CONTI ROBERTO                  ITA  MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI         15.50
29. RUBIERA J.LUIS                 ESP  KELME - COSTA BLANCA            16.18
30. APARICIO VICENTE               ESP  VITALICIO SEGUROS               17.44
31. BUGNO GIANNI                   ITA  MAPEI - BRICOBI                 18.11
32. CODOL MASSIMO                  ITA  MAPEI - BRICOBI                 18.11
33. BOBRIK VLADISLAV               RUS  RISO SCOTTI - MG MAGLIF.        18.15
34. ROUX LAURENT                   FRA  TVM - FARM FRITES               18.19
35. AXELSSON NICKLAS               SWE  SCRIGNO - GAERNE                19.04
36. GARZELLI STEFANO               ITA  MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI         20.37
37. PADRNOS PAVEL                  CZE  SAECO - CANNONDALE              20.37
38. KONYSHEV DMITRI                RUS  MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI         21.05
39. CASAGRANDE FILIPPO             ITA  SCRIGNO - GAERNE                21.27
40. LODA NICOLA                    ITA  BALLAN                          22.39
41. TRONCA AMILCARE                ITA  BALLAN                          22.39
42. FORCONI RICCARDO               ITA  MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI         23.09
43. SIBONI MARCELLO                ITA  MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI         23.09
44. PUTTINI FELICE                 SUI  ROS MARY - AMICA CHIPS          23.09
45. UGRUMOV PIOTRE                 RUS  BALLAN                          23.36
46. MAGNANI MARCO                  ITA  CANTINA TOLLO - ALEXIA ALL      24.30
47. BRUSEGHIN MARZIO               ITA  BRESCIALAT - LIQUIGAS           24.30
48. SHEFER ALEXANDRE               KAZ  ASICS - CGA                     24.53
49. PATUELLI ANDREA                ITA  AMORE & VITA                    25.47
50. REBELLIN DAVIDE                ITA  TEAM POLTI                      26.03
51. DELLA VEDOVA MARCO             ITA  BRESCIALAT - LIQUIGAS           29.31
52. BRIGNOLI ERMANNO               ITA  RISO SCOTTI - MG MAGLIF.        30.04
53. FURLAN GIORGIO                 ITA  VINI CALDIROLA - LONGONI        30.04
54. SPRUCH ZBIGNIEW                POL  MAPEI - BRICOBI                 30.04
55. SERPELLINI MARCO               ITA  BRESCIALAT - LIQUIGAS           30.04
56. GELFI LUCA                     ITA  ROS MARY - AMICA CHIPS          30.04
57. CHIAPPUCCI CLAUDIO             ITA  ROS MARY - AMICA CHIPS          30.04
58. GONZALEZ ARSENIO               ESP  KELME - COSTA BLANCA            30.04
59. GUALDI MIRKO                   ITA  TEAM POLTI                      30.04
60. BESSY FREDERIC                 FRA  CASINO                          30.04
61. DE PASQUALE MAURIZIO           ITA  AMORE & VITA                    30.04
62. BELLI WLADIMIR                 ITA  FESTINA WATCHES                 30.04
63. CENGHIALTA BRUNO               ITA  RISO SCOTTI - MG MAGLIF.        30.04
64. GARCIA FELIX M.                ESP  FESTINA WATCHES                 30.04
65. FINESSO STEFANO                ITA  ROS MARY - AMICA CHIPS          30.04
66. PROFETI FEDERICO               ITA  AMORE & VITA                    30.04
67. MAZZANTI LUCA                  ITA  CANTINA TOLLO - ALEXIA ALL      30.04
68. CALZAVARA LEONARDO             ITA  VINI CALDIROLA - LONGONI        30.04
69. LEFEVRE DAVID                  FRA  CASINO                          30.04
70. KIVILEV ANDREI                 KAZ  FESTINA WATCHES                 30.04
71. VATTERONI ANDREA               ITA  SCRIGNO - GAERNE                30.04
72. HVASTIJA MARTIN                SLO  CANTINA TOLLO - ALEXIA ALL      30.04
73. BOTERO ECHEVERRY SANTIAGO      COL  KELME - COSTA BLANCA            30.04
74. CALCATERRA GIUSEPPE            ITA  SAECO - CANNONDALE              30.04
75. BROGNARA ANDREA                ITA  RISO SCOTTI - MG MAGLIF.        30.04
76. ZANETTI MAURO                  ITA  VINI CALDIROLA - LONGONI        30.04
77. MEIER ARMIN                    SUI  FESTINA WATCHES                 30.04
78. FERRIGATO ANDREA               ITA  VITALICIO SEGUROS               30.04
79. ZUELLE ALEX                    SUI  FESTINA WATCHES                 30.04
80. JEKER FABIAN                   SUI  FESTINA WATCHES                 30.04
81. CATTAI STEFANO                 ITA  BALLAN                          30.04
82. SCIREA MARIO                   ITA  SAECO - CANNONDALE              30.04
83. FINCO CARLO                    ITA  BALLAN                          30.04
84. COLOMBO GABRIELE               ITA  BALLAN                          30.04
85. BRAMATI DAVIDE                 ITA  MAPEI - BRICOBI                 30.04
86. DUMA VLADIMIR                  UKR  SCRIGNO - GAERNE                30.04
87. TANI DAVID                     ITA  ASICS - CGA                     30.04
88. COPPOLILLO MICHELE             ITA  ASICS - CGA                     30.04
89. SIMONI GILBERTO                ITA  CANTINA TOLLO - ALEXIA ALL      30.04
90. JAERMANN ROLF                  SUI  CASINO                          30.04
91. DOMINGUEZ J. CARLOS            ESP  VITALICIO SEGUROS               30.04
92. FAGNINI GIANMATTEO             ITA  SAECO - CANNONDALE              30.04
93. SALIGARI MARCO                 ITA  CASINO                          34.25
94. DI RENZO MARCO ANTONIO         ITA  CANTINA TOLLO - ALEXIA ALL      35.09
95. STRAZZER MASSIMO               ITA  CANTINA TOLLO - ALEXIA ALL      35.09
96. CANZONIERI ANGELO              ITA  BALLAN                          35.43

GC after Stage 19:

 1. PANTANI MARCO                  ITA  MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI      91.31.26
 2. TONKOV PAVEL                   RUS  MAPEI - BRICOBI                  1.28
 3. GUERINI GIUSEPPE               ITA  TEAM POLTI                       5.11
 4. CAMENZIND OSKAR                SUI  MAPEI - BRICOBI                 11.32
 5. MICELI NICOLA                  ITA  RISO SCOTTI - MG MAGLIF.        14.23
 6. CLAVERO DANIEL                 ESP  VITALICIO SEGUROS               16.15
 7. BETTINI PAOLO                  ITA  ASICS - CGA                     19.10
 8. FARESIN GIANNI                 ITA  MAPEI - BRICOBI                 24.17
 9. DE PAOLI DANIELE               ITA  ROS MARY - AMICA CHIPS          26.01
10. GONTCHAR SERGUEI               UKR  CANTINA TOLLO - ALEXIA ALL      26.28
11. PODENZANA MASSIMO              ITA  MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI         28.23
12. RUBIERA J.LUIS                 ESP  KELME - COSTA BLANCA            29.53
13. PIEPOLI LEONARDO               ITA  SAECO - CANNONDALE              31.29
14. ZUELLE ALEX                    SUI  FESTINA WATCHES                 32.24
15. SAVOLDELLI PAOLO               ITA  SAECO - CANNONDALE              32.29
16. GONZALES 'CHEPE' JOSE. JAIME   COL  KELME - COSTA BLANCA            32.47
17. MOLLER CLAUS MICHAEL           DEN  TVM - FARM FRITES               38.12
18. NOE' ANDREA                    ITA  ASICS - CGA                     38.39
19. FAUSTINI STEFANO               ITA  VINI CALDIROLA - LONGONI        38.51
20. GARZELLI STEFANO               ITA  MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI         39.35
21. SECCHIARI FRANCESCO            ITA  SCRIGNO - GAERNE                40.08
22. VELO MARCO                     ITA  MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI         40.52
23. GOUGOT FABRICE                 FRA  CASINO                          42.36
24. LANFRANCHI PAOLO               ITA  MAPEI - BRICOBI                 44.01
25. SGAMBELLURI ROBERTO            ITA  BRESCIALAT - LIQUIGAS           45.42
26. BOBRIK VLADISLAV               RUS  RISO SCOTTI - MG MAGLIF.        46.28
27. ROUX LAURENT                   FRA  TVM - FARM FRITES               46.57
28. CONTI ROBERTO                  ITA  MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI         47.14
29. MAGNANI MARCO                  ITA  CANTINA TOLLO - ALEXIA ALL      47.17
30. FORCONI RICCARDO               ITA  MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI         47.31
31. BELLI WLADIMIR                 ITA  FESTINA WATCHES                 48.21
32. BUENAHORA HERMAN               COL  VITALICIO SEGUROS               51.18
33. CODOL MASSIMO                  ITA  MAPEI - BRICOBI                 52.07
34. REBELLIN DAVIDE                ITA  TEAM POLTI                      55.22
35. TRONCA AMILCARE                ITA  BALLAN                          59.19
36. PADRNOS PAVEL                  CZE  SAECO - CANNONDALE            1.01.16
37. GARCIA FELIX M.                ESP  FESTINA WATCHES               1.01.46
38. AXELSSON NICKLAS               SWE  SCRIGNO - GAERNE              1.02.58
39. LEBLANC LUC                    FRA  TEAM POLTI                    1.04.11
40. MISSAGLIA GABRIELE             ITA  MAPEI - BRICOBI               1.05.19
41. UGRUMOV PIOTRE                 RUS  BALLAN                        1.06.38
42. FRIGO DARIO                    ITA  SAECO - CANNONDALE            1.06.56
43. PICCOLI MARIANO                ITA  BRESCIALAT - LIQUIGAS         1.07.24
44. SIBONI MARCELLO                ITA  MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI       1.09.12
45. PUTTINI FELICE                 SUI  ROS MARY - AMICA CHIPS        1.12.38
46. DOMINGUEZ J. CARLOS            ESP  VITALICIO SEGUROS             1.13.34
47. SHEFER ALEXANDRE               KAZ  ASICS - CGA                   1.17.19
48. CALZAVARA LEONARDO             ITA  VINI CALDIROLA - LONGONI      1.20.14
49. MEIER ARMIN                    SUI  FESTINA WATCHES               1.22.37
50. LODA NICOLA                    ITA  BALLAN                        1.24.58
51. JEKER FABIAN                   SUI  FESTINA WATCHES               1.26.27
52. BUGNO GIANNI                   ITA  MAPEI - BRICOBI               1.30.04
53. BOTERO ECHEVERRY SANTIAGO      COL  KELME - COSTA BLANCA          1.31.26
54. KONYSHEV DMITRI                RUS  MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI       1.31.38
55. KIVILEV ANDREI                 KAZ  FESTINA WATCHES               1.32.59
56. GONZALEZ ARSENIO               ESP  KELME - COSTA BLANCA          1.38.29
57. COLOMBO GABRIELE               ITA  BALLAN                        1.40.18
58. ZANETTI MAURO                  ITA  VINI CALDIROLA - LONGONI      1.40.57
59. SIMONI GILBERTO                ITA  CANTINA TOLLO - ALEXIA ALL    1.42.03
60. CENGHIALTA BRUNO               ITA  RISO SCOTTI - MG MAGLIF.      1.42.24
61. APARICIO VICENTE               ESP  VITALICIO SEGUROS             1.43.41
62. CHIAPPUCCI CLAUDIO             ITA  ROS MARY - AMICA CHIPS        1.44.51
63. SCIREA MARIO                   ITA  SAECO - CANNONDALE            1.47.28
64. FURLAN GIORGIO                 ITA  VINI CALDIROLA - LONGONI      1.51.09
65. FERRIGATO ANDREA               ITA  VITALICIO SEGUROS             1.57.16
66. PROFETI FEDERICO               ITA  AMORE & VITA                  2.02.48
67. CATTAI STEFANO                 ITA  BALLAN                        2.03.23
68. FINCO CARLO                    ITA  BALLAN                        2.03.26
69. BRAMATI DAVIDE                 ITA  MAPEI - BRICOBI               2.04.38
70. GUALDI MIRKO                   ITA  TEAM POLTI                    2.04.41
71. BRIGNOLI ERMANNO               ITA  RISO SCOTTI - MG MAGLIF.      2.06.27
72. CASAGRANDE FILIPPO             ITA  SCRIGNO - GAERNE              2.07.20
73. DE PASQUALE MAURIZIO           ITA  AMORE & VITA                  2.08.13
74. MAZZANTI LUCA                  ITA  CANTINA TOLLO - ALEXIA ALL    2.08.16
75. CANZONIERI ANGELO              ITA  BALLAN                        2.08.42
76. SPRUCH ZBIGNIEW                POL  MAPEI - BRICOBI               2.09.16
77. SERPELLINI MARCO               ITA  BRESCIALAT - LIQUIGAS         2.10.02
78. COPPOLILLO MICHELE             ITA  ASICS - CGA                   2.10.17
79. GELFI LUCA                     ITA  ROS MARY - AMICA CHIPS        2.10.48
80. BESSY FREDERIC                 FRA  CASINO                        2.13.30
81. FAGNINI GIANMATTEO             ITA  SAECO - CANNONDALE            2.17.37
82. BRUSEGHIN MARZIO               ITA  BRESCIALAT - LIQUIGAS         2.21.41
83. FINESSO STEFANO                ITA  ROS MARY - AMICA CHIPS        2.23.33
84. PATUELLI ANDREA                ITA  AMORE & VITA                  2.24.06
85. DELLA VEDOVA MARCO             ITA  BRESCIALAT - LIQUIGAS         2.27.24
86. LEFEVRE DAVID                  FRA  CASINO                        2.27.44
87. JAERMANN ROLF                  SUI  CASINO                        2.28.40
88. BROGNARA ANDREA                ITA  RISO SCOTTI - MG MAGLIF.      2.36.08
89. VATTERONI ANDREA               ITA  SCRIGNO - GAERNE              2.37.04
90. HVASTIJA MARTIN                SLO  CANTINA TOLLO - ALEXIA ALL    2.40.37
91. TANI DAVID                     ITA  ASICS - CGA                   2.47.00
92. DUMA VLADIMIR                  UKR  SCRIGNO - GAERNE              2.51.54
93. STRAZZER MASSIMO               ITA  CANTINA TOLLO - ALEXIA ALL    3.03.11
94. DI RENZO MARCO ANTONIO         ITA  CANTINA TOLLO - ALEXIA ALL    3.03.59
95. SALIGARI MARCO                 ITA  CASINO                        3.04.41
96. CALCATERRA GIUSEPPE            ITA  SAECO - CANNONDALE            3.07.15