Jornal de Noticias, Cat 2.5

Portugal, May 6-10, 1998


1997 Results    

Stage 1     Stage 2     Stage 3     Stage 4     Stage 5

Stage 1, Matosinhos - Coimbra, 159.6 kms:

 1. Vidal Fitas (Por) Gresco-Tavira                  3.34.03 (44.737 km/h)
 2. Victoriano Fernandez (Spa)
 3. Romes Gainetdinov (Rus)
 4. Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Euskatel-Euskadi 		1.26
 5. Ivan Herrero (Spa)                       		1.31

GC after Stage 1

 1. Vidal Fitas (Por) Gresco-Tavira                  3.33.49
 2. Victoriano Fernandez (Spa)              		0.01
 3. Romes Gainetdinov (Rus)                  		0.07
 4. Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Euskatel-Euskadi   		1.40
 5. Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Troiamarisco        		1.42
 6. José Barros (Por) Paredes Móvel          		1.44

Stage 2, Coimbra ­ Pinhel, 192.1 kms:

 1. Álvaro González (Spa) Euskatel-Euskadi           4.43.57 (40,592 km/h)
 2. Pedro Cardoso (Por) Maia-CIN
 3. Paulo Ferreira (Por) Maia-CIN

GC after Stage 2

  
 1. Victoriano Fernández (Spa)

Stage 3, Pinhel - Mondim de Basto, 203.7 kms

 1. Romans Vainsteins (Let) Kross-Selle Italia       5.20.15
 2. Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Tromaraisco       		1.36
 3. Paulo Ferreira (Por) Maia-CIN          		1.45
 4. Vítor Gamito (Por) Tromaraisco         		1.59
 5. Álvaro González (Spa) Euskadi           		2.04
 6. Quintino Rodrigues (Por) Recer Boavista 		2.05
 7. José Azevedo (Por) Maia-CIN             		2.06
 8. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto			2.06
 9. Delmiro Pereira (Por) Recer Boavista    		2.19
10. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona              		2.22

GC after Stage 3

 1. Romans Vainsteins (Let) Kross-Selle Italia      13.39.39
 2. Paulo Ferreira (Por) Maia-CIN          		1.44
 3. Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Tromaraisco       		1.46
 4. Romes Gainetdinov (Rus)                		1.49
 5. Álvaro González (Spa) Euskadi          		1.56
 6. Vítor Gamito (Por) Tromaraisco         		2.09
 7. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto        		2.16
 8. José Azevedo (Por) Maia-CIN				2.16
 9. Quintino Rodrigues (Por) Recer Boavista 		2.30
10. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona             		2.41

Stage 4, Mondim de Basto, ITT 38.4 kms:

 1. Vítor Gamito (Por) Troiamarisco		       55.26 (41.538)
 2. Romans Vainsteins (Let) Kross-Selle Italia		1.05
 3. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona             		1.06
 4. Alvaro González (Spa) Euskadi          		1.12
 5. Yuri Sourkov (Rus) LA-Pecol            		1.38
 6. José Azevedo (Por) Maia-CIN             		1.53
 7. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto         		2.03
 8. Paulo Ferreira (Por) Maia-CIN           		2.05
 9. Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Tromaraisco        		2.13
10. Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Banesto            		3.15

GC after Stage 4

 1. Romans Vainsteins (Let) Kross-Selle Italia      14.36.12
 2. Vítor Gamito (Por) Tromaraisco         		1.04
 3. Alvaro González (Spa) Euskadi           		2.20
 4. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona              		2.42
 5. Paulo Ferreira (Por) Maia-CIN           		2.49
 6. Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Tromaraisco        		2.57
 7. José Azevedo (Por) Maia-CIN             		3.04
 8. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto         		3.14
 9. Yuri Sourkov (Rus) LA-Pecol             		4.25
10. Armand de las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto      		6.38

Stage 5, Mondim de Basto - Viana do Castelo, 165.9 kms:

 1. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                  3.57.42
 2. Pedro Soeiro (Por)
 3. Philippe Fernandes (Fra) Tromaraisco
 4. David Garcia (Spa)
 5. Ivan Herrero (Spa)
 6. Gonçalo Amorim (Por) Maia-CIN
 7. Eleutério Anguita (Spa) Estepona
 8. Romans Vainsteins (Let) Kross-Selle Italia
 9. Yuri Sourkov (Rus) LA-Pecol
10. Paulo Ferreira (Por) Maia-CIN

Final GC

 1. Romans Vainsteins (Let) Kross-Selle Italia      18.33.54
 2. Vítor Gamito (Por) Tromaraisco         		1.09
 3. Alvaro González (Spa) Euskadi          		2.25
 4. Paulo Ferreira (Por) Maia-CIN           		2.45
 5. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Estepona              		2.47
 6. Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Tromaraisco        		2.52
 7. Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto         		3.04
 8. José Azevedo (Por) Maia-CIN             		3.09
 9. Yuri Sourkov (Rus) LA-Pecol             		4.25
10. Delmiro Pereira (Por) Recer Boavista    		6.45