Course Ciclista de la Solidarite Olympique, Cat 2.5

Stage 1, Lodz-Leczyca 141 kms:

 1. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Kross           		2.48.49
 2. Wojciech Pawlak (Pol) Sprandi Wulkan
 3. Cezary Zamana (Pol) Mroz
 4. Marek Lesniewski (Pol) Big Mat-Auber 93
 5. Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Pekaes
 6. Grzegorz Mrozinski (Pol) Legia                    all s.t.

GC after Stage 1

 1. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Kross           		2.48.49
 2. Wojciech Pawlak (Pol) Sprandi Wulkan
 3. Cezary Zamana (Pol) Mroz
 4. Marek Lesniewski (Pol) Big Mat-Auber 93
 5. Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Pekaes
 6. Grzegorz Mrozinski (Pol) Legia                    all s.t.

Stage 2, Lodz, ITT 5 kms:

 1. Gorazd Stangelj (Sln) Krka                		6.28
 2. Raimondas Rumsas (Lit) Mroz               		0.01
 3. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Kross             		0.02
 4. Artur Krzeszowiec (Pol) Weltour           		0.05
 5. Piotr Zaradny (Pol) Sprandi Wulkan        		0.06
 6. Marek Lesniewski (Pol) Big Mat-Auber 93            	0.06

GC after Stage 2

 1. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Kross                    2.55.14
 2. Gorazd Stangelj (Sln) Krka                		0.03
 3. Raimondas Rumsas (Lit) Mroz               		0.04
 4. Marek Lesniewski (Pol) Big Mat-Auber 93            	0.09
 5. Wojciech Pawlak (Pol) Sprandi Wulkan      		0.09
 6. Slawomir Chrzanowski (Pol) Sprandi Wulkan 		0.11

Stage 3, Wadowice-Bielsko 165 kms:

 1. Uros Murn  (Sln) Krka                            4.08.35
 2. Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) Mroz               		s.t.
 3. Bostjan Mervar (Sln) Krka               		0.32
 4. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Kross-Selle Italia		0.32
 5. Raimondas Rumsas (Lit) Mroz				0.32
 6. Andrzej Sypytkowski (Pol) Mroz          		0.32

GC after Stage 3

 1. Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) Mroz                        7.03.58
 2. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Kross-Selle Italia		0.24
 3. Gorazd Stangelj (Sln) Krka               		0.27
 4. Raimondas Rumsas (Lit) Mroz              		0.28
 5. Cezary Zamana (Pol) Mroz                 		0.36
 6. Andrzej Sypytkowski (Pol) Mroz           		0.38

Stage 4, Czestochowa-Radom 244 kms:

 1. Milan Erzen (Sln) Krka                           5.58.47
 2. Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz
 3. Radoslaw Romanik (Pol) Pekaes        		s.t.

GC after Stage 4

 1. Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) Mroz

Stage 5, Pionki-Warszawa 144 kms:

 1. Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol) Mroz                2.57.05
 2. Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Die Continentale
 3. Marcin Lewandowski (Pol) Legia           		s.t.

GC after Stage 5

27 years old Tomasz Brozyna won this tour for the third time (1991, 96, 98), but this time he was extremely happy - he is back in form after long health problems. In 1997 he lost almost whole season and - as the result - his place in US Postal team. Now he's riding for home team Mroz.

 1. Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) Mroz                       16.00.32
 2. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Kross Selle      		0.24
 3. Gorazd Stangelj (Sln) Krka                		0.27
 4. Raimondas Rumsas (Lit) Mroz              		0.28
 5. Cezary Zamana (Pol) Mroz                 		0.36
 6. Andrzej Sypytkowski (Pol) Mroz           		0.38
 7. Andrea Chiurato (It) Mobilvetta-Northwave         	1.56
 8. Wojciech Pawlak (Pol) Sprandi Wulkan     		2.48

Active rider:

 1. Dariusz Wojciechowski )Pol) Mroz

Mountain jersey:

 1. Andrzej Sypytkowski (Pol) Mroz

Points:

 1. Roman Vainsteins  (Lat) Kross Selle

Teams:

 1. Mroz